Might be that induction devices are crappy and clunky because of the manufacturers standard fiat mindset of cost reduction.
Regardin clunky, to bring it back to ecash, with all its drawbacks, it could be a very smooth payment method. Where lots of internet payment methods bring a lot of clunkiness, like the elaborate but unsafe credit card authorisation or all the blockchain or node-related mess of other cryptopayments.
How it started
How its going
I think it will stay this way for some time still, then it will get better because of better tools (like tailored DVMs that now popup).
Then if Nostr popularity picks up because of its special qualities it will get worse again.
Most people will use Nostr to emulate the current social networks, maybe even create exxagarated versions with addictions feeding tools (like tailored DVMs that now popup)
Chaums ecash did not fly at least in part because nobody had solved the unconfiscatable, scarce digital commodity problem, there were no reliable sources of value on computers.
That Bitcoin and Lightning were invented makes dipping in and out of ecash possible, and makes Chaumian ecash suddenly a useful tool and solution for different problems than BTC and LN.
Its IMO (maybe even in its current highly beta state) at the very least useful for local meatspace or trusted networks where you have small transactions, interactions and need to keep score. Caution obviously should be taken with it, balances kept low and temporary and trust (between mint&user) is necessary and not minimized in chaumian ecash. Even with its drawbacks I think it could power the thriving of circular economies, it's quite a good replacement for normal cash or (trad)Bank-transactions.
Maybe a bad analogy could help illustrate: if you have an induction furnace and an oven for cooking your meals inside in a safe, reliable and comfortable way where only major fuckups get you burned, you might still want to add a barbecue. Although its harder to get the meal right, you then have to be outside and are more likely to get burned or get wet a BBQ is still not a useless tool. I think its clear whats what in the analogy? For the right job, circumstances, and with proper handling, something which is otherwise not very good can be a delightful tool.
nostr:npub1tr4dstaptd2sp98h7hlysp8qle6mw7wmauhfkgz3rmxdd8ndprusnw2y5g
Which one do we not like again?
Also, what is a likely higher-order effect of regularly sending text-strings which represent monetary value:
[ ] more focus on encrypted and private communication
[ ] less focus on encrypted and private communication
Ecash is the purest/leanest form of money as data. It can probably not get any leaner than just a text string.
Trust without guards or third parties is central to many relations (also over the internet) where value is exchanged, for example any provider-user relation is inherently (partly) trustbased. Blinded Ecash can be an improvement of the risk you face in these relations, also compared to solutions using traditional banking payments.
Because of the points above, and for many other reasons, the payment solutions possible through ecash can be swifter, more private, less burdensome in resources, bigger in transaction throughput than a.o. things like Lightning network, ApplePay, Visa/mastercard
Ecash isn't so much a store of value, but it is up there with the best medium of exchange.
Do you think he shouldn't put his skin into games so much?
Is this the part where you start zapping more than Odell?
Yes, cashu is the leanest and purest manifestation of money as data, to lend a phrase, fedimint is not (at least not the leanest).
I don't know, maybe they don't have a public figurehead or foundation with a standing place they could hound down? Oh no wait, they do have that and more!
nostr:npub12rv5lskctqxxs2c8rf2zlzc7xx3qpvzs3w4etgemauy9thegr43sf485vg this is the ecash lobby people complain about 👆
But he is not wrong!
No, I don't think it automatically creates an ecash token. However as an introduction to a new app like cashu.me takes some getting used to, and will probably involve some messing around, you can create an ecash token without being conscious about it, and as soon as a token is created its value will be deducted from your balance, which can be quite confusing. I think something like that happened
I think my tips for brisceaux could also solve it for you, see Note:
What if you click the "pending X sats" ( with refresh symbol)? It will show if this ecash value is still pending (not spent or at least not received)
Most likely possibility: did you (by accident) create an ecash-token of 15000 (e)sats? If thats the case you can click the outgoing '15000 Ecash' under 'History', it will open a popup with QR, (the ecash-token) click 'copy' to copy a cashu textstring, and 'close' to close the popup.
Then click 'receive' in mainscreen and paste the cashu textstring into the textbox and click 'receive' to redeem the token in your own wallet
My contact list on shows that I'm following 1365 profiles. Other clients have me following over 1400 profiles. Also, profiles that I've recently followed are showing as unfollowed on Primal. When I try to follow a profile on Primal, I am presented with the following: 
I can follow new profiles on several other clients and see the change.
How can I fix this on nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg nostr:npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvr ? I'm thinking of nuking and restoring via metadata.nostr.com.
Wouldn't it be better to set some arbitrary fixed limits to how many follows are possible, as that's way easier to implement for all clients, smaller for relays to save, which will give better and more predictable behaviour of nostr as social mediain general.
(Arbitrary fixed limits is how Bitcoin and twitter got their success)
Human proxy-devs or 'katvangers' in Dutch.
(I haven't thought this through)
Anyone who feels comfortable with that risk, because of his measures for anonymisation of the mint ownership, or his expectations of profit, or because he feels he is legally covered. Other reasons could be ignorance or unawareness of the risk, or for activism. Even apart from the last one I think we get plenty of mints.
Because of ecash characteristics, with at least some trust involved, and it just being text there is plenty of ways you can disguise your mint and you would need to have total communication crackdown to prevent transactions.
Even though its technically not a layer of Bitcoin, anything that can reduce the load of transactions on Bitcoin like cashu could do is important and not a distraction IMO