Tim Bouma

Relay operator meets Reply Guy.…

My take is that ‘truth’ exists outside of the systems we are building. What we are engineering are systems that have global consistency - nothing to do with ‘global truth’. For example, in #nostr there is no such thing as conflicting events - each has their own identity (hashed ids) signed by…

posting from primal…

I can't keep up…

Watching the keynote by Meredith Whittaker of Signal. She understands the problem.…

Eurostack Not sure what to make of this. I get the vibe that the EU bureaucrats are hitting the panic button.…

Zaps are the jet engines of payments. The existing payment system is still being optimized using pistons and propellers.…

Hi, @Vitor Pamplona Is NIP-82 still ongoing? I see a lot of potential for this and may start implementing it for #nostr #safebox.…

Relay vs. Client: The Movie…

Unfortunately, I think the paid relay model for broader consumer adoption is going to be a non-starter. People are used to being ‘the product’ and expect things for cheap or free: tv shows, email, etc. Eventually someone will figure out a #nostr on-boarding model. Likely, it will be…

internet: routable packets nostr: signed events…

Alby Hub is amazing. Congrats to @bumi and crew.…

In the interim, nip05 provides a trust bridge/anchor to the legacy world. Quite simply, nip05 proves that you have some control/influence over an established reputable resource that is associated with your npub. Also, nip05 provides an entry point for those in the legacy world to enter into #nostr…

Big running event in the city today. Try to get details. Local website is overwhelmed and down. Facebook no longer has news. Twitter, which used to have real-time on-the-ground tweets, now just has Diddy. Basically, nothing. A new way like #nostr can’t come soon enough.…