mbrochh
Martin

https://mbrochh.io

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npub1c80wmfpzc7dkghh93kxtrwpe5gdztynvnk2vy93ge68zmzwrm0yqq5h5s7

NIP-05 Address

mbrochh@mbrochh.io

NIP-57 Address

luminescenceprogressive352526@getalby.com

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2024-09-19 14:06:49

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Bisq, or Robosats.

2024-09-17 12:26:24

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And of course that Blue Zones documentary on Netflix is 7DA propaganda... who would have thought that it's just another house of cards of lies... shocking.

2024-09-17 08:38:27

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I don't think getting followers is an issue AT ALL.
If the protocol made it impossible to see how many followers I have, I'd still prefer Nostr over Twitter or any other ego-centric bullshit network.
I get more engagement here with 60 followers than I got with 3000 followers on Twitter. Daily. Without a shred of a doubt.
People who worry about getting followers are dumb. Not the kind of people we need on Nostr to begin with.
Finding content and people to follow on Nostr is dead simple. Just search for a hashtag and read that hashtag's timeline for a while and you'll find people to follow.

2024-09-13 09:07:03

Here are more links to ChatGPT summaries in the comments of videos that I think are worth watching:
Creatine Improves Sleep, Study Finds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX-Bnh6D2rA&lc=UgxnK0G5wwNvtPO3kqp4AaABAg #longevity #creatine #sleep
Plastics Clog Your Arteries, Raise Risk of Heart Attacks New Study Finds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb62mkq-B2w&lc=UgygxWF66pp17nOl6b94AaABAg #health #longevity #microplastics
Functional Dentist REVEALS the Perfect Oral Care Routine to FIX YOUR MOUTH & Overall Health: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUlwb2dbUms&lc=UgxIXRAY1fWyJNyK_Eh4AaABAg #health #oral-health #dentist
Neuroscientist "Toothpaste Is Damaging Your Teeth" How To Take Care of Your Teeth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTSt3TetjxA&lc=UgzH4_-68S3lD21V6KN4AaABAg #health #oral-health #dentist
300% Increase in Vegetable Oil: 30 Years of Bad Nutrition Advice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syRToWbeggI&lc=UgwJiDN38NrpYdZduvN4AaABAg #health #seed-oils #diet #saturated-fats
25 Non-Negotiables for Longevity that Scientists Agree On: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFHWkdgqbok&lc=Ugy1qksJJzj0IYvylVp4AaABAg #longevity #lists

2024-09-11 05:50:22

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One of the best documentaries ever made...

2024-09-10 07:19:15

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Quite sad and damning that even the big brains at MIT couldn't figure out a solution for the stated problem (decentralised anonymous storage).

2024-09-10 04:45:35

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I know that, I've been using lists for Twitter for years, long before Follows even was a thing.
But it's a systemic issue. If one my follows uses the For You tab, they will inevitably retweet deranged content and flush it into my Follows tab as well.

2024-09-09 18:15:06

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That is true, but also nonsense at the same time.
Since the entire app is completely rotten to the core with disgusting content like this, it is impossible to scroll through the timeline and not stop at content like this.
Just stopping to scroll for a millisecond, maybe because you looked at your child for a monent, already tells the algo that "you want to see this", even if you really dont and never actually clicked into it.
It is impossible to use X and never "engage" with disgusting content.

2024-09-04 12:26:46

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I did, but it doesn't work 🤔

2024-09-04 04:52:49

In #noStrudel can I adds my own relay that is running on Umbrel and should be accessible via Tailscale at `wss://umbrel:4848`? I'm trying to, but it always shows as disconnected?!

2024-09-02 14:36:52

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How are we going to fight spam bots? I already see some automatically posting replies to posts. It will be impossible to out-mute them as they can create infinite new nsecs at no cost.

2024-09-02 04:54:02

If you think that @npub10pe…n34f should fund @npub1hxj…agw3 , maybe reply to this post and @-tag OpenSats...
I've been reading their posts for half a year now and without fail their cover absolutely EVERYTHING that is going on in the Bitcoin/Nostr space, plus relevant geopolitical news that are relevant to freedom of speech and privacy.
They never miss a thing. You can completely tune out of the entire life consuming social media madness, add their RSS feed to your reader and just read that one post every day and you won't miss a beat.
This is a huge service to the community!
#note1pdd…5e03

2024-09-02 02:33:18

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Would be cool if we could set on our profiles a list of topics we usually post about. Then for each post we could set to which topics it belongs. Then people could decide to follow just certain topics of a profile instead of the entire profile.

