rossbates
Ross

Maps for Machines | geonostr 🤖🗺️⚡️

Public Key

npub1u656f7znujcagfhtgngvtkcflhzptnj38enyzx85da0lh63sfj7qva332p

NIP-05 Address

rossbates@nostr.id

NIP-57 Address

cornflowereagle1@primal.net

Profile Code

nprofile1qqswd2dylpf7fvw5ym45f5x9mvylm3q4eegnuejprr6x7hlmagcye0qpremhxue69uhhyetvv9uj6ur4vghxgetnvd5x7mmvd9hxwtn4wvq3gamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7yuz5s6

Publishing to

relay-pub.deschooling.us

relay.damus.io

relay.noswhere.com

Author Public Key

npub1u656f7znujcagfhtgngvtkcflhzptnj38enyzx85da0lh63sfj7qva332p

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2024-09-11 17:27:27

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We’re all aligned on this. The goal of creating an open music graph is to remove all barriers between artists and audience. It’s the anti last.fm. Same for Spotify, YouTube, etc…. No intermediaries.
What Erik created was just a cool proof of concept to funnel data out of that system, to set it free. The kind 2002 event type can be published by any client.
Another vision I have personally….. we should be empowering audiences to own the media they purchase. The problem I see with V4V is I don’t want to lease my music through something which is effectively subscriptions by another name. I would rather see a decentralized Bandcamp, where I can buy something, and I can own it. I don’t need access to an infinite library, I don’t have infinite time.

2024-09-10 12:00:56

If you’re a nostrich and a last.fm user, please join us in building an open music graph on nostr. #note1jck…dle8

2024-09-08 13:29:05

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You could spend the remainder of your life writing code to handle things that will never occur.

2024-09-05 01:36:59

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He thinks nostr is Damus and Primal. Also, someone needs to tell the nostr CMO to start calling it something other than a protocol. People have no idea what that means.

2024-08-30 18:23:57

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Yeah absolutely, this gives me incentive to get it pushed to a public repo. I’ll add my thoughts to the nostrability thread as well.

2024-08-28 18:33:08

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Ah ok, so “membership” is handled by the background process on the local instance to only include approved npubs etc etc?
If it’s a moderated community it does seem counterintuitive to blast the note to every relay in my profile as there will be many out of context notes floating around. It’s an interesting problem.

2024-08-28 15:35:02

Ditto looks amazing and the idea of smaller communities loosely coupled is much more appealing than a social monolith.
The data architecture is confusing though.
Notes created by an npub still propagate across all relays in a user’s profile and they are just filtered by the Ditto relay? @npub1q3s…d26p

2024-08-28 15:26:39

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Inconsistent threading across apps.

2024-08-28 15:13:13

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You said it bro

2024-08-28 15:12:40

Our resident AI bot is on the v4v bandwagon #note19tz…2vdw

2024-08-28 15:09:26

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Summarize that in 420 characters or less

2024-08-28 15:06:28

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What is the best use case for micropayments on nostr? You can only select one, be specific and justify it.

2024-08-28 15:03:57

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@npub1tsg…htk4 please chime in with your thoughts on ai, nostr, and micropayments.

2024-08-27 00:38:18

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Currently trying to find time to implement blossom integration for album art. Also working on MusicBrainz integration as optional metadata.

2024-08-27 00:35:45

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Totally with you. I’m working on my own self hosted music server and I’ve built in a way to publish listens as nostr events. I never liked how scrobbles were all or nothing - it’s nicer when the user has control.
If you look carefully the event type is 2002 in honor of the year last.fm was founded. https://image.nostr.build/f9e0a28dd96073d6417094f386451d28b87e25d53570bc4989dd7696bdcf0770.jpg

2024-08-10 17:30:26

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Welcome! 🤙

2024-08-09 12:44:41

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What would be better for the species is trying to understand out why we are increasingly more isolated and afraid of each other. I’m agreeing with you on the underlying issue, just not the solution.

2024-08-08 21:48:04

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If impairment of your inhibitions helped you overcome your irrational fears in the long run then you might have a starting point for your argument.
Unfortunately the opposite happens, people get more disconnected from reality and addressing their real issues.

