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shadowy super coder | building other stuff | opensats grantee | #SovEng alum | 🇦🇷

Public Key

npub1wf4pufsucer5va8g9p0rj5dnhvfeh6d8w0g6eayaep5dhps6rsgs43dgh9

NIP-05 Address

fran@zap.store

NIP-57 Address

franzap@npub.cash

Profile Code

nprofile1qqs8y6s7ycwvv36xwn5zsh3e2xemkyumaxnh85dv7jwus6xmscdpcygpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq36amnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3dwp6kytnhv4kxcmmjv3jhytnwv46q2jes8q

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relay.damus.io

nostr-pub.wellorder.net

relay.nostr.band

Author Public Key

npub1wf4pufsucer5va8g9p0rj5dnhvfeh6d8w0g6eayaep5dhps6rsgs43dgh9

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2024-11-02 18:24:34

Bunch of my favorite nostriches on stage
@nprofile…uvxx @nprofile…gscy @nprofile…fd8d @nprofile…02dz @nprofile…p7e2
#labitconf
https://image.nostr.build/e9531df326e433bcafd0b3682d1393872c81e652d497116d4d2d55796ad68c38.jpg

2024-10-31 14:58:47

GM☀️
Try to pick one thing you somewhat enjoy that serves others.
And humbly and relentlessly make it better - step by step, day by day.

2024-10-29 16:11:54

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Yes yes yes yes...I've been wanting this for like, forever

2024-10-29 15:53:14

@npub1ye5…knpr have you used nostrudel with a paid relay? Is it possible to automatically auth? Every time I refresh the page I need to go to Task Manager and authenticate again or nothing updates

2024-10-28 17:41:31

If you don't want to feed the woke censor (that also likes to block VPN connections), I uploaded the Trump interview to a Blossom server:
https://cdn.satellite.earth/3881320a2387c5a020719f273bda98e8758d42d0916fab1ac819966a4847313b.mp4
#nevent1q…d97h

2024-10-25 22:26:34

What's an alternative to njump to show clean nostr profiles? (njump has a bug, does not update profiles)
Bonus points if it works on mobile

2024-10-18 00:10:10

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Give an event to someone to sign, so they can send it back signed (manually not through relay)

2024-10-17 03:04:11

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Come to BA!

2024-10-16 23:29:53

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Oh, right, unix timestamps are always UTC. Thanks man!

2024-10-16 23:17:07

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Nice. Are all created_at supposed to be in UTC?

2024-10-16 23:12:53

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Clarification: I'm sending a REQ with a `#d` set of app IDs to check for updates.
But I can't include one `since` for each app ID in one query, so I have two options:
- use the oldest `created_at` of the app ID set - but if one of the apps is quite old, I reap almost no caching benefit
- send one filter per app - this would work well, but I could have potentially 100s of apps to check which translates into 100s of backend requests for one check
If the relay sent a timestamp, I could use that as the `since` for the next request. The only drawback is it wouldn't catch any back-dated apps, but that is uncommon.

2024-10-16 23:12:33

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Yes, time in which the relay responded with an event

2024-10-16 23:12:03

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This is interesting. Timestamp as in local timestamp when that post-EOSE event arrived? Aren't there discrepancies/timezone issues between client and event signing times?

2024-10-14 21:15:35

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nostr fixes this
https://image.nostr.build/d28b4acfae30fa35b6df93ae70bdeeebe7a0cf9ebbf47f69eb45f247f5cea62a.jpg

2024-10-14 21:09:24

The Automattic vs WP Engine shitshow is another example of why nostr will win
Must read
#note1ele…fhge

2024-10-14 17:58:05

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B always

2024-10-14 17:57:32

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@npub149p…722q will love to read this

2024-10-14 17:55:18

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Yes. It's very cool. Just my opinion that DVM spec too contrived for a synchronous API with no payment. Maybe could have a simpler one for those cases

2024-10-14 17:53:58

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💜

2024-10-12 16:07:06

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Could be. But the DVM spec is absurdly complex for something like a query

2024-10-12 11:03:45

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It would be a concern for relay developers, not relay operators, in the rare case they decide to switch the underlying DB tech which should happen rarely if ever.
Agreed on 1 and 2!