2024-09-01 19:24:44

Hey @npub10pe…n34f is there a chance that you could fund @npub1hxj…agw3 ? They deserve it!

2024-09-01 14:32:25

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time to try out the SEPA transfer in Alby and load up some corn... :)

2024-09-01 14:08:00

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@npub1xv8…lk3x ohh now I see "0 sats" for spending in that channel. Is this because I need to fill up the reserve, first?

2024-09-01 14:05:49

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channel looks like this, current balance is 1,205 sats. Just tried to zap you, still doesn't work. https://image.nostr.build/cf0450c2acaa12d7b710002ef201b70d50506ae09a62eb6c841541ceb3533fae.jpg

2024-09-01 11:24:44

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I had a quick look at the docs, I'm not sure I understand what this is? Isn't this just another Nostr relay server? What's so special about this?

2024-08-31 12:35:31

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How is privacy protected better? This is probably the most important aspect to me.

2024-08-31 10:06:46

Anyone here who has used #Umbrel and #Start9 ?
Which one would you recommend and why?
#asknostr

2024-08-31 07:29:31

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The fact that we can't get shadow banned here is liberating.
I strongly assume that I have been shadow banned on Twitter ever since the pandemic (didn't gain a single follower in four years, the same ten people interacting with my posts but no one else)...
Once you know that something like that can happen to you, and you have no way of seeing when it is happening, the entire user experience is forever spoilt, since you will constantly ask yourself if you might be shadow banned once again.

2024-08-31 06:57:49

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So I just received a zap from Moritz. Then I tried to use the "Send" function in my Alby dashboard. Tried to send 42 sats and it says "insufficient funds". I have 121 sats in my Alby wallet right now.

2024-08-31 05:58:57

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Yea I had done all that. Still doesn't work.
Here's a thing I don't understand... I use Primal and ai can zap there and receive, it seems, Primal is its own wallet as well.
Now when I also use Damus and connect via Alby to my own LN node... when someone zaps me, how does Nostr know where the sats should go? Into my Primal wallet or into my Alby wallet??

2024-08-31 01:44:24

How do I connect Damus to my AlbyHub on my Umbrel (reachable via Tailscale).
When I select Damus on the AlbyHub apps store and get that QR code and copy the pairing secret and the paste that into Damus, I see a connected wallet but the address is wss://relay.getalby.com or something and zapping doesn't work.
#asknostr

2024-08-31 01:37:49

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Governments are past that stage. They have understood that banning the tech is not possible.
They now just throw you in jail if you use that tech.

2024-08-30 16:23:22

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Thanks! Seems to work, but when I zap, it doesn't go through. I guess the connection via NWC and my AlbyHub on Umbrel isn't working properly...

2024-08-30 15:24:41

Is it true/correct that there is no zap feature in Damus for iOS?
#asknostr @npub18m7…q955

2024-08-30 08:05:30

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I wish it was that easy, but that's the equivalent of sticking our heads into the sand and pretending that these people don't exist.
Redefining words has no consequences, they still have real actual power that affects our lives in dramatic ways, they drop bombs, poison our food, turn our institutions against us (law, journalism, healthcare) and steal our wealth.

2024-08-30 07:42:34

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I feel like that makes life even more unbearably frustrating, because it would mean that the most limited people somehow magically also become the most powerful and successful.

2024-08-30 01:25:08

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I wouldn't trust your site to not log my IP, so I gather it is supposed to be used via Tor only?

2024-08-29 10:35:36

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where can I buy this?

2024-08-29 07:59:54

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Those are all real and big issues, though.

2024-08-29 05:14:31

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Any tricks and tools you use to achieve that? (such as journalling?)

2024-08-28 12:26:04

On iOS, how can I keep my nsec secure and not paste it into every Nostr app under the sky?
#asknostr #security #nsec

2024-08-27 04:02:31

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Forbes didn't write about this. It's an opinion piece from a community member.

2024-08-26 19:34:25

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Twitter grows by 12TB per day (probably much more nowadays). The cannot be a free tier. No relay in the world will have that much data lying around for free.
People are talking about only storing motes for 30 days - but that would still be 30 x 12TB - utterly infeasible for anyone to store that much data.

