rugged
rugged.rug

A lot of people couldn't say what they really think. A lot of people could have but thought they couldn't. A lot of people suffered consequences for doing so. I'm in all three categories, but I don't have the capacity or experience to understand those who had it otherwise. Or were squarely in 3.
a Revamped Revitalization Revolution Renewal
REEEEEEE@!!!!
luvu

2024-12-01 17:57:52 UTC

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"I really like the user experience of custodial services. I would never put a lot of money into any one of them though, because I don't trust them. Just like I wouldn't walk around with $10000 in my physical wallet. The risk that it gets stolen is simply to great. At the same time, this risk doesn't mean I will get rid of my physical wallet. I think having a wallet with some cash in it is super useful. I will mittigate the risk by reducing the amount I carry inside that wallet. This is the same way I think about digital money I hold in custodial wallets, be it an ecash service or others."
Would significant global transaction volume in paper wallets, and satscards, mitigate the tradeoffs?

2024-11-21 20:32:33 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/cf54bc84143bece6c3a96d5313268901298db4652126755eb1306f7c6ac0d854.jpg

2024-11-16 05:48:01 UTC

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I capitalized everything and it still seems like I'm sick of it all every time I play pool. Hmm

2024-11-13 14:30:00 UTC

Inauthentic communication among loved ones is a symptom of a non-functional regime.

2024-11-12 22:29:16 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/14ace55a85687b083fa4b020104aa4089a0ebe656c1700201dccbc6eb3161e00.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/1c5a3cca7ca1da6b22717371119b4bb8cc0a954a94b3587a6828657eda6951d0.jpg
In the Middle of Moving

2024-11-12 22:07:38 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5-gja10qkw

2024-09-22 14:12:59 UTC

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I would test that... are they profitable? Mere existence is not proof of sustainability. The bots we see may be largely those who imagine it will be one day be profitable, neophytes and unemployables desperately trying the ethically unjustifiable get rich quick schemes. It could be that the profitable spam accounts for some tiny portion of it. Everywhere else we see targeted advertising reign; it appears to have proven more efficient.

2024-09-22 12:43:14 UTC

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Idea a) note staging/triaging relays 'noob relays': relays that accept all notes, filter spam from them and offer a concentrated remainder as a service (wot rateable, 3rd party auditable service)
Idea b) reverse auditing the timestamps of notes by an npub manually/visually (a visual representation of the time distribution may show obvious algoposting to human). could be displayed alongside a visual representation of a word frequency analysis sourced from the npub's past N notes; perhaps deviation from typical vocabulary is a usable metric
Idea c) client sends a random bit of user data with the note. i.e. how long did it take between final character typed and 'submit note' was clicked? what deviation from straight line tangents were the mouse movements in the 3 seconds prior to posting? Was the note's text copy/pasted into the note editing box, or was it typed? Client sends just one of these bits of data to minimize making personal info public, but npubuser does not know which one will be sent, and so it is difficult to game, but helps to identify real users (and manual spammers).

2024-09-13 11:17:16 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/2wb26tcyWDpPixR9eSsX6q?si=RyLkc6riSXujgvdqb5FqbQ&nd=1&dlsi=7cf4f03b7dcb49ed

2024-08-29 16:14:34 UTC

clearheadedness is foundational

2024-08-26 22:25:54 UTC

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Seems more ideal that Ditto would have many forks upstream from this launchpoint? Or at least room for not-yet-seen innovation in moderation regimes.

2024-08-15 04:52:06 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/b5b8301c092456051a7fc7fb891cf9088d616acc443283ac415e243b14e60697.jpg

2024-08-15 04:09:01 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/6RNNj7Le89tmgF6xogxJLi?si=8Ov8u0YBTBuKsgQ_CUpoZw

2024-08-15 04:04:41 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/4i3jOeue9K8kh73ZXW7All?si=RJz8fAMQSk23JwOggyR_FA

2024-08-14 14:33:43 UTC

The king has fallen

2024-07-20 18:57:45 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/6yFL1NHsGzMtvFTmfOtLtv?si=H1B01u-8QpO-DS4KzHJd7w&nd=1&dlsi=844b41fcd5ed4a44

2024-07-20 18:56:52 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/7e04E6mTbHP3wqY2XhG17M?si=NlxjheS2Srq_D_QQV6_zDw&nd=1&dlsi=010a2f8252354901

2024-07-18 03:17:31 UTC

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I've started advocating for i.e. damus.io/faq/whydoesdamusdevfocusonwhatdamusdevfocuseson

2024-07-10 23:53:11 UTC

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Did someone say 'hard to explain?'
Technical writer here, only mildly retarded.

