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Ed Hubstead

I have the same problem with people who do not understand anthropology. Until one comprehends anthropology properly, it is challenging to truly understand humans. It is crucial to appreciate anthropology first before examining anything else. Otherwise, you risk developing an incorrect view of the world and making poor decisions.

2025-08-18 01:53:41 UTC

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ChatGPT fixes this

2025-08-17 23:49:06 UTC

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evolution is mad right, one generation and the people with an anti human mindset are gone

2025-08-17 09:00:46 UTC

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fuckyoutube is a good alternative video platform name

2025-08-16 23:26:10 UTC

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it's scary how quickly people forget, there needs to be real justice for what was done

2025-08-16 23:17:10 UTC

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proper self sovereign id solves everything like this

2025-08-16 12:33:10 UTC

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can someone translate for me please

2025-08-16 03:54:28 UTC

Now I get it "Vibe coding" is just a psyop to get you lazy hippy fuckers working again :))

2025-08-15 02:22:09 UTC

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Hi. I see you have a pretty good following and you're someone of some prominence on NOSTR. I've not picked your account for any particular reason, but I wanted to reply to this message because it relates to what I have in mind.
I've got a number of points I want to make, and I think a very good strategic plan for how to accelerate the adoption of Bitcoin globally. So I'm going to go through a number of points one after the other. If you're interested and reply, maybe you can help me figure out—or we can figure out—a way to get this idea out on NOSTR, because I think it helps both Bitcoin and NOSTR.
So, my first point would be that Bitcoin Maxis do not actually help Bitcoin, because the premise that Bitcoin is unique and has unique characteristics would make Bitcoin unique in the history of all technology ever—which is a fallacy. I don't think this is a good argument to push, because anybody can see that.
Now, there are things unique about Bitcoin in the sense that it’s got first-mover advantage, the scale of the network, its age, stability, and many other factors. There are interesting points like that. But this whole “Bitcoin Maxi,” “Bitcoin is special,” “It's unique,” “There’s nothing else like it,” followed by complex arguments—does not help the Bitcoin brand.
Do you agree with that, firstly?

2025-08-14 18:10:38 UTC

why are there so many people on NOSTR that give me the feeling they believe in horoscopes?

2025-08-14 04:58:24 UTC

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Maxis don't help

2025-08-14 03:12:30 UTC

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If you're not in a rush to do this, I'm trying to buy a Pixel phone from my network provider, but their customer service is slow. Once I decide which phone I'm getting, I can make some videos of me trying to set it up. There's a good chance I might break it, knowing me, which could make for interesting videos. I've been told it's straightforward, but that advice came from someone super smart.

2025-08-13 23:36:32 UTC

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I'm in the process of trying to solve this too, apparently you can only do this with a google Pixel phone

2025-08-11 11:16:17 UTC

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seems accurate

2025-08-11 07:07:53 UTC

You who’ve never grasped the nature of evil, you who describe them as ‘misguided
idealists’—may the God you invented forgive you!—they are the essence of evil, they, those
anti-living objects who seek, by devouring the world, to fill the selfless zero of their soul. It is not your
wealth that they’re after. Theirs is a conspiracy against the mind, which means: against life and man.
“It is a conspiracy without leader or direction, and the random little thugs of the moment who cash
in on the agony of one land or another are chance scum riding the torrent from the broken dam of the
sewer of centuries, from the reservoir of hatred for reason, for logic, for ability, for achievement, for
joy, stored by every whining anti-human who ever preached the superiority of the ‘heart’ over the
mind.
“It is a conspiracy of all those who seek, not to live, but to get away with living, those who seek to
cut just one small corner of reality and are drawn, by feeling, to all the others who are busy cutting
other corners—a conspiracy that unites by links of evasion all those who pursue a zero as a value:
the professor who, unable to think, takes pleasure in crippling the mind of his students, the
businessman who, to protect his stagnation, takes pleasure in chaining the ability of competitors, the
neurotic who, to defend his self-loathing, takes pleasure in breaking men of self-esteem, the
incompetent who takes pleasure in defeating achievement, the mediocrity who takes pleasure in
demolishing greatness, the eunuch who takes pleasure in the castration of all pleasure—and all their
intellectual munition-makers, all those who preach that the immolation of virtue will transform vices
into virtue. Death is the premise at the root of their theories, death is the goal of their actions in
practice—and you are the last of their victims.

