Silicology

Decentralism
Participatory governance
Open-source/libre philosophy
Sustainability and Pro climate

Building decentralized systems for governance, public funding, and community coordination. Exploring Nostr, Rust, cryptography, and peer-to-peer networks. I believe transparent protocols, voluntary cooperation, and reputation-based governance can help communities solve collective problems without relying on centralized institutions.

Last Notes

2026-07-04 15:50:36 GMT

One don’t necessarily need heavy, complex cryptography if your threat model relies on social accountability.
https://iambrainstorming.github.io/chapters/education/why-some-schools-perform.html#solving-the-vote-tally-problem-with-federated-trusted-relays

2026-07-04 13:54:19 GMT

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Bitcoin is not a sound money either, as it does not help in sustaining the economy, reduces the velocity of money, and increases poverty. Its only benefits are for early holders. What we need is programmatically taxable money with a fixed supply that increases the velocity of money and uses taxes to provide universal basic income and fund other public goods.
https://iambrainstorming.github.io/chapters/economics/gold-standard-criticisms.html

2026-07-04 11:54:02 GMT

https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/783
Shouldn't we move to webtransport now instead of websockets. Its 2026. Chrome supports it now, but its not stable in Firefox.
https://github.com/BiagioFesta/wtransport
#Rust #Nostr

2026-07-04 10:45:52 GMT

The Web of Trust on Nostr is working as expected, but it's still very early—it's only been three months since its launch. It will become even more effective as more users join.

2026-07-04 10:37:52 GMT

Building Transparent Online School Governance with Nostr, Decentralized Identity, and Verifiable Online Voting
https://iambrainstorming.github.io/chapters/education/why-some-schools-perform.html#why-decentralized-app-sdk-like-nostr

2026-07-04 10:35:20 GMT

Why nostr don't catch up as bluesky. There are very few users in nostr
Nostr has struggled to match Bluesky’s user growth primarily due to a high barrier to entry and niche positioning, whereas Bluesky offered a polished, centralized-like experience that appealed to mainstream users fleeing Twitter.
Community and Positioning
Bluesky benefited from strong press coverage as a Twitter spinoff and attracted a broad demographic, including digital artists, activists, and general social media users. Nostr is strongly associated with the Bitcoin community and anti-censorship ideology, which many perceive as a niche "Web3" project. This positioning has saturated its core base of crypto-enthusiasts and disenfranchised Twitter users, while simultaneously alienating broader audiences who may view cryptocurrency as controversial or complex.
Technical and Social Dynamics
While Nostr offers superior flexibility for developers and true censorship resistance, it lacks the intuitive moderation tools and trust-and-safety teams that Bluesky implemented to retain mainstream users. Additionally, Nostr’s user experience often suffers from fragmented content and a lack of historical post storage on default relays, which can deter casual users who expect a stable, Twitter-like feed. Bluesky’s growth was also driven by social dynamics, where users migrated simply because their existing communities were already there, creating a network effect that Nostr has yet to replicate at scale.
https://npub1rmtr50yzdth073r0ykt0hjcryf9x04dd4pkf082l2ww33uz5tn6sadevrm.blossom.band/51b8b99767ff385b70ff43ba6cb58926121a15674233e869cc9aebe208143b9c.jpg