Nostr adoption is hurt just as bad by the fact that there is no single wallet/nip-07 provider that works equally well on all platforms as it is by having "strange" keys, etc.
Change my mind.
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Oh I agree. We need a NIP that introduces seed words just like on beetcoin.
Define strange…
the wallet will be strange/new no matter what. the key convention is working against existing expectations. 😶
Nostr is nowhere near the adoption levels that would make that an issue. By the time it is, such a thing will exist. The market provides.
I'm just pointing it out. I have two platforms I cannot use my Nostr account effectively from right now. And I'm far from computer illiterate, but I'm not a Nostr dev.
Putting the signal out there.
Which platforms?
Safari. I have to either run a different browser (which I do not wish to do, and many non-techs will not do) or I have to use an app, of which almost none are available for macOS with the exception of Damus, which is not available for the lion's share of Macs (Intel). Granted the CPU Arch issue will change with time.
Does gossip not work on your mac? https://github.com/mikedilger/gossip/releases
What we need is a rethinking of what keys are. Self-describing ByteWords for the win.
Like here:
https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/seedtool-cli/issues/64#issuecomment-1081095465
https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/crypto-commons/blob/master/Docs/sskr-developers.md
https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Research/blob/master/papers/bcr-2020-012-bytewords.md
Essentially...
SSKR allows you to protect a 32-byte seed.
32-byte nsec is what nostr uses.
Bravo!