I’m not in the US so forgive me for not fully understanding but surely it’s a production tax or a property tax? For example, if you own land on which all that happens is rabbits enjoying themselves, do you pay tax on that?


What was the outcome?


Don’t fuck with Lyn Alden…


When Swan XRP only?


Amazing read. Thank you.


How were they hacked, was it all on an exchange?


Why is Rogan wearing a Boris Johnson wig?


Good morning, may your day be very merry.


Now that sounds like fun! Might mix it up a bit and put “Drug deal”.


Going to be a lot of work for one person.


So my bank is now insisting on my providing a reason each time I pay a new person from my account. Nosey bastards! They say it’s to protect me from fraud. I disagree.

Meh.


Good morning folks, wishing you a productive day!


It’s the trilema all over again…


Where does it say print cash, have fun?


Doesn’t Singapore have a rather authoritarian vibe going on? I’m only going on what a Malaysian was telling me..


Neither am I… As well as the influencing public opinion, you have politicians that are plainly bought out be major donors.


I disagree. Either have a democracy or don’t but selecting who can vote on what would lead to more bureaucracy and social tension. Doesn’t sound like a recipe for fun imo.


Because it’s too small?


That’s taking the piss. I make sure I’m never in the pics, they’re tracking a parcel, not h the human!


People who don't get welfare shouldn't be allowed to vote on welfare policy...


Agreed, except unlike the Fedi, it's not simple to spin up your own server. Been running my own solo instance for a while now and really like it as I never get caught up in Fedi drama! I heard folks way more tech savvy than me saying it's really tricky to set up a BlueSky instance. Plus it's another corporate vehicle. I'm not sure they're really that bothered about grass roots socials.


Not had an X account for a few years now! Appreciate the help though :)


Shame I can't add vids direct to Nostr but here's some music I made with Reks, Aroe, Artisan and Baron Demus a couple of years back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrHdRF89R-E


Taking a look at the website now... Looks very interesting.


He's got a point. However, as I have more anarchist tendencies I don't care where the celebrities post, I want the better tech without adverts and clout cunts.


Do they have good adverts on BlueSky?


Good morning folks.


Thanks, makes sense. I’ve seen other vids on here so just pressed upload. I think I only have one relay active. Not dug deep into how things work here yet.


Making chilled Hip Hop on a Sunday afternoon.

#HipHop #Chill #Dub #NoSamples


I did a workshop a few months back from a couple of musicians who are working on that show. Looks amazing!


Did he actually dig them?


Morning!


Fuck?!!


Either… only as have more plugins than I’ll ever use and samples are everywhere anyway. Appreciate I’m not joining in the fun, I’m a miserable bastard.


Same. Nothing worse than a music video with 2 minutes of stuff happening at the start. If I’m listening to music, I want music.


Apartheid is bad. Not a fan of it.


Edit: That should say power drop outs!


Defo a good move if you're prone to audio drop outs.


It's me isn't it?


Good to see the common comment of "It's just so much nicer here" applies to Nostr as well as The Fediverse.

Rage algorithms should be a small side-note in history.


Failing that, bleach.


Ah so it was dark! Now I know how come I have so many bad ideas.


Hello


This is our Bandcamp, if anyone here likes #TripHop and #Electronica

https://liotia.bandcamp.com/


With the ongoing shit at #Bandcamp it's likely many independent musicians will be looking for options. What's currently being developed on Nostr? #Music #MusicProduction #Creative


It's best to live with as close to £0 in the bank as possible. I go one step better by always being in my overdraft.

When my bank collapses, I'll owe them money instead. This will entitle me to 1 lol.


Herne Bay?


If you're ever unsure, just take all the pills, one of them has to be good.

Obviously this isn't medical advice. I'm not a doctor.


Just added.


And what's the likely hood of anyone actually running a server? My understanding is it would be pretty difficult.


#FreeTube still works for bypassing ads on YouTube if that's you thing. If you like watching ads, keeping doing your thing...


Best you can do is to just post to relays that honor event deletion (NIP-09).

https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/09.md


Interesting, I wasn’t aware these existed. Appreciated!


I'm still undecided about the lack of post deletion. I accept the argument that free speech is vital and that people should be able to stand by what they say. However, as I live in an increasingly authoritarian state and as yet, do not have the funds to move, I feel very restricted here knowing that my posts will always be traceable.

