Laan Tungir

Just purchased. Checkout was fairly easy, but it could be much easier, particularly since this is a digital purchase and I found it through nostr. Curious if you care about receiving my email address, or if it was required by the checkout software you used.

2024-09-04 23:46:47

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/2cc391af33fbbd609ad661bf95fb48d6d242f8fcefaad013c2cfe12b9127dbf4.jpg

2024-09-03 17:41:19

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/47e37431b605e4ae0ec8172284b82333acb3d5a0aa34538a94c1ac09af691300.jpg

2024-09-03 10:41:48

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/96f7ddc2be42957a7da04691ba79cce9284ac726548405f82178d900028f056a.jpg

2024-09-02 22:48:08

Suppose we looked into the future, and we saw that the internet would lead to the destruction of the human race 10 years out.
https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/db8904a9296608d02639babcb21a5834eb16afd910535d676ed5eb4402410259.jpg
Would we be able to stop the internet? Or at least, what would it take?
Bitcoiners tend to be well versed with this thought experiment, at least as far as Bitcoin is concerned. Whether Bitcoin can withstand attacks has been front and center of any serious Bitcoiner's thoughts for many years.
But let's broaden out and think about this overall thing we call the internet.
I ask the question about "would we be able to stop the internet", to more directly as the serious question: Has the internet already slipped out of our grasp?
Has the internet become so powerful, that no realistic collection of humans could get together to stop it?
And if we could stop it now, at what point in the future could we not stop it?
Because with #nostr we are more than pondering this.
I think that everyone on #nostr kinda understands what we are trying to create: we want a space for truly free speech and expression where knowledge is created.
But understand what that means. It means that we are actively working to build something that humanity as a whole, can not stop.
I am going to repeat this.
Our goal is to create an internet that is outside the ability of humans to stop.
I'm not passing judgement, but I am pondering on a rainy afternoon.
As humans, we are quite use to things outside of our control. It's called the universe. We can change parts of it, and we are quickly getting better at it, but we are use to hurricanes, volcanoes, earthquakes, bad winters and our ancestors were very familiar with asteroids, all things that were outside our control.
So on the one hand, for all of our existence we have adapted (literally) to the universe around us. An unstoppable internet would be just one more thing.
On the other hand ... I don't know.
Look at Elon vs Brazil, and view it from the moon.
Can Brazil at this point, stop the internet?
We know that North Korea apparently can, but they were kinda all set up going into the fight.
Technology solves a problem, and then create two better problems.
It's the cycle.
It's not apparent to me what the two better problems are coming our way after we make the internet unstoppable.

2024-09-02 20:36:17

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You need to follow Kenneth. I think he still helps people who want to start their own ISP.
https://blog.thelifeofkenneth.com/2017/11/creating-autonomous-system-for-fun-and.html

2024-09-02 17:25:42

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Maybe because I have used up my nostr.build free privileges?
Just tried making a new account, and I just get a spinning "connecting, establishing connection to your key storage" notification.

2024-09-02 15:05:57

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Could it be because I don't have an account set up?
Here is a link to the file.
https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/0fb98cbd37de764ed6178c1898c2b221dd596aa828b74045dccd1753861a26d9.jpg

2024-09-02 14:54:38

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/5890f844702ba7072d4cfc1a3ec959d09ef9efe675595b01b4f610dd684d8cf6.jpg

2024-09-02 14:54:08

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If you turned on the github web server, this would work and it would be easy for me to check out.
https://samsamskies.github.io/makeitnice/index.html

2024-09-02 13:51:39

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Nice ... I'm going to have to check this out when I get a chance.

2024-09-02 13:08:06

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/477ab9947b571787623ead028e43cab921f1c9281b24c15e29e91afbf8ee2586.jpg

2024-09-02 13:07:31

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Hahaha

2024-09-02 09:48:44

GM.
https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/a3ae5ebb474e254d81e0d9633094093ff248fd3b50c242861c96b081a6125774.jpg

2024-09-01 22:34:42

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/c18f54f1139d8710cc468a1ce96e843490748a3f64a1c574609480c46d6fa58a.webp

2024-09-01 20:17:41

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/371b06b783bba91f460ca6b0568fec4674be5388ab2b4911bca8bf6e8870b343.png

2024-09-01 15:15:16

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/5508a5206898800f81ec8baf121962182af278745d25a289293392a4c782463d.jpg

2024-09-01 14:18:44

My slidestr page looks pretty good.
https://slidestr.net/npub1rmz9gu6de0m0u4ysrn39crrud099ahvfgs6pvasl4hpjr5ud7yus54xv06

