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2023-11-03 05:42:03

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You've been lucky, then. Not everyone tags / CWs such contents.
But this is mostly a subpost of a conversation in another thread where someone was angered about a client that filtered some post from its 'trending' list.
If we want to see numeric growth in the network, some client will have to become "normal person friendly" and default to filtering. It won't have to be on by default in all clients. Just one or two that people new to Nostr can start out using.

2023-11-03 03:07:37

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Case in point: I was in a Matrix room. Someone came in and started posting extremely gross images. I left that room and have not returned. In that case, the client I used lacks filtering & blocking options, so other than closing the client until enough time had passed to attract administrators to kill the offending account, leaving the room entirely was my only option.
If leaving the room had not been an option, I would have deleted my account and the client software.

2023-11-03 03:01:54

Yeah, normal people don't want to accidentally see NSFW content, because they could happen at inopportune moments. Client filters help, but only if people know how to use them, and many people won't bother learning ... they'll just abandon Nostr entirely.
I'm not sure what the answer is, but it only takes 2-3 times of being surprised by such content before people start to question the value of the network.

2023-11-03 01:40:46

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Every time I look in the mirror, I keep wondering how I became an old man when I still feel younger than my oldest son.

2023-11-03 01:37:34

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I hoped for that, but did not expect it.
When I read about Alameda Research having a secret way to grab FTX customers' funds for its own uses (risky investments), there wasn't really any other reasonable conclusion.

2023-11-03 01:33:54

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Do what's best for you, brother. We don't want you to harm your own well-being for our benefit.

2023-11-02 05:56:10

> ActivityPub dislikes us
AP is just a protocol. But, yeah, many #ActivityPub #Fediverse users and admins dislike any other decentralized protocol, because they feel that AP has sufficient penetration that everyone should just extend AP instead of reinventing the wheel.
Famously articulated by Evan, who originated both AP and its predecessor #OStatus.
For the record, this idea is dead wrong. With multiprotocol servers & clients and with bridges, people don't have to care which decentralized protocol someone else uses, and thus #Nostr, AP, OStatus, #Diaspora, ATProto, etc are no longer competitors but allies in the quest to take down the corpocentric (centralized, corporate controlled) networks.
Don't forget the overall goal. We get focused on competing with other decentralized networks when our task is to spread #DecentraLife and deflate #corpocentric networks.

2023-08-11 15:19:03

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#YaCy is a good idea, but its results are poor. I hosted a couple of peers to try to get better info in its index, but after a year or two of crawling and indexing sites relevant to my topic, real results were generally buried under pages of garbage results.

2023-08-05 19:23:54

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-plbWl8u2I and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3pBqq2vlJo
A social media influencer's giveaway announcement caused chaos in New York City yesterday.

2023-07-10 00:47:47

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I don't have any Mac experience, but I shudder at the idea of recommending someone entangle themselves with Oracle (owner of VirtualBox).

2023-07-07 03:17:06

> Are you going to try Threads?
No. When I left the Facebook prison, I vowed to never return. All these years later, I still haven't joined any MetaFaceBook service, and I do not intend to do so.

2023-07-03 19:04:48

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I never have.
When I was in high school, our school got putters and these plastic whiffle balls the size of golf balls and decided that boys PE would be golf for about six weeks. A couple of my friends figured out how to knock the whiffle balls up onto the roof of the gym and soon there weren't enough left for us to continue.

2023-06-26 03:49:18

I don't use #Digg / #Reddit type sites, but from my understanding, #Lemmy sites' (which are #Fediverse Reddit type sites) major issues are based around moderation ... and because the main developers and hosts of the biggest instance are marxist-leninist "tankies".
And again, I've never used it, so I only know what I've been told.

2023-06-25 04:34:53

I closed my Facebook account years and years ago. That was one of the best things I ever did. As expected, many of my relatives think I'm unreachable. (SMS and phone calls and e-mail still work.)
But they sure know how to text and call when they need something.

2023-06-21 06:11:29

Hamstr should offer the option of "visible mode", where there's a lighter theme.

2023-06-03 17:34:53

hamstr.to seems to lack blocking and curation features.

2023-06-03 17:33:46

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If you're spamming, you're scamming.

2023-06-03 17:31:50

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It is still true: if you're spamming, you're scamming.

