Discovering Bitcoin with Ainsley Costello

Wanna change perception of Linux? Get younger people, or influencers of younger people, to talk openly about non-niche topics and how they personally **prefer** using Linux to do them.

As of September 24, there’s an open PR for nextcloud30 … I’m just itching for some of the new features.

We’ve been using a Zero Water pitcher for a long time and am really happy with it Chris.

Let’s get Jeff on to the show! Question wise, @npub1awyzkzakt… mentioned an AirTag alternative… what options are there in this regard? Also, is there an easy way to see this alternative’s location on a map?

Hell no to a CDBC

Unchained Capital has a Bitcoin IRA that uses a multisig setup that’s compatible with the Trezor One… it’s a nice option for rolling over a 401k from a previous employer… just sayin’

HODL’ing ‘til the the cows come home… I’m in no hurry since I wasn’t expecting any real upside until 4 or 5 years in anyhow. I only started dipping my toes in beyond lightning in March 2024 but learned that HODL’ing is the way.

Any western nation talking about the the downside of not being able to feed itself needs to shut up and read “Hidden Repression: How the IMF and World Bank Sell Exploitation as Development”

So… whatcha think about BULL Wallet? https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqszsg50jrj0g9hluzryh0r0328j2wk…

Have you gotten the bonus stuff for TWIB working with Jupiter Party? If not, is that still in the works?

A Command and Control economy? Is he saying China’s economy is a botnet? 😂

Can you break down “leverage” for a n00b please?

Boosting again just because I keep thinking about the stuff in this episode

Last week I boosted and relied on you seeing the rendered version of my npub like is shown on Fountain & Primal, but that isn’t how things work. After reading you suggested making my own site pouted at my Nostr profile… so I did 😁 I setup https://genebean.me with all my links and setup https://genebean.me/nostr as a shortcut.

Such a good show!

Boosting the song on TWIB from Fountain using a self hosted Alby wallet.

Here’s a 🥾 boost for ya 😜

Oooooo please do talk more about this hosted miner stuff

Regarding the dual mandate, I think Matthew nailed it: “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other.”

Regarding your question, I love UniFi.

Chris - stay nostalgic and put your BlueVault disks in here: https://amzn.to/45BWovK :)

Backblaze B2 of backups is the way, imo.

🤔💭I wonder if Wes could update y’all’s boost tooling to resolve Nostr addresses as I tend to boost this show from Fountain simply because it also posts to Nostr. I wonder if the the tooling could also use info Fountain includes in boosts to make that easier. That would help with truncated boosts from here too since Nostr notes can be way longer than boosts natively support.

From what I’ve learned thus far, it feels to me like there are other things at play that generally line up on 4 year intervals rather than #bitcoin itself having a 4 year cycle. Primarily, I think what you’ve laid out previously about the liquidity market being the driver is key.

Are you staying on Knots or Core? If Core 30, are you making any changes to the default configuration?

Re: Would I spend my sats at a store with Square that’s offering the option of paying in BTC? Absolutely, but I’d do it via the cash side of the Strike app where I pay the invoice straight from my checking account. I’d do it every time simply to help normalize paying that way.

I get why you’re salty… and I’m sure this Visa thing adds to the saltiness

I’m surprisingly interested by your “I’m salty” opening… bring it on!

So glad you decided to do the show today! I always want to hear your take, even when it’s all macro news

I’d absolutely attend a #bitcoin event, especially one hosted by you @npub1awyzkzakt…

Q for the audience: Anyone got any suggestions for #bitcoin educational material for elementary age kids?

Just read “Tether Was Born On Bitcoin. Twelve Years Later, Is It Coming Back?” and it sounds like some important things regarding lightning are happening, particularly related to the first two of three companies mentioned in it. https://www.forbes.com/sites/boazsobrado/2026/03/31/tether-…

This BIP110 stuff makes me sick and is why I returned to core a while back. Q: where are Jack Mallers, Jack Dorsey, & Michael Saylor on this? Can they not help counter this stupidity with their reach & influence? What about the other treasury companies that have a vested interest here and big microphones?