2025-08-11 06:49:22 UTC

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Cool, cheers for that. I find things like that amusing because there are so many people who just complain all the time about everything and don't realize how lucky they are just to be alive every morning. :)

2025-08-11 05:46:06 UTC

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very good, is that you in the video?

2025-08-10 13:36:18 UTC

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Hi, could you DM me?

2025-08-10 03:28:04 UTC

I recently had an intriguing conversation with a friend from the USA who has a DUI conviction. It occurred during a routine check, and while driving somewhat erratically, he was stopped and prosecuted. No one was hurt, and there were no victims. Nonetheless, this situation has dragged on for several years. Recently, he ended up in jail for thirty days, likely due to non-compliance with certain post-conviction requirements.
What is particularly interesting is that he is now struggling to find employment despite being highly skilled in technical fields. Following numerous rejections, I advised him to disclose his conviction upfront in interviews to avoid wasting time. Surprisingly, he found that employers were willing to hire him and were not concerned about his DUI. However, their insurance companies will not provide coverage if they employ individuals with certain convictions. Thus, these insurance companies are effectively acting as a form of social credit system.
I am curious if any Americans have encountered a similar situation and if there are solutions to this issue. It seems quite unfair, especially for someone as intelligent as my friend, who is involved in my automated farming project. Helping him is in my interest, and I find this situation absurd.

2025-08-10 01:10:35 UTC

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did you dm me?

2025-08-10 01:09:55 UTC

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Thank you very much for that feedback; it's much appreciated. Just out of curiosity, what happened there during COVID? How were you affected by the lockdowns and suchlike?

2025-08-09 13:32:45 UTC

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That's a cool thing to auction, have you though about that?

2025-08-09 13:13:19 UTC

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Oh well, I'm just average

2025-08-09 11:59:17 UTC

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Engagement on NOSTR is so chill, shows you dead internet theory is real :))

2025-08-09 11:57:11 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/4e58dd6be52f15ad68db99859d3d090e5ff8b760304d494a59fae3717b3f8036.png

2025-08-09 11:36:21 UTC

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Hi. How is it living there? How is it for Westerners who come and live there? I'm curious because that's quite close to where I am, and I'm scouting out backup plan locations if things don't work out here.

2025-08-09 11:34:30 UTC

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Right at the beginning of that video, I think there's a second duck behind the tiger, which is sticking its one eye out to have a look. The way the video is cut gives the impression that the first duck has swung around the back and popped up behind the tiger. But I think that it's just the second duck that was already there coming up behind the tiger. I hope you find that useful information.

2025-08-08 13:02:01 UTC

https://youtube.com/shorts/0wy9YyIgVJo?si=

2025-08-08 04:35:59 UTC

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Wait. Let me get this straight. Your woman telling me how to be a man. Right?

2025-08-08 04:34:10 UTC

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Helloooooooo, buying an investment or asset that generates income means someone else is doing the work, d'oh!

2025-08-07 18:27:09 UTC

https://youtube.com/shorts/cb8H8VbN1po?feature=share

2025-08-07 11:21:18 UTC

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Very true!

2025-08-07 09:10:38 UTC

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torrents are safe right?

2025-08-07 05:01:08 UTC

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i need some help with graphene, can i zap you for some assistance?

2025-08-06 18:38:18 UTC

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This is exactly why we need to solve self-sovereign identity properly so that you only get one identity. You can't fake it by creating a new identity, and no one can pretend to be you. You have one reputation to play with, and that's your lot in life. You don't get a second chance. People might like to give you a second chance on individual issues, but your identity is your identity, and whatever you do lives with you forever. That's the only way to stop people from doing things like this. No one serious will risk damaging their real identity.

2025-08-06 04:19:18 UTC

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what are those mining?

2025-08-05 20:03:31 UTC

A famous communist died in Romania today
A reminder to you all, freedom is easy to lose and hard to recover
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2025-08-05 14:22:56 UTC

NOSTR does feel like the early days of the internet in some ways

2025-08-05 12:17:18 UTC

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because they were honest

2025-08-05 06:48:48 UTC

More bullshit from elon/x
https://blossom.primal.net/133ff5b0c38a8f885743f05d8a318a70696dd7e5ef9651e631ac14ba60a2ec43.png

2025-08-05 06:38:21 UTC

https://youtu.be/3hwXIjqVY0Q
We don't need immigrants and robots so which one is it?

