Terry Frazier

Rides motorcycles, shoots guns, teaches things. #Bitcoin #Gunstr #NRAInstructor #FreedomTech #Moto #Privacy #SelfHost #NoGSF #deGoogle

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2024-10-20 17:25:12 UTC

Replacing a busted disposal unit and worn out faucet in the kitchen this afternoon. There needs to be more thought put into the ease and efficiency of repairs on residential plumbing... It's mechanically simple but physically complex to get access. Not sure how you make that easier. https://image.nostr.build/0f385d71ef22edd9f066fb17d92e2759e72604b2a83abf351130b5c42d328e25.jpg

2024-10-19 12:24:33 UTC

#Bluesky #whitepaper
I read the Bluesky white paper. Pretty heavy on the corporate paternalism. At one point they even state (paraphrasing) their users are too dumb to manage keys - like the Delta class in Huxley's Brave New World. Really seems like a group of self-anointed do-gooders out to save the "digital town square" and make the poor, dumb users feel "safe" - which is how we got into this mess in the first place.
The paper's tone is that of an analyst-authored corporate white paper; the architecture one designed by any VC-funded, Sillycon Valley BigTech spinoff with millions to spend. Reading it invokes images (for me) of a group of corporate tech wonks trying to clean the turd out of the centralized social media punchbowl without giving up too much control.
They formed a committee, had some meetings, defined the market requirements, bounded the problem, developed the permissable use cases, wrote the business plan, got some money, built a platform. It's "open source," but all the potential #innovation has been architected out. It reads like Twitter v1.5 - a great pitch for VCs, not so much for innovators.
Bluesky feels like a problem/solution set created by people whose vision of "what can be is heavily burdened by what has been" - which is just weird because I'm pretty sure they're all dedicated Harris-Walz supporters. I can almost visualize their early Zoom meetings sitting around talking about how they have to "save Democracy!" and free the world from "hate speech," misinformation and Donald Trump.
Disclaimer: I have never used Bluesky. Opinions based solely on reading their white paper, Wikipedia page and a few blog posts.

2024-10-19 02:29:52 UTC

#gunstr
"Firearm proficiency is not a one-time achievement; it requires ongoing practice to maintain and improve. The skill sets required to be an effective and responsible shooter—gun handling, marksmanship, situational awareness, and decision-making under pressure—are highly perishable. Much like athletes or musicians, shooters who do not engage in regular practice will see their skills diminish over time."
https://www.shootingillustrated.com/content/trained-vs-untrained/

2024-10-18 19:28:52 UTC

None of the bad things which are happening in America (and elsewhere) today will stop regardless of the U.S. election outcome. The very best result is that some of them will get delayed for 2 to 4 years. If we do get a reprieve, we'd better use it well to advance #Bitcoin, #nostr, #meshtastic and #freedomTech while we can. Because the forces of tyranny never sleep.

2024-10-18 19:20:40 UTC

I installed #Citrine earlier today. Seems to work fine with #Amethyst, not so much with #Coracle. Can't find a way to add it. I infer from searching that it may be related to security certificate issues.
There is noticeable battery drain though. I estimate that keeping it on in the background is reducing my battery life to 8 hrs or less. I will have to work on that.

2024-10-18 19:13:21 UTC

Bitcoin.Review Nostr rising ep.01 was really good. Super nerdy - way over my head nerdy - at the beginning and sometimes in the middle but still valuable listening for me. I've watched (as a non-coder) the evolution of tech for more than two decades. I think #nostr has a strong chance to succeed where all the federated/peer-to-peer stuff more-or-less failed. Tech, tools, usability have all evolved to the point where cheap, dumb servers paired with smart, innovative clients make sense. There may well be a wave of user empowerment coming, "...the likes of which even God has never seen..."
I really liked this closing comment from @nprofile…9929 -
"This is it. This is the thing we're going to use to take down BigTech and these centralized institutions. It's the largest scale experiment that's ever been done. The amount of support, the amount of people working on it, devs in the space who are building clients, building solutions. I've never seen so much energy in a protocol before. Bitcoin was cool but this is insane, the amount of energy in this space."
https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-78/

