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2025-07-20 19:47:13 CEST

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But ironically those who say they always lie are also lying when they say it :)

2025-07-11 01:30:40 CEST

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In the past, all social interaction was fragmented. We went to different pubs and clubs. We lived in different towns and cities.
Most people were well known in their social circle but practically unknown in the next town.
Fragmentation didn't seem like a problem.
Why is it a problem now?

2025-07-11 01:20:52 CEST

I think, eventually, we'll have to pay people something like the average national wage to have children.
It's one of those things that seem inconceivable right up until it's impossible to see an alternative.
It's a bit like mobile phone use in that respect.
What do the #nostritches here think? #asknostr

2025-07-02 23:50:52 CEST

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We had one lesson on world affairs in our last year. It was taken by our maths teacher.
He did a ninety minute dash from gengis khan to the wipe out of the arawaks.
It was only years later I realised why he did it. People who hate socialism use the ussr as the example.
People who hate capitalism use swimdlers as the example.
Words like love and hate actually describe behaviours.
Words like capitalism and socialism only describe people.

2025-06-24 01:17:41 CEST

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Welcome Matthias. You've made a good start with the introduction.
Following subjects is one way I like.

2025-06-23 20:50:51 CEST

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Well it probably won't mayyer for bitcoin. A lot of quantum computing businesses are saying that. Apparently some networks like ETH will be a lot mOre vulnerable.
The truth is usually more boring than the hype.
Some kinds of Web cyphers could be I just trouble but they'll probably have some kind of matrix cryptography in place before that matters.

2025-06-23 20:46:38 CEST

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I must admit I'm starting to wonder if Wales was ahead of the game with their wind turbines.
Ecology aside, they are largely independent of oil gas prices which may yet come back to bless them.

2025-06-06 01:41:59 CEST

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I don't read a lot these days but a year is a long time. I've read a few this year but none this month, or even this spring I'd guess.

2025-06-06 01:40:02 CEST

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On the other hand the young un made so many enemies he lost his tag partners so it's harder to call.
On a semi serious note. I think Tesla could go to zero. It could be the biggest fall in history.

2025-06-06 01:37:12 CEST

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That sounds like special offers at supermarkets. It's actually worse cos you have less chance of getting what you want before it's sold out.

2025-06-06 01:35:13 CEST

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Once upon a time that was the only way to keep up. Google used to have an amazing RSS feed creator but like a lot of the best stuff they made they got bored and took their toys home.
Sorry. I realise reminiscing is little use but it's half an hour past bedtime here in the UK and I'm rambling tired :)

2025-05-31 00:42:47 CEST

It occurs to me that a #libertarian should support a falling birth rate, because beyond the short term pain should lie self reliance and devolved power structures.
#asknostr #discussion

2025-05-30 20:07:17 CEST

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Oh wrong person. Sorry. I was trying to welcome a new arrival and missed :(

2025-05-30 20:05:40 CEST

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Is that what causes that distinctive smell in the countryside especially? Never knew that.

2025-05-30 20:04:27 CEST

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Hello there

2025-05-28 02:44:08 CEST

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I'd go with presentation, or prestige, depending on the context.

2025-05-28 02:42:13 CEST

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Well there might be plastic involved at some point, but if it is it will be purely functional, and most likely in the hip region :)

2025-05-28 02:40:09 CEST

Here's the #Bitcoin pitch without the marketing fluff.
If you can afford to invest in #btc long term there's a decent chance it will be worth your risk.
The most significant risk is that all value will be lost as the world population shrinks.
That risk is as real for bitcoin as it is for gold or platinum.
It doesn't matter what you hoard, you're betting there will be enough people around to want it.
That proposition uses to be a given, but that was then and this is now.

2025-05-28 02:33:28 CEST

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As someone who is ageing, I can assure you grace is a myth :)

2025-05-18 11:13:57 CEST

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That's an interesting development. I like the idea of #Monero #xmr #tipping.
I may dip my foot in there. We'll see. In any even I approve.

2025-05-13 01:05:38 CEST

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It's a calendar for #xfce based #Linux distributions such a #manjaro which I use.
https://docs.xfce.org/apps/orage/start

2025-05-13 00:26:50 CEST

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It's actually relatively easy if you're not connected to the Internet at all, but you'll have to be far enough away that it can't detect a network at all, that or you need to be able to disable WiFi on your device.