2024-07-02 16:50:24 UTC

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Multisig confirmation requiring x% approval of poster's editor/preview/review team, which is comprised of a selection of volunteer followers, random, or based on one of a library of open algorithms

2024-06-28 18:05:48 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/7atMMTyNZsumXblV1TIUd6?si=UJd3GSWtShm8gwvwuzyC_A

2024-06-16 22:05:50 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/1WQxLELu0i8g2LhRvJJtHr?si=cd28ba6c56714249

2024-05-29 05:09:42 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/6237613520848ef3ef38986157e643a79b850e4c4a6064df5b47110fc8545e29.jpg
Wanted to be at a Nostr conference, but this is next best. Under a plastic palm tree at the local swimming pool, I can squint and imagine...

2024-05-29 05:05:12 UTC

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so has my grandpa, what should I do with my grandpa? huh??

2024-05-29 05:04:14 UTC

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I read too quickly. You were asking for Nostr longposters, I was responding as though you were asking for authors who would fit well in the nostr longposting universe... because I still scroll and respond like a Twittiot sometimes.

2024-05-28 15:24:11 UTC

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Although there are probably a few, it's the wrong question, IMO.
To find the revolution, what authors are:
a) Banned from making Twitter threads
b) Think asking people to 'subscribe to my substack' for the cost of a meal per day is offensive and/or disagree with Substack's user agreement and/or haven't the 'clout' to draw income with a paywall
c) Aren't being found on Ghost.org
d) self-custody their independent, free writing, and therefore are banned from the network effects of ever having a chance to be found on a search engine
e) work at centralized archive companies/services / National Archives
f) create scholarly articles yet understand that the gatekeeping peer review process is corrupt
Or if you must chase those who are already successful in a paradigm that does not reward free thinking,
- successful bloggers who can crosspost to nostr for mutual benefit

2024-05-28 03:31:24 UTC

We are well beyond 'opinions' on Donald Trump, star of the Apprentice, who was universally respected, and whom you probably thought was hilarious, until 2015.
I support Trump 2024 first and foremost because I denounce stolen elections. If foreign powers and captured domestics steal the election, I want it fixed.
Even if you don't like the guy, he is the only man on earth who has a legitimate claim to the United States Presidency - he won the vote in 2020, provably, obviously.
All the worst warmongers and corrupt government grifters and connected special interests and agencies, with the help of foreign adversaries, have been attacking him ever since.
The way I see it, you either believe in having a president who represents the people based on a fair vote (even if it's not your president!), or you believe in elite insiders selecting the president they want.
If it's the latter, I hope it's because you don't have the facts. But at this point, they are so easy to find...
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May 27, 2024, 5:44 PM
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112515236244796073
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Can you imagine, a President of the United States, who got more votes than any sitting President in the history of our Country, and who is also the Republican Nominee for President in the upcoming 2024 Election, and leading in all polls against the Democrat Nominee, Joe Biden, is tomorrow going before a Corrupt and Conflicted Democrat Appointed, Acting New York Judge, on a FAKE & MADE UP CASE by a Soros backed failed D.A., and the Judge himself, to see whether or not he will become a common criminal? According to virtually all Legal Scholars and Experts, THERE IS NO CRIME OR CASE against President Trump, and if there was it should have been brought seven years ago, not in the middle of his Campaign for President. Prosecutorial Misconduct. Election Interference!
==================
I also like his wife and kids. Who doesn't? I watched the Apprentice first 5 seasons or so, that was fun. Ivanka is smart as a whip, Don Jr is savvy and respectable. Trump makes some great decisions, and some questionable ones, as one might expect based on 2016-2020. But my God. It's just fun.
For that matter, Michelle Obama is pleasant, Travis Kelce is charismatic, I listened to Hillary Clinton on a podcast and then had a nice dinner with my kids and enjoyed the rest of the day. Why not?
Many of you are weird, and do not appear stable, when it comes to the opposition - on both sides.
Chill and fix this country. Don't be part of the radically emotional ridiculousness that drives us apart. IMO

