Cold 🥶 Storage Beef 🥩 | The Confab 07: Zach Herbert

▎Welcome to The Confab


The term derives from "confidential talk", which was commonly used in the Prohibition Era for meetings and conversations that took place in the smoky, rule-breaking speakeasies of that time.


The informal, privacy focused and clandestine nature of Ungovernable Misfits lends itself to these discussions. So, grab a seat and a stiff drink from the concealed bar, listen and revel in the conversation.


On this episode, Zach Herbert from Foundation Devices drops-in to speak with Max.


▎Show Discussion

          1. Introduction

• Zach Herbert of Foundation Devices
• Confab episode format
• Shoutout to Foundation Devices and the Passport hardware wallet
  
  2. Health and Wellness Discussion
  
  
• Importance of physical and mental health
• Max's transition to focusing on Ungovernable Misfits full-time
• Discussions around home gyms, raw milk, and the Amish
  
  3. Bitcoin and Hardware Wallets
  
  
• Reproducible builds and verification of firmware
• Wallet Scrutiny and independent verification
• Concerns around "blind signing" of complex transactions
• Potential for AI-powered transaction analysis
  
  4. Foundation Devices' Future Plans
  
  
• New category of device in development
• Exploring value-added services and subscription models
• Ideas around an AI-powered assistant within the Envoy app
  
  5. Wrap-up
  
  
• Importance of keeping things simple with hardware wallets
• Multisig and privacy considerations
• Requests for improvements to the Envoy app
• Closing thoughts and plans for future conversations

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• https://freesamourai.com
• https://p2prights.org/donate.html
  
  

▎SHOW SPONSORS


▎▎FOUNDATION -  https://foundation.xyz/ungovernable


Foundation builds Bitcoin-centric tools that empower you to reclaim your digital sovereignty.


As a sovereign computing company, Foundation is the antithesis of today's tech conglomerates. Returning to cypherpunk principles, they build open source technology that "can't be evil,". Thank you Foundation Devices for sponsoring the show.


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(00:00:00) INTRO ‍☠️

(00:01:45) THANK YOU FOUNDATION

(00:03:20) BOOSTS ⚡️

(00:06:28) Max Goes Full Time

(00:10:18) Health is Wealth

(00:17:08) You Can Spend Bitcoin?!

(00:30:42) Dark Skippy : What Is It?

(00:35:46) Dark Skippy : Why It It Overblown?

(00:44:09) Dark Skippy : Don't Fuck With Seed Signer

(00:47:12) Evaluating Reproducibility

(00:52:28) AI Applications in New Development

(01:01:32) Hardware Manufacturing is Tough Business

(01:10:44) Mulling About Multisig

(01:14:10) Feature Request: MORE LETTERS

(01:16:09) Let's Wrap It Up