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2025-01-15 03:41:55 UTC

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No https://blob.satellite.earth/54f9ce66f89426b87723e3198bbd3ad02d4e6e14af814d0c722fb707173e311e

2025-01-15 03:40:42 UTC

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Without an ASIC, you will just be "DCAing with more steps" and absolutely mining at a loss. If you have spare CPU/GPU power, may as well contribute it to scientific research with #BOINC or Folding at home. I've been doing it for years and it heats my living space in winter.

2025-01-15 03:36:16 UTC

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Because all the available solutions are either controversial, don't actually work well, or both, mostly both.

2025-01-15 03:33:15 UTC

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Pretty typical for presidents in lame duck period make a flurry of wild executive orders. They aren't worried about political blowback since they're not up for election and don't need to worry about keeping congress "on good terms" to pass legislation since time has run out to utilize congress for anything, the orders are usually reversed when the incoming admin arrives, and they score some political points for their party with voters who think they're doing "the right thing" even though they spent the last 3.8 years not doing the thing they are now suddenly doing.

2025-01-15 02:04:01 UTC

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Thanks Derek! I'm thinking about installing BTCPay server via docker on a VPS or local PC, unless there's some kind of "meta-package" that can better help automate installation of BTCPay server, lightning components, potentially other tools? Is this what Alby Desktop or umbrel does? My lack of knowledge in is in how, if all, these things should be connected to each other.

2025-01-15 01:44:53 UTC

I have a #Wordpress #Woocommerce site and I want to accept payments in lightning. This is in a shared hosting environment, but I could spin up a VPS if absolutely necessary. What do I need for this? BTCPayserver? Alby hub/desktop? Do they offer the same thing or do I need both? #asknostr #bitcoin #lightning

2025-01-14 01:55:40 UTC

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idk man I like having roads. Somebody somewhere has to pay for 'em.

2025-01-14 01:55:10 UTC

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Cashu, fedimint, etc isn't mean to replace non-custodial BTC or lightning, it's meant to replace custodial BTC. To the extent custodial BTC is needed, these solutions are better in almost every way than traditional "all trust to a single party, no transparency" models.

2025-01-12 19:38:21 UTC

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Yes. And they also expect you to pay income tax on the USD value of the BTC you received.

2025-01-11 05:54:29 UTC

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As others have said, you can just create an offline/cold wallet either using software (like Electrum) or a signing device of some kind. But it's worth noting that 18 years from now, Bitcoin may look quite different. While a wallet from 15 years ago will still work, it is much more expensive to send transactions with it. It's possible that in 18 years, Bitcoin will have at least partially or maybe even fully moved to quantum-proof signing algorithms. If quantum computing becomes a reliable attack vector in that time period, old wallets may be useless.
Seed phrases are great, but will the software used to generate that seed phrase still exist in 18 years and be easy to install on the latest operating system? At least with a simple private key, it can be universally imported to any Bitcoin wallet, whereas a seed phrase requires knowing the derivation path and having software to support it.
So my answer is:
1. Make an offline/cold wallet using any wallet software, electrum is well known and supported
2. Receive all the funds you wish to transfer into a single UTXO
3. Export the private key for that UTXO.
4. Put the seed phrase AND private key onto metal or archival quality paper
Another consideration on that timescale is natural disasters. What if the house they store this thing in burns down or is burglarized? Using a multi-sig wallet can help with this, but will make things more complicated.

2025-01-11 05:20:13 UTC

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If somebody wants to claim a tip, do they need to setup a wallet with inbound liquidity?
I was thinking of just making a temporary zeus wallet and then putting the seed phrase for that wallet on the tip card I leave. But, of course, doing this manually for every time would be rather time consuming.

2025-01-11 05:17:56 UTC

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Thanks for the link! Looks cool but is custodial, would ideally like a non-custodial solution

2025-01-11 04:22:21 UTC

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Yes! Just go to on-chain, recieve, get your address, then go to lightning -> send and put in that address. Zeus will open/close channels to make sure it all works out. You can also use a service like boltz.

2025-01-11 04:19:26 UTC

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If you're fine w custodial, just use strike. It's fantastic and easy to use.

2025-01-11 04:11:54 UTC

Looking for some reasonable ways to "gift" small amounts of Bitcoin to people, for example, by tipping delivery drivers. I could make a paper/cold wallet and give the the key/phrase, but this doesn't work well for amounts < $5 due to tx fees they'd incur just trying to use it. I'd like to give them funds on lightning, but the instructions for claiming those funds must be able to fit on say half a sheet of paper. This must be non-custodial. Ideas? #asknostr #bitcoin #lightning

2025-01-11 01:47:04 UTC

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Deleting all my browser data and starting fresh made it work. Idk why but that fixed it.

