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Public Key

npub1vdr5hvg0shadu3ggzjur7dkqvwdwtvdpzk4ppuzlaanpgrwudvcqua3vjy

Profile Code

nprofile1qqsxx36tky8ct7k7g5ypfwplxmqx8xh9kxs3t2ss7p077es5phwxkvqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqs6amnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dsgtu383

Publishing to

relay.damus.io

nos.lol

Last Notes

2023-03-27 20:09:28 UTC

Verifying my Nostr Nests identity: i3cqvNTs7PeDdQvgnivnQ_LblurAMOGWZtq5q-WcYGQ
https://nostrnests.com

2023-03-14 04:20:25 UTC

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Alex Grey

2023-03-10 05:34:45 UTC

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Since the Pre-historic ages and the days of ancient Greece
Right down through the Middle Ages
Planet Earth kept going through changes
And then the Renaissance came and times continued to change
Nothing stayed the same, but there were always renegades
Like Chief Sitting Bull, Tom Paine
Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X
They were renegades of their time and age
So many renegades
https://media.tenor.com/fOACxYmJ-IwAAAAM/band-zack-de-la-rocha.gif

2023-03-10 05:30:26 UTC

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That's gonna melt a Raspberry pi or two

2023-03-08 23:45:14 UTC

Verifying my Nostr Nests identity: DI2poSHAylxYlH06R-A62KGtJAbz0YAzQ_5CJ40tkGo
https://nostrnests.com

2023-02-28 13:45:29 UTC

what's the best nostr desktop app these days?
I've mostly been using iris, sometimes snort but I have a few painpoints with boths (iris does not sync with umbrel nostr relay and snort does not load media from links)

2023-02-28 13:39:54 UTC

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Well, that may work for you and your nonstick pan, but cast iron is a different story. I came to learn that it requires a bit more care and attention to maintain but if you give it some love, it'll never let you down.
But I guess if you're satisfied with your easy-to-clean nonstick pan, that's your choice. Just don't come crying to me when you have to replace it in a year or two because the coating has peeled off.
(never would've guessed that arguing about pans was going to be a big thing for me today!)

2023-02-28 13:29:31 UTC

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dude, that sounds gross, so you just soak your nonstick pan full of egg fat and oil or butter or whatever it is you use in water and then cook in it again the next day 🤢 Congrats, you made me use the vomit emoji for the first time ever on nostr 👏

2023-02-28 13:22:08 UTC

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For me it's the opposite, since I discovered that cast iron should only be washed with water and salt, no soap, I've really been enjoying the cast iron and haven't touched the nonstick pan for weeks. I also like that the cast iron pan seems to have inifinte lifetime, while nonsticks' coating always eventually peel away.

2023-02-25 04:45:18 UTC

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You first!

2023-02-24 13:53:25 UTC

I finally installed and tried Wasabi Wallet, and it's really good, the experience is much better and smoother than Samurai. Seems like there's less features, but for someone who wants to keep track of derivative addresses and coinjoin, it might be the best tool out there, especially for beginners. Also seems like coinjoin is cheaper than Samourai's.
What am I missing?

2023-02-22 05:55:32 UTC

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https://media.tenor.com/2oP6Q0YG5loAAAAC/zap-shooting-laser.gif

2023-02-22 05:49:36 UTC

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Is this on iPhone? No such widget on Android with Blue Wallet...

2023-02-22 05:25:07 UTC

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https://media.tenor.com/2oP6Q0YG5loAAAAC/zap-shooting-laser.gif

2023-02-22 05:04:48 UTC

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Haha! fatpizza@bitcoli.com cheers!

2023-02-21 04:29:16 UTC

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Scavenge for some iodine tablets in the ruins of the city because if Bitcoin hits zero it can only mean one thing: the nuclear apocalypse just started and I somehow survived.

2023-02-17 22:44:22 UTC

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I too follow #[5] in the Ordinal spaces. I admire your perseverance and ability to keep hammering down the same message in the absence of immediate positive feedback. But I'm sure you're reaching some of those guys.
Onward!