2023-06-03 17:26:28

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1. User-controlled filtering. If you visit the "public timeline" when you're using popular zero-price relays, there's a lot more spam (and porn) than there is actual content. But also, I've come across some really racist & sexist posters.
The ability to quickly and easily filter out most of that would be an amazing improvement.
2. Desktop clients (not using Electron or similar browser-based stuff). Not "grab Rust and Cargo and then type in this incantation" stuff either. Something available in repos like Chocolatey or Debian/Ubuntu would be preferred, but even download on GitHub/sourceforge and unzip to run would be okay.
3. Less hostile to those who are not Bitcoin-only. Some of the people I interact with outside of Nostr are Ethereum users and some are non-crypto folks who fell for "boiling the oceans" propaganda.
4. The mobile clients Damus and Amethyst seem to be polished up fairly well now. They could still use some work before they're ready for the world.
5. More bridges to other decentralized networks. Even if it doesn't seem like it, we're not really fighting one another. We're fighting the big centralized networks, the smaller centralized networks whose architectures don't prevent any of the issues the big networks have, and the public's tendency to believe that the only way to be seen and connected is to use Facebook/Twitter/Instagram etc. If using Nostr means you're also connected to users of $DECENTRALIZED_NETWORK, then we're all pulling together to pry people out of centralized corporate network prisons.
Mostr (bridge to the Fediverse) is a good start, but given the size of the networks, there should be multiple such bridges.
6. Others have noted that easier discovery is needed. I agree.

2023-06-03 16:58:10

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I think https://legend.lnbits.com/nostrmarket/market is what Bryan is talking about.

2023-05-25 18:44:47

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I only recently heard of SimpleX, so I haven't even tried it yet.

2023-05-22 05:51:42

I wish nos2x supported multiple keypairs.

2023-05-08 15:53:28

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Until reading the linked article, I just thought they'd launched too early, before their federation and self-hosting stories were in place. But if the article is correct and nearly all "federation" will just be post & attachments storage, then Bluesky's AT Protocol is truly a waste of time.

2023-04-19 22:32:28

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@DerekRoss @brockm Not just open source code, either. A lot of closed source software has source available clauses for large customers such as governments, and even when they don't, I'd question the competency of a spy service that isn't trying to get someone to leak them the source code of applications that are important to an enemy's abilities.

2023-04-17 19:16:49

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I bought an Intellivision and an Atari 2600 VCS the same day in 1982. I suddenly had more "friends" than I'd ever had before.

2023-04-17 01:03:51

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I have not seen the roadmap or relevant discussion. Do you have links?

2023-04-16 22:45:13

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Oh, great! A spammer!

2023-04-16 22:38:57

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I know the whole thing is inspired by Twitter's Spaces product, but I'd really like audio chats more if they also had text chat capability. Think Mumble with a good interface.

2023-04-12 04:55:12

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What's next? wrestlr?

2023-04-03 00:41:33

I think I need to get myself a list of relays. Every time I log into Hamstr.io, I'm back to their default set, which produces empty timelines. I'm glad the default isn't spam-filled, but I still need to add relays that carry the people I'm listening to.

2023-03-30 16:07:00

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In other words, "No, there is not".

2023-03-30 16:06:34

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No, and there shouldn't be. The two things sound like they promise similar things, but they have different meanings when they make those promises.
Fediverse: censorship resistance = no central point of control, but thanks to Fred Block and his acolytes, censorship can make you uncontactable to a large segment of the network. Instance admins can kick local users off the server, and can ban remote users & instances from contacting local users, leaving you to migrate to another server, hope that server isn't blocked, and hope that your contacts auto-followed the new account.
Nostr: censorship resistance = no central point of control, but relay admins can kick you off or filter your content without your consent or knowledge; you can hop to another relay to avoid censorship, but how do your "followers" know what relay(s) you're using today when your relays got #NostrBlock'd yesterday.

2023-03-30 16:06:34

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2023-03-20 00:37:18

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I caught portions of a couple of sessions. I like the excitement.

2023-03-19 16:41:22

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The Bitcoin integration is wonderful, but one of my gripes is that so much of Nostr is Bitcoin centric that non-cryptocurrency users and other cryptocurrency users are put off. Continue to build and use BTC functionality, but it should not be center stage if we want to attract "normies".

2023-03-14 03:50:01

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See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IndyMac for example. Or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Mutual
Those were both huge.
Even though I'd never heard of SVB before its collapse, the news said it was the 16th largest bank in the US, so it was pretty big.

2023-03-14 03:49:25

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@thor See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IndyMac for example. Or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Mutual
Those were both huge.
Even though I'd never heard of SVB before its collapse, the news said it was the 16th largest bank in the US, so it was pretty big.