2024-12-26 08:55:45 UTC

If you got into #bitcoin using #coinbase, now is the time to switch. Here's an abridged list of reasons.
https://stacker.news/items/78930

2024-12-26 08:23:25 UTC

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If somebody has muted you, leave them alone.

2024-12-25 09:51:56 UTC

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Each client is different, #nostrudel has this ability in the "discover" section. You may also be interested in this reddit clone which uses zaps and nostr. It's a centralized service, so not fully decentralized like nostr is, but still a very cool concept https://stacker.news/invites/cm53pjdua000whbkgwyrggv82

2024-12-25 09:45:50 UTC

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Get him on stacker news too https://stacker.news/invites/cm53pjdua000whbkgwyrggv82

2024-12-25 09:44:11 UTC

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That's what stacker news is https://stacker.news/invites/cm53pjdua000whbkgwyrggv82

2024-12-24 03:38:49 UTC

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Found it and it works well https://stacker.news/r/we_can_supply_you

2024-12-24 03:38:24 UTC

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Stacker news uses nostr and is imo better https://stacker.news/r/we_can_supply_you

2024-12-24 03:37:57 UTC

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Stacker news is based on nostr and better https://stacker.news/r/we_can_supply_you

2024-12-24 03:37:37 UTC

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Because there is no incentive to post. Stacker news solves this https://stacker.news/r/we_can_supply_you

2024-12-24 02:42:07 UTC

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I see thank you! I am using embedded node, so I guess that LND.

2024-12-24 02:40:37 UTC

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https://bitcoinfees.gitlab.io/

2024-12-24 02:40:26 UTC

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Look at sats/byte here and you can figure your image cost from there. Note that your image would actually cost more since you can't use all the bytes for image storage, some would be for image data, and you may have to split the image into multiple transactions.
At 4 sats/byte, 1KB is 4096 sats, 1MB is 4194304 sats which is $4,000 USD if I'm doing that back of the napkin math right

2024-12-23 10:12:08 UTC

#asknostr can #zeus wallet create an invoice which can be paid multiple times? I believe BOLT12 adds this option, but I don't see it in zeus anywhere. I know it has the lightning address option, but I'd rather not rely on an LSP. Thank you! #bitcoin #lightning #lightningnetwork

2024-12-23 09:54:07 UTC

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welcome! use the asknostr tag if you have any troubles people here are quite helpful

2024-12-23 09:53:36 UTC

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welcome! use the asknostr tag if you have any questions about using nostr

2024-12-23 09:37:56 UTC

#asknostr is there a way to automatically collect the "muted" list from each of the people you follow, find names which occur on multiple lists, and automatically mute those names? I want to use WoT to kick spam and obnoxious users out of my global feed. Thanks!

2024-12-23 09:36:02 UTC

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Zap splitting does what you describe. Everybody should be splitting their zaps to the tool that enables them to send those zaps.

2024-12-23 09:33:33 UTC

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Nostr does have a communities function which is similar to this, but clients only seem to have basic support for this. Once Nostr can replace "facebook groups", we will see adoption increase. I currently also face a need for this use case. If you find a good solution aside from a private relay, please lmk!

2024-12-23 09:32:11 UTC

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No, if it were possible, anybody could steal your funds. Best hope is that one day somebody develops a technique to extract the seed phrase from the hardware that holds it.

2024-12-23 09:30:52 UTC

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There's a thousand clients, each of which have their own rough edges. There isn't one client that works flawlessly.

2024-12-23 09:29:55 UTC

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Comes down to what country you are in. In the US, I always suggest #strike to folks. The problem w strike is the ACH clearing time to fund your account. If that's an issue, most people already have cashapp or venmo (no lightning but does support BTC).

2024-12-23 09:28:04 UTC

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Cardano is a centralized AF shitcoin. NFTs are mostly a grift, avoid them.

2024-12-23 09:25:35 UTC

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To actually put an image (not just a link to the image) on the Bitcoin blockchain would be very expensive. And any other chain, well, maybe it won't be around that long. You can put a hash of the image onto the BTC blockchain, there are plenty of BTC notary services for this exact purpose (either tools/wallets or websites which can do this). A hash would prove the image existed at a certain point in time, and you can use it to prove the image you have hasn't been modified. Not an NFT. I don't have any specific apps for this purpose to suggest.

