The below is an off-site archive of all tweets posted by @lopp ever

August 2016

@kyletorpey Gold’s just too dang heavy. And yet, shiny…

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Great @AmazonKindle feature for grammar nazis: you can highlight a word/phrase & report errors. This was much harder with paper books!

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Beast mode: @KrisJordan has more TAs for @UNC’s Intro to Programming class than all other Comp Sci classes combined! https://t.co/lcDWryKLox

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@EdgarAllenPurr Suppose a spork is the solution to our strife?

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“Hard forks are an attack that can split the network!”
“Soft forks are an attack on users’ consent & security!” pic.twitter.com/VPCQP1KGPO

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@prestonjbyrne I guess that means you aren’t interested in investing in my high yield marmot program… pic.twitter.com/a1RTAzBGc7

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@prestonjbyrne That’s why I only buy free range black market marmots.

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The best part about Segregated Witness is that it finally fixes trasnacktion malluabikity.

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Unclear how TumbleBit facilitates anonymous off-chain micropayments; presumably payers & payees must communicate out-of-band to use hub {X}.

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TumbleBit promises the ultimate bitcoin mixer; hopefully the software will be ready soon! github.com/BUSEC/TumbleBit pic.twitter.com/VdLzmdjg6v

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bradheath Police in New York City can search (or arrest) anyone who crosses the street outside of a crosswalk, fed. court says pic.twitter.com/vnOpvA9dvv

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 3:17 PM, Aug 31st, 2016 via Twitter Web Client)

Running a Tor hidden bitcoin service on a Raspberry Pi may be a bad idea. Connectivity same machine, tor on right: pic.twitter.com/aqbpSi7dLl

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A case for publishing such whitepapers under a pseudonym. https://t.co/mR5diNrpeG

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“At @Cornell we are building a mini copy of Bitcoin’s node network for testing purposes.” - @el33th4xor https://t.co/2T7IFsCak1

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“Soft forks are not risk-free, nor are they opt-in from a user’s point of view.” - @jgarzik pic.twitter.com/COt2E7rjOC

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As long as human imagination exceeds human capability, we won’t have enough computational power. https://t.co/WSJbKhoxuA

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Former @maidsafe engineer outlines what appear to be several serious issues with the platform. https://t.co/leb0I9FFGp

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@CommanderMLA Are you assuming that the tunnel is a vacuum? I’m pretty sure that wind resistance would prevent you from reaching other side.

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@mraz_sic Thermite is messy. Digital thermite is safer.

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An open source tamper-proof fully encrypted PC? @Orwlr sounds well thought-out. https://t.co/5dvVjTgjIk

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The Federal Reserve has launched a Facebook page at facebook.com/federalreserve - here’s what you can do about it. pic.twitter.com/QS0Ni5tW2X

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@Steven_McKie @ziggamon Need an updated version with a mimblewimble mumble.

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RT @Bitcoin: Bitcoin Privacy Tool ’CoinShuffle’ Sees First Transaction https://t.co/5Lt900Akn9

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@bhec39 No, though I’m not sure what block version Unlimited would produce (or even if it’s a unique version) https://t.co/v3PI4Z5tzJ

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@flyosity I think you mean “fuck the government for giving them a monopoly over the technology”

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NinjaEconomics Central Bank Balance Sheet as % of GDP h/t @chigrl pic.twitter.com/psxnDWWLwc

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 8:41 PM, Aug 24th, 2016 via Twitter Web Client)

RT @mac_devine: Looking forward to speaking at NC Triangle #bitcoin Meet-up about our BlueHorizon project https://t.co/NLju0nHbmv https:/…

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@advogato4 It couldn’t hurt, though you probably won’t notice much difference.

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@alfiedotwtf @BitseedOrg No trouble other than the fact that last time I compiled on ARM, it took hours to finish.

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Good news for @BitseedOrg & Raspberry Pi node operators: Bitcoin Core now offers ARM builds. https://t.co/olz3ervKRn https://t.co/RnpK8G06Vg

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@ziggamon I don’t think it’s possible to know for sure.

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With the right scraping tools you can transform any web site into a terrible API.

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@maraoz Hand insurance: it’s not just for surgeons any more! https://t.co/UmEbkynh9y

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Seeing my Statoshi node sending and receiving the occasional compact block as peers upgrade to Bitcoin Core 0.13 pic.twitter.com/0M4K1xJp5i

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RT @orionwl: Bitcoin Core version 0.13.0 was just released! See https://t.co/DgLLkOZtfb

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… but who will build the roads if there’s no government around to suppress free trade? https://t.co/aNSq376jE9

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@ziggamon It sounds like you’re asking for https://t.co/v3PI4Z5tzJ though I’m not sure that 0.13 correlates to a new block version

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@desantis SegWit code exists in this release but is inactive. It will be activated in the 0.13.1 release.

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Q: Will asserting my rights via X get me on a govt watch list?
A: Probably, but if you’re not on govt watch lists, you aren’t really living.

