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 Is there a simpler way to implement private file uploads for premium Nostr-build users on my web app? 

I already suggest your site for file uploads, but a one-click private upload option would be way more convenient.

This is the project & private file upload is the most requested feature. 
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 We don't live in a Matrix, but it also isn't a completely organic world. Things are more designed than normies like to believe. 
 A few years ago, I probably would have skipped this message after reading just the first line, but now I very much agree with everything you said. 

Letting the state become this big was already a huge mistake, and democracy has enabled it by giving people a false sense of control. 

We've basically surrendered and given up all our rights for now.

Have you ever thought about some better option than democracy? 
 Gm, have a wonderful day my friend 🫡 
 I really need help understanding international politics, especially American involvement in the Middle East & Israel. I'm quite confused.

> Is it true that most of the wars the U.S. has fought in the Middle East were primarily in Israel's interest?

Is this true, partially true, or completely false?

> If true, why are Americans allowing it? Are they unaware of this, do they support it, or is there another reason?

>If not, how do people explain the "Clean Break" memo, AIPAC funding, and the seemingly unwavering support for Israel's current policies?

I genuinely want to understand this and mean no harm to anyone.
https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-10-08-us-invaded-iraq-zionism-george-w-bush.html 
 I also read that it's the only foreign lobby that doesn't have to register as such, funded by BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard, giving it virtually unlimited money. They supposedly fund both parties, especially during primaries, to eliminate anyone critical of Israel.

Is this true? I've read this from multiple sources, but it seems too crazy to be true. 
 Around a year ago, I read a book called The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy.

It was so shocking that I started doing research just to debunk those claims for myself. But the more I looked into it, the more bizarre it got.

Your note feels like a summary of the book—it even cites multiple examples of the systemic abuse of anti-Semitism stigma. 
 I greatly admire Benjamin Owen. Unfortunately, he was one of the early victims of cancel culture. I wasn't aware that his podcast was on foundation. Thank you for sharing!  
 I'm not American, but it was actually one of my American friends who suggested I do more research on WWII and the Bolshevik Revolution. 

He also recommended some WWII documentary titled Europa: The Last Battle. I haven't watched it yet, but I plan to. 
 I'm not a Tesla hater, that's a good product. 
 No, it's a bus 🚌 
 Not this one tho 😅 
 GM

A miserable day weather wise here today.

I don't care though, because I'm heading back to th... 
 Gm 🫡  
 GM Nostr. 

I was chatting with a friend about MLS messaging yesterday and he said something that... 
 Gm 

If we somehow make this happen, it'll be a game-changer. 
 GM 🫂☕✨🌞💜 
 Gm 🫡 
 I also rewrote the zPay.live backend in Go. It's not only 40% faster and 70% less compute-intensive but also highly scalable. 

Even with 10s of 1000s of users on your self-hosted version, you wouldn't break the AWS Lambda free limit, which is unimaginable with Lnbits or BTCPay servers.
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 I will also probably never use this service myself, but I want it to exist as a viable option for people who need it. 
 Cherry On Top: Self-hosting zpay.live is entirely free. 

It's so lightweight, you wouldn't even need a full server. You could deploy it on a serverless lambda function on AWS, Azure, or any other platform. 

Even with 10k-20k users on your self-hosted version, you'd never break their free limits.
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 I also rewrote the zPay.live backend in Go. It's not only 40% faster and 70% less compute-intensive but also highly scalable. 

Even with 10s of 1000s of users on your self-hosted version, you wouldn't break the AWS Lambda free limit, which is unimaginable with Lnbits or BTCPay servers.
https://i.imgur.com/GsdV03z.jpeg
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 Good morning and pura vida, Nostr! It's time to create notes and send zaps! 🫂🤙🏻💜

Kee... 
 PV 🫡 
 Good morning, Nostr ☕️

Thanks for all the Aurora Borealis pictures last night :)  
 Gm 🫡  
 If you've got to get up early for a commitment and don't want to get stuck somewhere away from ho... 
 Nicotine really makes a difference, not only keeps me active, but also helps in concentration, improvement is so noticeable. Especially with zyn, experience has become so much better. 
 On Nostr, you don't need 500 verified followers for monetization. Just grab a lightning wallet, some clients even have built-in ones! 
https://image.nostr.build/8527043d08adb595b779ad93d666d5490da7835a4d6175bdc42b9035c0c28fec.jpg 
 Even on the hosted version (zPay.live), invoices are still generated directly from the creator's wallet. There is no intermediary involved in the transactions. 

Even if I wanted to take a commission, I couldn't, this was the exact intention. 
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 Cherry On Top: Self-hosting zpay.live is entirely free. 

It's so lightweight, you wouldn't even need a full server. You could deploy it on a serverless lambda function on AWS, Azure, or any other platform. 

Even with 10k-20k users on your self-hosted version, you'd never break their free limits.
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 Whether to use paywalls or not will be entirely up to you, as the consumer, & the creator. 

As a developer, I'll do my best to offer it as an option when needed, that doesn’t suck.

