RelativelyIrrelevant.vip

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RelativelyIrrelevant.vip

@RelIrrelvantVIP

Bitcoin Lighting node operator. Founder of https://t.co/wO3rWKZVoD & https://t.co/zTPgw1hxSH.

bitcoINdiana Se unió Temmuz 2020

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RelativelyIrrelevant.vip@RelIrrelvantVIP·30 Oca

I built bitcoINdiana.org to highlight Indiana Bitcoin Meetups and Merchants. Recently expanded Meetups to neighboring states. bitcoindiana.org/meetups/ Corrections? - @IndyBitcoin - @btcthinkersclub - @lexbitcoinorg - @cincy_bitcoin - @ColumbusBitcoin - @CleBitcoinClub

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RelativelyIrrelevant.vip@RelIrrelvantVIP·8h

Did lnvpn.net (@ln_vpn) get hacked? - their X account is gone - their website redirects to a different domain that is black listed by DNS filtering

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RelativelyIrrelevant.vip@RelIrrelvantVIP·14h

Odds of randomly guessing... ~2^13.3 (🤑) a 4-digit ATM PIN code ~2^52.6 (🔑) a 8-character password ~2^63 (🏀) a perfect NCAA bracket ~2^105.1 (🔑) a 16-character password ~2^128 (🟠₿) a 12-word BIP39 seed phrase ~2^256 (🟠₿) a 24-word BIP39 seed phrase

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Bitcoin Policy Institute@bitcoinpolicy·1d

🚨BPI has just learned of an amendment buried in Kentucky HB 380 that would require hardware wallet providers to reset users' seed phrases on request. This would effectively outlaw self-custody in Kentucky. BPI is sending a letter to the Kentucky Senate informing them of the harmfulness of this language. Section 33 was added as a last-minute floor amendment to a 77-page virtual currency kiosk regulation bill. The underlying bill has political support and is expected to move through the Senate for final passage, possibly within the next week. The mandate is technologically impossible for non-custodial wallets. Hardware wallets are specifically designed so that no one — including the manufacturer — can access or recover a user's seed phrase. Requiring a backdoor for seed phrase recovery breaks Bitcoin's fundamental security guarantees and pushes users toward centralized custodians that are vulnerable to hacks and failures. Kentucky legislators should be protecting their constituents' right to secure their own property. We urge the Senate to strip this provision before the bill reaches a vote. Relevant text below

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RelativelyIrrelevant.vip@RelIrrelvantVIP·1d

@Pirat_Nation Many Docker containers are built on Alpine Linux or Debian-slim. I wonder how these two operating systems will address age verification and how their decisions will impact containers.

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Pirat_Nation 🔴@Pirat_Nation·2d

The Arch Linux 32 project (a volunteer-maintained 32-bit fork of Arch Linux) announced it was geo-blocking Brazilian IP addresses to avoid compliance with Brazil's newly enacted ECA Digital law. This law mandates auditable age verification for digital services potentially accessible by minors, including operating systems.

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RelativelyIrrelevant.vip@RelIrrelvantVIP·1d

@BitcoinNewsCom @bitcoinpolicy At least they can move north and be protected by the Indiana House Bill 1042 Regulation and investment of cryptocurrency. iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/…

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Bitcoin News@BitcoinNewsCom·1d

JUST IN: @bitcoinpolicy reports a last-minute amendment to Kentucky HB 380 could effectively ban Bitcoin self-custody in the state. The provision would require hardware wallet providers to reset users’ seed phrases on request, something that is technically impossible for non-custodial wallets. The language was added late to a broader crypto kiosk bill that is expected to pass the Senate within days. Industry groups warn the mandate would break Bitcoin’s core security model and push users toward centralized custodians.

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RelativelyIrrelevant.vip@RelIrrelvantVIP·1d

@BTCYN - lower fees than Visa or MasterCard - no chargebacks - much more private (Lightning) - just as easy and fast

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Jeff Newman | Sovreign 🇺🇸@BTCYN·2d

Did your business accept bitcoin today? How come?

