BrynRussell

#Bitcoin | IT Engineer | Software Developer

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brynrussell@nostrplebs.com

NIP-57 Address

brynrussell@stacker.news

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nostr.mom

eden.nostr.land

relay.primal.net

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2023-08-18T15:10:05Z

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2023-05-18 05:21:36

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A definition of garbage would have to be established then. I do see all kinds of events currently when I am not paywalling, but I haven't seen any meaningful amounts of outright spam. Just people posting what they want to say in various languages, even if I don't find most things said particularly interesting myself.
Do you suggest limiting relay content to a particular topic, e.g. programming, or what is your intent?

2023-05-17 19:47:46

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Interesting, could work short-term as you suggest. Not sure if it would be very effective but could be worth a shot before longer term solutions can take its place. Generating and sending notes to such a list should not be too difficult to implement at least.

2023-05-17 19:43:32

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I actually really like this part of coracle.social, checking notes on relays in this way is indeed interesting, wish more clients had this.

2023-05-17 19:19:01

Relay operators: paid relays, yay or nay? How are you sustaining yourselves? For example I run a relay for verified users @ nostr.zerofiat.world but I am not paywalling it at the moment. I'm not sure adding a paywall would help if I wanted to run it long-term either.
I guess the most fair system would be pay-per-use (i.e. streaming sats in some fashion) but I cannot find any good information about it. Is this a solved problem or what are the current challenges with it?

2023-05-12 06:56:27

Has anyone tried https://bard.google.com/ ? How does it stack up against chatGPT? I can't try it ootb because of my geolocation, anyone had success with VPNs to bypass?

2023-04-08 18:05:09

#[0] run

2023-03-17 09:02:09

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GM! 🌞

2023-03-15 18:51:19

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No, that's it.

2023-03-15 05:31:21

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Good night Fiend 🌜

2023-03-14 20:22:50

I am running a relay for verified users (NIP-05), feel free to join: wss://nostr.zerofiat.world
I've also added the relay to nostr.watch where you can verify / find out more about the relay: https://nostr.watch/relay/nostr.zerofiat.world

2023-03-10 12:56:21

https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_d363588ecf39f81f7e9701f8a7f1585d2ac894f1a2fe9b2fdea8a77603190b03.jpg

2023-03-05 10:52:17

I am now running a nostr rust relay for all NIP-05 verified users (for now). Feel free to use it at wss://nostr.zerofiat.world if you are verified.
#nostrplebs are welcome. ⚡️
I am still working out how many server resources I need to run it effectively. I need active users first. Donations will go to upkeep and scaling up server resources as needed.
PV fellow nostriches ☕️🤙

2023-03-03 19:12:35

Relay test, ignore

2023-03-01 19:07:14

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I hope this link works, I've had to do this twice as well.
#[3]

2023-03-01 12:56:45

Nostr relay operators, what kind of average bandwidth are you using monthly? Some cheaper VPS providers offer 20TB bandwidth and that sounds plenty to me, but is it? I'm planning to setup a relay.

2023-03-01 05:20:38

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These have at least seemed very expensive compared to Hetzner or Netcup. I would be getting a lot less of everything across the board while paying 2-3x~.
I'm probably paying for it in some other way though, like bad support perhaps. It's really difficult to get a grip from reviews at least 😅

2023-03-01 05:13:53

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Yeah they seem really solid. I'm going to check some more, but they are still the top pick for now. 👍

2023-02-28 20:18:47

What VPS provider are you using? I'm going to setup a Nostr relay and I'm leaning towards Hetzner right now.

2023-02-25 15:18:46

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GM & PV 🤙⚡️☕️🛠

2023-02-24 11:56:19

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I would look at Clojure + ring first, less things to think about.

2023-02-24 07:25:20

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GM & PV ⚡️☕️

2023-02-23 17:42:57

Would you be willing to pay a subscription fee (lightning invoice) for a high-quality Nostr relay? Why or why not?
We are assuming that the relay would have good filters, uptime, and availability.

2023-02-22 17:07:15

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Can't stop, won't stop ⚡️

2023-02-21 18:40:59

#[0]

2023-02-21 11:42:11

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GM & PV ⚡️🌞
https://i.imgflip.com/7bu9ak.jpg

2023-02-20 19:50:10

I think one thing that makes Nostr so great is the fact that I never feel like I am being manipulated by an algorithm. You can feel it on Twitter, Facebook, et al.
They feed off your attention and try to keep you scrolling by any means necessary by using a lot of subtle tricks. It's engineered to drain you for all your worth.
When I'm on Nostr I feel like I am in control of the feed I see. I can directly incentivize the content creators I like through zaps, motivating them to keep producing.
Through zaps I am creating the world I want to see.
Pura Vida fellow nostriches! 🤙⚡

2023-02-20 19:26:18

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Thank you for your efforts! 👏

2023-02-20 14:25:25

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pv 🤙

2023-02-20 09:41:08

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My bad, I should've said "can I help" instead of including you like that 😅 I meant in a general "anyone who reads this and can help".
For the record everyone belongs here and I wouldn't wish Facebook on anyone 😄

2023-02-20 09:24:54

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#[4] Is this an issue with relays or something with Amethyst? Can we help with PRs in that case if it's a bug or known issue?