2023-03-14 03:46:36

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Uh, no. It is sometimes big banks that advertise on my area's broadcast media.

2023-03-13 03:43:12

Usually when I get sent to a captcha, I click a wrong item or leave a right item unclicked. When Skynet attacks, I want them to have to shoot every fire hydrant because they don't know whether it is a person and to skip shooting buses because they think they're full of water.

2023-03-13 01:33:21

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https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/12/regulators-close-new-yorks-signature-bank-citing-systemic-risk.html

2023-03-13 01:32:27

Signature Bank in New York gets closed by the state of New York. According to CNBC, Signature is a major banker for cryptocurrency firms.

2023-03-13 01:27:18

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This isn't quite the same as 2008. This is just covering the depositors. In 2008-2011, we gave the banks trillions of dollars so they'd pass their capital standards tests and look healthier than they were.
I still think there's a moral hazard here. How many future bankers will rely on today's decision to justify taking more risks with depositors' funds?

2023-03-13 01:24:01

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Yes. I had a "good" bank, but it was taken over. Now I have a bank I can't stand.

2023-03-13 01:21:03

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I think there are a lot of people who are passively in favor of Bitcoin (and / or other cryptocurrencies) but for whom exchanges are an obstacle. Events like the current one may nudge some of them to find a way to get involved.

2023-03-12 17:19:50

https://apnews.com/article/svb-fed-bonds-rates-banks-inflation-a24b28b3caeede91c76cd120aa9b7966 [apnews com]
> Silicon Valley Bank, the nation's 16th-largest bank, failed after depositors hurried to withdraw money this week amid anxiety over the bank's health. It was the second biggest bank failure in U.S. history after the collapse of Washington Mutual in 2008.
I didn't realize how large SVB was. I'd never heard of it until it collapsed.
> There appeared to be little chance of the chaos spreading in the broader banking sector, as it did in the months leading up to the Great Recession. The biggest banks — those most likely to cause an economic meltdown — have healthy balance sheets and plenty of capital.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-12/us-discusses-fund-to-backstop-deposits-if-more-banks-fail [www bloomberg com]
> The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Federal Reserve are weighing creating a fund that would allow regulators to backstop more deposits at banks that run into trouble following Silicon Valley Bank's collapse.
> Regulators discussed the new special vehicle in conversations with banking executives, according to people familiar with the matter. The hope is that setting up such a vehicle would reassure depositors and help contain any panic, said the people. They asked not to be identified because the talks weren't public.
So the fears of *contagion* are real.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-10/us-regulators-descend-on-silicon-valley-bank-to-assess-finances [www bloomberg com]
> Watchdogs from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Federal Reserve are looking into the impact of significant withdrawals, said the people who asked not to be identified discussing the private interactions. Officials at the offices on Thursday sought more insight into the bank's predicament, the people said.
Regulators are trying to determine whether insiders joined in the run on the bank.
https://apnews.com/article/svb-fed-bonds-rates-banks-inflation-a24b28b3caeede91c76cd120aa9b7966 [apnews com]
> Bill Tyler, director of operations for TWG Supply in Grapevine, Texas, said he first realized something was wrong when his employees texted him at 6:30 a.m. Friday to complain that they did not receive their paychecks.
> TWG, which has just 18 employees, had already sent the money for the checks to a payroll services provider that used Silicon Valley Bank. Tyler was scrambling to figure out how to pay his workers.
> "We're waiting on roughly $27,000," he said. "It's already not a timely payment. It's already an uncomfortable position. I don't want to ask any employees, to say, 'Hey, can you wait until mid-next week to get paid?'"
https://apnews.com/article/silicon-valley-bank-bailout-yellen-deposits-failure-94f2185742981daf337c4691bbb9ec1e [apnews com]
> Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that the federal government would not bail out Silicon Valley Bank, but is working to help depositors who are concerned about their money.
> The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures deposits up to $250,000, but many of the companies and wealthy people who used the bank — known for its relationships with technology startups and venture capital — had more than that amount in their account. There are fears that some workers across the country won"t receive their paychecks.
> Yellen, in an interview with CBS' "Face the Nation," provided few details on the government's next steps. But she emphasized that the situation was much different from the financial crisis almost 15 years ago, which led to bank bailouts to protect the industry.
> "We're not going to do that again," she said. "But we are concerned about depositors, and we're focused on trying to meet their needs."
There are lots of companies whose payroll funds were held in SVB, so there is lots of pressure to make those companies whole, even if their deposits exceeded the FDIC insurance limit.

