and relays cap note sizes, so it only works for small files. Its better to use a protocol optimized for binary data. nostr is not it.

external hosting. relays only host text. some people try to host media inside notes but they are crazy

“I don’t debate as well as I used to,” Biden said, his voice rising. “But ... I know how to tell the truth. I know right from wrong. I know how to do this job.”

What else is there to say?

What male would feel comfortable peeing here? 😂

Nostr feels especially quiet nowadays, maybe there's 23 users 🤔

Or maybe I'm becoming increasingly more unpopular. Just as likely lol

TOMORROW'S NEWS TODAY: OBVIOUS DECISION BY SO-CALLED "SUPREME" COURT

From ~99% of future timelines, by whoever

The so-called "supreme" court has decided on the case of Johnson v Grants Pass: codifying the criminalization of the homeless would be too brazen.

Mainstream media has been focusing on this case as if there was serious potential for a different outcome. It's been turned into a talking point, probably to send a message to everyone delusional enough to have believed it.

#news #SCOTUS

You're getting paid in attention.

You said "no" but that was actually extremely clear.

You feel that spending a few minutes and sharing a bit of personal information is not worth the expected payoff (where you think your odds are as good as the lottery). Okay, that makes sense.

And it's far clearer and to the point than a lot of the other concerns you brought up.

I think the conclusion is the same: If you think a system is an unwinnable lottery, don't play it. Nobody will blame you for that! a fair choice!

Still a bit confused about why you're wasting dozens of minutes preaching to the lottery company about how they should change their model, though... It's sorta like twitter/nostr - would you waste your time telling twitter they should be more like nostr? or would you prefer to just go invest in nostr? just ignore OpenSats and pay attention to other entities that work like you'd prefer.

Can you just plainly, simply explain why filling out a form is the lynchpin for you to whether or not the receipt of money is either okay or not okay?

Can you just plainly, simply explain why filling out a form is the lynchpin for you to whether or not the receipt of money is either okay or not okay?

> I'd have more trust in the money going to good projects and less money going to Manchurian or toxic shit.

We're talking about money going to YOU. what does it matter where else the money goes? the money is literally leaving the bank account of an entity that you worry may be funding toxic shit - and instead funding YOU. that is a net win for you _and_ your preferences!

> but I'm such a highly targeted individual that I'm not even sure if it's the feds targeting me or just most people I meet hating me on their own, so maybe not.

This is entering into a branch of paranoia land that is mostly irrelevant to the question of how to best fund projects and whether or not "filling out a form" is a reasonable requirement to be given free money.

lololol okay fine.

"I'll ask for help, and I may even do it by writing 'help me' in an 'new DM form', but I'm NOT doing it in a 'here is free money' form."

You are so stubbornly trying to hold onto a non-position that you've resorted to speaking nonsense. It's really come down to which method of communication you use to ask for help?

I'm truly flabbergasted by you.

What you are saying amounts to "I don't want anything to do with this, leave me out of it - don't approach me with your grants and I don't want to approach you with my application". Okay... so what are we discussing? If this system doesn't interest you, what are you talking about?

They aren't venture capitalists trying to get a return on their money, they are attempting to give away gifts. Why would they spend their time and effort in hunting you down to give you a gift?

Especially when there are other people approaching them, putting in work, and asking for help?

Making my point for me. If filling out a form is too much to ask to be given _free money_ then I don't even know what to say to you. But here are some ideas:

- If you're already getting all that you need done without the grant, then great! More money for other people who actually need it.

- If your use of time is so extraordinarily productive that any second you spend seeking funding is a actually counterproductive (because you have better odds of success if your time is spent on the work than on fundraising), then great! You'll be successful with your current path and more free money for other people!

- If you simply don't value the grant money enough to devote a few minutes to filling out a form, then great! You've made up your mind about opting out. More money for those who are interested.

- If you can't position your project in such a way that it reads as a good fit for the form, then perhaps this is the wrong venue for you. More money for those who are appropriate.

- If you are just too incompetent to fill out a basic application (yet are somehow able to build an impressive project...?), then the money is probably better spent on someone more competent.

- If you think free money and fundraising itself is a waste of time... Well then I wish you luck in the market of limited resources and high competition with your unique perspective.

This feels like a pretty exhaustive list to me... But I'm not you. Let me know what I missed that better explains your position.