plantimals

interested in building bridges from RSS => nostr and nostr => RSS

creator of https://nostr.io
proprietor of wss://nostr.drss.io

if you have suggestions or want to help (especially w/ UI) please reach out.

home page: https://plantimals.org

Public Key

npub1mkq63wkt4v94cvq869njlwpszwpmf62c84p3sdvc2ptjy04jnzjs20r4tx

NIP-05 Address

_@plantimals.org

NIP-57 Address

plantimals@getalby.com

Profile Code

nprofile1qqsdmqdght96kz6uxqrazee0hqcp8qa5a9vr6sccxkv9q4ez86ef3fgpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8wetvd3hhyer9wghxuet5qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9ug87han

Publishing to

nostr-pub.wellorder.net

nos.lol

relay.noswhere.com

Author Public Key

npub1mkq63wkt4v94cvq869njlwpszwpmf62c84p3sdvc2ptjy04jnzjs20r4tx

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2024-07-31 22:59:09

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we're being steamed. yesterday we saw heat index 131 https://image.nostr.build/d7b2b42006cceeb3737d1047b5e872d3ecfdaf654c252d3e1566c38f94ea3719.jpg

2024-07-02 19:19:26

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I recommend dipping into some of the podcasts hosted by @npub1awy…79n4 :
This Week in Bitcoin: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-bitcoin/id1733733790
Linux Unplugged, this episode is about #nostr, but #nix is a common topic: https://linuxunplugged.com/568

2024-06-25 23:05:53

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vscode is riddled with telemetry sending data back to the microsoft mothership.
beyond that, just add the vim plugin and learn vim motions before you ditch vscode. maybe you never ditch it, but you'll likely see improvements in your coding performance. also it is fun to learn, feels like a super power.

2024-06-21 11:57:10

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@npub1mat…6fsr started inkscspe. nostr is filled with amazing people

2024-06-15 13:17:42

the Massie citadel
https://youtu.be/Y9ikrpW9GcQ?si=xV16uksZ2HONt2Pw

2024-06-14 12:25:31

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is Jack Butcher on #nostr?

2024-06-13 18:47:39

> Those who don't build must burn. It's as old as history and juvenille delinquents
From Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451"

2024-06-10 11:56:02

gm #coffeechain https://image.nostr.build/139bae41d81e1709b1131afc016768ecf4ae6559bf1e03f390f324bf3b961b10.jpg

2024-06-03 16:50:53

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same energy https://youtu.be/y5HLn3eYLSo?si=_ANK0WO3swCIogqP

2024-06-02 14:57:54

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there is nothing wrong with RSS. it has served us well for nearly 25 years. but there are several points worth considering. for this example, I will specify a static html site, something like that generated by Hugo, where the author writes markdown, compiles the static files (including an RSS XML), and then publishes them to a web-server.
RSS:
1) is based on polling, which adds a non-zero cost to the host in having to handle a constant barrage of requests (assuming some popularity...), and also requires that the source be online to serve the content. obviously there are ways to deal with all of this, but the naive setup leads most implementations here.
2) has a limited capacity. in order for a subscriber to have access to content that is not included in the XML, some other means is required. hence, we end up with centralized solutions like feedly and the like. again, this is not a huge problem, as the content of the XML can be limited to URLs and descriptions. a standard approach to RSS implementations is to only include the most recent n items.
3) has a single point of failure, the file server that returns the XML, which is probably the same server that makes the deep linked content available as well.
4) leaves many traces indicating one's interest in the content. there will be a DNS query for the domain the XML is hosted on, and more queries for retrieving the content.
again, these are not horrible tradeoffs for something so valuable, and I use RSS every day to great effect. but #nostr brings some interesting features to the table to address these points. the equivalent in nostr would be an npub that publishes the same markdown files that went into the hugo implementation as NIP-23 Long Form notes.
1) push-style delivery. near-instantaneous delivery to clients with open connections, piggy-backing on network connections that are already there (assuming you are using nostr for anything else).
2) capacity is hard to compare directly since they are different modes of access, but assuming you are reading notes via a client that supports it, you can query the indicated relays for any other long form notes from the same npub to see all content previously published, rather than relying on only those items which are present in the XML.
3) the long-form notes that make up the content of the nostr version of the feed could just as easily disappear, or be published to a single relay only and forgotten, but much more likely is that the notes end up on several large nodes, and get spread hither and yon from there. and since the notes serve as notification AND content, being notified of content and having the content are the same.
4) again since the note contains the content itself, the only traces available to the networks you are traversing to talk to relays are that you connected to a relay, not which npubs you searched for or were delivered.
I'd like to know what you think the "deep and fundamental flaw" in what I'm saying here is. there's no magic, just better mechanical sympathy between the use case and the implementation, in my opinion.