2024-10-18 18:15:33 UTC

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If you have little, or no, experience shooting handguns go take a basic pistol course from an instructor who can provide a handgun for the class so you can learn fundamentals. If you don't have a good grasp of fundamentals you can't make good decisions about what does and doesn't fit regarding any specific handgun.
When you have a decent grounding in what matters, go to a range and try multiple guns. Be prepared to spend some money. Not a ton, but some. Shoot a magazine or two through each gun. Shoot slowly, purposefully, observantly. You can shoot a couple of 2- or 3-shot, rapid-fire strings if you want but do not waste time/money turning dollars into noise doing mag dumps. Pay attention to the following:
- Does your finger fall naturally and correctly on the trigger when the gun is properly positioned in your hand? Do you have too much or two little finger on the trigger? Will you be able to execute a smooth, straight-back press if the trigger, or will your hand/finger position cause you to move the gun when firing?
- Notice where the gun aims with your natural grip. Does it point naturally toward the target or is it off to the right or left? Can you make small adjustments to your grip to correct this, or does it require significant change?
- Take a solid firing grip with the dominant hand, just like you will when firing. Hold the gun so the magazine will fall straight to the ground. Press the magazine release (by whatever means you want or normally use). D9es the magazine drop freely, of does the palm of your hand interfere and prevent the magazine from falling?
- Take a solid firing grip with the dominant hand. Look at the grip panel space allowed for you non-dominant hand. Is there plenty of surface area for your non-dominant palm to gain purchase? Place your non-dominant hand into the two-handed grip. Can you get the palm solidly on the grip panel?
- Consider what you want to do with the pistol. Remember the following compromises everyone makes;
- less mass = higher felt recoil
- shorter barrel/sight radius = greater difficulty staying on target
If you intend to practice regularly, you will want something which is not unduly painful to shoot and which does not wear you out after 25 rds.
There are no right or wrong answers for the above, just what works for you. But if you take the time to do these things you will avoid what most people do - spending $400-$600 on a gun they don't really like very much.
#gunstr
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2024-10-16 15:38:49 UTC

Apparently #bookkeepers have a high rate of instability. For the fourth time, I'm now looking for a new bookkeeper because the current one just disappeared. - stopped answering phone calls, turned off voice mail, no response to email, office locked every time I go by. Haven't been able to contact them in over a month.
Once I had a bookkeeper literally leave the country without notice. Disappeared with all of my paperwork for four months without a word. A few years later had the audacity to ask me for a recommendation online. Uh, no.
This behavior is the opposite of what I think of when I think of accountants/actuaries/bookkeepers. My mom was a bookkeeper, and the most stable, reliable person I ever knew. But I have seen this pattern a *lot* over the past 20 years - enough to know it's not a rare aberration.

2024-10-16 14:51:57 UTC

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#foodstr
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2024-10-15 22:18:47 UTC

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A pretty quick read, a historical summary, and useful reminder of how/why #nostr.
#nevent1q…dne4

2024-10-15 22:01:16 UTC

"Creators are only famous at the permission of the platforms they're in. As soon as they say something that they shouldn't, boom, they're out."
https://bitcoin.review/podcast,/nostr/episode-78/

2024-10-15 16:14:28 UTC

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Overpopulation is, and has been for quite some time, clearly not a problem. So why is the population reduction narrative still so dominant?
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2024-10-15 16:03:23 UTC

#askNostr #cooking
Looking for recommendations on quality, affordable, all-stainless #cookware - stuff you can put in the oven to season. 8", 10", 12" skillets mostly.
I've looked at the Made In stuff, just don't know if it's as good as it claims. Celebrity endorsements and big ad campaigns are expensive, and often substituted for real quality. Looking for people with experience with any quality brands.

