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2024-09-12 15:21:33

Good morning.
Had some good discussion and conversation with my family this morning.
I value having a flexible schedule due to owning a business. Yes, there can be a lot of work, but I decide when to do it.
Which means I can start later if I want to and do not have a commute every day.
( I did stay out in my workshop until after midnight yesterday, though )

2024-09-10 17:23:41

I should at least give Rescuezilla a try sometime. I use CloneZilla all the time and that works for most of what I want to do.
Would be good to know what features and ease of use Rescuezilla has compared to CloneZilla.
#clonezilla #linux
#nevent1q…an4s

2024-09-10 17:19:49

I just recovered data from a Lenovo IdeaPad laptop that suffered damaged from a water spill.
The owner may also want to have the laptop repaired. I looked up replacement motherboards and they are available.
If replacing the motherboard, I recommend upgrading from the original Intel i3 to a replacement motherboard that has the Intel i5. It is only a bit more for cost and likely well worth it.
#recovery #repair #lenovo

2024-09-03 17:22:02

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I think I read messages that he had posted a while ago that hinted at that.
That he burned out is mostly an assumption on my part. Producing that much software in such a short time seems unnaturally prolific.
He could have just decided to move on. His name could have also been a pseudonym and he may have moved onto other projects using a different name.

2024-09-03 17:18:54

Are you a solopreneur, creator or small business owner?
What do you use for keeping track of income and expenses? A spreadsheet? Text files? Desktop or web software? Paid or free software?
#software #business

2024-09-03 17:12:39

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Dylan Araps was prolific. There was a time about four years ago where I was looking at all the stuff he had done and it was inspirational.
Though, a little demoralizing when comparing what he'd published with what I had.
Now, with hindsight, we can see that he may have burned out. He could have changed his priorities, though, too.

2024-09-03 15:04:19

I did a thermal cleaning and reapplied thermal paste for a HP ProBook 455R G6 laptop.
The heat is designed well and can be taken off with just four screws. It is also separate from the fan, which makes it easier to take off.
Reapplying thermal paste was easy and made a big difference. Fan was running all the time before and now hardly at all after the paste was replaced.
#repair #service #laptops

2024-09-03 14:37:50

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Depends on what you want to accomplish.
For business reasons, I'm thinking of going the opposite way and publishing by first and last name and building a website on a domain based on my first and last name.

2024-08-29 23:59:05

"Can Linux save this old laptop from obsolescence?"
Video: https://iv.ggtyler.dev/watch?v=bMflg88S970
#ThinkPad #Void #Linux

2024-08-29 23:58:00

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Good point about #xmpp

2024-08-29 20:30:11

"We don't love RSS enough!"
-- Gabe
https://gabe.rocks/tech/rss-love/
#rss

2024-08-21 20:02:02

On a Lenovo IdeaPad 3 laptop, I had to disable VMD in the BIOS in order for the m.2 nvme SSD to be visible to Windows.
Odd. I wonder how it got changed. Or perhaps the previous Windows installation had set up RAID and it needed VMD enabled. Not sure.
#Lenovo #Windows

2024-08-13 00:39:29

This repair was a success. I followed up with the customer a while afterwards and she was very happy with how it turned out.
#repair #jbweld
#nevent1q…dpcv

2024-08-09 21:36:59

Have a good weekend!

2024-08-06 23:51:41

JB Weld is useful stuff. Using it to adhere a DC jack back in place in a Lenovo IdeaPad after it was busted in and the original bracket destroyed.
Also used the heat of a soldering iron to push a brass anchor back into the plastic of the palm rest on the same laptop.
This laptop "experienced a fall" due to an overly energetic dog coming in contact with the charging cable.
I should be able to fix it. We'll see after letting the JB Weld epoxy cure overnight.
#laptop #repair

2024-07-25 03:22:27

Did some fun things with tech today... and had some frustrations.
The website that was supposed to "go live" today didn't. Works fine in dev server and on "live mode" with a different sub-domain... but will not load the css files when the actual final deployed domain name is switched on.
I am not the programmer, but the sysadmin.
Tested the "live" configuration with a different domain name and that works fine.
Due to testing, I think the PHP code logic that considers the domain name has a show stopping bug in it.
Programmer put some logic that changes how the website works based on what the domain name is. Being clever for different "dev" modes... but I wouldn't have done that. I would have had the result be the same, no matter what the domain name so it is predictable.
I documented my testing and emailed the programmer.
We'll see if my hunch as to the cause was right.

