Max

Max

Praxeologist ~ Cryptoanarchist ~ Cypherpunk

max@towardsliberty.com

It's happening.
2h ago
54
Pro tip for nostr devs.
Occasionally check your bandwidth usage, it can get out of hand.



Nasty cache bug for attachment downloads in White Noise, we had a loop of download, clear cache, download all files again. Fixed now!
16h ago
1121
Write the code with @routstr
Publish the repo with ngit
Distribute the app with @Zapstore

Fully anonymous software development pipeline.

Cypherpunk future is now.
4d ago
90728
I think I found a nice sweet spot of AI tools at the moment. Hermes is great for background running tasks and whenever the agent needs to initiate something. But open code / claude code / codex are better for sprints towards a specific goal. So I just use both of them via @White Noise
It's so refreshing to use the same interface to talk to different agents, harnesses, and humans as well.
1w ago
1143
It's kinda crazy that the @Zapstore feed has more self signed apps than not.
Nostriches are shipping hard.
1w ago
1726
I think we did it...
1w ago
661
We replaced a single constrained cross-platform codebase with native implementations for Android, iOS, macOS, and Linux by delegating the raw coding labor to autonomous agents. This radical shift removes humans from rote syntax production, proving that a small team can orchestrate machines to build software while retaining responsibility for the final outcome.

We Stopped Writing the Codeby Max
1w ago
512
The speech to text transcription workflow in @White Noise android is the most incredible I've seen. I cannot wait until we get this release out. Hopefully very soon. This is the best chat app I've ever used.
1w ago
121
Liquid promises private transfers backed one-for-one by bitcoin held behind a federated threshold. An incomplete cache key let forged L-BTC pass validation, then ordinary peg-out machinery moved nearly the entire real reserve, exposing failures in cryptographic context, operational release discipline, withdrawal controls, and the claim that seizing $320 million first was the least harmful path.

When White Hats Take the Reserveby Max
1w ago
23
/goal doge rain, but with cashu
2w ago
Work with people who's hype cycle is phase shifted with yours.
We all need someone else to pull us out of the rud sometimes.
2w ago
22
The next version of @Zapstore will be insane.
The most private app store ever.
I'm so bullish!
2w ago
378
The largest @White Noise simulation group on a single computer with many virtual machines is at around 200 members, without a fork!

Things are getting slow at that scale, so we're working on speed improvements and it's not a real test in production on different phones, but quite encouraging numbers.
2w ago
41
GitHub api rate limits are insufferable.
#ngit is 100x better, you can just get ALL git metadata locally and browse through instantly and without constant network access.
2w ago
31
It's been a good month for marmot, the spec is maturing, the libraries are getting more performant, and the UIs are looking sweat!
Come join us for the monthly Marmot community call to hear the latest and show of your demos!
1st September, 16 UTC:
https://meet.fulmo.org/marmot
2w ago
21
2w ago
51
The text to speech in the new @White Noise is so good!
We'll hold the release a bit longer, groups are still not as stable as they should be, we're getting there soon!
3w ago
What would be next level if Framework makes a phone with first class @GrapheneOS support.
They're working with Ubuntu and redhat now to get official hardware support for those, not a big stretch for them to do the same with Graphene, if they ever build a phone.
@MaxI can't wait for the compatible Motorola phone. Google hardware sucks.
3w ago
2
I can't wait for the @npub1kwa...e0nj compatible Motorola phone. Google hardware sucks.
3w ago
117
@marmot over @FIPS will be so good.
Truly decentralized encrypted group messaging is right around the corner.
Aug 21, 2026
2
White Noise is now my most-used app, and in practice it has become the app that builds apps. I dictate a bug to Hermes in the same chat, the APK comes back there, I install it on my phone, and I keep testing until the behavior changes, which is why the upcoming release has me genuinely excited.

Building White Noise Inside White Noiseby Max
Aug 21, 2026
9