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2026-02-27 09:32:39 UTC

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For example, to get more useful and fact-based replies than this.

2026-02-27 09:16:49 UTC

Could we have something like @grok on Nostr? Maybe with Zap advances to pay / incentivize the AI.
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2026-02-08 11:33:03 UTC

On March 8, Switzerland will vote on whether to reduce the compulsory contribution that funds the country’s public service broadcaster. All major parties oppose the cut and argue that it would be dangerous for democracy.
I struggle with the idea that a centralized media institution is a reliable guarantee of pluralistic, objective news coverage and healthy political discourse. Yet I also find it hard to identify established democracies that function without some form of public broadcaster. The United States is an exception at the national level, but it is hardly a model for preventing a democracy from sliding into plutocracy.
The Swiss model—direct funding that is largely independent of the federal budget—does appear to provide stronger safeguards for editorial independence than systems like India’s, where the government both finances and can exert direct influence.
What do you think: are public service broadcasters essential to democracy? Do they strengthen checks and balances? And do they promote a plurality of views in the media—or risk stifling it?

2026-01-28 11:32:05 UTC

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And here's the link to the episode I was actually referring to:
https://quillette.com/2026/01/18/podcast-321-understanding-journalistic-groupthink/

2026-01-27 16:08:50 UTC

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I find it rather disappointing it uses its own centralized server to post rather than sending it directly to the relays and that the server returns a 500 response and the article isn't published.

2026-01-27 15:21:38 UTC

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What I like about Claude is it's MCP capabilities. By renting an inexpensive Linux host and running remote desktop controller on it, Claude became a personal assistant capable of installing and even coding its own tools (more mcp servers). Only the voice recognition is rather disappointing compared to chatgpt.

2026-01-27 10:43:20 UTC

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Is Decent Newsroom a decent Nostr applications? It posts new articles to `https://decentnewsroom.com/api/article/publish` which I wouldn't have noticed if wouldn't to an HTTP 500 response.

2026-01-27 10:40:20 UTC

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Is Decent Newsroom a decent Nostr applications? It posts new articles to `https://decentnewsroom.com/api/article/publish` which I wouldn't have noticed if wouldn't to an HTTP 500 response.

2026-01-26 07:12:15 UTC

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We evolved to hunt in hierarchical packs and to aggregate in larger herds with social conformity and contagions. Is it irresponsible to behave accordingly? If so, then this is because of cultural evolution. We value individual autonomy and strive for more efficient and just organizations of society. Institutions, education and technology help making such societal organizations more resilient.
How will Nostr contribute to increase efficiency and reduce oppression?

2026-01-25 22:06:18 UTC

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No, there's a fundamental difference between replacing one dictator with a supposedly benevolent new one and replacing dictatorship with robust decentralized self-governance.
There will be backlashes and regressions, but social progress is real and relativism is cynical.

2026-01-24 09:49:29 UTC

It makes things easier and it doesn't even look that bad.
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2026-01-21 18:45:28 UTC

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The tribes got larger with the formation of nation states. All human societies have some kind of hierarchical elements these are always reproduced by narratives. Storytelling and warfare might be what distinguishes us from other apes. The enlightenment let us question many of the stories that reproduced the feudal society but this doesn't mean we were left with no stories at all. Stories powerful enough to motivate men to sacrifice their life for some ideas, and certainly powerful enough for some people to have privileges other don't have. My point is, that the narrative based web of power and inequality relations is far more complex than a distinction between an exploiting class and the subjugated population. And that the remedy is not just eliminating "the system" but presenting new narratives that allow for a better organization of society.

2026-01-21 16:42:20 UTC

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Do you honestly think a few clever people just sat down and designed this? Isn’t it more plausible that it emerged over centuries through power struggles and shifting social norms?

2026-01-21 12:16:21 UTC

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They do have quite some influence on how many people spend their productive or destructive time.

2026-01-20 15:15:47 UTC

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It's totally unpredictable. Or maybe I just shouldn't drink coffee while on prednisone. But I'd prefer to quit the latter!

2026-01-20 08:57:49 UTC

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My last Double Espresso was before 3:00 p.m.!
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2026-01-19 06:37:08 UTC

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After a while of inactivity I'm still looking for the same features. Any recommendation for an Android client that provides a share target? Ideally it also supports multiple accounts.
#nevent1q…ph2v

2026-01-18 16:51:26 UTC

https://quillette.com/2026/01/08/podcast-319-how-to-think-like-a-human/
On the end of impartial journalism. How crazy religious tribalism and herd mentality sets the narratives in mainstream journalism. And how differently The Times of London reported about the Crimean war - the good old days ;-)

2026-01-17 15:38:09 UTC

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2026-01-17 00:58:57 UTC

l'm looking for a comparison of relay implementation to decide which one to install. There's a list at https://nostr.net/, it would be handy To have a table comparing the features.

2023-01-07 09:51:56 UTC

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Nostrpedia instead of Scuttlepedia?
https://viewer.scuttlebot.io/%25HJDkClk6Q%2FqkuLGwYvTNrKiNwV0oJmRNu6IkURzL7OU%3D.sha256