2024-05-22 17:28:33 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/0Dp0miPRDu0tLN09bnuP5a?si=2816832cf08c43b1

2024-05-21 16:27:26 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/04WnFdVesT0VLu1Fc57VoI?si=8972e93afd154351

2024-05-16 19:25:00 UTC

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We don't disagree. A marketplace of algorithms, some that are static rulebased and would show the same feed for everyone who uses them (like those in the video it looks like) - such as 'these five hashtags' will be useful to a wide swath of people. But imagine they are five corporate hashtags. The end game is that the hashtags / npubs / notes are chosen based on my preferences for me, and your preferences for you. The algo builds based on my sliders, knobs, levers, defaults, preferences, WOT scores, and I can change them to see what changes, rather than, the algo builds based on the engineer's ideas and preferences.

2024-05-16 17:53:31 UTC

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https://www.johnbnevin.com/snippets/protocols-not-platforms/
https://njump.me/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqcelx9lfn0z62hy9mpp8sjvf527dcvd750zvq87leq8axs86ej36qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwdehhxarj9e3xzmny9uqzqdged9pl052nlstgc9pf3lp8tku3ykg0rx832gx320jzm3x2a6he72elxa
Centralized implementation of the tool through a limiting idea, principle, or structure that the engineer has in mind is not ideal. Each algorithm producer may have the ability to create something useful, but the ultimate is when the algorithm builds the feed on the fly based on user's preferences and individualized WOT score. Though a step in the right direction, we must not settle for 'more centralized options' when the end goal is 'individualized choice.'

2024-05-16 17:51:12 UTC

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Parallel thoughts ^there. Centralized implementation of the tool through a limiting idea, principle, or structure that the engineer has in mind is a non-starter. It must MUST be an entirely different trust score for each individual, based on the individual's choices. And we must discourage wholesale adoption of standard trust data during onboarding at every turn, ensuring a seed for each user that allows for ownership of one's own discernment, rather than delegation to a one-click preset that threatens to defeat the purpose.

2024-05-12 17:11:47 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/1JZmwOO4IDOfIQYY4EU5JW?si=nVdQ-TxISOSH9lgLpStSrg&nd=1&dlsi=c430848dfeeb4be0

2024-04-27 15:05:10 UTC

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Option for user, with identifying data cleared by default to every extent possible on any ostensibly privacy-oriented software.

2024-04-24 05:01:17 UTC

wuddup fam
#nevent1q…skp2

2024-04-22 12:54:48 UTC

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Can be stored in the brain

2024-04-19 01:46:52 UTC

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Bookmarks plus tags or categories. Bookmarked because good read or bookmarked because might read later or bookmarked because useful tutorial or bookmarked because i like curating articles that start with similes.

2024-04-19 00:42:24 UTC

Dynamic realtime graph that shows zaps to producers. WOT nominated producers ('most zapped producers from your following list') and/or 'choose a set of producers to see a visualization of the nostr npubs that zap notes they have designated as indicative of their production')
#nevent1q…9ufw

2024-04-18 21:41:12 UTC

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or pay to see if it *feels* like reach is unrestricted, irrespective of ostensible unverified statistical claims

2024-04-08 18:14:04 UTC

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I should have taken one at the time but didn't, posting here was an afterthought. I can recreate it. It looked something like this. Just enough room to fit an arthroscope.
https://i.nostr.build/AaD9G.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/zd4kV.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/nWGkq.jpg

2024-04-08 16:16:07 UTC

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@npub1lhe…w94n JDWagner17 made me literal lol the other day
@npub12r0…9qrx Seems like Puzzles knows something about everything
@npub1rjw…ccc9 Seimi is a thoughtful Irishman
I may or may not have ever talked to any of them in @npub1c0r…tlvg

2024-04-08 04:32:18 UTC

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I say just give them a paper wallet and make sure they know they can buy it in a few clicks on their existing cashapp if they change their mind. Or some people may just need to diversify into other things they are comfortable with, like food or clothes or their homes, that won't suffer as much loss as fiat.