2024-07-18 03:10:40

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That is an interesting idea. Let us know what you think of it after using for a bit. I may want to try that.

2024-07-18 03:04:29

I have been using Digital Ocean tutorials and documentation a lot lately. They have some great tech tutorials, tips and resources:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials
Checked some of my notes from a few years ago and one of them had a reference and link to a Digital Ocean tutorial on SSH. Looked up several topics today, including MySQL.

2024-06-21 13:43:13

The person who requested Ubuntu 24.04 ended up going with Linux Mint Debian Edition, but not after me trying for an hour to get their Brother MFC-J825DW to work on Ubuntu. Brother's Linux installers are great, but Ubuntu must have done something different in the latest version to break it. Never could get the scanner working in Ubuntu.
The Brother installer (downloaded from their website) worked just fine on Linux Mint Debian Edition. Note that you have to log out and back in again after the installer is run before the scanner will be recognized and work.
Another win for Linux Mint and their LMDE version.
#nevent1q…r88x

2024-06-21 13:39:20

Good morning.

2024-06-20 20:05:17

Living the good life.
I'm a selling two refurbished computers (an HP laptop and HP mini PC desktop) with Linux today.
One person requested ubuntu 24.04 LTS and the other person requested the most recent version of Linux Mint.
#Linux #Business

2024-06-17 19:50:05

I replaced the palm rest on a ThinkPad T520 laptop today. The left button on the trackpad wasn't working to the satisfaction of the customer, so she wanted it replaced.
Done and tested. All good.
#ThinkPad #repair

2024-06-14 20:46:55

The clonezilla liveboot also has the "shred" utility, so you can boot clonezilla, enter a command prompt and run the same thing.
#nevent1q…00ul

2024-06-14 20:00:36

I am securely erasing a hard drive in a computer that a customer recycled with me:
sudo shred -v -n 1 --random-source=/dev/urandom -z /dev/sda
Did a live boot to Linux Mint and then ran that command to overwrite the data on the drive, securely erasing it.
#Linux

2024-06-14 03:44:51

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No problem. Glad your son may be able to help you out.
I do sell refurbished computers with Linux preinstalled and I can ship them to New Mexico (I'm in the US).
If you have questions, don't hesitate to ask.

2024-06-14 03:34:14

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I do not know of any list.
You could inquire with local computer repair people to see if they are familiar with Linux and related tools. If they are, there's a good chance they can help.
I am not anywhere near the New Mexico area.

2024-06-13 15:11:35

I used CloneZilla a lot yesterday to copy disks. It is one way to get around the limitations of the Windows 11 installer.
I am no fan of Microsoft Windows, but most of my customers still prefer or need it for the work they do. I let people know there's the option of Linux, at least.
If you have an installation of Windows 11 where you have already set up a local account and removed the Microsoft account, you can clone the disk to an image or to another disk (computer).
This allows you to have Windows 11 on a computer with hardware "less" than what the Windows 11 installer requires.
So clonezilla and similar tools are quite useful when repairing and refurbishing computers.
#linux #clonezilla #Microsoft #Windows

2024-06-13 14:51:59

Good morning

2024-06-13 14:51:37

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Probably we're early.

2024-06-10 19:30:40

Having some sysadmin fun with overlay networks and reverse proxies!
#linux #sysadmin

2024-06-06 16:48:50

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Two 18 core E5-2699 V3 processors. Only 64GB memory right now. Storage to be determined.

2024-06-05 00:31:09

I just got another 1U Dell PowerEdge server, used of course. Looking forward to experimenting with what it can do.

2024-06-04 18:39:42

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That's what I was thinking would be the solution for anyone who was concerned about this.

2024-06-04 17:00:56

On this laptop, I also used the Mint Themes installation script by @npub17ky…g0pz
https://git.sr.ht/~e33io/scripts/tree/main/item/install-mint-themes.sh
#note1kgj…45jj

2024-06-04 16:58:27

I installed Devuan Linux on an HP EliteBook 850 G1 laptop. Cinnamon desktop environment. One program that I like to have on laptops is Power Statistics, which shows the energy capacity of the laptop battery. It wasn't installed, so:
sudo apt install gnome-power-manager

2024-06-03 01:41:40

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Excellent! Great to see this.

