222 sats \ 0 replies \ @emmanuelrosa 22 Jul \ on: Phoenix FCM Warning lightning
I glanced at the Phoenix source code and didn't see a way to disable the warning. There are three warnings bundled together: Tor, FCM, and power saving. https://github.com/ACINQ/phoenix/blob/e73fb0e5aba1e890d141e6433d810ad7ab1f8047/phoenix-android/src/main/kotlin/fr/acinq/phoenix/android/home/HomeTopAndBottom.kt#L233
However, there are discussions about alternatives to FCM:
- https://github.com/ACINQ/phoenix/issues/554
- https://github.com/ACINQ/phoenix/issues/579
I've actually been there.
After doing a few by hand I thought, "I can write a Perl script for this." So I did. That's how I got through it.
ANY antivirus tool can be instructed to spy on its customers.
It doesn't matter in which country the company or its customers reside.
Yes, if a US antivirus tool gets caught spying on US customers, and it wasn't ordered to do so by the USG, there would be legal ramifications. But does that really matter? Once the customer data has been stolen, its game over. There's no "undo" button for that.
I had the same question.
The only self-custodial Lightning desktop wallet I found is Electrum.
Electrum has its own Lightning implementation designed for desktop use. In other words, It's not a UI which wraps a LND, CLN, etc, node.
Of course, there are risks to mitigate when a Lightning node doesn't run 24/7. The short of it is that if an Electrum Lightning channel is in the state in which funds can be stolen by the other party, then simply run Electrum once every 6-7 days so that it can check for cheating attempts.
That's just a little bit of maintenance to get a really damn good Lightning desktop wallet.
One thing to note is that Electrum has been around for a long time, and thus has been the subject of hacks. So it's important that you download Electrum from https://electrum.org/ and verify the download.
Mantis, from the Guardians of the Galaxy has an amazing superpower. I'd use that to send the scum of the Earth to an asylum, so they will leave the rest of us alone.
Don't miss out on the next "Apple" of cryptocurrencies.
Damn, I feel disgusted writing that. May ETH rot in hell.
NixOS framework support is in it's infancy.
If you don't mind getting your hands dirty with the command line, what you can do is boot from a well-supported distro's ISO, which probably means Ubuntu. Then, skip the Ubuntu installation and instead mount the NixOS installer ISO and go through the installation process; It consists of creating filesystems, mount points, building your NixOS system from a configuration.nix, and finally installating. All of this can be done from the command line.
I recommend installing the most minimal installation; A terminal text editor and just enough to boot to a login prompt and connect to the Internet. Once you can boot that minimalist installation, you can then proceed with installing everything else. Having a workining minimal installation will save you time.
I keep noticing these half-truths, such as: "...and can't stop you from transacting with others."
A mint can't stop you from transacting with others WITHIN THE SAME MINT.
cashu tokens are only valid on the mint they are minted on. If I take a cashu token from mint A and try to use it on mint B, such as sending it to another user, that token will not work. Some kind of on/off ramp, such as Lightning, is required to transact across mints. Those ramps are the chokepoint.
This can work out in a different way too. User A invites use B to a KYC mint in order to pay for goods/services. User B accepts the invitation to add the mint (to get paid) only to discover that a KYC process is required. User B is from a sanctioned country, so... that's not gonna happen. User B goes home empty-handed.