Sir Alecks Gates

https://activitypub.agates.io/users/agates

Podcasting 2.0 consultant
Master of the protocols
Knight of Podcasting 2.0

INTJ-A

#Wisconsin

Essays: Observations with Alecks (npub1cxd…p4kj)
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relay.damus.io

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Last Notes

2024-09-19 00:38:19 UTC

Going to delete my AP instance and NATube tonight.
Cheers.

2024-09-18 21:08:04 UTC

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I mean I agree in general regarding most usage of social media.
The problem is the proposition of the reliance of Nostr in podcasting, and related implications to actually make that work.

2024-09-18 20:55:23 UTC

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fair
got me wondering how people intend to handle years or decades old information (they probably haven't thought about it)

2024-09-18 20:49:56 UTC

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Why is that relevant?

2024-09-18 20:37:01 UTC

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It's literally incapable of reliably doing at least half of the shit people want it to do without centralization!

2024-09-18 20:33:51 UTC

NOSTR HAS *NO* PERSISTENT STORAGE LAYER.

2024-08-30 13:17:03 UTC

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Any time I look into self hosting matrix it looks like a nightmare. It might have an advantage in long-term community group chats but for 1-1 conversations I don't see the point.
That's not even considering the security/privacy concerns with how matrix is designed but I'm not really qualified to talk about that.

2024-08-30 06:37:33 UTC

Reminder that #xmpp is a great alternative to signal/whatsapp especially for 1-1 chats and voice calls.
If you want to self host, try out snikket. They have paid hosting available too.
https://snikket.org/hosting/
For Android users, Conversations is a fantastic client.
Of course, most people making noise about it all still want the convenience of a free service.

2024-08-29 14:18:12 UTC

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how is this universal?

2024-08-24 02:59:34 UTC

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I use their IDEs whenever I can. Python especially, Rust too.
Haven't used it for javascript/typescript in a while but i imagine it's still great.
Honestly sometimes I see people advocating for neovim etc and I'm left wondering if they've ever used a real IDE. I'm sure some have and just prefer the simplicity of a text editor, but I'm not convinced that's the norm.

2024-08-22 14:49:45 UTC

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basically it's like a join that can reference tables from other joins

2024-08-22 14:46:14 UTC

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you should've seen me when I learned about LATERAL joins in postgresql.

2024-08-21 21:08:33 UTC

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It's not just Bitcoin. They are looking at being a Google/Apple wallet alternative.
@npub1gw9…74re

2024-08-19 15:20:11 UTC

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Also not sure specifying “SOUND OR VIDEO RECORDING” is a good idea because this could be used for other types of media.

2024-08-16 23:36:11 UTC

in before Apple demands 30% of revenue from funding tag links in the podcast app

2024-08-05 21:52:46 UTC

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is this thing a joke?

2024-07-20 18:59:40 UTC

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"Simple shell scripts" are you the guy maintaining the hundreds of Korn scripts on AIX I have to analyze for requirements and migrate?

2024-06-29 20:42:13 UTC

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The mint is effectively custodial lightning. Anyone telling you otherwise is arguing semantics. The details are mostly in the implementation and the bank scenario is essentially same as what Alby does.
The reason the available mints are a feasible implementation for the Podcast Index (and other businesses) is there is a Strike backend which allows PI to not be a money transmitter.
It's also a "standard" API so if [RSS.com](http://RSS.com ) for example wanted to offer a mint for their users with their own business Strike account, they could.
There could probably be backends for other exchanges long-term if someone wants to add them.

2024-06-29 17:05:45 UTC

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Frankly, mints were inevitable.
See the blocksize wars and various paid actors involved in those decisions.