So thinking of NIP-94… I’ve got a database of over a million #GayPorn images (sponsor promos). I _could_ do NIP-94 events for each of them, but what’s the point? All it could possibly achieve is extra bandwidth on my server. I feel like it’s one of those cases of “just because you_can_ do it doesn’t mean you _should_ do it”… Can anyone think of an advantage to doing that? Would it help me find other uses of the same image? I could possibly then repost the other person’s note with a link to the sponsor site. Is something like that possible? Basically help me figure out how publishing all the NIP-94 events makes sense… Tagging #[0] Pamplona since he’s done the most with NIP-94 (and felt the wrath for doing it)…

Our sex-positive, porn-friendly, gay-owned and operated relay is FINALLY up and running. wss://relay.s3x.social Feel free to join! Beyond the obvious illegal stuff, the only thing we can't allow is escorting-related content. (Sorry, but we have to comply with FOSTA/SESTA even though we think it's a horrible law.) There are still a few cosmetic issues with the relay - but nothing critical. For more info head over to https://s3x.social #sex #porn #LGBT #GayPorn #trans

Just changed the colors of the theme for our website. It was looking a bit boring and feminine before. Now it's darker so hopefully it comes across as more mysterious/sexy looking… Take a look - https://s3x.social (Critical feedback welcome!)

Why Nostr?

Just spent much of the day fleshing out the information on our website. It's now a pretty good intro to Nostr. (Nostr shouldn't require all these instructions!!!) Not quite done yet, but feel free to check it out and give me feedback… https://s3x.social/ (BTW, in my copious spare time I want to change the theme to something dark. It'll be sexier!)

#[0] - Now that Parler has shut down you'll just have to post your Cooter Daniels pictures here on Nostr… 🤣

Here's a bill that's been introduced in Texas that could impact people hosting Nostr relays and clients…

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YNOT NEWS | Texas Bill Would Create Broad Civil Liability for Obscenity Offenses

AUSTIN, Texas – A bill introduced in the Texas House of Representatives would create civil liability for obscenity offenses by any defendant, inc...

"A bill introduced in the Texas House of Representatives would create civil liability for obscenity offenses by any defendant, including any 'information content provider' or 'interactive computer service', that either 'engages in the obscenity or knowingly or intentionally benefits from participating in an entity that engages in the obscenity.'" "The bill also holds an 'information content provider or interactive computer service' liable for damages 'arising from the distribution, transmission, or display of harmful material to a minor if, knowing the character and content of the material, the provider or service knowingly or intentionally benefits from participating' in disseminating the 'harmful material' by 'facilitating, aiding, encouraging, or contributing to' the dissemination 'in a manner that: (1) is readily accessible to minors; or (2) includes a minor’s visual image, audio voice, or participation in any manner.'" Notice they've covered by Nostr clients and relays. And I doubt "I didn't look at the Kind 1984 events" will be a viable defense… WHO YOU VOTE FOR MATTERS!!

So here's something to think about… "German Police Ramp Up Plan to Eliminate All Explicit Content From Twitter"

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German Police Ramp Up Plan to Eliminate All Explicit Content From Twitter

German police have been targeting and intimidating specific Twitter users who post or retweet explicit material, in an attempt to move forward loca...

"German police have been targeting and intimidating specific Twitter users who post or retweet explicit material, in an attempt to move forward local bureaucrat Tobias Schmid’s campaign to purge all open platforms of adult content." “The distribution of pornography on the internet is only permitted in closed user groups with prior age verification. Since this is not the case on Twitter, the distribution of pornography via Twitter in its current form is not permitted in Germany.” When the German government discovers Nostr they will start doing the same to Nostr users. WHO YOU VOTE FOR MATTERS!!

It's been 2 months since I first asked my hosting company to set up a nostream server so I could do a relay. Nostream had a dependency my server OS didn't support. So the first strategy was to upgrade the OS. But then I gave it more thought and realized that the server probably didn't have enough RAM. So a month into it we figured out I need to change servers, not just have an OS upgrade. As of yesterday the relay is up in dev mode, BUT the guy doing the migration/install then went on vacation for 2 weeks. (UGH!) Hopefully another support tech can take over and get things working properly. But we're close. Then there's the issue that New York State has weird rules about crypto and I can't use ZBD - so I can't enable the (easy) payment method for nostream. Bottom line - it will probably be a few more weeks before the relay is fully up and running. But it's a priority for me, so we'll see…

I'm actively working on getting a porn-friendly, #nostream based Nostr relay up and running. Unfortunately my server is CentOS 7 which has an incompatibility with one of the requirements for nostream, so my host is building a new server for me. When I'm migrated over I should should be able to get the relay up and running pretty quickly. Hopefully our relay will be the first porn industry relay. 🤞