Here is a post in a very long thread of research I did earlier this year into the philosophy of #transsexuality #transracialism and the whole #lgbtq phenomenon. It started with an interesting talk stating that Russian Philosopher Dugin had argued that this was attributable to Occam's nominalism. Now that was such a weird thought that it gave me a fun reason to learn about nominalism.
So I investigated. Of course the first problem was that Kripke in 1970 introduced analytic #philosophy to natural kinds. Is sex a natural kind perhaps? Is the problem of the #lgbtqia2s that they reject essentialism? Or is it possible that they think the soul is essentially sexed? Those questions are still open. It is also possible that it is not a very coherent philosophy.
But it is certainly somehow a highly censored topic. Even as a Twitter Blue user, this thread lead to me being shadow-banned 3 times. (Much less lead to my Toots being deleted on a couple of Mastodon instances, so I say Twitter wins out just a little).
A great intro to #nostr from Feb 2023: "Nostr and the Decentralized Future of Social Media Is Here" with nostr:npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8, nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s, nostr:npub16cyt2ykk2um3amexrgjldfn2p6ls2euc4jyqc4vpft4vvlaupjqqllu878, and nostr:npub1zywedmndxjrcm9d0hljsk8uqaqf9d4mxya4c5gzdudrps5jkyshqe2s58k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi2JbHWd_BM
Very helpful. They tell how the continual censorship on Mastodon lead them to create #Nostr. (I had exactly the same experience recently, which is why I am here). They talk about the #protocol, the user interfaces, the #philosophy, the #lightening network, etc...
Just out #IETF #HTTPBis WG
'HTTP Message Signatures' to Proposed Standard
https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/ietf-http-wg/2023JulSep/0124.html
I have #scala and #scalajs implementations of this standard for interested folks.
nostr:npub1m0wym3srryqtkt9uuev43arglv4083p9redzep85ayurv53xsmas9nn0rv it’s 9% now sweetie. Feel free to boost Mr “Joos invented vaccines to kill us WASPS “ all you want. Don’t blame Mastodon for not gaining traction 🙄
I see @edgeforever, instead of engaging with the problems #RFKJr is raising you play the guilt-by-association card. That's typical of how people who spread #Calomnies work.
Why not deal with the real issues he is raising:
"We spend $4.3 trillion annually on healthcare and 86% of those funds go to treating chronic diseases. When I am President of the United States, I am going to end the chronic disease epidemic in this country. "
https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1691533518201839616
I may need to change my logo to a fish with lasers coming from its eyes on #nostr
#Mastodon is not good for getting news outside the Bubble created by the political activists who silence all dissenting voices. As you can see there is no voice supporting #RFKJr even though he is polling at 20%.
Here are some of the largest ones, which I found through https://instances.social/
* https://mastodon.social/tags/RFKJr
* https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/RFKJr
* https://newsie.social/tags/RFKJr
* https://techhub.social/tags/RFKJr
* https://fosstodon.org/tags/RFKJr
* https://mastodon.world/tags/RFKJr
Can I easily follow all my #Mastodon followers/following list on #mostr?
Swimming champ and defender of women's rights, Riley Gaines has a fun time with Bill Maher on his Club Random. She wanted to be a dentist.
I can see her presidential political campaign being about the need to pull some rotten teeth.
"We spend $4.3 trillion annually on healthcare and 86% of those funds go to treating chronic diseases. When I am President of the United States, I am going to end the chronic disease epidemic in this country."
says nostr:npub19zscu28djwhapecs3hh9qj5kr89hahq6mlx50dsqf72x8xxqv06q8xzyhq in a short 3 minutes video.
#US #Health #ChronicDisease
#RFKJr #Kennedy24
https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1691533518201839616
I meant: is that the only advantage?
nostr:note1c7t630qtj66htt3axpz3dwhcz9djnmt757r3gc80grd4z6aknlvsqmv0m9
The full interview of Kennedy, where he speaks about the US history of #bioweapons and how research ended up being moved to #Ukraine and #China is here:
nostr:note1dpukgjh3pjccyjdpln4uup8v227cnm8h9rrtgrhl6dnrlqdva9gsfa55qr
Are #nostr relays scalable?
nostr:note1hwy7j37d0p9ywey7s8ndxdhuk4ple203dg9qtlwsvfgw8gul99us5jpuse
So the advantage is one gets less spam there?
Q: How far can #nostr scale?
What would happen if say, #Twitter joined the ostrich universe?
Would the sheer volume of tweets from #X kill all the #nostr relays?
Why are some #nostr relays paying?
Here are some questions for #webscience researchers who wish to look into the #nostr social network.
Answers to this question should help us understand what kind of #socialmachine it is.
What are its advantages and limitations? nostr:note16pc0znvfpvzhl69u2c3vcncpk8jyh6dqkusxwsn46jck9drdy6wqeqrl9z
sure. here's what i have so far. the audience for these are non-technical people so this will not get into any technical explanation.
# What are relays?
Nostr relays are decentralized servers that are used to store and transmit notes and events on the Nostr protocol. They are essential for the operation of Nostr, as they allow users to communicate with each other without having to rely on a central server. Nostr relays are sometimes referred to as the "dumb" powerhouses of the protocol.
Nostr relays are run by volunteers all over the world. This makes Nostr censorship-resistant, as it is not possible for any one entity to control all of the relays.
When a user creates a note or event on Nostr, clients broadcast this information to the user's relays to be stored and later retrieved by other clients. Nostr relays are also responsible for verifying the authenticity of notes. This is done by using a cryptographic signature that is attached to each note. When a user receives a note, their client verifies the signature to ensure that the note has not been tampered with.
Nostr relays are a critical part of the Nostr protocol. They allow users to communicate with each other censorship-resistantly, securely, and anyone can run one.
# What relays should I use?
You want to use a diverse set of relays along with relays that your friends, family, and people you know use. If you do not share at least one relay in common with someone, you may not be able to communicate with one another across the nostr protocol.
Nostr clients will either bootstrap a list of pre-configured, default relays for you to use or recommend relays for you to use. These are a good place to start, but it's recommended to reach out to your friends to see what relays they are using or to join a local community or interest based relay.
A list of all nostr relays can be found at https://nostr.watch
# Should I run my own relay?
Yes.
This puts you in charge of your social data and your entire social graph for the very first time.
This helps you stay censorship resistant. If a relay would happen to censor you, ban you, or disappear, you still have all of your data on your own personal relay.
Some questions:
- does running one's own instance use up a lot of memory? I remember
nostr:npub1kar3acrjm496a4v0ptnkakmlr7z6apnzu9pcs76slpjgarv7pqjsf7qlv8 writing earlier this year that running #Mastodon instances was memory-consuming. Perhaps people have written about this?
- Why are some relays paying? What advantages do they claim to have over others?
- Has anyone yet done a cluster analysis of nostr posts to understand how the social networks cluster and which relays need to be reached if one does not want to reach the widest audience or listen to the most diverse folks?
that's concise.
do you have something already written on how relays work?