PolymathicPedagogue

Veteran educator bouncing around the globe. Here to learn and share about pedagogy, languages, privacy, and more.

Current clients: Ditto, YakiHonne, moStard

XMR: 831oE9hBRNqQ6UShFdH8CYAZhqJq8t9WcPxoNbPbgQRnZeFNkfu7iNeiCyQFRFhASDBhgdcGbT2KV5FtyMqMCwX9TjrWhiq

#education #linguistics #culture #travel #privacy

Public Key

npub1xcvk9ur9q2rew2mw3hz09ty7fpx3sll354r8z72ysswgmkhfh7jq979ygr

NIP-05 Address

polymathicpedagogue@ditto.pub

Profile Code

nprofile1qqsrvxtz7pjs9puh9dhgm38j4j0ysngc0lc623n309zgg8ydmt5mlfqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqs6amnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dsushr0c

Publishing to

nostr.wine

nos.lol

relay.damus.io

Author Public Key

npub1xcvk9ur9q2rew2mw3hz09ty7fpx3sll354r8z72ysswgmkhfh7jq979ygr

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Last Notes

2026-03-18 12:50:19 UTC

Whatever you think of Saylor and his Bitcoin takes, I still think we can be excited about the progress he's making in education:
https://www.saylor.org/2026/03/exciting-news-were-officially-saylor-university/
#education

2026-03-09 13:28:50 UTC

I finally got #Meshchat up and running. I basically was lacking the proper, public-facing interfaces necessary to find peers and to find Nomadnet sites.
After messing around with this for a few hours, I can't help but feel like I'm back in my old #Bitmessage days. Does anyone else remember chat software?
#asknostr #Reticulum @npub1ge0…jcs3
#nevent1q…zrsh

2026-03-09 06:11:22 UTC

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I'm not a bot, but thanks?
Just didn't want to clog up the public interface with a config file text.

2026-03-09 05:04:36 UTC

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Just sent you a copy-paste via DM. It looks super bare bones.

2026-03-09 00:39:52 UTC

#Reticulum nerds, I need your help.
I set up Sideband on an old Android phone, and it seemed to connect to peers by itself. I was able to look at the announcements and find others to connect to all over the planet.
I've just installed MeshChat on my desktop, and it says I've not discovered any peers and thus can't receive any announcements. What can I do to connect to everyone else? Any pointers?
#asknostr @npub1ge0…jcs3

2026-03-08 01:38:07 UTC

Anybody planning to make a desktop client? It would be great to have a Nostr client that promoted secure FOSS clients for Linux, Windows, etc.
#asknostr #note1ajy…96mn

2025-11-08 01:28:23 UTC

I turned off my VPN for the first time in forever to test something and forgot to switch it back on.
However, I finally caught it when I tried to go to Archive.today, only to find that my local ISP had blocked the site, claiming it was some kind of scam site. This is the first time I've ever encountered such a warning from my ISP, which goes to show that it really does pay to have a VPN. Who is my ISP to tell me whether I can use an alternative archiving site or not?!
#privacy #freedomtech

2025-10-05 06:29:50 UTC

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Any major benefits over Cake, Monfluo, or the like?

2025-09-14 12:19:49 UTC

Today, I learned that Brunei dollar is pegged 1-to-1 with the Singaporean dollar.
https://wiki.froth.zone/wiki/Brunei-Singapore_Currency_Interchangeability_Agreement?lang=en
#ASEAN #SoutheastAsia #Brunei #Singapore $BND $SGD

2025-09-14 02:42:00 UTC

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What will you make with it? Sourdough loaves? Pancakes? Croissants?

2025-09-10 10:36:41 UTC

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That's not bad at all. Did that include shipping? Mind shooting me a link to where you ordered from?

2025-09-07 11:28:07 UTC

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May the good Lord welcome her with open arms as she arrives at the Gates of Heaven!

2025-08-31 01:08:03 UTC

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Regarding the prepaid cards, I'm curious to know how these wo3k with online purchases. In my experience, many online vendors ask you to provide a name and postal address associated with the card.
If you've just purchased what is essentially a visa gift card, can you use virtually any name and address?

2025-08-30 00:13:36 UTC

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Wow. I didn't realize that people were still use MeWe. I experimented with it when it first came out, but the activity slowly died out so I stopped checking in.
I might have to find my old credentials and see if activity has picked up at all.

