If starting over, proof-of-work might work. Nostr software has explored a number of spam prevention mechanisms. Some of them are quite good. But one that didn't gain widespread adoption was proof-of-work. I'm thinking of a PoW on public keys. If public keys must end in 28 zeroes or be rejected as invalid keys, this would require about 100 seconds of delay for someone to create a new identity. If handling a spam message takes only 10 seconds (probably less), then spammers would have to work 10x as hard as spam recipients to keep the spam flowing. That might not be enough to deter spammers entirely, but it would be an unavoidable cost in the equasion that could slow spam down. And of course other spam prevention techniques could also be in play, it doesn't interfere with any of them. What do you think? If this isn't useful, or makes something important too hard to do, let me know. This would be for mosaic, not nostr, since nobody uses mosaic it can get these kinds of changes.

GM I have butterflies in my stomach. What did You eat for breakfast?

I always thought vegetables were healthier than fruits.. But more people die from not eating enough fruits than from not eating enough vegetables. According to mainstream thinking at least:

Our World in Data

Deaths by risk factor for ages 50-69

The estimated annual number of deaths, attributed to each risk factor, in people aged 50-69.

Also true within high-income countries:

Our World in Data

Deaths by risk factor for ages 50-69

The estimated annual number of deaths, attributed to each risk factor, in people aged 50-69.

Of course "mainstream" medicine isn't "correct". But it's an approximation of correct that we are hard-pressed to best. We know some will be wrong, but we can't easily know which parts. I'm guessing however the fruit/vegetable thing is probably correct. Given we evolved from mostly fruit-eating mammals.

You know, every time you remember something, your mind changes it just a little. Until your best and your worst memories are your biggest illusions.

Life has been busy recently. But I'm still alive. This note proves it.