Speaking of Strak and Shake, did you see that they are working with Fold to pay employees a “Bitcoin Bonus?’” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/steak-n-shake-pay-bitcoin-21…

Suits me if some deep-pocketed types are toying with the people doing high leverage stuff against Bitcoin as that mess seems to artificially distort the actual market value of BTC… or that’s my layman’s impression at least

We can’t have you being under compensated for TWIB… surely, of all people, the listeners of a #bitcoin #podcast can figure out how to use the #lightning network to show their appreciation for what you do. If anyone wants help figuring this out, hit me up: - Mastodon: @genebean@fosstodon.org - Nostr: npub1mwsk3ly4lk7efdqqjm62dkc699kqapwyyvdley3xljjm0lxruh9qzvu46p

Regarding keeping fake boosts… I see zaprite has an api and can send webhooks… what if you fire a webhook on payment that triggers boostcli or similar for the same amount. That would get the funds from zaprite into the splits and the regular boosting ecosystem. This is assuming that @npub1getal6ykt… Hub doesn’t have an api you could use to send the boost instead. Also, I bet the code that allows for boosting from podcastindex.org could be reused as the boost sender after the webhook is received… Lastly, I bet you could poll the wallet that’s receiving from zaprite and use that to track what payments have been forwarded as boosts…

#Kvaesitso launcher is really nice! As an iOS user who dabbles with #LineageOS, it feels way more natural and much less annoying.

I am really interested in bcachefs, but I think it’s perfectly acceptable for the maintainers to kick it if the maintainer is a jerk. I’ve worked with really smart jerks and it just isn’t worth it. To be fair, I also don’t agree with how Linus treats people, but no one has the power to change Linus, they do have the power to not perpetuate it though. I hope they work it out.

I’m curious if you have any opinions on Canaan’s Avalon Nano 3S ( https://shop.canaan.io/products/avalon-nano-3s-1 ) or Avalon Mini 3 ( https://shop.canaan.io/products/avalon-mini-3 ) for home #bitcoin mining?

I enjoyed the interview but for sure felt that it is/would be out of place as a regular episode of TWIB. Now, as one of the specials, absolutely fits. Keep up the good work Chris!

I can certainly see why this video got under your skin. The in-depth breakdown was good and I’m looking forward to additional bonus content.

I want someone to integrate #Bitchat bridging into the #Meshtastic firmware so you can optionally have people on both chattting away, say at a camp out or conference. Each participating Meshtastic radio would be able to support nearby people in my theoretical world.

Wes: how do you deal with the fact that #ESPHome in #nix is always way behind? I have tried going that route for building updates but it lags behind HAOS and the associated add in too much. So far for me, I’ve resorted to using a virtual environment on macOS to do builds so that the versions match and builds are fast.

I’d be down with having episodes that are deep dives on single topics as paid bonus content… for example, a cashu deep dive.

Regarding #Bitcoin Knots, I have been trying to read the tea leaves based off of the reporting you are providing here. Well, the news in this episode + the great boost about the problems with Core’s recent actions were enough to push me over to the land of Knots.

A little coin to compensate for the DM I just sent Chris

Test for Wes: A little coin for the headsets 🎧🎙️Regarding the gaming episode, I am interested in the state of thi ngs and experiences, but had no interest in listeni ng to y'all play. The non-gameplay bits were good and will be helpful when I'm chatting with others or thinking about what I can setup for my kiddo.

You asked how we like deep dives like this… I really enjoyed this. I wouldn’t want it every episode, but once a month or quarter would be great. This particular episode was well done and I really enjoyed it. Keep up the good work!

The sats per USD is truly interesting, especially if you include trends. Overall, I say include the stats. Regarding retirement, I suck at traditional savings and am starting to look at bitcoin as a better way to accomplish that actual goal of long term growth