Is there a way to go USD -> Lightning (sats) without going through the pain of on-chain BTC?

Trying to buy 2 years of filter.nostr.wine but keep getting messages from WoS that the transaction can’t be completed. #frustrating! #[1]

Hate groups _will_ come to Nostr. It’s kinda a perfect platform for them. So we need to be prepared…

Slate Magazine

There’s a Bigger Threat Than the Proud Boys

The Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders are going away. Their bigger plan isn’t.

“…it’s really important to remember that only somewhere between 7 and 15 percent of all the violent terrorist attacks come from the far right. The vast majority of violence that we see, including on Jan. 6, is not tied to anybody who’s a member of a group.” That’s important because hate is somewhat universal. This is why communities that adopt Nostr need to be able to have safe experiences. That doesn’t mean they should be ghettoized and confined to their own relays. It means they need to be able to explore the “common areas” of Nostr and encounter a minimum of hate in the process. The proposed NIP-69 is part of the solution. So is the proposed NIP-97. Both of those will let people choose their own experiences. But the “guardians” of those communities - the people who have the fortitude to face the hate - need the tools to find and report the problem so that sympathetic relays can remove the content. That’s something NIP-69 can do that NIP-97 can’t. We can’t stop the hate. But we can manage it. If we don’t manage it, Nostr will become a very dark place. I would hate to see that happen.

Complete newb question… why is it good to plug in a mining rig on a day when the fees exceed the reward? Seems counterintuitive to me…

One complication I just realized… Right now a pornstar can give his platform(s) OAuth authorization to do automated posts to his Twitter account and revoke that right any time he likes. But in the world of Nostr he’s unlikely to have the technical ability to issue delegated keys. It’s just too complicated and involves repeatedly having to issue keys. What’s the solution other than the pornstar giving over his private key and just trusting the platform to keep it safe and not abuse it?

Potentially dumb question… Is the Lightning network basically proof-of-stake?