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@npub1ye5…knpr please allow users to set a NIP-05 ID in Nostrudel regardless of either or not it's valid - hear me out.
I've built a NIP-05 registration tool ( https://ok0.org/nip05/ ), and I want to be able to verify if the npub actually belongs to the user who is registering. The easiest way to do this is to ask the user to add their desired NIP-05 ID to their profile prior to using the tool. This way the tool can check if it matches, which proves that is indeed their npub.
With Nostrudel doing the same checks itself, we're stuck in a chicken and egg situation. I don't think there's much value for the client to enforce it, so I'm hoping you may consider removing that check.

2024-09-17 21:27:49 UTC

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That's awesome Stu, looking good! 😊

2024-09-11 09:52:02 UTC

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I like 1 and 4 too

2024-09-10 11:21:22 UTC

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I knew it!

2024-09-10 11:18:44 UTC

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So you're saying there''s a chance!

2024-09-10 11:11:51 UTC

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But even the bit you said about always lying could be a lie, maybe occasionally you do tell the truth

2024-09-10 11:06:56 UTC

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Is this also a lie?

2024-09-10 11:03:07 UTC

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250,000 illegal immigrants a year is a crazy amount.

2024-09-10 11:02:44 UTC

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Why do you lie Mike?

2024-09-10 10:59:36 UTC

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But wouldn't that mean that people are expected to comply with noncompliance?

2024-09-10 10:42:47 UTC

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It could definitely be worse

2024-09-10 10:41:35 UTC

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The boomers are starting to die out, you need to act fast

2024-09-10 10:40:36 UTC

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Yeah it could be just the angle, it's hard to tell

2024-09-10 10:38:55 UTC

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That's a good baseline

2024-09-10 10:31:53 UTC

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Doing good, how about you?

2024-09-10 10:30:34 UTC

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What would the social enforcers enforce?

2024-09-10 10:28:26 UTC

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What were your other choices?

2024-09-10 10:22:23 UTC

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I'm guessing this is sarcasm?

2024-09-10 10:21:01 UTC

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It looks like it may be a rocket.

2024-09-10 10:18:43 UTC

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Enjoy it while it lasts, tits sag eventually.

2024-09-05 22:41:55 UTC

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I think you're right, someone is trying to make a point one way or another. It is fair criticism, censorship resistance applies to everything, including spam, so it's a tricky thing to solve.

2024-09-05 21:13:12 UTC

If you are using wss://n.ok0.org - rest assured that I do check it every day and tweak the write policy to block annoying spam, such as this most recent ReplyGuy shit.
Free relays are vulnerable to spam in general, but paying to relay is not a solution.

2024-09-04 18:49:09 UTC

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They are, I'm just curious why someone would run them just to shit up a free relay, they don't appear to be trying to accomplish anything else though.

2024-09-04 18:43:28 UTC

What is up with people spamming free relays just for the hell of it?
https://cdn.satellite.earth/68eff48647cf906d83b5c6d03954656758559452618a31b331eab9bf3f28d078.png

2024-09-04 00:42:27 UTC

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test

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2024-09-02 18:55:25 UTC

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2024-09-02 18:32:20 UTC

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2024-09-01 21:38:06 UTC

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Haha yeah Nostr is a bit like that, I come back to it periodically too

2024-09-01 21:34:23 UTC

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I do remember you Stu, good to see you again! :)

2024-09-01 21:33:17 UTC

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Hey Stu!
I've been changing the write policy on wss://n.ok0.org to fight some annoying spam, wanted to make sure it won't affect legitimate users too much.

2024-09-01 21:24:48 UTC

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test3

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2024-09-01 21:24:41 UTC

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test1

2024-09-01 21:23:06 UTC

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2024-06-30 02:46:14 UTC

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I can set up your NIP-05 to be an e-mail alias if you want, DM me with the address you want it to point to.

2024-06-02 14:49:15 UTC

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It makes all the difference though, Bitcoin can't "fix money" if it's not viable money.
I agree that bootstrapping is a very challenging part of growth, and I don't know how you motivate people to put time and effort into something without the promise of a lambo in future, but if we want to "fix money" then we have to move on from Bitcoin.

2024-06-02 14:46:59 UTC

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Bitcoin changing hands is not circulation in the economy. How many of those transactions were Bitcoin being exchanged for goods and services?
FIAT is also in the billions of transactions per day, but I digress on this point.

2024-06-02 14:36:15 UTC

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They are not arbitrary rules, they are basic economic principles. Currency needs to circulate.

2024-06-02 14:35:23 UTC

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Agreed

2024-06-02 14:34:20 UTC

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That's fair, in general though the effects of deflation are fairly well understood and they absolutely kill economies, since people are incentivized to hold on to their bucks instead of spending them.
My argument is not that Bitcoin is useless, but rather that it's a speculative asset which makes it unfeasible as a currency.

2024-06-02 14:32:30 UTC

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Other cryptos could become just as secure through growth, but I guess the incentive to invest hardware in them is somewhat diminished if you don't believe their value will moon.
Bitcoin's security, ironically enough, is driven mostly by speculation.