2025-08-04 05:20:43 UTC

YouTube is just like old Twitter, "Mr. Beast" is promoted as part of a woke agenda
https://blossom.primal.net/31be76c6142d181ec7e3b18a47fa768f2cc39f650f5a7c8153cf433bfbae8501.png

2025-08-03 06:15:37 UTC

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2025-08-03 03:07:56 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTerwIniB24

2025-08-03 02:44:20 UTC

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I'm very curious about your opinion on something somewhat related to this topic. It's now being speculated openly that the mostly young males from hostile nations, who are being put up in hotels in the UK, are, in fact, an army, and that is their intended use. What's your opinion on that?

2025-08-03 02:23:29 UTC

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It's always astounding how few people think on a long-term basis. I often meet people my age, some with children and even grandchildren, who don't seem to care much about what happens after they die, which I find quite astounding. For the sake of discussion, let's say I agree with your goals. What would be the top three actions you would take to set us on that path?

2025-08-03 01:55:33 UTC

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I've had many conversations over the last ten years since I became extremely focused on these issues. I'm curious about your answer to this: What would you like for humanity in the next five hundred years? What direction would you like things to take? Let's say the top three issues you'd like to see resolved?

2025-08-02 15:05:14 UTC

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On this subject, I had an interesting conversation with an Eastern European lady living in Spain, whom I've known for a while. She follows me on social media and is aware of what I'm doing here. I've been trying to explain Bitcoin and the fiat money system to her. She made a very interesting point: if you manage to bring the current system down, what will replace it? In her mind, the financial system is crucial and can't simply be eliminated; it needs a replacement she can understand. She's unlikely to grasp Bitcoin the way you or I do anytime soon.
This is a valid point. It's necessary to not only propose replacing the system but also to clarify what it will be replaced with, why it is necessary, how it will work, and how people can engage with it. There needs to be a clear, collective goal that everyone can align with. I still believe we're a long way from achieving this. People like this lady, who are open to being onboarded, need to be brought into the fold. The question remains: how do we do that?

2025-08-02 14:31:22 UTC

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this is a pointless waste of time, we're on the same side

2025-08-02 14:21:01 UTC

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i'm not insulted i said it's insulting, i'm assuming you're anti fiat money and pro decentralization right?

2025-08-02 14:09:48 UTC

https://youtube.com/shorts/plO363MFqpQ?feature=share

2025-08-02 13:59:37 UTC

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weird then because none of my friends behave or live in environments like those portrayed in that advert

2025-08-02 08:51:14 UTC

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Zuckerberg should get jail for life just for this alone

2025-08-02 06:22:56 UTC

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Have you ever been to England?

2025-08-01 17:05:18 UTC

Thoughts?
https://youtube.com/shorts/fwSmQUIghMU?feature=share

2025-08-01 10:13:29 UTC

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I'm English, trust me, it's extremely insulting

2025-08-01 03:01:23 UTC

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The way it represents the British people

2025-08-01 00:33:34 UTC

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trump is a fiat guy, always has been

2025-08-01 00:32:28 UTC

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how is that a good advert?

2025-07-31 11:30:39 UTC

Wow!
https://blossom.primal.net/d091dcbd671a810e5ae92eb1335bf8ee904c51e5311040b6144e66939d55e9ee.jpg

2025-07-31 11:29:54 UTC

https://www.reuters.com/business/kraken-seeks-500-million-funding-15-billion-valuation-information-reports-2025-07-29/

2025-07-31 08:58:53 UTC

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You lost me at "maintaining the happiness of multiple women", I'm not sure you understand the concept of a harem :))

2025-07-31 08:57:26 UTC

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That sounds fantastic

2025-07-31 07:50:30 UTC

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however i think the masses are waking up to that now

2025-07-31 07:03:24 UTC

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oh i see, no i think harems are possible, just tricky to keep stable

2025-07-31 02:16:27 UTC

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weimar conditions

2025-07-31 02:00:29 UTC

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Retirement is such a crazy idea. Why do something you'd want to retire from? I'm not being ironic. Why would anyone do that? Yet, so many people do. It's really sad. What's fantastic is the internet now offers people another way of thinking—other options. The world is your oyster, as they say. The information is there for the taking and acting upon. It's your choice.

2025-07-31 01:57:00 UTC

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Every one of these fuckers with their image on the internet spreading this kind of stupid shit needs to be held accountable. They shouldn't be forgiven for what they've done. I don't think we need to make huge examples of them, but they need to be completely stripped of any power or influence in the future.