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Given sufficient followers, every tweet one makes will be subjected to (even willful malicious) misinterpretation. https://t.co/t4m1AzKnUp

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@taariqlewis Sure, though from a security standpoint it seems they would prefer to hand out read-only tokens as opposed to user/pw pairs.

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@ryaneshea Good point. I wonder how @R3CEV plans to overcome that issue 😮

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OAuth is 9 years old, yet it seems all financial services integrate with banks by requiring your user/pass for full read/write access.

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@QuickenLoans myQL - connecting my NCSECU account w/30 char pw failed multiple times. Shortened it to 10 chars & integration worked.

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Once again I’ve had to shorten my bank p/w to get a financial service’s integration to work w/my bank. /cc @FormFree @Fidelity @QuickenLoans

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Because “security reasons.” (┛◉Дâ-pic.twitter.com/87dMRhwLFFs://t.co/87dMRhwLFF

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@el33th4xor I agree; I’ve taken issue with a number of Cobra’s actions but at the end of the day, I guess it’s their site to administer.

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@el33th4xor Can’t we judge them upon the merit of their contributions as opposed to their lack of government registered identity?

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@AegisFS Not really; using Bitcoin over Tor is something you’d want to do for sending transactions as opposed to receiving them.

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@mraz_sic However, while it’s possible to configure a node to only receive & relay blocks, I’m not aware of a way to only relay txns.

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@mraz_sic Sure, but in order for that to be possible, someone has to be running Bitcoin hidden services that will accept & relay txns.

via Twitter for Android in reply to mraz_sic

@petertoddbtc You’re implying that cybersquatting is an attack?

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It’s a little tricky to set up, so here’s a guide for How to Run Bitcoin as a Tor Hidden Service on Ubuntu: https://t.co/NoqeLJ81CV

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After gagging down @soylent 1.X & tolerating Soylent 2.0, I’m pleased to report that Soylent Coffiest tastes great! https://t.co/sUTPco4ftn

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c-lightning 0.4 release: “Wright’s Cryptographic Proof.” Good progress! https://t.co/0qs6Ngtvzq https://t.co/X5LzXLxl1F

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Humans who dedicate their lives to success shouldn’t be punished for achieving it. https://t.co/V7vnseMAKV https://t.co/iL1r0sYeuG

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bitcoinmi The milano community with @lopp. See you soon! pic.twitter.com/ziwmYO9iWU

via Twitter for Android (retweeted on 3:17 PM, Aug 16th, 2016 via Twitter for Android)

Apple won’t repatriate money to US “until there’s a fair rate.” Maybe it’s time that the IRS learns to negotiate. https://t.co/5Cm6hfnJ1z

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@ferenstein @santisiri @balajis Currently for rich people: spaceships, self driving cars, legal & financial sovereignty… 😊

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Excellent news: an audit of VeraCrypt is being funded by @duckduckgo and @VikingVPN! https://t.co/NcAsCskeVZ

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@Truthcoin @bitstein Yeah, I’m receiving multiple responses that ETC will be following their own distinct development road map.

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Adversarial food for thought: can cryptocurrency X add code that doesn’t execute in X, but performs malicious actions in target code fork Y?

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@bitstein Dev team certainly matters. Hypothetical example: a new flaw is discovered - ETC devs will need to be able to address such issues.

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@desantis I’m not assuming anything, I’m specifically responding to a claim I’ve seen posted quite often.

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6) Can Ethereum Classic easily adopt new features from Ethereum? Sure, if it abstains from ever developing innovative features of its own.

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5) Statoshi is only ~300 lines of code on top of Core. More changes introduced into a fork => more complex to merge upstream changes.

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4) Even after fixing any merge conflicts so that the code compiles, I often encounter runtime errors that were accidentally introduced.

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3) As maintainer of the Statoshi fork, I merge upstream changes from Core for each release. This usually takes a couple hours and is a PITA.

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2) Commits behind upstream code fork:
Statoshi: 99
Dogecoin: 322
Litecoin: 3,762
Dash: 3,762
Peercoin: 9,128
Novacoin: 9,128

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1) “It’s trivial for Ethereum Classic to copy code changes from Ethereum.” Historical evidence and my personal experience suggest otherwise.

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Bitcoin Core no longer supports Windows XP b/c running a wallet on an end-of-life OS is irresponsible. https://t.co/GcRdU0pgym

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@pmccall777 @gsingers My preference would be a swarm of microdrones (for 3D selfies) that could be deployed & recalled on command.

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PatrickWStanley While you’re sleeping during the day, rent out your gaming rig for video processing w/ @21 & @e16co’s TranscodeE16 pic.twitter.com/CVHypOkf1g

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 3:58 PM, Aug 11th, 2016 via Twitter for Android)

I look forward to the day in the not-so-distant future when selfie sticks are viewed as a primitive and obsolete technology.