2024-12-23 09:20:04 UTC

I know of #shopstr and #satscrap. Am I missing any other marketplace solutions that take #bitcoin #lightning? #asknostr

2024-12-23 08:58:30 UTC

#asknostr is there a nostr tool akin to google maps for leaving reviews for businesses? This seems like a great use case to leverage WoT for.

2024-12-22 05:53:21 UTC

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Welcome! Use the asknostr hashtag if you have any questions people here quite helpful

2024-12-22 05:07:41 UTC

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What nostr client are you using? Might be helpful to know. What do you mean by blocked? Be specific.

2024-12-22 04:14:44 UTC

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The biggest problem faced by execs is the biggest problem faced by anybody high up in any organization: information loss. Information fed to you about the company's performance comes from below, often through several intermediaries. Stats on productivity don't exist on their own, they are an interplay between your SOP, how much people actually comply with SOP, the regional variations in that for your various offices, how reporting works, etc. The best way to counter this poor information flow, even if time consuming, is to dig into it. Get to the sources. Encourage candid feedback from people "downstream" from you. Don't end up putting yourself in the same problems experienced by the byzantine generals.

2024-12-22 04:10:38 UTC

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They can't.

2024-12-21 08:55:44 UTC

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Not sure about how to do this in the app, but you can absolutely just go to search > search for your hashtag, and then bookmark that page.

2024-12-21 08:52:17 UTC

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Some nostr apps have a map view which can show you geo-tagged posts, may help you locate some friends. #nostrudel has one for sure

2024-12-21 06:52:43 UTC

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I know you can rent inbound liquidity from phoenix and zeus, which I think is the same thing you're talking about. I just tested out making a new channel with a random lightning node. It works! Now I can route payments via zeus or this other random node, whichever is cheaper at the time. Bitcoin is fucking rad,

2024-12-21 06:30:41 UTC

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Gotcha thanks for the help mate!

2024-12-21 06:18:30 UTC

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I thought that with, for example, Zeus, the model is:
1. You create a lightning channel between your phone's node and your LSP (zeus)
2. Because zeus is online 24/7 (and provides other services like an ln address w/ zeuspay) that this makes them a good place to open a channel with.
3. My inbound liquidity remains limited to whatever that channel has in it. When I first open the channel, it is 100% outbound liquidity.
If I move $50 into my zeus wallet from on-chain to lightning, it opens such a channel, then I have $50 in outbound liquidity, right? And no inbound liquidity? But couldn't I theoretically do that with any available routing node out there even if they're not an LSP? Aside from maybe missing out on some uptime and zeuspay, if there any difference?

2024-12-21 06:07:00 UTC

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Very interesting, thank you! Reviews seem meh but I love supporting an OSS/OSH project and at $35 it's not a huge risk if it doesn't work out

2024-12-21 05:58:25 UTC

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Good point. Sometimes dumb is better!

2024-12-21 05:57:39 UTC

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Idk about primal. In nostrudel, you don't need to "link" the wallet in any way, you just make your address in zeus, paste it into nostrudel, and there you go. I made an error in my previous reply, zeus if fully self-custody, it is a non-custodial wallet, you hold the keys.

2024-12-21 03:22:32 UTC

#asknostr I'm interested in getting a fitbit-type device, but don't love the privacy issues that come with it. Anybody got suggestions for good alternatives? #fitness #fitbit #privacy

2024-12-21 03:08:01 UTC

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I bought some medical care. Best money I ever spent :).

2024-12-21 03:02:10 UTC

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Picture in picture is so 2002. We're onto picture in picture in picture now

2024-12-21 02:57:50 UTC

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I've never met #introductions but he sounds like a cool person! Welcome to nostr, use the asknostr hashtag if you need any help

2024-12-21 02:57:16 UTC

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You should be able to use #zeus wallet from Canada. It's fully custodial and gives you an ln address like yourname@zeuspay.me or whatever

2024-12-21 02:00:42 UTC

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good bot

2024-12-21 01:57:55 UTC

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I hope you beat your cancer. If society was less divided, we could make abolishing it our sole goal as a people. Fuck cancer.