2025-07-31 01:47:26 UTC

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It's hilarious to think anyone's about to give up their guns at this stage in the proceedings. What a tosser. I'm glad we have all the videos of these fuckers saying this stuff.

2025-07-31 01:03:05 UTC

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yes, i think he has a good network

2025-07-31 00:56:31 UTC

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haha could be ai but they're not :))

2025-07-31 00:56:01 UTC

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What's so entertaining about these delusional morons is that they don't realize that once people wake up to decentralized technology and how they can share information freely, they won't go back to trusting the old systems or the government. Once people have this realization, it's a trapdoor—a one-way street. These guys are losing, which is why they're panicking. It's only a matter of time before they become utterly meaningless, and I think they know that. People will demand justice because everyone will remember how they behaved. What's going to happen in two or three years when people are still showing videos of their support for oppressive actions, while the good people of the world are in power?

2025-07-30 23:26:06 UTC

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Orange man good?

2025-07-30 15:53:09 UTC

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fuck me, now they'll go after the bitcoin ceo!

2025-07-30 14:53:25 UTC

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as a woman you don't get to specify what men should like :))

2025-07-30 14:48:10 UTC

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we need to be voting on issues not f'ing parties

2025-07-30 14:45:08 UTC

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great stuff!

2025-07-30 13:59:24 UTC

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I'm not surprised you don't have a harem with that attitude

2025-07-30 13:55:28 UTC

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wankers, politicians should have competency and honesty tests, it's good they're panicking, they should be

2025-07-30 13:42:23 UTC

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audio voice is a great way to check someone out

2025-07-30 13:30:20 UTC

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The way I see it, humans and centralization are obviously the week link. Imagine how much money and resources this guy has; obviously, he's a huge target, but still, he's being played with. I suspect he's backed down to some degree because things have happened on Telegram (more censorship). Now you don't know if it's been compromised in some way. My hope would be that once there's a proper mesh system working that they cannot defeat, it will draw the attention of governments, and platforms like Telegram will be left alone because they'll become secondary platforms where people share things, rather than where people discover things. That's a very important point. We don't need to communicate uncensored at very high bandwidth. We just need to be able to point each other to important information, people, and events.

2025-07-30 07:37:02 UTC

Good question — Bluetooth range can be extended well beyond typical consumer expectations with custom hardware, antennas, and power configurations. Let’s break it down:
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## 📡 Theoretical Bluetooth Range by Class
| **Bluetooth Class** | **Power Output** | **Typical Range (Indoor)** | **Max Range (Ideal Conditions)** |
| ------------------- | ---------------- | -------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| Class 3 | 1 mW | \~1 meter | \~10 meters |
| Class 2 | 2.5 mW | \~10 meters | \~50 meters |
| Class 1 | 100 mW | \~100 meters | **\~300–1000+ meters** |
> 🔧 Most phones are Class 2 or 3. Custom setups can use **Class 1 modules** with high-gain antennas.
---
## 🛠️ Custom Hardware Range Expansion
With modifications:
### ✅ 1. **High-Gain Directional Antennas**
* Patch, Yagi, or parabolic grid antennas can focus the Bluetooth beam
* Range can exceed **1 km line-of-sight**
* Example: Point-to-point modules like **UBlox**, **Roving Networks RN-41**, or **ESP32 + u.FL connector**
### ✅ 2. **External Power Amplifiers**
* Legally limited in some countries, but boosts effective radiated power (ERP)
* Can push practical Bluetooth LE range to **2–4 km** in optimal rural or elevated conditions
### ✅ 3. **Class 1 Bluetooth Modules**
* Some dev boards (like Nordic nRF52840) can operate with 100 mW output
* Paired with low-noise amplifiers (LNA) and external antennas
---
## 🌍 Real-World Extended Bluetooth Examples
* **Mesh relay hopping** (like in Bitchat): with 100–300 m per hop, a mesh of 10–20 devices could stretch coverage **several kilometers**
* **ESP32 BLE + Directional Antenna**: users have achieved **1–2 km** LOS range using patch or biquad antennas
* **LoRa-BLE hybrids**: while not true Bluetooth, some boards emulate BLE over long-range modulation for **10+ km**
---
## ⚠️ Legal + Practical Notes
* Regulatory bodies (like the FCC/CE) limit ERP for 2.4 GHz
* Using **external antennas or PA/LNA modules** may violate consumer device certifications
* More power means more interference and power draw — not ideal for mobile mesh unless nodes are solar or mains powered
---
## 🧠 Bottom Line
With proper setup:
* **Class 1 + directional antenna** = up to **1 km LOS**
* **Mesh relaying** = easily 3–10 km range across nodes
* **BLE 5.0 Long Range (coded PHY)** = native support for **several hundred meters** with compatible devices
---
Would you like help designing a basic BLE relay node with an ESP32 and external antenna?

