Genuine question - do you just overlook any potential privacy issues?
Imo FBs toxic data reputation is by far the biggest barrier to entry - seems pretty unnerving to leave a camera & microphone given their historical behavior.
Tiny alpha preview for all my Stacks/STX frens 👀
So, so, sooooo close finishing up what I hope is the most extensive Clarity course to-date.
100 Days of Clarity!
Official announcement that I’m working on something new w/ the partner in crime @setbern_ :)
Goal is to grow the number of Bitcoin script & L2 devs by x100.
MVP out in a few weeks.
I geniuely think the best option here is to write it down to a zero & give it away for free.
Dream massively bigger & give it another go! So much more you can contribute than a collection of images.
Enormous kudos to everyone involved in the Stacks ecosystem!!! 🟧🟧🟧
Insane to watch it finally go live. Glued to my monitor watching deposits roll in.
(failed txs in the sbtc-deposit contract working correctly & preventing replays)
Psssstttt…it’s entirely possible to:
- view BTC as true sound money
- appreciate what ETH brought to the table
- remain optimistic for web3 on Bitcoin (uhh…much like Block is doing quite literally now)
- remain skeptical that 99% of web3, much like 99% of ICOs, are scams
Otw back from gym & ran into a huge anti-Trump/Elon #HandsOff protest???
Couldn’t see the end but easily ~10 blocks worth of people.
Not much to say outside of it’s a dizzying amount of folks. Still new to NYC but I imagine protests like these are a dime a dozen?
Y’all remember the days that seemed eternal as STX bottomed-out & half of us contemplated moving ecosystems entirely?
Oh, right, right. That was literally < 3 weeks ago…
Here’s to the Stacks class of 22’ that kept shipping during the shit 🥂
Dude would obviously clean up on the dating apps though?
Do the video but with an average-to-uggo dude with a realistic response where the girl looks embarrassed & her friend shrieks like a hyena.
Ever looked at a Bitcoin transaction raw?
If you have, you might've noticed that it looks arbitrary - but it's not!
Despite how random it looks, the string above does indeed describe the behavior of Bitcoin flowing from one set of UTXOs to the next.
Let's break it down 👇🧵
Me to myself when I heard I was voted "Best Technical Contributor" in this years Stackies (@Stacks)
nitter.app/i/spaces/1RDGllDwwWoGL
(more appropriate gratitude thread in the future but wowowow I’m so honored 🥹)
I am so, *SO* stoked to get this out to y’all.
Goal is simply to get more Bitcoiners off the sidelines & into the terminal :)
Tool for breaking down a transaction byte-by-byte coming v soon 👇
This is still hands down one of my favorite math images (courtesy of @anilpatel ):
It's a breakdown of the Bitcoin mining distribution, specifically, the halving function:
Finished Delta-V. Along with Daemon & Freedom @itsDanielSuarez solidifies himself as my favorite sci-fi author with this deep-space mining storyline.
Immediately diving into the sequel. Can’t recommend anything by him enough if you’re not familiar with his work.
Hey-o👋
Just wanted to give an invite to *any* Clarity developers (of all levels) in the @Stacks ecosystem to a x2-weekly meeting that I've been hosting along with some friends.
During these meetings, we usually discuss some of the following:
1. Ongoing research/engineering Clarity work in 'stacks-core'
2. Ecosystem discussions (such as SIPs, forum posts or new tools)
3. Clarity-specific questions
While we've kept this group quiet & small, we're inspired by the work done by @whoabuddydev & want to pay it forward to the greater Clarity community.
So whether you just want to sit-in & learn, or whether you'd like contribute to some cool stuff, as long as it's Clarity, feel free to stop by!
For spam reasons I want to keep the link public but not hard-to-reach so if you're interested in stopping by just send me a DM.
To my non-technical friends on the sideline let me clue you in a little secret:
no one gives a f*ck about credentials if you ship like a demon.
Neither @setbern_ nor I ever took a single design, comp sci nor engineering class 🤷🏽
Ship, sell & repeat until it’s your nature.
Ey Stacks fam it’s all good the devs are doing something about it.
> $100 STX on the way, sit tight, just need someone to call the func below:
(define-public (number-go-up)
(ok (+ u100 STX-price))
)
Had a fever dream that most of Bitcoin Twitter came together & aligned on a direction.