2025-05-13 00:22:32 CEST

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I like #orage but it's probably a lot off effort if you don't use #xfce

2025-05-12 01:44:16 CEST

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Actually I think that's quite a popular opinion. I know quite a few people who think the same.
I'm on the fence but I certainly don't think you're in a minority there.

2025-05-12 01:37:53 CEST

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Actually Marx and Nietschie are equally misunderstood I think.
I think they were both trying to explain the political times they lived it
It isn't really fair that we treated them as ideals for living.
I don't think either of them claimed guru status.

2025-05-12 01:34:50 CEST

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Well sort of. I tend to pay for my vpn in btc when the price is high. So for example I bought a few months worth last bitcoin peak.

2025-05-12 01:32:04 CEST

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I'd like to believe Spinoza, that you can understand reality, but I suspect wittgenstein was closer to the truth in his early days when he argued that you couldn't use language to explain reality.
This has sometimes been translated as him saying as philosophy is bunk, but I don't think that's quite fair.
But back to the question and my answer would be wittgenstein.

2025-05-11 02:16:38 CEST

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It's always puzzled me that father's day is global but mother's day varies by country. We had ours quite a few weeks ago.
So I'll have to say kudos to American mothers this time around.

2025-05-10 23:24:46 CEST

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It's exactly the same reason people choose windows and macos over Linux.
And the same risks and rewards apply. #Apple and #Microsoft would have to disable users computers at #trump's order.
But there's no executive order he can sign to turn off my #manjaro box

2025-05-10 23:18:58 CEST

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It is a good idea. In the UK the sweet spot would be an iPhone se 3rd gen as it is still updating. It's a small phone so you might not want it as a main but for testing the £215 price tag second hand is about right.

2025-04-26 23:57:40 CEST

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There's part of me thinks we could be second guessing #satoshi forever and while it's good fun it's not really useful.

2025-04-26 23:56:10 CEST

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I don't know if I have a favourite but I'm gradually starting to use #amethyst more and #coracle less.
That's more because I'm still at the computer less though. I like Coracle well enough.

2025-04-25 20:17:17 CEST

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In a way I do that with #Matrix #chat because it works on every device and allows me to save photos of real world objects.
I could never trust zuckleberry finn enough to enter his house but I can see how some would.

2025-04-19 02:27:47 CEST

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To be fair I don't know if the UK one still works. I haven't used it in a while. It used to be a normal London number 0207 084 7911

2025-04-18 19:46:57 CEST

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I knew I'd regret that illustration point. I thought of a better one after, that gold is the standard because it has the right level of rarity. Rhodium is too rare and copper is too common etc.
There's no real point editing your posts here though because you never know which version a relay will pick up anyway. That's kind of a weakness and a strength, as well as taking me even further from my original point :)

2025-04-13 03:00:30 CEST

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I don't know how it's worked in the USA but here in the UK since Guinness has become trendy it's got a lot dearer, and as a lifelong Guinness drinker that seems a little unfair.

2025-04-13 02:58:56 CEST

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We don't really know what anything's worth though, not really. It might well turn out the rarest thing in the universe is actually water.
From the cosmology I've read lately it's certainly starting to look that way, and water is sold everywhere, far more readily than gold.
I actually think it's no value that matters. It's belief. The usd isn't the reserve currency because it's more valuable. It's because people believe in its stability.
My hypothesis maybe be tested in the near future. That would be interesting.

2025-04-13 02:03:49 CEST

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Are you sure that's true? I know some do but others like Bisq don't. It might be broadly true though.

2025-04-13 02:01:32 CEST

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Oh I know there's no reason for it. I the reason is cultural rather than technical.
A lot of people here are #Bitcoin maximalists. Or at least they were in the early days.
But I'm an early arrival who isn't all that active on social media so I may have an outdated perception.

2025-04-13 01:57:34 CEST

I really like #horror #movies but I've always had a pedantic aversion to monster insects.
It's stupid I know but I'm constantly distracted by my inner voice.
"Exoskeletoms don't work like that. Ridiculous" etc

2025-04-13 01:48:33 CEST

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I think it was decided this place would be #btc #lightning based early on.
Though is a sizeable #xmr contingent here and we often post our wallets.
I used to list mine in my profile but I haven't been as active here recently.
I might do that again.