2024-08-23 03:13:37

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Wow, I had no idea that private follows are becoming a thing. That kinda sucks. I thought this web-of-trust to unfuck online reviews (and bot spam) sounded like such a great idea.

2024-08-22 22:03:34

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You should team up with @npub1dtg…up6m
https://remnantchronicles.substack.com/p/reviewing-reviews

2024-08-22 09:05:30

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Still disgusting because I bet you men will enter a sitting cubicle and piss while standing anyways. The next woman will be delighted.

2024-08-20 01:22:29

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Now the channel has been opened. 🥳

2024-08-19 14:54:45

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I tried but it says 0/6 confirnations since a few hours now...

2024-08-19 05:28:14

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I'm still waiting for an invite since over a month...

2024-08-17 02:48:32

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Anything specific you expect to happen in the next six months that gives you this optimism?

2024-08-16 02:25:51

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Hmm. I can't name any recent action movies that are as fun, so I would say it is actually a good movie series.
It's James Bond but without the wokeness.

2024-08-15 02:41:27

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If I create an anonymous identity to post something, how do I make it known?
I guess, tag some well known accounts, hope that they support my cause and ask for a re-share?

2024-08-14 05:37:17

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"Google and Meta collect vast troves of personal information on their users and receive hundreds of thousands of requests every year from governments around the world to access that data"
Nothing stops the big boys to sync all data from all relays and then get deep insights into every Nostr user (and de-anonymize them) as well, right?
Nostr doesn't actually solve the "data ownership" problem. It makes it worse, because there is no delete, what you post here will truly haunt your for the rest of human existence.

2024-08-13 09:38:14

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how do you kill those trackers? that looks like some Android app?

2024-08-13 08:11:38

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I don't see notable battery drainage from Primal on iOS... I think Twitter actually drains it more when used equal amount of time.

2024-08-12 21:30:34

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Are you following the discussion of relays getting too big and too costly and thus shutting down?
It seems inevitable to me that relays will eventually only keep 30 days of events per user (even that would be 12TB per day if Nostr had Twitter scale, so even that is not feasible for anyone but industrial relay operators).
So it would seem that Nostr is not suitable for apps where events should be stored reliably for a long time.

2024-08-12 05:12:36

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Why would that feel like "an effort".
Just do it :)

2024-08-10 13:48:34

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Being on Nostr doesn't really help if they can still identify you and throw you in jail.
People would have to post anonymously, and in ways so that they can't be doxxed, which can be hard especially when they report about things happening on the ground, citizen journalism style.

2024-08-08 10:45:48

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How do you do that as a client developer? You would have to make a new release with a hardcoded blacklist? Your client already makes requests to some central server of yours to retrieve the blacklist?

2024-08-08 10:07:18

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How?

2024-08-08 06:10:04

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Are clients really relevant for censorship resistance? It is the relays that can censor, not the clients.

2024-08-08 02:35:39

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To gain mastery through repetition.

2024-08-06 12:57:02

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It will though? You can post under an anonymous account.

