Merge pull request #74 from Liongrass/master

add august topics

Author: Liongrass

_posts/2024-08-27-vancouver-socratic-27.md

@@ -3,18 +3,18 @@ layout: post
 type: socratic
 date: "2024-08-27 19:00:00"
 title: "Vancouver Socratic 027"
-meetup: https://lu.ma/bfve1n8z
+meetup: https://lu.ma/9izr2vdj
 ---
 
 ## Institutio Theologiae Elencticae
 
 Welcome Elenctics to tonight's Socratic Seminar!
 
-- Event space [fundraiser](https://we.encrypt.cash/apps/RGEE4XWAqPAyrSEZo3EMRkG2ZkB/crowdfund)
+- Event space [fundraiser](https://we.encrypt.cash/apps/otEpyEVEpNzPC1oGfxkQZoryBCA/crowdfund)
 
 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: Jodom
 
 ### Never miss a Bitcoin event ever again
 
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ Today's MC: TBD
 
 #### New merchants
 
-
+- [West Coast Cannabis](https://wccannabis.co/)
+- [Cuba Street Food](https://cubastreetfood.ca)
 
 <!-- ### Today's talk -->
 
@@ -38,47 +39,69 @@ Today's MC: TBD
 
 ## bitcoin-dev
 
-
+- [Mempool policy: enable full-rbf by default](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/30493)
+- [Testnet4 including PoW difficulty adjustment fix merged](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/29775#issuecomment-2276135560)
+- [Rusty Russell on the Great Script Restoration](https://brink.dev/blog/2024/08/22/eng-call-great-script-restoration/)
 
 ## lightning-dev
 
-
+- [Import your LND onchain wallet into Sparrow](https://danielabrozzoni.com/p/import-your-lnd-onchain-wallet-into-sparrow/)
+- [Onion Messaging DoS Threat Mitigations](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/onion-messaging-dos-threat-mitigations/1058/2)
 
 ## Optech
 
-
+- [Mutiny Wallet is Shutting Down](https://blog.mutinywallet.com/mutiny-wallet-is-shutting-down/)
+- ["Dark Skippy" Vulnerability](https://nunchuk.io/blog/dark-skippy)
+- [Exfil commentary](https://x.com/hugomofn/status/1820811770874806339)
+- [Dark Skippy Hardware Wallet vulnerability](https://darkskippy.com/)
 
 ## Bitcoinomics
 
-
+- [Flush With Cash, Tether Has Got Microsoft, Google, and Amazon in Its Crosshairs](https://www.wired.com/story/tether-ceo-paolo-ardoino-crypto-ai-interview/)
+- [Donald Trump’s Plan to Hoard Billions in Bitcoin Has Economists Stumped](https://www.wired.com/story/donald-trumps-plan-to-hoard-billions-in-bitcoin-has-economists-stumped/)
 
 ## Network Data
 
-
+- [Sats Per Capita](https://satsperperson.com/)
+- [Distribution of Lightning Node implementations](https://pins.grafana.net/public-dashboards/478199ff803c44138feb1439908e891f)
+- [Bitrefill User Statistics](https://x.com/mattahlborg/status/1828436316930912364)
 
 ## Mining
 
 
 
 ## Token Layer
 
-
+- [Starkware verifier](https://x.com/StarkWareLtd/status/1813619696538939455)
+- [CatVM](https://catvm.org/catvm.pdf)
+- [First OP_CAT transaction on mainnet](https://stacker.news/items/643429)
+- [Fiamma implements BitVM2 to enable ZKP verification on Bitcoin](https://x.com/Fiamma_Chain/status/1822981481725387014)
 
 ## Regulatory
 
-
+- [US Recommends 30-Year Prison Sentence For Alleged Bitcoin Fog Operator](https://www.therage.co/bitcoin-fog-sentencing/)
 
 ## (Central Banking) Banking Crisis
 
 
 
