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2024-08-31 13:03:36

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Will you be participating in the MLS implementation for Nostr?

2024-08-29 20:19:48

Has anyone tried Movim? https://github.com/movim/movim
Chat and social on XMPP. Works with some of the best chat server tech in history (ejabberd, prosody, etc).
XMPP rocks honestly.

2024-08-20 19:52:50

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Ah yes, the classic argument for infinity immigration and white genocide. “Love” lol.

2024-08-20 19:32:24

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Jesus taught the Law.
“You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself” Lev 19:34
“Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts.” Amos 5:15

2024-08-20 18:01:56

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Modern Christians hate their white neighbor but love the random african thousands of miles away.
It’s truly a demonic inversion.

2024-08-06 09:11:22

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Yeah all I can say is try it really. It’s stupid simple. For some reason, I never was able to even test BIP-47. Not sure why SP got more traction than that

2024-08-05 17:29:24

An engineer’s face before and after “making lightning easy for ordinary people”
#note1mny…3fy8
https://m.primal.net/Joub.jpg

2024-08-05 07:19:32

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SP is super simple. I’ve used it on Cake wallet and it worked great. And the receiver I sent to was totally new to the crypto world as well
Quoting an article on BIP47:
> Complexity and User Experience: The need for a notification transaction and the management of payment codes can be complex for average users unfamiliar with advanced Bitcoin features.
> Cost Implications: The notification transaction necessary to establish a payment channel incurs blockchain fees, which could be a barrier in times of high network congestion.

2024-08-05 07:13:11

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They love venmo because it’s an excellent experience. Venmo and cash app is the bare minimum required

2024-08-04 20:57:39

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I agree that certainty of supply is a feature. But I’m pretty sure there were inflation bugs even with a transparent chain, no?

2024-08-04 20:54:11

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Agree
#note17t9…0sjf

2024-08-04 20:52:58

Lightning haters rise up
#note1dap…ypt5

2024-08-02 00:51:17

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> A portfolio that demonstrates abilities
This job market is worse than I thought

2024-07-28 19:09:22

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RFK was better on bitcoin imo

2024-07-27 22:12:21

The scary thing is that there are people out there that believe Lightning is a good user experience

2024-07-27 19:22:55

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Using Silent Payments for on-ramps and off-ramps to L2s would be a massive improvement alone. Such a simple solution

2024-07-27 07:53:13

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What provides best in class privacy for non-custodial bitcoin? Genuinely asking

2024-07-26 09:19:28

It’s foolish to spend Bitcoin on anything, let alone on silly “zaps”.
Therein lies the problem.

2024-07-26 09:16:33

The zealotry in Bitcoin is just sad. Morons yucking it up. It didn’t use to be that way.
#note1spn…ztjn

2024-07-26 09:13:32

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The answer is that there are varying levels of complexity involved in the cryptography. The math that you’re trusting in Bitcoin is basically addition. Monero math that you’re trusting is much harder.

2024-07-25 18:25:53

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I’ve been interesting in using Monero *less* anonymously for a long time. People want to know for certain who paid them, so sending a proof and having your app automatically verify that makes total sense. Just wondering in this case who is doing it since it’s on a third party relay.

2024-07-25 08:52:21

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Cc @npub14a6…z6rn

2024-07-25 08:51:56

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Monero tips can include the payment proofs, but who then is looking up to verify that it all matches? Whose compute does that?

2024-07-24 18:53:25

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I’m ready to top-up my nutsack account and message you on the simplex app!

2024-07-24 18:45:06

I hate cheesy names and phrases, but bitcoiners love them. It’s a big problem for me.
It should not be required to be a cornball to use bitcoin 😭

2024-07-24 16:09:30

The best thing about Nostr and Web5 is that it essentially ends vaporware. A messaging app is worth nothing. A social app is worth nothing. They have no value.
Great, now let’s focus on building washing machines, refrigerators, and stoves.

2024-07-24 02:12:24

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Meta AI is nice. I like it more than ChatGPT

2024-07-23 20:41:20

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So we can “zap” posts with USD?

2024-07-23 03:04:40

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A lot of Nostr products could probably get some support from FUTO

2024-07-21 23:39:02

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In that sense, this Web5 could also be run on Plunder just like Nostr could be, right?

