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alp 11mo ago

Ok, serious question: What does Amethyst do better than all the other Nostr clients? #asknostr

I've noticed, that it always shows the right numbers. The right follower counts (every other client, except nostr.band, fails here), the right amount of zaps of an article (long form post). Yakihonne is out here, it has recently lost every trace of old zaps. Notifying me about all likes and comments. I discover comments on notes that I haven't seen in web clients like Primal or Yakihonne. Generally, Damus and Primal miss many notifications. Not so Amethyst.

All my clients run with the same set of relays.

So, what is Amethyst's secret ingredient?

#nostrecosystem

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Rush 11mo ago

My only issue with #amythest is that it keeps running videos in the background nonstop draining the battery. I have posted about it a few times, a few updates later still no solution.

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alp 11mo ago

Patience, young padawan. I'm sure the developer has a long backlog.

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Rush 11mo ago

😂😂😂

Not that young, brother mine..

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espn ✔️ 11mo ago

Privacy, Amethyst goes above and beyond

from signing in with NIP-55 to enabling TOR from the get go to choosing your relays and defining a private relay

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alp 11mo ago

Yes, that's definitely an advantage. But does it explain the better numbers?

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espn ✔️ 11mo ago

the numbers are not an easy task, you can't get an accurate number unless you have a massive server centralized and you are counting non stop, which is not efficient and against the ethos of decentralization. Amethyst for new accounts and small follow does a decent job, but once your follow increase and if your account is aging is more challenging

I believe that among the clients the most centralized is Primal (I personally stay away from it, censoring relays and seems to be very accurate at counting follows even for old accounts), no good opsec , that is already a no no for anyone that is here for the Nostr ethos

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Fernando Bittencourt 11mo ago

The numbers in NOSTR are not very relevant and it is very difficult to count them because the information is spread across numerous relays. Searching everything generates a considerable battery and internet cost for the user. And the information generated is of low importance. That is why many customers do not spend much processing on these numbers.

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alp 11mo ago

So Amethyst just spends more energy than other clients to accumulate these numbers?

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Fernando Bittencourt 11mo ago

I can't say. But there must certainly be more processing to find the numbers closest to the correct one. But they are certainly not 100% correct.

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Ape Mithrandir 11mo ago

Function