2025-04-13 01:43:21 CEST

I don't know how this #tradewar will go but I do know how anti immigrant sentiment will affect the #USA
Their #tourism industry will take a big hit and I'll tell you why. I'm getting older and when I go on holiday I don't want to be inconvenienced by us immigration.
I don't have time for that and frankly it's an irritation I don't need. A lot of British people are reporting these issues lately and it's being received loud and clear.
America doesn't like foreigners anymore. That's loud and clear. We'll steer clear.

2025-04-11 01:16:56 CEST

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Well all countries are temporary in the end, just as planets are and even galaxies, but I take your point.
China isn't going to give up their 50 year plan for an old codger like Don

2025-04-11 01:15:11 CEST

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My guess would be it's more often used as a company name than a technology, as least in the mainstream.

2025-04-11 01:13:32 CEST

I think #China will give in eventually, if #Trump holds out, but it's going to take more than 6 months and probably closer to a year so I hope his buddles are up for the long haul.
What timescale do other people see? #asknostr

2025-04-07 00:57:27 CEST

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I'm not sure that's true. I think most people here are agnostic. I'd like to see this platform grow foe the same reason I'd like to see #mastodon grow.
I want #diversity
I don't tend to care that much whether people agree with me. I say what I want.
Most people here have been respectful though. Well either that or I'm muted a lot :)

2025-04-06 13:08:11 CEST

An uncomfortable thought. Over time, has #nostr has narrowed its focus too much?
If you look at the streams you'll see how many are about #money in some form and and how few are about anything else.
I don't think it was always like this. What do others think #asknostr

2025-04-05 00:21:12 CEST

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I used to use speed. I still do in a browser. It's pretty good. I had no issues.

2025-03-14 23:44:19 CET

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What kind of Internet would that turtle build?

2025-03-12 23:28:43 CET

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That's a useful feature. It's not enough to make me enter the Apple orchard but it's decent.

2025-03-12 23:27:15 CET

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I think I've read that not all relays honour mutes. And I guess it's possible when different clients use differnt sets of relays they reflect this.
Maybe someone will have a more definite answer?

2025-03-12 23:23:37 CET

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So you only see replies and zaps?

2025-03-12 23:17:42 CET

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What exactly does it do? I've never used Damus.

2025-03-12 22:30:25 CET

Seeing a thread about #shitcoins made me think. Having a lot of nonsense coins clouding the market is a big problem.
But the often cited trope that there's nothing #Bitcoin can't do is simply not true.
#btc can't do what #xmr does. That's a verifiable fact. And it can't do what exchange coins do either.
There are some undeniable needs for other coins. Rather than ranting against #shitcoins we should be explaining things properly.
People have to make informed decisions for themselves. If they can't do that they might as well stick with #fiat

2025-03-12 22:21:04 CET

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Yeah the problem with toxicity, like a lot of modern sociological nonsense is this.
It's actually a mask term for something older and when you strip it bare you see it better.
People are generally toxic because they are nasty small minded people.
There's nothing wrong with calling out dodgy promoters, but if you do it without malice it usually sticks better.
There's also an arrogance to #Bitcoin puritans that's hard to stomach for many new arrivals that often escapes the hamdwringer.
And that's another modern mask word. A maximalist is really a puritan. Let's strip that bare too.

2025-03-12 21:28:44 CET

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I suspect that won't last. The people who bet on this are betting against the USA. Buffet certainly is and hate him if you like but he tends to back the right horses.
I think we're in for a world recession. The last one saw the rise of the USA. Maybe the next one will see its fall.
Where's that prediction site where you can bet on things like this? I'm going to take a small punt.

2025-03-12 21:22:54 CET

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Well the theory working its way round the #infosec world is the south African immigrant left some servers exposed. So he was more the victim of his own incompetence than any villain.

2025-03-12 21:17:47 CET

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My wild guess would be, they only accept a certain number if simultaneous connections.
So maybe they drop inactive ones to make space. I would hope only free relays behave that way.
I'd hope paid relays have set contention ratio at the very least.
I'd be interested in other comments on this.

2025-03-11 21:30:33 CET

It's strange to think how little politics really matters. It's very unlikely the UK will crack nuclear fusion, because it's a very tough nut.
But if they did, it would matter more than everything that's happening in the world right now.
Politicians think they're leading, but they've always been following the engineers, certainly since #JohnHarrison and probably since the original wheel maker.
#politics #engineering #science

2025-03-09 22:13:44 CET

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The VPNs that seem to do best in the area of dedicated IPs are Express, Nord and Surfshark, but the safest way around this is to set up your own. Digital Ocean was the cheapest way to do this last time I looked.