2024-10-14 19:29:42 UTC

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I see so many people in my industry investing time, money and lots of effort into building a revenue stream on patreon. I know they don't have good alternatives. I know that many of us lack sufficient technical expertise to piece together a solution even if we knew about some kind of potential open source alternatives.
But none of that assuages my concerns about the tendency of these walled garden platforms to rug-pull disfavored causes, industries or people. Something built on #nostr presents the best hope for reducing or eliminating this vulnerability.
#nevent1q…8xnv

2024-10-14 16:38:14 UTC

Im updating our events on fb. None of the images crop correctly. They look like crap. I have to have a different effing image/video for every iteration of platform/ad/post-type.
I really dislike this. And I really dislike having to promote my business on conventional social media at all. It seems like every platform sets formatting and content standards in a capricious and arbitrary way just to ensure you can't easily reuse stuff.

2024-10-14 13:53:31 UTC

Looking for upcoming #nostr / #Bitcoin events in the State of Texas. Who keeps a list? #askNostr.
There is an effort underway to organize a nostr meetup in my area, but response to date has been fairly meager...
https://www.meetup.com/etxnostr/?eventOrigin=find_page&recSource=group_search&recId=f985580f-c088-4924-b2ed-c5b068f40ea9&searchId=7e119709-e035-4224-9ab5-58dc0bd4c416

2024-10-14 13:39:54 UTC

GM, #nostr. There just aren't many things that smell better than a fresh pot of coffee percolating in the morning. You can't get that with a Keurig..

2024-10-13 18:17:57 UTC

A successful, three-festival weekend behind the Pine Curtain. Kilgore Oktoberfest, FRed Lobster Social Club, Edom Art Festival. Time for a nap.

2024-10-12 22:00:00 UTC

Literally, dude grades out a ~1/4-mi flat track in his pasture and holds a festival for rednecks. Link to conventional socials because, well, that's where their page is. For now...
#rednecks
https://m.facebook.com/fredlobstersocialclub/
https://image.nostr.build/33d4bf1e722752e6d28e9040c1eb1af8a007be02c5c171aca656fd879da58f8d.jpg

2024-10-12 19:33:17 UTC

Oktoberfest day in Kilgore, TX
https://image.nostr.build/da4586d6fb913fd844007195bb058c815908561f213b7e7efab2de7e4e06dfb0.jpg

2024-10-11 22:29:13 UTC

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DIY, LAN only. Once in a while I have a need for remote access, but as a policy I keep storage LAN-only and synch when I'm local.

2024-10-11 22:25:28 UTC

I think it's time for me to try getting a couple of people on #nostr, people I can experiment with for things like #0xchat and sending zaps and stuff. But, TBH, not a lot of people I know like to be on the forefront of social media exploration. They like to #doomScroll on X or do whatever it is people do on Insta/TikTok.

2024-10-11 22:12:34 UTC

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Good on you, Vitor!

2024-10-11 02:43:14 UTC

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Is there food?

2024-10-10 11:54:41 UTC

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What location(s) and meet time(s) are you thinking?

2024-10-08 20:58:37 UTC

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I don't disagree with your claims, it's just not what I chose to do. One of the reasons I went with a different ROM was to discover the limitations and compromises that come with it. I have put #GrapheneOS on four different devices without issue over the past 2-3 years. So far I'm fine with the tradeoffs.
I have considered adding a low-end OEM device for experimentation in the BTC/Lightning arena. Having a dedicated test bed is a good approach. I used an old Pixel 3 without SIM card for my first GrapheneOS test bed. So I may do that in the future.

2024-10-07 22:44:44 UTC

https://www.activeresponsetraining.net/your-tactical-training-scenario-haunted-forest-shooting
Be careful out there. Halloween scare-fests can attract the crazies. #2A #gunstr #prepared #selfdefense

2024-10-07 20:56:04 UTC

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I don't know. I think it happened because of several interactions on #nostr. I did not put my name on any list. One of the devs may have noticed some of my inquiries or questions and decided I was a good candidate. That is just speculation.
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2024-10-07 20:18:30 UTC

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I'll do my best...
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2024-10-07 19:35:23 UTC

I received an alby invite in my email this morning. I'm going to get on board with this and take another step in my BTC journey. There is a lot I do not yet understand. I have not yet figured out how to connect a wallet to my #nostr account (I think my use of #GrapheneOS plus refusal to run #GSF has increased the difficulty) and I hope #getalby will let me move forward.
There is so much happening in this space, and so many new apps and approaches appearing so rapidly, that it routinely goes over my whelm limit. The only way to reach my goal is one step at a time.