2023-02-20 05:31:49

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GN ⚡️🤝

2023-02-19 13:28:58

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GM & PV ☕️🌞

2023-02-19 13:27:14

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PV ☕️

2023-02-19 13:05:51

What are your favorite Nostr clients right now? Why? I'm using mostly Amethyst, Nostrgram, and snort.social atm. ⚡️

2023-02-19 11:04:05

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Went out on a playdate with my daughter and a buddy. Going to read up on the technicals of Nostr next, maybe code something idk 🔨

2023-02-18 21:21:26

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I'm starting to think so too. I guess because I'm a programmer I tend to look for problems in any solution.
I need to sign off for today, man, I've never responded to audio in this way before. What a time to be alive. Really enjoyed this, later.

2023-02-18 21:03:54

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That is true, the longer they wait the more ridiculous CBDCs will seem to the masses. The more education can take place. The more time we have to undermine the false narratives.
I think it's important that we recognize here, however, that you and I are not "normal" from a finance-knowledge perspective. We know FIAT is going to zero, I at least have little doubt. Almost nobody in my life though knows how money works, or frankly, cares.
But perhaps this is changing with all the cracks that are now shining through the current financial system. If we make everything about Bitcoin easy to use, then it becomes truly unstoppable and CBDCs will fail right out of the gate.

2023-02-18 20:44:20

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Exciting stuff! Directly connecting with your audiences whether you are a musician or providing eh, like you said, value of all sorts. 😃 It doesn't then matter where you are, you can create your art wherever you like and have a greater chance of succeeding than you would otherwise.
With CBDCs I'm torn though. If I were to roll such a system out I would not restrict access to money like you suggested for a long time.
I would do it when the general population has grown accustomed to using it, and even then gradually at first.
I hope the alternative is available for them at that point, because you won't be able to easily trade for BTC at that point. We will help them then but it will come at great personal risk, and not everyone might be willing.
But hey, I'm anyway leaning more towards the positive side, that is why I am here. I believe we will win and I believe the incentives are tilted in our favor.

2023-02-18 20:25:46

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BTC, Lightning Network, Nostr. All the pieces for becoming a sovereign individual are falling into place.
Man I don't know, you've got me damn optimistic. Sending instant micro-payments for (basically) free, nothing like it exists.
This is likely it, with CBDCs and the surveillance state on the horizon. We don't have much time for anything else. We better make it work while we're so far ahead.

2023-02-18 20:07:42

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Love the audio format, I listened from snort.social. Looks better in Nostrgram though!
I agree, we're still very early to this but I think, like you, that it has a good chance of succeeding. It really does come down to incentives. And it always does.
If people can freely create the content they like, provide the value they want, and create an audience that can easily zap them because they find it valuable? Well, I think it's going to ultimately draw more and more people into Nostr.
I think the question now becomes, how do we make sure it is not corrupted? Will the current incentives be enough?

2023-02-18 12:27:50

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2023-02-18 12:25:30

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True, most lightning wallets are working on integrations I believe, so you'll soon be able to just zap with your phone by scanning QR from WalletOfSatoshi or Muun or whatever.

2023-02-18 12:19:44

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First click the lightning button in your Nostr client on the note you want to zap. Then copy the lightning invoice id -> Click your @name in the upper-right corner on stacker.news -> Click wallet -> Withdraw -> Paste the invoice and you're good to go.
Stacker.news is compatible with zaps so it will show up on the note with your name like it did for me on this parent note. Hope that helps!

2023-02-18 12:04:52

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Value for value imo, would be better to let me read the damn article and I'd zap some sats if it's any good instead!

2023-02-18 11:50:41

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Hello fellow nostrpleb, followed!

2023-02-18 11:43:13

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Tried zapping from stacker.news, seems to work fine! I'll zap you more next time when I fill up my wallet ;)

2023-02-18 11:21:18

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Didn't know about this, very useful, thanks!

2023-02-17 18:50:32

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Was it from "The Hills have Eyes"?

2023-02-17 11:13:30

Anyone started building a GitHub Nostr alternative yet? If so hit me with that link so I can contribute. ⚡️ #plebchain #zapchain #nostr #dev
Also if you are looking for contributors to other cool nostr projects you can link those as well. 🛠 🔐

2023-02-17 08:05:18

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Thanks for the suggestion, I used http://nostr.build/ to upload a gif. Looks great in Amethyst but the banner seems to not be loading in https://snort.social any ideas why not? Perhaps some size limit?

2023-02-16 20:22:41

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We use Datadog at my work to monitor various events such as those from Nginx. You can easily monitor errors, connections, health checks, etc. I'm pretty happy with it.

2023-02-16 18:45:13

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I see, I have some learning to do 😅🤝

2023-02-16 18:40:18

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I just got zapped and I also have WoS, perhaps they added support recently?

2023-02-16 11:19:31

Any zappers out there? #zapchain