fun fact:
podcasters and other getAlby users don’t need to buy Alby Hub cloud service or to install local Alby Hub or to have their their own lightning node to extract bitcoin satoshis from their Alby account AND to keep using their alby address like
all they need is to link their alby address with any (free!) NWC-compatible wallet like “coinos” in my case, proof as I have tested it:
random #guns #meme :
breaking:
AC is going on Joe Rogan interview TODAY on February 12th 2025 ( thanks to nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpql9vkqexzd7meu6yret679whvuc9qph0j8xmsrpqfeetgcdwskq6qku6dtt for letting me know):
That’s how scammer scammed me on #bluesky :
Users on bluesky can impersonate user name and avatar of other users: previously, but after impersonating Dvorak, that user had user name @ tara… and now the same user has user name @ stel… , go to https://bsky.app/profile/comicstrip.bsky.social/post/3ldgd463j5s2k and click on @ tara… and you will see it switches to @ stel… .
So bluesky security is very broken.
See:
I deeply despise alby team
reasons:
today (!) in their email to me they write, literal quote:
"Everything stays the same: Alby Account, Alby Extension, your lightning address."
and then I go to dashboard on their webby app (website) and I see:
"The shared wallet that you use is being deprecated in favor of the Alby Hub wallet. To continue sending and receiving payments setup your wallet by January 3, 2025."
Yikes.
I wish they could keep shared wallets for folks with tiny volume like me.
bro, never ever tell me what is best for me
and best for me: i will never ever run any node
not even $0 Pi
how do I expect…? I expect not being scammed and Alby pulled bait and switch scam, I have confirmed it with my AI overlords, including o1, and they also agree it’s scam
let’s agree to disagree
CSB I like you for your direct feedback. nostr:npub1yvscx9vrmpcmwcmydrm8lauqdpngum4ne8xmkgc2d4rcaxrx7tkswdwzdu is right on that one.
nope, he is isn't right
some people, including me, don't want to run their own nodes, etc
bro, you pulled bait and switch scam, shame on you, shame on Alby
I know
however your behavior constitutes bait and switch scam
I was recommending Alby to many people and now you screwed me over, you should have offered other solution instead of forcing people to hub
I’m giving up on using your services altogether
shame on you
Alby is using bait and switch scam:
“a bait & switch scam can include situations where a product or service is advertised as free, but then customers are required to pay. In such cases, the promise of a free offer acts as the “bait” to attract customers. Once interested, customers discover that the free offer is unavailable, limited, or insufficient, and are then encouraged or required to purchase a paid version—the “switch.” “
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Please discuss on podcasting 2.0 podcast:
(in January they close free service and force users to pay for Hub service)
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Wishing you a swift and smooth recovery. If there’s anything I can do to help or support you, please don’t hesitate to let me know.
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For clarity's sake: I understand that there is no Podcasting 2.0 episode today, so I should resume donating via Boostagrams next week on Friday, June 31st, right?
Question everything!
Is pope catholic?
Is the sky blue?
…what else?
random #qoute #meme :
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I meant new accounts not browser extension
so now that getAlby is invite-only is there no alternative at all?
(alternative must offer for free, without invite codes, friendly email like bitcoin lightning addresses like: csb@getalby.com)
meanwhile in Poland:
The Polish border patrol has acquired hovercrafts to monitor the Baltic Sea, preventing the influx of tall, blonde, sexy Swedish refugees. (Sweden is Poland's northern neighbor across the sea.)
:
nostr:npub19v7lz5n67uygmsr24rsw9arejnfxhwa3npkk00qpe8tx5ujdtpgs95al4a I jiggled the handle and sent some test boosts through. They seem to be working. I bought a brand new Ethernet switch for my desk, back in June, and it seems it might be flakey. I’ve had to power cycle it a few times since installing. It’s past the return date, so it looks like I’ll need to try to reach out to Netgear directly for support. https://www.netgear.com/business/wired/switches/unmanaged/gs110mx/
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LOL, so you are yet another cloud computing hater who hosts his node at home