amos

Building tucan.to.
I dabble in full stack dev, databases, networks, security, machine learning and other stuff.

Public Key

npub1n6rlug259nhkkyrkxd84uq0kzn9ut04zyvv8kpudadru9aezqkmqwkk065

NIP-57 Address

LNURL1DP68GURN8GHJ7AMPD3KX2AR0VEEKZAR0WD5XJTNRDAKJ7TNHV4KXCTTTDEHHWM30D3H82UNVWQHK6MMKV4JXXMR9WF4N2V

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Publishing to

nos.lol

eden.nostr.land

Author Public Key

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2024-06-25 15:00:38

Why does it feel so disgusting to touch US dollar bills? I don't get the same feeling touching euros or other national currency.

2024-06-24 09:46:19

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$kas

2024-06-20 09:17:28

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It has chain pruning as well so running a full node is very easy and should stay easy over time. Im running a full node on my laptop just to test it out and its only using ~15gb despite supporting 1 block per second.

2024-06-20 09:10:40

Does anyone here have an opinion on Kaspa? It seems like bitcoin, but with a 10 second confirmation time and much higher throughput. We need much higer transaction throughput than Bitcoin can provide if we want billions of people to break out of the fiat world.

2023-04-16 17:51:33

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Welcome! It's #[2]

2023-04-15 00:26:13

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I see, so the ability to listen for messages on multiple accounts, and maybe some advanced settings to control when you want to receive notifications (eg for which accounts, only from people you follow, everyone, etc).

2023-04-15 00:11:20

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How would that work? What kind of bots?

2023-04-14 23:44:19

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Would anyone even be interested in using a DM only client? The reason I'm thinking about it is because I want to send and receive messages while on mobile data without opening a full client.
#[0]

2023-04-14 22:59:51

Has anyone made an app for DMs only? If not, I might make on, in the spirit of micro apps. Could double as a contact manager.

2023-03-26 23:38:41

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https://void.cat/d/AKBWbAchBtLYJC9TSBRLu6.jpg

2023-03-26 23:22:02

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I got that much, but what is Nutminer?

2023-03-26 23:02:24

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What am I benchmarking?
https://void.cat/d/WQnShEHgBSDtfbMC2z8KkX.jpg

2023-03-26 19:16:17

I spent the last two days learning about photography. I'm finding astrophotography to be quite interesting since the result is so different from what you see with your eyes.
https://void.cat/d/XAuSwEiNJ1nrZGcYE83THd.jpg
https://void.cat/d/NG1zuChc2iLq25q2MwQ7Yn.jpg

2023-03-24 09:31:46

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#[16]

2023-03-24 09:28:26

#[2] #[3] #[4] #[5] #[6] #[7] #[8] #[9] #[10] #[11] #[12] #[13] #[14] #[15]
Check out notabot.net
Maybe we can get a chain going from #nostrica
https://void.cat/d/PLjYxGz3AtA3r5o13aZLd6.jpg

2023-03-24 08:26:10

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I solemnly swear I'm not a bot 🤖

2023-03-24 08:18:05

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🤣

2023-03-24 08:09:20

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Welcome!

2023-03-24 07:49:19

Are there any relays that are prevalent with Chinese users? I have seen a large Japanese community, but not Chinese so much. I'm guessing the Chinese have been shut out either by their government or by relay operators banning them because of the massive amount of Chinese spam.

2023-03-24 07:46:10

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Also just look at all those mach diamonds ✨

2023-03-24 07:39:35

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Some very cool pictures from the blue methane flames as well

2023-03-24 07:37:58

Congrats to Relativity Space for getting past max q with a 3d printed rocket. The second stage failed, so they haven't taken the medal for first methane rocket to orbit yet, but maybe their next launch will be the one.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fr7YtdAWIAAYLXF.jpg

2023-03-24 07:25:58

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As another human, I acknowledge you. Beep boop.

2023-03-24 06:44:19

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I meant I verified #[1]
I'll for sure verify you when I get more slots 🤙. I was at the table next to you at fisticuffs with derek ross after you paid that open tab at the beer garden!

2023-03-24 06:29:20

Shout out to notabot.net
Its an interesting way to verify other Nostr users that you have met or interacted with in a meaningful way. I met the creator of notabot at #nostrica #[2]

2023-03-24 06:22:05

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I verified you 🤙

2023-03-21 22:44:50

GM #[1]

2023-03-13 02:17:30

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Didn't SVB have enough long term assets to cover the deposits? If whoever takes over can hold those assets through until they are realized, then no one has to pay. The government could even make a few billion off of this.