2024-08-08 21:38:35

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While it looks like @npub1xts…kk5s published NIP-57 on Feb 13 2023 he did it Satoshi style and published the code first to GitHub on Feb 10 2023. People were able to start testing it that day I remember. It was a Damus only thing at first.

2024-07-31 17:43:45

When trust becomes scarce, reliable npubs increase in value.

2024-07-31 13:11:08

I’ll pay a premium for relays that filter zapvertising. Freedom or destruction of capital.

2024-07-31 13:02:38

Use all the mental gymnastics you want to justify zapvertising. It sucks.

2024-07-26 03:42:25

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Appears to be a recursive ad now.

2024-07-21 18:23:50

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Right on 👍 There’s an epub on Internet Archive but the accuracy is really poor.
Being that it’s public domain wonder if we could crowdfund the clean up here on nostr?

2024-07-21 16:11:27

@npub1l2v…ajft hey there, I sent 10 sats to this account I created on nutsack.me - for a brief period they displayed in my balance but no longer. Where does one go to debug?? I’m still unsure where the sats actually live.
https://nostr.at/npub1g5pz4np4nhy2ehatt7e4gllwdl3vnf0w4h86yas6lc80nug5ssysjd8zpz

2024-07-20 14:29:21

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Great idea. Simple and useful.

2024-07-09 23:10:28

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Eh, I switched to only eating fish when I realized my digestive system functioned better.

2024-07-03 18:29:40

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That’s an interesting point. People will pay for certainty even if it’s self-deceiving.

2024-07-03 17:41:39

More predictive models should be presented like this because it offers a much clearer view of how messy reality is. https://image.nostr.build/1e98810caa87537fd2684bf1a7711238dee82d77419fae974ac51795bdecd2f6.jpg

2024-07-01 14:29:47

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Thanks for the ⚡️ @npub1rpe…2et2 - perfect timing I just used them when paying for coffee @ Paralelní Polis https://image.nostr.build/ca53c8bf0d21f8c844f94a8abc98cacc6bc55ed450dc90bcb21a78c53fd90313.jpg

2024-07-01 13:29:03

https://image.nostr.build/e71ba9c1cf3e50ed1f443421199a72f3d0f2a43685c4cfdfae59963fd84137ad.jpg

2024-06-30 13:43:11

And you won’t be able to steal the data, it has been set free.
#note17ww…rj6u

2024-06-28 22:19:01

Berlin is spectacular. I think I turned German. https://image.nostr.build/aedcf83de97542b607ec514e916ea5b779dec6d4b245b8094027ce5bfaa3d635.jpg

2024-06-25 13:50:51

I have an extra day to spend in Berlin this week. Any artsy or nerdy suggestions for things to check out?

2024-06-22 17:01:41

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Very nice, these two absolutely have earned this. Congrats @npub12rv…85vg and @npub1xts…kk5s

2024-06-21 13:29:54

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voracious eater

2024-06-21 04:03:09

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Would be nice if the reply counts on the timeline were displayed.

2024-06-20 02:31:49

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Thanks for the heads up… didn’t even know these were here.

2024-06-19 12:37:37

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Your last point might be the most important. People who are creating content just want something that’s easy and it works today. They are rarely concerned about the implementation details that we enjoy debating. They just want to know, “does it work?”

2024-06-16 18:53:35

TIL people think Blossom 🌸 is a media server. Esc :q!

2024-06-16 18:49:17

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The spec is a few months old. Servers won’t just be actively censored, people will also get bored or tired and take them offline. The hash is the identity, not the domain. I’m ok if you think it sucks or its stupid, I just want people to consider how it’s intended to be used. It’s not a server.

2024-06-16 17:42:59

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It’s not an object store. You are referring to specific implementations. It’s dns for objects.

2024-06-16 17:41:06

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It’s dns for objects, it sits on top of http, uses npubs for identity, zaps for payments. It’s not replacing the internet, it’s improving it.

2024-06-16 16:40:54

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Take a deeper look at it, you can use Blossom on top of S3. It’s a distributed index, not durable object storage. You are correct, we already have object storage.

2024-06-16 16:28:36

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There will be many implementations using different storage systems. That’s the beauty of it.

2024-06-16 16:21:13

Devs that will be in high demand in 2025 and beyond will fluent in the RBZ stack. Relays, Blossom, Zaps.