On the Fediverse my posts delete every two weeks, and whilst I appreciate some data will remain, at least I have the ability to minmise it.


Because he’s a silly billy?


Who is that?


Halloween in Camogli, Genova, Italy! 🎃👻🇮🇹

https://picsur.thesamecat.io/i/b11a9865-e99e-4060-ad08-1e118dc70565.jpg


Some music from my band #Liotia. Self hosted on #PeerTube

https://video.mxtthxw.art/w/2WLZvfG9cEZpUfZSUPsuCA


lol
https://i.imgur.com/cyE9jU8.jpeg


I hope so. Since Adam West quit Batman has been rubbish.


All that for a single webpage? Sounds like terrible engineering if you ask me.

I built my webpage with 0 and it bangs hard.


Definitely wasn’t all the alcohol or opiates.


Real-time text on Android and iOS is helpful for those with hearing or speech disabilities to converse in real time with text

https://void.cat/d/KTkd1NyfSmrWyj1AgF6mRY.webp

While texting is great for asynchronous conversations, calls are still the way to go if you want real-time conversation.

That's not an option for people who are hard of hearing or have speech difficulties. RTT or Real-time text solves this issue by allowing people to text in real-time. In this guide, Android Police explain the RTT feature, how to activate it on Android smartphones, and how to use it in different situations.

One benefit of RTT over text messaging is that it allows you to connect to businesses, government agencies, and emergency services. To connect to emergency services using RTT, all you do is dial 911 (in the USA) in RTT mode.

This feature makes emergency services accessible to people with hearing or speech disabilities and allows everyone to connect to emergency services without speaking. If you are in a situation where speaking out loud can be detrimental to your safety, use the RTT feature to connect to 911.

 To connect to government agencies or businesses, you can use the Relay service. People who are hard of hearing or have speech impediments can connect to the relay service by dialling 711 (probably also USA). An operator picks up their call and connects them to the desired service.

See https://www.androidpolice.com/what-is-rtt-calling/

#technology #disabilities #accessibility


I still Toot. This is a Toot.


Had a fantastic day. Thanks to everyone who came out to the Lightning meetup and all the freaks that showed us love.

Here’s your close out song:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZdJ5e70Q8mw


Love a bit of Armageddon me...


Unlikely. Whilst I did try building spaceships as a child, I got out of the habit and it might be hard to restart now as my folks didn’t own emerald mines, the VC scene in my area is pretty slim and don’t get me started on government funding!


I need to get more into gut health and looking after my microbiome.

Anyone into this kind of thing?


Good morning!


#perspective
This seems to be a fairly traditional Jewish man.  At least he knows where he stands and why https://video.nostr.build/e1dfae3c686e92a3be21b744569eee5a48d0a8040d2c0cdd4dd95437f3bc40bf.mov


Congratulations to my first buyer of my web store!

With the BTCART15 coupon you too can buy real art with real money!

https://image.nostr.build/0a96944b979705ae96799c6a76e0e4f41c7ea9873a2216dbe6b2047333d79551.jpg


Good morning.


Do people still use that web page? lol


Likewise, I really appreciate the first hour or so of the day.


You good?


It’s raining heavily and it’s cold but my cat is on my lap and purring, I have tea. All is well!


The road to Barnsley is similar.


Good morning folks.


Whoopsie!


Hola #nostr NEW MUSIC ALERT!

This is one is for my spanish speaking folks (or anyone who likes my voice lol)

Lmk what you guys think and please support and share💜

Los amo!!

https://wavlake.com/album/fdbb9d1b-b642-492f-a078-c110c50d772e


#Focusrite Extends Help to #Linux Developer to Enable Driver Support

https://news.itsfoss.com/focusrite-linux/


Nice, taking a look now. Especially valid seeing as Bandcamp also seems to be turning to shit. Cheers!


Learn to code they said ..


Hope your boat is ok!


Legging it with someone's iPad - Not theft.


True, that's why location matters. Either you need to be in a big city or offer residential facilities. The latter would be preferable for me.


he whole 'Small Boats' hype is a lot of bullshit. The number of refugees landing on the UK coast in reality is pretty low.