2024-03-31 00:16:38 UTC

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What does the ideal WOT model look like?

2024-03-29 16:22:47 UTC

H7f8Sj9jadWexi5W2AAk0siLhAfQLhWaA7gS_6GIMr4

2024-03-29 15:19:28 UTC

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I've been thinking of small creators. They are the ones who get $4 checks from Spotify, or have worked for 10 years to get 9,000 subscribers on YouTube, or reached 10,000 and are not granted authrorization to monetize. Bandcamp users. Local cover bands. Farmers market / festival booth / consignment shop artisans. TBH I don't care about successful musicians bringing starpower to Nostr. I care about talented people who are getting excluded and know it.

2024-03-29 14:34:53 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSgAkr8G0OM
Here's the type of geniuses that could have made it on Nostr.
Their youtube channel only has 224 subscribers... compare that to your favorite most overrated band.
Looking at their website:
"Kitchen's closed but we'd be happy to put on our aprons and boots again for your special occasion! Contact us at info@dirty-dishes.ca
WOULD MAKE GREAT FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT, YA HEAR?
https://image.nostr.build/ea8d399c6975f55841871c366d022a93857be5b42fb8eedb377675b1f4397d62.jpg

2024-03-28 18:04:30 UTC

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Logged in and added 'categories' to my profile, it nuked all my profile information that I already had. I see this is designed for onboarding new creators now, but might have a warning? Thanks!

2024-03-28 16:03:28 UTC

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The wikifreedia pages that would survive in the market would certainly be the ones that did not neglect any citation of the original artist, and the artists that would survive in the market I idealize would be those who make donating BTC to them frictionless. Hopefully the wikifreedia pages that would be most viewed, then, would be those that bridge the gap.

2024-03-26 11:58:30 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/7M47csS1XBvTQ4LipbMdll?si=QeLzTItQRRCrL6pwZr58Bw

2024-03-26 11:58:17 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/0G5uTD49HcgjQS8Qc2pQhh?si=KOBufbSMSjCMdvMmJPIA_w

2024-03-26 09:39:49 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/6AoG52kxfptY0QBQnjuQOe

2024-03-21 17:17:47 UTC

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Thanks man! Glad you like it. The navigation link is just hard to find and doesn't come up to the top. I'll try to figure out a solution for that. For now I'm just gonna zap it so it goes to the top. THANK U FOR YOUR SUPPORT ! :D

2024-03-21 16:16:37 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/60a45334aba2d30ef37f512d14b83033a1835919be6f8e6349df125284c815f8.png
Heya hey...
Part 7 of my interactive serial sci-fi story on Stacker.News is almost complete, just need to sleep on it this evening and give it a final read.
Before I post it tomorrow, there's a bounty on Part 6 that hasn't yet been claimed:
https://stacker.news/items/471317/r/johnbnevin
*ya make yer guesses, ya wins yer prizes*
I've received a grant, so I'm going to be boosting the prize amounts abit.
Here you can start at the beginning if you aren't caught up:
https://stacker.news/items/446662/r/johnbnevin
Here's an excerpt from the very start, to give you an idea:
Submersible, Part 1
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin and Rebecca Boseman were on the smooth marble walkway clicking toward the centerpiece mansion of Oceanside Estates. "Beautiful," she remarked of it, and of the manicured landscaping, and of the modern, low-profile architecture ahead. "You too," he replied.
Rebecca was a grounded woman, given her stature; her formals were not entirely comfortable for her. A mostly unsocial workaholic, Kevin strode aside her with a posture chosen to match the occasion. Like the other guests to the billionaire's island, they felt fortunate to have been invited, but were curious and skeptical that no itinerary had been revealed.
The Bosemans had arrived just after a famous vocalist and aspiring starlet named Melody Moods had begun working the crowd inside. Melody's voice filled the lawn through the front door as they approached, supported by ambient sounds of a socialite crowd.
"Ah, the Bosemans. A delight to welcome your arrival. Please," the doorman said as he beckoned for Mrs. Boseman's fashionable overcoat. "My name is Silas, and I am at your service. Please feel welcome, and free to introduce yourselves to our other well respected guests."