2023-02-17 22:38:37 UTC

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Sounds good! But what would be the difference with the Tails distribution?

2023-02-15 19:22:08 UTC

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Exactly and the incentives allow them to max their revenue if they behave rationally, meaning choosing transactions with higher fees. But now there's a parallel market outside of the protocol that directly competes with financial transactions in which 1 sat is not worth 1 sat anymore: pay a miner in FIAT and they'll mine a full block of JPEGs for you, without any financial transaction because the JPEGer knows they can "resell" each JPEG from that block at a much higher value.
It doesn't break the software, but it changes the incentives for sure, especially if it lasts.

2023-02-15 05:34:59 UTC

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It does! ⚡

2023-02-13 23:05:19 UTC

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https://media.tenor.com/SStnF6K1PCMAAAAM/ocelot-youre-pretty-good.gif

2023-02-12 12:38:05 UTC

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Recently discovered Bitcoli https://bitcoli.com/en/, it supports LN addresses, super simple, android only though, but it works.

2023-02-12 12:34:34 UTC

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Not to my knowledge... I've read some stuff about having relays update each other but it's a work in progress.
Meanwhile, nostr.wine (a paid relay) are running a filter that can broadcast your notes to the biggest relays and pull data for you from most public relays which addresses your concern.
https://github.com/nostr-wine/filter-relay/blob/main/README.md
https://i.imgur.com/eagiGgu.jpg

2023-02-12 06:23:04 UTC

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Definitely Amethyst.

2023-02-12 05:13:42 UTC

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That wasn't me!
This last one is me tho ⚡

2023-02-12 05:11:52 UTC

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Yeah... That's something that is still in the works.
But depending on the app you're using, you should be able to see which relays users are subscribed to. You could subscribe to some of the relays other are using.

2023-02-12 04:55:12 UTC

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Once you have paid relays, no more spam/porn. You should decativate public relays too.

2023-02-12 04:53:56 UTC

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If you want to explore Global, you're gonna need to pay for 3-5 paid relays (https://relay.exchange/), add then add them to your app relays.
Best way to find people is to look at followers/followings of accounts interesting for you to have a better Home/Timeline.
That's about it!

2023-02-11 22:41:20 UTC

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https://media.tenor.com/UZJd1pjj4NMAAAAM/surprised-pikachu.gif

2023-02-11 16:47:13 UTC

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Whirlpool goes whirrrr!

2023-02-11 15:20:28 UTC

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Just did the same too, I feel much better now.
https://youtu.be/P18UK5IMRDI
Too bad Africans can't afford to use Bitcoin because of a higher floor than needed on transaction fees or spin up nodes due to high storage and bandwidth costs.
But at least we got JPEGs and miners can keep their shareholders happy.

2023-02-11 06:03:07 UTC

Bitcoin needs to be as cheap and robust as possible. Bitcoin is becoming even more expensive to use now that there's a floor on transactions, nodes will become more expensive faster when they're already way too expensive for most of Africa.
We shouldn't worry about miners, there'll always be miners with access to cheap energy sources ready to work if there are transactions. We should worry about the cost of using Bitcoin for the people of Nigeria instead of accepting a floor on transaction prices.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-64566992

2023-02-10 23:17:50 UTC

Would it be possible to have a bot that notifies plebs here when a nostr space starts on https://spaces.nostrplebs.com/?
Tagging @npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424 @npub1qqqqqqyz0la2jjl752yv8h7wgs3v098mh9nztd4nr6gynaef6uqqt0n47m becasue I'm not sure who to ask

2023-02-10 13:45:28 UTC

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Been looking forward to this one!

2023-02-09 19:20:06 UTC

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We don't know how much it'll cost yet right? Might end up more expensive than we think?
We'd need to know the cost associated with running one of the big relays...

2023-02-09 19:17:50 UTC

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I welcome anyone who wants to store and route everyone else's encrypted data for free but that does not sound very incentive compliant.
In any case, this is not a conversation dude, you got to explain your points if you want to make some sense.