2024-08-03 11:51:00

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I realise there are probably many here who don't want to click on a Youtube link, so here's the summary:
- The conversation involves Elon Musk, DJ Sa, Matthew McDougall, Bliss Chapman, and Nolan Arbaugh discussing Neuralink and its implications for humanity.
- Nolan Arbaugh is the first human to have a Neuralink device implanted in his brain.
- Elon Musk mentions that the second implant has gone extremely well, with over 400 electrodes providing signals.
- The team aims to have 10 human participants by the end of the year, learning from each implant to improve the technology.
- Elon Musk predicts that in the coming years, the number of electrodes will increase dramatically, improving signal processing and potentially reaching communication speeds of up to a megabit per second.
- The conversation touches on the potential for new ways of interacting with computers and other humans, provided they also have Neuralink devices.
- Elon Musk discusses the possibility of improving intellectual discourse by increasing communication speed, comparing it to the current experience of listening to podcasts at faster speeds.
- The team discusses the concept of memes as data compression, conveying complex ideas quickly through symbols and shared understanding.
- Elon Musk speculates on the number of electrodes needed to significantly alter human experience, suggesting that 10,000 or more electrodes per second could vastly exceed current human communication capabilities.
- The conversation explores the idea of modeling the mind state of the person you're communicating with, compressing concepts into syllables, and the potential for more verbose communication with increased data rates.
- Elon Musk mentions the long-term aspiration of Neuralink to improve AI-human symbiosis by increasing communication bandwidth, even in benign AI scenarios.
- The discussion touches on the role of humans as a source of will and purpose, with the cortex serving the limbic system's desires.
- Elon Musk describes humans as already being cyborgs, with our phones and computers acting as a tertiary compute layer.
- The conversation delves into the potential for merging with AI to expand human compute capabilities, and the fundamental question of the meaning of life and the role of AI in making the human limbic system happy.
- Elon Musk shares his thoughts on the importance of adhering to truth in AI development, warning against programming AI to lie for political correctness or other reasons.
- The team discusses the potential dangers of ideological bias in AI, using examples like misgendering and the importance of rigorous adherence to truth.
- Elon Musk emphasizes the need for AI to align with collective human will, increasing data rates to improve communication and understanding between humans and AI.
- The conversation touches on the potential for hundreds of millions of people to have Neuralink devices in the future, with superhuman abilities and memory upload capabilities.
- Elon Musk discusses the challenges of scaling AI training compute and the importance of having the most powerful training compute to win in AI development.
- The team explores the potential for Tesla's real-time video data and Optimus robots to provide valuable data for AI training.
- Elon Musk shares his thoughts on the importance of reducing government size and spending, and the need for a government efficiency commission.
- The conversation touches on the challenges of maintaining civilization, including birth rates, avoiding massive wars, and managing the accumulation of laws and regulations.
- Elon Musk emphasizes the importance of having enough children to sustain civilization and the potential for population collapse if birth rates continue to decline.
- The team discusses the potential for Neuralink to help people with neurological issues, such as spinal cord injuries, schizophrenia, seizures, and memory loss.
- Elon Musk shares his thoughts on the potential for Neuralink to restore vision for blind people by directly stimulating the visual cortex.
- The conversation explores the potential for AI to improve human capabilities, such as communication speed, memory, and understanding the universe.
- Elon Musk discusses the importance of AI safety and the potential for Neuralink to help align AI with human values.
- The team touches on the potential for Neuralink to improve human-computer interaction, with applications in programming, communication, and more.
- Main message: Neuralink aims to revolutionize human capabilities and AI-human symbiosis by increasing communication bandwidth, improving neurological health, and exploring new ways of interacting with technology.
- The brain's electrical activity is responsible for everything we see, love, and find beautiful.
- Bliss Chapman, brain interface software lead at Neuralink, is motivated by helping people with spinal cord injuries or ALS gain independence.
- Independence for people with severe disabilities can mean different things, such as the ability to communicate, work, or respond to their children.
- The problem of providing independence through technology is an engineering challenge that can be addressed with the right resources and team.
- Bliss supports various assistive technologies beyond BCIs, such as eye tracking systems and speech detection systems.
- BCIs offer unique advantages, especially for people with spinal cord injuries or paralysis, by providing a level of independence and autonomy.
- Bliss was part of the team that interviewed and selected the first human participant (P1) for Neuralink's clinical trial and was present during the first human surgery.
- The brain moves significantly during surgery due to breathing and heartbeat, which was a surprising observation for Bliss.
- The Neuralink implant is active during surgery, allowing real-time monitoring of brain signals.
- Bliss describes the excitement of seeing live brain data and neuron spikes during the first human surgery.
- The Neuralink system samples brain signals at 20,000 times per second across 1024 electrodes to detect neuron action potentials.
- Different methods, such as convolutional filters and spike band power, are used to process and detect neuron spikes efficiently.
- The Bluetooth communication protocol and screen refresh rates are current bottlenecks in reducing latency for BCI control.
- Bliss aims to build the best mouse in the world, envisioning a future where people with paralysis dominate esports due to superior BCI technology.
- Decoding brain activity involves a training step where users imagine movements and an inference step where the system maps brain data to computer control.
- The calibration process for BCIs is crucial and involves both open loop (following a cursor) and closed loop (user control) tasks.
- Nolan Arbaugh, the first human participant with a Neuralink implant, has achieved significant progress in controlling a computer cursor and playing games like Webgrid.
- Nolan's journey with the Neuralink implant has involved overcoming challenges such as thread retraction and adapting to new methods of spike detection.
- Nolan's performance in Webgrid, a game used to measure BCI effectiveness, has set new records, demonstrating the potential of the technology.
- Nolan's feedback and collaboration with the Neuralink team have been instrumental in improving the app and overall user experience.
- Main message: Neuralink's BCI technology has the potential to significantly improve the independence and quality of life for people with severe disabilities, and continuous collaboration and innovation are key to unlocking its full potential.

