Eric P

https://podcastindex.social/@ericpp

LUD16: ericpp@getalby.com

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ericpp_at_podcastindex.social@momostr.pink

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ericpp@getalby.com

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2024-08-30 14:08:52

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The database tends to be the single point of failure unless you cluster it or spread out the workload.
@npub1fkf…84sp

2024-08-07 07:25:43

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I'm using htmx for the settings page of Helipad. It works quite well and eliminates a lot of JavaScript code I would've had to write for basic CRUD.
It does feel odd at first to use server side rendering again after JavaScript projects have emphasized client side rendering for so long. You have to unlearn what you've been taught and relearn how to do server side rendering.

2024-08-05 03:03:52

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It looks like it works! I also tried one from CurioCaster and both Chad and my boost came through with Podcasting 2.0 TLVs.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/907/187/711/059/165/original/ad9e7d2feb76f345.png
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/907/189/374/029/856/original/a391e1222dd74a63.png

2024-08-04 17:28:49

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Thanks. I'll test it out when I get back home tonight.

2024-08-03 00:10:25

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FWIW This is what the cloud version does when you need to update:
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/895/185/433/903/745/original/7e8f4a861ae36382.png

2024-08-03 00:07:42

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Still the same when boosting from CurioCaster through Alby Hub 1.4.1
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/895/171/364/841/064/original/05087c86a5ac9c04.png
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/895/174/662/691/648/original/891a0edc912e2242.png

2024-08-03 00:02:38

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Oh, yeah I do see the update notice on the hub website. Let's see if that fixes it.

2024-08-02 23:57:23

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Hrm. I don't see that one on my node. I do like Rush, but probably not as much as Dave :)

2024-08-02 22:24:52

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I don't see a Podcasting 2.0 (7629169) item in the custom_records dictionary of either of our invoices. It only has the keysend preimage (5482373484).
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/894/768/405/572/975/original/7dd59b501348725f.png
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/894/768/404/717/997/original/153b7186be35d468.png

2024-08-02 22:09:09

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You can try boosting my feed which goes to my Umbrel node https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6775398
@npub1glq…4zwa

2024-08-02 20:30:50

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I don't think the recipient got the TLV records. The boost bot in their chat room didn't show my boost after it was sent. I resent the boost from my personal Umbrel node and it showed up.
When I go to the list of transactions in the Alby extension, it shows that the payment was sent out.
@npub1e88…nva7

2024-08-02 19:15:53

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Sounds good. For context, I sent out a boost from CurioCaster through my Alby Hub to Podcasting 2.0 and it didn't show up. I can see from the Alby extension and Alby Hub that the payments were sent out.
I assume the TLVs are missing and will be added with that update?
@npub1e88…nva7

2024-08-02 13:37:52

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Looks like @npub1x70…4uc9 's node has no channels open: https://amboss.space/node/02b66d7caae1acb51a95e036fc12b1e6837d9143141fcff520876b04b9d82f36d1?section=General
I'll happily open one if you need one.
@npub1gw9…74re @npub1rcn…dw4h @npub1fmx…wp74

2024-08-01 21:36:42

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thebearsnare was the original one. He put the RSS Blue one up after the index kept eating the other one.
It seems like that feed is back up but he has a bunch of older feeds that are still down:
https://thebearsnare.com/skyewhale.xml
https://thebearsnare.com/helicopterview.xml
https://thebearsnare.com/youreok.xml
https://thebearsnare.com/empireoflies.xml
https://thebearsnare.com/theatticandtheriver.xml
https://thebearsnare.com/67thunbeat.xml
https://thebearsnare.com/theeveryday.xml
https://thebearsnare.com/leavesshimmeringgold.xml

2024-08-01 20:55:38

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I did see it published for a few minutes and now it's gone again: https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6978326
Is the duplicate checker eating it?
@npub1czu…09yf

2024-08-01 20:42:12

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That strange. I don't see it in curl:
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/888/702/311/735/291/original/0e249445fdfc9a71.png

2024-08-01 20:33:40

@npub1rcn…dw4h Do you know why the PI is rejecting @npub1czu…09yf 's feed: https://thebearsnare.com/smashingthedayout.xml
https://files.catbox.moe/q8bqbj.png

2024-07-30 14:58:13

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You can use `npm run watch` to automatically rebuild the JS if any of the files change.