2024-10-07 18:12:00 UTC

Is it reasonable to characterize Lightning as a "proof of stake" layer atop a "proof of work" protocol?
#asknostr #lightning #bitcoin
That's how it seems to me, the more you have, the more you can receive, but you must prove you have it (by opening a channel) before you can receive it.

2024-10-01 15:07:42 UTC

Drove through most of Kansas over the weekend. Lots of it is well and truly flat, but not all. We got up into the #FlintHills area around Fort Riley and Milford Lake, west of Topeka on I-70. It's pretty scenic there, with some picturesque sunrise/sunset moments.
We went to visit old friends whose health is declining. We are at the age now that we realize when we travel to visit friends it might be the last time we see them. We never used to think about that.

2024-09-30 15:25:43 UTC

Shot one of these OADefense double-stack 1911-style guns yesterday. Liked it. Priced midway between Staccato and Springfield Prodigy, uses readily available and affordable SIG P320 magazines. Can't speak to long-term reliability and overall durability, but I can vouch for comfort, fit and shootability.
Don't know whether or not there is a "drop safety" issue such as that which is known to affect the Staccatos. I do know it was enjoyable to shoot.
https://oadefense.com/product/oa-2311-compact/

2024-09-28 18:43:01 UTC

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4-cyl diesel motor (mfg'd by Mercedes, I think). The whole thing is super simple, will run for decades. No luxury BS, no techno BS. You can probably run the thing on vegetable oil. Combine it with a couple of kick-start, single-cylinder, 4-stroke Honda dirt bikes from the '80s/'90s and you've got a solid apocalypse motor-pool.
https://image.nostr.build/6223330b6a43b2cdbd76384bca86267387810cf84d9fa5f338077f41f92d57b1.jpg

2024-09-27 22:12:05 UTC

Installed #Obtanium. Uninstalled #Amethyst. Added Amethyst to Obtanium and installed. Signed into Amethyst using #Amber. Very slick. I'm completely over app stores. Even the free ones. It was a broken, inefficient model which failed from the outset to deliver on the promises of superior quality and choice made by the corporate overlords. It's time it died.

2024-09-27 20:29:35 UTC

Went to our local #Bitcoin #Meetup last night. Some great conversation but some terrible news for one of the members who was scammed out of several Bitcoin in a pretty sophisticated social engineering attack a couple of weeks back. We discussed ways we might act as an emergency support resource (aka Panic Button) for members to call and get a second opinion whenever something like that is going on and *before* making an irrevocable decision.
Also discussed splitting off a #BitcoinMerchant group to discuss and explore the many options and obstacles in accepting and integrating Bitcoin and Lightning payments into existing businesses.
Last item was setting up small mining ops with BitAxe. In between were discussions on Texas history, musicians, weirdest places we've been and other stuff. Good group.

2024-09-27 14:24:38 UTC

From Texas with love thanks to one of my favorite rifle MFGs.
#gunstr
https://soldiersystems.net/2024/09/23/sons-of-liberty-gun-works-exports-over-1-million-in-premium-firearms-and-parts-to-poland-empowering-citizens-and-promoting-shooting-sports/

2024-09-20 01:14:55 UTC

NYC showing everyone the way forward for bureaucrat-controlled citizenship
https://www.ammoland.com/2024/09/thug-life-in-nyc-is-looking-up-the-rest-of-us-can-hurry-up-wait/
#gunstr

2024-09-17 18:18:33 UTC

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I don't think I've heard of Logseq before. I was a fan of outliners for many years, all the way back to Dave Winer's OPML editor. In my corporate white paper writing days I worked almost exclusively in MSWord's outline mode for the first draft or two.
I will say it looks interesting. I will go thru the docs. What are you using to sync between devices (if you are doing that)? I'm using #SyncThing with Obsidian, which has worked fine for my needs.

