ICQ is shutting down.

Another one that lost to Nostr.

The advent of Microsoft Recall so drastically changes the security model for Windows users that I can already forsee a shit storm of adversarial uses.

You just know that a new generation of malware is going to leverage Recall to wreck victims worse than ever before.

Two things that we're building:

- There are going to be Cashu mints that will only be reachable via Nostr. They won't have IP addresses but npubs.

- There are going to be Cashu wallets that synchronize state across devices via nostr. No cloud.

Not everyone will like this but it doesn't matter because it can't be stopped.

"Bitcoin is a discovery on par with that of the wheel, the number zero or the ability to start a fire, mistaken for a gimmick by the masses." —Knut Svanholm

Chat application network architectures are primarily divided into: centralized model, federated model, relay model, and P2P model.

Chat software developed by major companies primarily uses a centralized server network architecture, such as WhatsApp and Telegram. Signal App also follows this model. Only large companies can run their own servers and have the greatest control.

The XMPP protocol and Matrix protocol use a federated server network architecture. The most famous example of a federated server network architecture is Email. Users can choose which federated server to use. Servers communicate with each other, and users do not need to know which server their friends are using.

Keychat and Simplex chat use a relay architecture. Users can choose which relay server to use. The main difference from the federated model is that relay servers do not communicate with each other.

In the relay model, users find out which relay their friends use, adding user tasks but simplifying server operations. Each relay operates independently, simplifying network design and reducing maintenance. Since relays do not communicate with each other, this setup reduces data exposure risks and improves privacy.

Keet.io uses a P2P model. Keet may be more suitable for large-scale group chats, whereas it might be less appropriate for one-on-one chats or smaller groups. Keet requires chat participants to be online simultaneously, or at least one party needs to be continuously online.

(If there are any mistakes, please reply. Thanks)

So why is Slack treated differently?

"In the near future, the government having a monopoly on money will seem as strange as the government having a monopoly on religion or language." —Conner Brown

What I am referring to here is not about paying to send, but something like paywalls.

Linux desktop is sorely missing good ad integration. Try to search “how to view ads on linux” and I bet you can't find anything at all. There isn't even a stand-alone app. Not everyone is able/willing to run a Windows VM just for basic ad viewing at the OS level.

Ads in the terminal could work, too.

#Linux #Windows

Apple has lost the Mandate of Heaven.

Two things that we're building:

- There are going to be Cashu mints that will only be reachable via Nostr. They won't have IP addresses but npubs.

- There are going to be Cashu wallets that synchronize state across devices via nostr. No cloud.

Not everyone will like this but it doesn't matter because it can't be stopped.

I think I need to change my relays

But the mint still runs on a server, right? How is the npub linked to the server (IP)?

Sweet

nostr:note1njhpp2z3uk85fh8p2hfxy7lp404gvs5recpquf3dj7gxztpx3h8qy6j3nv

But where would the phone get the data from?

"Don't worry, I've checked it out and it's totally safe! Just trying to share some helpful info with you all 😊 #BetterSafeThanSorry"