2023-02-09 18:57:25 UTC

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https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/029/433/holdup.jpg
If I didn't pay taxes, I'd still need to pay someone to take care of my thrash, roads, etc... There'd be several providers and the best one would come on top, but I'd still need to pay someone to do the work, which is btw exactly how relays work.
You can choose to pay the best ones, and the ones with the worst service will be eliminated by the free market, but work deserves fair compensation right?
Are you proposing that they should provide this service for free?
Because that's how you get ads.
https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/015/319/do_you_want_ants.jpg

2023-02-09 18:49:25 UTC

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They store and route our data, so I guess they deserve some kind of payment for that work (which has a cost) right?
Maybe wouldn't be necessary if most users ran their own relay, but even then, there are still feature big relays would offer.

2023-02-09 18:39:04 UTC

Hey @npub18kzz4lkdtc5n729kvfunxuz287uvu9f64ywhjz43ra482t2y5sks0mx5sz I'm very curious about the current cost associated with the relay you're running. Do you already some stats that can help you determine if the current access price is viable over the long term? Thanks

2023-02-09 18:34:42 UTC

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If spam cannot be solved for free here on nostr, then nostr's model will be similar to that of Twitter (although much cheaper and affordable): pay a few paid relays or you get spam and scammers everywhere.
I'm saying this while being convinced that relays must be paid, they route and store our data and that has a cost, simple as that, and I rather pay a few thousands sats than get ads and god knows what happens to my data.
I'd love to get some stats that help determine if paid relays are billing us enough to be sustainable over the long term...

2023-02-09 03:58:57 UTC

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abort!
There was a mutiny, the public decided that this was not acceptable. Back to JPEGs.

2023-02-09 03:47:37 UTC

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they're really doing it

2023-02-09 03:38:25 UTC

Twitter web3 tries to read the whitepaper in a space right now
https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1vOxwMgmMDmGB
🫂?

2023-02-09 01:11:34 UTC

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This podcast episode with Casey is quite good: https://iris.to//post/note1a0t6tnvy7eze6llkczh7ad0eu7shdnegsxf83xamdp98mw5zzhaqcll4g5

2023-02-08 20:27:55 UTC

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I am 💯 sure of that, I was refering to how I feel about the mood on social media and Bitcoin Spaces.
"What can you do?" feels like a conversation ender more than a conversation starter right now. I think it's gonna change at some point, time is needed.

2023-02-08 19:41:18 UTC

How Bitcoin feels right now
https://media.tenor.com/J_Hd49Wi5zEAAAAd/tried-nothing.gif

2023-02-08 16:55:10 UTC

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https://media0.giphy.com/media/U3yyshYY8hYMNqgllg/200w.gif?cid=6c09b952e7eo3a3x11h452z5xtcnw9ccuipqq55ham95yirl&rid=200w.gif

2023-02-08 15:54:38 UTC

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Dunno if someone is up for hosting it but would be great to have a scheduled one maybe once per week or so.
Spaces is probably one of the reason people will still be using Twitter in the future (that's true for me at least).

2023-02-08 15:15:21 UTC

Seems like spam is starting to manage going through paid relays....

2023-02-08 14:20:10 UTC

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But you got to specify which crust we're talking about here.
The thin & crispy definitely tastes like cardboard.

2023-02-07 23:53:16 UTC

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This podcast is extremely informative, much clearer than any space I heard about this.

2023-02-07 23:30:43 UTC

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This is not about stopping anyone, not at all. Everyone is free to enjoy the protocol as it is.
But at the same time permissionlessness and censorship resistance does not mean that a scam suddenly is not a scam anymore. One can adhere to these principles and live by them without suspending judgment about the world around us I think.

2023-02-07 23:12:11 UTC

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I agree with both your statements, although I also believe that "caveat emptor" is only valid if the buyer actually has the expertise necessary to understand the products/services involved in the transaction. Right now, "buyers" of ordinals seem to have little understanding of what's actually happening or what it is they're acquiring. Even bitcoin veterans seem to be confused in spaces.
So in this case, where do we lean? Scam or Due diligence?
Honestly wondering myself.