2024-07-30 02:05:25

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I've played around with getting Tailscale to run on Start9 before. Umbrel seems to give Tailscale host-level network access to let it access everything on the device. I wasn't able to find any options to enable access that on Start9.
I was able to get the Tailscale service running on Start9, but it couldn't access anything outside of its own container.
@npub1g2v…achf

2024-07-30 01:42:28

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We should make our own conference. We already have all the cool people on our side.

2024-07-29 04:34:32

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I wonder which tutorial he found. Seems like it worked.

2024-07-24 03:33:06

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Yup. You can either write the entire query yourself or supply parts of the query to the ORM:
https://laravel.com/docs/11.x/queries#raw-expressions
https://medium.com/@aiman.asfia/deep-dive-into-raw-queries-in-laravel-unveiling-the-power-beneath-eloquent-0cf3bdde7f73

2024-07-22 22:13:53

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That's actually not that bad. You still have change sets that are versioned and can be rolled forward. It beats the "hey run this directory of sql scripts" approach I used to do.

2024-07-22 20:50:30

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Cascade tells it to apply actions on the parent table to child tables. For example, if you deleted a feed out of the feeds table, it would cascade that action down to any table that has feed_id as a foreign key (e.g. feed poll rolls, feed value tags, etc).
It's to avoid the case where you've deleted a feed_id from the feeds table, but other tables still reference that feed_id.

2024-07-22 15:12:44

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The accounting for streaming sats is done every second, but presumably you're not sending out payments every second. You could batch those up and send them out every minute or 5 minutes or at whatever cadence makes logistical sense for your application.
With the adoption of LNURL and Bolt12 discussed in the last PC20, it might make sense to send at a less frequent cadence to allow more time for invoices to be generated and returned back.
@npub1e88…nva7

2024-07-20 19:00:41

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Lol. It is definitely an improvement over that. @npub1rcn…dw4h

2024-07-20 18:47:51

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If anything it made more IT people. System administration evolved into Dev Ops and simple shell scripts evolved into a spaghetti mess of Chef, Ansible, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and other code that is supposed to represent your infrastructure.

2024-07-20 15:59:51

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I've updated to the latest version of the extension (3.9.0) and sent out a test boost to PC20 from Curiocaster.
It looks like it doesn't show the boostagram info and only sent out to 3 of the 9 splits. Maybe the Megalithic LSP I'm using isn't as well-connected as the others?
@npub1e88…nva7
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/819/631/777/210/057/original/6f17168d11095728.png

2024-07-19 19:55:39

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I sent it through CurioCaster and it seemed like it did send the payment out.
Maybe some of the splits didn't get sent or maybe the TLVs got dropped? The browser extension stopped showing TLVs once I switched to Hub so I can't tell which is the case.

2024-07-18 04:56:08

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And actually with IoC, you don't even need to request it. You just need to have your controller function list the API class as a parameter and Laravel is smart enough to use the AppServiceProvider logic to instantiate the class and send it to your function.
https://dev.to/fhsinchy/laravel-service-container-and-service-providers-explained-5a1

2024-07-18 04:43:35

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I'm no expert, but I usually put most things into the controller.
In my head, the model is for logic to store data and enforce business rules, the view is for logic needed to render the page, and the controller is the rest of the stuff to handle input and make the model and view talk to each other.
For API calls, I usually create a class and put the instantiation logic in the AppServiceProvider. You can then request singletons/instances from the provider in the rest of your code.

2024-07-18 04:09:04

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Happy to help if you need any.

2024-07-18 04:06:55

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Is the change going to support BOLT12 as well?

2024-07-18 04:05:52

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Laravel is excellent and makes PHP a joy to code in.

2024-07-17 17:10:32

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You should be able to change that in the BIOS: https://www.wintips.org/setup-computer-to-auto-power-on-after-power-outage/
I'm not sure exactly what the Beelink options are, but there should be something similar to what's in that link.

