Is there a Nostr equivalent of Google Maps / TripAdvisor ratings & recommendations?

On light of the Pavek Durov arrest: do you think nostr relays should implement basic moderation on clear (i.e. unencrypted) content? E.g. ban pedo-pornographic content.

Does anyone know of an open source Mapstr alternative. I'd like to be able to create a shared map with a bunch of friends, where only us can see and edit the pins. Use case is sharing restaurants locations. I gave Nextcloud Maps a go, but: - not sure there is an iOS client - the Android client doesn't seem to let you search by name to find a place - Nextcloud doesn't let me limit access to certains apps to groups of user with enough granularity.

I'm not sure I find David J. Peterson reasoning behind distancing Neo-Chakobsa (movie) from Chakobsa (books) and current Earth-spoken languages very convincing. One of his main arguments is that in the the 20k years timeframe that separates us from the events unfolding in Dune, it is unlikely that contemporary (or a bit more ancient) languages would have survived, except for barely recognisable influences. That could work for most sci-fi settings, but imo it misses the target on Dune. - Great Houses have roots that go back to the Earth days of humanity, and language is a great part of a House's identity, as is perfectly conveyed in both the books and the movies. Houses would therefore protect their historical languages ; - the Bene Gesserit Reverend Mothers have access to the memories of their female ancestors, and given the organisation's influence in the Imperium, they could very much act (consciously or not) as "seed crystals" for the survivance of old languages (the name Bene Gesserit itself is Latine, ffs) ; - in the specific case of Fremen, who are the main speakers of Chakobsa, their culture involves a figure very similar to Reverend Mothers, as well as the Tau "orgy", where minds can experience very close connections. Spice consumption increases life expectancy. In this setting, I don't see why Fremen couldn't speak an old language, kept alive by Reverend Mothers and tradition.

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Seems like Samourai's F-Droid repo went down this morning (~ 2 hours ago)

RIP Theoden King. May many Simbelmynë grow on your grave.

gm fellow unlicensed nitrogen transmitters

Bitcoin/Lightning service providers should 100% break ties with hostile jurisdictions and stop serving their citizens. Protocols provide censorship resistance, not companies. If you live under a repressive regime, learn to use them.

r/place but you can actually pay a pool to produce a specific block template and it's there forever

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PayPerQ (https://ppq.ai/) joins the long list of awesome products with a name that accidentally sounds funny in French 🇫🇷 A common slang for toilet paper in French is "Papier Q" ("papier cul", butt paper). And, you guessed it, PayPerQ pronounced with an impeccable French accent sounds very much like Papier Q.

Trying to dust off my nostr relay game a bit. I'm currently only using free relays. Are paid relays still a thing, and do you notice a big improvement in terms of reach and/or discoverability when using them? If so, which?

My 2024 resolution is to read that "Read later" folder.

Après son burn out, épuisé par l'incessante pression du lobby crypto, Gary Gensler se reconvertit dans l'élevage de laitières. https://image.nostr.build/efae107f941d24764cb322127b5ddd43e3f09b75cb031fdeaa6ce6acfb9da649.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1080x1920&blurhash=%5DGF%24R%3BM%7BDh%25M4n%7E9RkI%40xtE2IVWVR%3ARjxYENflsAnhxXE1W%3DxZjENd58oKxXR%2Bt6RQbIR*jXs%3A%3D%5Dt7IqR*ax9vogxWWAxZ&x=5772f28903b06da614a7d033ef84be5a4e4c04f2ea0bfc220170075e252bffea

Look who arrived in the mail! Holding the physical book and seeing my name and short story printed on it is an awesome feeling, and what is even more awesome is to know there are 20 other stories I have yet to discover! If you're into SciFi and into Bitcoin, you can buy the book on [Konensus' shop](

21 Futures: Tales from the Timechain | Bitcoin Bookshop

You are not prepared. Look forward to high-stakes human interest stories, dystopias, mystery, intergalactic affairs, and much more! The book contai...

(use the code FANIS for 10% off).

Is there a German world for the feeling you get when you're at home waiting for a delivery but you've got an errand to run and you feel in your guts the delivery man isn't going to show up today ; but at the same time you *know* that 5 minutes after you leave the delivery man will come knocking at the door?

I think I have found my new outdoor office

Using a signing device *but* storing your seed in your iPhone's notes