2024-09-01 13:39:26

I think that @npub1v5u…n0v5 by @npub1unm…d0j2 is the first app to be better than any other app out there, BECAUSE it is a nostr app.
I don't care about rando-commentors under YouTube videos, AirBNB stays or Amazon products.
But I do care about what the people I follow think. That is why I follow them.
Tying what was once walled gardens of comments, to one main social graph I think is one of those innovations where the lowering of friction passes a tipping point.
I want to talk to @npub1a2c…w83a about a @npub1n5r…0ngn podcast, or @npub1sg6…f63m about The Rest Is History, or @npub1l2v…ajft about Linux Unplugged.
I also want to find new people to follow, and the comments under a podcast that really inspired me is a great place to fine new follow.
#note1r8z…0lpp

2024-09-01 13:24:29

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/d680b392a8038c1ad4454905d10384bd9a693fac9674df6cb5e7e46ad1846185.jpg

2024-09-01 02:12:27

thisNote = lastNote.slice(0,-6) + `3.html`

2024-09-01 02:03:40

https://laantungir.github.io/A/002.html

2024-09-01 01:15:20

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/ef5f577195dcd7ef3c2a50bc392bb06e53cbe78cc625104a32e7849fcf15e076.webp

2024-08-31 20:17:10

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Ha. Thank you Gigi. I appreciate the sentiment.

2024-08-31 19:25:34

This isn't true.
https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/412209809bf6066fdad6cc3527af1e43fa5ccf4fce92cf990881f29b1ee4fbfe.jpeg
Why? Because AI's are software, and software can't hold private keys.
Think about it. Imagine you are a software program, and you want to hold bitcoin. What are you going to do with your private key, such that the person who is running the computer you are on can't get it?
You could encrypt your private key, but then what are you going to do with the key to that encryption? Encrypting the key leads you down an infinite regress that gets you nowhere, because ultimately you have to have at least one final key that isn't encrypted.
There is a deep principle involved here, and that is: to utilize encryption YOU MUST BE ABLE TO PHYSICALLY SECURE YOUR PRIVATE KEY.
You have to place your key somewhere where no other entity can physically access it, either because it is hidden, or because it is physically impossible to access.
To have and hold #bitcoin or a #nostr account, you have to be a computer or even better a robot/human. You can't simply be software.
So in the article, the AI's don't hold the crypto. Whomever holds the computer that the AI's are running on, holds the crypto.
Cryptographic keys are philosophically very deep. There is a lot there to explore, in terms of identity, and what it means to be human.

2024-08-31 17:59:20

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It depends on time frame. If you pick the last 24 hours, Brazil is top.

2024-08-31 16:41:39

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/d6996526c5c3fa7af08e6d74515498a83f45df0bbdcf1c9a1c1f68f23f018f84.jpg

2024-08-31 13:30:13

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/51dbdcff488d045bb96c5b9a686ead210792316687e02d441297e458e61dbccf.jpg

2024-08-31 12:24:29

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Do tell! What type of bike?

2024-08-31 11:24:58

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Love you guys.

2024-08-31 11:22:27

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/33e4efb80d4e3b7730cf629537dfae6e49113b3cfd689ce74b85761825d15d23.jpg

2024-08-31 09:08:38

GN my dreams.
https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/a28c66087310d1f88db0f6db8851ad5e43f86b3472355b67711a372457c50604.jpg

2024-08-31 09:00:46

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Great thank you.
Hey @npub10r8…t2p8 can we get Wavelake in the store? Seems like an obvious app to add.

2024-08-30 22:06:42

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Correction: half the gold.

2024-08-30 21:08:48

The most exciting thing to me about #nostr is that I can write all the apps I use...
... and therefore I can completely design my aesthetic experience of the internet.
No more ads.
No more heinous colors.
No comic sans.
No annoying features.
No missing features.
This is something that you couldn't realistically even buy a few years ago - and now it's possible.
The internet is looking a whole lot better for me.

2024-08-30 20:33:28

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/b3ad67242e111af07d61ea1abfadcb46667012e54e895fadca86625734be9752.jpg

2024-08-30 14:29:08

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Yes, I know.

2024-08-30 14:11:34

Ha! Just found a backup. Thank you Syncthing!

2024-08-30 14:00:05

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Nah, the relays don't hold images. Just the text. It's okay.

2024-08-30 13:59:32

Fill my feed back up a bit so I don't feel naked.

2024-08-30 13:58:52

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/ddc767eb1efca4bb177c40776eeae4b06a19fb28e6f919cc46a594f0b9e02927.jpg

2024-08-30 13:57:20

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/c18ea2713dc4559b370b502f29a01693733ca5289eab544b23e41aed121fb9aa.jpg

2024-08-30 13:44:52

Gah ... what a rookie move.

