#010 - Ben Arc - Decentralising Freedom: Bitcoin, Nostr and Artificial Intelligence

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I'm just upset, as an elderly super-boomer, that there is so little I understand. Lots of interesting stuff in here though.

easy for Bitkey to not show seeds by default, but allow you to access them behind a scary advanced user don’t give this to anyone for any reason warning. Just refusing to provide any seed access at all is disappointing.

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If it doesn’t have in app unilateral exit, it’s custodial, period. This is not negotiable. If something is not implemented then it simply doesn’t exist for the average user. 99.99999% of Spark users don’t even know a CLI app exists let alone how to use it. Without local caching and unilateral exit actually implemented in the app and having hard dependency on operator cooperation to exit then it’s custodial. Listen I actually like Spark and think it makes reasonable tradeoffs in a world without covenants, but as it stands it’s a custodial product. Happy to revise this once we see an actual implementation of unilateral exit and more operators and LSPs, but it’s just the honest reality today.

If it doesn’t have in app unilateral exit, it’s custodial, period. This is not negotiable. If something is not implemented then it simply doesn’t exist for the average user. 99.99999% of Spark users don’t even know a CLI app exists let alone how to use it. Without local caching and unilateral exit actually implemented in the app and having hard dependency on operator cooperation to exit then it’s custodial. Listen I actually like Spark and think it makes reasonable tradeoffs in a world without covenants, but as it stands it’s a custodial product. Happy to revise this once we see an actual implementation of unilateral exit and more operators and LSPs, but it’s just the honest reality today.

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Wore the “Bugle News” red shirt in Vegas

Hugs are underrated

Next year hug inbound!!

When details on the Sasha Vegas run?

Is my fountain subscriber working now?

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Flair espresso maker is a manual plastic free(in brewing chamber, not overall) and sub $400 option. Great shots and durable af

Need that Vegas event to happen again this year

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2026 prediction: in 2025 Mike Brock was only teetering. 2026 will bring his real crash out.

BANGER

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Quantum is a fake and gay VC scam until it can factor a random three digit integer. Until then my young kids are smarter.

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Like @npub1unmftuzmk… says around 54:30, this comment on a podcast is shared with the entire nostr ecosystem. That’s significant for podcasters, it’s significant for nostr, and it’s significant for the future of digital communication. This isn’t even my primary nsec: @npub1v5ufyh4lk… kindly generated this keypair for me after a couple years of using Fountain (and nearly the same amount of time using nostr). We’re literally doing it. And it’s working… #grownostr #plebchain #podcasting2.0 #v4v

Great pod

Continued love from the Seattle crew

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Mid and upper models of Flair Espresso maker are plastic free in the brewing areas and around $400-500. Tradeoff is it’s manual but that is just more proof of work. Pair with a metal hot water kettle and you’re all set.

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Great vibes

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Eye-opening podcast. I'm not familiar with his work so this was inspirational. Not sure why he's described as weird or annoying, I didn't detect that.

Inspirational.

Love Giovanni's work and his commitment to unbiased scientific method. Having said that, in his presentations he dives into so many associated points that I'm sure the average listener will end up bewitched, bothered and bewildered by so much information. Nevertheless, if you're prepared to concentrate, this is brilliant stuff. Audio only on fountain, so you don't get to see the charts he refers to. Kudos to Stephan for keeping it on track with a light touch!

I've been interested in Gio's power law work since I discovered it about a year ago. He's been attacked by many who should know better, but who won't retain the open mindedness they once had for bitcoin itself. The attacks are always ad hominem and never scientific. Good to see Stephan being a leading light in the open-minded discussions.

Full disclosure: I'm an early boomer. Getting involved with the bitcoin scene, say 4 years ago, I was blown away by the amazing people and their insights which resonated with me. I've gradually realised that they are mostly f*kn ret*rd sheep who blindly follow the latest crappy influencers. We've all been there! Now it's your podcast and your guest who are resonating. Thank you!

Here’s to being unreasonable

🔥🔥🔥 the Stormlight Archive series by Brandon Sanderson is the best modern fantasy series, fight me

Nostr sneak peek ftw, great idea

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The best thing about this show? Max's proper English voice. Not Mockney, not Brummie, not Yorkshire, not Liddypoool. Just proper English, like my own. Forget privacy, self sovereignty and other boring crap. Just say absolutely anything, but in a proper non-yankee voice. It's not an accent. It's the bitcoin of voices.

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Awesome discussion of privacy. Are most of us sleepwalking into a privacy-compromised centrally controlled bitcoin world? Answer: yes☹️

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Who cares about freedom from censorship! Andy does! And he's a great communicator!

Developments explained which most bitcoiners don't understand, but gain second hand opinions on X. Brilliant episode.

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Important work. Though I must admit that I didn't understand the details of how I would use any of it. My bad!

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I've used LastPass for a long time. No problems with it but I'm moving gradually over to ProtonPass during the last few months. I love it, and it's reassuring to hear that I'm doing the right thing.

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Whether people love them or not, super bullish to see tradFI products come to bitcoiners

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Embrace Christmas

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You definitely can verify your seed words on a Ledger. You download a specific app from Ledger Live and that allows you to verify your backup.

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You can just do things, may be the single most important thing you can teach your kids

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Ordered more soap, love it. Enjoy having both cedarwood soap and deodorant.

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What is the use case for Arca versus an Umbrel? Umbrel for picture and non sensitive storage and Arca can save highly sensitive items like passwords or seeds?

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