Fuck the hype merchants.


Possibly. The logical thing for me to do would be build a recording studio. Location would be important though.


Ah sorry 😂👊🏼


Oh wow, haha hello Matthew!


And to you Sir! Good luck out there.


Hiya Tim. It’s good to test each platform for good morningy capabilities. Fediverse is still the stronger good morning response but it’s still early here.


I’m cool with that but Richi Goldman-Sunak never shows up!


Good morning!


Good morning.


Wow!


Maybe they can’t get Palestine flags there? There’s already a lot of talk in the UK that could criminalise ‘using’ a Palestine flag. But hey, it’s the thought that counts…


Personally self hosting on Activity Pub is still the superior social media option. I can have a much more diverse line of conversation there. Nostr still feels like shouting into the wind but I totally appreciate it’s early doors here.


The rapture.


Morning!


Indeed. AI is only as accurate as the internet… I wonder how long before it ‘thinks’ everything is an advert.


Cheers! 👊🏼


Sorry to hear that, I was ill earlier in the week so today I’m going to relax and do things around the house that have fallen behind. Hope you feel better soon!


To function as a proper social media platform Nostr really needs some Phil Collins emojis.


And you Sir! Anything exciting planned?


I think the Fediverse already shows that non-algorithmic social media has a massive effect on behaviour. A lot less drama and bs there. Humans are basically decent when you don’t deliberately try and set them off against each other but the platform isn’t perfect (still a massive improvement). Let’s see what happens here.


Giant butt plug?


On the one hand I get the argument that #Brexit reduces centralised control and why have two governments etc. On the other hand, it's REALLY fucked things for the music industry. Something the UK used to do quite well in. Wasting time with CARNET bullshit this morning. Freedom of movement in Europe was a good thing. Nigel Farage is a benny, no matter how many Bitcoin conferences he attends, greasy bastard.


I totally get that. But I don’t record every conversation I have outside of the computer. I try to be open minded though so we’ll see how things progress.


It’s not about me having arguments on X. Not had algorithmic socials since 2018 so there’s not really anything to apologise for. More my posts are fairly mundane but they kill a little time (I’m writing this as I wait for my partner to come out of physio). But hey, love that folks are making the internet free and open again!


I know a lot of folks like the immutable nature of Nostr but honestly, I prefer an auto delete function. I use social media conversationally, I rarely make bold statements on anything in particular. Maybe immutable posts will modify my behaviour? I guess time will tell…


Cheers and likewise!


EOS lol. Those guys were fun…


Everyone should be able to create to Nostr experience they want. You know what you do and don’t want to hear. Freedom of speech doesn’t mean everyone has to listen.


It’s spelt Good Morning.


Zip Zap Rap


All this ‘maybe’ and ‘might do’ one or the other just do something already!


Good morning!


Hmm still feeling quite unwell with 3 bands to mix tonight. Going to try sleeping as much as possible till then.


Very cool, any good finds?


Edit: this post may contain levels of irony that folks won’t get until they know me.


Yeah I could never get the vibe there. I don’t need nonstop memes or abrasive conversation to convince me if a technology is valid. That website was always set up to drive engagement, therefor conflict. The Fediverse has been great in that regard and I’ve met a tonne of cool people there. It’s going to take a while before I can say the same about here but I’ll give it time. I want to use an internet where I’m free from bastards trying to manipulate my actions for their profit. It might be basic but if my data has value, I want that value!


Word.


Still have the Fediverse as my main platform. Not done fiat social media since 2018. Finding my way around but could definitely do with finding more privacy and tech news.


Hope I start to find more privacy focussed folks than Bitcoin content. That’s much more my area of interest.

I’m not anti at all, I just have different interests. #Privacy #Tech


Thank you and likewise to you Sir!


I saw Jameson Lopp take a dig at DMs on Mastodon the other day (which I already knew about). The message should be don’t use DMs for anything important on any social media platform. I’m new to Nostr so still learning how it works so thanks for pointing this out.


Good morning, woken up with a bit of a cold. That puts a dampener on plans for the day. Hope alls well in your world!


To be fair, the world’s been laughing at US Presidents for a while now…


Innit, that's not a proper breakfast presentation.


What the hell are the doing with those beans!?