2024-10-11 22:44:22

Three approaches to solve (more) complex querying:
- Denormalization, @npub1xdt…ntxy 's favorite 😄. It does help and the route I'm opting to take, but just by pure chance as I'm still able to somewhat control the shape of kind 32267. For kinds out in the wild, this is impractical or impossible
- Proprietary backend that talks to the relay database. Throw the nostr towel, embrace speed/UX at the expense of backend replaceability/decentralization. Running it as DVM could be a marginal improvement if spec'd
- REQ filters improvement. Done well it could cover many more querying cases, improve speed/UX with little impact on relay operators. The conversation I'm trying to open but it ruffled some feathers
#nevent1q…qsnk

2024-10-11 21:39:08

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You can prove that an application file you download came from a given npub, so we want more developers to (nostr) sign their own releases

2024-10-11 20:20:39

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Because F-Droid takes ages to build new releases

2024-10-11 18:03:12

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Assume that appid is in a tag in the release itself.
But don't worry, I'll figure it out
Thank you! 🫂

2024-10-11 16:48:01

Not being able to execute more complex queries on relays tips the balance in favor of custom API servers.
Any service that values great UX (and no, we have awful UX on nostr so far) will end up choosing a custom server. This means users will lack the ability to manage servers like they do with relays, and therefore reduce user choice and decentralization.
Few.
#nevent1q…qsnk

2024-10-11 16:36:32

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I need to check for updates: for (com.app1, com.app2, com.app3) give me the latest 1063 events for each.
I could use one query for each, but since a user might be checking for 50-100 apps I don't want to do that.

2024-10-11 16:33:34

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Do you mean people who use databases for their apps are not aiming for real usage? Why not?
Interop through a common format is exactly what is at stake when you have a query language so primitive that each client is forced to create its own.
The REQ specification is a query language, no words can hide this fact.

2024-10-11 16:25:05

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Yes they are linked already.
My request is: Give me the latest release for each one of these app ids. In SQL that can be done with a self-join I think

2024-10-11 16:18:54

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I need the latest of each. Limit obviously does not help as it applies to the whole result set. Not using any sort of limit is unviable as I would get too many events

2024-10-11 16:15:29

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Thanks. Data is denormalized already so no joins. That is not enough. Yes, I'm happy to ask the relay to bear the weight for me.

2024-10-11 16:08:12

Problem solved
https://image.nostr.build/6d1af0a68d4a3a2717329a83ca31d37167fe204578cb65ab80e1807f343ccf68.png

2024-10-11 15:44:20

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What are you talking about? Nostr has a query mechanism

2024-10-11 15:35:27

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> final result spec (type, range, tags, etc) should be just one
Did I understand correctly - you want to include type, range, tags etc for each service into this NIP?

2024-10-11 15:32:18

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I need to find latest releases for apps given a set of app ids and this query is complex. Syncing hundreds of thousands of releases to a local relay is not viable.
We are going to end up with more custom query languages and ad-hoc external services just because we're stubborn to address the query language issue. I'm not saying massive processing like WoT - but stuff that is trivial for SQLite to handle

2024-10-11 15:20:22

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I can have a relay backed by a thousand servers, but that does not solve the issues of bandwidth and client-side processing

2024-10-11 15:05:09

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#nevent1q…qsnk

2024-10-11 15:03:23

"Relays should not be treated as databases" is silly and can kill nostr.
The relay query language was designed around a social notes client use-case. The "other stuff" that we love to talk about, as much as it's part of the nostr acronym, is an afterthought.
Other stuff clients do not work like social clients. They have way more specific requirements and hence need to use relays more like databases.
Since the query language is terribly limiting, this results in:
- Higher amount of requests
- More bandwidth
- More client-side processing
Do we want nostr to compete in terms of UX with other platforms/protocols or be forever lagging behind?
Worst of all, this leads developers to implementing hacks to perform queries (custom languages via NIP-50, for instance) which entirely defeats the point of a relay: to be easily swappable.
If we can't easily swap relays, nostr is dead.
The rationale for not treating relays as databases is based on the fallacy of simplicity. Since we want anyone (yes including your grandma) to create a relay we must make it as simple as possible – so we should not force implementation details such as requiring a database.
But guess what is the simplest way to build a relay? Using a database.
If we want nostr to succeed we must grow up, assume that relays will have a database backend, and reach consensus on a better query language that we're confident can be implemented in most engines (SQL, noSQL, graph, and so on).
Not perfection, not a highly complex language, but something that allows more flexibility than the archaic filters we have right now.

2024-10-11 14:26:08

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Some things are right, others debatable and others plain wrong

2024-10-11 14:16:46

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While this is definitely needed, I have my doubts about cramping everything into one kind. Are we going to make that table huge?
For example, @npub1gm7…8rf6 wants to position himself as a reproduceable attestation service provider. He's drafted an event for this response which would be too complicated for inclusion here.
Same for WoT, it is a contentious topic and I'm not even sure what 0-100 means. The response would likely require more data than an integer. @npub176p…vgup
Something like the DVM NIP that uses sub-kinds might be more useful.

