Sounds all very smart but hard to follow as to where GitNestr is at.

Also I can't find any repository or demo or so for GitNestr neither.

It has gotten quiet around nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m's 10BTC bounty to replace GitHub.

Now more than half a year later with BTC being valued much higher, who is working on this? Or are people working behind closed doors to surprise us later?

That might be the problem with juicy bounties: You don't know if you are late to a race or if all others gave up already.

Any tech team lead hiring devs will ask for or check for themselves "the GitHub" of a candidate. Any activity on GitLab or Gitea dilutes the picture. With other platforms or self-hosted instances it only gets worse and hosting your git on relays won't fix anything.

It is a slight pain to contribute to non-GitHub projects as my daily routine involves checking GitHub for about 1000 projects anyway while there is a bunch of projects where I only respond to issues if I happen to notice the email notification between all the spam. A huge handicap for those projects.

I think, network effect and discoverability are orders of magnitude more important than any sense of feature completeness. Hunting for the latter is missing the forest for the trees. The former two should be and remain resolvable as long as GitHub allows mirroring repos and as soon as they stop that, they are dead, anyway.

As long as a platform (or protocol) can index and track activity across GitHub, GitLabCom, gitea instances, ... a unifying layer could exist and one day allow tech leads to stop asking "have you checked their GitHub?" and start asking "Have you checked their git?".

I hope that is the goal of the bounty.

Much appreciated! FOMO is big here 😉

Imagine Chainsaw-Man being the best option for president.

I just now tried out nostr login with nos2x-fox and it was asking me to put in a message I received via IM which means that there was a permanent record created of me logging in just now. And it was much slower than need be.

I don't have a connected lightning wallet.

I had commissioned "crypto coffins". Just last week I got the complete batch but I'm not a marketing guy and apparently it was a weird idea :) I'll share the links when I find the time to upload photos of the whole set.

The problem is it's a multi step process and not very private where it could just ask my nip07 to sign a message.

As it is, I can trivially get a list of all login events of all nostr users without much gain.

It is better than asking for the private key though.

Yes. Clunky login. No buyers when I tried to sell art.

WHOAAATT??? NO! Worst ever! Unless it changed recently.

Commoditize all the things - with protocols!

This article explores the concept of commoditization and the role of protocols. It touches on barriers to commoditization and why we should all work to tear those down.

Introduction:

In an ideal world, where markets are efficient, we could always trust that if we can name the thing we want, shopping for the cheapest instance of it would get us the best result.

For commodities, this is generally the case. If your business requires electricity, sugar, corn, petroleum or copper of a well-defined quality, buying the cheapest option is best, as prices vary within a narrow band. A 3% price fluctuation is significant when buying at scale. All providers operate at the edge of profitability and entering the market is straightforward if you understand how to produce the respective commodity.

The Power of Commodities:

Commodities not only simplify procurement but also create derivative markets. For instance, if your business relies on steel and you need to secure it at no more than 10% above today's value, you can invest in long-term futures or see in the futures market if there are troubles ahead for your business. Additionally, commodity providers can plan sales far into the future through futures contracts, allowing power plants to sell their electricity for the upcoming year today.

The Quest for Uniqueness:

However, luxury goods and unique items exist at the opposite end of the spectrum. Artworks, for example, may be auctioned at 1000% of their expected value, completely detached from production costs. Nevertheless, all goods and services fall somewhere along this spectrum.

The Dilemma of Brands:

Regrettably, many producers have a significant incentive to distance themselves from commodity status. Companies like Apple have mastered this art by never selling mere "phones" but rather the iconic "iPhone". Even everyday products, like shampoo, strive to avoid mundane labels, making it increasingly challenging to find traditional terms like "shampoo" or "conditioner" on the personal care aisle shelves.

Barriers to Commoditization:

Intellectual property rights, which grant legal monopolies, play a significant role in impeding commoditization. A trivially produced spare part might be illegal to commercialize due to trademarks.

Organized groups often lobby governments to hinder the commoditization of their industries. Taxi cartels, for instance, seek to criminalize or burden ride-hailing apps, impeding competition that could benefit consumers.

The Power of Protocols:

This is where the concept of protocols, and more specifically, nostr, comes into play. Governments favor platforms because they can more easily regulate and tax large entities than individual providers. Platforms are often justified on the grounds that they ensure quality standards, conduct background checks, and swiftly address any issues between consumers and providers. However, this does not mean the platform should control payments, supply-demand matching or many other aspects.

A Protocol-Based Solution:

Imagine a protocol where providers share their products and services, allowing standards to emerge organically. Escrow agents facilitate transactions between parties with low trust. Warrantors verify the fitness of providers and consumers, while governments attest to identity and tax compliance. Matchmakers bring providers and consumers together based on their requirements and fees paid.

On such a protocol, escrow agent, warrantor and matchmaker would not only be distinct entities but also open to competition individually. In the same niche like ride hailing, clients could pay for multiple matchmakers, require any of 12 warrantors to give drivers a certain rating and accept to pay 80% into escrow provided it's one of these 3 escrow agents. And apps could by default hide all these details from the user.

While platforms have a significant advantage due to their massive network effects, protocols can offer a solution. LLMs (Large Language Models) can potentially provide matching services for diverse providers and consumers. Imagine a public display of supply and demand across all sectors, revitalizing local economies and simplifying the process of finding professionals for various services.

Conclusion:

The ultimate vision for such a "trade-net" was eloquently expressed by Mike Hearn in his 2013 presentation, where he envisioned a world where such a network could revolutionize the way we conduct business and access services: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVyv4t0OKe4

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Markets in commodities are efficient. That's why producers of consumer goods try to break out of their commodity label. Many shampoos don't say "shampoo" on them anymore as those life style liquids can be sold for a multiple the price of a shampoo.

Ledger is closed source and recently implemented features to - supposedly only with your consent - send the private keys off device. I would rather trust Trezor or BitBox02.

You might find my project helpful: https://walletscrutiny.com/

That is the problem with all charity. In the end you are very likely to donate to the best sales men and not the cause where you do the most good per sat.

But then, how do you fix that? I occasionally give to people in the street. The other day a mother with her 1 year old, dirt poor but who knows? Do they rent out the kid to get more handouts. Does she give half her "earnings" to the thug at the corner who controls who may or may not beg on his street like they control who may ask for tips for not scratching cars that leave the parking spots?

OMG I didn't know NFC delivered enough power for that :D

"renote relay" sounds like re-broadcast which sends the event to all relays that are not known to have the event already. This is not what this button does. It sends a new event referencing the old event instead.

No problem. We are always pleased to help.

Re-TextNote, right?

This circle size institution is OFF THE CHART!

... nevermind

I agree and hope we can agree on terminology, at least in English for a start.

nostr:npub1r0rs5q2gk0e3dk3nlc7gnu378ec6cnlenqp8a3cjhyzu6f8k5sgs4sq9ac I couldn't find a glossary on https://nostrdesign.org/ Is there one?

stacker news and bolt fun joined the nostr train as an afterthought. I wouldn't consider those "nostr clients" but rather nostr enabled tools.

I don't want to give my email and less so for a nostr client. It's just not necessary other than for your marketing, which probably is the best reason not to want it. At least spam me via nostr where I have a block/mute button.

not sure ... Reposts in Snort.