2024-06-16 15:56:02

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nostr-auth-enabled is the unlock which prevents the content from being in a silo. Once enabled it can flourish in the ecosystem using relays, blossom, and zaps. It’s not the same old web.

2024-06-15 18:53:32

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This is super cool! Really well done.👍

2024-06-13 16:54:06

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I loved del.icio.us and have since moved to pinbord.in
You are definitely onto something here thinking about nostr bookmarks as a product vs bookmarks as a client feature.
Collectively you end up with hiqh quality curated content like this:
https://pinboard.in/popular/
With a native social layer, nostr would be awesome for this - and unkillable.

2024-06-13 12:16:13

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The most minimalist way to accomplish this is ffmpeg and nginx with the rtmp module. Those 2 willl give you a live stream.

2024-06-02 19:02:09

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Love this. Although I would argue the value of nostr in this case is not a portable social graph, it’s a portable identity attached to a modular portfolio. The people who attend your events and the people who hire you for commercial work don’t have to know each other even exists.

2024-06-02 17:05:31

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Yeah that’s a good point. Early indications are that the Cara developers are trying to support the platform by making it a talent showcase for hiring/jobs. Definitely different from a direct to consumer or patronage model.

2024-06-02 16:28:09

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The quality I am seeing on Cara is really nice so far. There’s an interesting scenario which could unfold where by building a community of “verified” human artists we are able to more easily see the value of an individual artists work vs the averaging of all art using AI. It could elevate the value of human art.

2024-06-02 16:17:16

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Cara is going to be really interesting to follow. Looks like they are building an artist community where one of the core features being promoted is the detection and blocking of AI generated art. The quality on display there is amazing so far 🍿

2024-06-01 13:48:45

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A worthy companion to this is “responsibility is expensive” - it’s not supposed to be easy or cheap, that’s the point. It’s only available to those who put in the work.

2024-05-30 15:22:08

Argentine authorities are working with El Salvador, a pioneering nation in bitcoin adoption, aiming to boost cryptocurrency adoption in Argentina.
https://reason.com/2024/05/30/argentina-teams-up-with-el-salvador-to-boost-crypto-adoption/

2024-05-24 19:06:12

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Might have been me. I just zapped the note with 2100 sats.

2024-05-24 14:57:47

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Message queues aren’t push?

2024-05-21 17:25:42

Just like we learn to trust, there will not be a “trust algorithm”, it will be data driven for each individual.

2024-05-21 17:24:56

Trusting a person is not the same as being willing to vouch for them.
In the former you have personal risk, in the latter you've doubled your liability.

2024-05-20 21:18:01

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It was the name of a heart attack inducing appetizer that was served at Chili’s going back to the late 80’s

2024-05-20 21:16:25

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https://image.nostr.build/36af661b193fea9a21871b46cbbac5b58471c085578968cd5f877659201055fb.jpg

2024-05-20 21:12:00

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rofl, that’s the best repo name ever. familiar with the naming convention but that’s a winner.

2024-05-20 15:15:35

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😂 dying at the idea of someone casually throwing this up on a screen and being like “hey check out this little highlight reel from my vacation on the coast this summer”

2024-05-19 15:40:40

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👻

2024-05-19 15:11:19

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I’ve seen the blossom spec on GitHub - is there a reference implementation of a managed server?

2024-05-19 14:58:40

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If you wanna rage quit, do it for real and post your nsec in your farewell.

2024-05-18 02:32:43

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Fair, but that’s half the reason I posted this in the first place. Few of us have time to be contract lawyers, so it’s helpful if we watch out for one another. ✌️

2024-05-17 22:33:57

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When I use a paid service one of the things I assume I am getting in return is privacy and security. If that’s not the case then it should be made clear. It’s all about expectations and trust.

2024-05-17 20:00:28

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As I said elsewhere, totally agree but that doesn’t mean people shouldn’t shine a light on it.

2024-05-17 19:59:01

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Agree, can’t say I’m surprised. But it’s still our job to call people out when they cross the line. This is all about transparency and expectations.

2024-05-17 19:56:24

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They absolutely can, everything here is public. There are already people training models on nostr posts. Nobody here has expectations that they have control over the data they publish once it’s in the wild.

