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 Banning X only affects influencers. That's why I think it's really cool. Regular people don't use X. They don't lose anything.

WhatsApp on the other hand... 😱

Yes, he just needs an excuse to ban WhatsApp as well. 
 Brazil's Supreme Court judge.  
 Super cool that Brazil has banned X.

These are the types of actions that truly wake people up on how extremely weak their social media presence is. 
 Very easy. ISPs can see connections into Tor if you don't use a VPN from your device. 
 No, we download the ai model to the phone and run all translations locally.  
 Every time I switch away from #amethyst version 0.90.3 the #tor settings are reset to off and I'm... 
 What do you mean by switch away? Everytime you send the app to the background?  
 I like this nostr:npub1gcxzte5zlkncx26j68ez60fzkvtkm9e0vrwdcvsjakxf9mu9qewqlfnj5z but when you me... 
 If the relay is free, you are the product. You don't really control your data. You can be censored at any time. Not that different from Twitter. 
 Wishful thinking.  
 Custom widgets coming to Nostr by nostr:nprofile1qqs2l8tsgp6xgfrar87jg083hm5pum03ucujzlwxvdnt7da2gtg96dgpr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ez6vp39eukz6mfdphkumn99e3k7mgpr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ez6vpj9eukz6mfdphkumn99e3k7mgpremhxue69uhkummnw3ez6vpn9ejx7unpveskxar0wfujummjvu2l76yt's team
https://image.nostr.build/ddec5b5fb3ec282d32df7e303e77a5ca3fd18404a83cd288431a13b4b5e08d7f.jpg

https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/1454 
 It would be nice to have this baked into the app somehow.  
 Does it work all the time. Our current compressor is also ffmpeg, but I don't think it compresses really well most of the time. ☹️ 
 In amethyst, we do compress video and images using two different libraries.  
 This is what I was referring to when I said that nostr has “centralizing gravity”. 

This gui... 
 How the hell you read all that (which includes personal paid relays) and conclude it's centralizing? The international relay is used for reach in case people's client won't follow the outbox model. It's a fall back.  
 Don't choose random relays. That's not good. There are lots of relays tracking and selling people's data for profit. That's a terrible strategy.

Small relays work on amethyst and other outbox model clients, but many clients haven't updated yet, so the large relay helps with reach. 

Most importantly, you want to use the relays your friends and follows use. That's doesn't need to be a large relay. It just do happens that today, users haven chosen to centralize in large relays.  
 Yeah, outbox/inbox is the default now. But people need to choose their own relays. Otherwise no model will work.  
 More importantly, free relays will never be decentralizing.  
 Which client will remove follower counts first? 👀
nostr:nevent1qqspah8s3fky3hrprdg7aw6rl9fef57... 
 I am strongly considering deleting it and the follower list from profiles. No one goes there anyway.  
 How can I create a new anonymous identity to post with #Amethyst ? I heard nostr:nprofile1qqsqfjg... 
 People just create new accounts and keep switching them. But If you a looking for a specific impl, I am all ears :)  
 Primal-style wallet integration, but through single-click creation of a self-custodial, non-kyc nostr:nprofile1qqsyv47lazt9h6ycp2fsw270khje5egjgsrdkrupjg27u796g7f5k0spzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqgjwaehxw309ac82unsd3jhqct89ejhxqgnwaehxw309aex2mrp09skymr99ehhyecusqvd6 Hub instance with in-app channel management directly on Amethyst through Nostr Wallet Connect? 🤔

Would you use it at the current Alby hosting prices? 
 Quite expensive for new users though. 🤔 
 At some point Primal will start charging a similar amount as well, there is no way around it. These types services can only be free for a short amount of time. 
 Users don't even want to chose a relay... I am not sure if I will ever be comfortable with ecash mints.  
 What's the right price on your mind?  
 How long in the future is in the future? :) 
 Mint operators can run away with people's money. ☹️ 
 No, they can only close the channel. 
 It's a full node run by you. They just host it and provide a we app to manage it.  
 Ohh yeah, but no. The idea was to get everyone their own node.  
 This is great, Vitor. Thanks. If I knew how to hook up a wallet and send a zap I would do so. But... 
 nostr:nprofile1qqsyv47lazt9h6ycp2fsw270khje5egjgsrdkrupjg27u796g7f5k0spzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqgjwaehxw309ac82unsd3jhqct89ejhxqgnwaehxw309aex2mrp09skymr99ehhyecusqvd6 how can we simplify the onboarding process for people like Terry? 
 Hopefully analysts and educators out there can turn this quick and dirty post into a real guide with deeper analysis of what each relay operator is bringing to the table, their promises and policies. There are over 2000 relays out there. Lots of options. There is something for everyone. 
nostr:naddr1qq9hyetvv9uj6um9w36hqq3qgcxzte5zlkncx26j68ez60fzkvtkm9e0vrwdcvsjakxf9mu9qewqxpqqqp65wjvcq4q 
 Which client shows the "loading"?  
 Do they support blog posts already?  
 This should be included on the getting started guide. Excellent work! 
 Hopefully an educator will turn this shitty post into a real guide with ways to evaluate relays out there.  
 nostr:nprofile1qqs24yz8xftq8kkdf7q5yzf4v7tn2ek78v0zp2y427mj3sa7f34ggjcpzamhxue69uhhv6t5daezumn0wd... 
 Full bleed is better for images but a lot worse for texts to the point that users spend less time reading text and more scrolling through images. The current design is optimized for text notes.  
 as much as i like developments regarding nostr, i think relays will need to choose a path after t... 
 Shortish db (only last 3 months), but for small and large notes. 