2024-09-16 23:23:51 UTC

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The struggle is real. The challenge with any communication method is that if few or none of those with whom you communicate will use it, it has no value Being by yourself on the most secure, censorship-resistant island in the world is useless.
This is not a generational problem. It is pervasive. I am a #Boomer, yet I have been a #privacy advocate for more than 20 years. I have used PGP, XMPP, Signal, the original WhatsApp, etc over the years. I never succeeded in getting even 10% of my family, friends and close associates to adopt any of these tools, much less more than one. It has taken a decade to just get all the members of my immediate family onto an encrypted platform for messaging. And the holdouts were not the old folks.
This seems like a serious problem to me, and I have no idea how to solve it.
#nevent1q…smmv

2024-09-16 18:17:57 UTC

I made small progress today. I installed Amber and used it to sign into #0xChat and #Amethyst. I haven't figured out how to *use* #0xChat yet, but that's a different task.

2024-09-15 00:37:59 UTC

Today, prior to class, I shot my 3" Springfield Hellcat with factory iron sights at an NRA B8 center target from 25 yards. I fired a single 5-rd string from a standing position, no timer. I scored an X-ring, a 10-ring and an 8-ring (at 3 o'clock), then I dropped two shots about 6" low at 6 o'clock. This was "cold," meaning I did not do any warmup and I had not been to the range for a week. I just drew the gun and fired the string at a comfortable pace (maybe 3-4 seconds/shot.)
It is tough to keep a 3" barrel on target at distance. The slightest movement during the trigger press makes a significant change in trajectory. Even 3/4" of additional barrel length make a noticeable difference in my accuracy at that distance.
I really admire people who can shoot the small guns at distance. Few things test your technique more than stretching out your shooting distance with a short-barreled handgun.
#gunstr

2024-09-14 23:42:35 UTC

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#privacy has many layers. There are many levels. For those who focus on privacy it is a lifestyle, which often requires tradeoffs and compromises. It is like #Bitcoin in that it should be held in #selfcustody. There are no trustworthy privacy custodians. We are personally responsible. Vitor gives us a thoughtful example.
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2024-09-14 23:25:56 UTC

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I use #Obsidian. I used evernote briefly about a decade ago. When I decided to get my information out and use something else I found the export and conversion process frustrating. It was not something I wanted to repeat.
Now my notes are in Markdown and I can access them in Obsidian or anything else I want. Obsidian's linking and graphing add value while leaving the notes accessible to other tools. There is an Obsidian plugin for posting notes directly to #nostr. I have not tried it yet.
Whatever tool you choose, I suggest ensuring your notes are maintained in an open, accessible format.
#nevent1q…usl3

2024-09-14 23:10:10 UTC

Today we ran our monthly Texas License to Carry Shooting Proficiency class. This is the Texas Dept of Public Safety course of fire required for LTC applicants.
One applicant brought a Ruger SR22 4.5" - a nice double action, small-caliber semi-auto. I have an older 3.5" model I like and which I use for practice from time to time.
Unfortunately, the student's gun was quite dirty, and the ammo was inexpensive Federal white box .22lr purchased at a big box store. The gun suffered failure-to-feed and failure-to-extract from the outset. We did not get through 10 rounds of the class. The gun malfunctioned repeatedly and, ultimately, got a case stuck in the chamber bad enough that it could not be removed without tools.
The lesson is that, to function reliably, rimfire pistols must be kept clean and properly lubricated. In addition, the ammunition must be of high quality and must be "high velocity." Lower-powered ammo does not provide enough force to reliably cycle the action. A dirty, poorly lubricated gun requires more force to cycle than a clean, well-oiled gun. The combination makes for trouble.
So clean and lubricate your gun before you take it to a class. Purchase good quality ammunition. If you have questions about either, contact your instructer before class.
Fortunately, the student was able to complete the course when another student (the two were complete strangers) offered up their own gun and ammunition and we ran the class in relays so they could swap out. This worked out great, as the student was very safe and an excellent shot - scored 98% on the course.
It has been our experience over the years that "gun people" are good people. Getting to meet them, and helping to create new ones, is the best part of our job.
#gunstr #goodpeople

