Checking in on NOSTR.

Back up and running on gossip.

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If AI gets to the point where there are no need for jobs anymore, particularly knowledge work. What incentive is there for people to learn anything anymore? (FWIW I do not consider ChatGPT and the like to be really AI. For me AI == AGI)

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Mike Dilger

Thank God for Nostr · Episode

@hodlbod another sweet episode with @Mike Dilger ☑️ A lot of cool insights from some of the developers building nostr. Thanks for making these.

If you say GM too much, bad actors could triangulate which timezone you live in.

Regarding web wallets like Mutiny, couldn't an ISP simply block access to the site?

Let's say I am using a wallet like Mutiny, but I have no sats. Can I still request payments? Or would I have to have sats in it to be able to do that?

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NVK

Thank God for Nostr · Episode

Awesome episode with @DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 First I've heard of esp32, and eager to go buy and tinker with one.

Why isn't .NET more popular for things like nostr? Is it a trust issue? I know there are a few relays that use it. I don't use .NET, I have dabbled in it. It just seems to be pretty versatile.

Are there any work arounds to IP addresses? Or rather some other method for finding devices on the internet beside IP?

Went down an OpenSUSE rabbit hole today. Specifically MicroOS. Seems to me the trend of containerization continues. MicroOS is immutable and can be configured to run GNOME or KDE, so it can serve as a very lightweight option for daily driving. Plus it has automated updates. Every time you boot it has a maintenence window where it tries to update. All of your applications can be run via containers like flatpak. If you're a developer you can use docker (or podman) to build your applications. Heck you can run entire development environments in containers with dev containers. I have even discovered tools that allow running terminal applications in containers. I'm only running it in virtualbox for now, but might consider using it for a purpose built development machine. Dev Containers:

Development containers

Development containers documentation and specification page.

CLI Containers:

toolbx

Tool for interactive command line environments on Linux

OpenSUSE MicroSO:

openSUSE MicroOS

openSUSE MicroOS

Micro Service OS built by the openSUSE community

Podman:

Podman

Flatpak:

Flatpak

Flatpak—the future of application distribution

The days of chasing multiple Linux distributions are over. Standalone apps for Linux are here!

Contemplating nuking my stack. I think for good reasons. 1. 100% KYCd 2. I have nothing in lightning. Not looking for pity. I made my bed. I will lie in it. Just feel like I'm fucked as is, and it's just best to cut my losses and start over from scratch. Starting over only solves #1. #2 I'm just fucked (granted, I can just pay the fees to open a channel or use some other L2) - I can use a non-kyc exchange on round 2 - I can buy an apollo 2 (or two) to home mine. - figure out a way to provide value to people and accept BTC. (lightning This last point is dumb, but I have it so no point in lying to myself about it: I kind of want to stay poor? The whole "have fun staying poor" attitude that seems to be very prevelant doesn't sit right with me. I don't want to be apart of it, I don't want to be around it. It's one of the lamest things I see come from bitcoiners. Things like this make them on par with ethereans, IMO. But, If your right and rich at the end of the day, who cares? again, stupid.

Are there any nostr related podcasts?

I feel useless, rn. Mostly because I can't really contribute anything to Nostr or BTC. Other than using it, I guess. If that can even be considered a contribution.

Any pointers on how to keep up with everything going on with bitcoin?

I forgot how much people these days dislike self-deprecation.

Another reason I like Nostr, I have discovered, is that it's much closer to real life. On NOSTR I have no friends. In real life–I also have no friends. I greatly enjoy that I can so closely simulate my status quo in the real, digitally.

Random prediction based on nothing, a pure shot in the dark: Nostr will never take off. Bitcoiners will use it, build cool shit with it, etc. Most normies will get herded into digital fiefdoms (well, they already have)