2023-03-12 17:12:47

Overnight, hamstr.to started working again. I still don't know what the problem is. Some days it works well, other days it doesn't work at all.

2023-03-12 01:42:52

I don't know whether I'd call this "censorship resistant" when the method of resisting is "use another relay or spin one up yourself". The goal of censorship is to separate someone from their audience, so banning someone off the relays where their audience looks for their content before they can publish an expanded relay list is probably going to be effective.

2023-03-11 23:15:48

Hamstr.to is great when it works, but some days it doesn't display any posts (including my own), nor following.

2023-03-11 23:03:20

I can't pontificate on the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, as I was not even aware of SVB's existence prior to this.
But apparently, people are clapping their hands at the pain likely to affect various #cryptocurrency businesses and their customers ... and at the other banks facing contagion.
No, we should let the FDIC do its job to the extent that it can continue to do so. That means merging banks together or bailing out depositors when they meet legal criteria. Not because I agree with the centralized banking system, but because people will be hurt otherwise.
We can use this as an example of why decentralized cryptocurrencies (and specifically whichever one you favor) are a better deal for most people, but most people won't listen while they're losing everything they owned.

2023-03-11 17:25:13

https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/china/is-it-raining-worms-in-china-viral-video-from-beijing-leaves-netizens-perplexed-watch-articleshow.html
https://www.scotsman.com/news/never-mind-cats-and-dogs-school-hit-worm-rain-1680481
"It's raining worms! Hallelujah, it's raining worms."

2023-03-06 00:16:50

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Final results:
* 3% Yes (5/145)
* 58% No (84/145)
* 17% Maybe (25/145)
* 21% Only if my contacts move (31/145)
Total: 145

2023-03-05 23:46:59

Poll ( https://poster.place/objects/1f678b67-fe64-46bb-9006-2c0984128f3a ): Fediverse, how likely are you to move entirely to Nostr?

2023-03-05 23:35:22

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@jack, We'll see what happens, but honestly, I don't see the current Fediverse going away any time soon.

2023-02-26 23:34:59

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When I saw this, my first thought was that Saint Louis got another NFL team.

2023-02-16 22:14:24

With nostr.ch, it is possible to change the minimum mining proof so that these spammers (most of whom appear to have their PoW set at zero) don't show up in one's feed. Hopefully, hamstr.to is working on something similar.

2023-02-06 02:22:11

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Whatever was wrong with hamstr.to before, they seem to have fixed it. Now there is a public timeline again.

2023-02-06 00:44:15

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I think some clients can block, but not the web-based clients I have been using.

2023-02-05 14:47:24

Dang! The spambots are making Nostr *much* less useful. Every client (even the web clients that I've been using) need to implement spam / bot filtering and other curation tools before we drown in the sewage.

2023-02-05 03:46:56

And it looks like the public timeline is back and working again.

2023-02-05 03:44:25

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Oh, I did. It did not help. I suppose they removed the public timeline to keep spam from flooding our streams.

2023-02-05 03:42:15

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So far, no web-based clients that I have seen offer such blocking options.

2023-02-04 03:11:18

Using these web-based clients is a "nostraction" from learning to build better clients that don't require a web browser.

2023-02-04 03:07:59

Hamstr seemed to have the equivalent of a "public timeline" (likely just the sum of the public timeline equivalents of a chosen set of relays), but now it doesn't. My timeline is empty now.

2023-02-04 03:00:53

"Click to decrypt"
Nah, sorry.

2023-02-02 04:23:44

Yes, I know that Hamster has no direct equivalent to a "public timeline" (also known as "the firehose" in Twitter-speak), but it seemed to be able to cobble together the public timeline equivalents from multiple relays and now it doesn't seem to do anything anymore.

2023-02-02 04:20:45

Whatever they did to hamstr.io, it now shows zero posts when I'm trying to view the "public timeline"

2023-01-05 02:51:28

https://www.axios.com/2023/01/04/celsius-bankruptcy-earn-accounts | https://web.archive.org/web/20230105022547/https://www.axios.com/2023/01/04/celsius-bankruptcy-earn-accounts
I'd say that the contract wording was part of this, but if the depositors had retained their own privkeys*, I doubt that there would be any funds left exposed for the bankruptcy judge to rule on.
* Or even some "M of N keys" arrangement, where Celsius and its creditors couldn't do anything with the funds without the depositors' say-so.