2024-08-03 11:18:06

If you don't have time to watch 8 hours of two autists mumbling at each other, I have posted a summary of the recent Lex Fridman - Elon Musk podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbk9BiPhm7o&lc=UgzHMX6VToSk7hOCpMB4AaABAg
(see linked comment in the comments section)

2024-08-02 20:21:43

Can @Primal or Nostr in general support something like Twitter's lists?
Having one big chronological timeline gets too much to read once you follow around 200 people. Sorting them into lists and then reading about a specific topic is one way to manage information overload (and to remember why I followed someone).
#asknostr

2024-08-01 04:55:40

Highly recommend to watch this (and support the channel on Patreon):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_e2Zx7RHQ0&lc=UgwunSxRx-P8hPcwT4V4AaABAg
(linked to a summary in the comments, in case you don't have time to watch)

2024-07-30 00:07:20

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I have literally 100% of my family and friends and coworkers on Signal (I'm based in Germany and Singapore).

2024-07-28 23:07:32

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Sounds very socialist, though...

2024-07-28 07:38:15

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Why do you prefer @npub126n…e9ll over @npub1agh…mhct ?
I had a brief look at both and Umbrel seems to have far more apps?
I am running Umbrel and already am pissed that there is no easy way to mount additional external drives, so using something like Jellyfin or Immich is basically a no-go since the disk will already be full just with bitcoin/lightning stuff.

2024-07-27 02:17:24

Been using Nostr heavily for a week now.
The difference in tone and attitude is striking.
Virtually every post on X is negative, aggressive, insulting.
Almost all posts on Nostr are positive, respectful, motivating.
This is how Twitter used to be when I was knee deep in web-dev.
Using Nostr instead of X is definitely healing for the brain. No brain can withstand the 24/7/365 barrage of doom and gloom on Twitter without getting its chemistry out of whack.

2024-07-27 02:13:00

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Sadly, it requires an Alby Account and I'm ~#4000 on the waitlist :/

2024-07-26 12:30:39

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I just installed it on Umbrel and I got 1.3.3

2024-07-26 03:15:17

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I feel like these cards would always be outdated half a year later as bigger and bigger models come along.

2024-07-25 21:09:59

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There is no way you will ever run the 405bn parameter model on consumer hardware.
For all the smaller models, a M3 MacBook pro with maxed out RAM works incredibly well. The M3 chip architecture makes it so that all the RAM is available to the GPUs as well, so you can get up to 96GB of RAM.
I can run all the models with ollama with crazy speed.

2024-07-24 14:08:05

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You can't get a truly anonymous Proton account. They require a fallback email during signup and don't accept shady email providers.

2024-07-24 10:27:04

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It's a psyop. He is actively re-branding himself.

2024-07-23 02:56:10

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This sounds incredibly exciting.
My first thought: What if someone tries to DDoS attack a web service?
Wouldn't that then in turn also DDoS many Nostr relays?

2023-06-02 08:17:17

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I followed you because of this post https://twitter.com/erikcason/status/1664511563154489345 and I am not disappointed.
You are on to something. I feel exactly the same way.
Just: Who would have the long term determination and global reach to even plan something like this and then pull it off for a hundred years?
I think there probably isn't a grand conspiracy, just incentives and organic trends and people who see the big picture and embrace the opportunities.

2023-02-25 05:43:10

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damn typos 🙈will there ever be an edit button for Nostr? 🥺

2023-02-25 05:42:01

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I'd say it will fuel it even more. First, you focus in making great content which will earn you actual money, so you make even more great content, and then when you have a huge following, you earn extra money from putting product placements into your great content.
Bow you just have to find the sweet spot where the product placement earns you more than the lost zaps from people who are pissed by the product placement (which should be trivial, most people don't give a shit).
So now, zaps actually enable wannabe influencers to bootstrap their "venture" since they can now earn a little money right from the start, before they even got really big.

2023-02-25 03:39:03

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I mean... given how many people make a living off being an "influencer" it does seem like follower count is a pretty important metric for many people.
But I agree. It should not matter. Engagement numbers with the content that is created should be enough for "influencers" to negotiate their rates.