2024-05-31 03:30:49

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I use nostr.band for search and it seems to be a lot better than any tool I found for the fediverse.
https://nostr.band/

2024-05-30 00:35:46

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I use Runit with Devuan, too.

2024-05-29 14:45:50

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I'd like to see more information about that, too.
Seems unlikely, as communicating on the cellular network takes quite a bit of energy. So even if "off" is really "low power mode", I'd like to see some experiments that verify what's happening.
This is one of the reasons why the older phones or few available current models with removable batteries may be valuable.

2024-05-29 00:51:59

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I use a wifi hotspot instead of a phone. It is off most of the time. But, just like a phone, as soon as I turn it on my location is logged on the cellular network.
Most of the data that's been purchased by third parties and analyzed is gleaned from phone apps (Android or iOS), so if I am not using a mobile phone OS and use a Linux laptop instead with VOIP phone software, the data gathered on me is much less than if I used a regular Android phone.

2024-05-29 00:43:13

True.
But if powered off, it will give limited info about location. But as soon as you turn it on and connect to the network again, your location will be logged.
#note1t2g…2jeu

2024-05-28 16:10:03

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There's pros and cons to both. Your natural self is a good way to build a network of known friends and easily share the good things in life.
There's good reasons to use an alias, too. Depending on where you are from and what kind of information you share.

2024-05-28 14:19:47

The PDF guides for LibreOffice are excellent.
#note1s2d…ma6q

2024-05-26 05:09:41

If your seed phrase is ever on screen, Microsoft could have access to a screenshot of it.
#note175w…un6u

2024-05-23 01:10:32

If you are wanting new hardware and Linux, System76 is a good company to go with.
If you are okay with used hardware to get started with Linux, there's lots of options. A lot of refurbishing companies sell used computers with Linux pre-installed. A good number of them accept Bitcoin and Monero, too.
I have been selling refurbished computers with Linux on for about 15 years now.
Feel free to DM or reply if you have any questions about Linux and refurbished computers.
#note1m8k…thwg

2024-05-22 21:38:44

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This is so sad. Our youngest child was walking at 8 months. To claim that delaying that another 10 months is normal development is a sad commentary on our times.

2024-05-22 21:36:31

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I remember playing that when I was gradeschool age.

2024-05-22 21:35:54

Getting some sysadmin stuff done today.
#linux

2024-05-21 16:20:13

Shut it down!
#nevent1q…vtrl

2024-05-21 16:18:27

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Should be a wake up call for people who use Bitcoin on their Windows computer.
#Linux #Microsoft #bsd

2024-05-21 16:16:04

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Followed you. I am very interested in Monero marketplaces, as I want to experiment with selling refurbished computers.
I see the potential for nostr and Monero working well together for buying and selling.

2024-05-20 18:03:34

Just had a customer with critical business data work done only on a laptop. The Intel Optane nvme SSD completely died. Isn't recognized at all. Data lost.
If you have anything important, make an extra copy of it now.
In this case, most of her data was being backed up to a cloud backup service and she had made a recent manual backup. Just the most recent data has been lost... but that was very frustrating for her.

2024-05-20 03:21:48

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Thanks for posting. Listening to this now.

2024-05-20 02:01:02

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I just had lamb this evening. Wish there was more, as I could have eaten more.
I also enjoy just plain ground beef much more than chicken.
Maybe taste preferences change with time.

2024-05-19 19:47:02

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Github is making it difficult for you. They only allow access to these generated downloads if you are logged in.
However, there's a work around with a service that acts as a proxy for those who do not want a Github account. Here's the direct link to the Haveno downloads:
https://nightly.link/retoaccess1/haveno-reto/actions/runs/9148407756
This will change and no longer be valid when a new version is released. So link may only be good for today.
#monero #haveno

2024-05-19 19:43:22

While I work on upgrading computers, I am listening to this video of Andreas Antonopoulos explain the Bitcoin Lightning Network.
Link to video: https://inv.dembased.xyz/watch?v=AYAreuNzx58

2024-05-19 14:37:15

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He mentioned anti-virus blacklists, so if you are not running an anti-virus program that subscribes to those lists, everything will work as expected with no errors or warning.
That's my guess.

2024-05-17 23:32:50

I'm serious about experimenting with the marketplace elements of Nostr.
Has anyone successfully purchased or sold something using nostr?
#marketplace #business

2024-05-17 22:11:35

ThinkPad Question:
#nevent1q…4tul

2024-05-17 18:24:54

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So far, I like ProxMox. I have some professional experience with it. Some for self-hosted things.