2023-02-07 22:59:34 UTC

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^ this.
Everyone is free to use their money as they see fit but I don't think it's fair to sell someone a sat and convince them through complexity that it's more than a sat because you built a piece of software that connects that sat with some data stored on the chain.
Doesn't sound like a fair transaction if the buyer does not exactly understand what it is they're paying for.

2023-02-07 21:54:43 UTC

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I actually don't know of many other communities, especially so large, where such discussions can take place.
This is great.

2023-02-07 21:48:33 UTC

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The biggest issue I have with it is that people right now don't know what it is they're actually buying. Supposed buyers think they're buying a single Sat that is indisputably attached to a specific type of data... but that's not the case. What they're actually paying for should be made as clear as possible.
No problems at all with people buying this stuff and doing what they want with their money, but I kind of disagree with the idea that it's a fair transaction because of this confusion.

2023-02-07 16:42:03 UTC

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Is there any way to better diagnose what's happening with the relay?

2023-02-07 16:40:45 UTC

So I got a nostr relay running through #[0] (super easy!), I then added the local relay (no VPN or tailscale for now) to Amethyst (ws://192.168.X.X:XXXX) but it seems like it's not working because the nostr relay's still showing 0 total actions.
Am I missing something here? Would love some help with this

2023-02-07 15:49:56 UTC

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Impressive... Which phone was it taken with?

2023-02-07 04:46:19 UTC

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virtue signaling and pure opulence
"Do you want to win or forever take heroic stands & empty moral victories?

2023-02-07 03:47:06 UTC

syncing bitcoin ...

2023-02-06 21:34:23 UTC

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To be fair, she was probably focused on her game instead of doing a call with Sequoia or some journalist at the same time

2023-02-06 21:29:43 UTC

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1) what

2023-02-06 20:18:19 UTC

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how about a satoshi that was once exchanged for 160 million satoshis?
can I pay with that?

2023-02-06 20:04:34 UTC

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The worst is when you have ID and they refuse that specific piece of ID for some mysterious and unexpected reason...

2023-02-06 19:33:43 UTC

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How much storage do you think is a good size to run a nostr relay?

2023-02-06 18:08:14 UTC

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Yeah with about 5 paid relays, you can go through Global without any spam.
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_6153a668d53127ea206acf831a129ca7b644bb998cd981ea17702c4a3811d82d.jpg
Any recommendations about npubs that discuss subjects other than bitcoin?

2023-02-06 17:53:15 UTC

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Hoping to see more diverse conversation subjects and themes around here so that it's an interesting protocol for non bitcoiners too

2023-02-06 17:50:03 UTC

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How much storage do you reckon would be necessary for a #nostr node?

2023-02-06 05:00:11 UTC

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Actually, I'm always happy to see content other than Bitcoin here.
The network needs to be interesting for everyone to be a real success right?

2023-02-06 04:07:29 UTC

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threw up a bit in my mouth when I heard this part...

2023-02-06 03:48:25 UTC

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👀 https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1nAJErkrwbbxL

2023-02-06 03:38:10 UTC

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It's set up by default for me, be sure to get >0.13.0 (https://github.com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/releases).
I think it requires Google Services though.
After that, if you go to Global, it should auto translate non english messages.

2023-02-06 03:10:28 UTC

Thank you for the relay update #[0] !
I can finally use Global, and with auto translate! Amazing experience, this is how nostr is meant to be used!

2023-02-04 20:07:47 UTC

Bye bye balloon 🎈

2023-02-04 16:43:41 UTC

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I think the point is that Bitcoin is not about fun.

2023-02-04 06:49:25 UTC

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long live syncthing

2023-02-04 06:11:40 UTC

For some reason can't get audio to work on the NostrPlebs Space on Android... 🥲
https://spaces.nostrplebs.com/general