That looks like some hipster shit. Peter should be taking you to a proper cafe.


Tell that to Craig Wright...


Add hominem then boil for 10 minutes. Keep stirring throughout.


Here's an idea, free Julian Assange and make room for actual criminals...

https://archive.ph/HcxBY


“1 American’s xm0ss light display uses more electricity than Denmark”

- The New York Times.

I think they could run these headlines infinitely.

“Total articles by the New York Times comparing electricity use to small countries uses more electricity than Sweden”.

5 minutes ago I was bored of this headline but now I really like it  :pg:


Everything he wants to do = good.

Anything that prevents him = bad.

Essentially there must always be non stop, unimpeded growth for humanity to survive, more energy, more people, more everything. This is followed by a section titled Enemies calling out anything vaguely collectivist eg. Sustainability, ethics, ESG etc. because that’s all communisms.

Reads like a Mantra for non stop techno-anarchy, possibly cocaine fuelled.


Morning.


Good morning, how are you today?


What’s it like to have a beer that tastes of something?


X wishes to remove XXX. In that case shouldn’t the website be called - XX?


It doesn’t. The other light turns red before.


I’ll grab my coat!


It’s a shame, it’s the best convo I’ve had one here!


I do now. But then maybe we all are?


Not until now but you’re giving me a great impression of who you are now, which is nice.


Everything is about me.


So a 20 year war with Iran now?


You're a curious little fellow. I like you.


It's just a generic descriptive term. If it provokes, that's on you.


An edit feature would be cool. The amount of times I get hijacked by spell check without noticing is a little embarrassing.


“Please disable your ad blocker”.

No. *Grumpy Phil Collins emoji*


Going to be reading Yano’s Variufakis’ new book alongside nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a ’s Broken Money. I try to learn from a wide variety of sources. I’ll be pretty slow at it but I’ll get there.


At some point I need to learn how to set up a Nostr Relay. On the #Fediverse I already have my own Mastodon and PeerTube instances. Part of what brings me to here is a desire to use the internet freely, without being monetised for my data every step of the way. I’m genuinely curious how the zaps feature will play out. I absolutely agree there should be a better way of paying all kinds of people for stuff they make. However, money isn’t the only motivation in life for me. I run my server at a (small) loss but the price was worth it, not having to have X/Meta accounts etc. and to avoid g00gle as much as possible. I dislike surveillance tech immensely.


Cheers Tim, likewise!


Agreed. There’s much of use, anything that helps people take more control over their lives is a positive, I fully get that but when it gets to gated communities or a change of money leading to The Rapture, I don’t vibe with it. I’d much rather talk about cats.


Humans are quick to respond to headlines on social media without reading the article. It’s something I’ve tried to stop myself from doing, for the kind of reasons seen here.


Hello Nostr, welcome to Monday.


It’s mad, you read the article and it explains what happens…


Oh shit!


Morning!


I had a period of a few years where I was shit scared of flying and I put it down to watching Concorde blow up over and over on YT.

I’m fine now but can totally relate to the morbid fascination.


Pretty sure there’s never been a war without war crimes.

Can anyone name a nice, well played war, where everyone played by the rules and no civilians got hurt?

Better to look at the crimes in the lead up to war, that’s probably more revelling. Once war begins, everything is fucked.

Also, who gets charged with these war crimes?


Stay humble and stack cats.

Am I doing this right?


Good morning! Looks very calming.


Okay, trying to get my head round #SatelliteEarth

Swinging my private key around like a badman. I hope no one steals my cat pics.


Funny how addicted folks are. It’s a crap website.


Is #Caturday a thing here? #Catstra
https://void.cat/d/Lw7SKhZ7j7BjCVH8vjgiPX.webp


Aww thanks Tim! And likewise so are you. 🫵🏽


War never really stopped….

Is there any era since the end of WW2 where the US hasn’t been bombing anyone either directly or by proxy?


Hello 🎸


Thanks, and the same to you Sir!


Good morning folks. What’s good this morning/evening etc?


Their band merch is rubbish.


Basic consumer advice.

I’m in need of a laptop carry bag. Sounds simple but I specifically want a decent quality shoulder bag that can fit a 2020 MBP, some headphones (sennheiser hd25). Power supply, two or 3 small tools and some electrical tape.

