460 sats \ 14 replies \ @ek 8 Oct 2023 \ on: Stacker Saloon
Currently at a Cashu Hackday. There was a presentation by @calle at btc++ yesterday and it blew my mind how simple it is - at least from this high level perspective. So far, I didn't take the time to look into it even though I heard about the project several times already. With the presentation, I got the idea in less than a minute.
I also liked the introduction where existing custodial services like SN were mentioned (thanks for the shout-out even though it was as an example for a custodial service, haha) and that Cashu only solves the privacy issue with custodial services. Kinda like do one thing but do it well.
So if we use custodial services, we can at least keep our privacy :)
Now looking into how much work integrating Cashu with SN would be. It's not top priority, but when we make it easier for stackers to use their wallet to buy stuff (as @DarthCoin has been asking for a while), I think privacy and thus Cashu gets more important. We don't want to see what you're buying :)
Maybe we could even use it for internal transactions so even we can't tell who zapped who? But that would mess with our ranking system and personal feeds too much, I guess.
Oh, and thanks to @niftynei and co. for organizing bitcoin++!
I especially liked the cozy atmosphere with not too many people. Before I arrived at the venue, I thought it would be a big conference with many stages and I was worried I might get lost in the crowd, lol. But that turned out to totally not be the case :)
I think that made it a lot easier to get to know the interesting people I met (since I struggle with approaching people) and I am looking forward to go to more conferences now :)
Sorry for the awkward handshake btw, haha
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ps. when privacy post?
soon™
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sooner™ than before
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I think the emergence of a whole gradient of custodial offerings is the surest sign that things are working. If there are offerings the span levels of trust and friction we have a chance of getting new people into the space. Absent that, there's no chance. So excited to see what this amounts to in general, and wrt SN.
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Nice! A ThinkPad! That's a legit setup right there! I wonder if libreboot or coreboot firmware bios is needed for that.
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I have a X220 which came with coreboot (I think it's Skulls).
I actually didn't know about coreboot before and I argued with the seller on eBay that I don't want to pay extra for coreboot, lol
Since I didn't find another X220, I then bought it after a few days anyway.
But I don't understand your question:
I wonder if libreboot or coreboot firmware bios is needed for that.
Afaik, coreboot is about OSS so you don't need it but it's good because it's OSS:
Why should I use coreboot? In general because it leads to freedom on machines. Most firmware written today is completely closed source and the code bases are growing. Years ago a computer needed 100kb of compiled code in order to run the southbridge, now around 8mb of code are shipped in modern hardware.
Or wdym with "if it is needed"?
You mean if these Thinkpads have Intel ME? I think coreboot also removes that.
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Yes, I ment if it allows you to do upgrades if this is a newer Thinkpad. I think that was the reason why the older laptops like the t400 was soo popular besides the cool advertisements about its features on tv. Its great to know it already has coreboot. Plus the OSS makes it awesome.
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No, my X220 has coreboot. This is my T420s. I actually made sure you can see the Thinkpad model in the picture, lol (Assuming you thought the picture shows the X220.)
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could be interesting indeed
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