Post ASFGWuEIB0OctTmSyO by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #ASFGWs3aFqds9gkt0K by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
2023-02-01T18:37:47Z
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Someone asked me about de-centralized social media iOS app Damus, which uses the Nostr protocol -- and has been promoted heavily by Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey.Things I like:1. Looks simple2. Neat UI/UX3. Easy to get up and runningThings I don't like:1. The private key / public key is difficult to use2. Interoperability with different clients is not fun3. More crypto bullshitI've tried other Nostr clients. It's pretty much the same thing.https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/01/damus-another-decentralized-social-networking-app-arrives-to-take-on-twitter/
(DIR) Post #ASFGWshdqugW9vUsRU by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
2023-02-01T18:48:04Z
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The biggest problem with Nostr, though, is all the spam.Right now, it's overwhelmed by crypto scammers. The folks who run Nostr do very little moderation.This is what the global chat looks like.
(DIR) Post #ASFGWtVypkx0g334u8 by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
2023-02-01T19:11:26Z
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When I look at Nostr (and Damus, by extension), I feel like they've learned all the *wrong* lessons about decentralization.What makes decentralization work isn't the tech in and of itself.It's the community that uses it.And quite frankly, I don't like Nostr's community.
(DIR) Post #ASFGWuEIB0OctTmSyO by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
2023-02-01T19:17:31Z
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Nobody would care about Nostr if it wasn't for Jack Dorsey donating $245,000 towards the project.And that's the real story to me:Twitter's previous billionaire CEO wants to hurt Twitter's current billionaire CEO by throwing money at decentralized, open source projects.But not all decentralized, open source projects are worthwhile. Especially ones that have pretty much just become yet another vector for crypto spam.
(DIR) Post #ASFGWurznO9gscMArI by atomicpoet@mastodon.social
2023-02-01T19:24:54Z
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Many people don't understand that, when it comes to software development, time is more effective than money.You can't just throw $1 billion at software and expect it to be any good.You need someone who is dedicated, puts in the work -- more importantly -- models *how* it's supposed to work.Just because Jack Dorsey throws money at something doesn't mean it will be amazing.
(DIR) Post #ASFGWvPfmB5sZ474Lo by zleap@qoto.org
2023-02-01T19:27:27Z
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@atomicpoet I was just thinking this myself, not much of a coder but there is more to code than just writing code, you need to be able to actually think how and who is going to use the end code, etc. and be competent, learn and learning requires a lot more skill.
(DIR) Post #ASFbIRtsnyTI12BM48 by givemefoxes@infosec.exchange
2023-02-01T19:32:29Z
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@atomicpoet It represents the ongoing folly of trying to solve human problems with technology.
(DIR) Post #ASFbITETqsXe9CpJoG by darkphotonstudio@metalhead.club
2023-02-01T19:44:09Z
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@givemefoxes @atomicpoet it's not folly. Idk about you, but I'm glad vaccines exist. But I know, that's not what you mean. However, Silicon Valley doesn't try to solve problems, they make solutions, then hope a problem will come along that their bullshit will solve.
(DIR) Post #ASFbIUfoUk02cGcf3I by publius@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-02-01T23:20:08Z
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@darkphotonstudio @givemefoxes @atomicpoet Humans are great at solving problems with technology!Humans are not so great at identifying problems. And probably even worse at identifying a set of conditions for which they would describe the problem as solved.