Merge pull request #82 from Liongrass/master

add november 26

Author: Liongrass

…osts/2024-10-28-vancouver-socratic-29.md …osts/2024-10-29-vancouver-socratic-29.md_posts/2024-10-28-vancouver-socratic-29.md renamed to _posts/2024-10-29-vancouver-socratic-29.md _posts/2024-10-28-vancouver-socratic-29.md renamed to _posts/2024-10-29-vancouver-socratic-29.md

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 layout: post
 type: socratic
-date: "2024-10-28 19:00:00"
+date: "2024-10-29 19:00:00"
 title: "Vancouver Socratic 029"
 meetup: https://lu.ma/az6wpu06
 ---

_posts/2024-11-26-vancouver-socratic-30.md

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 layout: post
 type: socratic
 date: "2024-11-26 19:00:00"
-title: "Vancouver Socratic 029"
+title: "Vancouver Socratic 030"
 meetup: https://lu.ma/vanbitcoin
 ---
 
@@ -12,20 +12,25 @@ Welcome Elenctics to tonight's Socratic Seminar!
 
 We now post the links to this seminar in advance! [Check out our Github issues for the latest.](https://github.com/VancouverBitdevs/VancouverBitdevs.github.io/issues)
 
-Today's MC: TBD
+Today's MC: Jordi
 
 ### Never miss a Bitcoin event ever again
 
 [Check out and subscribe to the calendar here](/calendar)
 
-
+- [Bitcoin & Beers at Container Brewing](https://www.meetup.com/bitcoinprivilege/events/304652023/) **November 28**
+- [A Christmas Dinner Soirée](https://lu.ma/0gc4k18m) **December 20**
+- Bitdevs **January 28**
 
 ### Spend your sats in Vancouver
 
 [Check out our new map and merchant directory](/map)
 
 #### New merchants
 
+- [Black Bear Maintenance](https://www.blackbearmaintenance.ca/)
+- [Borderless Graphic Design](https://borderlessgroup.ca/)
+- [Cyberunit](https://www.cyberunit.com/)
 
 
 <!-- ### Today's talk -->
@@ -36,31 +41,37 @@ Today's MC: TBD
 
 ## bitcoin-dev
 
-
+- [Linux Foundation terminates the Bitcoin mailing list](https://x.com/kanzure/status/1853588622017990667)
+- [ColliderScript: Covenants in Bitcoin via 160-bit hash collisions](https://colliderscript.co/colliderscript.pdf)
+- [BIP 21 Updates](https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/P0D5EZyw1Bk/m/XRLzbh5UAwAJ)
+- [Boost Your Bitcoin Node Sync With UTXO Snapshots](https://blog.lopp.net/bitcoin-node-sync-with-utxo-snapshots/)
+- [Preserving trustless UTXO ownership](https://twitter.com/jamesob/status/1860340932706730261)
 
 ## lightning-dev
 
 
 
 ## Optech
 
-
+- [Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards: RSA, Elliptic Curve crypto disallowed by 2035.](https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ir/2024/NIST.IR.8547.ipd.pdf)
 
 ## Bitcoinomics
 
-
+- [The Impact of a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve](https://river.com/learn/strategic-bitcoin-reserve/)
+- [Canada needs Bitcoin in its Treasury](https://medium.com/@mgronowska/canada-needs-bitcoin-in-its-treasury-50391b07f840)
 
 ## Network Data
 
-
+- [Proof of place, Bitcoin and Nostr](https://habla.news/u/[email protected]/2uBWmmKOqd-09vQVMH8X0)
 
 ## Mining
 
-
+- [Deutsche Telekom uses excess energy to mine Bitcoin](https://www.telekom.com/en/media/media-information/archive/test-bitcoin-mining-infrastructure-for-surplus-energy-1082684)
+- [Jack Dorsey's Square to Invest More in Bitcoin Mining and Shut Decentralized 'Web5' Venture](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/11/07/jack-dorseys-square-to-invest-more-in-bitcoin-mining-and-shut-decentralized-web5-web-venture/)
 
 ## Token Layer
 
-
+- [Voltage Introduction to Stablecoins 2025](https://www.voltage.cloud/blog/introduction-to-stablecoins-in-2025)
 
 ## Regulatory
 
@@ -72,11 +83,16 @@ Today's MC: TBD
 
 ## New Releases
 
+- [Buy sats on Bitcoin Well over the Lightning Network](https://x.com/thebitcoinwell/status/1853505692759642119)
+- [Bitso enables Lightning support to 8 million users](https://x.com/lightspark/status/1856400256814199033)
+- [Using NFC Cards with Nostr](https://njump.me/naddr1qqyx2eryv5urxwphqgsphkn7raeed0dz68hejqea4r7jmsmzsyrephumuch4jypchwtufkgrqsqqqa289e6ktn)
 
 ## Events and Podcasts
 
-
+- [Ben Wehrmann Podcast: Julian Figueroa - Bitcoin For The Masses](https://fountain.fm/episode/5xsopoGd6z0GgZIdGHza)
+- [Conversation with a scammer](https://x.com/Nneuman/status/1859279048179863582)
 
 ## Miscellaneous
 
-
+- [A Week of Failing To Pay With Bitcoin in El Salvador](https://reason.com/2024/10/31/a-week-of-failing-to-pay-with-bitcoin-in-el-salvador/)
+- [Bitfinex Hacker Gets 5 Years for $10 Billion Bitcoin Heist](https://www.wired.com/story/bitfinex-hacker-gets-5-years-for-10-billion-bitcoin-heist/)

_posts/2025-01-28-vancouver-socratic-31.md

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+---
+layout: post
+type: socratic
+date: "2025-01-28 19:00:00"
+title: "Vancouver Socratic 031"
+meetup: https://lu.ma/vanbitcoin
+---
+
+## Institutio Theologiae Elencticae
+
+Welcome Elenctics to tonight's Socratic Seminar!
+
+We now post the links to this seminar in advance! [Check out our Github issues for the latest.](https://github.com/VancouverBitdevs/VancouverBitdevs.github.io/issues)
+
+Today's MC: TBD
+
+### Never miss a Bitcoin event ever again
+
+[Check out and subscribe to the calendar here](/calendar)
+
+
+
+### Spend your sats in Vancouver
+
+[Check out our new map and merchant directory](/map)
+
+#### New merchants
+
+
+
+<!-- ### Today's talk -->
+
+### Today's talk
+
+
+
+## bitcoin-dev
+
+
+
+## lightning-dev
+
+
+
+## Optech
+
+
+
+## Bitcoinomics
+
+
+
+## Network Data
+
+
+
+## Mining
+
+
+
+## Token Layer
+
+
+
+## Regulatory
+
+
+
+## (Central Banking) Banking Crisis
+
+
+
+## New Releases
+
+
+## Events and Podcasts
+
+
+
+## Miscellaneous
+
+