2024-09-14 22:24:39 UTC

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NY doesn't agree:
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/brooklyn-arsenal-ghost-guns-rifles-found-bushwick-apartment/5409094/
#gunstr #nimby
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2024-09-09 14:57:41 UTC

#GM #nostr. What a great working weekend we had here. Taking Monday morning off with some cowboy coffee. https://image.nostr.build/3ad50a9b7ab544296429b18c675ac1e19bdddfacf7d322d60d38e77dc7f66e5d.jpg

2024-09-09 14:35:13 UTC

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Agreed this is one way to approach it. I run a second profile with GSF now, but I don't use it except for special situations. I run in the non-GSF profile 99% of the time. For me, convenience is a big requirement for nostr/zap interaction and profile switching would be a barrier for me in that situation. But thanks.
#nevent1q…sj3y

2024-09-07 15:25:09 UTC

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This might work. I'll look into it. Thanks.
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2024-09-07 15:10:15 UTC

I have to solve this zap problem.
It appears there is no such thing as a wallet which will run on a NoGSF/NoGooglePlay #GrapheneOS phone.
What are my options for connecting an off-phone wallet or getting around the #RequiresGSF problem to send zaps on #nostr?
I anticipate some people with #readingcomprehension problems will reply with "just use appXYZ," broadcasting they're #clueless because appXYZ requires GSF/GooglePlay, which means it won't run either. Looking forward to it.
#askNostr

2024-09-07 14:49:00 UTC

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Seriously, how shocked are we? #NotShocked
The best tech people in the western world work for Sillycon Valley and Wall Street. The people running your healthcare tech are also-rans - 2nd-tier or worse. Healthcare management is utterly obtuse about the implications of healthcare data, myopic about tech security investment, and generally unsuitable for being trusted with your most private, personal data. But they are trusted with it every day.
#nevent1q…d0vs

2024-09-07 13:20:46 UTC

ReplyGuy is the NSA showing #nostr who's boss.

2024-09-02 23:21:09 UTC

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I am not alone...
#nevent1q…gr2e

2024-09-02 22:42:24 UTC

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What's the battery drain likely to be?
#nevent1q…2efs

2024-09-02 21:06:10 UTC

I run into this a lot. It is a barrier for me in using/connecting wallets (and other BTC/LN stuff) because I choose not to run GPS. I know there are valid reasons many #android devs use it, but it is still a barrier for me.
_Maybe_ #muun will actually work without it. I haven't gotten that far. Yet.
I am open to recommendations for wallets known to work without it. #asknostr
This is my first attempt at including an image in a note with #amethyst. https://image.nostr.build/60867cf1cee3a453144d90c16d66e84bff8dd3054a81548cf60cd739442c56f0.jpg

2024-09-02 20:23:54 UTC

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Good questions but outside my expertise. Right now I want to be able to deploy a node or relay with the same simplicity as I can currently deploy blogging or forum software. On my server/VPS. If I had that, I'd be a happy camper, for now.
#selfhost
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2024-09-02 15:33:01 UTC

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The only time I ever experienced this really working was in the early days of blogging - ca. 2002-2004 or thereabouts. You could engage with smart people you didn't know and have interesting conversations. I developed a number of long-term friendships during that period.
But centralized SM has never worked that way for me. Too many people preening, looking for their "audience" of "followers," some competing to be the snarkiest person in the room, some trying (always failing) to show they're the smartest person in the room - like a dystopian scifi novel.
#nevent1q…99ah

2024-09-02 14:52:40 UTC

Gm, #nostr.
My current practice is to block and hide commenters:
- who ignore (or don't care about) the context of the original post
- who appear to have not even read the original post
- who subtract value from any potential conversation which might arise from the original post
While quote-posting commenters and others who:
- add a relevant idea which had not occurred to me
- point out a legitimate flaw in, or alternative to, my reasoning
- disagree with me is a way that adds value to any potential conversation which might arise from the og post.
I have never had this approach work for very long on the centralized SMs. It rapidly devolves into something which is boring and uninspiring. Let's see if #nostr is different.