My priorities will be security, reliability, performance and of course, new features, it follows V4V model like all my other services. 
 gm #nostr 

TGIF. 
 Gm 🫡  
 Preparing zPay.live code for open-sourcing and one-click self-hosting. https://image.nostr.build/f52b62b6a9dea4eaa07aa46b5d39fdcfdc7e9eab53521d8564f8849c02eecfa2.jpg 
 Even on the hosted version (zPay.live), invoices are still generated directly from the creator's wallet. There is no intermediary involved in the transactions. 

Even if I wanted to take a commission, I couldn't, this was the exact intention. 
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 Ceasefire 👀🤞
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 nostr:npub1cmmswlckn82se7f2jeftl6ll4szlc6zzh8hrjyyfm9vm3t2afr7svqlr6f I love the zpay you built. ... 
 Working on both NWC & extension support. 
 I'm envisioning an app more like Lego model, a clean page, minimalist interface and customizable blocks. Each block would serve as a shortcut, or widget for another app. 
 In the long run, an app like WebCore/AppCore could play a significant role. 

The ability to manage all apps, PWAs, and web apps in one place, with proper categorization, privacy-based recommendations, and the option to set any app or web page as the default for direct messaging, posting, or relay settings, could make a big difference.

I’ll need to put in more work to achieve this. https://image.nostr.build/ce304195b6ef0cb9a96cdd7336770cddef4462485f88b9ac4a19fd7f4fa83e93.jpg 
 I'll let you know very soon. I'm building a separate app to access all of them. Thanks for asking. 
 I'm envisioning an app more like Lego model, a clean page, minimalist interface and customizable blocks. Each block would serve as a shortcut, or widget for another app. 
 Good morning.

Does anyone know who is behind zpay.live? 
 👋 
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 I'll let you know very soon. I'm building a separate app to access all of them. Thanks for asking. 
 Gm 🫡 
 I'm currently working on it, using your libraries. Your work is truly phenomenal, thanks.  
 Idea of "super app" makes me little uncomfortable, but you executed it best way possible.  
 Wow, the irony in this post is astonishing. Imagine writing all this about a person and then calling them toxic. These people have no self-awareness. 
 Go is the way for backend.

Kotlin when you need it.

C will stick around forever for some use ca... 
 I love the simplicity, speed & maintainability of go, perfect for web backend. Also, I'm hopeful that zig gains more popularity, it's perfect C substitute/replacement.  
 zPay.live is now a PWA, which means you can install it as a standalone app on any device! https://image.nostr.build/274b03dfbd9a0623fd9640da0ad4157b5c6d903ab2a263776d45fedc99ef9197.jpg
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 This weekend hopefully  
 Cloudflare just mitigated a 3.8 Terabits per second DDoS attack on one of their customers, the largest ever recorded. If it had been Vercel, that person would have been bankrupted. https://image.nostr.build/aa52e531c746484c17953d58dc0d88e77232105a6397ac98621311dcdd0faa75.jpg 
 Enhancing the shareable QR code. Sharing paywalled Qrcode & Url is a critical part of the user flow, I want to make experience better for both creator and buyer.
https://i.imgur.com/5jEEvVv.jpeg
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 You can use phone camera, or zPay.live "scan qr" button also let's you upload the picture of QR code.
https://image.nostr.build/b9bbb4a1cf6a139ee80fa5d5ceb1d1b2b015a4465fafe3cceeeb83594cf05832.jpg 
 zPay.live is now a PWA, which means you can install it as a standalone app on any device! https://image.nostr.build/274b03dfbd9a0623fd9640da0ad4157b5c6d903ab2a263776d45fedc99ef9197.jpg
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 New zPay.live paywall URLs are shorter and easier to share. 
https://paywall.zpay.live/rR7zPz
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 Enhancing the shareable QR code. Sharing paywalled Qrcode & Url is a critical part of the user flow, I want to make experience better for both creator and buyer.
https://i.imgur.com/5jEEvVv.jpeg
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 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics to ML and AI, I can only imagine the pain for physicists 😂
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 CS is multidisciplinary and includes some physics, but information theory at its heart is math, not even a natural science. 
 New zPay.live paywall URLs are shorter and easier to share. 
https://paywall.zpay.live/rR7zPz
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 Fixed 
 Fixing zPay.live DNS, 20 minutes downtime expected for some users.  
 Lol, did the open-source community accidentally just fix the LLM hallucination problem? 😳

Context:
It seems like the Shrek entropy sampler with early exit solves, if not significantly reduces, the hallucination problem with big boy models. Some people are running evaluations now, and so far, it seems promising. 👀 
 I did some testing with multiple types of models, also with the Llama 1b model. I haven't seen the official benchmarks yet, but improvements are very noticeable even on very small models.

System prompts:
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 It's a very early development. Feel free to test it out firsthand. I'll share updates once official benchmarks become available. 
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 o1 style chain of thought with a local Llama 1B model (aka shrek sampler) is mostly working...👀
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