2024-07-21 07:38:48

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It would, but then it makes me wonder why you want to support Nostr on Plunder at all… why not just make a better version of Nostr *with* Plunder

2024-07-21 00:58:28

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I was thinking SSI was a term related to decentralized network topologies.
Yeah I like SSI’s too! I just think it’s apples and oranges. This Web5 thing is just a better Nostr. Doesn’t compete with a New Computer

2024-07-20 19:42:21

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Can you say more about this? I can’t think of what SSI is right now and why it might be better

2024-07-20 10:13:30

Ok Web5 is looking fantastic.
Basically Nostr but better in every way. “Protocols” define the namespace, schemas, and behaviors for apps. But it’s not burdensome. It’s still lightweight feeling. More robust key management. SDK out of the box. Data is private by default and able to be deleted.
https://developer.tbd.website/docs/web5/build/apps/dinger-tutorial/

2024-07-17 09:19:06

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Do it on a sidechain then!!

2024-07-16 20:25:18

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Silent Payments? 🤞

2024-07-16 20:22:42

Simplex Chat, Nutsack Money.
KILL ME NOW

2024-07-16 09:04:09

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I recanted my initial speculation as well. When I saw that bystanders were hit, I knew I was way off base.

2024-07-14 06:06:51

I take this back btw. After I saw a couple people died, I think it’s obviously real. I didn’t have the facts
#note1eay…d7xa

2024-07-14 00:53:02

Bullets hit no one else in the crowd, no wound on ear, just abnormally red colored blood, tells guards to wait so he can do the photo op. A lot doesn’t add up.
#note1aez…gtnf

2024-07-14 00:39:12

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> Bitcoin successfully dis-intermediates central banks, and offers global citizens a currency with a monetary policy that can’t be fucked with by those banks or governments.
Assuming that bitcoiners don’t compromise with scaling solutions that nullify this benefit.
Drivechains allow for the kind of experimentation that you describe. I’m not even sure that there is one solution. Probably many for many use cases. The flexibility is needed. But the point is that you shouldn’t ever lose that core trait of dealing with real bitcoin.

2024-07-13 22:28:23

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What happened to “community custody” á la Nunchuk wallet?
Nostr should be taking that to the next level. This other stuff is a distraction

2024-07-13 22:26:21

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Inflation goes hand in hand with all kinds of degeneracy. And inflation requires fiat (custodians).
Anyone in favor of the original bitcoin vision should be pushing for drivechains or something like it

2024-07-13 21:05:56

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So you “redeem” your custodial ecash to custodial lightning and redeem that to Bitcoin? That sucks lol

2024-07-13 20:09:02

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If self-custodial lightning is not viable, then the only hope is sidechains.

2024-07-13 18:52:30

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When you say ecash is just a bank, then bitcoiners say “good”. Okay, so it’s just a worse bank because it has no insurance and no user protections at all.
Is this the future of bitcoin? If so, I’m out lol.
Drivechains (and maybe Spacechains?) are the only future for Bitcoin that seem viable. Something that is still real

2024-07-13 17:40:11

If you correctly recognize Lightning and Ecash as fake and gay, the only positive thing you can really do is advocate for drivechains / spacechains.
I understand drivechainers now.

2024-07-13 17:28:12

P2P is inevitable in the network designed on the principle that P2P doesn’t work.
#note1s2x…rd2f

2024-07-13 17:27:14

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All roads lead to p2p.

2024-07-13 17:25:42

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Indeed. Relays are businesses. You can ask a business to put your poster up in their shop window.

2024-07-13 17:22:00

What if banks were *worse*?
#note180k…qkdf

2024-07-13 17:17:59

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Isn’t Lightning required to have pegs into and out of Bitcoin? I think they’re saying that ecash has no such guarantees. And, arguably, there is incentive to become a fractional ecash mint.

