The FOSS community is very fragile.
First and foremost, this is because many FOSS developers have a mental block about making money from their projects.
Another group of FOSS developers either fears cryptocurrencies or despises them for religious/political reasons.
As a result, we have great FOSS that survives on a bowl of rice (without butter - that's for the bourgeoisie) and a slice of 3 days old bread.
In my lifetime, I've paid more for FOSS than some people have paid for proprietary apps. I'm not complaining. I'm proud of it.
But, it's not always easy… I have to go to GitHub, open an issue, and directly ask them to add a Monero and/or Bitcoin wallet - and offer to make the first donation myself…
And how pleased I was (and at the same time surprised) to see that some of the FOSS developers whose work I use were happy to receive a 50~200 USD donation via XMR!
So, if you're a FOSS developer for Linux/Android, please don't make me waste my time asking you to accept a donation from me!
First things first, publish your FOSS on @zapstore_, and be sure to add your Monero wallet address to the README - trust me, people will donate to you!
A colorful meme that sums up most of the FOSS community (unfortunately).
Your messages. Your Bitcoin. Together, at last.
Radar brings private messaging and self-custodial Bitcoin Lightning together in one seamless experience, and because it's built on Signal's incredible network - the people you already talk to come with you.
Privacy coin delistings are a reminder of why self-custody matters.
Appreciate @CoinHeadlines featuring @vikrantnyc to discuss why holding your own keys is so important!
We're gathering research links and development news to discuss THIS THURSDAY!
Anything we should add to the list? Or anything you got a strong opinion on?
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Police in Houston, Texas, are panicking and have started an immediate investigation as citizens continue to destroy Flock cameras across the city.
The police are struggling to make a single arrest because nobody in the city is assisting them with the investigation.
"Public distaste for the cameras is growing nationwide."
On July 17th, we're co-hosting an event @PubKey DC alongside the @256FOUNDATION! Justin and David will be sharing some details about FIBRE, the soon-to-be-proposed STALETIP network message, and compact block prefilling. We'll be joined by @skot9000 and @Schnitzel as well. RSVP: https://t.co/HAfGnv7lS8
Cardboard & Cocktails 🍸
We're taking over the @solana Skyline space ahead of Fanatics Fest.
Join us on Thursday, July 16 for pizza, cocktails, and an evening of TCG trading with the Collector Crypt and @Slabzapp communities.
Register here: https://t.co/t5DAntcNTv
Excited that @northpolesec is sponsoring @SummerC0n.
15 years ago when I moved to NYC this was one of the main ways I was able to meet people and learn about what was going on.
If you're in the DC area on July 17, stop by @PubKey for an evening with @lclhostresearch & @256FOUNDATION focused on decentralized Bitcoin mining.
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Google killed GIF's for half the internet, luckily we can deploy GIF's on pumpfun
the Tenor API has officially been discontinued by Google after powering GIF search across the biggest social platforms
dex at 20k, com: https://t.co/J8bntsyF9d
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