2025-03-09 17:49:49 CET

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Thank you. I try my best :)

2025-03-09 17:47:14 CET

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Some people are serious and some people are dry. I like to think I fall into the second class :)

2025-03-09 17:43:17 CET

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Don't worry we're not sensitive; that's the French :)
How many more nations can we insult before the end of this thread⸮

2025-03-09 17:40:57 CET

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Well I don't know who Stache is. I'm very old. A lot of these memes pass me by, but at least this thread go more engagement because I blundered in :)

2025-03-09 17:39:14 CET

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Well I'd argue it's more fun now you have someone to disagree with. I'm always happy to play devil's advocate. General agreement no fun. You need a dissident and I'm happy to play the role :)

2025-03-09 17:36:02 CET

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That's very true and to be fair, I don't know the specific case you're referring to anyway as whatever it is not really big news outside the USA.
I was just making the general point :)

2025-03-09 17:14:51 CET

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I don't understand why any of this matters. People will do what they wanna do. Depending on the current Overton window, some people will have to hide what they do.
It just doesn't matter! It's wasted energy. Very few changes are intended anyway. Trump probably didn't intend the EU to get independent nuclear weapons they can attack the US with, but that's what's happening.
Ideologues always think they can design a plan and it will work. Then people improvise and the plan gets ruined.
There isn't meant to be one way of living. Humans are not designed for that. Some will rebel and some will pretend to toe the line, but very few will actually behave as we want them to.

2025-03-09 01:19:15 CET

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Welcome aboard.
People here seem to expect new users to arrive all set up with lightning nodes. They're an optimistic bunch :)

2025-03-09 00:56:02 CET

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I used to use Bitify, but I don't know if it's still around.

2025-03-09 00:54:14 CET

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I'm saying banks are the problem and he's not interested in that problem because they're his mates probably. Whatever the reason, without that, the rest will crumble.
If he leaves the banks with the power, he won't save the economy. He's rearranging the deck chairs. It won't stop the ship sinking.

2025-03-08 17:18:05 CET

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Over the years I've been interested in #Bitcoin I've become increasingly aware there are more use cases in the #USA than in most of the #EU.
Over here, ordinary people have had ways of holding Gold, Silver and other precious metals for a while.
Over here we can always move money between banks, irrespective of banking hours, using FP (Faster Payments.)
Over here ordinary people can hold multiple currencies digitally, using several services without onerous registration.
There are some use cases of #BTC that are irreplaceable, but many of the ones cited in the #US are ridiculous made up problems your banking system has dreamt u by itself.
I said at the outset of #Trump's rise, if he was serious, his first move would be sorting out your banking system. Second term and nary a mention. He's just a shyster until that happens.
#money #banking #finance

2025-03-08 15:07:55 CET

I've seen a few requests to #chat lately. So I wanted to make something public.
I don't intend to use private chat here, not ever. I don't use it on #mastodon and I never used it on twitter either.
And I have some unsolicited advice too.
We should only use chat services that use publicly audited #e2ee and there are no exceptions to that.
Anything else we say must be treated as public record, because if it isn't now it will be at some point.
What do other #nostritches think? #asknostr

2025-03-06 00:55:43 CET

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I remember when I used to trust the figures economists presented us with, but then I grew up and realised it's all smoke and mirrors. I'm not saying they're lying. I'm staying there's no way to measure a system as complex as a large country.

2025-03-06 00:52:03 CET

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I tend to look from the other angle actually. I try to figure out what the eaterie sells most of. That's usually the dish they cook best.

2025-03-04 02:09:02 CET

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Well I guess that depends how determined we are. If we really wanted to stop all that we'd start using gold again, or even barter. We're just too lazy to make the effort :)

2025-03-04 02:06:30 CET

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What do you mean by recently? I just checked and the markets seem to be dipping right now.
What timescale are we talking with the rise, over was period?

2025-03-01 00:08:50 CET

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I thought the reaction was mixed in the USA? That's how the UK have told this story, on balance. Are you saying there was more surprise in America.
This side of the pond it's gradually dawning on us that we have to go to war with Russia by ourselves.
Some of us always knew this. The only thing I was surprised by was trump sounding like a war could be avoided. That was a bit naive.