2024-07-13 17:13:17

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Banks being required to be FDIC insured was a good thing actually

2024-07-13 17:11:08

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@npub1h0u…rwx8 this seems relevant to your “stamp” NIP

2024-07-13 05:38:20

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You can if the relay’s delete it. It’s up to them to decide if they want to do that. It’s theirs to decide

2024-07-13 05:26:13

Maybe the best practice for Nostr is everyone running their own relay. But it defeats @fiattjaf ‘s original thesis of Nostr that “p2p sucks”. Because that’s just p2p.
#note1p8s…457s

2024-07-13 05:24:07

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Not every protocol is like that. Nostr just has the perfect storm of no deniability and no delete

2024-07-13 03:08:54

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I actually respect the Source Available as opposed to open source. But the product itself is still weird. It’s a blend of a lot of different existing ideas. Not sure what to make of it

2024-07-13 03:07:23

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There’s a quote from Dune:
> The Power to Destroy a Thing is the Absolute Control Over It
You can’t say that you own the content if you can’t delete it. When you hand it over the relays, it’s theirs more than it’s yours.

2024-07-12 19:43:16

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If relays were smart, they would want to collect as much data as possible

2024-07-12 17:02:07

What is the solution to merchants not wanting high risk coins for liability reasons?
https://x.com/voletcom/status/1811320332323533234?s=46

2024-07-11 08:52:41

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You still have to pander to your audience with V4V. It’s just way less conducive to enabling reach and exposure

2024-07-10 20:39:52

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Any plans to adopt a more private NIP for DMs?

2024-07-10 19:03:36

V4V is a coping mechanism for a lack of an algorithm.
The algorithm created the Attention Economy. In the AE, “likes” actually help artists a lot. Attention begets more attention which translates to 🤑 on the back end.
With V4V, marketing and revenue are separate. With the AE, they’re combined in a flywheel. It’s simplified in a way that the average person finds convenient.
V4V does not have the same compounding / exponential power and thus sucks in comparison.
#note18y6…kw4c

2024-07-10 08:13:07

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Will source code be available? I wouldn’t recommend anyone paste their private key into an app but especially don’t paste it into a closed source one…

2024-07-10 01:46:30

@npub1q3s…d26p did you see @npub1pls…kx8j ? Isn’t that similar to the thing you’re making? I’m trying to figure out the difference

2024-07-09 22:58:05

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Wow! Just hearing about this. Is Openvibe a fork of that other server that bridges all the networks or is it unique code from scratch?

2024-07-09 22:55:27

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Regarding the VPNs, if it’s possible to use Nostr without the normal internet, it could help. Like directly on Nostr, not HTTP?

2024-07-09 19:33:32

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Good!

2024-07-09 19:33:03

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The speech was all over twitter. It’s available on YouTube I’m sure

2024-07-09 19:32:06

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Wouldn’t privacy be a bigger concern than censorship in their situation? Lack of privacy could actually be dangerous for them, no?

2024-07-08 17:55:35

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They have a footer on the bottom of their page to input your npub to receive messages to keep up with their development. Next to their email sign up. Very cool!

2024-07-08 17:50:33

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They won’t nuke your data. They’ll keep it forever and monetize it (if they’re smart).
That’s why we should be paying only for encrypted notes. Our unencrypted notes are inherently valuable to relays.

2024-07-07 22:07:47

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It’s fairly common in America that there are pseudo-monopolies. When everyone is hurting, our corporations are still making record breaking profits.
I wish we had a President doing that here too. People call it “price control” as a scare tactic. Put the health of the people first!

2024-07-07 21:21:22

I 100% support Bukele.
Bitcoin is not about the “free market” or whatever else bogus religion you espouse. I’m glad that there is one leader in the world that has his head on straight and puts his people above ideologies.

2024-07-07 17:44:25

*connects to relay*
“Do you consent to give this relay ownership of your content?”
☝️ this would be honest and truthful UX in Nostr

2024-07-07 17:38:01

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Isn’t this already how Nostr works? I’m communicating over HTTP right now, no? https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/98.md

2024-07-07 17:29:54

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Reticulum rocks! I just wish they invested more in client apps like meshtastic

2024-07-06 22:22:27

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I’m in favor of doing the hard thing for the greater benefit in the future. And tbh maybe your solution doesn’t even go far enough. Why not the full pki? Let’s die on a hill worth dying on 😂

2024-07-06 21:32:53

Linguistics nerds follow this Anglish account!
#note1g5z…zh8n

2024-07-06 08:32:49

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I used the term “fork” in a tongue in cheek way. I have been on nostr as long as you Melvin 😂
But the point stands that the user experience is equivalent to a “fork”, yes. The user experience would be split between two incompatible key management NIPs. As mentioned in this thread, it would require a kind of reset for users. But I think it’s worth it because nostr is still quite small and it’s a necessity for growth!