Are there any brands that might fit this criteria? Very much needs to fit those items and be hard-waring.

Found a couple but didn’t quite fit the headphones. I definitely don’t want something too big!

Any help/boosts welcome.


I have no idea what’s going on.


Hello, how are you today?


All he did was scam a load of money off some douchebags... #FreeTheFTXOne


Freedom to censor is a freedom all the same. Each instance can set its own rules. Much like the rest of humanity, sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes Nostr works, sometimes it doesn’t.

X and Meta never work lol


If a bitcoin conference falls in the forest and nobody hears it. Does it really exist?


Indeed, used to use it more but these days I’m not using groups so much.


He’s been really sweet. Lots of wild cats here!


On the beach today with Gums, our new friend. Sorry to hear about your others cats.
https://void.cat/d/H2q3oHPT85mh5Vu26QHsEE.webp


Don’t use Telegram. Isn’t it just for Crypto groups anyway? Haven’t come across any other type of use.

I stick to here, Fediverse, signal and shouting for communication these days


Morning, just woke up. A little fuzzy still…


I’m doing both.


Cunt for clicks has been surpassed by death for clicks. X never was a good website.


What about Peertube?


Bagged my own personal cat for the day. #Catstr
https://void.cat/d/Lrx7dvXwKMWctgb2hDnUbK.webp


Where? Would make life easier if I could see it…


Looks like a TSA ID page but I could be wrong…


Of course.


It is indeed, enjoy your day.


Like twerking?!


Always thought the whole conference thing sounded a bit like a circle jerk anyway but I’m not from the US, I think you have a lot more culture of that there.


Well it would be rude not to…
https://void.cat/d/Kb3wzGGUpRYLo7JLCjLCtJ.webp


I can relate. I used to think I needed SM for work but I quit and still have work. Given my tendency to shit post, I probably lost more work than I gained.


england is a lol


No. But my country does generally suck.


I think it’s pretty common knowledge they’re DMs not PMs. Certainly that information is shared regularly.

No worse and probably better than X or Meta. It’s less likely being read by nefarious agencies.

Folks needing e2e should use the appropriate tools.


Wow what a big floof ball!


Yeah I’m going to stick around and see what happens. I already have a decent network on the Fediverse. Ditched bullshit social media back I. 2018. Not into feeding dystopia. The V4V stuff is interesting.


https://void.cat/d/H7aZ1aW3fuu1USTPZPBVJB.webp Making lots of friends here.


Hmm but what if they wanted you to think they started the rumour, so you would discount the rumour, as the real rumour is just a rumour they created to make the initial rumour less of a rumour. Makes you think…


Well how are you valuing them? Surely that would involve more specie criteria. You could say, in monetary value, men as they typically get paid a higher salary, if you value nurture more than money, you could say women. I went with equal as humanity takes a balance of people to function properly.


Indeed, I ignored the ‘we’ bit as I’m shit at coding.


I think men and women are of equal importance, both have essential qualities.

Get rid of either and the human race doesn’t last long.


Hello


The ‘discovery’ at the mo just leads me to the same Bitcoin people we’ve heard a million time mes on podcasts etc. it doesn’t show anyone with other interests. Until then I think Global is necessary otherwise I’ll never find anything of interest.


Morning!


He’s often been a bellend. But hey, folks like putting other folks on pedestals.

He has a strange, irrational fear of a few things. Most of the time I just ignore him. Never had an account on X so never had to see him much.


Not even a McDonalds


Eat out for £5!


Ooh edgy.


Teh lolz?


Would be easier to sympathise if they didn’t run an apartheid state.


Hello!


Rock and hopefully not roll.


More often sticks and stones vs. One of the most advanced military machines. It’s a horrible situation. In the circles Lyn is in, it pays to be a pragmatist. The USA seems like a difficult place to navigate.


How’s it going this morning?


Morning, you good?


Ah sorry, was just curious what the triggers for banning were, not really been using AI for images.


What images did you want to make?


Good morning folks.


Long missiles, short grenades.


Is divorce normal behavior?

9 billion humans out there, it takes all sorts!


True but I relating to social media conversation . Nostr’s tech is very cool but discussion seems pretty limited so far.


Bitcoin is a great tool. A screw driver is also a great tool. Where are the folks posting 24/7 about screwdrivers?