Oh wait, that was actually @btcplusplus 👀
Surreal to believe if you werent there but the vibes were immaculate.
Shoutout to @niftynei for the event that might well define the next update.
He’s not as frightened of losing the election as he is losing *all of it.*
Cornered animals are dangerous. He’s sitting on years of white collar crime, depleting cash flows & crushing debt.
Just want to say life is a beautiful, silly adventure & I'm deeply grateful to spend it working on Bitcoin w/ you crazy lot.
Small or large role, thanks for being in this timeline w/ me :)
Guys guys guys check this out!
The incredible @stacculents team pulled through & "airdropped" one of the neatest NFT rewards I’ve seen in stacks.
Check out my lil’ airplant!
- Lightning Network (@lightning)
- Stacks (@Stacks)
- RootStock/Sovyrn (@RSKsmart)
- Liquid Network (@Liquid_BTC)
- Bisq (@bisq_network)
Stunning to see the progress made toward building the economy layer for Bitcoin 👀
Every team here is cranking away, give them some love!
This is now a @khoanguyen_btc & @stxcity fan account.
Giving an absolute master class in building as a solo founder, dude is shipping ferociously - keep it up!
Can confirm that at the very least the *cryptographic functions* for Nakamoto indeed confirm under 5 secs, sometimes in milliseconds 👀
@xoloki is an absolute animal with unreal math kung-fu skills.
That is all.
Annual ask: anyone in Stacks/STX community working on something to file taxes?
Considering putting something together here if no one has a solution ready yet…
Another swing at bat, another miss. For now.
Heart breaking to feel like you’re always *just right there* but can’t quite cut it.
Alas, if you’re not getting rejected, you’re not taking enough risk. Heads up, eyes forward, fight another day.
Scarcity: Hide ideas, sign my NDA, no one has ever done this before, we only need 1% of the market…
Abundance: Here's the idea, talks about it at length, shares with everyone, seeks to both validate & invalidate…
Wrapping up the @StacksStartups Accelerator on-boarding as a technical EIR & WOW!
What an unbelievably talented cohort, congrats @TO & team.
Excited to help any team that needs Clarity, React or product design help.
Proud to have signed the CTV/CSFS letter for activation.
With the op_return battle behind us it’s time to build meaningful primitives that make it easier to self-custody.
Following the progress since my BitScript days I’m happy to answer any questions/concerns - just reach out!
Ngl, rarely as excited for a protocol update as I am for Stacks/STX 2.1.
Yes, our messaging has always been "building on Bitcoin," but really it's stood for "secured by Bitcoin."
With 2.1, this changes as two little functions bring us significantly closer to the anchor...
Here's not on here anymore but thinking of Friedger this AM & where I'd be without him.
Absolute Clarity King who taught me most of what I know. Deeply grateful for his help along the way 🙏
Random but I want to give a shoutout to Clarity.
Recently I’ve had to hop between script, solidity, rust, cairo & I’m delighted to confirm Clarity is a deviation above the rest.
Say w/e you want about Stacks but that’s a beautiful language that’ll continue converting devs.
Sorry STX folks, I clicked a link I shouldn’t have & am now ultra paranoid & in the process of securing a new setup.
Megapont & .BTC change up incoming 🫡
Nope, some did:
1. Short sleep gene (DEC2/BHLHE41)
2. Automatic muscles gene (MSTN)
3. Unbreakable bones gene (LRP5)
I’m sure there are a few missing but they’re very much here.
Putting it out there as public goal:
I am going to contribute to Core this year
(if you need help w/ a BIP, reviews or want to assign me a ticket this is your sign)
Thé 1 year anniversary for stacks (stx).
Been a surreal last ~12 months through @bitcoinbadgers & all the incredible founders we’ve met/hacked with along the way.
And we’re just getting started 😎
👋🏽 👋🏽 👋🏽 to the new STX followers making their way over from Ordinals.
Thrilled y’all are here! I build neat stuff w/ the @bitcoinbadgers community.
I also put together a super basic Clarity (smart contract language) intro series if that’s your thing:
piped.video/playlist?list=PL…
If you’re sh*tting on people trying something new or attempting to grow just know you’re a bad person & I’m personally rooting for your downfall.
One life, live hard!