2024-05-29 20:18:32

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yes, and it has come a long way in 2 years, thank you.

2024-05-29 01:51:43

https://image.nostr.build/327fe889f12c164ef493cdaae631b6fba8e9381e34f5c60bec386e8c5c193355.jpg

2024-05-27 17:36:54

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decentralizable

2024-05-26 03:26:21

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glad to hear it. I'll ping you when I have something to try.

2024-05-26 01:28:07

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I am working on this problem now. starting with storing OPML as lists of lists of feeds. the idea being to provide the service of backing up one's rss and podcast feeds, with the ability to browse the feeds of those you follow, and add any of their feeds or lists of feeds. import/export OPML. then eventually to read feeds, and follow nostr longform publishers, and to syndicate RSS content as long form content as well

2024-05-22 21:45:27

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local first is a generalization of the ethos of node running
https://www.inkandswitch.com/local-first/

2024-05-20 23:05:59

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they also pioneered and early form of podcast. the radio show Off The Hook was put on by the same group. you had to go manually download the mp3's. and then put the files on my archos jukebox mp3 player.
Icm curious, it seemed like covid drove this group a little crazy. does it seem like they are still able to produce meaningful content since then?

2024-05-19 14:01:19

the "Standard Protocol" is something worth thinking about on nostr. while bitcoin is about storing, transmitting, and focusing useful energy, nostr is about storing, transmitting, and focusing attention.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/05/06/the-battle-for-attention

2024-05-17 21:09:08

can anyone point wme towards a #nix flake for xmms?
#nevent1q…jj9l

2024-05-17 17:48:42

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why not both?
https://m.primal.net/IHki.png

2024-05-16 17:52:07

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I'm experimenting with the GOTH stack: Go, Templ (and Tailwind), and HTMX. very happy so far.

2024-05-16 17:39:43

received the "Hypermedia Systems" book in the mail today, by Carson Gross on the principles that #htmx is built on. I am happy to support the effort by buying the book. but the fact that the book is 8 1/2 " x 11" format was surprising, and something I didn't realize before purchasing. so if you care about your eyes side-scrolling when reading, maybe skip the print version.
https://htmx.org/
https://hypermedia.systems/
any other htmx people out there on nostr?

2024-05-13 13:18:27

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GM nostr ☕🌅

2024-05-13 13:13:59

#nostr is designed to break the aggregators and return the network effect dividend to those who provide value to the network, proportionally.
#nevent1q…zkw5

2024-05-09 21:07:19

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it's a "how long is a piece of string" kind of answer I think. but specifically:
I'm working on an approach (nothing public yet) at managing feeds (rss, podcasts, etc), where lists are composable between users. for instance, I follow you, and suppose you had a collection of startup/finance blogs, I'd be interested in transitively folding those into my list of feeds. then, similar to gpodder, feed it out as an opml to synchronize my various places that I consume content. this takes something an early majoritarian already is familiar with, rss feeds, and extends the utility in a way that, at least to me, is compelling.

2024-05-09 18:53:01

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nostr still needs to deliver some useful feature to the user better an any other service. and the feature can't be "...but it's decentralized" or "...but it uses nostr". no one who isn't already here cares about that. we're past the early adopters and for that beach-head in the early majority.

2024-05-08 21:55:06

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true facts

2024-05-08 12:40:38

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IRL networks, like transport, electricity grids, supply chains, etc. are one example

2024-04-29 01:54:35

bleep bloop

2024-04-27 12:53:34

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you ask boring questions

2024-04-27 12:48:36

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first, that you are mistaken about not having seen it. perhaps it was just in passing. if that is ruled out, then coincidence. after that, then maybe something strange going on.

