PSA:

If you get an error: "Possibly a malicious file. Aborting installation" it's because it's true. The hash of the file in the nostr event does not match the hash of the downloaded asset.

Two possible reasons:

- The developer modified the release after publishing the nostr event to the Zapstore relay

- There is a server compromise or a man-in-the-middle attack

This is Zapstore protecting you, not trying to annoy you.

In the case of APKs indexed by Zapstore (from Github, for example) this will be mitigated with the new zapstore-cli indexer going live in a few weeks.

If the app was signed by a developer, you need to contact the developer.

I am going to improve the messaging, and add a "reckless mode" for those who want to install or upgrade despite the mismatch.

my thoughts on kind-20 📸

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Are there any clients out there that have solved the NIP 17 spam problem from a UX standpoint? It would be nice to separate "requests" into requests from reputable people in your network (based on wot or pow) and requests that are unlikely to be worth your time.

Hello, my name is Eshara 🫂 I hope you have/are having a beautiful day

as i understand it, the logic of the OP_RETURN deregulation was something like this:

- witness data has to go into the database, increasing the space required to store it

- OP_RETURN data can be pruned out of it

- the cost of relaying OP_RETURN data is higher

- so the spammers won't use it anyway

problem is, they are doing this instead of remedying the witness discount, which could totally kill spam altogether, especially combined with default OP_RETURN policy remaining as it was before the current release

why aren't they plucking the low hanging fruit instead of essentially opening more shitcoin use options that they won't use anyway? was this supposed to be some kind of peace gesture towards shitcoiners?

nobody in their right mind opens any doors they don't want people to just wander in, at all

and if they have a door open, they close it and lock it so it can't be used to get in freely

there is no need for big OP_RETURN data, at all

but there is a pressing need to eliminate the witness discount

it never should have been introduced in the first place

if they were serious about fixing spammy content on bitcoin they would not be wasting everyone's time with this half-baked nonsense, combined with troll armies making deceptive arguments that somehow excuse what they are doing

they are wrong, and Luke was right, and no self respecting node runner wants to do what they have tried to force on everyone, because:

a) it's empty and meaningless

b) it doesn't solve any problems, and

c) it makes them look like shitcoiners

Thanks for the info. Will look into this later this week. Start 9 isn't a hard requirement for a solution for me... Just want a stupid simple pleb level self hosted solution on the level of running a Bitcoin node like start 9 or using lightning with Alby 😁

Self hosted decentralizing nostr is critical for long term success (and I've got things in the works to push this forward). I want to own, host, and control my stuff 🧡

over collateralized bitcoin loans should have the lowest rates but it will take some time

strike is committed to delivering the lowest rates possible

there are no fees, neither origination or prepayment, so users can take advantage of lower rates as they are reduced

loans on bitcoin inherently have risk but they can also be incredibly useful

for those that want one, i am confident strike will provide the best and most responsible experience

- secure custody

- dollars instantly in your bank account

- easy and clear ux

- competitive rates

their in-app flow is very clear about risk and liquidation levels, with a high reserve requirement, to reduce loan loss

skepticism is healthy but their product is new and will become better quickly, feedback is helpful

soon:

- roll overs

- lower rates

- proof of reserves

disclosure: ten31 is strike's lead investor and jack is a brother

How many ducks do you see?

Own 1 noKYC Bitcoin before it's impossible.

Either:

1) The price will skyrocket and you won’t be able to afford it.

2) Or we’ll wake up in a dystopian world where every transaction is tracked.

Use Vexl while you still can!

Ugh it’s a split vote right now unless both counts

Which one?

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Should I eat an edible right now?

The utxoset size is *permanent* it can’t be pruned like other block data unless you consolidate the spend into a smaller set of utxos

basically think of them as a coin purse where if you put two coins in, the only way to shrink the bag is to spend to coins with no change.

JPEGs in witness data means that they will likely be unspendable, meaning that there is a permanent storage increase requirement on all nodes. But they are no provably unspendable so you can’t discard them from the coin purse. This is really bad.

OP_RETURNs are *provably* unspendable, meaning they can be ignored from the utxoset perspective (never goes in the coin purse)

By trying to stop both witness jpegs and large OP_RETURN pushes, it will push people to do even worse things like large multisigs that stores data in the signatures. This is how the whitepaper is permanently stored in the utxoset. This is even worse for utxo bloat.

At this point the censor proponents would say well thats not economically viable… but none of these methods really is. Some are cheaper than others, sure, but overall it’s still the most expensive data storage out there. People have to burn the hardest money on the planet if they want to play stupid games.

The point is people are going to store data anyway, the *least bad* is OP_RETURN, because it minimizes the *permanent* storage burden on pruned nodes.

following.space now supports login with an nsec 😈 or a bunker 😇

Perhaps one of the biggest issues with abrahamic religions (besides the patriarchy) is that they insist that we forget about most of human history.

It's hard to understand ourselves when we forget that we spent ~95% of our existence living in small tribes, out in nature, with close community, sharing things, raising children communally, etc.