2024-06-02 14:30:22 UTC

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I have been explaining why I said that Bitcoin is a speculative asset akin to a tulip.
What else should I say? I'm not here to sell you anything, I'm just pouring some cold water on the hype. Frankly even the hype is often driven by people hoping the price will pump.
We should be realistic about why people buy Bitcoin and what its primary usefulness is right now.

2024-06-02 14:23:06 UTC

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I acknowledge the points you made, Bitcoin is secure because it is popular, it's hard to attack because of that. That's cool, I don't see how that changes what I said originally about it being a speculative asset, not a viable currency.

2024-06-02 14:21:41 UTC

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Tulips also kept appreciating to ever higher peaks and nobody believed they would ever go down.
There is no incentive to spend it when it's going to be worth more tomorrow.

2024-06-02 14:20:19 UTC

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You're meant to have some coins in your account for the daily shit you need, but real money gets invested, not held.

2024-06-02 14:16:01 UTC

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It's a good investment, not a good currency.
A lot of effort went into growing tulips too.

2024-06-02 14:14:36 UTC

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Deflation kills economies way faster than inflation ever could, and bitcoin's value is truly tulip-level, it can never go down!
How is Bitcoin going to replace money when it makes more sense not to spend it than to buy things with it?

2024-06-02 14:11:58 UTC

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True, though at the same time it's one of its downsides, surely there must be more power efficient ways of PoW consensus than warehouses full of ASICs.

2024-06-02 14:11:14 UTC

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The only properties that Bitcoin has are its value keeps going up and lots of hashing power is wasted on it, so it's costly to try and hijack.
That make it a good investment, not a good currency.

2024-06-02 14:10:00 UTC

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They buy BTC because it's a good investment asset, there is definitely no point in holding FIAT. And there shouldn't be, currency is not meant to be held.

2024-06-02 14:08:00 UTC

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It's not viable money if it makes more sense to hold on to the currency instead of using it to buy stuff with it.
That turns it from currency to a speculative asset. A secure speculative asset I guess, but a tulip nonetheless.

2024-06-02 14:02:17 UTC

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Bitcoin is only more "secure" because it's big, not because it is technically more advanced.
A coin which always appreciates in value is useless as currency, since it will always make more sense to just hold on to it rather than use it to buy stuff.
People don't buy Bitcoin to buy stuff.

2024-06-02 13:57:04 UTC

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Bullshit. Sending cents worth of "zaps" doesn't prove usefulness, it's make pretend. People who buy real money worth of Bitcoin, do so because they believe its value will go up.

2024-06-02 13:55:55 UTC

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I'm not here to fix anything, I'm just here to speak some truths.

2024-06-02 13:55:33 UTC

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I mean for starters, there are hundreds that are literal technical clones of Bitcoin, how are they any worse?
Bitcoin is just the one that gained perceived value, it's only better because it's a speculative asset.
Monero for example, while not perfect, is superior in almost every way.

2024-06-02 13:52:52 UTC

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But that's the thing, crypto shouldn't be about USD gains. Any crypto which is centered around "gains" cannot be a successful currency.

2024-06-02 13:51:49 UTC

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There are plenty of other cryptos that are technically just as good, some quite a bit better, and that aren't just speculative assets.
The choice really isn't between USD and BTC.
Just look around Nostr, everyone here is buying Bitcoin for the lambo in the future, not to do their shopping with it.

2024-06-02 13:40:42 UTC

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Cryptocurrency is valuable and Bitcoin was a great proof of concept. But Bitcoin itself is not a viable currency.
Bitcoin right now is is just a tulip.

2024-06-02 13:27:22 UTC

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I'm listening

2024-06-02 13:23:05 UTC

Bitcoin is just a speculative asset.
People buy it in hopes that its value keeps going up and they will one day be rich.
Bitcoin is a tulip.

2024-06-02 12:07:43 UTC

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Throwing a shout-out to wss://n.ok0.org
It's a free non-cloudflare'd relay for everyone.

2024-06-02 11:47:21 UTC

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It's good you got to spend a few days there, where are you off to next?

2024-06-02 11:36:55 UTC

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Mais oui

2024-06-02 11:29:32 UTC

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That's cool, how long are you in Tibet for?

2024-06-02 11:22:57 UTC

Every single person in this video has died a long time ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UERgaTAPKb4

2024-06-02 11:17:49 UTC

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How do you deal with having to make casual conversation with someone you have nothing in common?
#asknostr

2024-06-02 11:00:13 UTC

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It doesn't really feel like it's dying, not even government bans can keep the kids off of TikTok and even bikie gangsters have active Instagram accounts.

2024-06-02 10:52:35 UTC

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Truth or dare?
#asknostr

2024-06-02 10:51:16 UTC

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Have you experienced it yourself?

2024-06-02 10:48:43 UTC

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It looks a little eerie

2024-06-02 10:47:56 UTC

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Do you believe in karma?
#asknostr