2025-07-30 06:58:55 UTC

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testing

2025-07-30 06:25:52 UTC

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I guess the entire point of this is that ultimately you end up with a mesh network communication system that can't be turned off because people already have these devices in their hands, right? So it doesn't matter if you lose network connectivity. This is about experimenting with getting mobile phones set up as mesh network nodes.

2025-07-30 05:30:59 UTC

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I was thinking that if you could take one ASIC chip and put it on a smaller device, you wouldn't lose too much economy of scale compared to a huge mining unit. Then a nice idea would be to promote single miners as a form of lottery, but an ethical lottery because you're supporting decentralized mining. At the same time, you could make that device a hardware wallet, so people have a self-custody device. The aim is to get a small amount of bitcoin and a mining device into the hands of as many people as possible and sell it as a free speech, sound money pitch. Like, buy one of these, and you might get lucky one day, similar to the premium bonds in England. You see my point?

2025-07-30 05:18:16 UTC

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Isn't it the simplest solution to put everything on a torrent and then have a highly compressed thumbnail version of the video so you can review videos in really low resolution and decide whether to download the full torrent, funding it with crypto micropayments or lightning payments? What's wrong with the video hosting or NOSTR? Because the video hosting on NOSTR seems very good. Can you try to explain the problem a little better?

2025-07-29 16:58:06 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ubimYOiaWUg

2025-07-29 16:25:51 UTC

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2025-07-29 16:06:46 UTC

This seems like a huge publicity opportunity for NOSTR!
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2025-07-29 15:47:16 UTC

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2025-07-29 11:18:13 UTC

GPT says.......
Running a **Nostr node** typically means running a **Nostr relay**, which is a server that stores and forwards messages (called “events”) between Nostr clients. It's much simpler than running a full Bitcoin node or a Mastodon server — but you still need to understand a few key components.
Here’s what’s involved:
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### ✅ 1. **Choose a Relay Server Implementation**
Popular open-source relay implementations:
* `nostr-rs-relay` (Rust, performant, widely used)
* `Nostream` (TypeScript/Node.js, extensible)
* `go-nostr` (Go, easy to set up)
---
### ✅ 2. **System Requirements**
* **Lightweight:** A small VPS or even a Raspberry Pi is usually enough
* **Requirements:**
* Linux (Ubuntu/Debian preferred)
* 1 CPU, 512MB+ RAM
* 10GB+ disk (depending on storage strategy)
* Public IP or accessible hostname
* Open port (default is 7777 or 443 if reverse proxy)
---
### ✅ 3. **Installation & Setup**
Example: Using `nostr-rs-relay`
```bash
git clone https://github.com/scsibug/nostr-rs-relay.git
cd nostr-rs-relay
cargo build --release
./target/release/nostr-rs-relay
```
Or use a prebuilt Docker image.
---
### ✅ 4. **Configuration**
You can configure:
* Port (default 7777)
* Database (SQLite or Postgres)
* Max events stored / time retention
* Authorization (public or private)
* Relay policy (e.g. NIP-11 support, whitelisting, event kinds)
---
### ✅ 5. **(Optional) Set Up a Reverse Proxy**
If you want your relay available over HTTPS:
* Use **Nginx** or **Caddy** with **Let's Encrypt** for TLS
* Forward requests from `wss://yourdomain.com` to the relay
---
### ✅ 6. **Announce Your Relay**
* Include your relay URL in your Nostr profile
* Submit it to relay lists (like on [nostr.watch](https://nostr.watch))
* Consider setting `read` and `write` permissions or rate limits
---
### ✅ 7. **Maintain It**
* Regularly update your relay software
* Monitor uptime and performance (use `htop`, `journalctl`, etc.)
* Optionally prune old events or set DB size limits
---
### 🚀 Bonus Features You Can Add
* NIP-05 verification
* Paid relay access (Zap splits, LNURL-pay)
* Logging & dashboards (Grafana + Prometheus)
* Peer relay federation (less common for now)