2024-05-17 18:55:54

Slack has been scanning your messages to train its AI models and the only way to stop it is to email them.
This is some bullshit.
https://www.engadget.com/yuck-slack-has-been-scanning-your-messages-to-train-its-ai-models-181918245.html

2024-05-17 17:26:59

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Texas too. I kinda like it.

2024-05-17 14:58:01

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Is the concept of hierarchical deterministic npubs a valid idea? Someone could use a single key to sign for 1-n keys that all roll up to the parent?

2024-05-16 22:38:00

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✌️if you are afraid, you are not free. Good luck to you as well.

2024-05-16 22:25:28

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Why have you arrived at the conclusion that if somebody knows your name and email you are less free?

2024-05-16 21:54:35

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The freedom comes from not being locked in to any single client or relay. That same freedom provides you with the ability to use nostr without using Primal.

2024-05-15 13:24:12

The strength of the nostr user base is their conviction and passion. The people who stick around here are not leaving. You can’t buy that with paid installs.

2024-05-15 13:19:05

I also don't think the people commenting on nostr user growth stats understand the comparables. With consumer apps retaining 3% of your users is good, and 6% is great.
VC funded apps are throwing hundreds of millions towards attracting the attention of tens of millions, in an effort to retain a teeny tiny portion of them. #note19kt…096s

2024-05-15 02:14:51

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That single bullet which says “stabilizes USD price” needs some more detail on the collateralization mechanics.

2024-05-12 16:48:08

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Proof there are extremes on both sides.

2024-05-12 16:44:18

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That’s a wise observation.

2024-05-12 16:36:58

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Ha ha yeah I hear you, but no matter the language - nobody has solved layouts. It’s all DOM like and never easy.

2024-05-12 16:31:29

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And to all of the recipients of said information… Happy Mother’s Day! We love you. 🤣❤️

2024-05-12 16:20:09

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If you have ever attempted to build a distributed system that maintains state across a pool of unknown participants - even on a small scale - you would know said cock is just a mechanism for the transfer of information.
Synchronization in nature is bigger than we can conceptualize.

2024-05-12 15:34:58

@npub1xts…kk5s heads up, reactions made in Damus don’t appear in Primal. Using most recent TestFlight. Perhaps related to all the work that’s being done on threading compatibility.

2024-05-12 14:32:22

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There is no such thing as untrusted.

2024-05-12 14:04:04

If nostr succeeds, the concept of measuring the growth of nostr will no longer make sense. Pockets of users will appear and disappear, totally unaware of each other’s existence.

2024-05-12 13:02:52

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Viewed as a global ledger which has run continuously and precisely for 15 years it is modern marvel. A freakin global state machine.

2024-05-11 21:37:42

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It’s not a bug necessarily, it’s just that scroll and select both use the same touch surface. Without the ability to use the emoji search you have to scroll a lot so it’s easy to accidentally select something inadvertently.

2024-05-11 21:12:01

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Awww man, it’s a tombstone 🤣 that was not intentional

2024-05-11 21:10:27

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lol well I don’t even know what emoji I just reacted to you with. I ❤️ the new selector but man you have to be careful when scrolling.
It does start to build a frequently used cache though which is awesome.

2024-05-11 20:29:00

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Right, I’m a proud Purple supporter though. Solution was to force close TestFlight if anyone else stumbles upon this.

2024-05-11 20:20:41

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Mine is still showing removed as well. Did you do anything special to get the new TestFlight link working?

2024-05-11 16:47:16

The universal feed in nostr is an illusion. This note is performative. It doesn’t belong here. Someone put it here. Everything is curated.

2024-05-11 02:50:22

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I was able to send from Primal to 8333.space:3338 using the QR code to fund my cashu wallet earlier today

2024-05-09 18:17:46

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We *give* our attention to the things we love, so it’s not illogical to seek attention.
Maybe that’s the paradox, you must give with no expectations.

2024-05-09 17:55:11

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Actually, for $1 an article it would be great if I could read it, highlight it, then have all my notes indexed into my own personal LLM that's encyrypted and backed up for me. Journalism needs a value add layer.

2024-05-09 17:52:36

Paywalled interview with Jack Dorsey on The End of Social Media.
I would zap $1 to read it, but I'm not willing to sign up for yet another subscription.
https://www.piratewires.com/p/interview-with-jack-dorsey-mike-solana