Do as I preach, not as I do.
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2023-07-03T12:44:20+02:00 Event JSON
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Last Notes npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker In India EV news today, a few 2 wheeler EV OEMs are willing to share any customer data required by the government. First these 2 wheeler EV makers did not comply with FAME II localisation norms—mandating at least 50% of their components in the EVs be indigenously manufactured or locally sourced, because they weren’t able to source local materials. This must have been clear to them at the manufacturing stage. Then they passed on the subsidy to customers for sales numbers. Now after the government asked these EV makers for their share and delisted them from NAB portal, they are requesting them to reinlist without paying the government since somehow it’s unfair to damage a company’s future business because of past wrongdoings. And what about the subsidy that is passed on to the customers? Apparently they can be asked to return the subsidy amount. And for this EV makers are willing to share customer data. Source: https://yourstory.com/2023/08/hero-electric-rs-2-000-cr-loss-benling-axes-jobs-fame-ii-subsidy npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker TIL Apple had a phygital strategy in 2007 even before the term phygital was coined “Imagine walking into a participating Starbucks, hearing a great song, and being able to instantly download it onto your iPod or iPhone. We think this is very cool.” - Steve Jobs Starbucks customers could wirelessly browse, search for, preview, buy and download music from the iTunes® Wi-Fi Music Store at Starbucks onto their iPod® touch, iPhone™ or PC or Mac® running iTunes while at a participating location. Customers will be able to browse, search and freely preview millions of songs, including a new “Now Playing” service which displays the name of the song playing in the Starbucks store at that moment, then easily buy and download songs or albums directly to their device. Source: https://lnkd.in/dT5AfwFk npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Pro Tip: Mention "I used ChatGPT" after completion of every task so that you boss doesn't ask to you refine it using ChatGPT npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Furlenco had raised roughly $230 million (roughly 1,880 crore) including $140 million in debt in 2021 (https://entrackr.com/2021/07/furlenco-raises-140-mn-in-series-d-led-by-zinnia-global-fund/) In 2023, it is selling 35% for $37 million, valuing it at roughly $100 million (https://entrackr.com/2023/07/sleepwell-parent-acquires-kurlon-scoops-up-35-stake-in-furlenco/) Low interest rates, ambitious growth projections ruined the startup funding ecosystem npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker What are 'paid' relays in Nostr? Who is it for? Who has to pay? npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker MS Office Personal costs 80% of MS Office Family Microsoft 365 Family (up to 6 people) - INR 6,199/year - INR 1,033/year/person Microsoft 365 Personal (only 1 person) - INR 4,899/year/person Why is MS Office pricing so skewed against a single user? https://cdn.nostr.build/i/68c40ae6fb00d148f89460f1f20490566366ed47abdb20c33a8775cabcca4816.jpg npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Not me 🥺 npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Key takeaways about health insurance from “How India Buys Insurance” report by policy bazaar 1. For 56 per cent, a recommendation from friends and family was the main trigger for purchasing health insurance 2. About 58 per cent respondents said they trust the brands they are familiar with or the brands that have been around for a long time, both while purchasing health insurance. 3. 40 per cent respondents cited high premiums as the reason for not purchasing health insurance 4. 53 per cent found the products/ process difficult to understand and thus, dropped out 5. 80 per cent respondents across health and life insurance looked online for information before purchasing the policy. However, over 85 per cent ended up purchasing offline primarily through an agent they knew or was recommended by friends and family. All of these are opportunities to tap into. Here’s the “How India Buys Insurance” report https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eHvKRlMBJXEeTpYPFkw7lQaz5vf_Yxzi/view npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker I am tired of passing the same content on Twitter, Threads and Nostr. But only on Nostr I can change the UI/UX according to my liking. npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker What if Instagram followers like Threads better and this becomes the tipping point for them to join twitter for text content 🤯 npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker TIL Mahindra also has an insurance company Most big Indian business groups have an insurance company: Tata, Reliance, Birla, Bajaj, SBI, HDFC, ICICI, Axis. Mahindra seemed an anomaly Kotak General Insurance - 100% owned by Kotak Mahindra Bank in which Mahindra has roughly 5% npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Stockholm Syndrome was first used by the media in 1973 when four hostages were taken during a bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden. The hostages defended their captors after being released and would not agree to testify in court against them. Learnt this while watching “Clark” on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/watch/81113742) #note1nsq…pcye npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Zapped you just now npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Damus (iOS) users can go to profile and zap. https://nostr.build/i/6a086498f14c97f6982e37a29e40ad9fdeaf104a68001adb8f7407df3f80d326.jpg npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker I deleted my Facebook (not Meta) account because it was sharing my data with 300+ organisation The “App Settings” page allows you to see all the apps that have access to your Facebook account To do this, open your Facebook account and go to the “Settings” menu, and then click “Apps and Websites.” npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker On the other hand the England U21 team which won 3-0 have 10/16 players who played representing the big 6 of English football. Of those 10, Manchester City has 4 (including loan) while Manchester United has 0. #note1nrt…l0lq npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker The U21 Spain team which won 5-1 in the semifinal have 0 Real and only 1 Barca player. But when it’s time for the main tournaments, somehow it’s all Real+Barca. https://nostr.build/i/6ea4d8d968cb626c5f7e3a58a27e68f3037ef6ebbc478d1a4b584a2306f07953.jpg npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Sadly yes. I wish there was a way to stop sharing our data. Like opting out plus as soon as we log out out our data is deleted from the server. npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Chat GPT free version has information only till 2021. Google Bard makes up stats. Research cannot be solely dependent on these. I use Chat GPT to understand concepts but am still dependent on good ol' Google search :( npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Is there a way to connect Twitter with Nostr? So that if I post in Twitter, it can be replicated in Nostr and vice versa? npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Amethyst 9gag Reddit npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Also try setting up lightening network if you do crypto. I learned how to do it yesterday note1ga7s752wf2qze9077uy4m5mrew3qsgzr8n7q922k85a9m7r7yjcs6j9dxm npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Thank you for sharing. I learn something new about Nostr everyday and it sounds full of possibilities and freedom, something other social media platform lack. npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Is there a way to shorten the private key making it easy to remember? Else I would have to keep a copy of it somewhere. I am not a big fan of using any password manager. npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker If I ever learn to create a client, I would make it very simple. 1. text posts only 2. like, view counter, retweet 3. no comment/message option 4. Follow/subscribe 5. No image/video npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker In agreement with you with respect to experimentation. npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Thank you for this. Now I seem to have a better understanding than what was available on the nostr website. Another query: So when I created my profile using a client (Damus), and post/like/zap via the client, the client is the frontend and nostr protocol is the backend? npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker For example in Amethyst client on Android, view counter is available. I think same should be made available in Damus (Jacob's law: Users spend most of their time on other sites. This means that users prefer your site to work the same way as all the other sites they already know.) npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker We do it unconsciously on twitter. We have been accustomed to look at the bottom panel of every post on all social media platform for CTAs. Views being non-CTA catches our attention (The Von Restorff effect, also known as The Isolation Effect, predicts that when multiple similar objects are present, the one that differs from the rest is most likely to be remembered.) npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Can we add “post view counter” to Damus? The like/comment/retweet to view ratio helps in choosing which post to click on. Is someone working on this? npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Is there a portal/video where I can learn what Nostr is and how it works in English (with little or no technical jargon)? npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Check the global/universe section If you like a post, Go to that individuals profile Follow Also you can share your public key so that people can follow you. npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker If you are watching Titan Season 4 on Netflix, Netflix screwed up the order of episodes. You will realise when you hit episode 7. This is the correct order to watch the episodes on Netflix 1-6, 9, 7, 8, 10-12 https://nostr.build/i/1289c5b5e7b9f1193acc87b83ffdc981dd9db7cbc147d86b3c0b3e6af98fa79b.jpg npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Thank you everyone for helping me to set up Nostr properly (still have to work on the banner image) Will definitely write about it on my website: https://talesofss.com/ npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker “Damus users can still Zap - with a little bit of work” - could you please elaborate on this? It is not showing “zap” icon next to posts in Damus. *I have just added the Wallet of Satoshi link