2024-07-17 16:52:27

@npub1ncy…zkql I think your node is down https://amboss.space/node/031ce2f133b570edf1c776e571e27d22a715dc6ea73956f0e79f4272d81d9dc0d5?section=General

2024-07-12 20:19:19

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It looks like you can download the artifact: https://github.com/horologger/albyhub-startos/actions/runs/9877216948/artifacts/1687233247
@npub1glq…4zwa @npub16rt…fjkv

2024-07-05 17:41:54

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I was able to build the package here: https://github.com/ericpp/albyhub-startos/releases/download/test/nostr-wallet-connect.s9pk
It looks like the Start OS instructions seem to assume an Ubuntu system with snap installed. I had to download yq and deno separately on my Mint laptop

2024-07-05 17:07:41

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If @npub1glq…4zwa has an s9pk file, you could try side loading it in.
@npub16rt…fjkv

2024-07-05 16:53:30

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The platform subscription model is less sustainable. Talk to any of the musicians now doing v4v and they will tell you that Spotify pays them $0 for their music. Some of these artists have millions of plays and have received nothing for them.

2024-07-04 16:28:23

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Looks like you're missing yq and deno. You'll need those first before you can build Start OS packages. See: https://github.com/Start9Labs/hello-world-startos?tab=readme-ov-file#build-environment
@npub1glq…4zwa @npub16rt…fjkv

2024-07-01 15:11:01

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk4KK-gh0FM

2024-07-01 14:49:43

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No, but that is a cool idea.

2024-06-21 23:52:14

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mentioned this to me when he put together the PR. Basically it would be a UUID that is common across all the split payments of a boost.
There's nothing right now that lets you trace particular split payments back to the boost that generated them.

2024-06-21 02:52:57

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I wish he would because it would solve the "Hey readers dump your cache now" problem he mentioned in his blog post.

2024-06-20 22:18:52

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I think Podping is a better solution. You put all the changes on a distributed ledger and anyone who is interested can subscribe to the ledger.
The solution they recommend seems to require a server that has to go out and notify each subscribing aggregator separately of every new change.

2024-06-19 18:33:05

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You just need to know his PubKey and IP/Tor address combo. You can get that in Start9 by going to LND, clicking Properties, and copying the Node URI value:
@npub1qpm…8t0l @npub1ng7…k6kc @npub13qq…9xy8 @npub1agk…meyv
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/644/717/477/897/446/original/e217ecce175b33e2.png

2024-06-18 16:46:49

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With all of these LSPs coming online, someone should build an "LSP exchange" app for Umbrel/Start9 to let the user easily pick one and automatically set up their node.

2024-06-18 15:00:41

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Yep. done.

2024-06-18 14:16:37

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Seems like a lot of mobile screens are greater than 550px nowadays (at least according to the Chrome inspector).
I went ahead and just copied the Tailwind way of doing it, which is to default to rows and switch to columns for screens >= 1024px (lg) https://tailwindcss.com/docs/screens

2024-06-18 06:41:29

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Here's what I have so far: https://boostboard.vercel.app/terminal .
I think it needs to be easier to read and could probably be more stylized.

2024-06-17 20:29:53

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Happy to open a channel once you get lightning set up. You could reach out to Adam or Dave if you need a Podcast Index channel opened.

2024-06-11 21:46:16

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Are you going for Bands At Bitcoin?

2024-06-09 18:35:01

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Here's the Voltage LSP docs https://docs.voltage.cloud/voltage-lsp
Seems like it relies on invoices to open channels. I wonder if it works with keysend?

2024-06-09 18:06:14

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Is this change for new users due to the uncertainty around US regulations?

2024-06-08 17:41:30

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Just keep in mind that that mint is holding your sats and can pull the rug if they want to.

2024-06-08 17:39:31

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Is this specifically with Mastodon or any ActivityPub instance? I think @npub1rcn…dw4h had problems with Mastodon signatures when creating the bridge.

