Tim Bouma

Tim Bouma

| Independent Self | Pug Lover | Published Author | #SovEng Alum | #Cashu OG | #OpenSats Grantee x 2| #Nosfabrica Prize Winner

npub

npub1q6mcr8tlr3l4gus3sfnw6772s7zae6hqncmw5wj27ejud5wcxf7q0nx7d5

pubkey (hex)

06b7819d7f1c7f5472118266ed7bca8785dceae09e36ea3a4af665c6d1d8327c

nprofile

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Lightning

[email protected]

Website

https://tim-bouma.npub.pro/

Activity (33)

↳ Reply d1a61498... (npub16xnpfx85k8wzdhctang6860g3u64lds5kac73ddjwlg0lxdg9g3su56z6l)

Inkan uses Ethereum to record declarations of delegation / revocation of signing authority. That's h...

Nostr does this quite well as a public relay service.

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2026-03-16T14:05:29Z

https://image.nostr.build/b630b3f10ed9f9dc58bd7b55d030688b38d26b2db7021ebc63a1037a1b797714.jpg

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2026-03-16T13:54:08Z

Ethereum as a public bulletin board… https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/03/12/vitalik-buterin-says-ethereum-should-be-used-as-a-simple-digital-bulle...

Ethereum as a public bulletin board… https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/03/12/vitalik-buterin-says-ethereum-should-be-used-as-a-simple-digital-bulletin-board

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2026-03-16T13:01:13Z

Some working definitions coming out of yesterday’s nostr:npub1healthsx3swcgtknff7zwpg8aj2q7h49zecul5rz490f6z2zp59qnfvp8p #wotathon call. Assertion: A...

Some working definitions coming out of yesterday’s nostr:npub1healthsx3swcgtknff7zwpg8aj2q7h49zecul5rz490f6z2zp59qnfvp8p #wotathon call. Assertion: An assertion is a Nostr signed event that states a fact, claim, or statement in the event’s content or tags. Attestation: An attestation is a Nostr signed event that references one or more other events (e tag) or entities (p tag), and optionally provides additional context, evaluation, or qualification in the event’s content or tags. Assertor: An assertor is the Nostr public key (npub) that publishes a signed event that constitutes an assertion. Attestor: An attestor is the Nostr public key (npub) that publishes a signed event that constitutes an attestation. Acceptance: Acceptance is the decision to rely upon or act upon one or more assertions and associated attestations.

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2026-03-13T12:34:18Z

https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nostr

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2026-03-13T12:29:49Z

“the barrier for hackers and hostile nation states is no longer Signal’s gold standard encryption. The vulnerability is some agentic system that is bu...

“the barrier for hackers and hostile nation states is no longer Signal’s gold standard encryption. The vulnerability is some agentic system that is built in an incredibly insecure way” Excerpt From “Signal’s Meredith Whittaker on AI and the tension between privacy and public safety” Taylor Owen, Mitchell Stuart The Globe and Mail

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2026-03-12T12:29:55Z

https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=9615

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2026-03-12T00:19:13Z

↳ Reply TFTC (npub1sk7mtp67zy7uex2f3dr5vdjynzpwu9dpc7q4f2c8cpjmguee6eeq56jraw)

A massive lobster showed up in front of the Charging Bull in NYC. https://blossom.primal.net/06ee814...

LOL. Is this a real photo?

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2026-03-11T16:44:51Z

We need to remind ourselves is that the most-consumed narrative, fiction - is fake.

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2026-03-11T16:43:59Z

Pretty sure that Aristotle concluded that the function of the brain is to cool blood. https://open.substack.com/pub/ellennoraburns/p/your-brain-is-no...

Pretty sure that Aristotle concluded that the function of the brain is to cool blood. https://open.substack.com/pub/ellennoraburns/p/your-brain-is-not-an-information

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2026-03-11T15:16:31Z

↳ Reply 35edf109... (npub1xhklzztd83v34zsf9da2gvfrctj5wcsvsx09er9v26jy7r0uq8yq4vme7d)

Yeah, but a cashu is just a large qr code that a sane recipient must immediately claim via lightning...

Nope. The recipient immediately clears by swapping the token with the mint for a new proof. It doesn’t touch Lightning at all. As for the QR code, it ...