2024-04-27 12:42:48

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Jorge Luis Borges is a master of strange fiction. Urbit has some good thoughts about owning one's personal compute stack all the way to the bottom, but got lost in the shitcoin desert.

2024-04-25 17:06:50

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owning paper books is like running your own node. kindle is a shitcoin unless you exfiltrate the audio files to a device you own.

2024-04-25 12:49:33

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is this above and beyond setting CORS permissions correctly?

2024-03-21 04:09:40

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```
nix-shell -p rust
```

2024-01-11 20:33:19

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is there an ubuntu or similar distro that you'd recommend testing it out with?

2024-01-10 23:50:51

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bitcoin is for everyone

2024-01-10 23:49:39

microstrategy
#nevent1q…hv8v

2023-12-20 13:41:06

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Bourbon ∈ Whiskey

2023-12-15 18:15:05

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my hovercraft is full of eels

2023-12-14 13:48:25

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what trainwreck of a brand. this must be an attempt to wring some cash out of aging boomers

2023-12-06 02:05:22

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this will be a problem in ~9,497 years

2023-12-05 14:33:08

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owning IRL books is like running your own node. ebooks, at least as delivered by kindle, can and will rug you

2023-12-05 13:58:00

#note1t9l…gzvy come for the network, stay for the effect

2023-12-01 01:30:09

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https://nomenexplorer.com/

2023-11-08 14:53:18

#note12xu…rlkd with Vitor on our side, WAGMI

2023-10-28 13:06:04

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and then door games. tradewars is still the best multiplayer game ever

2023-10-25 12:22:47

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gm nostr

2023-10-20 21:49:07

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too little butter scraped over too much bread. we need less bread (zapathons) or more butter (people zapping)

2023-10-20 18:59:02

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absolutely. the complexities compound when you add hardware.

2023-10-19 16:58:06

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#fallstr
https://image.nostr.build/d6fedec5ff76f66c109653d7125c2909532601ce89e10c8938553ffca6920594.jpg

2023-10-18 13:59:56

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zeus said it went through but I don't see the zap in amethyst. hmm

2023-10-18 13:45:11

What's the best way to store dvd's? #asknostr
the books with plastic pockets in them are my default choice as they ditch the box and save space. but I haven't thought about this problem for 15 years or so. I've recently started buying discs again rather than enabling the enshittification of media by "buying" movies from amazon or other rentseekers. owning the disc is the "run your own node" of movies.

2023-10-18 12:33:55

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bitcoin is for enemies

2023-10-17 16:30:02

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@npub1mat…6fsr

2023-10-17 15:26:17

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amazing. and even those who would not prefer their "protections" will be forced to use them, as they are not optional. the money mafia gets their cut no matter what.

2023-10-17 12:08:45

all caps is cruise-control for sovereignty
NOSTR: based, centered, sovereign
vs
Nostr: weak, hollow, confused
#nevent1q…t620

2023-10-16 21:20:56

the nostr network effect is coming. it is the full realization of value for value. provide value to tge protocol and the protocol will bring you value in return.
#nevent1q…a6a6

2023-10-16 11:58:44

meanwhile, no cash bail
#nevent1q…ddxv

2023-10-13 22:32:14

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hagw nostr

2023-10-13 16:50:39

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bullish. what os will you run?

2023-10-08 17:51:57

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peer to peer gm aas

2023-10-08 16:37:30

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referencing "enshittification" from @npub1yxz…5qvv

2023-10-07 19:21:03

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absolutely. had this happen a few weeks ago. they begrudgingly brought me a bricks and mortar menu, but all the prices were whited out. inflation is driving this change.

2023-10-07 13:23:57

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brisket for breakfast or you're not even trying

2023-10-07 13:23:08

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GM
avoid centralization, build parallel structures

2023-10-07 13:13:36

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the github url 404's for me

2023-10-07 12:49:15

