Today, I learned that Brunei dollar is pegged 1-to-1 with the Singaporean dollar. https://wiki.froth.zone/wiki/Brunei-Singapore_Currency_Interchangeability_Agreement?lang=en #ASEAN #SoutheastAsia #Brunei #Singapore $BND $SGD

#Nym experts, help me out here. I understand that Nym publishes 20000 events whenever we send through chat messages. From what I gather, this means that these events are 'ephemeral' and won't last forever on their respective relays. How long are these 20000-type events relayed? What details do relays pass on (IP addresses, geolocation details, etc.)?

ASEAN folks, do we have anything comparable here in Southeast Asia? If so, can I buy locally produced flour with sats? #ASEAN #Singapore #Malaysia #Thailand #Philippines #siamstr #asknostr View quoted note →

I'm not normally a cat videos person, but I think I could sip on some coffee and watch this for hours. #cats #coffeechain

Is there a whole other I2P-based Nostr world out there? #asknostr View quoted note →

Is it possible to publish a Nostr note without typos? 🤔 (It took me attempts to write the question above. 😄)

Do children's toys really need to be IoT devices?

CISO2CISO.COM & CYBER SECURITY GROUP

Parents warned that robot toys spied on children’s location without consent – Source: www.bitdefender.com

Source: www.bitdefender.com - Author: Graham Cluley Parents are being reminded to exercise caution about the toys that the purchase their childr...

#iot #privacy

I think this whole 'You can just...' thing is turning into its own cultural movement. Let freedom ring! View quoted note →

I've started messing around with #Nym over the last 12 hours or so, and it's been great fun jumping into different channels and seeing what others up to. As many have observed, this brings us back in many ways to the wild west days of IRC, meeting random people from all over the world. It can get a bit crazy at times with the spam (such as a Xi Jinping promoter) though. In many ways, it's not just the wild side of the old days, but it brings back the simplicity of IRC as well. The fact that discussions are mostly text-based is a huge perk. The regional rooms are interesting, but it can be a big confusing if people don't know how to access the map codes and end up taking over this or that region's channel. If I could offer any critique, it'd be some kind of way to easily hover over the regional channels' codes and to get a little pop-up with a rough description of countries that are included in that zone. It'd beat jumping back and forth all the time!

I think 99% of nostriches wouldn't fall for this, but feel free to pass this along to the 1% who think it'd be a great idea to go through KYC...with biometrics to get access to some shitcoin.

nationthailand

Government warns iris scanning for digital currency risks data breaches

The government has warned the public against participating in schemes that require iris scans to verify identity in exchange for digital currency, ...

While some awesome nostriches are coding alternatives, I think we still need to promote and support alternatives to keep the mainstream web free as well. Too many people are still here, and we should be fighting for them too. Hopefully, more options like this will continue to be developed and shared with the masses.

gHacks

NextDNS adds an option to bypass age verification on websites - gHacks Tech News

NextDNS has introduced a feature that will allow users to bypass age verification requirements on websites that require an ID.

It feels like more and more of the world's governments are moving towards KYCing access to the internet. Here are just two more examples:

WIRED

Bluesky Goes Dark in Mississippi Over Age Verification Law

Bluesky has chosen to block access in the state rather than risk potential fines of up to $10,000 per violation.

Reclaim The Net

Brazil Uses Child Safety as Cover for Online Digital ID Surge

The bill’s sprint through Brazil’s Congress reveals more about power than protection.

This is why freedom tech is so important. We need to be able to be free of this government overreach! #freedomtech

If you make it over to #Thailand, this stuff costs about 70 Thai baht. At the present rate, that's about 2.15 US dollars.

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Do we have many nostriches behind the Great Firewall? If so, what's the state of BTC adoption on the ground? I know Alipay is practically everywhere now, but is anyone still taking the risk to use Bitcoin (or even XMR) day-to-day? If so, what are the options for buying and spending your coins in the PC? https://www.idnfinancials.com/news/54986/china-tightens-financial-control-crypto-now-fully-banned #China #PRC #asknostr

What other options exist for us out there? Is self-hosting an offline AI the only real option today? View quoted note →

I missed this news! Is the restaurant accepting on-chain payments or Lightning? #asknostr View quoted note →

I've set up #Bitchat on my phone and got another friend to do the same. Both are Android. We've both messed around with the app, tried toggling Bluetooth on and off, etc. Unfortunately, neither of us can see the other. Any recommendations for fixing this? Or any ideas of what we overlooked? #asknostr