2024-05-17 18:09:19

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Keeping it secure from accidental loss and your own mistakes: have multiple copies in multiple places of any data that is important to you.
For us, much of that data would be encrypted, but for regular people just having a copy of the data would save them from themselves (encrypted or not).

2024-05-17 14:25:53

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In that understanding, some "AI" is just a subset of software. The parts that work and are useful can be understood as software with more of the steps automated.
But BigTech companies were having a hard time making more sales with "just software". Something new called "AI" ... but really just a slight variation of the software we already had was used to create investor excitement and hype.
My prediction is that hype will cool as little practical value over just regular software is realized. The people who have bought into the "AI" hype are likely to lose a lot of money if they stay invested.
That's my speculation.

2024-05-17 13:30:31

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I really like KeePassXC - good for passwords and other notes and things you want to keep encrypted and in your possession.

2024-05-17 12:49:19

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Great collection of quotes!
#monero

2024-05-16 17:55:56

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The US populace depends so heavily on inexpensive goods (even tools) made in China. Cutting out China would create short term hardship for most normal people.

2024-05-16 17:51:39

Installed Linux Mint Debian Edition on a Dell Latitude E5540 laptop for a customer. Replaced the slow HDD with an SSD, upgraded from 8GB to 16GB memory.
It's working great. Will extend the usefulness of this laptop for a quite a while.
#Linux

2024-05-16 04:21:36

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I'm not a fan of the naming conventions that ASUS uses either. The laptop series is "Predator", so they named the app that controls the lighting, fans and viewing sensor information "PredatorSense".
Meh.
At least the laptop is cool, clean and quiet now.

2024-05-16 04:09:54

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I was curious, so did a search for Kate Rodgers on CNBC. This isn't a real headline of hers.
Clown World.

2024-05-16 03:54:36

I listened to the Nostr 101 video by @nprofile…5s75 and @nprofile…8lpr
Good overview. I was familiar with most of the concepts, but was worth hearing them explain nostr and share their excitement.
Link to video: https://inv.dembased.xyz/watch?v=_jrkUXDReqI

2024-05-16 02:39:37

Watching this now.
#note1kmk…f0zq

2024-05-15 21:48:43

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There's going to a be a whole lot of illiterate people!

2024-05-15 20:31:55

Been working on a thermal cleaning for an ASUS laptop.
Cleaned all the sticky gunk out of the heat sink and fans. Reapplied thermal paste.
It still revs up loud, but I know it is cooling properly. I'll have to find a way to adjust the fan settings in software, as there isn't a place to do that in the BIOS.

2024-05-15 03:55:43

I've had to deal with these issues with Microsoft Bitlocker recently. Looks like it will be getting worse.
https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/thousands-of-windows-users-will-lose:f

2024-05-15 01:52:30

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I second the recommendation of keepassxc. Really great tool. Open source and you run it on your own computer.

2024-05-14 19:57:05

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It sounds like a decentralized trading network.
I can DM you with questions.

2024-05-14 19:33:38

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I read the link you posted here.
Got any more links to better understand Haveno?
I'm trying to understand as much as I can about Monero.

2024-05-14 19:18:50

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Another way to understand the vast differences in capabilities between BigTech AI and opensource AI, is that BigTech can fake the results and make theirs look much better than it really is.
Open source "AI" can't do this kind of fakery to the same degree, by the nature of being open source. People can verify its capabilities.

2024-05-14 19:14:32

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My take on "AI" is that it is largely a BigTech rug pull as they bring in tons of money from stock market investors, but there's really not much practical use or profit from "AI".
"AI" is largely fake. Don't buy into the hype. It only enriches BigTech at your expense.

2024-05-14 19:11:50

"You are what you repeatedly do."
I'm putting effort into forming better habits. Already seeing results!

2024-05-14 17:33:45

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Credit unions watch your transactions pretty closely.
Supposed to be for "protection from fraud", which a good amount of it probably is... but credit union employees are still looking over who you spend money with and how much.
Not great for privacy.

2024-05-14 14:40:21

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"We have a vast ecosystem here beyond Twitter alternatives. The Other Stuff of Nostr is truly exciting."
So much potential here. I've been experimenting with integrating nostr into a 3D voxel gaming environment, both for messaging and game play.