I think you just have to be you and likeminded folks will eventually find you. The constant Bitcoin talk is a big turn off for anyone who didn’t come from Bitcoin Twitter. I’m giving this a go but have yet to have much conversation.


I’m interested in music, gardening, cats, space so will mostly post about that stuff. You know, like normal things…


Why are they more important?


Music without autotune was a blast.


Because people wanted cheaper stuff and didn’t mind how it was made.

I guess to stop that would have been antithetical to free trade.


Yeah seems made to enable fast travel when you can get stuck in a traffic jam on the M1


In fairness so are the men…


Imo being here, aside from music and cats, should be about building relays and diversifying topics, endless bitcoin memes gets a bit dull. I get it, Bitcoin is a thing. Cool but decentralised networks free from walled gardens is where the cool shit is at. Then we need to circumnavigate ISPs for a truly free internet.


Gonna chill here for a bit.
https://void.cat/d/Arku4BU4MeER7SBVinYRfz.webp


I use social media to chat shit and occasionally pump my music projects. Eg. www.liotia.bandcamp.com we make chilled #Electronica and #TripHop take a mo and enjoy.


Is #BandcampFriday a thing here?


https://void.cat/d/YCLQDKhWxtQif7N87FrMCu.webp Kali Mera Nostr


Likewise, have a good one!


Exactly that.


They have a duty to pump thier stonks for shareholders. I’m not sure if they’re meant to do anything else tbh. I mean it would be good if they did but…


deleted


Are you cross posting this with Mastodon?


Red pill, blue pill, green pill, orange pill, black pill. Look if you just wanna get high, take them all…


It’s a shame all these devises grass you up.


Morning!


Good morning!


Go for it. I can’t promise much more than music and cat pictures from me though.


Cheers!


Great, thanks!


Ok, I'm using Mullvad (Firefox fork)  but it does work on Safari. I'll investigate further when I get a mo, thanks for getting back.


So this is fun, been on maintenance duties this week, yesterday opened up the Langevin filters, today checking out the Altecs! #Filters #MusicProduction #Dub #NotBitcoin

https://image.nostr.build/ad4fd3b0fc0c1d1eb264118fe734b4afb0cff1013aa87e209a1389e0dc3ee7ad.jpg


Here's a picture of my cat #Catstr

https://image.nostr.build/af596c4daf07d49df1d907f34969b35c6de5a91810f3dee823be5c42bdeb222f.jpg


Be good to have some wider conversations, aside from corn, economics and the fed. I use social media to chat about music, space, cats, gardening, privacy tools, indie web. You know, like normal stuff lol.


Same here but don't tell anyone...


Morning! Later today I’m giving a talk to a group of young musicians about the job of a sound engineer.

I’m pretty sure the best thing I can do is warn them off and encourage them to do something else lol.


That’s big tech for you. Indie web ftw.


Ah solved it, had to te-enter keys via web. A bit of a faff but hey, it’s a new thing.


Morning! Probably a n00b Q: but how the hell do I post with the #Iris app? I can reply but when I try posting there's no post button. I write a bunch of text and then the app freezes.


Hello! Also new here…


Will you folks be supporting Mullvad/Firefox anytime? Big privacy concerns using g00gle chrome.


Good morning.


Ok here's a question for you Nostr. I have some rare passive audio filters from the 1960s. I'm unable to get to the inside to clean the dust out (the filters have a crackle when moved). Would spraying De-Oxit do damage over the long term? I don't want them accumulating more dust. Consider it a time preference issue. #Electronics #ProAudio


His only crime was to separate suckers from their money. Free the FTX One!


Like adding salt to ice cream, making everything bad.


New #CreationRebel album just dropped on #OnUSound. I have an engineering credit on this one. #Dub #Reggae

https://image.nostr.build/73036c74c14dec07508ac78abaeac0b9849800946e28a77d7a61d00343b4539f.jpg


Cool, I have family out there. Appreciated.


I wonder if anyone here makes non-bitcoin related posts? That would be some trip!


First post on Nostr! Been on the IndieWeb for a few years now, mostly on Mastodon. Into #SelfHosting #Cats #Music #Privacy #Gardening. Will post about other stuff no doubt.  #Introduction