Adam Curry :pci: :pc2blue:

https://podcastindex.social/@adam

co-founder podcastindex.org

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2024-10-07 14:04:06

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Praying for your and your partners health Brother

2024-10-05 03:33:33

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I've republished with the stable.sovereignfeeds.com instance

2024-09-11 14:06:00

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He was on vacation, will talk with him soon.

2024-08-31 14:26:59

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I believe in Value for Value. Users of these apps need to understand this. While it is very kind to consider supporting them at the hosting level, their users enjoy many great features and options that differ between the apps.
Many models exist, and some have been successful in sustaining financially. My hope is that in the future v4v splits will become valuable enough.

2024-08-31 14:19:28

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How old school for PA to download the archive! We discovered that wasn't a good idea I'm 2003, when people were still on dialup or ISDN!

2024-08-23 19:53:52

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I'm pretty sure they switched recently

2024-08-23 19:44:48

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You're in!!!

2024-08-22 14:25:38

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soul not included

2024-08-20 05:36:28

Booooo
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/992/726/246/693/338/original/410c12d872f9301b.jpg

2024-08-07 21:41:01

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LOL!

2024-08-07 19:53:03

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The race to the bottom

2024-08-07 14:25:43

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Welcome back Brother!

2024-08-07 14:25:14

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I would add that age is not the problem, I have helped several non-pensioners get out of serious trouble. Lawyers, doctors, even a Judge. You'd be surprised how easily people are scammed.

2024-08-06 15:04:56

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Yay!!!

2024-08-06 15:03:58

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I earn Bitcoin with my podcasts.
With it I send value back, buy beef and sometimes send to my kids when they need it.
Strike, which I don't use, makes this very inexpensive and always very fast.

2024-08-06 04:30:11

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My daughter uses bitmymoney in the Netherlands. When send her money, I just send Bitcoin. She sells it and it goes directly into her dutch bank account. Minimal fees, depending on mempool of course.

2024-08-05 23:54:35

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To think I trained the otterAI to recognize you as dovydas and it still does this.
I see increasingly bad ai transcripts on YouTube tiktok and Instagram.
This stuff is no good. At least not worth the $100Billion in investments.

2024-08-04 01:17:23

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From experience:
Asking for a minimum amount will get you the minimum amount 99% of the time.
Asking for an amount that represents the VALUE received is much more profitable.
I've tried it all
V4V != micropayments

2024-08-02 22:44:46

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Thank you for staying in top of all these options Chad!

2024-08-02 22:44:01

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LOL yeah, hence the PR Hijack title. Listen to the end of today's board meeting.

2024-08-02 19:22:38

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Channel is opening!

2024-08-02 13:53:38

Public Service Announcement:
The Podcasting 2.0 Board Meeting will start one hour earlier today: 11:30am CDT
https://episodes.fm/1584274529/live/YmY1YzA5MjktNDVhYS00MTc2LThjMWEtMzAwZTZlY2M2Njcz

2024-08-02 13:52:33

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The index channel must have closed for some reason. Is the node online @npub1x70…4uc9 ?

2024-07-31 18:22:57

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Congrats Sam!

2024-07-31 18:20:14

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Yeah, KOSA has been in the works for quite a while. Thanks for the updated info.

2024-07-31 02:38:03

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So, taking inflation and severe devaluation of your dollar into account over 30 years, the station you worked at has lowered it's effective CPM by about 50%

2024-07-30 14:19:42

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Newsflash. This is a scam.

2024-07-30 14:16:21

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The very nature of podcasting has no mechanism to create scarcity like linear broadcasting.
Therefore it is always a race to the bottom with (DAI) CPM's.
Lower CPM's=Heavier Ad load to make the balance sheet work per podcast.
I predict skip buttons will naturally increase from 30sec to 60sec

2024-07-30 04:38:34

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Yeah, its useless. The start9 team has promised 'clearnet" access in their next is release.
Umbrel works beautifully with ts.
I like my start9 a lot more than my umbrel though.

2024-07-29 19:54:30

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There is a V4V music license that @npub1thg…zq23 has worked on that has some basic guidelines.

2024-07-29 19:51:04

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I wish start9 would add tailscale natively

2024-07-28 02:34:26

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Prayers being answered!

2024-07-26 22:05:01

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W00T!

2024-07-23 13:47:19

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Raise subscriptions prices, win valuable prizes

2024-07-22 19:48:04

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I helped Fernando tweak the DSP version, its truly outstanding.

2024-07-20 04:29:49

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thanks!

2024-07-19 15:17:24

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I also noticed something. Digging in.

2024-07-18 04:39:01

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He stopped his financial value months ago. I can only presume it's because he doesn't receive any value from the index.

2024-07-16 13:52:42

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Yes, that's the one. Podfather approved.

2024-07-15 13:57:49

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definitely interested when the start9 package is released.

2024-07-15 13:54:45

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received and thank you!