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Indy Bitcoin Meetup@IndyBitcoin·1d

What a great meetup last night! Thanks again to @TheSchwab for presenting. We had another good turnout. Consistently having ~30 attendees has to make us one of the largest bitcoin meetups in the country. Check out our next event! meetup.com/indianapolis-b…

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RelativelyIrrelevant.vip@RelIrrelvantVIP·6d

@BrianRoemmele MIT did not “just” release GenCAD. Look at their GitHub. They uploaded everything 8 months ago.

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Brian Roemmele@BrianRoemmele·13 Mar

Wow! AI ASSISTED GARAGE MANUFACTURING IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE! CAD Drawings From Just A Picture! MIT just released something profound for creators and engineers alike. Picture this. You take a photo of an object, upload it, and an AI delivers a fully parametric CAD model, complete with editable code and construction history. This is open source GenCAD, from MIT's Decode Lab. It uses autoregressive transformers and diffusion models, trained on hundreds of thousands of images and CAD files. Input a 2D photo or sketch. Output valid CadQuery Python code that beats models like GPT-4.5 in accuracy. Why does this matter? It speeds up reverse engineering, prototyping, and part searches in vast databases. No more hours spent modeling from scratch. Field repairs, custom designs, education, all transformed. It even retrieves similar parts from libraries of thousands. For industries like manufacturing and aerospace, it cuts costs and boosts innovation. Hobbyists gain pro tools without the steep curve. I am testing it now on random objects and can not believe how much of a super power this is. I can start dozens of companies just on this AI model. This open-source gem is here: gencad.github.io The future of building stuff arrives in a snapshot.

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RelativelyIrrelevant.vip@RelIrrelvantVIP·13 Mar

@heygurisingh This is not “breaking” news. They did not “just” drop this code. Nothing has changed for 8 months. Please learn to look at dates and commits, while refraining from exaggerating.

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Guri Singh@heygurisingh·13 Mar

🚨BREAKING: MIT just dropped an AI model that converts photos into fully editable CAD programs and it quietly kills the $150/hour CAD modeling industry. It's called GenCAD. You give it an image. It gives you the complete parametric command sequence lines, arcs, extrusions ready for manufacturing. Not meshes. Not point clouds. Actual editable CAD. - Autoregressive transformers + diffusion models for image-to-CAD translation - Outperforms every existing method on unconditional and conditional CAD generation - Retrieves matching designs from 7K+ CAD databases using just a photo - Trained on 840K+ images - Generates multiple valid designs from a single input The team also built CAD-Coder on top of this -- a vision-language model that writes CadQuery Python code from images with 100% valid syntax rate. Beats GPT-4.5 and Qwen2.5-VL-72B. Built at MIT. Published in ASME Journal of Mechanical Design. 100% Open Source.

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RelativelyIrrelevant.vip@RelIrrelvantVIP·12 Mar

@TheBTCAdviser For a safe deposit box, a 2-of-3 Shamir backup scheme to 3 different deposit boxes is an option to consider. You could even provide keys to the next box in each box. Banks have security processes to validate IDs before providing box access.

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The Bitcoin Adviser@TheBTCAdviser·12 Mar

A safe deposit box is not a bitcoin estate plan. “Just put the seed phrase in a bank box” sounds sensible. But for bitcoin, that usually solves only one problem, physical storage. It does not solve the harder problems: - Does your family know it exists? - Do they know what it is? - Can the right person access it at the right time? - Can they act during incapacity, not just after death? - Is there a documented recovery process they can actually follow? - Have the executor, trustee, spouse, or beneficiaries been prepared? That is the real issue with bitcoin inheritance. The failure mode is rarely: “the words were not hidden well enough.” It is usually: “the right people could not confidently recover and use them when it mattered.” Bitcoin is a bearer asset, that means inheritance planning must go beyond storage and address: governance, documentation, redundancy, authority, and education. A stronger design looks like this: - no unilateral control - documented roles and approvals - recoverable multisig architecture - clear escalation paths - plain-language instructions for heirs and fiduciaries - a process that still works through death, incapacity, device loss, or personnel change That is why we focus on collaborative security and Estate Plan Protocols. Not because Bitcoin needs more complexity. Because families need a process that is actually executable. A hidden seed phrase is not a plan. A workable bitcoin estate plan is one that the right people can find, understand, access, and carry out under pressure. If you want to pressure test your current setup, start here: thebitcoinadviser.com/estate-plannin…