2024-08-30 13:37:23

Damn ... I just trashed my image server and lost all my past images.
Oh well, I guess I start again.

2024-08-29 21:13:42

Napster vibes.
https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/498530711c3ae20a1b541d5b77382e5624732818cbf46cf397d2fd07106d53bd.webp

2024-08-29 20:27:42

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This is the way.
https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/55ccab723757f2c54155448d41d9f7d3cae25f58f1f4c69a281647addaf0ad25.jpg

2024-08-29 20:06:20

I have a feeling @nprofile…jmu2 is going to be very popular.

2024-08-29 19:54:30

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APK?

2024-08-29 00:51:40

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/b6aeb4fbaf070b5043300d1f5b559c26b82a2402c7ca7cf36156c096905a0b94.jpg

2024-08-28 22:59:12

Thinking about this post by @npub180c…h6w6 about the cost of #NOSTR relays.
Relays are web sockets, a server and a client. Web sockets over #NOSTR should be cheap, because notes are broadcast, and when broadcasting notes, sockets are very efficient.
Let's say @npub1sg6…f63m posts a note to a relay, that relay can BROADCAST that identical note to all it's clients who subscribe to Jack as opposed to sending differing data to all it's clients.
To estimate the potential savings, let's consider a scenario where a web socket server sends 1 KB of data to 100 clients.
Same data to all clients:
Memory: 1 KB (a single copy of the data)
CPU: 1-10% CPU usage (depending on the broadcasting implementation)
Network: 1 KB (a single packet sent to all clients)
Different data to each client:
Memory: 100 KB (100 separate copies of the data)
CPU: 10-100% CPU usage (depending on the packetization and sending implementation)
Network: 100 KB (100 separate packets sent to each client)
In this example, sending the same data to all clients can result in:
99% memory savings (1 KB vs. 100 KB)
90-99% CPU savings (1-10% vs. 10-100% CPU usage)
99% network savings (1 KB vs. 100 KB)
Keep in mind that these estimates are rough, but it makes the point that #NOSTR nodes should be very efficient, and thus relatively cheap in a competitive environment.
#note1dqk…mahc

2024-08-28 22:33:28

Yes, it can always be faster, and when things get faster, you always wonder in retrospect how you got along without the speed.
But I honestly have not had any problem at all with the speed on #nostr.
#note160l…lev6

2024-08-28 22:29:25

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/9c1650591a24f30446eea9ece57d5d569b7e6bca335a2b56664c18caf564ecd9.jpg

2024-08-28 22:20:04

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This is The Citadel.

2024-08-28 22:13:03

These guys put on a really nice auction. This one ends in a little over 17 hours.
https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/34d301969f007a0e60fc66f31a1fe1973adfe4b6f7b563388549d2f2bb783766.jpg
https://www.wright20.com/auctions/2024/08/mass-modern?page=1

2024-08-28 22:04:30

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Cool cool cool.

2024-08-28 17:14:35

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Why old school signup with captcha?

2024-08-28 17:12:01

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/1a3079d92dca39b5e6bb46ada321cd52f6d134976bbfcc60dc5773b4c97955e1.png

2024-08-28 10:21:09

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Yep, I don't have a wallet set up on this account. Thanks for the thought though!

2024-08-28 10:13:00

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Yes, I understand what you are saying, and certainly on a first pass, this is true. It would be hard for me to know in advance what it is like to be X, whether that is a vampire, parent or a paraplegic.
In the Wikipedia article they make a stronger statement though, that there are experiences that someone else has that "cannot be assessed in advanced."
My argument against that is on a fundamental physics / computer science level.
Alan Turing showed us that once a computer becomes what we now call "Turing Complete", it can run ANY program that can be run by ANY Turing complete computer in our universe. The computers may differ in their speed or memory, but they can all run the same programs.
Your brain, my brain, vampires brains (presumably Turing complete), space aliens brains and the AGIs when then come can all run the same programs, and thus can all have the same experiences. Therefore they can describe the experience they had to us, and we can understand/experience it.
Doesn't mean we can do all this know with our tech, but from what we know it can in principle be done.
Sorry to go so deep and theoretical ... I know probably not what you were expecting.
Good Morning!

2024-08-28 08:29:43

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I think this site is pretty good: https://www.w3schools.com/
I would start at the top left of the tool bar and explore the first three: HTML, CSS, JavaScript. They will get you the farthest. If you know those three, you can write about any NOSTR application you want.

