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@spiralbtc grantee working on Programming Lightning
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Joined May 2018
Friends, I’m alpha testing a NEW Lightning workshop at @PresidioBitcoin in September! During this 1-day workshop, each participant will build their own Lightning Node using @lightningdevkit in their own unique @Replit environment. Once built, we'll open channels and send
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.@ProtonMail, I absolutely love that I can set up an email account and privately pay for advanced services with bitcoin. But I would absolutely love love love if I could pay with lightning! Waiting for on-chain is no fun :(
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@floundies @Stromens @CashApp We deprecated the internal P2P rails in favor of open LN rails - try sending to [cashtag] @ https://t.co/08XNN5RYS3 and it will go over LNURL instead
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Type I Energy Summit is pure 🔥 https://t.co/hRyFQO3ALS Talks are being recorded and will be published. Subscribe to make sure you're notified!
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A 1.5 day event focused on power markets and data centers
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Thank you for the kind words @miketwenty1! @tabconf 7 was incredible, and it wouldn't have happened without the efforts from you and the team. The BitDevs Socratic Village got a lot of great engagement and helped drive forward the conversations around mining centralization and
Thank you to everyone who came to @tabconf 7 and made it wonderful this year! 4 days of: cordial debates, technical workshops, talks and panels, interactivities, meshtastic devices, hardware hacking, the CTB puzzle. So much fun. 7 Things I would like to share from TABConf 7.
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Even tho I'm still recovering after losing so many Mario Kart games at TABConf, I'm excited to see this game reach more corners of the world! 🌍
Asking for help is always vulnerable and scary, but if my work has inspired you, let's team up to push education forward! 🍄 Please consider supporting me in bringing joy, knowledge, and of course bitcoin to people who need it the most! ⚡🌍 https://t.co/mKLYizhKdr
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This scholarship is one of the coolest things Chaincode does. Please pass this on to any curious and technical young people you might know. https://t.co/B0fg3lIWnl
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100% of college tuition covered to encourage the brightest minds to contribute to bitcoin open source development
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₿uilder SF is this Thursday at @PresidioBitcoin! Hear from @Square, @fold_app, and Pink Owl Coffee, discover a bitcoin startup, and join discussions on what's next in the space. Free pizza, a @Bitkey raffle, and easy parking nearby. Sign up on Luma!
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₿uilder is a monthly meetup focused on product, design, and AI tools for individuals building on bitcoin. Our goal is to create a welcoming environment for…
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Thanks for the shoutout, @hmichellerose! If anyone wants to follow along or take the workshop async, here is the Replit: https://t.co/VCj5RL61Fl For those who want to dive deeper (more protocol info + coding), I'm working on an updated one that goes even more in-depth!
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Programming Lightning: An intro to payment channels and the Bitcoin Lightning Network.
I’m missing the last day of @tabconf 😩 all I could sneak in this year was a quick trip, but I couldn’t miss it. TABConf excels at technical educational content! Here is my personal, wildly biased, take on the content that I was able to consume. If you’re new to Lightning and
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Huge thanks to @atlbitlab for hosting! ⚡️🫡
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You can't go to Chik-fil-a on Sunday, but you CAN take a full-day Programming Lightning course at ATL BitLab this Sunday. @_austin_f will teach you how Lightning payment channels actually work. Come deep dive into Lightning with Replit! Apply here: https://t.co/uDQzahPnI9
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Come pre-game TabConf by learning about Lightning!
⚡️ Coming up this Sunday! We're holding a full-day Programming Lightning course at ATL BitLab taught by @_austin_f. This class will teach you how Lightning payment channels actually work. You will learn by DOING in Replit! Apply here: https://t.co/uDQzahPnI9
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If you're in Atlanta on Oct 12, come join us for this 1-day workshop! We'll learn about Lightning from the ground up via coding exercises, Socratic method (question-driven learning), LOTS of diagrams, and small-group discussions. Each student will have their own @Replit
Visiting Atlanta for @tabconf? Join us at ATL BitLab for a full-day Programming Lightning workshop hosted by @_austin_f on Sunday 10/12. Participants will dig into the trenches and learn about Lightning from the ground up! Space is LIMITED! Apply here:
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If you're in the SF Bay Area, stop by!
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I don't subscribe to many newsletters, but one of my favorite ones has to be @btcinsider__ from @niftynei and the @btcplusplus team. Nifty is a leader in the bitcoin tech space, and this newsletter ranks next to @bitcoinoptech (which I contribute to) in my opinion. keep it up!
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[New Essay] It's Time to Build a New Grid 🌞🔋🏴☠️ https://t.co/nOPw97Jc6n The old grid is sclerotic. It's time to build anew In this essay, I outline a vision for TW scale solar macrogrids that can handle the coming demand for compute & the electrification of everything
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Last week, we observed a sudden spike in bitchat downloads from Indonesia during nationwide protests. Today we're seeing an even bigger spike from Nepal during youth protests over government corruption and a social media ban. Freedom tech is for the people. Please share.
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PS: For those who don't live in the Bay Area, I plan to start hosting live workshops online, so stay tuned!
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If you're in the SF Bay Area and would like to attend, please fill out this form! https://t.co/sA6NRBfYSv
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A 1-day in-person workshop where participants dive into coding Lightning transactions from scratch, leveraging Socratic questioning, diagrams, and discussions.
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