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RelativelyIrrelevant.vip@RelIrrelvantVIP·12 Mar

@Itsfoss Perhaps you need to start vibe reviewing and featuring. ;-)

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It's FOSS@Itsfoss·12 Mar

Seems like people are vibe coding open source software. We are getting almost 3-4 times of the usual software review requests from the past few weeks. And unfortunately, it is not humanly possible for us to feature and review each application :(

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RelativelyIrrelevant.vip@RelIrrelvantVIP·12 Mar

@PPQdotAI @eeriesandwich Do you consider this private API skill to be polished? Is "baseUrl": "http://127.0.0.1:8787/v1", the correct URL? To me, that seems like its expecting the models to be locally hosted (like in your dev environment). Would "baseUrl": "api.ppq.ai/v1", be correct?

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RelativelyIrrelevant.vip@RelIrrelvantVIP·12 Mar

@PPQdotAI @eeriesandwich Looks like your public URL is now here: github.com/PayPerQ/ppq-pr…

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PayPerQ@PPQdotAI·6 Mar

Today we're excited to release our first confidential compute (TEE) models on PPQ! These models verifiably show that neither we (PPQ) nor our AI provider can see the content of your queries. This is a big step towards user privacy and dignity in the AI age.

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RelativelyIrrelevant.vip@RelIrrelvantVIP·12 Mar

@ArnielSia No I wouldn’t. Asking for public keys would be more awful than asking for XPUBs for sure.

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The Sovereign CPA⚡️🇺🇸@ArnielSia·11 Mar

Would you provide your bitcoin public keys if the IRS audited you?

RelativelyIrrelevant.vip@RelIrrelvantVIP

@ArnielSia @michaeltdoan After this form, asking for xpubs might be their next step. That would be more awful.

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RelativelyIrrelevant.vip@RelIrrelvantVIP·11 Mar

@ArnielSia @michaeltdoan After this form, asking for xpubs might be their next step. That would be more awful.

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The Sovereign CPA⚡️🇺🇸@ArnielSia·11 Mar

@michaeltdoan We are cooked if they start asking for xpubs

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The Sovereign CPA⚡️🇺🇸@ArnielSia·10 Mar

This boils my blood 😠😠 Seeing the IRS demand a full map of every exchange and wallet you've ever touched is a blatant overreach. How do you actually stay safe and keep them out of your life? To be clear: This isn't a routine form. It's only requested during an audit. The statute of limitations is 3 years from when you file your return. That clock starts ticking only once the return is actually filed. That means they CANNOT audit you for tax returns past the 3 year mark. The exception, however, is if you significantly underreport income (25%+). At that point they can go back six years… Here's my straightforward advice as a CPA who's seen this play out: 1. File every return on time! The clock does not start until your return is actually filed. Late or open old returns open up your audit risk even more. 2. DO NOT underreport your income. Doing so keeps that audit window open twice as long. The IRS already has your sales proceeds from exchanges via 1099s. Underreporting doesn't hide anything, and instead doubles the time for them to audit you. 3. Find legal ways to pay as least taxes as possible. I am not saying you should just accept things as they are and bow down to the taxing authorities. But the most effective path to paying less is to comply fully with the code while using every legitimate strategy to reduce or eliminate liability. But don’t avoid them. That will get you in trouble.

