RussellMcGregor
Russ

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npub1mnatxy4cgctl2dnxalnru2hg795g6cevp65xdysn8hqrcr8ruj3slmqvxh

NIP-05 Address

russellmcgregor@iris.to

NIP-57 Address

orangeemu10@primal.net

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2024-12-29 11:47:57

Massive VW Data Leak Exposed 800,000 EV Owners’ Movements, From Homes To Private Spaces
https://www.carscoops.com/2024/12/vw-group-data-breach-exposed-location-info-for-800000-evs/

2024-12-29 09:35:32

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This is the original post if you are interested
https://x.com/RussellMcGregor/status/1872822274958737739

2024-12-29 09:33:29

So I ran a poll in the Bitcoin community over on X asking about Nostr.
Most of the replies said either that the network/audience on Nostr isn't big enough, or ot was a bit hard to use. Interesting that a lot of people that could be bothered to vote on the poll didn't even know about Nostr.
There were some insightful responses.
#nostr
https://m.primal.net/NKME.jpg

2024-12-26 11:37:36

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So I'm using @npub12vk…pugg now, which feels a lot more like X/Twitter.
Out of the clients I've tried I think @npub142g…xrj0 is probably closer to an IG feel. There may be other ones, I haven't tried a heap of clients.

2024-12-26 00:15:35

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That's an interesting idea. I feel like I've heard of something like this before.
Not sure if anyone has come up with a good Globo <=> Based scoring scale. I guess this could almost be inverse ESG score.

2024-12-26 00:09:16

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Closest to IG in what way? Specific IG functionality that you want to see?

2024-12-24 00:34:10

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There is no Meshtastic dedicated hardware.
You can't deploy reticulum over Meshtastic.
People have packaged hardware and software together specifically for Meshtastic, but the same is true for Reticulum too.
You can buy a premade Reticulum rNode like this:
https://unsigned.io/shop/product/handheld-rnode/
which would be about equivalent to buying a pre-built Meshtastic powered device something like this:
https://muzi.works/products/r1
but these are both generic LoRa hardware running the relevant software stacks for either system and a swanky 3D printed case wrapped around them.

2024-12-23 23:27:56

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I accidentally replied to your linked note and not here.
No, Meshtastic isn't the hardware.
Both these things are more or less at the same level within the stack, but have different goals, and Reticulum will work on the same kind of low power LoRa hardware as Meshtastic, but Reticulum can also can use other network bearers like WIFI, Ethernet, etc.
Here's an interesting brief write up (not mine) that does a comparison.
https://blog.erethon.com/blog/2024/01/31/comparing-reticulum-and-meshtastic/

2024-12-23 23:25:44

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No, Meshtastic isn't the hardware.
Both these things are more or less at the same level within the stack, but have different goals, and Reticulum will work on the same kind of low power LoRa hardware as Meshtastic, but Reticulum can also can use other network bearers like WIFI, Ethernet, etc.
Here's an interesting brief write up (not mine) that does a comparison.
https://blog.erethon.com/blog/2024/01/31/comparing-reticulum-and-meshtastic/

2024-12-23 23:08:58

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There seems to be a pretty good ecosystem growing up around that too.

2024-12-23 23:08:23

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there's a bunch of other projects in that ecosystem that look good too

2024-12-23 23:07:50

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An alternative to meshtastic that looks worthy of investigation seems to be Reticulum.
I was just reading about that last night.
https://github.com/markqvist/Reticulum

2024-12-23 23:06:35

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Meshtastic isn't the only game in town. I was just reading up on Reticulum last night. That's a bit of a cool rabbit hole.
https://github.com/markqvist/Reticulum
I think that's what I'd like to play around with.

2024-12-23 22:49:05

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from what I've read it's not fully disabled on chrome and you can just toggle it back on. 3rd hand information.