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#slugstr is a thing
https://image.nostr.build/e5d03c4d05202f9b4a8a428b08177c0d85e8c3009112773de14dd48f2cacf892.jpg

2023-10-07 01:07:53

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use NIP-94 to implement the audio enclosure, attached to a long form note with markdown shownotes and this could easily be consumed by nostrcast apps, or converted to an RSS feed for compatibility.

2023-10-06 17:17:12

unbothered
moisturized
happy
in my lane
focused
flourishing
gm nostr: https://plantimals.org/vr/360/field.html

2023-10-05 14:06:59

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chucky cheese is really stepping up their token game

2023-10-05 13:49:35

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sounds great. have a nice indian summer.

2023-10-05 13:45:41

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add value to nostr and earn your share of the network effect dividend. just as bitcoin decentralizes seigniorage proportionally to hodlers, nostr decentralizes the network effect of nostr growth to those who provide value to the network.

2023-10-05 00:47:57

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few

2023-10-03 23:48:57

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they sound like this
https://video.nostr.build/d736173a5636e80b601a984bd9852accc6329cb85286f53adecb8f29b1b4a8e6.mp4

2023-10-03 22:36:35

came across this lion's mane today
#foragestr
https://image.nostr.build/011735f5dc01143a5ef2c3d17515971370297351f0db10666a21475f2812441e.jpg

2023-10-02 23:07:33

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excellent, thanks!

2023-10-02 20:29:53

I'm looking to build a desktop tower as a daily driver. planning on running ubuntu. any suggestions on where to look for guides in buying components? I'm thinking of reviews of specific components, but also how to think about the whole process. I love @npub1txw…yt4x's guide for laptops, but looking for something similar for desktops.

2023-10-02 20:29:19

2023-10-01 16:21:52

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on in a fiat protocol where the network effect is received entirely by rentseekers. in nostr, it seems less likely

2023-10-01 16:20:00

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senior engineers are subject to gresham's law. when the market for talent is not selective enough, people will let their low skill devs go, re-rentering the pool of applicants, but hoard their true senior talent.

2023-10-01 14:29:13

in two weeks I'll give a talk about nostr here in saint louis https://apnews.com/press-release/ein-presswire-newsmatics/artificial-intelligence-peter-thiel-elon-musk-ab06fa1bd3e40d8fe5b808b69266ef6c

2023-09-30 17:31:58

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they seem to flourish during early fall. l assume this is why spiders are associated with halloween

2023-09-30 16:39:43

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#applestr

2023-09-30 14:56:09

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this must have an incredible view and also come with some significant acreage?

2023-09-29 21:56:29

the pleiades and andromeda galaxy in the same shot
https://image.nostr.build/e5bf6bd5b76d6416aeed5f6c823867642ba2f935a4b74667b91096d5cfd3bee7.jpg

2023-09-28 19:34:22

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enough is enough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nypc_Gr7jzs

2023-09-26 20:41:19

this is brilliant. thanks @npub10aw…5ys7
#naddr1qq…xath

2023-09-25 12:46:38

scientists released the andromeda strain today to waves of applause. well done lads.
#nevent1q…nmmp

2023-09-24 13:54:31

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"differentiated heavy lifting? hold my beer"

2023-09-23 17:24:12

can anyone recommend lists of long form publishers?

2023-09-23 12:22:14

#mindstr what are you?

2023-09-23 01:35:12

@npub1gcx…nj5z's #amethyst renders people lists beautifully
#nevent1q…r0p0
https://image.nostr.build/55973e957adcfa56d8f04af8223b40c5ff5d60d6116b9bcc6b7a76b3adffced9.jpg

2023-09-22 15:19:26

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you always are. but which loops are you wired into, ones you chose or ones chosen for you?

2023-09-19 14:48:28

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gm no straw!

2023-09-18 01:02:47

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I jiggled the handle and got it working:
https://nomenexplorer.com/explorer/plantimals

2023-09-18 00:13:45

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I'm trying the updaterecords form. it produces a signed event, but it seems to fall over at the publish stage. seeing console errors for updaterecords:86 and updaterecords:90.

2023-09-17 21:43:30

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thanks for the help!

2023-09-17 21:37:05

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I would appreciate that, zap incoming.

2023-09-17 21:24:05

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awesome, thank you!