2024-09-02 14:33:23 UTC

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I have had a VPS for 15 years, run my own domains, email, blogs, websites, surveys, galleries, etc. Ran NextCloud for a while. Manage my own small business infrastructure. Stuff like that. But I can do all that without having to login thru a terminal, run a bunch of apt commands, deal with dependencies, etc.
I would install ditto this afternoon, but I'm not going to do this: https://docs.soapbox.pub/ditto/install
It's way outside my comfort zone.
(Note to well-meaning but misguided commenters: Kindly refrain from "bro, it's not that hard" comments. I don't care. If you believe "it's not that hard," you're part of the problem.)
#selfhost
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2024-09-02 13:58:46 UTC

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This ⬇️⬇️. Good summary.
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2024-08-31 15:08:28 UTC

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At the simplest level, imposing a captcha delay on VPN-originated connections may just be punitive - a penalty for attempts to opt out of surveillance marketing systems.
But it isn't much of a reach to suspect more detailed analysis occurs, with ongoing attempts at individual user identification to pierce VPN pseudonymity.

2024-08-31 14:54:17 UTC

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It is easy enough to identify legit IP addresses for known VPNs - just like it's easy to identify known IP addresses for major email list providers such as mailChimp or Amazon SES.
Your suggestion may well be another excuse they offer, but it's not a technically valid reason.
#nevent1q…c2hk

2024-08-31 14:38:00 UTC

I would like to know what is actually, technically going on behind the scenes when #cloudflare throws a captcha just because I'm using a #VPN, claims it has detected "suspicious activity," and needs to "verify I am human."
I'm 90%+ sure neither of these stated justifications is honest and do not represent what's really happening.
It is much more likely, IMO, cloudflare is making some attempt at identifying me in order to sell marketing data - probably some pattern match of device profile to a known identity database. But I don't really know and would like to.
#askNostr

2024-08-31 01:08:40 UTC

I do not trust AI to tell me about history, law, science or other topics where I cannot easily and quickly verify its outputs, as I generally have no idea about its inputs, nor about its parameters for analysis. But I do use it quite a bit to analyze bits of code and help me change and customize stuff.
For instance, I do not really know CSS, HTML, PHP, RegEx, twig, yaml, XML, etc.I'm not even particularly good with the Linux command line. But I can feed some code snippet to an AI, tell it what I want to accomplish, and have it analyze the snippet and give me suggested changes. I can then test the changes and verify the results.
I used this technique to #selfhost my NIP-05 address and avatar so I don't have to rely on a third-party service. Trivial tasks really, but useful for me.
My preferred AI for this type of work is currently perplexity.AI for two reasons:
- I don't have to login if I don't want to
- perplexity links to multiple sources for its reply so I can dig in further if needed

2024-08-31 00:49:22 UTC

@nprofile…pyug, I un-/reinstalled Amethyst from F-Droid today and the standard "like" symbols are missing/replaced by rocketship, googly eyes, etc. Is this intentional change or something else?

2024-08-31 00:02:15 UTC

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Thank you! I will give it a third try.

2024-08-31 00:00:41 UTC

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I had an existing .htaccess. it already had a line in it to allow access to /.well-known while restricting access to everything else. However, the line was different. I had to ask perplexity.ai for assistance in analyzing the .htaccess file to discover that I had caused an error by adding a redundant line.

2024-08-30 23:56:11 UTC

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You will see it in the part of the app description which states the "Requirements" at the google play store. Users of the Aurora Store interface to Google Play may see it listed under the app name.

2024-08-30 15:58:30 UTC

@nprofile…tcva, this is a test. Can you reply to this please.

