Andrew Mesmer

[Jason Bassler @JasonBassler1]

The surveillance state's favorite line: “If you’re not doing anything wrong, you shouldn’t have anything to hide.”

Cool. If that's true...

Shouldn't the gov't declassify the roughly 2.5 million unreleased Epstein documents?

[Andrew Mesmer @AndrewMesmer]

@francispouliot_ Red Team is the new Cyberhornets

[Michael Jordan | thebitcoinway.com @theothermjordan]

Joe is right, the *average person* will not roll dice, etc.

The average person will also not workout everyday or eat healthy food or read a book or homeschool their kids or do million other things that make for an exceptional life.

That's the definition of average.

The average person, consequently, will also not have sovereign, permissionless, censorship-resistant money.

If that's not what you're after, you can go buy Joe's permissioned, censorship-prone, derivative IOU product.

[Seed @sesi_the_man]

My primary message for today:

You really can build a SeedSigner yourself !!!
( even if you're not "technical" !!! )

Myth 1, 2: I can't find a Zero 1.3 and even if I could, I don't know how to solder!

Reality: The Zero W is widely available, commonly comes with the GPIO pins already attached, and is an acceptable substitute in builds. Our released software doesn't contain any of the necessary code to make the board's wireless comms, and if you would like the additional assurance, you can physically and permanently disable the boards wireless functionality with a pair of needle-nose pliers or tweezers.

Myth 3: I don't have a 3d printer and/or don't have an enclosure!

Reality: Our lead developer has been doing enclosure-less builds for YEARS. You can use zip ties, spare bolts, tape, or even legos to hold the parts together. (Maybe @KeithMukai will reply to this with some examples of his builds.)

Myth 4: I don't even know what to buy and probably can't find the parts anyway!

Reality: the parts to build a SeedSigner are available from dozens of vendors all over the world. We provide information on the exact things you need both at https://t.co/VEkT6cWzBv and in our Github repository. They are inexpensive and many can get what they need for a build for about $50.

Myth 5: It's overwhelming and I won't know what to do if I get stuck!

Reality: We have an amazing Telegram channel loaded with helpful people who can answer questions and troubleshoot build issues. They can even help you find sources for parts depending on what part of the world you are in. Just let all help happen out in the open in the main chat -- ignore unsolicited DMs. You can easily find the link for the Telegram channel at https://t.co/r80qJpmWM9.

YOU CAN DO THIS!!!

[Andrew Mesmer @AndrewMesmer]

@callebtc @vikrantnyc @cakewallet @OpenRouter Is there a btc donation address? I'm sure a lot of people would send small amounts and that would add up.

Cyberhornets activate.

[Andrew Mesmer @AndrewMesmer]

Ok hear me out:

Tungsten cubes.... But dice.

[Cory 🦢 Real Bitcoin @ Swan.com @CorySwan]

THE SHOCK DOCTRINE

Fair warning that in times of great disruption (eg Coldcard exploit), factions with ulterior motives inevitably use the opening to strike.

• They will use this to promote paper Bitcoin.

• They will use this to jam shitcoins onto Bitcoin.

• They will use this to claim self-custody is "too risky."

Don't fall for it. Bitcoin is money. Self-custody works, and it IS worth learning.

Stay sovereign. Be a Bitcoiner.

[Andrew Mesmer @AndrewMesmer]

@callebtc Is there a way average people can help?

[calle @callebtc]

Bitcoin Red Team update: we've grown to 16 globally distributed people working 24/7

We're running a large-scale ecosystem security audit across bitcoin code bases.

27.5 hours in, we've filed 4,962 findings across 390 projects. 85 critical and 635 high severity issues.

We're at 2.31 h+c findings per person per hour

[Psychedelic El ₿arto @PsychedelicBart]

Bitcoin Twitter coming together during the dark moments is unmatched.

The Coldcard exploit is an absolute nightmare, but watching this community rally to support each other proves one thing:

We are relentless. We adapt. We persevere.

[Andrew Mesmer @AndrewMesmer]

@ThisisMarcG @abcptza @BitcoinUbuntu @sesi_the_man @chrisb_btc @BTCsessions @CauliStack @SeedSigner @seedsticks_org Thank you!

[Andrew Mesmer @AndrewMesmer]

@zherbert What a horror show.

[Andrew Mesmer @AndrewMesmer]

@CauliStack @BitcoinUbuntu @abcptza @ThisisMarcG @sesi_the_man @chrisb_btc @BTCsessions @SeedSigner @seedsticks_org Indeed, that's what I'm planning to do. I know there's the Ian Coleman method, seed signer has one on their site and ironically so does coldcard with the https://t.co/Q2iOsBfDea

Do you recommend any of these or others?

Thank you for the help so far, it's very appreciated.

[Andrew Mesmer @AndrewMesmer]

@Mandrik Does anyone know if dice rolling continues to scale after 100 rolls or is it capped at 256 bit entropy for devices like seedsigner? Like if I do 500 or 1000 rolls, is that counterproductive (other than time spent)?

[Andrew Mesmer @AndrewMesmer]

@CauliStack @BitcoinUbuntu @abcptza @ThisisMarcG @sesi_the_man @chrisb_btc @BTCsessions @SeedSigner @seedsticks_org I get what you're saying but if it does give any moderate increase it sounds like it's probably worth the time when you consider what's on the line.

[Andrew Mesmer @AndrewMesmer]

@BitcoinUbuntu @abcptza @ThisisMarcG @sesi_the_man @chrisb_btc @BTCsessions @CauliStack @SeedSigner @seedsticks_org Does anyone know if dice rolling continues to scale after 100 rolls or is it capped at 256 bit entropy for devices like seedsigner? Like if I do 500 or 1000 rolls, is that counterproductive (other than time spent)?

[yellow.🍌🍞 @ICOffenderII]

How Coldcard generates its seed phrases

[Andrew Mesmer @AndrewMesmer]

@Rob1Ham Cyber Hornets Activated.

[Andrew Mesmer @AndrewMesmer]

@Faxing__Berlin @Rob1Ham @satsklepter @callebtc Sounds like whatever is bad is not hw wallet specific. Hope this helps.

[calle @callebtc]

@Rob1Ham I have no indication of further hardware wallet issues. you can sleep anon.

[Andrew Mesmer @AndrewMesmer]

@callebtc @Rob1Ham This is what I needed to see this morning. Thank you.