#15: Make Localhost Great Again w/ SEC-05

March 31, 2026 · 15 min

About this episode

The episode discusses various innovative technologies and projects related to localhost and self-replicating systems.

"127.0.0.1 -- that's the only IP address we're gonna need." The crew passes the mic around on a pirate boat. Recorded October 2025. Projects & tech mentioned: Beacon noDNS innpub MOQ (Media Over QUIC) ContextVM Chrysalis (self-replicating Cashu mint) Paygress (VM provisioning over Nostr) BloVM (blossom server monitor) HyperNote In this dialogue: "How was Sovereign Engineering for you?" -- "Inspiring. Stressful." Most exciting demo? Beacon has been trending noDNS mentioned by basically everyone Mapping projects: putting OpenStreetMap tiles on Nostr/Blossom MOQ working live in innpub, eight people hanging out yesterday Pete's demo day race condition: a literal race to claim e-cash "There is no global, but there's also kind of a global" Chrysalis: a self-replicating Cashu mint that pays for itself and moves "Who's gonna run the mints?" -- "Nobody. They're gonna run themselves." Andreas Antonopoulos talked about self-sustaining Bitcoin services eight years ago noDNS explained like I'm five and drunk: "Websites and you don't have to ask daddy" Instead of buying domain names, you claim yours via your npub Conflicts resolved with web of trust and proof of work Self-signed TLS certs…

People in this episode

Host: Gigi

Topics covered

localhost
technology
self-replicating systems
Nostr
e-cash
web of trust

Keywords

localhost
noDNS
e-cash
self-replicating mint
Nostr
web of trust
MCP

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nostr, OpenStreetMap

Products: Beacon, noDNS, innpub, MOQ (Media Over QUIC), ContextVM, Chrysalis, Paygress, BloVM, HyperNote