2024-10-10 18:21:56

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@npub1zga…ppvc did you receive my message? I see it on nostrudel but not primal. Not sure how to rebroadcast it to make sure

2024-10-10 00:08:39

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Any news? 👀

2024-10-08 21:10:29

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"Connection error. Please review your NWC connection and make sure it has the following permissions: make_invoice, lookup_invoice, and list_transactions"
Started happening today. Didn't change anything

2024-10-08 16:47:02

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You're absolutely right, I know. I guess I wanted to say that the amount of influence in the modern world from these civilizations is rather small (higher in Peru, Bolivia, Mexico maybe). Have you read Guns, germs and steel? It's a fantastic exploration on why Eurasia had a (random) advantage to develop earlier than other places.

2024-10-08 16:43:03

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Still an issue, getting "NaN" sats in the extension and transactions not loading in Alby Go

2024-10-08 12:03:03

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It's kind of crazy that almost nothing happened in Africa and Americas

2024-10-08 11:56:12

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@npub1lun…27lj

2024-10-08 11:36:54

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Thanks! Saw this yesterday... interesting times

2024-10-07 14:32:32

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How would hardware signers work for nostr in this case? Need to tap with your bracelet every time you want to like a note?

2024-10-07 14:30:16

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Not the same use-case as cold storage though. Nostr keys are hot and please make them swappable. Now that I think @npub1zac…5dy5 was working on some cool Frost stuff

2024-10-07 14:27:47

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Sure! Zap this note and I'll connect

2024-10-07 14:20:20

I often use @npub12vk…pugg (on web and Android) and really want to like it but it's terribly slow on both, every single time.
Might even be getting worse... is it just me? I'm in the south end of the world but other clients are much faster. Are you aware of this @npub16c0…6nvr?

2024-10-07 14:17:45

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Interesting. Might be wrapped web apps though. Thanks!

2024-10-07 14:16:34

Who's working on any of this stuff?
#note12ms…w40j

2024-10-07 14:13:43

GM nostriches!
Another lucky day we're alive. Let's keep putting the work to see the change we want in the world.

2024-10-07 14:10:26

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"...WE LOSE TOTAL CONTROL"

2024-10-07 00:39:36

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need to try replit for something more serious but last time i checked they only supported web tech

2024-10-06 15:11:42

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better than Perplexity and no bot checks so far

2024-10-06 15:10:14

Not sure I'm more productive with LLMs. They keep making up names of programs and arguments and things, so I need to try, I get an error, go back to the prompt and it admits that I was right, so it suggests a second thing... until eventually it works, maybe. Seems like a waste of time. I tried finding an answer by searching the web, found a blog post written by a human and that just worked.
Using Venice and Perplexity. Maybe there's something better?

2024-10-05 16:33:52

Not sure about this one. JSON has a lot of advantages, size is negligible compared to media files people transfer all the time.
What relays should provide, next to websockets is a plain HTTP API.
This lowers the bar even more for new nostr developers and makes things easier for prototype and lots of no-realtime apps (not having to handle closing sockets, reconnection logic, etc).
You can have both served in the same path on the same process. Imo this should've been part of the spec, it might be too late
#note142w…va7r

2024-10-05 14:52:14

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Never tried, I'm sure it's easy to get a media res if you ask butchers around

2024-10-05 14:23:07

It's possible to eat very high quality food (organic produce, pastured meat, raw milk) in Buenos Aires but not particularly easy.
There is no one single market where to find everything. These products are the minority no matter where you go.
Some dieteticas will have some organic products, free range eggs but not meat or milk. Some do have high quality pasteurized milk (as raw milk is illegal, but can be obtained through contacts)
Some supermarkets will carry certain organic fruit and pastured meat but no good milk or eggs. Same for farmers markets, much better cheese but usually only chicken meat. Organic honey super easy.
There are online shops that do delivery but need to use multiple too.
I've become almost an expert on this, if you need advice or have tips get in touch!
#buenosaires #🇦🇷 #grownostr @npub15xd…t3l3

2024-10-03 13:30:28

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It does not have a source repository, but that screen is trying to display it and fails

2024-10-02 00:33:30

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wen android?

