Thanks. I like Signal—just wish they could figure out the usernames thing. Thanks for the other recommendations!
Matsapulina’s case is hardly an isolated one, though it is especially unsettling. Over the past year, numerous dissidents across Russia have found their Telegram accounts seemingly monitored or compromised. Hundreds have had their Telegram activity wielded against them in criminal cases. Perhaps most disturbingly, some activists have found their “secret chats”—Telegram’s purportedly ironclad, end-to-end encrypted feature—behaving strangely, in ways that suggest an unwelcome third party might be eavesdropping.
These cases have set off a swirl of conspiracy theories, paranoia, and speculation among dissidents, whose trust in Telegram has plummeted. In many cases, it’s impossible to tell what’s really happening to people’s accounts—whether spyware or Kremlin informants have been used to break in, through no particular fault of the company; whether Telegram really is cooperating with Moscow; or whether it’s such an inherently unsafe platform that the latter is merely what appears to be going on.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-kremlin-has-entered-the-chat/
What are the best private messengers?
Signal requires a telephone number. DMs in Nostr are encrypted but can’t you see who sends to who?
Or is it whom?…
Thank you, #[1]
Can’t wait for the updates for us regular plebs that aren’t on TestFlight.
Decentralization.
Keep the power spread out, no one person or elite group to control everything, give it to the people. Hmmm, I'm reminded of a "National Treasure" quote for some reason.
Here's to a better world. Thank you, #nostr
Behold, the 90's Internet…according to #midjourney
Too funny, definitely needs improvement in more ways than one.
In the late 90's and early 2000's an incredible optimism abounded about this new thing called the Information Super Highway aka the Internet.
It was going to spread truth everywhere--maybe even foster a new Utopian age.
Well, we see where that got us.
In person, people are generally good, kind, and respectful. What happened to us and our Internet experience?
Perhaps "Web 2.0" helped to drive the division we see because it was built upon poor principles and incentives.
Namely, if the product is free, our "customers" are actually the product and we must therefore drive "engagement" using any means necessary.
With the growing success of #nostr #[1] Amethyst, and the many wonderful clients out there, will we fall into the same-but-different Web 2.0 model?
Or, do we really have a shot at building and contributing to something that will by orders of magnitude make the world a better place?
What key founding principles would you like to see preserved or added to Nostr?
There, fixed the original post where I copied and pasted the npubs but didn’t put the @ beforehand. How embarrassing. 🤦‍♂️
Remember the @, kids!
Also, here’s a list of services to help you verify yourself on your own domain:
https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/nostr-account-nip-05-verified/
Found this list of other services.
https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/nostr-account-nip-05-verified/
In the Blue Bird app, you have to pay for a blue check. If I recall correctly, in the old days, it was very expensive and you had to send in a picture of your driver's license. #[0] could maybe fill us in since I can't find the details.
I remember in 2014 William Shatner complaining about just anyone getting verified. Verification was supposed to be for big celebrities in his eyes.
The problem with this is the central-authority model. Who determine who qualifies? Who polices?
I get why they did it back then, but the #nostr solution is so elegant, so beautiful, it's beyond brilliant. It's giga-brilliant. Namely...
Let the users verify themselves.
Either by using their own domains (brilliant, brilliant, brilliant) or by using a trusted third party NostrPlebs by #[2] or
#[3] (add your comments for others I missed).
Thank you #[4] and the #nostr dev team. This plan is awesome.
Also, purple rocks.
NostrPlebs by #[3] you can click on the website in his profile or if you're on twitter you can use
#[4]
To get a verification from your own domain, you need a website, it's a little tricky, but search NIP-05 instructions.
In the Blue Bird app, you have to pay for a blue check. If I recall correctly, in the old days, it was very expensive and you had to send in a picture of your driver's license. npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m could maybe fill us in since I can't find the details.
I remember in 2014 William Shatner complaining about just anyone getting verified. Verification was supposed to be for celebrities in his eyes.
The problem with this is the central-authority model. Who determine who qualifies? Who polices?
I get why they did it back then, but the #nostr solution is so elegant, so beautiful, it's beyond brilliant. It's giga-brilliant. Namely...
Let the users verify themselves.
Either by using their own domains (brilliant, brilliant, brilliant) or by using a trusted third party NostrPlebs by npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424 or
npub1k86anutkqszjqz8tv4zu9curnqw2p0qz7zfes6zc8fcfdjzgzukslph7gp (comment with others I missed).
Thank you npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6 and the #nostr dev team. This place is awesome.
Everyone can get a purple check AND be special.
I was explaining nostr to a friend, and yes relays and decentralized, and all that, but a big feature, there are no ads. None.
Ads disrupt the flow.
Don't mess with the flow, you know?
I prefer paying a fee to the relays or paying for client-integrated image hosting / optimization.
Damus could offer 3rd party image hosting integration allowing users to choose from any number of image hosting services, so you click an upload button for a picture, it uploads automatically to the integrated host of your choice.
Just some thoughts for #[0] and the dev team.
This place is beautiful.
Just signed up!
My kids will go loco when I tell them we’re going to attend #nostrica
Wondering when I should tell them that we’ll be attending virtually.
I’m sure they won’t mind the difference. 🤔