2025-08-10 09:01:55 UTC

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Of course.
Just got it working on my new Graphene phone though. I think the problem was my old piece of garbage device.
@nprofile…whdf

2025-08-10 03:03:14 UTC

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Good idea. I ended up uninstalling my version (from Zapstore) and reinstalling from the Github directly (as the other person had done via Obtainium).
Unfortunately, it had the same result. I'm a bit lost as to what to do now.
#Bitchat #asknostr

2025-08-10 02:01:27 UTC

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Hello, fellow human! 😄

2025-08-07 22:04:41 UTC

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Mostard isn't quite as intuitive as the other two, but it does allow for XMR tipping. I saw that you do accept XMR on your website, so maybe it wouldn't hurt to try Mostard now and again too? The main thing you need to do is to drop an XMR address somewhere into your Nostr bio, and Mostard will use that to accept tips.

2025-07-17 18:22:49 UTC

I know I'm a little late to the party here, but forgive me. I'm just discovering #Reticulum for the first time now.
Last night, I watched this video on YouTube about a guy named Juraj sending sats with a LoRa broadcast, using the Reticulum protocol and cashu.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAX8GFn5uCI
If I understand everything correctly, that broadcast is encrypted, so there's little threat of the tokens being stolen. As long as the cashu mint is still up and running, the recipient gets his sats and can convert them back to LN or even standard BTC thereafter. Super cool!

2025-07-17 18:16:11 UTC

#Meshtastic & #Reticulum nerds, I'm thinking about getting a bunch of cheap devices and playing with both protocols.
If I've understood things correctly, Meshtastic works more like a radio in that each device itself is what has an 'identity' and that your phone app merely helps you to access any messages that come through. Thus, if some friends and I wanted to test out Meshtastic, we'll each need our own LoRa devices, even if all at the same office or residence.
For Reticulum, the RNode device relays messages, but your identity is actually tied to Sideband or whatever software you're using. So in that case, we could get away with a single RNode device on a single property but have different mobile devices with Sideband. At least, for testing purposes when everyone is within reasonable range of the device.
Am I on the right path so far?
#asknostr

2025-06-26 23:53:46 UTC

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Thanks for all that awesome info. Would a single device be able to cover the necessary ranges for all of these countries?

2025-06-26 23:52:08 UTC

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Have you taken your amateur radio license exam yet? I'm thinking of taking the exam so as to mess around with APRS.

2025-06-26 09:23:17 UTC

The health of your social life depends on you making intentional decisions to engage with your friends and family. #note17nj…6tnl

2025-06-10 10:17:10 UTC

I've asked this question a few times over the years, on various platforms, but still haven't found a solid answer:
What iPod alternatives exist today? And which will sync with some kind of FOSS equivalent to iTunes?
I'd love to listen to a dozen or so albums and also keep some podcasts synced up but would prefer not to carry my mobile phone around all the time.
Anyone seen any decent solutions out there? If possible, it'd be great to avoid the Apple ecosystem.
#asknostr

2025-04-05 01:59:13 UTC

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That's weird. It says I'm up-to-date and on the latest version, but I haven't been able to play any videos for the last few days.
I guess I might have to back up my settings and subscriptions, uninstall, and then reinstall.

2025-03-31 05:11:05 UTC

Are there any FOSS alternatives that are able to copy this Ghibli style? I'd like to create one or two images, but I'd rather not use BigTech products to do so.
#asknostr #Ghibli #Ghiblai #AI #AIArt
#nevent1q…k39w

2025-03-30 02:31:58 UTC

I'm seeing all sorts of Ghibli-style images out there now, from religious iconography to political cartoons.
Why has this suddenly become popular? And is there a particular AI tool people are using to make these?
#asknostr #Ghibli #StudioGhibli
https://media.ditto.pub/14bb81a96bbd0b23695beb9d0a51761e217e1fcef8423c6c5ec0b33093806bb8.png

2025-02-26 04:31:17 UTC

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I watched a few videos on it a couple years back and tried to create a digital Zettelkasten system with Obsidian. Unfortunately, I spent more time developing the layouts, how the cards connected, etc than actually recording key data.
If I were to attempt Zettelkasten again in the future, I think I'd need to simply copy a simple template from someone and, perhaps, use paper cards instead.