2024-07-12 20:00:09

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Just boost the show anyway and you'll feel much better

2024-07-12 16:46:09

Public Service Announcement:
Dave is travelling today so there will not be a board meeting,
possible we will do one tomorrow.
Will advise
@npub1rcn…dw4h

2024-07-12 13:02:41

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Larger boosts. Got it. 1mm sat channel is opening! All part of the service the index provides!

2024-07-12 04:01:15

Amen Brother.
Matt gets it
https://podcastindex.social/@mattmedeiros/112770730460719778
@npub1642…6ygg

2024-07-12 03:44:01

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Working on it.
@npub1cwm…wcs6 is going to post a demo.
With a bit of luck its about to get a lot easier, for podcasters and especially listeners.

2024-07-10 21:44:59

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Could it be used for synching podcast apps subscriptions etc?

2024-07-10 14:02:36

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Seems like an important concept.

2024-07-08 21:03:09

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This is what I hoped https://podcasting2.org/ would be.
It's hard.
Podcaster or listener?

2024-07-06 17:01:22

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Here's an example of the pitch:
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/740/615/794/033/070/original/4cc45c136806031c.mp3

2024-07-06 16:48:49

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Please notice ZERO Spotify, because we don't allow Spotify to distribute our show. Hasn't hurt us one bit.

2024-07-06 16:47:56

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I tell me audience to use modern podcast apps, I promote different ones, with 834k downloads in June, this is how I move the needle:
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/740/562/856/503/297/original/b2267a44c6e0e398.png

2024-07-05 19:17:33

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When you stop thinking about 'money' and think in terms of 'value', your view changes and becomes much more realistic.

2024-07-05 19:13:21

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In closing, I have much respect for the hosting companies and the people that run them. They have very real fixed and variable costs, including support staff. They are the lifeblood of podcasting and to see the distributed nature of this service assures me we will be podcasting for a long time to come. Thank God

2024-07-05 19:13:16

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Every sat that comes in makes me happy, because I know that someone went through the trouble of showing respect and value, not just for what I did, but what the entire system and the people who maintain and extend it do on a daily basis.

2024-07-05 19:13:04

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The community that has grown here is astounding to me, we are from many different cultures, countries and backgrounds, yet we all are working generally to maintain the same mission of a free and open communications ecosystem for all people. The addition of V4V with the lightning network is not a promise of employment or riches, it is a mechanism to share value to those who have provided value. A common metric not provided anywhere else.

2024-07-05 19:12:55

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In the middle of all this beauty, Spotify came in like a 400 pound gorilla and tried to buy their way into the eco system and capture the market. They spent $1 Billion and failed, not just financially, they made many podcasts irrelevant, and wasted resources on programming no one wanted BECAUSE of the open content freely available.

2024-07-05 19:12:44

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For historical context, the namespace was created for the sole reason of adding the value block, delightfully many people had ideas for expanding the podcasting rss system and we have some solid additions that are now slowly spreading out to other platforms and apps. To expect this to be a fast process is underestimating the resources available for this at all levels.

2024-07-05 19:12:30

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I am grateful that Apple provides a solid app and backend for their users at no cost, as they keep the original mission available at scale.
That said, I never promote them in my show, I always talk about independent apps, their benefits and why it is important to support their development. After all, it was Apple's decision to de-platform several podcasts in 2018 that started this project in the first place.

2024-07-05 19:12:19

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If people think that can just set up a wallet and start earning, they have not understood the model.
I am delighted that the lightning network facilitates sharing of value, regardless of how much or little it is. No Agenda has multiple splits that go to producers who provide value back daily. Whatever is left goes to the Index. I love seeing apps getting a share, which is unique in ANY monetization model.

2024-07-05 19:12:04

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We added lighting payments as a mechanism to also subvert deplatforming of people from payment rails. Although that has been difficult, we are still hanging in there and evolving as we can. It was not developed as a way to 'make money'.
In my opinion and experience, the only people who can motivate people to support the Value4Value model is the content makers themselves. No app or service has that relationship.

2024-07-05 19:11:48

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If @npub1rcn…dw4h and I had started this to make money or quit our day jobs, it would have ended quickly. We simply used the same principals: if people appreciate the value they receive, they will support it, if not the it goes away. We have no expectations, and certainly cannot interpret value for anyone but ourselves.

2024-07-05 19:11:21

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Podcastindex.org was created to ensure longevity of the free and open RSS distribution of content in an age where corporations are stupidly being trusted with protecting speech and ideas from censorship, agendas and financial motives.

2024-07-05 19:10:38

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Podcasting was also never developed as a way to 'make money'. it was a way to be heard, to communicate ideas without interference or censorship. To date it is still one of the only remaining communication formats to fulfill that mission.
d.

2024-07-05 19:10:19

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This 'monetization' conversation is not new. The same happened with blogging, people think they deserve to get paid when that is simply not the case. Everything starts with an outstanding product that people are willing to support.
Conversely, it is ludicrous to expect people to pay for anything they consume that is freely available, and to make this a requirement. Just because it is micropayments is frankly insulting to audiences.

