Perhaps we need the concept of blinded applications and blinded grants? The idea is that you put in a blinded application with no expectation of any feedback, other than anonymous funds being sent your address, if the application is of merit. While an inference could be made that the funds… Tim Bouma Sep 12, 2024, 3:22 PM
Bitcoin separates money from politics. Ecash separates money from ego.… Tim Bouma Sep 12, 2024, 12:23 PM
nostr Does anyone else see what I see? This is supposedly the latest and greatest by the Cloud Signature Consortium, but I see a major problem is they are still combining signatures with web of trust and this combining is a single point of failure. As I mentioned in my earlier… Tim Bouma Sep 12, 2024, 12:10 PM
nostr 30 years ago, Mosaic made it easy to read stuff on the internet. Today, #nostr now makes it easy to trust stuff on the internet. Why? Back in the day, the browser separated content from presentation, and the content containers (i.e., websites) were open by default with hyperlinks. Fast… Tim Bouma Sep 12, 2024, 11:39 AM
nostr 30 years ago, Netscape Network Navigator was released. It was considered a toy, alongside AOL and Compuserve, but made the internet open and easy to use. Same vibe for #nostr today. We are so early.… Tim Bouma Sep 12, 2024, 10:50 AM