I know people keep proposing alternative dns systems for Nostr, but I don’t see much value. If relays can easily be replicated and accessible via Tor, then is it really a big deal that the domain name the relay is using disppears.

It seems to me folks advocating from alternative dns systems are all in to it because they want to collect the domain name taxes instead of it going to ICANN. Feels like rent seeking to me.

ICANN’s not perfect, but it’s an example of internet governance which has done the minimal thing needed to keep nation states away from the internet. Even the way DNS seizures are tied to countries and not across the entire system, lose a .af domain and you can register .co.

And there’s a decent process by which you’re not losing your domain names when the dns keys are lost the way a blockchain dns system would happen.

So if somebody figures it out, gets all of Nostr to adopt it, then sure, if we need to we’ll support it, because why not, but this seems like such a silly thing to focus on.

The best solution I can see for practically everything you mention is Namecoin/BitDNS for Nostr names (xxxxx.bit). The protocol is under-utilitized but this is a blessing since it reduces the load clients and relays need to run. If clients packaged a light node with their offering and relays ran full nodes (~6.8Gb), Nostr would simultaneously get a global consensus mechanism for:

i) Human readable/uncensorable names

ii) Proof-of-Work attached to those names (reducing the potential for spambots to operate without cost)

iii) Ability to register names anonymously

iv) Deep integrations with Tor for both domains and TLS

v) A key management system so users can have different keys sign different notes (and avoid burning your nsec)

and

vi) A far better way to discover and build a social graph than Web of Trust can ever provide on its own

Yes, there's a shitcoin attached to it but the relays could handle everything to do with that so that users wouldnt be encumbered by another token (ie. paying for name operations in sats to relays). So think of it like a shitcoin without shitcoinery.

Namecoin is a serious project with significant miner support (~400ExaHash/s). It has kept current with its development despite a severe lack of interest/funding.

Maybe its time Bitcoin embrace its younger brother?

"A libertarian is a person who believes that no one has the right, under any circumstances, to initiate force against another human being, or to advocate or delegate its initiation. Those who act consistently with this principle are libertarians, whether they realize it or not. Those who fail to act consistently with it are not libertarians, regardless of what they may claim."

L Neil Smith

#libertarian #anarchy #anarchocapitalism #liberty

No, I'm saying it going to follow the same path as the internet

You can run your own ISP server, but only a few will have the courage and technical knowledge to do it

Think about ETF and what the represents to the average person

What it feels like waking up in heaven #Nostr

This is my starting point on the new 800mm lens.

Missed focus, shutter speed needs to be faster than 1/1000, and better to start earlier to avoid hard light… but nevermind all that, this lens can make a NYC pigeon look like an eagle 😆

In the near future, an individual with access to sovereign p2p #bitcoin will be one of the rarest people to exist on Earth

Not All Bots Are Annoying #Nostr

Ya’ll want Nostr Lyn to write a sci fi novel in whatever spare time she has, or get back to finance?

MACS 0416 (Hubble ACS and WFC3 + Webb NIRCam Image)

#hubble #jwst #MACS0416

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Jose M. Diego (IFCA), Jordan C. J. D'Silva (UWA), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Jake Summers (ASU), Rogier Windhorst (ASU), Haojing Yan (University of Missouri)

Published: 11/09/23

MACS 0416 (Hubble ACS and WFC3 + Webb NIRCam Image)

#hubble #jwst #MACS0416

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Jose M. Diego (IFCA), Jordan C. J. D'Silva (UWA), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Jake Summers (ASU), Rogier Windhorst (ASU), Haojing Yan (University of Missouri)

Published: 11/09/23

Just wait till the shackles fall off the private market, right now is a suppressed growth rate. 🚀🌕

Be honest, you're using Big Tech because:

a) You think it's hard to switch

b) You think there won't be the software you need on Linux

c) You think nobody is using encrypted messengers

d) You say privacy is a nice idea, but I don't really need it

e) You tell yourself you'll learn later, which turns to never.

But every one of the statements is a lie.

It's NOT hard to switch,

Linux is easy man, my mom uses it, and she's older than computers existing. Linux Mint looks just like Windows. System76 PopOS can be made to look just like Mac iOS. The same way Apple has an "Apple store" for software, Linux also has an app store! And you can even use it in a graphical box. You don't need the command line.

The software you need IS on Linux.

Linux has software for web browsing, chat, and editing text (even microsoft word files can be opened). Adobe Photoshop is actually HARDER to use than open source GIMP, and it does the same things. Kdenlive is FASTER to render videos than Adobe Premiere of EQUAL OR BETTER QUALITY.

You don't have to go cold turkey, if you want to still chat with your friends on Discord, WhatsApp, Telegram, that stuff all works on Linux and Degoogled phones. But you'll be surprised at who you will meet on freedom apps..

You are scared away because you think there's no help, no support group. But there's more of a Linux community than anywhere else, because the people genuinely care. Our SimpleX room has 600 people, and you will get replies. We also host an active Linux group on Session. There's the Linux.org forums. There's dozens of companies with paid support including mine.

You tell yourself you'll learn under better circumstances later, but eventually you have to realize that nobody is coming to save you.

The political situation is only getting worse. The data collection and the overreach from big tech is only further chipping away at your freedoms every day. You think you have Bitcoin, but without privacy you don't even own those private keys. You think you have a Nostr account, but you need open source operating system for that to have meaning. Otherwise, it's just the same as a big tech platform because Google, Microsoft, and Apple see your private key, your conversations, and the sum of every thought in your brain. They own your life.

But it doesn't have to be this way. I'm telling you that you have way more power than you realize. You're telling yourself you're not good with tech, but you're smart enough to read my words on Nostr now. That's better than like 95% of people out there. You know to an Amish farmer, you're pretty slick.. It's all about what you're used to.

Every one of the those starting statements is a lie. And the only obstacle is in your mind.

Love you bro, stay safe.

Just Turned On Bitaxe it was so simple:

1. Go to wifi settings

2. Connect the bitaxe to your home internet(put in your internet name and password

3. Leave other settings default

4. Type your bitaxe ip addreess on your browser(using same internet connect.) to see your miner activities.