2025-02-20 21:57:58 CET

The world is becoming a lot more exciting lately. It looks like #Trump and #Putin will be allies and #China and #Europe will be on the other side.
That seems pretty evenly matched to me. A lot of the world is going to be wiped out and a lot more made infertile by nuclear fallout but at least we'll have fireworks.
#asknostr is that too near the bone or did it make you smile?

2025-02-15 01:46:12 CET

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There are some very popular #hashtags such as #asknostr but none that deliver a firehouse, not that I know of.
Unless I'm misunderstanding you?

2025-02-15 01:43:46 CET

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Well I'd say it's 76k cos we don't use dollars to measure #btc here :)

2025-02-15 01:41:45 CET

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I think it will sort itself out. If more people have to pay for healthcare they'll be more selfish and have less kids and then we won't be able to pay pensions either.
It might take a generation for the old to die of to balance the demographics again but we'll get there 👌

2025-02-15 01:38:59 CET

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How would that be gauged? Different posts would be more seen by some relays and therefore in some countries.
Having said that I've seen a site that purports to do what you want and you maybe more trusting than me and believe it.
I can't remember the site now but someone will if you stick around.

2025-02-15 01:35:20 CET

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In one sense there is no universal feed in #nostr as far as I can see. You see what your relays show you. That's the first filter, applied before any other.
That's probably true on Facebook and twitter too. It's just more transparent here.

2025-02-15 01:33:00 CET

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Well there is only really fiction you enjoy and fiction you don't.
Rationalisation happens afterward. We already know we like something and then we decide why that was.
It only seems like it's the other way around until you rationalise it 😊

2025-02-15 01:28:01 CET

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It's definitely worthwhile. People like statistics. It stands every chance of being well used.

2025-02-13 01:32:41 CET

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Someone once said inflation is just money passing from the young to the old. Likewise property price falls are just money passing from the old to the young.

2025-02-13 01:27:18 CET

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Even that prediction assumes the earth will survive, there won't be any large planetary collisions, no hostile aliens will arrive, the earth won't suffer population collapse.
1600 years is beyond prediction

2025-02-11 18:14:13 CET

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Well I'm tempted to say you're baiting us to reply :)

2025-02-11 18:11:59 CET

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I don't think so. I think the downward pull of venezuela disenfranchising btc as a currency will weigh it down for at least 6 months.
I'd like to be bullish but I need to be honest in my opinions.

2025-02-03 18:33:42 CET

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That was my thought, except I would add the word 'yet.'
All those tags could work in the #future but it's still too early.
It maybe worth preparing though, as long as you're prepared to bet on #nostr going #mainstream.

2025-02-02 12:47:30 CET

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I didn't even know there was a #covenant. And I'll bet I'm not in the minority here on #nostr

2025-01-31 01:55:26 CET

I was curious how large the immigrant population actually is in the #USA.
From what I can tell real Americans only make up about 2% of the population.
The immigrants who came over on boats about 400 years ago now make up about 98% of the total population.
That's pretty shocking #nostritches

2025-01-30 01:37:28 CET

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Odysee seems to be less used lately, by a lot of people.

2025-01-30 01:36:14 CET

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I'd start wondering why something like that was on your mind :)

2025-01-29 20:50:34 CET

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What country is this. I'm UK based. It seems to download and update here. I don't know if it works because I think most of the features are already available to UK citizens elsewhere from what I read of the service.

2025-01-29 01:33:22 CET

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Well if you mean this one then no. If this was a stunt to promote the app then you caught me :)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fedi

2025-01-25 15:45:44 CET

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Yeah I'm not keen on eyes. New entrants don't know what it means and the rest of us are bored with it.
But I guess that's the way all #memes work?

2025-01-25 15:38:39 CET

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#AI can be used in #DeFi #apps of course the question is should it and why should it.
Where #nostr is concerned I suppose the main use would be filtering spam in #relays.
What alternative uses do you see?

2025-01-25 15:35:31 CET

I can't believe a large #coffee #latte is now £4.15 in the #UK. It's now quite a bit more expensive than the #local indie #shops and #cafes

2025-01-25 00:17:47 CET

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We probably need to eat them really. Who knows how sophisticated molecular recombination will bein the future :