Bitcoin News@BitcoinNewsCom

NEW IRS FORM IN CRYPTO AUDITS DEMANDS FULL HISTORY OF EXCHANGES AND WALLETS A new IRS form being sent in crypto audits lists 100+ platforms including Coinbase, Binance, Kraken, FTX, and Mt. Gox, as well as self custody wallets like MetaMask, Ledger, and Trezor. Recipients must mark YES or NO for each platform and sign the document under penalties of perjury. The form appears designed to map a taxpayer’s entire crypto footprint across exchanges and wallets, potentially going back years. Missing a platform used long ago could raise questions, while disclosing many may open new lines of inquiry. Tax professionals warn the document could carry significant legal risk and advise consulting a crypto tax attorney before signing.

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RelativelyIrrelevant.vip@RelIrrelvantVIP·11 Mar

@parman_the @CanexBTC What permission authority do you propose? Do you want an authority deciding what you can or cannot write for your node software? I don’t. I want you to not need permission to write node software however you like. And for users to decide to run your software or not.

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Parman BIP110 🔑 Bitcoin Self-Custody Mentor@parman_the·10 Mar

Bitcoin Core development has its own set of rules, you should have a look at the readme. They write code for users of bitcoin, and the level of changes made go through different standards and process. They don't and should just do whatever the hell they want, which they have, and so users have every right to abandon them as the reference client. No one needs permission to abandon them.

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Parman BIP110 🔑 Bitcoin Self-Custody Mentor@parman_the·8 Mar

To whom it may concern, noticing things and amplifying it on Twitter DOESN'T MEAN THE FUCKERS WERE UNABLE TO GET AWAY WITH IT. All you can do is buy bitcoin - so do it.

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RelativelyIrrelevant.vip@RelIrrelvantVIP·11 Mar

@parman_the @CanexBTC If open source developers are supposed to ask for permission to write code, who decides what they can or cannot do? If not themselves, who is the individual or governing body that developers are required to ask permission from? Should open source have such an authority?

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RelativelyIrrelevant.vip@RelIrrelvantVIP·11 Mar

@parman_the @CanexBTC You likely mean CONTRIBUTING.md not README.md. CONTRIBUTING.md emphasizes rough consensus and open discussion, but does not require full agreement, especially for policy (non-consensus) changes. Who gives them permission to set these rules?

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RelativelyIrrelevant.vip@RelIrrelvantVIP·11 Mar

@Pirat_Nation Network routers and switches are the backbone of internet connectivity. How will they meet this requirement?

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Pirat_Nation 🔴@Pirat_Nation·10 Mar

New York’s proposed S08102 would force every internet-connected device to run mandatory, device-level age verification using biometrics or government IDs. This isn’t just about kids online—it builds a permanent, trackable identity layer across the entire internet.

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RelativelyIrrelevant.vip@RelIrrelvantVIP·11 Mar

@parman_the @CanexBTC When permission becomes required to write or run software, it might look like this.

Abhishek Yadav@yabhishekhd

Bro Google is doing something wild. Starting September 2026 every Android developer has to give Google their government ID. Legal name. Home address. Phone number. And pay a fee. Even if they never use the Play Store. Even if they just put their app on their own website. So basically if you build any app for Android — Google wants to know exactly who you are. No exceptions. Brave, EFF, Tor Project and 40+ other organizations said no and signed an open letter against it. And think about who this really hurts. The people building privacy apps, VPNs, encrypted messaging, tools for journalists and activists. People who specifically chose to stay away from Google. Now Google wants their home address. Google is literally building a database of every person who writes Android software. Run by Google. Controlled by Google. Android was supposed to be the open system. The alternative to Apple locking everything down. Slowly it's starting to look the same. Is Android still actually open? 👇

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Parman BIP110 🔑 Bitcoin Self-Custody Mentor@parman_the·10 Mar

Permissionless is an English word with a meaning that can apply to any general situation, but in the context of Bitcoin, it specifically is only used to refer to the fact that you do not need permission to make a transaction. It is not about writing code.

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