Be the hub that connects every human post in realtime. Neither Tor, nor archival stuff.  
 Nice! I hope this dynamic relay command can help you change those limits on demand and let Clients adjust their queries. 
https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/1434 
 Take control of your verifiable life.
nostr:naddr1qq9hyetvv9uj6um9w36hqq3qgcxzte5zlkncx26j68ez60fzkvtkm9e0vrwdcvsjakxf9mu9qewqxpqqqp65wjvcq4q 
 Devs this new comment structure is getting ready to merge. Please take a look on the new ways to reference root and parent posts in reply threads. It won't replace kind1 replies, but it will work for everything else.
https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/1233 
 We really need to buy the .nostr top level domain. 
nostr:nevent1qqsgtqdfeq8jnud7fuca3g6gzcfnwy4k3gjrg6vqzpl7rgek0xqk30cpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hsygxhqr7pp4zha6hy7qhtqnt3tgz5sdlx3ghz6qgfwyuzchsszmwfncpsgqqqqqqsrsu0vz 
 "<thing> doesn't scale" is one of the dumbest things you can say to any new idea. Everything scales. If there are users using it, humans will find ways to scale it.

Scaling issues are always the best problems to have.

Now, if no one uses your thing though.. then it really won't scale. But not because it can't. 
 For all the new users, don't forget to setup your own webpage at npub.pro 😎

You can list your notes and/or your blogposts and separate them by hashtag. 
 Mas eles tem via extensao sim. 
 What do we have here... Is it my own shop page with blogs, store and checkouts? hah... 😎
https://npub1gcxzte5zlkncx26j68ez60fzkvtkm9e0vrwdcvsjakxf9mu9qewqlfnj5z.cypher.space/

 
 yep. That's what I do on https://crafters.amethyst.social/ 
 So, who is developing the Nostr-native Shopify?

Not shopstr, but a way to develop one's own store as a separate website as a service.

GM. 
 Personal domain is key, though. People want to develop their own brands. Otherwise, it's just ebay.  
 let's go!  
 Will users be able to change the design like Shopify does? Can they also run their own servers? 
 Keep in mind, there is no need to do everything. 

There are largely 3 separate ways to do e-commerce: 
- Shopify (my store, my things)
- Ebay (somebody's store, my things)
- Facebook Marketplace (no store, my things)

These are 3 separate product categories. Mixing these requirementrs in one project won't be good. Just pick what you are solving for and go for it. 
 nostr:nprofile1qqsyvrp9u6p0mfur9dfdru3d853tx9mdjuhkphxuxgfwmryja7zsvhqpzamhxue69uhhv6t5daezumn0wd... 
 Do you know which relays they were saved? 

Ideally you just need to move them to your Outbox/Home relays. 
 Are you using Amber by any chance? Amethyst will request Amber to decrypt every time the event comes from any relay 
 I don't understand where the torrent support is in the latest version of #Amethyst

#asknostr 
 It just displays a torrent when it shows up in the feed and if you click it it will open in your torrent app :)  
 Last one was 9 days ago. So I don't expect anyone to see them in the feed. 

but here it nostr:nevent1qqsdsg6x7uujekac4ga7k7qa9q9sx8gqj7xzjf5w9us0dm0ghvf4ugsntg3xc 
 Easier format nostr:nevent1qqsdagje94f42zqr0c8vn2rtzqmvtltsp09mdjzkkk7j4phg0u7u5fqpz3mhxw309akx7cmpd35x7um58g6rsd3e9upzq3svyhng9ld8sv44950j957j9vchdktj7cxumsep9mvvjthc2pjuqvzqqqqqqye4gr94 
 Hey nostr:nprofile1qqsyvrp9u6p0mfur9dfdru3d853tx9mdjuhkphxuxgfwmryja7zsvhqpzamhxue69uhhv6t5daezum... 
 You don't have inbox relays setup. Amethyst doesnt know where to get the Zap event and the sender doesnt know where to send it to.  
 Somebody needs to tell nostr:nprofile1qqszw5atr7s402sna6gx0ntr73snupey5nsfffvltphgy2pfe4v90mqpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcsvy0l9
nostr:nevent1qqs92je9092gaedt6gakrx666ka2tvcu77nkqmpf3s2cdek9nsv6dhcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsyg8wd6sn4w07t39x36hekx35lcq55e45qytu2rhz5c20fndftxmwwspsgqqqqqqsreejwn 
 Folks using Amethyst with UnifiedPush: see if the version 0.90.3 that just went out has working push notifications. 

We fixed a few bugs on the use of Unified Push. 
 Push only happens on DMs and Zaps :) 
 It should work for DMs and zaps 
 Try setting up your relays. Amethyst doesn't know where to get your posts.  
 It's not automated. You have to open a picture in full screen first, click share and add to gallery.  
 Of late #primal is doing much better job on notifications .. bit disappointed with #Amethyst .. a... 
 What are you missing? FYI, we just fixed a few bugs on version 0.90.3.  
 I believe they are Global by default 🤔 
 Settings, on the left drawer. Make sure to make a UnifiedPush service installed, like NTFY 
 Ohh you need to install the Fdroid version of amethyst. The one you are using uses the Playstore to send notifications  
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 You should make a collection of these posts in a new account and build a npub.pro site that just lists them as a guide to new users. 
 nice!  
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 Dumb me, it's already adjusted.