Fiji

Python dev from the netherlands, also dev of Nostronomicon

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2024-02-19 22:26:42

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yup, implementing (crypto)currrency properly is a fuckfest

2024-02-19 22:18:50

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yup, and a simple SHA256 ASIC is so cheap and easy to make.
RandomX is really hard to implement on hardware, so creating an ASIC for it is gonna be really expensive.
CPU's profit from it because it's specifically made for CPU, and the memory hard operations make mining on GPU's the same as/slower then CPU mining.

2024-02-19 22:13:53

#nevent1q…n5xw

2024-02-19 22:10:42

thinking of writing a nostr proxy that:
- uses TCP instead of websockets
- uses msgpack instead of JSON
and some other nifty stuff for making Nostr easier on the bandwith.
Y or N?

2024-02-19 22:08:17

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true, but actively fighting against massive farms with thousands of GPU's and ASIC's, and putting CPU miners in front allows for more decentralization as smaller miners now also have a chance of giving back to the network.
pools are great for giving smaller miners a chance,, but they are a possible attack vector because of centralization (p2pool excluded, as it is peer to peer)
on the other side, this is easy mining botnets too (especially IoT botnets).

2024-02-19 22:01:13

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yeah, actually. It's trivial for a gov funded group to have a lot of ASIC's join the miners and easily turn the entire network into their bitch.
hence why ASIC resistant mining is a thing. hence why you should use Monero :)

2024-02-19 19:46:49

nah, something like RandomX or EquiX must be used.
or, even beter, Useful Proof of work: factorizing primes, solving computationally hard and useful problems, or anything like that (too lazy to type more lel)
#nevent1q…pw3v

2024-02-19 19:44:16

depends, if a simple SHA256 hashcash/bitcoin PoW is implemented it really isn't as expensive as you think.
+ there's probably somebody already solving Nostr's PoW for a few sats
#nevent1q…rcef

2024-02-19 19:17:17

any good Monero/general meme posters on Nostr, or is this an untapped market?

2024-02-19 18:44:39

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maybe add a shitload more, and shuffle the set before picking the 256 actual emojis?

2024-02-18 17:10:12

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WolfSSL/LibreSSL/BearSSL my beloved

2024-02-18 16:57:23

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email is inherintly insecure. Instead, we should come up with something that's like email, but learns from all the mistakes and fixes the flaws

2024-02-18 16:55:45

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Monero is more ASIC resistant than Bitcoin, so it is much better than a simple SHA256 based PoW.
Also, because it's so ASIC resistant, it gives the little miners (potato cpu havers) a better chance at contributing to the network. Bitcoin has huge ASIC miner farms absolutely dominating the network, and because SHA256 hardware implementations are so trivial to make, said ASIC's are very cheap too.
imo, Monero is the best thing to have if you care about your anonimity

2024-02-18 15:07:42

A reminder to update your software and system.
An update a day keeps the script kiddies away!

2024-02-18 14:57:46

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Termux should do the trick, no?
I get what you mean though, one click relay apps.
Can't wait to see what the future of the Nostr ecosystem looks like

2024-02-18 14:51:55

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In the "Where can I find new relays?" section, would adding https://nostr.watch be a good idea?

2024-02-18 14:48:35

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I like river, but in the other side, Relay makes more sense because you send your notes to relays so they can relay your note to the Nostr network

2024-02-18 14:45:22

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and it can still be traced.
why jump through so much hoops to enjoy anonymity, when you can use Monero and have everything by default?

2024-02-17 12:19:54

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I might write one in Python out of boredom, seems like a fun project

2024-02-16 18:09:51

reminder that Bitcoin is not a private and anonymous currency, and you should use Monero instead!