2024-10-01 15:43:10

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nah binance is easy

2024-09-28 22:57:07

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Interesting

2024-09-28 22:54:43

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Sometimes I respond for the lulz and they don't even respond back. That's really retarded

2024-09-28 21:31:27

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alby

2024-09-28 21:30:19

If laws like these end up passing, wouldn't it mean that the Constitution is not working in practice?
#note18qz…mwad

2024-09-28 19:05:19

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It's buggy but it did log in with extension for me

2024-09-28 13:32:06

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You're absolutely right

2024-09-28 12:59:50

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Done!

2024-09-26 13:49:11

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How do they enforce that kind of shit? even with banned VPNs its super easy to get around or not?

2024-09-25 20:10:44

Just got confirmation from the team, they will open source Keet the day when cows fly.
Keet is P2P larp, it doesn't work without servers and that's why they can't show the code.
#note1q2f…r23n

2024-09-24 01:18:40

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zap.store hace las descargas desde github y chequea los hashes

2024-09-23 22:56:21

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why is it a waste, it is solving a problem

2024-09-23 22:55:32

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is that actual ice cream on the left?

2024-09-23 22:55:07

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is that actual ice cream on the left?

2024-09-23 13:41:41

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A huevo cabrón!

2024-09-23 13:40:39

What are the absolute best paid relays? #asknostr

2024-09-23 13:38:07

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can't recall where I was discussing this with relay operators, tldr different relays will reject payloads above a certain size, and that anyway it makes no sense for a human to be following that many pubkeys. I don't think they'll block you

2024-09-23 12:40:35

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behind a duck? not really

2024-09-20 23:47:53

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Thanks!

2024-09-20 16:54:49

Being a pensioner in Argentina struggling to make ends meet is an obvious display of the corruption of the State.
It is also karma for feeding these parasites for decades, taking no personal responsibility and doing nothing smarter to preserve wealth.

2024-09-20 16:40:40

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what does this mean, 2-hop wot? configurable?

2024-09-19 13:39:20

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is it fast enough for everything?

2024-09-18 13:33:02

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And has a cat pfp, perhaps

2024-09-17 21:30:02

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😂

2024-09-16 13:24:00

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🤣
Patience my friends. We'll get multiple providers. Step by step

2024-09-13 22:53:01

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way better than telecrap

2024-09-13 19:35:53

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This is awesome @npub1qe3…zefe ! Also great to hear that Lineage works - I received many bug reports from that OS

2024-09-13 01:20:50

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That's a good take, we should talk about the incentives to publicly mute/report

2024-09-13 01:07:18

I will build it with @npub10r8…t2p8
App distribution is key and so underrated and underexplored. Nostr enables the creator economy fueled by micropayments and other social signal.
Pasting the note from the bad bird app, a reply to Amjad Masad from Replit.
"@amasad I know you're focused on building a better dev product.
I think you should 1000% find a team with consumer chops to help you rethink the Replit experience so it feels more like a creator than a dev experience.
Since distribution is the bottleneck, how do you make it super simple for people to find a world of software hosted on Replit that does what they need it to do?
Can they duet or remix it? Can it be like the Steam marketplace where people just buy once instead of racking up subscriptions? Comments and likes? Can Replit allow you to record a Replit-hosted video and walkthrough?
Like, if I were thinking about it, I'd do exactly what YouTube did and just have a bunch of knock-offs of existing software available on Replit for free or where people could just do micropayments to access it.
Because if it's this easy to make really basic software, then the assumptions as to distribution of software need to change, and all the value will [again] accrue to the distro layer, not the production layer."
#nevent1q…0cqq

2024-09-13 00:57:12

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https://flutter.github.io/samples/#?platform=web

2024-09-13 00:30:18

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Sure, but it's much easier to avoid reusing a bitcoin address than a nostr pubkey. Reviews I leave on Amazon linked to my identity may not be available to anyone outside Amazon. In a public nostr marketplace I would be incentivized to leverage my social capital to leave a review with my main npub and not a new nym. Of course I could have different npubs for different purposes. Just stating the tradeoff here.

2024-09-12 18:17:25

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Many mute lists are private, that's an issue

2024-09-12 16:50:23

Advertisers have to pay big tech to track and target users, for a limited amount of time.
With nostr, they can just use our relays to track and target us, anytime.
WoT fixes this?

2024-09-12 15:44:06

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Yes, exactly. By VPNs I meant the big VPN providers which will get 90% of the job done.

2024-09-12 15:38:48

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Nah, probably 99% of packages are open source. No rug risk. Just tracking, maybe.

2024-09-12 14:11:54

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It's open source, both Dart and Flutter. The only stupid googly thing is you need to disable by-default analytics when installing. And use pub.dev hosted on google infra.