2024-06-08 17:32:24

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Hrm it worked for me. I sent it 2000 sats from Alby and then sent 1000 sats back to Alby.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/582/190/483/096/355/original/8bc096e1edfb8a13.png
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/582/190/978/452/460/original/b3b80e2eeb366dcf.png

2024-06-08 16:31:28

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I guess Mutiny Wallet is another option.
It uses a Fedimint eCash system which is like a less centralized custodial wallet. You pick a mint to hold your sats, it issues eCash notes for your sats, and you exchange the notes for sats when you want to use them. We could in theory create our own Podcasting 2.0 mint for people to use https://fedimint.org/docs/GettingStarted/Why-Fedimint
I'm not a huge fan of this idea since it's still custodial and adds another layer to an already complex Bitcoin/lightning system.

2024-06-08 00:49:40

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Zeus is another "node on phone"-style app worth trying. Both have initial setup fees in order to provide liquidity to your node.

2024-06-08 00:37:04

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It's a one time setup fee iirc.

2024-06-07 04:35:02

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Thanks!

2024-06-05 18:45:10

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Sounds good

2024-06-05 18:44:21

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Sure! What time?

2024-06-05 14:06:42

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Thank you sir. I hope you're doing well.

2024-06-04 22:53:54

@npub18a6…pny4 I just noticed that LN Beats seems to auto boost the next track rather than the track I finished listening to.
For example, I just listened to The Knuckledragger album by Them Teeth which has Hammslamm, Whitewash, and Packin' A Rod as tracks. It auto boosted Whitewash after Hammslamm ended, then Packin' A Rod after Whitewash ended, and then Packing' A Rod again after that song finished:
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/560/803/597/264/914/original/5f308ae45c92fc37.png

2024-06-04 17:49:56

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What are you looking to do? I think Adam mentioned on PC20 about having a list of boosts on a page, which is definitely possible. The scoreboard right now receives all the boosts and totals them to generate the top score list.

2024-06-04 02:54:02

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Yes, happy to help. I will be out on vacation again June 6th - 17th but can help out afterwards.
I also need to get an updated scoreboard out for Boo-Bury's Battle of the Bands show at the end of the month.

2024-06-03 07:27:03

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The source code for the 12 rods concert scoreboard (and upcoming concert) is here: https://github.com/ericpp/scoreboard
Alby (and now Helipad) send webhooks to its API whenever a boost comes into my node/wallet. The code runs on a free Vercel instance, is backed by a free Supabase database, and uses Nostr as a dumb notification system to push new boosts to the user. That part could just be replaced by a websocket server if desired.

2024-06-03 07:12:29

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I'll see what I can put together. Is this going to be on the stream page or in the actual video as an overlay?

2024-06-02 15:47:09

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I think you can still add additional custom fields by adding a context https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-core/#jsonld to your activity

2024-06-01 04:45:30

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It does have keysend https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/47.md#pay_keysend

2024-05-25 17:43:54

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Happy Birthday!

2024-05-25 17:35:09

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It does show that advertiser-based model isn't working anymore. They wouldn't feel the need to paywall their content if they were getting properly compensated by advertisers.

2024-05-24 22:05:12

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6237902

2024-05-22 04:23:23

Come to the MN BTC Pizza Day Party tomorrow if you're around Minnesota. @npub1ma9…vt3t will be demoing Podcasting 2.0 to the peoples: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/btc-pizza-day-party-feat-podcasting-20-live-demo-tickets-899251394127

2024-05-21 06:58:12

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I thought I could already do that in StartOS by adding a custom marketplace url. Maybe that's restricted to Start9 urls only?

2024-05-19 16:40:07

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Would it make sense to replace it with a Boost button or a link to Conshax? Seems strange to not have a crypto donate link there.

2024-05-19 03:50:15

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Thanks. This is much more straightforward than the flake stuff I tried to understand before.

2024-05-19 03:07:06

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Do you have your configs published somewhere? I would like to get into nix but I've gotten lost in flake syntax every time I've tried.