2024-07-06 07:37:43

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If half the clients adopt the NIP and half don’t, that’s basically a fork in the network. But the number of clients is small enough that a reset wouldn’t be that bad imo. Worth doing while the network is still young. Especially lack of key rotation needs to be tackled sooner

2024-07-05 19:19:54

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Would subkeys also allow for key rotation? Seems like if you’re going to soft-fork nostr, it better be for a 10x better solution. Just include all the key upgrades at once

2024-07-04 22:07:11

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I 100% support the mail system analogy. It’s great. Could such an NIP be extended to any note (even outside of keychat)?

2024-07-04 22:05:18

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What are the fees for ecash? Also, 1 sat will be 1 dollar sooner that we realize. So what do we do when 1 message = 1 dollar?

2024-07-04 22:01:28

Indeed…
#note1vc0…9uwd

2024-07-04 19:34:25

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Lightning can’t send just 1 sat? I thought that was the whole premise of lightning

2024-07-03 21:16:31

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What is the difference between BOLT 11 and 12 addresses?

2024-07-03 20:53:13

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Man, the whole “balancing” thing with lightning is so confusing.
It would be cool if there was a lightning app that didn’t hide that functionality, but instead displayed it in a really intuitive manner

2024-07-03 20:51:51

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Exactly. I just don’t think “fix it while you’re in a bear market!” Is a viable answer

2024-07-03 20:50:53

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With those usernames, the experience should be much closer to Venmo or Cash App right?

2024-07-03 19:40:22

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Yeah I’m wondering if there is any research into new ways to fix this problem. Or if the solution is just layer 2

2024-07-03 19:39:01

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I’m trying to get people to use this for Nostr instead https://webxdc.org
But that’s something that is limited to just chat contexts. In a feed I think it would get chaotic as hell.
They need a Farcaster app that is dead Simple though. Like just Bluesky functionality. Something people understand. Warpcast is everything and the kitchen sink. Unusable imo

2024-07-03 19:36:54

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Makes sense to me. I’m trying to figure out what the best practice user flows are for regular people then.
Like can we think of lightning channels like bar tabs? Isn’t the cost of opening and closing a channel small enough to be considered “dust” as well?

2024-07-03 19:11:57

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Idk what you’re referring to, but I’m really NOT looking forward to that.
Farcaster frames are spammy, confusing trash. There is no consistency of user experience there, they just look like pop ups. I honestly think Frames is a big reason why no one uses Farcaster. You open the app and it just looks like spam.

2024-07-03 19:07:21

Are there any solutions to Bitcoin dust (unspendable UTXOs)?
There has to be thousands of people that are amassing large amounts of Bitcoin in “small bills”. Is there a solution to this at all? Just don’t spend small amounts of Bitcoin ever?

2024-07-03 05:59:48

Has anyone heard or read up on Polycentric protocol?
Similar to Nostr but I think it uses more of a bittorrent thing for sharing posts around. Big inspirations from SSB.
https://youtu.be/QUH2XGr-B0I?si=auiiapOuRxkIj9y5

2024-07-03 01:10:42

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Bitcoin works really well when it’s not bitcoin! I admit that it’s genius

2024-07-03 00:33:22

Not to be a hater but what did Jack Mallers actually do? Made a custodial Bitcoin wallet where nobody ever touches the Bitcoin?
He was clearly ahead of his time. E-cashers no doubt think that he is a visionary god 😁

2024-07-02 22:20:28

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It’s certainly better than the alternative (which is nothing).
In terms of gift cards, the more generic, the better. Like a plain visa gift card would be amazing. But Amazon/walmart would be good secondarily. Even then though, you can’t take 20 of that and give it to a friend etc. it’s just limiting.