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1 hour ago•••
Thinking of starting a business where I harvest the salt from Nocoiner tears, sell it, and use the profits to buy more #bitcoin
Who wants to invest?
3 hours ago•••
Gm #nostr fam
Few photographs from yesterday. Beautiful weather here in the south still. Made with my #Leica M262.
#photography #photostr #artstr #noicemag #plebchain
3 hours ago•••
https://video.nostr.build/15c9e11e463d4ef656199e5831c779de6dd77c67165d2fdc9c34c2e2379fa78d.mp4 GOODMORNING 💜🫂It's ❄️☃️ Lets bring back #Zapathon this weekend ✨️🥷🍊💊🫂 Play games with frens for zaps ⚽️🎮🎯🎱🏓🎨🧩✨️🎈 Thank you all for all the fun during this fase 💜🫂🚀🧲🎄🎁🍀 Pura Vida 🫡⛈️
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12 hours ago•••
Last minute late night riffs. Got lost on this one.
13 hours ago•••
I asked ChatGPT to “Explain how BlueSky and Nostr are different” and it actually gave a pretty solid answer. Thoughts? —
BlueSky and Nostr are both decentralized social networking protocols, but they differ in architecture, philosophy, and functionality. Here’s a breakdown:
1. Underlying Technology
• BlueSky (AT Protocol): • Built on the AT Protocol (Authenticated Transfer Protocol), which emphasizes interoperability, data portability, and algorithmic choice. • BlueSky creates a federated network, similar to Mastodon, where multiple servers can host user data. Users can move between servers without losing their identities or followers. • Nostr (Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays): • A lightweight protocol designed to enable censorship-resistant communication. • Relays store and transmit messages, but users are not tied to any specific relay. Anyone can run a relay, making the network extremely decentralized and resilient.
2. Governance and Development
• BlueSky: • Initially funded and incubated by Twitter, with a centralized team driving development. • Focused on building a polished user experience and catering to broader social media use cases. • Nostr: • Open-source and community-driven, with no central organization. • Development is grassroots, driven by enthusiasts and developers focused on principles like censorship resistance and simplicity.
3. Identity and Authentication
• BlueSky: • Uses domain names as user handles (e.g., @username.com), allowing for self-hosted identity. • Relies on federation for user authentication and identity management. • Nostr: • Uses public/private key cryptography for identity. Your public key is your ID, and your private key signs messages. • This approach eliminates reliance on third-party servers for identity.
4. Censorship Resistance
• BlueSky: • Moderation depends on the policies of individual servers, meaning content can still be censored by server admins. • Focuses on user control over algorithms but doesn’t prioritize censorship resistance to the extent Nostr does. • Nostr: • Designed to be censorship-resistant from the ground up. Messages are signed by the user’s private key and broadcast to multiple relays, making it hard to remove or block content.
5. Ecosystem and Adoption
• BlueSky: • Aims for mainstream social media adoption, competing with platforms like Mastodon or even Twitter. • Focuses on building user-friendly apps and features to attract a broader audience. • Nostr: • Has a smaller, niche community, primarily consisting of tech-savvy users and Bitcoin enthusiasts. • Prioritizes decentralized communication tools, with additional use cases like Bitcoin payments and alternative apps (e.g., Nostr clients for chat, blogging, and even marketplaces).
6. Philosophy
• BlueSky: • Strives for a balance between decentralization and usability, appealing to users who want control over their data without compromising on user experience. • Nostr: • Emphasizes maximum decentralization and freedom, even if it sacrifices usability for the average user.
Summary
• BlueSky is a federated social network protocol focusing on interoperability, user experience, and algorithmic choice, with some reliance on centralized servers for moderation. • Nostr is a simpler, more radical protocol focused on censorship resistance and decentralization, built for users who prioritize control and freedom over polish.
14 hours ago•••
Birdfeeder in Savannah, GA (2015)
I know its your kindness that helps me fly I rely on people like you I will see the world and all its sights This bench is my favorite to come back to
#bigawesome #plebchain #grownostr #v4v
14 hours ago•••
This was a great set. Here’s Greys Birthday in Savannah, Georgia. Puts a big smile on my face whenever I watch this. So much fun 🤘🏼
#bigawesome #plebchain #v4v #grownostr
16 hours ago•••
16 hours ago•••
#Bitcoin was at $19k when @npub1hu3...h8nh made this beautiful song.
Every legacy media publication, TardFi troll, & statist simp was calling it “dead.”
But now, instead of telling them to “suck deez nutz, you feckless toads” I will simply say “Bitcoin is Defiance.”
16 hours ago•••
“I interviewed people from Western countries, USA, Sweden, Canada, but then Jamaica, double digit inflation, Argentina, triple digit inflation. Venezuela, quadruple-digit inflation. And all of this culminates in the understanding that this is what happens to money. You think in the U.S. that it's not going to get like this, but it will get like this… this has happened to every money in human history… It's just because they're printing more money, right?.. If inflation is just because of money printing, what if there's a money that can't be printed?” — @npub18hy...eavz on @npub10qr...xqj8 discussing his latest film, “NO MORE INFLATION.” https://v.nostr.build/Uk341WPuDvlGgTI6.mp4
20 hours ago•••
Has anyone checked on Jeffrey Epstein’s Banker..?
21 hours ago•••
#Bitcoin is now worth more than JPMorgan, Visa, and MasterCard COMBINED
✅ The worlds biggest bank. ✅ The world's biggest payments processors.
21 hours ago•••
#Bitcoin is now worth more than JPMorgan, Visa, and MasterCard COMBINED
✅ The worlds biggest bank. ✅ The world's biggest payments processors.
21 hours ago•••
It’s a beautiful day to be alive.
22 hours ago•••
I HAVE SO MUCH SHIT TO DO BUT ALL I WANT TO DO IS AN IMPROMPTU @npub10qr...xqj8 LIVE STREAM ON ZAP.STREAM…
23 hours ago•••
What are the most BASED #Bitcoin companies out there?
I’m looking to bring on 1-2 more sponsors to @npub10qr...xqj8 , the fastest-growing Bitcoin podcast in the world.
If you have suggestions let me know 🤙
c48e29f0...4c11 replied 23 hours ago
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25 hours ago•••
Happy birthday, TSA! Thanks for keeping us all safe by confiscating our water bottles and treating us all like criminals, you useless shitbags.
26 hours ago•••
I think about this description of Joe Rogan at least once a day and it always makes me laugh.
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