to my profile (5 minutes ago) and am able to receive zaps but not give. Do I need to log out and log in again? https://nostr.build/i/82dc6a4445d2f675d27fc887865f1ded52724daa72670ed9bca543afb1253930.jpg npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Thank you for sharing this. Just adding the client I use and list of other clients: Clients (front ends) to access Nostr: iOS: Damus Android: Amethyst Web: Iris List of other clients: nostr.com/clients npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker I keep trying to check out new things. I heard about Nostr when Jack posted on Twitter about Apple now allowing zapping on iOS and immediately tried it out. With current social media landscape being run on whims of a few, I think decentralisation is the future. Got a reality check with this twitter rate limit npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Thank you :) Even though I use a bit of data analysis (and web scrapping) using python, have a decent knowledge about tech, and have sold AI SaaS solutions in the past, I consider myself illiterate when it comes to the development part of it. Only thing I am good at is communicating clearly. And to be honest I wasn’t expecting such a quick resolution. Thanks everyone :) npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Thank you a lot. Went to “edit profile” and pasted the address. Now it shows a zap icon next to my profile 😄 npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Somebody did this calculation showcasing an average twitter user views roughly 400 posts per day. For an average user: 4.4 hours = 264 mins Reading speed = 250 words per minute Total words read = 264 * 250 = 66k words For ease, 30 days in a month. Nb of words read per day = 2200 Average tweet size = 5.4 words Number of posts read per day= 431 posts — People spend an average of 4.4 hours per month on Twitter. I am pretty sure I spend more than that and hope that Elon didn’t use this simple of a math to come up with 8000,800 and 400 😅 npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Created the account on Wallet of Satoshi Got the receive address, but While attaching the wallet it is giving this error: https://nostr.build/i/7f91f50b5210f06ec8e1d3788f5c6b29aab4f016b19f5357caa780a3f74e7b62.jpg npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Makes sense. But governments around the world block access to online content for a variety of reasons: to shield children from obscene content, to prevent access to copyright-infringing material or confusingly named domains, or to protect national security. Can these and probably others factors be used to block access to Nostr? npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Can someone explain how do I get on the lightening network? Had read hundreds of blogs about crypto in 2018 and started using CoinDCX for crypto investing. npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker You had me there 😅 But then how do you prevent bad actors? npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Thanks to twitter rate limit One persons loss, another’s gain npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Why? npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Looking at this twitter rate limit, @jack seems to be the real visionary with Nostr. Nostr Public key: npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 Clients (front ends) to access Nostr: iOS: Damus Android: Amethyst Web: Iris nostr.com/clients npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker It has been changed to 8000, 800 and 400 now https://nostr.build/i/6a1b6dab53e8eaaf05a1162dd317a05d02c575c0cd686441a974566dd3bd2bdb.jpg npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker TBH I think I got lucky when I came to know about Nostr a couple of days ago 😅 npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Thank you. I figured out eventually what Nostr is and how it works. Looking at this twitter rate limit, @jack seems to be the real visionary with Nostr. npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Holy fuck! I googled a bit about and holy fuck! Basically the backend is the protocol and frontend can be whatever the "client" wants it to be User can decide the client Even if one client blocks, a user can always use another client But holy fuck! It feels like I was living under a rock! Also thank you :) PS posting this from IRIS client on web, earlier I was using ios app npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Did you get a revert to this? Or self-understood? What is this wallet functionality? npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker Is there a guide on how and why to use this app? Preferably explained in layman terms npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker I don’t know what client is. I am using the ios app. npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker I don’t know how to login using your public key Is there a guide to use this app? npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker I have a few queries: 1. Who is this platform for? Because it is sounding too technical for me 2. What is zap? 3. Who are the clients who can ban users? 4. How does one build using a protocol? npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker It seems to work like Twitter. Just joined. Let me check how to find and follow people npub1g87xmf27gdw7tj3h375plysl4068fd5lcvlyl8dljpskzxg6n5ts956564 ss_croaker @npub1sg6…f63m are there only two people in this app? You and @npub1xts…kk5s ?