2024-03-19 13:50:42 UTC

Part 6 of my interactive sci-fi / tech / econ / etc serial story is out:
https://stacker.news/items/471317/r/johnbnevin
Part #6 has a bounty 2000 SATS to solve a riddle in the story. Here's a link to part 1 if you're not caught up:
https://stacker.news/items/446662/r/johnbnevin
Note: Part #5 had two bounties. 1 was not solved (so the prize rolled over), and 2 was won by @cryotosensei for offering 'Robotics Engagement Declarations' as an idea for what R.E.D. should stand for. Perfect and better than anything I had thought of! Great ideas as to what the solution to #1 were offered, and much appreciated. Consolation prizes will be awarded :D Thanks~

2024-03-19 00:19:49 UTC

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Yes. 'Follow' means 'connected'. A personal global. On a list means, whatever the individual wants it to mean.

2024-03-18 16:21:23 UTC

Last call for 1750 sat bounty in my interactive serial story. Here's part 5:
https://stacker.news/items/464478
where the bounties are, but here's part 1:
https://stacker.news/items/446662
so you can start at the beginning if you're not already caught up.
It's a scifi story that brings together tech, engineering, economics, and *TBD/you'll see*.
One bounty is for anyone who can guess the current riddle in the story. The other bounty is for the best idea of what an acronym in the story should stand for.
You can post your guesses in the comments, and at other times vote on which way the story should go.
I'll be posting the next part in the series tomorrow morning, so bring those guesses and ideas!
#writing #authors #grownostr

2024-03-18 13:00:36 UTC

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Yea. It's a misunderstanding of economics, common with what is taught in schools today. So much coercion is involved in so many of our purchases that it's too often forgotten that, here in a voluntary v4v environment free of coercion, one can only 'make money' if people choose to part with it. Fraud is still an issue, but here we have a level playing field and we can 'zap the change we want to see in the world.'

2024-03-18 12:07:51 UTC

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HERE TOO. (THERE'S A LOT OF THAT GOING AROUND. THIS SPRING IS DIFFERENT. USHERING IN A FRESH NEW WORLD.)

2024-03-17 04:00:26 UTC

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or play this game of tetris to generate a seed from which to select a random discovery engine

2024-03-17 03:59:16 UTC

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A market of algorithms to choose from, with new users able to select randomly 'click in this square, whichever pixel you hit is a discovery algorithm created by someone on nostr.' 'or click in this box for algorithms from your friends and friends of friends' One algorithm could be 'pull all of the last 100 npubs to post in global more than 50 words and less than 250 with no grammatical errors and grab 3 of their friends added long ago. remove anyone that used a cuss word.' list them in order received, then rearrange based on assigning them each a single digit from the latest blockhash. then put them in alphanumeric order based on that assignment. then show all posts by them that have been zapped.' or the proletariat version 'show 100 posts by people who have never been zapped even though they have an attached wallet and don't appear to be often muted' or compare word usage to show similar people or..

2024-03-16 04:30:20 UTC

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:D Welcome. Here's a serial story I'm writing that uses bitcoin lightning zaps to allow readers to participate in the story: https://stacker.news/items/446662/r/JohnBNevin

2024-03-15 01:31:49 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA-jiiepOrE
#introductions #grownostr

2024-03-15 00:26:56 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/0Op1xOCaRGtZC8aSvw8Qw8?si=fkJBVukZR6yJ9Yd1woc5cw

2024-03-07 02:42:21 UTC

Original Fiction on Stacker News. Much of it is Bitcoin, freedom, or econ related:
https://stacker.news/items/453810/r/johnbnevin

2024-03-03 21:53:00 UTC

#reading #fiction #mystery
I am writing a serial story called 'Submersible' that is unique to Stacker News. SN is like Reddit, but with Bitcoin zaps instead of up and downvotes. Post articles, discussions, links, images, videos, and comment on them. Zap sats to the authors you appreciate. Don't worry if you don't have any Bitcoin sats, you can post for free for awhile until you earn some. Sign up now with this link -- it's free: https://stacker.news/signup/r/JohnBNevin
Here is a link to part #1 of 'Submersible': https://stacker.news/items/446662/r/JohnBNevin

2024-02-26 17:58:36 UTC

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Thank you... zapped. Will it still be 'supported by' White Rabbit after the pull request is merged if post-edits have been made by Alice?

