Oh a watch. But not nostr.watch
Is it endowed with the functionality of sharing words?
Two significant-ish "akshually"s but also a DEFENSE of nostr:npub10pensatlcfwktnvjjw2dtem38n6rvw8g6fv73h84cuacxn4c28eqyfn34f in regards to nostr:npub17tyke9lkgxd98ruyeul6wt3pj3s9uxzgp9hxu5tsenjmweue6sqq4y3mgl.
On nostr:npub10uthwp4ddc9w5adfuv69m8la4enkwma07fymuetmt93htcww6wgs55xdlq #320, nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx said:
"There's multiple conspiracies with OpenSats and two of the key ones is Knots and SeedSigner. And neither have submitted applications. If you're a developer or a contributor working on either of those things, opensats.org/apply"
Akshually:
1.) SeedSigner DID submit an OpenSats application for the project as a whole. The application languished for months (perhaps 6mo to a year?) and was ultimately declined with the explanation that it was easier/preferable to support individual devs than whole projects.
2.) Based on that feedback, I submitted an OpenSats application to fund just me specifically. That was also declined. BUT the rationale was because nostr:npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as had just announced a 6mo grant for me. I was encouraged to reapply to OpenSats before that HRF funding expired.
The delays around 1.) were totally understandable. OpenSats is a VOLUNTEER effort and had even fewer human resources at that time. But also: they don't owe us a f'n thing!! They're under no obligation to say "Yes" nor should we ever have the arrogance to think we deserve to demand a "Yes"!
BUT the delays to get to ANY answer were VERY frustrating and likely added to some of the bad blood in the water amongst those watching the project closely. Eventually each "later, soon..." response was received with increasing cynicism and creeping conspiracy theories.
The "No" was totally reasonable. Getting to "No" faster would have been better.
The "No" on 2.) was also totally reasonable. No complaints from me whatsoever. I also strongly believe that THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN A "YES" had the HRF funding not come through.
I consider O'Dell a friend and an ally. When I saw him in Nashville I gave him a hug and said, "I appreciate you."
I'm not about drama.
Not here to start any shouting matches.
Just trying to paint a clear picture about what was good and what was bad throughout our interactions with OpenSats thus far.
And full disclosure: I'm prepping a new grant application for myself for OpenSats. So, sure, I have personal reasons for not wanting to burn this bridge.
But the reality is that there was just nothing outrageous or awful or controversial about our interactions. Circumstance and timing weren't right for attempts 1.) and 2.). Crossing my fingers for upcoming 3.).
Conspiracy theories are dumb.
It's almost as if people working on #bitcoin are rational, openminded and compationate people that have mutual respect for each other.
#satoshilovechain
nostr:note1y3gcjcsegpmjtljn0psv4ddtccvls7czumjtxsz5hzgr8ndjcgtqu34vpd
Madonna, N.W.A, Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Salt'N'Pepa "Express Yourself"
Freedom of expression everytime #Nostr
prøve #prøve
"Mobilization in the EU of those who care about privacy is a key."
I'm sure your right that it is key but many not in the EU (perhaps many more than in the EU) care. If the idea is to filter all communication and content, I'm guessing that messages and content originating from outside of the EU would be the within the scope? So far, I've onlt seen European Pirateparty and resources aimed at direct EU consultation. Would widening the engagement to help voice opinions be a reasonable idea?
People often don’t realise when their freedoms are being slowly stripped away—it’s the perfect boiling frog analogy.
Elon Musk’s unchecked power and influence clearly show the danger of centralised control.
Protocols like Nostr offer a way to challenge. Decentralisation is essential to holding the powerful accountable.
I don’t agree with everything The Guardian says, particularly their reliance on government intervention, but it’s a start.
Thank you to everyone working in Bitcoin and Nostr so we don’t let the gradual erosion of freedom go unnoticed—before it’s too late.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/30/elon-musk-wealth-power
I don't know. Personally, I believe you can look on this in two ways.
A self-proclaimed free-speech absolutist being a free-speech absolutist, and this is wrong, because it leads people to act on volition. The zeitgeist of the algo. The other way is that we start sentences with "According to a new report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate.." or "In the UK, far-right thugs.." but not a grain of contextualization from the light of those that would object to far-left that are now redefining words to encompass meaning that extends to suit the sensitivities and whims of tyrants. Basically, Musk and The Guardian are the perfect counterbalance to each other.
https://cdn.satellite.earth/5f1db638ff1d4c041549805d23ebf0e949b8724e3c7d702658fb47f9289f66a2.mp4
#censorship #chatcontrol #chatcontrole #scanning & #surveillance or
#E2EE for #secure #global #communication with #EU member states.
Guilty too ✂️ ~3.5mb
Who wants yet even more taxes?
Property tax is theft.
Tax on something that hasn't happened is dystopia.
If you need a few unfollows, I won't be offended.
Sure I could find you on #nostr!
yakihonne.com and nostrudel.ninja clients are good for subtype #thingsofinterest.
Looks like Slovakian Bryndzové Halušky.
What is it?