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If only there was a way to securely send money without physically transporting it… 🤔 https://t.co/AqdJiBRnuS

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Librevault: open source zero-knowledge peer-to-peer file syncing software. librevault.com

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RT @ryanjreilly: “Then make something up.” — a Baltimore sergeant to an officer, DURING A DOJ RIDE-ALONG https://t.co/0qQy8iZOcA https://t.…

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@reverendstooks If you aren’t on the watch lists, you aren’t really living!

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RT @desantis: New California digital currency bill requires $5k license (w/ $25k fine) to run full node.

https://t.co/RnpC6klabl https://…

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Good points @reverendstooks, though there is a way forward that doesn’t require govt cooperation: darknet markets. https://t.co/Da6fHM8zb4

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bradheath ATF drug stings always involve just enough imaginary cocaine to trigger a 20-year mandatory minimum, judge says. pic.twitter.com/esx1KI3b61

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 11:20 AM, Aug 9th, 2016 via Twitter for Android)

@el33th4xor @dailydot Sounds like an opportunity to sell adult themed Faraday cages.

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Asteroid mining will be the Pokemon Go of billionaire rocket owners. Gotta catch ‘em all!

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If you have photos you want to put to good use, try @localguides - photos I post there get orders of magnitude more views than @instagram.

via Twitter for Android in reply to lopp

Lack of native repost functionality on @instagram is baffling. Users should be able to opt-in to virality benefits. pic.twitter.com/Mh06pukRwm

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Old world meets new: Italian artisanal smart phone VR headset made of real wood! pic.twitter.com/lcThIBANGC

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Hardcore Pokemon players are easily recognizable cyberpunks: look for umbilical cords sprouting from their hands, extending into pockets.

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@realytcracker Is it a wise idea to accept “cash” from people at Defcon?

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@DoctorLex @MrChrisEllis @el33th4xor It sounds like you’re asking for 2FA,which we also support. Some wallet configs make it problematic.

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@alistairmilne @MrChrisEllis @el33th4xor @BitGo We do support setting spending limit wallet policies that require a human to intervene.

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@MrChrisEllis @el33th4xor Last I heard, @BitGo facilitates over $1B in txns per month. I don’t see how injecting human middlemen can scale.

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@MrChrisEllis @el33th4xor I think you misunderstand how @BitGo operates. Our service enforces the security rules dictated by the user.

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Privacy asserts power. Power confers privacy. Cypherpunks enhance our privacy, empowering individuals and flattening distribution of power.

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@ciscoguru Well, everyone has a natural right not to be aggressed upon, which covers theft. Both exchanges & their users have it.

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bradheath School strip searched a 12 year-old in front of other students, looking for pot (found none).
11th CIr.: He can sue. pic.twitter.com/ueqAhjg53D

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 4:21 PM, Aug 5th, 2016 via Twitter for Android)

RT @bradheath: FBI told the gunman to “Tear up Texas” before the ISIS-inspired attack in Garland.

More: https://t.co/tOXg8w4Auq https://t.…

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Unfortunately, general public happily sacrifices privacy in return for convenience. If we want to preserve privacy, it must be the default.

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Privacy is a highly contested right - first US court case dates to 1880 re: a non-doctor allowed into the room of a woman giving birth.

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While privacy is a natural right, it is a litmus test of a society’s will to resist authoritarianism. Privacy also fuels further resistance.

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The right to privacy rests upon the premise that each individual is important enough to be entitled to an inviolable sphere of self interest

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@evanbooth They’re a bit too tough for my taste… almost as if they have a bone!

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@coingecko @kyletorpey Wallets aren’t supposed to make money; that’s the miners’ job.

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CathyReisenwitz One of the best personal changes I’ve made is I’ve (mostly) stopped arguing w people who I don’t think can teach me anything.

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@jpmi1 Plenty of thoughts, but I’m not at liberty to divulge any at this time.

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Liberty, justice, and privacy for all. Without privacy, justice turns to totalitarianism and liberty gives the right to pry and exploit.

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@pmarca @tikhon M&A is booming. My former employer, @Bronto, was acquired by @NetSuite 1 year ago. Now swallowed again by @Oracle

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@LaurentMT That’s when I upgraded Statoshi to pull in changes from Core - I think it included changes to sigops counting.

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RT @zcashco: BOLT: Blind Off-chain Lightweight Transactions: https://t.co/0AViV38ExY via @secparam

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Complaining relatively few people vote for political leaders == implying tyranny of majority is preferable to tyranny of a smaller majority.

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bradheath Federal court finds the FBI “filed a false warrant application” before deploying its Tor exploit. Still OK, though. pic.twitter.com/XIYRHcTMPB

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@TuurDemeester @Datavetaren
1) Trustless pegs don’t exist (yet?)
2) 1MB bitcoin blockchain becomes bottleneck
https://t.co/iOPMVgkLJX

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@kristovatlas I heard that the Hong Kong Agreement was bupkis and the participants were well meaning dipshits. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Even if 100% of Americans were voting to dictate how their peers must live, it would not make it more legitimate. https://t.co/s927NQ436v

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