Privacy reminder. #nostr is *very* public, by design. It's meant to be broadcast. #mastodon users had concerns about DMs not being encrypted and readable by instance admins. But here, anyone can "log in" and get a read-only view of anyone else's account on Nostr with just their public key (available in their profile). See your follows/followers/zaps/etc... as you would. Be careful with logging in to arbitrary web clients as well, with your private key, as you've essentially handed that service owner the ability to be you. You may trust them, but if they then get compromised, so does your private key. Stay safe out there friends. #infosec #privacy

Finally saw the live action plus CG "Little Mermaid" #movie. I know racists gonna racist, but literally arguing over the skin tone of an imaginary being is just some sort of next level stupid. The actress was charming, beautiful, and could sing. It's a kid's movie. It was visually stunning. As a movie, it was fine. I don't think it added much, story wise, to the original animated one. Kind of like the live action "Lion King." But representation matters. Kids seeing actors who look like them matters. So, as a cis-het white male, I'm here for it.

In addition to checking out #nostr I've finally had a look at temu.com as well - it's an Americanized Alibaba-like site that sells inexpensive goods, like spy cams, #drones, electronics and a bunch of other stuff, directly from the manufacturers. It's ridiculously gamified with prizes and discounts and such on almost every page. Their primary success right now is customer acquisition, so they are heavily leaning on referrals. If you haven't installed the app before, and want a look, please consider using my referral link. I believe you get more free stuff. Thanks. This should just redirect to the app store with the referer code https://temu.com/s/ilVZ7uKXwBN8CUf6

#scifi #aiArt Golden, implausible, space marine armor.

Are folks interested in zapping for #aiArt ? I have a bunch I've made just for fun. Happy to share for free. But if you like it, and it's "a thing" around here, happy to accept tips for it too. Stuff like this: #zapathon #bitcoin #nostr #plebchain #grownostr #zap #art #memes #pleb

So, what's up with microwave popcorn bags always telling you to not use the microwave popcorn button?

Wife just told me about the PBS bit about the apex predator "combat wombat" and I'm so here for this. https://m.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=8EhIaV_i5vg#bottom-sheet

Hello world. Yes, I'm an old C programmer. First post on nostr. Looking for folks to follow. Going to try the Mastodon method of an intro post, see who responds, and go from there. Talk to me about: Programming, sci-fi, books, coffee, Infosec, cats, gen-X, cartoons, kindness, meditation, food, ttrpgs, computers, games, puns. If you need labels, I'm a: Cis-het, white male geek, he/him, flaming liberal who wants a better world for my child, pro-trans rights, and black lives matter. Say hi and let's see if this nostr thing works. Thanks.