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daniele 5mo ago πŸ’¬ 24

It's ready!

Bitalk: connect and talk face-to-face with interesting people around you who share the same interests as you, using cutting-edge Bluetooth mesh networking!

https://chronicle.dtonon.com/367a812a79fdefe140e9bd2818a4e94f7e0dae87ef674e267037b735b53a7624.mp4

Bitalk is in beta stage, I need to fine-tune the UI&UX a bit, but it should work pretty well already. Test it and give back feedback!

Download Bitalk for Android:

https://github.com/dtonon/bitalk/releases

More info and source code:

https://github.com/dtonon/bitalk

Thanks nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m and nostr:npub12rv5lskctqxxs2c8rf2zlzc7xx3qpvzs3w4etgemauy9thegr43sf485vg for the inspiration!

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DagzTagz 5mo ago

V cool

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unit 5mo ago

πŸ™

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Marc 5mo ago

I tried it out. This is a great idea. It would be fun at a meetup.

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jo πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ 5mo ago

excellent

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Stamati 4mo ago

Very cool!

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Cykros 4mo ago

Hmmm. Bi talk. πŸ˜„. Might want to add another 't' in the name unless you're competing with Grindr...

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Olavista Pardolista Integralista 4mo ago

Mesh networking instant messaging service is great for privacy and freedom from state regulations πŸ‘

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Cykros 4mo ago

Custom topics to add: timelocks, geographically separated multisig, etc. You know, just to throw off the wrenchers...

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Cykros 4mo ago

Lol, and 'MSTR'.

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the axiom 4mo ago

cool but imagine doing this for real

would be weird wouldn't it?

also are hashtags matched exactly?

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the axiom 4mo ago

maybe would be better to see in a glance what everybody else is signaling in the area

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daniele 4mo ago

I was thinking about it, but it doesn't feel right to see everyone and "spy" their interests. I don't know.

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daniele 4mo ago

Why weird?

It's not for all, but it's a game, if you take part in it you are available to be approached by an total stranger, that only know what you like, for example, opera concerts or crochet. It's funny and quite... social.

You can choose if matching the topics exactly or partially in the preference.

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the axiom 4mo ago

yeah maybe it's not too weird

but basically impossible to get some network effect

not even bitchat hype and all the d***s***ing that ensued managed to get users

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daniele 4mo ago

I know, the network effect is necessary and hard to achieve. The interesting point is that Bitalk requires really few actions from the user, just put it in the background and wait for the notification. When it happens, approach the people.

It might be interesting to see what happens at festivals/mettups if the organization actively promotes Bitalk at the entrance.

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Bitcoin District Prospera 4mo ago

Could it have optional feature of connecting over regular network, but still based on geolocation? Opens doors to many more people around (our bluetooth mesh won't go above 50m...)

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daniele 4mo ago

It would be more complex (it would require a server somewhere) and this would expose the position of the users. Working at some distance it would also require a different way to contact the user.

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Tassoman 4mo ago

I guess bubbles should be inverted, bigger bubble, nearest buddy

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daniele 4mo ago

Should be exactly like this, but I don't have more phones to test it hahaha

I need to create a simulation.

Do you have a screenshot to share?

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Zapstore 4mo ago

Awesome. Would you like to put it on Zapstore?

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daniele 4mo ago

Yes, thanks!

Let me know how I can manage the publishing process and the updates

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Zapstore 4mo ago

Check out the Quickstart here: https://zapstore.dev/docs/cli/publish and let me know if you need more help