Has anyone thought of writing a database backend for Nostr? Like you could create different npubs for different DB tables, encapsulate whichever data types you like in normal notes, readable or encrypted. Then you can squat that database on public servers for free or host your own decentralized server network for mission-critical data.

Is there any benefit in this over hosting known DB software on normal servers, since you can HTTP-tunnel through Nostr as I heard?

You probably can't query a lot, although an interface could be added later on the server side if it doesn't already exist.

Also, database sizes can easily blow out of proportion if this catches on, so how would public servers deal with this?

I'm not very deep into the tech yet so forgive possible misunderstandings.

#asknostr

Hello

#introductions

GM 🤙

For the join fee 😅

I still don't have enough sats... 😑

Interested in trying Minestr? Well, Epoch 4 will be your big chance! We're going to reimburse the join fee for the first 10 players 🤗 This means you'll be pretty much guaranteed to get some sats for free, and you'll also be donating to OpenSats 🧡 (indirectly 😄).

#freesats #mining #gaming #bitcoin

What types of #gaming and #hobbies are everyone into? 🎮

Brainstorming ways to add more dimensions to #minestr. We already have one way to earn gSats (a #bitcoin/#nostr) quiz, but looking for some fresh #ideas! 🔎

#mining #sim

Totally agree

And perhaps even just actively choosing somewhere to live that isn't prone to natural disasters specifically as a seed protection strategy I think is a reasonable, depending on stack size

#usefulinfo #idea

One way to avoid the spam might be just to follow the hashtags you're interested in. The bots don't seem to be using them yet 😄

No prisons, no limits.

It doesn't make sense to put a jpg or a blog post behind a paywall. If it's good, it will be available for free in no time. Someone will right-click save the thing, or take a screenshot, and send it around or republish it. Trying to fight that is stupid. Putting chunks of data behind prisons is stupid.

All data can be reproduced at zero marginal cost, leading to infinite supply. That's why market prices are ridiculous for blog posts, and why it's equally ridiculous to try to sell a single blog post. What you CAN sell is access to an exclusive club or community, as well as access to the author. That's what all Twitch/YouTube/OnlyFans have figured out. But make no mistake: they're not selling JPGs. They might sell early-access (in the case of OnlyFans) which is fair, but it's not selling a JPG as you would sell an apple. Early access because if the stuff is any good, it will be available for free to anyone everywhere.

Here's the thing: people love to support other people, so let them. No limits. The success of Patreon and Substack does not come from paywalls, but from the inherent willingness of people to support others. Lean into that. Let people give without limits.

Social signaling is important. Community is incredibly important too. Do that right, and we can 100x the whole space just like a switch from $50 per game to free-to-play 100x'd the gaming industry, selling cosmetics and social status only.

Computers are copying machines. Information yearns to be free. People want to support the stuff they love, and they're willing to pay for it. Not all people, but ~4% of them. And that is enough.

GM 🪓

Bitcoin miners show mixed performance in September amid market volatility

While both Hut 8 and Irish Energy expanded operations, they reported contrasting results in Bitcoin production efficiency.

*Chart depicting the rise in network difficulty since November 2023. Source: Blockchain.com*