2024-02-23 15:21:20 UTC

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I am not advocating for people to switch to a v4v/nostr/bitcoin model with expectations that it will be the same. I don't know anyone who is. Thinking v4v, through Nostr and Bitcoin, will perform 100% the same as the best performing current existing alternative model, while the technology and the user base is in its infancy, is delusional. People who 'have bills to pay now' and are putting all their eggs into an experimental basket seem to be the ones that want the world as it exists to change, rather than changing their revenue models or diversifying to mitigate risk.

2024-02-22 17:47:31 UTC

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Or just make sure there's a rating for opinion on Marx' labor theory of value :D

2024-02-22 17:40:39 UTC

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1-10 how informed are you on this topic?
1-10 how much do you trust this person on this topic?
1-10 how certain are you of your conclusion on this topic, if any?
What is your conclusion on this topic? Enter here or choose from existing
Show me people who see themselves as very informed, are trusted by people I trust on this topic, and yet rate themselves having low certainty.

2024-02-18 19:46:02 UTC

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Agree except 'renote' should be 'self-boost' or something that connects it to boosting rather than connecting it to noting.

2024-02-17 22:12:34 UTC

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My son's recommendations (11):
Holes
Guardians of the Galaxy
Sandlot
Duck Tales
And I say
Minions
Kunk Fu Panda
Tom & Jerry Fast & Furry

2024-02-17 16:41:32 UTC

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I meant there might be a better word than 'roots' but I haven't thought of one.

2024-02-17 15:05:00 UTC

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controle -> control
satoshi's -> satoshis (debatable)
you content -> your content
roots -> may be a better word
naming particular clients is not ideal IMO
It's good readable language, well done!
When complete share a pdf? Thanks~

2024-02-14 13:55:53 UTC

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2024-02-14 13:42:22 UTC

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I see the challenge as two distinct audiences / strategies. Receptive audience, and non-receptive.
Reaching the receptive audience is a communication challenge. These are freedom advocates, privacy advocates, those who have been banned elsewhere - pretty much anyone who has ever had an account on Odysee, Bitchute, Mastodon, Minds, Truth Social, etc etc. It would be trivial for these folks to set up an account here and see if it's a good fit for them - there's no selling them on the value proposition, it's just a matter of making sure they know it exists and how to do it.
For this group, it is only a matter of determining a) what the most effective way to communicate 'what is Nostr' I.E. 'the new uncensorable freedom social media that is easily monetizable with bitcoin + open source development protocol + that jack and snowden and lots of devs and bitcoiners are flocking to - no one can ban you there', and b) what is the most effective way to reach them with that message, I.E. advertisements on other social media, individuals posting to other social media, invitations to zapathons, etc.
Reaching the non-receptive audience is a popularity challenge. The biggest obstacle to their using Nostr is the fact that it isn't where their followers are. This challenge is only a matter of time and critical mass.
Assuming more Nostr signups is the goal, a) how to incentivize and or encourage people who aren't already doing what they can to reach out to the receptive, to do so? and b) how should those who have an incentive be focusing their efforts for maximum effect?
Thoughts:
- Building out the protocol and allowing organic growth that results from more desirable function would resemble the principle of using attraction over promotion
- Directing effort toward prosthelatyzing the non-receptive may be wasteful
- It might be effective to create a cultural institution, Zapathons model - by choosing a day and time for getting signups, for doing purple pilling. Incentivize it somehow, if not just socially.
- Be aware of the tools that already exist that explain Nostr and how it works and how to start using it. No need to reinvent the wheel, just direct friends to what already exists.
- Enjoy the vibe as it already is, we'll look back nostralgically -- Pura Vida Nostriches :D

2024-02-11 22:51:30 UTC

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I think this is accurate, but I also think it is a recurring cycle with no end in sight. Like a spiral as maturity/stability increases and as novel innovation reduces accordingly. No end in sight in the Bitcoin space.