2025-02-12 11:24:15 UTC

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Don't get me wrong. I don't believe that number at all!

2025-02-01 08:28:50 UTC

Android #Olas users, did you login via bunker, nsec or some other means? I've not yet been able to log in with bunker and don't feel comfortable using my nsec right now.
#asknostr

2025-01-23 12:37:54 UTC

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Thanks for the suggestions. From a quick skim, I'm not sure if these tools will be able to perform analyses on PDFs, generate audio recordings of mock podcasts, etc. like the Google tool, but they do nevertheless look quite useful. I'll definitely be bookmarking both for later experimentation.
Thank you!

2024-12-22 02:11:46 UTC

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@npub1sae…kuqh have you ever encountered this problem on moStard?

2024-12-19 01:05:47 UTC

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Forgive me for not knowing the proper terminology, but can I set nuts.cash as my default wallet on major clients like nostrudel, Yakihonne, etc.? That way, when I click to zap someone, it just zaps directly instead of me having to go to the nuts.cash domain and messing with invoices?
If so, is there an easy tutorial to show how to add nuts.cash as a wallet on these platforms?

2024-12-06 11:25:05 UTC

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It's finally happened. I received the following error message when opening moStard today:
Unexpected Application Error!
404 Not Found
It's a sad day.

2024-11-30 11:43:19 UTC

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Interesting. So does that mean its only available to mobile users for the moment?

2024-11-10 20:59:36 UTC

I was cleaning out my bookmarks and saw that I still had Samourai's Sentinel wallet bookmarked. Alas, it seems to be no more.
Are there any comparable alternatives out there at the moment?
https://bitcoiner.guide/sentinel/
#Bitcoin #asknostr #privacy

2024-10-09 04:51:01 UTC

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I have seen some tokenized options but don't know if that's the right way forward.
I wonder if there's something that Nostr or other freedom tech could do to overcome this problem of centralized DNS.

2024-07-09 17:32:03 UTC

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I hear you on that. I'm still saving up for that combo myself.

2024-06-28 19:27:22 UTC

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Are there any secure ways to easily implement GIFs?

2024-06-06 07:29:13 UTC

A Monero educational project funded by the CCS has been released and is now live at monero.garden. Monero Garden is a website designed as a clean and friendly space to start someone's Monero journey, acting as an educational source for users to learn and explore at their own pace.
https://monero.garden
#privacy #monero #xmr

2024-06-02 12:54:40 UTC

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Mission success! Now, I'm up and running on my first paid XMR relay. Woohoo!

2023-08-20 04:05:49 UTC

Learning must start in the family. Parents, you must demonstrate to your children your own love for learning. Show them how much you love computers, Bitcoin, nature, food, culture, and everything else that fascinates you. It will only be natural that they too will want to learn and explore.
Likewise, whether you choose to homeschool or to send your children to an external school, parents must continue to stay involved in the learning process. Don't just ask if there's homework to be done. Ask your kids what they learned today. Ask them to explain this or that concept to you. Help them to develop good study habits and to get organized. Show them where to find the resources they need. As needed, hire tutors.
We can't simply dump the educational responsibility on a homeschool curriculum or a school system. Learning starts and must continue in the home.
#education #schooling #learning #unschooling #alternativeschools #selfdirectedlearning #learnstr

2023-07-09 12:25:31 UTC

I've seen a lot of conversations about how #Nostr is where it's at and the solution to everything. Alas, that's not exactly the case.
As a #freedom tech that helps us escape censorship, shadow bans, and the like on mainstream platforms, Nostr is a killer. It's revolutionary. The fact that we can take everything with us across the Nostr universe (Primal, Amethyst, Damus, etc.) is amazing and will hopefully become the standard for all moving forward.
As some others have started to point out though, Nostr cannot currently serve as a #privacy or #anonymity tool. It's simply not built for it, and we need to realize that that's okay. We have #Signal, #SimpleX chat, and similar tools, each offering different degrees of privacy for different use cases. Could we someday make an integration between these? Hopefully so, but for now we need to realize that Nostr offers us freedom to communicate, to publish, to zap, and so much more. Appreciate it for what it is, but don't pretend it's something that it's not.