 ## New Releases
 
+- [Clover-EukaPay Partnership to Boost Canadian Businesses with Crypto-Payments](https://eukapay.com/blog/Clover-EukaPay%20Partnership%20to%20Boost%20Canadian%20Businesses%20with%20Crypto-Payments)
+- [Neutronpay v2](https://x.com/NeutronpayApp/status/1818304535154352628)
+- [Fedi codebase viewable](https://github.com/fedixyz/fedi)
+- [Technoprepay's Bitcoin POS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE0Sio517_U)
 
 ## Events and Podcasts
 
-
+- [Africa Bitcoin Conference](https://afrobitcoin.org/)
+- [CoinOS AMA on Stacker News](https://stacker.news/items/6607760)
 
 ## Miscellaneous
 
-
+- [Money at the Speed of Lightning: The Global, Interoperable Layer 2 💸⚡](https://lightninglabs.substack.com/p/money-at-the-speed-of-lightning-the)
+- [We Investigated Canada's Secret Bitcoin City](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS8-qjP-yAo)
+- [Exclusive With Jordi Montes, the Man Who Delayed Trump at Bitcoin2024](https://thedefiant.io/news/people/exclusive-with-jordi-montes-the-man-who-delayed-trump-at-bitcoin2024)
+- [Lightning Network In A Class Of Its Own At Bitcoin 2024 Conference](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/lightning-network-in-a-class-of-its-own-at-bitcoin-2024-conference)
+- [Assessing the Lightning Network's Last-Mile Solutions](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/assessing-the-lightning-networks-last-mile-solutions)
+- [Can Nostr Make Twitter's Dreams Come True?](https://reason.com/2024/08/13/can-nostr-make-twitters-dreams-come-true/)

_posts/2024-10-01-vancouver-socratic-28.md

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+---
+layout: post
+type: socratic
+date: "2024-10-01 19:00:00"
+title: "Vancouver Socratic 028"
+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
+
+

map.md

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ Looking for how to accept Lightning payments yourself? [Check out our handy guid
 - ⚡[Park Drive](https://www.parkdrive.ca/): Pub on Commercial Drive
 - ⚡[Poseidon Greek](https://poseidonrestaurant.ca/): Greek restaurant in Langley
 - ⚡Ross Crêpe and Cafe: Coffee and dessert shop at Lonsdale Quay
-- ⚡[The Laughing Bean Coffee](https://www.laughingbeancoffee.com/): Coffee and baked delicacies
 - ⚡[Uno Gelato](https://unogelato.com/): Ice cream in Downtown, Greektown and Olympic Village
 - ⚡[VanLove Sushi](https://vanlove.ca/): Sushi restaurant on Robson Street
 