2024-08-27 23:54:17

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/b621a723fd148e94b91ad658647008c5a4d4fc74b088788686c0e7d54b8457b6.jpg

2024-08-27 22:46:49

We tend to think of the internet as something that brings us knowledge.
But, it does something even more profound: the reverse.
It allows us to venture out into the world, and do so anonymously.
We have been shackled by the inherent vulnerability of our physical bodies.
Ben Franklin took good advantage of his printing press to use anonymity to speak out, but we can go way beyond good old Ben.
You have a superpower sitting there waiting for you to take advantage of it.
- Download https://tails.net/ to a USB.
- Run it.
- Log onto your favorite #nostr client and create a new identity.
- Tell nobody, not even your family and closest friends about your secret identity.
Become a superhero.

2024-08-27 22:30:44

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Truth

2024-08-27 20:21:28

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That is interesting, however I very much disagree with L.A. Paul on this. 😉

2024-08-27 18:54:21

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With this keyboard, you have become my new favorite follow.

2024-08-27 18:50:36

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/378680487b0931cbbeb6fe33e247f30cdb3f3cc69fc71f5f99635bf68f895d0c.jpg

2024-08-27 13:31:54

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Do you have any programming experience?

2024-08-27 13:21:21

#NOSTR never goes down.
https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/87adc13295f74f5340504396d506fb590b20ffae1e7df8fa33145de876bf073c.jpg

2024-08-27 09:58:45

Learn to code on #nostr.
It isn't that hard, and you are needed.

2024-08-27 09:47:48

GM.
https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/67ba3a0c1f083d75440cce09adf759c3f28c80b5185e5648725c5819bf65d8b5.jpg

2024-08-27 09:42:51

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Ooooo, this is interesting.

2024-08-26 23:03:30

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Facebook became the biggest, by being the most exclusive at first.
You needed a harvard.edu email address.

2024-08-26 22:09:04

I don't want more people on #nostr.
I don't want more normies.
I want more people who make stuff.
How do we make #nostr more exclusive?

2024-08-26 22:07:01

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/2888df10a53ebee322816d34282e1a794e7e9c1c3f8db8e3f2f575e95a650572.jpg

2024-08-26 14:20:50

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/0957140bb0c3b76e08966d431f71ad2066529415bcc47459da67a4eb4ca2bdce.png

2024-08-26 13:07:52

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/02b1edf3d2786e00db23b7114680b076593aa1581e62acc4fc4aa74ffed019c4.jpg

2024-08-26 10:42:03

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Additionally, relays add some privacy. They shield IP addresses. What is TOR after all then a system of using relays to shield IP addresses.
I love the idea of peer to peer networks, but there are advantages to relays as well beyond just connectivity.

2024-08-26 10:30:57

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#note188p…6mg2

2024-08-26 10:27:32

A relay doesn't have to be on a computer that is separate from the clients.
If I start getting censored by relays, I can host my own relay. I can even build the relay into my client and merge them as one.
At the limit, #nostr becomes peer to peer. This can be done as needed so users can balance their concerns for censorship resistance vs performance.
#note1lcl…dydg

2024-08-26 09:55:34

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I feel like there should be a content warning on this photo. 🤣

2024-08-26 00:28:26

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This chart is great.

2024-08-25 21:48:34

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I guess my name depends on your client.

2024-08-25 21:29:24

I don't use my slave name.
I use an NPUB.
MY NAME IS: @nprofile…875g

2024-08-25 19:22:31

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/11b40832066439910813a630db51aa03f1be41854d46d1c464dee2f5c9d336da.jpg

2024-08-25 17:01:04

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/a4012fc41452f244ad3b529409b4f5ca1373cd66a365d96db48eecea04f2cfa3.jpg

2024-08-25 13:51:58

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/ace9f729808db564954b9e82dfda9c5eb697eefb57a3c2b59d38955a106bcb14.jpg

2024-08-25 09:47:24

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🤣

2024-08-25 09:46:20

GM fellow freedom fighters.
https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/c5db4ca2e76befb78a3342c518708bea1a20faa5ce67dd06da5e9021b1a7da84.jpg

2024-08-24 23:57:11

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I never noticed!

2024-08-24 23:32:13

https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/6aaed0de509a41666cdfee594ebdcca428be2bc19ab6f8674cc45f5e92ae00c6.jpg

2024-08-24 15:59:43

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That made me chuckle, i.e. LOL.

2024-08-24 14:49:20

Here I take an example of a #nostr event published by @npub1s5y…6q7z and show you how to nicely extract the tags from the event using #Javascript.
https://habla.news/u/laantungir@laantungir.github.io/1724510602

2024-08-24 10:22:57

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This was a great talk. Really enjoyed it. Thank you.

2024-08-24 10:13:34

GM.
https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/6f4e63e98e1fcb68219571b7cbeb5f2fe246ab572304b4960d03131a108df0b3.jpg