2023-03-06 01:31:53

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Ah yeah that would be better. Do you think you will make the relay logic a separate library? What I have is pretty basic and doesn't to any health tracking or backfilling.

2023-03-06 01:01:20

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Looks good to me. The connection process can deal with receiving events, and then just send them to the relevant subscription GenServer to be processed. You can have a dynamic supervisor for the connection processes and another one for the subscription processes and you can use a registry to keep track of all the processes.

2023-03-06 00:32:30

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Its a neat trick, and I have used it in some projects before, but I think in reality there are other ways of doing releases that are simpler and less error prone (like just having multiple app servers and upgrading them one at a time)

2023-03-06 00:29:29

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The client part itself is quite basic actually, but from what I have seen it can stay connected to >250 relays without sweating.

2023-03-06 00:21:49

Just made the code for tucan.to available on github: https://github.com/neoamos/tucan
I'll continue to push updates there.
#[1]

2023-03-04 10:15:49

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Sure, I'll publish the code tomorrow. I've been stalling a bit on my project since it seems most people aren't that interested in a more centralized nostr client. I think aggregator relays could be an important part of creating good global feeds/content discovery though.

2023-03-04 10:00:53

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Yeah, tucan.to. The source code isn't public atm, but I can put it on github if you're interested.
#[1] was also working on a project (https://git.sr.ht/~sgiath/private-nostr) but it doesn't seem like hes worked on it much recently.

2023-03-04 09:44:42

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Usually there's two variants of a function in elixir, one that ends with ! and can throw an exception, and one that will return either {:error, result} or {:ok, result}.
I usually use the first option if I know there is no chance something will fail or I don't care if it fails, and the second option if I know there is a chance it will fail and I want to catch the error. Of course you can also catch exceptions, but I do that more as a catchall if I really don't want a process to crash.

2023-03-04 09:35:32

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That's what I'm using

2023-03-04 08:14:03

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As far as local sims go, the options are Kolbi (best coverage, but harder to get), Claro (2nd best coverage) and Libery (worst coverage). You need to give an id (passport # etc) number to activate any of them.

2023-03-01 07:16:12

Some tesla superchargers in the US are now open to other car brands. This is going to help EV adoption so much!
It's a slightly different kind of ⚡ than we're used to on nostr, but a welcome one.
https://twitter.com/TeslaCharging/status/1630710960909619201

2023-02-28 04:18:30

Added image proxying to tucan so everything loads fast and doesn't destroy your data cap
Also added an emoji picker ⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡

2023-02-27 05:06:41

Testing mentions and hashtags #[2] #tucan

2023-02-26 18:11:27

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Thanks!

2023-02-26 07:52:48

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Oh I see, i'm still new to lightning. I added an actual lnurl now

2023-02-25 22:08:08

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I built tucan.to with elixir and it works very well. Also I made a library for some nostr functionality in elixir.
https://github.com/neoamos/nostr_tools_ex

2023-02-14 00:11:13

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Also git is already a decentralized protocol.

2023-02-13 23:31:25

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https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_395278d078018345d2cabe60033e14d835c0c489aeb234c41f31a394cc2e9f58.png

2023-02-13 22:41:24

Presenting https://tucan.to, the tropical bird app.
100% more Pura Vida.
There is still a lot of features missing, but if anyone wants to try it out and give me some feedback I would appreciate it. Also if you like it, please repost this.
https://tucan.to/images/toucan.png

2023-02-13 11:42:51

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Testing replies

2023-02-13 11:41:01

First post from tucan.to

2023-02-12 20:58:44

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If all the fancy stuff that eth added over bitcoin doesn't make it any easier to implement something as important as l2 payments, then ethereum is kind of a joke.

2023-02-12 20:33:14

Is there anything like lightning active on ethereum? It seems like it should be much easier to implement on ethereum with its more advanced programability.

2023-02-12 07:23:13

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Both are great. You will see different things at night and in the day, but as long as you are with a guide you're guaranteed to see a lot of cool plants, animals and insects. I live in Monteverde, so if you have other questions I can try to answer them

2023-02-10 20:35:19

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Yeah i'm using that one as well. I was a little worried that its custodial, but I guess it doesn't matter for small amounts.

2023-02-10 20:24:14

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Thanks! I just added the lnurl. I'm still learning about lightning network, but so far it seems to work really well. Do you use a custodial or non-custodial wallet?