2024-08-30 14:24:09 UTC

Any #nostrDevs working on to/from content publishing with the #grav cms? #askNostr

2024-08-30 14:15:12 UTC

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I'm not sure the following is gonna work, but let's see. https://njump.me/naddr1qq9hyetvv9uj6um9w36hqq3qgcxzte5zlkncx26j68ez60fzkvtkm9e0vrwdcvsjakxf9mu9qewqxpqqqp65wjvcq4q

2024-08-29 16:28:32 UTC

Can a nostr relay be packaged like a server app in softaculous for ppl to do simple installs on #selfhost servers/vps/etc?
#askNostr

2024-08-29 15:08:34 UTC

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I know very little about ditto.pub, and don't use iOS or primal. However, you might consider not using ditto.pub and interacting directly with the nostr network and other relays.

2024-08-29 15:00:58 UTC

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Do you know anything about ditto.pub?

2024-08-29 14:59:27 UTC

@nprofile…tcva
Dave, is nostr a serverless protocol?

2024-08-29 14:18:39 UTC

@nprofile…tcva is this how I "tag" another user on #nostr? #askNostr

2024-08-29 04:47:01 UTC

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I appreciate it, but I am not smart enough to be able to receive zaps yet. 🤣 Thanks anyway!
#nevent1q…q4fy

2024-08-29 04:45:21 UTC

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One more comment which is #offTopic but tangential regarding #amethyst. Primal did not work for me because I do not run Google Play. It gave an error "requires Google Play."
Amethyst, among many other apps, runs fine even though listed as "Requires Google Play."

2024-08-29 02:33:44 UTC

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There are several services you can use to verify yourself. I'm sorry I do not know the names or URLs off the top of my head. Doing so is 100% optional and more of a vanity thing than any sort of requirement. Maybe someone else can point you to the list of NIP-05 providers.
#askNostr
If you #selfhost a website or blog, and have access to the file manager, you can put a very simple json file into a hidden directory (/.well-known) and verify yourself. You can also provide your own avatar this way, rather than using a service like gravatar. This is what I did.
I figured out how to do this by asking perplexity.ai about avatar and NIP-05 URIs.
#nevent1q…jwag

2024-08-28 19:46:51 UTC

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I've tried #fountain twice. I want to do something simple - import my podcast list from Antennapod via OPML. Maybe I need to create some kind of cloud account. Maybe I need to run OEM android instead of GrapheneOS. Maybe I need to run Google Surveillance Framework. Maybe the app expects me to do all three. I don't know. The import function just completely fails, the app craps out and, so far, I haven't found any explanation or solution

2024-08-28 19:34:40 UTC

What is the story on relays? How do I know good from mediocre? How many do I realistically need? Do I need to designate a specific relay to receive DM?
i presume I need to connect a wallet to pay for a paid relay - a concept I support - but how do I execute that? What does that process (the paying a relay part) look like? At present, are paid relays delivering any significant value vs free? How does one determine which paid relay(s) to support?
#askNostr

2024-08-27 13:55:15 UTC

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It may not be a bug by strict, technical definition, but it appears to be an annoyance quite specific to #amethyst + default #Android keyboard. I switched to #futokeyboard and the behavior stopped

2024-08-27 02:59:02 UTC

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Good. Thx.

2024-08-27 02:22:54 UTC

Another #amethyst question(s): What is "Banner URL" in the profile? is it just any valid https link to any common image format? Or are there some requirements as with gravatars? If you set a valid Banner URL where, how and in what conditions is the banner displayed?
#askNostr

2024-08-27 02:11:19 UTC

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I think I will make this my about line...

2024-08-27 01:32:55 UTC

Is there a way to disable the weird keyboard behaviors in Amethyst? The backspace function - where words just "backup" to the prior word if you delete a couple of characters - is really annoying.
#askNostr

2024-08-27 01:24:14 UTC

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That is a book which changed my perspective on a lot of stuff.

2024-08-26 17:10:39 UTC

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Now, where is the plain-language guide to "nostr for Dummies"? Nostr seems like a DIY lifeboat kit for passengers on the social media Titanic, and I can't be alone in my struggle to figure it out. I don't think I'm a dummy, but I sure feel like one sometimes trying to get started.