2024-05-14 14:10:31

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Good morning.
... but the protocol has so much potential !!!

2024-05-14 14:06:07

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Thought provoking.
Physical assets, like tools, are important... but this video is comparing types of money and its purchasing power.

2024-05-13 19:15:38

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When I do use a mobile phone, it is usually de-googled.
I like Lineage and /e/OS
https://e.foundation/
Most people people won't be using a de-googled phone, though.

2024-05-13 17:44:02

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I do think this is great. Good purchase! Pastured eggs are worth paying Bitcoin for!
However, one thing that I am noticing as I read more of the social notes on nostr is that almost everyone is using mobile phones for wallets and purchases.
As someone with experience with tech privacy, this seems to be a major weak point. Mobile phones are notorious for spying on the actions of the user and reporting them. If you mistakenly give a phone app the ability to record your screen (screenshot), then having your crypto seed phrase just visible on the phone could lead to the loss of whatever is in that wallet.
I just can't see crypto-currency as safe to use while using a device controlled by BigTech (Apple, Google, Microsoft).
Let me know your thoughts on this.

2024-05-10 04:18:22

Microsoft OneDrive is such a pain to work with.
In addition to Microsoft being able to look at an analyze your files, the syncing and interface for working with OneDrive is confusing.
I'm helping get a customer's data off one drive and saved locally. There's not enough room on his little HP Stream laptop (only 64GB of storage that is not replaceable or upgradeable).
There's no way to just download all the files from the web interface. Have to jump through hoops to manually set the OneDrive folder to an external drive and then force OneDrive to download all the files to that. But it'll crash if uploading and downloading at the same time and it is making " - Copy" versions of all the files and uploading with no way to stop it that I can see.
So I have to wait.
Please don't use OneDrive. Save yourself some headache.

2024-05-09 22:02:57

"Learning something is better than trying to find out the best thing to learn."
-- The Primeagen
#programming

2024-05-09 20:48:32

Brainstorming some really fun nostr ideas with my team.
Can't wait to start showing you some of our progress!

2024-05-09 15:45:45

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Agreed. Nostr does not need a token.

2024-05-09 15:41:27

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It was one of Anthony Chaffee's interviews that got me to take the idea of "mostly not plants" seriously.
He's been the primary influence for my decision to make changes.
I also highly recommend his videos!

2024-05-09 15:33:32

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Probably creating division and angst between family members. I've certainly internalized some of this and it becomes easy to become angry at my parents because of that.
That's not always right, because my parents did work hard.
My take on that is that it was more likely for their hard work to pay off than it is for people now (because of the money supply inflation situation).

2024-05-09 15:20:41

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It's totally okay for people to work on similar nostr ideas and goals. They may approach it from a different angle, or use different technologies.
As long as they know about each other, they will influence each other. If the code is available to look at, they can see how the other dev did something.
It isn't necessary for them to be buddies or be in tight communication.
Also, people like you (story teller of nostr) can help with that process of discovery by writing and talking about projects so that devs are aware of them.

2024-05-08 23:29:28

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Well done!
Such an important message.

2024-05-08 22:02:39

I'm listening to the talk on "The Mostr Bridge" by @npub108p…yev6
Link to video:
https://inv.dembased.xyz/watch?v=075wrIJ1vHg
#activitypub #nostr #nostrasia

2024-05-08 20:15:06

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There's likely a logical conflict in those configuration files. The solution is likely to combine them into one.
Feel free to DM me the details and I'll see if I can help.

2024-05-08 19:52:03

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Would be good to chat with you about how you see nostr and monero working together.
I am much more interested in the nostr network and how the protocol works than I am in Bitcoin.
I'm not adversarial to Bitcoin, but it is nostr that gets me interested from a tech perspective and Monero from a business perspective.

2024-05-08 19:48:27

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I haven't figured out the Bitcoin Lightning wallet stuff yet.
Thanks for trying though!
I appreciate it. 😀

2024-05-08 19:33:17

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Probably a good trade.

2024-05-08 18:35:06

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Use the tools that work for you.
My opinions on "AI" are super biased, as you can probably tell.
I consider it dangerous to build your programming workflow around a tool controlled by BigTech.

2024-05-08 18:23:39

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Most "AI" for helping write code is nearly useless. And a lot of it is straight up fake, for scamming investors.
Insist on running it locally on your own machine, if at all, but you'll probably find that trying to use "AI" is a waste of time.