@@ -32,19 +31,20 @@ Looking for how to accept Lightning payments yourself? [Check out our handy guid
 - [Bula Lounge](https://bulalounge.com/): Shisha Lounge in East Van
 - [Caffe Artigiano](https://caffeartigiano.com/): Coffee and snacks
 - [Cambie Vietnamese Restaurant](https://www.cambievietnameserestaurant.com/): Vietnamese Restaurant on Main Street
+- **NEW: [Cuba Street Food](https://cubastreetfood.ca)**: Cuban street food truck
 - [La Cantina de Don Porfirio](https://www.instagram.com/donporfiriovan): Mexican restaurant in Mt Pleasant
 - [Carnitas Don Jose](https://www.donjosecarnitas.ca/): Mexican food in Chinatown
 - [Container Brewing](https://www.drinkcontainer.beer/hodl): Brewery in Strathcona
 - [Funk Coffee Bar](https://www.funkcoffeebar.com/): Coffee and Bar downtown
 - [Honest to Pete](https://honesttopete.com/): Coffee at The Beaumont
-- **NEW [Jack Lonsdale's](https://jacklonsdales.ca/)**: Pub in North Vancouver
+- [Jack Lonsdale's](https://jacklonsdales.ca/): Pub in North Vancouver
 - [Mahony's Tavern](https://www.mahonystavern.com/): Pub by Vancouver Convention Centre with view over the harbour
 - [Master Kebap](https://master-chef.ca/): Food truck found Granville/Dunsmuir
 - [Milano Espresso Bar](https://www.milanocoffee.ca/): Coffee on Denman Street
 - [Park Drive](https://www.parkdrive.ca/): Pub on Commercial Drive
 - [Poseidon Greek](https://poseidonrestaurant.ca/): Greek restaurant in Langley
 - Ross Crêpe and Cafe: Coffee and dessert shop at Lonsdale Quay
-- NEW **[Salad House Buffet](https://www.order.store/ca/store/salad-house-buffet/p4IKH8khR3COifLmVBc1Yw)**: Salad bar by City Hall
+- [Salad House Buffet](https://www.order.store/ca/store/salad-house-buffet/p4IKH8khR3COifLmVBc1Yw): Salad bar by City Hall
 - [Shawarma Corner](https://zomi.menu/?shop=497&utm=&table=): Shwarma
 - [The Laughing Bean Coffee](https://www.laughingbeancoffee.com/): Coffee and baked delicacies
 - [Uno Gelato](https://unogelato.com/): Ice cream in Downtown, Greektown and Olympic Village
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ Looking for how to accept Lightning payments yourself? [Check out our handy guid
 - [Plebsters](https://plebsters.com/): Canadian shop selling Bitcoin swag
 - [Privato Vineyard](https://www.privato.ca/bitcoin): Vinery shipping across British Columbia
 - [Rize Fitness](https://shop.rizefitness.ca/): Supplements
+- ** NEw:[West Coast Cannabis](https://wccannabis.co/)**: Cannabis online delivery
 
 ### Barbershops, spas and fitness:
 
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ Looking for how to accept Lightning payments yourself? [Check out our handy guid
 
 ### Miscallaneous shops
 
-- **NEW [Adrenaline Tattoo](https://adrenalinestudios.com/)**: Tattoo parlor on Main Street
+- [Adrenaline Tattoo](https://adrenalinestudios.com/): Tattoo parlor on Main Street
 - Al Madina Corner Store: Convenience store on West Pender
 - [All Natural Meat](https://www.allnaturalmeatshop.com/): Butcher in North Vancouver
 - [Blunt Cannabis](https://www.bluntcannabis.ca/): Cannabis Store in Lonsdale
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ Looking for how to accept Lightning payments yourself? [Check out our handy guid
 - [Old Country Pierogi](http://www.oldcountrypierogi.com/): Food Truck
 - [Shibuya Republic Vancouver](https://www.instagram.com/shibuyarepublik/): West Coast swag sold from a van
 - [Shoot High Caliber](https://shoothc.ca/): Professional instructors of firearms
-- **NEW [Shroom Magic Mushrooms](https://www.instagram.com/shr8m)**: Psychedelics in North Vancouver
+- [Shroom Magic Mushrooms](https://www.instagram.com/shr8m): Psychedelics in North Vancouver
 - [TSB CPA](https://www.tsbcpa.ca/): CPA with focus on Bitcoin taxation
 - [Vape and Bong](https://drvape-smoke-and-bong.business.site/): Convenience store downtown
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ Looking for how to accept Lightning payments yourself? [Check out our handy guid
 - [Arborist Pro](https://www.arborist-pro.ca/): Reports, removals, cutting & emergency response
 - [Arbutus](https://arbutus.com/): Custom furniture
 - [Crow's Nest Distillery](http://www.crowsnestdistillery.com/): Local distillery
-- **NEW [Eco Pro Heating and Cooling](https://call.ecoproheating.ca/lp-heatpump)**: Heating and air-conditioning, installation and maintenance
+- [Eco Pro Heating and Cooling](https://call.ecoproheating.ca/lp-heatpump): Heating and air-conditioning, installation and maintenance
 - [Feral Analysis](https://www.feralanalysis.com): Stock and crypto price analysis reports, chart analysis and trading education
 - [Frasier River Forge](https://fraserriverforge.com/): Learn blacksmithing
 - [Petit Bombon](https://www.instagram.com/petitbombon12/): Exquisit desserts