2024-12-21 01:57:08 UTC

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Here's your peer-reviewed research showing mycocarditis risk is lower for those who get the shot than those who don't.
https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/fall-boosters-myocarditis-and-benefitsrisks?utm_source=publication-search

2024-12-21 01:38:01 UTC

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And get your flu shot. Outside of diet and exercise, which cannot be emphasized enough, it is the #1 thing you can do to prevent your risk of a heart attack. People who get the flu, are 6x more likely to experience a heart attack in the same year. Underlying infections and illnesses often trigger heart attacks due to the additional stress they place on the body. https://www.medstarhealth.org/blog/flu-shot-heart-attack
COVID shots protect you in the same way. If you have had the MRNA shots and had terrible side effects, look into Novavax. I was out 24 hrs w fever, two days of feeling yucky, from the MRNA shots, not even a sore arm with novavax. Studies show side effects are lower while maintaining the same effectiveness as the mrna shots. It's a failure of public health communication that most people do not know novavax exists. Rite-aids and Costcos tend to carry it (in the US), you do not need to be a costco member to use their pharmacy.

2024-12-21 01:31:38 UTC

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> TBF in 16 years with millions of computer-hours they've not had an incident. That they know of.
If somebody broke into a BOINC project and distributed malware, it would be known. People watch their BOINC executables very closely, it is a passionate community with many netsec and compsec people in it.

2024-12-21 01:30:54 UTC

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There are two distinct scenarios worth exploring. One is that somebody makes a fake BOINC project, this is only relevant if the user signs up for the fake boinc project, users must pick their own projects with discretion. The other is that an BOINC project may be hacked and forced to deliver malware to devices attached to it. This has never happened in BOINC 20+ year history, likely because all BOINC workunits are signed by projects and projects are instructed to keep signing keys offline. Possible, but exceedingly rare. BOINC also includes some built-in sandboxing but the degree of sandboxing depends on the way it's installed and which OS it's on. Android, of course, comes with some sandboxing of its own as well.

2024-12-21 00:28:27 UTC

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Somebody would have to break into their LAN or Wifi to use any exploit or take control of a BOINC project and attack it that way (or some other background service the devices uses like an update service). At that point, the fact that an attacker was able to do either of those two things is a much bigger deal than the tablet running outdated software. For most users, this is a non-risk. BOINC community is full of users using outdated hardware on their LANs without issue. To each their own though.

2024-12-21 00:00:22 UTC

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Right, but those typically aren't routing nodes, correct?

2024-12-20 23:59:49 UTC

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Aah good point, I overlooked that. Many routers support an isolated AP or vlans to segregate it from your network if you want. Realistically, if your device is only connecting to BOINC projects and you're not using it for web browsing, the attack surface is pretty low. But to each their own.

2024-12-20 21:09:24 UTC

Question about BTC lightning. Self-custody wallets all rely on LSPs to make transactions. My understanding is #zeus has a lightning node embedded in it, in theory, I could use a different LSP by opening a lightning channel to another lightning node. Or even if they don't provide the full range of services an LSP does, I can at least have another channel to send funds through. How can I do this? How do I find a node to open a channel with? #asknostr #lightningnetwork #bitcoin

2024-12-20 21:03:34 UTC

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Ask every business you ever interact with if they take Bitcoin. Prioritize businesses that take it. Growth will follow from there.

2024-12-20 20:08:30 UTC

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Welcome to nostr!

2024-12-20 20:08:15 UTC

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Welcome to nostr! Use the asknostr tag if you have any questions, people are quite helpful.

2024-12-20 19:56:54 UTC

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Your tablet will cost you <$5 a year to run: https://energyusecalculator.com/electricity_cellphone.htm

2024-12-20 19:56:05 UTC

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If the battery is removable, I would suggest using it for #BOINC (boinc.berkeley.edu). BOINC enables you to offer your spare computational capacity to scientific research, there are projects in all areas of science from open source drug discovery to finding pulsars to math and chemistry. Android tablets are more efficient-per-watt-of-compute than any desktop or laptop will be, even if the total output isn't huge. Not all BOINC project support Android, but you can consult the project list to find those who do. I believe #SiDock, #WorldCommunityGrid, and #Einsteinathome do.

2024-12-20 19:55:09 UTC

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There are some nostr implementations and NIPs for it, but it's far behind the progress #lemmy folks have made.

2024-12-20 19:52:44 UTC

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2024-12-20 07:04:03 UTC

Looking for suggestions on sources to follow for news about #H5N1. I've been using the related subreddit but would love some others.

2024-12-20 06:58:09 UTC

2024-12-20 06:49:06 UTC

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Will do. It wasn't working all day and then the second I replied to your comment it worked, maybe I just need to occasionally post or react or something and that forces a refresh for some reason. Definitely switching off nostrudel if this continues. Thanks for the help!

2024-12-20 06:47:48 UTC

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Of course, but it imposes a cost. It is the only system that imposes a cost that isn't tied to identity or centralization in any way. PoW has made L1 almost completely devoid of spam, it works.