2024-02-11 05:04:08 UTC

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Yessir - Glad to, and thank you! Also, QR codes :thumbsup:

2023-11-02 05:56:15 UTC

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What parenting advice do you have that one would not hear from others without your expertise? What is your vision of the potential and challenges for the most recent generations and those soon to come? What are the primary philosophical or common sense understandings we are most obliged to pass on to help them defend themselves from any legitimate future concerns?

2023-10-06 02:52:36 UTC

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Good point on devs changing ux... I meant that every unassuming private non-social non-marketing expert dev who is willing to forward release notes to nostr shall have a team of loyal beacons.

2023-10-05 09:38:31 UTC

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Inevitable. It's a personal responsibility matter that is scary for most, even most of us. (And there's a reasonable argument to victimhood until commonly understood). Modern reality: Actions are not private without the premeditation or intervention of a security expert, and then only by degree of confidence.
Options oversimplified:
Strategic preference falsification - Socially destructive, personally destructive, potentially ineffective, unethical.
Radical transparency - Freeing, helpful to others, allows one to own one's own inadequacies.
Provably secure communications channels accessible to 80 IQ 4 year olds: Necessary for the future of human health

2023-10-05 09:31:30 UTC

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Assuming culture of zapping + culture of ensuring reach for dev posts, relatively unplutocratic economic distribution, and a large enough market share.

2023-10-01 22:57:07 UTC

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The chance part is that we find ourselves in such a condition, among infinite possible conditions. Sure, we could only yak about it here where such things are possible, but it is still improbable from here.

2023-10-01 22:53:46 UTC

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Yea I didn't mention evolution. Would not the set of constraints on reality needed to result in what we see necessarily need to arrive by either chance or by design?

2023-10-01 22:45:15 UTC

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The improbable scenario in which this set of constraints developed entirely by chance, to allow what we see, is difficult to believe. As are most alternative explanations.

2023-09-30 02:34:20 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/1b4960af9b035a3d0f9e91a60fce24bde6e829a7c15be2e15998ed990073d5b7.jpg

2023-09-26 04:54:16 UTC

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Life 101

2023-09-22 21:21:27 UTC

https://void.cat/d/Qi1QgUwY22EJjq8M8UEWW3.mp4
#zapathon

2023-09-20 02:47:06 UTC

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My experience with Epoch is from over a year ago. Mostly engaging in tolerable partisanship. They exist primarily to be against the CCP. It is refreshing to a certain audience. Spams email boxes incessantly. There is a difference among authors (C through A), and between the news-anchor style video (C+ B-), the long form interviews (B+ A-), and the investigative reports (A- A). Generally very much factual, especially compared to mainstream. Would be an example of the most extremely partisan news that could survive in an unmanipulated world, but in this one it appears as one of few that are really trying to report truth, even if slanted to the right intentionally as a counterbalance to the rest of the landscape.

2023-09-07 10:53:03 UTC

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Correct. There should be contrition on this error. Otherwise commendable.

2023-08-30 02:38:43 UTC

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C is for Cookie. Is good enough for me

2023-08-23 15:34:52 UTC

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*would feel dirty

2023-08-23 15:33:16 UTC

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I doubt it's nostr specific. I would guess there's a psychological phenomena where building a social profile the first time is more rewarding than building a second one, coupled with self-reporting and respondent biases. No one on Nostr who is happy with their experience is on X complaining about what's wrong with Nostr.

2023-08-12 05:46:15 UTC

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Click and drag toolkit for creating personalized algorithms, then sharing them with others

2023-08-11 19:36:34 UTC

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Tomorrow couch day... today, work

2023-08-11 17:18:04 UTC

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ded

2023-08-10 18:21:42 UTC

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ability to add tags to a remix / reply post

2023-08-04 18:35:40 UTC

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https://nostr.build/av/0d8886b31568c3a1437ca6c58aeb6574143c87428c8f2632fef1db33f8d08eab.mp3
I BET U KNEW THIS DROP WAS COMIN
NODDIN TAPPIN FEET AND HUMMIN
LISTEN WHILE MACHINES ARE DRUMMIN
IMAGINE *YOU* COULD BRING US SOMETHIN
I am not that angry, I just didn't have mic levels tuned in right so I just went loud LOL
It's got room for more vocals
#stemstr #tunestr #NC6 #nostrcypher