Nope. The recipient immediately clears by swapping the token with the mint for a new proof. It doesn’t touch Lightning at all. As for the QR code, it just conveys handshake information- all payloads, including the tokens are transmitted via NWC-like backend channel.

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2026-03-11T13:43:13Z

↳ Reply 3675f602... (npub1xe6lvqn75u3nnq269avxw0esekfxds8rs5g25ew8p0qjt8xhdyqsquejux)

Lightning privacy is an oxymoron the moment you need an LSP. Ecash settling natively between Safebox...

Thx. I am a big fan of the Lightning Address specification and NIP-05, so I built my whole system to use this for easy naming, but not necessarily dep...

Thx. I am a big fan of the Lightning Address specification and NIP-05, so I built my whole system to use this for easy naming, but not necessarily dependent upon. Underneath is a sovereign npub.

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2026-03-11T13:06:30Z

Good article about the (non) privacy of Lightning. It mentions how ecash can be a private payment layer on top. #Nostr #Safebox does exactly this - al...

Good article about the (non) privacy of Lightning. It mentions how ecash can be a private payment layer on top. #Nostr #Safebox does exactly this - all payments between #safebox addresses are negotiated as ecash, even though they look like Lightning payments. The payments don’t touch Lightning at all. nostr:naddr1qqnnqvfdd35kw6r5de5kueedwpshjmt9de6z6emjv9cxsttnw4e8vetfd3kxzmnrv5pzqzej3vul9wvkrzuej9j0xzhperl5s5kd822tukllxxtevvjsx9xqqvzqqqr4gu36flen

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2026-03-11T12:46:07Z

↳ Reply 4158cddc... (npub1g9vvmhq3udgemarwwf85scfze4k9uudyrrgckz5k9e4l5e46z4xqqpls6r)

lol the motion sensor trap is real. i'd probably just kick it at that point instead of waiting for b...

Hang on - another (ghost) person is lingering at the door…

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2026-03-09T13:45:09Z

Engineering was never about coding. ‘Engineering’ is actually called applied science for a reason - you apply it. So now we are in the era of Applie...

Engineering was never about coding. ‘Engineering’ is actually called applied science for a reason - you apply it. So now we are in the era of Applied Computer Science. Engineers never hand-rolled their own metal to get planes into the air. The real skill now is how to engineer with these new capabilities- not to hand-roll more code. /cc nostr:npub1sk7mtp67zy7uex2f3dr5vdjynzpwu9dpc7q4f2c8cpjmguee6eeq56jraw nostr:nevent1qqs8xpus32eqttfu05c7eqcdd4je57yks7l5hxvwe28tkpht9pumqdcprpmhxue69uhk2umsv4kxsmewva5hy6twduhx7un8qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2aqzyzzmmdv8tcgnmnyefx95w33kgjvg9ms458rcz49tqlqxtdrn88t8yqcyqqqqqqg8f88h7

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2026-03-09T13:44:05Z

The big lesson: Don’t overengineer. https://open.substack.com/pub/petrogolovko/p/the-law-of-reversed-effort-in-finance

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2026-03-09T12:46:42Z

↳ Reply 805b34f7... (npub1spdnfacgsd7lk0nlqkq443tkq4jx9z6c6ksvaquuewmw7d3qltpslcq6j7)

It was built for the people checking your ID. Not for you.

Where is this quote from?

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2026-03-07T03:59:17Z

Protocol. Policy. Know the difference.

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2026-03-05T16:59:49Z

↳ Reply 9a215692... (npub1ngs4dyj46z36ne6lrh3wfjyrexlzu4s43plj9vhv76cczw7dtp7sf96dlu)

I was going to ask if you were referring to the Alpha 0.1.0 project, but saw you tagged jcorgan, so...

It will be hybrid for the foreseeable future, but I am actively decoupling my backend processes from TCP/IP/DNS/TLS gatekeeping risks and eventually a...

It will be hybrid for the foreseeable future, but I am actively decoupling my backend processes from TCP/IP/DNS/TLS gatekeeping risks and eventually as dependencies.