2024-07-05 19:09:57

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Part of their 'job' is to promote the show, they also build and maintain websites, produce art and organize meetups as well as provide us with their knowledge in their fields of expertise that we incorporate into the programming.
Re-read Value4Value.info

2024-07-05 19:08:17

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We diligently produce 7 hours of programming every week, even on Holidays. We send out newsletters and always complete the feedback loop in our programming. We have motivated out audience to be 'producers' and not just listeners. They truly provide time talent and treasure.

2024-07-05 19:07:45

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I should probably do another round of explaining V4V in the board room. a few thoughts here in the meantime;
V4V does not work as a 'pay as you play' model. It is a relationship between the podcaster and the audience. It is not tipping and certainly not 'begging'.
It is an exchange between humans, who respect and support each other.
Yes, it is hard to sustain a living that way and I know because it will be 17 years of living V4V in October.

2024-07-05 14:51:44

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Thank you Brother, however there is no board meeting this week. We'll be sure to thank you at the next one!

2024-07-04 04:02:47

More bolt12 support. This is moving faster now!
https://x.com/RTL_App/status/1476345524114661381

2024-07-03 21:31:20

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Any chance of getting one of these in Dutch? I am uniquely qualified to evaluate the cadence etc of a secondary language next to English.

2024-07-03 17:07:15

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https://github.com/aegrumet/umbilical

2024-07-03 17:05:51

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Tough nut to crack for them. The whole point of the 'fediverse' is to distribute scale, so you don't have to deal with these issues en masse.
Time to break up mastodon.com!

2024-07-03 17:04:16

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Auto meaning "do you want to subscribe to all these podcasts?" One click

2024-07-03 15:52:51

Woah
https://strike.me/blog/bolt12-playground/

2024-07-03 15:45:04

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consider using @npub1dup…47y0 umbilical. Its literally has every 2.0 feature imaginable with some.extras like me auto subscribe to podrolls. Using the index api will help you avoid a lot of headaches on feed anomalies and polling.

2024-07-03 12:29:31

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My mistake bumi. I thought it was a pi account.

2024-07-03 12:27:07

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No one did anything "wrong", Fediverse is often so fluid and seamless that we don't realize where we're posting. I even blocked my own podcast's instance from pi social so I don't start replying here to irrelevant topics. The group here is so diverse, yet so on topic that I always try to keep it in its same beautiful state :-)

2024-07-03 01:12:06

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Political stuff.

2024-07-02 18:57:53

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I got a refund too!
magic number...
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/718/424/369/506/643/original/27e16849aef0e2f5.png

2024-07-02 13:49:45

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mime wasn't this large. In wonder why not. I certainly have had my node running for a long time. What does this container contain?

2024-07-02 13:48:07

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Thank you Brother!

2024-07-02 13:45:56

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Guys, please use other accounts for these topics. It is not what this instance and accounts are for.

2024-07-02 03:12:11

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Reading the transcript is trippy!

2024-07-02 00:03:22

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(PS), not available "wherever you get your podcasts"... Is not a podcast.

2024-07-02 00:01:42

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The downside to that strategy, like Howard Stern on Sirius and Rogan on Spotify, is that they become culturally less relevant. It goes fast too. Joe is very happy he's back in the open.

2024-07-01 21:13:11

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I can send to a lightning address from strike to my adam@getalby.com address and am able to add a memo, how does that work?

2024-07-01 18:52:40

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I'm.pretty sure he means bolt11 lnurl addresses
The value block would contain adam@somesomain.com and can be sent a payment from someone@fountain.com

2024-07-01 17:43:20

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Lightning addresses *are*

2024-07-01 16:34:08

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I can't speak for the apps, but if they feel comfortable with 0Auth, then this might be the way to go, especially in observation of the new irs regulations, all custodial wallets are going to be a problem unless they maintain user account and balances information. I'm not even sure ecash can work under the guiidelines at this point.
Indeed Alby Wallet Connect will work for sovereigns.

2024-07-01 16:00:28

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Fun idea!

2024-07-01 15:59:13

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Will I be able to use my own node at home in this scenario?

2024-07-01 15:06:37

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Can tlv records be replicated in this scenario?

2024-07-01 15:05:18

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Without a doubt, this would greatly simplify onboarding. Keysend was chosen well before strike was a thing.

2024-07-01 14:57:34

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As an aside, ecash tokens can be locked to an individual pubkey

2024-07-01 14:55:58

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Putting all reliance on another single source and point of failure?
Not against this, just hoping we can keep sovereign players in the game.

2024-07-01 14:48:25

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We need to design the transport mechanism. The received tokens only need one api call to the mint to redeem.
I keep thinking activity pub is the way to go. @npub1g2v…achf

2024-07-01 14:46:04

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Regardless of protocol, this doesn't solve the custodial wallet problem.
US listeners cannot get a wallet outside of fountain and truefans right now.
Foetunately the value block was designed for multiple payment methods.

2024-06-30 22:52:02

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V4V could all be run on just the strike api, but that removes the ability for those who want to run their own (sovereign) nodes. In this case strike operates like ZBD does for fountain. They handle the actual lightning payments. And are licensed to do so.

2024-06-30 22:49:18

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Thank you for diving in Andrew!