2023-02-10 20:17:07

Just joined some paid relays to try it out (nostr.wine and eden.nostr.land). Can anyone see this in global?

2023-02-09 21:03:46

SpaceX is attempting a 33 engine static fire shortly on the Superheavy booster. It will be the most engines fired on a single booster ever. Loading propellant now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kG4AbAcia0
https://void.cat/d/TbvG1Nu3yLZLFpZu1RvW3K.jpg

2023-02-08 07:02:22

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🔥🔥🔥

2023-02-08 06:50:11

#[0] the slight difference in the height of the logo and nav bar is killing me
https://void.cat/d/XohWUAFCnFD1txLD7roJn4.png

2023-02-07 08:38:25

nostr.amos.cr now displays images, videos, links and inline mentions.
Also added a "Friends of Friends" feed which is like a filtered global feed.
Small steps towards being usable

2023-02-07 02:45:27

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Awesome!🤙

2023-02-06 19:52:26

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I could probably offer a service like that. I'm already recording all the events a nostr.amos.cr. Maybe just the last 10 or so updates though, to keep it more manageable, or within a certain time frame.

2023-02-06 01:49:24

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🥺

2023-02-06 01:06:35

#[0] #[1] #[2] Is there a standard for what kind 6 events are being used for? It seems like iris is using them for reposts, but the NIPs say reposts should be kind 1.

2023-02-04 06:07:34

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Why was kind 6 skipped? What do you have against the number 6?

2023-02-04 03:35:49

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https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_e9f3c9ff923ffc086866f28e9f03d2f987ab1782d0c12858ef2fd9f69dba5085.jpeg

2023-02-04 03:32:17

I have been working on a "light" web client. It still has lots of features missing, but you can view the global feed (mostly spam) or log in to view your follower feed.
The alpha version is online at https://nostr.amos.cr
https://void.cat/d/FMVaQVLSjMmAb5rGvLLyrP

2023-01-21 21:16:04

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Your right, it was the "Button Shape" option in accessibility. Now it looks much better. I don't use iPhones and it's not my phone so I wasn't aware of the settings.

2023-01-21 20:53:19

#[0] I was testing Damus on and iPhone 7/iOS 15.6 an it looks like this
https://i.imgur.com/O8MBYMK.png
It seems like there are some unintended buttons taking up space at the top of the screen. Also I'm guessing the gray area surrounding all the buttons wasn't intentional

2023-01-10 22:15:35

I created an Elixir library implementing Nostr primitives and tools.
Available at: https://github.com/neoamos/nostr_tools_ex
Credit to #[0] for the initial implementation.

2022-12-28 06:54:31

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You could look into using cloudflares R2 for storage and delivery. It would be more scaleable and also it seems quite cheap.

2022-12-27 19:19:53

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I see it on astral.ninja

2022-12-27 19:19:08

Has anyone built a messenger type app for nostr?

2022-12-24 06:42:58

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Where would erlang/elixir fit in?

2022-12-24 06:16:58

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🔍🤔

2022-12-24 06:11:11

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for me its the opposite... I feel weird saying damus but astral sounds fine lol

2022-12-24 05:55:21

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followed! That looks so cozy

2022-12-24 05:39:06

#plebchain is best chain

2022-12-24 05:36:48

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followed

2022-12-24 05:25:17

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Also just the metadata of who you are talking to is a big deal. You could route messages over third party networks though instead of going through relays. Basically just use nostr for key sharing and web of trust.

2022-12-24 05:23:58

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That's an important issue for sure. Also how to manage a stolen identity in general. Maybe the email/domain verification can help with that. I can see there is lots to work on still, but overall this is incredibly promising.

2022-12-24 05:21:44

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What is this plebchain I keep hearing about?

2022-12-24 05:20:35

If your private key was stolen, would the attacker be able to read all your past encrypted messages?

2022-12-24 05:07:43

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Turns out the nos2x browser extension does this nicely :)

2022-12-24 05:06:41

Testing browser extension

2022-12-23 23:29:58

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So if you want to make a post on a web client for example, you log in by scanning a QR code with your authenticator. When you want to post a message, the client sends a request to your authenticator to sign the msg and you accept or reject it on your phone.

2022-12-23 23:25:53

Has anyone thought of making an authenticator type app for Nostr so you can just store your private key in one secure place instead of giving it to any untrusted buggy client? You would need some protocol for clients to request your authenticator to sign a message.