2024-12-23 22:44:21

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beat me to saying that 😄

2024-12-23 14:52:00

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I was asking how you were going to do it, not what you were going to use it for 😄

2024-12-23 14:50:16

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haha.
https://m.primal.net/NEPM.jpg

2024-12-23 11:50:47

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what are you using for this?

2024-12-23 05:56:08

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yep, and here we are 😂

2024-12-23 02:54:18

https://m.primal.net/NDuI.png

2024-12-22 22:18:45

https://m.primal.net/NDkf.jpg

2024-12-22 14:00:22

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https://m.primal.net/NDSx.jpg

2024-12-22 13:59:53

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https://m.primal.net/NDSw.jpg

2024-12-22 13:59:26

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https://m.primal.net/NDSv.jpg

2024-12-22 13:58:52

The masculine urge to buy an old service station and try to reclaim some of its former glory.
Do you ever have that, or is that just me?
https://m.primal.net/NDSr.jpg

2024-12-22 13:51:42

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and how did that work out for you?

2024-12-22 13:50:32

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But then can you just never jump on someone else's computer, or use a laptop without fumbling keys?

2024-12-21 04:01:02

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reminds me of Gideon Gleeful from Gravity Falls https://m.primal.net/NCHU.webp

2024-12-21 03:59:40

I should be mowing the lawn, but instead I'm listening to synth wave and getting AI to write an application for me

2024-12-20 08:42:01

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What kind of other things?

2024-12-20 08:41:17

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Is it though?

2024-12-20 08:39:42

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That's a pretty cool idea

2024-12-20 06:00:40

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thanks, I'll check that out

2024-12-20 03:26:08

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are you nosplaining again?

2024-12-20 03:20:32

I'm looking for a new podcast app that is Podcasting 2.0 aligned.
I currently use Podcast Addict on Android which I quite like.
I usually run a backlog of between 10-20 episodes in my queue, sorted by publication date, and have episodes downloaded for drives and flights.
I tried @npub1v5u…n0v5, but it was lacking the sorted queue and download features that I like in Podcast Addict.
Does anyone have any good recommendations?
@npub1awy…79n4, @npub1h8n…rpev?

2024-12-20 00:51:01

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*shakes 🎁 near ear* "is it a B-52 Stratofortress?"

2024-12-20 00:49:56

All I want for Christmas...
https://m.primal.net/NBGt.jpg

2024-12-20 00:45:56

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Yes, this happened.

2024-12-18 07:59:29

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OK, might be my phone. I'll try that.

2024-12-18 07:57:18

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https://primal.net/e/note13zg40gf3kcef23xlwwm5rxck0vzhg29hhn09myarkhtjk5qzcwgsj3lxtl

2024-12-18 05:46:00

Using @npub12vk…pugg and i keep accidentally zapping people.

2024-12-18 01:33:14

I've just switched over to @npub12vk…pugg after hearing about it on @npub1h8n…rpev's podcast. I think it's quite a good user experience.
I do seem to have an issue with feeds on mobile though. I can't seem to click through to the notes within a feed when looking at it on mobile. I can zap, like and bookmark, but not click through to see replies.

2024-12-17 23:59:36

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I think developers have an unconscious bias, thinking that normal people use laptops/desktops a lot, because they do.
This isn't real for most people. Plenty of people just use mobile devices exclusively, or near enough.

2024-12-17 23:55:48

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Yeah this is real. My wife rarely uses a computer, almost always on phone.
This isn't only women. There's plenty of people who only interact online this way.
There's probably a strong bias amongst software devs, that think people spend a lot of time on a laptop or desktop because they do.

2024-12-17 22:41:56

https://m.primal.net/MzKG.jpg

2024-12-17 22:40:22

This is Nick. He's been running a vertically integrated seasonal manufacturing and logistics operation, employing from his local community, for longer than many can remember. He kept this going even when people didn't believe in him. What's stopping you?
https://m.primal.net/MzKA.jpg