2024-12-20 06:46:28 UTC

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I've actually removed every single relay one by one and replaced them and unfortunately this has not fixed the issue. DMs are also missing too 😕

2024-12-20 06:45:25 UTC

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Your LN channel sizes are stored on-chain so they are publicly viewable. Lightning transactions themselves are very opaque due to onion routing.

2024-12-20 05:11:09 UTC

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Why the fuck he dressed like a vampire in training

2024-12-19 08:26:09 UTC

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We just gotta get these no-work plebs to start adding PoW to their notes. Spam problem solved

2024-12-19 07:25:43 UTC

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Your profile says "please send tips" but the zap icon is greyed out on your notes btw. I would gladly send you a zap

2024-12-19 07:25:04 UTC

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Good to see somebody posting about #h5n1 on here, you're in my feed now!

2024-12-19 07:12:04 UTC

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Hope y'all collab with the @npub17xv…c9as on this, they do lots of great research and funding in this arena

2024-12-19 06:56:13 UTC

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Welcome! Use the asknostr hashtag if you have any troubles getting onboarded

2024-12-19 06:54:49 UTC

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Welcome to nostr! Lots of other small business others here and Bitcoin fans!

2024-12-19 06:54:10 UTC

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Welcome to nostr!

2024-12-19 06:39:16 UTC

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It suddenly started working again, so next time it happens I'll play around w the relays a bit. This is definitely a rough bit of UX but well worth it

2024-12-19 06:37:03 UTC

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Thanks! I was thinking this was probably the way but just hoping there was an easier fix than doing it one-by-one.

2024-12-19 06:36:24 UTC

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One thing I've found helpful is getting rid of the word algorithm. People don't know what the fuck an algorithm is. They don't want to "pick their own algorithm". Tell them it's "policy". Facebook's policy is to flood your feed with ads, misinformation, and divisive content. Other platforms like nostr don't have that problem. You control what's in your feed.

2024-12-19 06:35:04 UTC

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I think people widely acknowledge this is a problem but just know about solutions like nostr. Point to any recent controversial news event. Point to a political thing they KNOW to be fact and show them how it's actually not true at all and just something the media told them. You can do that for both sides of the aisle pretty easily.

2024-12-19 06:32:28 UTC

#asknostr my #nostrudel client is getting stuck at "loading..." on the notifications screen, I'm using the default relays. My understanding is that this is often due to a slow relay, how can I figure out which one is slow and remove it?

2024-12-19 05:36:44 UTC

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Also, use the #asknostr tag when you need help, people will answer!

2024-12-19 05:35:00 UTC

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Welcome to nostr!
1. Find people to follow. Just start following anybody who posts anything interesting, you can always slim down your feed later if it gets overwhelming. When you see somebody interesting, check who they follow and follow those people. Idk what client you are on but most have some kind of discovery mechanism you can use. Check topics you are interested in.
2. Get a wallet setup so you can send and receive zaps, it makes the experience so much more fun. I love the feeling when somebody sends me two cents because they liked my post, and I love spreading some good cheer to others. Strike.me is a good custodial wallet and takes < 5 min to setup, Zeus is a great self-custody wallet which is slightly more complex to use and will require you already having some BTC to setup.
Either one can get you an address like kipmurray@strike.me which you can associate with your profile. I'll send you your first zap :).

2024-12-19 05:20:29 UTC

The #TikTokBan is about to go into effect with broad bipartisan support. Once again, Americans have sold their liberties for the illusion of security. The government has no place telling you what kind of speech you can read or watch and where you can read or watch it. Sad day for America and free speech globally. I don't use TikTok, I think it's garbage, but I support your right to use it or any other app you choose. There is nothing more innately human than the desire to express yourself and connect with others. The TikTok ban is an attack on this right under the guise of "foreign influence", the exact same guise used by despots globally to ban media that is critical of them.
We aren't fighting China by banning TikTok, we're becoming China.

2024-12-19 04:59:21 UTC

Anybody else find the latest #SnoopDogg album #missionary a little disappointing? The hype was that #DrDre produced it, but this production doesn't sound at all like Dre's signature style, there's a real lack of negative space in any of the songs. Snoop is a legend, the lyrics are great, the production is of immaculate quality, but the vibe isn't what I associate w Dre.

2024-12-19 04:45:18 UTC

#asknostr What is the closest nostr equivalent to Facebook groups? I want to be able to maintain a list of a group of people and send updates to them (post notes only they can see) and add/remove people as needed. Privacy isn't a major concern but would be nice if it had some. Thanks!