Bitcoin:

Individual > Collective

Government / State:

Individual < Collective

i get that

so the limit protects against spam?

could the op return without be used for something else

like something privacy related ?

me as a node runner i can always change my node

but right now i dont get it i have to admit

because you can also spam the blockchain

even with a op return limit ?! imo

the noise about op return is very loud atm

which either way educates people about

storing text into the chain, is a thing you can do

i am a node runner

and i am not decided yet

so i have to put some more time

into figuring this problem out

nodes are getting more powerful over time

in the sense of computing power

i am happy we are shifting away

from the times of raspberry nodes

i got no problem building and running

a capable linux node

running a node is still very cheap

and i dont see for now how

op return could change that ?

The previous demo made me dig deeper into dithering algorithms. It's something I should have done years ago, as I've been using simple random dithering now and then, and I hadn't even thought of gamma correction. One algorithm in particular caught my eye: Riemersma dithering, which uses the Hilbert curve. Compared to the usual matrices for error diffusion, the curve approach seemed easier to implement in some ways, as it has fewer edge issues.

More interestingly, it struck a chord with my earlier experiments with space-filling curves in image processing. So it was a kind of familiar territory, but it also seemed esoteric enough that I could imagine making some new discoveries. For example, play with other plane-filling curves besides the Hilbert.

The first image uses the boustrophedon curve, which makes the vertical wave patterns I recall from a number of non-dithering demos. The second curve is what I call the diagstrophedon, a diagonal zig-zag starting from the top left corner, and I think its wavy artefacts make a nice match for Venus's hair.

Then in image 3 we have Hilbert, which doesn't seem to make any particular artefacts, and I guess that's a good thing for dithering. Finally 4 uses the Peano curve, which makes some fun wiggles in light areas.

#dithering #riemersmadithering #stippling #halftoneart #raster #pixelart #hilbertcurve #peanocurve #planefillingcurve #spacefillingcurve #pythoncode #opengl #algorithmicart #algorist #mathart #laskutaide #ittaide #kuavataide #iterati

To me, the answer of how to get more people on nostr is simple.

It’s all about exclusive content. If there are a few good content creators who post exclusively to nostr, that creates intrigue.

The problem is most nostr content creators cross post to YouTube and/or twitter so there’s no reason to check nostr to see their stuff.

i run a startOS node

Good Afternoon

Why are you bullish today ?

i both believe that most bitcoin core contributors are good people and that node operators should have more options not less

A lot of idealistic coders think that by explaining the technical reasoning, they can get people on their side of the argument.

I get why. In technical circles, there really is often one best practice and you can arrive at consensus through explaining the nuances of the issue, though that happens far less often than is believed.

But this current argument really isn't a technical one. It's a social, monetary and economic one and no amount of technical nuance-splaining is going to get consensus. I applaud the effort, but the higher level question that we're all really fighting about is this:

What is Bitcoin?

Is it money? Or is it money and ...?

Bitcoin is amazing.

So many celebrate what it does.

So few understand that what makes it great is what it *doesn't* do.

we need to replace github with an open alternative

nostr seems like an ideal fit

yeah thats a point where i could work on improvement

i try to sell my own stuff

but my marketing team (which is also me 🥳 )

needs some big improvement

how i scale my sales ?

#asknostr

i got the 3D printer setup

but now i need the orders too

blossom is a protocol for distributed verifiable media hosting

it is now the default in primal

all photo and video uploads are hashed and signed so they cannot be altered or faked

users can change their main server and set automatic mirrors in settings for redundancy, all blossom servers are supported