2024-05-18 19:35:11

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That looks like it has all the fields I would need. Here are the fields currently used in the database (webhooks are basically a copy): https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/helipad?tab=readme-ov-file#webhooks
It can be run on anything that has Docker installed: https://hub.docker.com/r/podcastindexorg/podcasting20-helipad .
The database is just a sqlite file stored in /data. It's useful to have for storing settings and caching the boost data.
The biggest hurdle is its reliance on LND. I would like to update it to be able to talk to anything.

2024-05-17 21:37:16

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Shutting down due to low usage: https://x.com/djbooth007/status/1784409117563720082

2024-05-17 15:35:04

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What fishes are you eating today? @npub1rcn…dw4h @npub1fmx…wp74

2024-05-16 22:57:40

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It could go into the "Supported Elements" list on the PI hosts/apps page. That list is getting pretty unwieldy though.

2024-05-16 22:53:54

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Medium=music is also a cue to the podcast players to switch to a music album interface rather than a podcast interface. It makes sense for a music album but not for a music podcast.

2024-05-15 13:59:33

@npub13qq…9xy8 Here's the Raspiblitz change I shared in chat last night: https://podcastindex.social/@ericpp/112409408145090361
Basically need to add the HELIPAD_SOUND_DIR variable to tell Helipad where it can write sound files on a Raspiblitz system.

2024-05-14 00:34:37

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That looks really good! Is that going to include a leaderboard or is it just a boosting page?
I haven't had any ideas so far on the stream overlays. I think at minimum we want a leaderboard that shows the list of artists and sats earned and we probably want the boost alert I showed off last week.
@npub1e88…nva7 @npub1mqz…9wxa @npub1gfn…mk8j

2024-05-13 22:55:43

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That's my general idea is to have groups of people boosting to get their favorite artist to the fancy top spot.
Showing the top boosters for each artist shows you who you need to collude with to get it there. We could maybe put the top boosted message for each as well.

2024-05-13 22:43:13

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Or if you want to highlight the top place, something like this:
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/436/194/144/074/155/original/c50b94daeed18356.png

2024-05-13 22:38:45

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Yeah I was thinking similar to the RSS Blue top list. Here's a mockup in MS Paint:
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/436/175/262/457/614/original/f5c80c42c3351f59.png

2024-05-13 20:46:23

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Will there be Casual Fridays?

2024-05-13 18:03:34

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That's really neat. Are those donations still in Sats or are they converted to Hive? It shows both units which is a bit confusing.

2024-05-13 03:49:39

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Wut? I'm not sure I follow. Do you mean tracking the top boosted artists vs tracking the top boosters? I think we would want to do both.

2024-05-12 16:53:28

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A fee split of 1% should work in most cases. I think some players drop split payments that calculate to < 1 sat so you might need to bump it higher if you want to see those.

2024-05-12 16:03:57

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I don't use Apple Podcasts so I've never rated or reviewed anything.

2024-05-12 15:38:22

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Yep. It's the exact same version as was on the beta marketplace. Start9 puts all updates on the beta marketplace first and then moves them to the community one if no problems are found.

2024-05-12 14:08:38

Helipad v0.2.0 is now available on the Start9 community marketplace https://marketplace.start9.com/helipad?api=community-registry.start9.com&name=Community%20Registry

2024-05-11 17:13:06

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Haha that's great!

2024-05-11 17:10:54

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I think an LND-compatible REST API would work. A generic REST API similar to the one Alby has might work too: https://guides.getalby.com/developer-guide/v/alby-wallet-api/reference/api-reference/invoices
I'm also interested in using the Nostr Wallet Connect system that Alby put together that let apps talk to nodes/wallets over Nostr relays: https://github.com/getAlby/nostr-wallet-connect-next . It needs to incorporate the TLV records in the invoice/payment responses though.

2024-05-11 15:46:05

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Helipad is just using the standard LND gRPC API to get node info, balance, invoices, and payments. It checks the invoice and payments on a timed loop and parses and stores any new incoming or outgoing boosts that it finds. The webhook code I added basically just forwards a copy of those parsed boosts to an HTTP endpoint of your choosing.
I do want to eventually support other nodes/wallets (e.g. CLN, Eclair, Alby, Breez, etc) https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/helipad/issues/70