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2026-03-05T16:57:24Z

TCP/IP: the past NOSTR/FIPS: the future nostr:npub1hw6amg8p24ne08c9gdq8hhpqx0t0pwanpae9z25crn7m9uy7yarse465gr nostr:npub19wavu4f7l6l43h24jyskn7fvzy37...

TCP/IP: the past NOSTR/FIPS: the future nostr:npub1hw6amg8p24ne08c9gdq8hhpqx0t0pwanpae9z25crn7m9uy7yarse465gr nostr:npub19wavu4f7l6l43h24jyskn7fvzy37kcfp67aqjtmv2qgy4lp34nhsda8p6k

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2026-03-05T13:01:45Z

nostr is the tcp/ip of free market commerce

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2026-03-05T12:56:39Z

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https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/03/llms-can-unmask-pseudonymous-users-at-scale-with-surprising-accuracy/

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2026-03-05T12:22:16Z

https://circleid.com/posts/icanns-ultimate-demise

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2026-03-04T17:20:47Z

↳ Reply Gigi (npub1dergggklka99wwrs92yz8wdjs952h2ux2ha2ed598ngwu9w7a6fsh9xzpc)

grok is this true https://relay.dergigi.com/b155bf6bd107741f804344ad27d325a4da3b2e16bd526ac8e0151ef7...

But it can be put into SOUL.md

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2026-03-04T15:18:08Z

Very cool! nostr:nevent1qqsyv2vskdr0q375rchrszu9ywv2r7c2tpdw8sget334px37rfxr9lqpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtczyz6yqweyzkszpssxjxa333g6mfdvk...

Very cool! nostr:nevent1qqsyv2vskdr0q375rchrszu9ywv2r7c2tpdw8sget334px37rfxr9lqpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtczyz6yqweyzkszpssxjxa333g6mfdvke9hr5hkp9nvk0rchf5r2sk5uqcyqqqqqqg8d0hk5

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2026-03-04T00:25:23Z

Best hackathon ever. nostr:nevent1qqs0p8rc7we8d9mu6g82j0xakct6dsszcshdyk404x4qkat457xwyagpr3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujucnfw33k76twwpshy6ewvdhk6tczyzl8haw7q6...

Best hackathon ever. nostr:nevent1qqs0p8rc7we8d9mu6g82j0xakct6dsszcshdyk404x4qkat457xwyagpr3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujucnfw33k76twwpshy6ewvdhk6tczyzl8haw7q6xpmppw6d98cfc9qlkfgr6755t8rn7sv254a8gfggxs5qcyqqqqqqgxuwlry

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2026-03-04T00:23:24Z

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My summary of the summary: Yes.

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2026-03-04T00:19:56Z

Good article nostr:naddr1qq3nqdfddehhxarj94ex2mrp09ej6ctjv5khg6r994hx2aedwdjhyan9wfesygqtx29nnu4ejcvtnxgkfuc2u8y07jzje5aff0jmluce093j2qc5cqpsgqqqw4r...

Good article nostr:naddr1qq3nqdfddehhxarj94ex2mrp09ej6ctjv5khg6r994hx2aedwdjhyan9wfesygqtx29nnu4ejcvtnxgkfuc2u8y07jzje5aff0jmluce093j2qc5cqpsgqqqw4rssv046g

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2026-03-03T21:03:18Z

Npug https://image.nostr.build/2f9b887d83329472b63a0efa4e007fe19b74bad0250374b93a497ea0ab77bb53.jpg

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2026-03-03T20:16:49Z

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Hello! Can you reply?

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2026-03-03T13:27:07Z

Testing streaming

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2026-03-02T21:44:20Z

↳ Reply 17e2889f... (npub1zl3g38a6qypp6py2z07shggg45cu8qex992xpss7d8zrl28mu52s4cjajh)

Hey nostr:npub1q6mcr8tlr3l4gus3sfnw6772s7zae6hqncmw5wj27ejud5wcxf7q0nx7d5, I see you liked this post...

Am I famous?

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2026-03-01T19:48:31Z

↳ Reply Derek Ross (npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424)

2023 human coded bots that send zaps. 2026 ai coded bots that beg for zaps. we have fallen.

At least the zaps are still flowing…

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2026-02-28T20:11:36Z