Hi.
Looking to find my new home on the webz, so testing out Nostr.
I enjoy boardgames, linux, music and privacy. Digital print operator by day, 3D printer by night.
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Welcome to Nostr! Check out my memes if you want and feel free to follow if you like it 😁
Thanks! will check out 😊
Welcome to Nostr!
Feel free to follow me if you like any of these subjects: I'm a soundscape musician, write about Philosophy, Bitcoin, Nostr, Parenting, Gaming, Anime, and regularly post homemade memes.
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Thank you 😊
Welcome!
Few things you should know:
1. get a check mark in #Nostr, there are few options, I suggest nostrcheck.me, once you get it, edit your profile and update your Nostr-Address, not having it will hide you in some clients
2. follow hashtags, a good way to find like minded people
3. think of your nsec as your Bitcoin private keys, act accordingly
4. chose a client that respect your privacy, meaning, you can sign in with a Signer protecting your nsec, it has TOR built in and above all, you can manage the relays you use. I suggest nostr:nprofile1qqs24yz8xftq8kkdf7q5yzf4v7tn2ek78v0zp2y427mj3sa7f34ggjcpzamhxue69uhhv6t5daezumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qyg8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnddakj703s8dt t
5. add your lighting address in the profile so you can get zap, few options out there, I suggest nostr:nprofile1qqst4qyeqenw7zm0fwjsty68h6cnys5jre2xd8ngqpjv5a2j26s78fspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujucm0d9hx7uewd9hj75a0pev for most people
have fun!
Thanks for the tip. Still havent gotten my feet wet with crypto, so will have to look into it :)
enjoy, take your took time, it is a nice journey
nostr:npub1yxcm3s8g7aj8ujnx3wragtqdq39ke2zl3e6jhtglk6z8n0j2ey5sfz7r4c good morning! can you explain Relays to me?
the relays are the servers where all information is stored, like nodes in Bitcoin. You can even run your private one with Umbrel or Star09 or in your mobile with cittine
when you configure then in your client, try not to have too many, they all have the same data (suppose to...) therefore there will be a lot of memory consumed in your device.
the ideal number is about 10 popular and low latency relays in general and about 3 for Search, DMs and inbox
if on Amethyst, you can select the tab relays in the profile of people you follow and believe they know that they are doing and copy their relays setup
the app as well has the option for you top edit your list and guides you on the number you should select for inbox, DMs, general, search, etc
Thanks for the info. Im on Damus.
Im guessing Nostr still is in a early stage, since I can't get a good result on search for intrest I follow on other platforms. I see some Linux users have started crossposting atleast.
you are right
it is pretty new in comparison, it is community based and decentralized therefore there is a massive trade off,
without centralization, the efforts are scattered across different clients and devs, the grants follow separate interests and relays are not free for the ones who runs them, specially the large ones like 'nostr . build" or the ones ran by Damus for instance...
adoption is increasing due to the awareness of online privacy and the circus on going with X, tiktok and the likes, but with no PM and PR departments we have a long way to go to be mainstream, same happened to Bitcoin
Let's hope the future is bright. But I think Nostr has ways to go before avarage joe comes walking in. Heck I used alot of time to get friends to use Signal instead of Messenger, and still its a hurdle for some.
Hoping more ppl gets concerned about their privacy online, but I guess some major security scandals is gonna happen before they open their eyes.
same here, and still struggling, imagine to move them to SimpleX...
more mixed mind liked people are needed, there are many tribes out there, problem is, this community was started by maxis bitcoiners, their attitude makes it even harder for adoption, yet, I see a growing community of artists, musicians and even tribes from other cryoto currencies like Monero, they will form their decentralized groups and fund their relays and flourish here once they get it...
Yeah, I prefer some easy of use while still keeping big corp claws out of my life.
Have never understood the Study bitcoin thing.. It's like they found God and still want to be a cult 😅
LOL
it has to do with the ethos of its origins, reading the short white paper of Satoshi Nakamoto triggered a lot of people to create a movement and therefore a tribe or as you call it, a cult. Despite it fails at being the p2p money for the people it became the best in class store of value.
logically, a strong tribe evolves and expands, Bitcoin has done a very good job helped by being the first to market,
other crypto are doing a decent job and expanding, ironically, the more toxic the tribe is the more chances it has to survive and succeed, look at the called XRP army, the founders dump on them millions periodically to maintain their business, the tribe is still there defending the project and is thriving, many other examples as Litecoin, the founder dumped all of it publicly and still the tribe is loyal to the project, I believe ADA has a similar tribe despite it has performed poorly, still a strong follow and the newly Pulsechain network with a following growing despite of some weird scandals, that tribe seems to be quite toxic and united as XRP or Bitcoin...
Aint got time for all that 😂 Have been thinking of BTC for a few years, but never invested. In hindsight, maybe I should have.