The biggest challenge in creating a "SAIFnostr" is reconciling two opposing poles: On one hand, we need to preserve the freedom and uncensorability that comes with such a decentralized protocol. On the other hand, we need to exercise a certain degree of control because we do have certain "harams". The first aspect requires complete release and surrender of control, while the other aspect, if we abandon all control, opens the door to everything we don't want. How do you find this balance on a technical level? That's precisely the core problem in creating a SAIFnostr. If any theoretical preliminary discussions are necessary at all, they need to revolve around this core question. Everything else is secondary for now. Have the SAIF chief theorists already addressed this problem?

Back in the 70s, historical movies often showed ancient civilizations like Rome, Egypt, or Mesopotamia as super decadent. They'd always had this ruling class that oppressed everyone else, acting like they were above the law and common decency, while the regular people were just treated as the rabble. Nobody back then would've ever thought that 50 years later, we'd be experiencing similar times all over again.

I'm a simple man. I see this notation, I close the tab.

"You need to give us a cut of every dollar that flows through your app. Cuz that's the whole reason the AppStore exists in the first place." View quoted note →

CSS Grid gap decorations are here!

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Say goodbye to border and pseudo-element hacks.

Ugh, I was just about to post something super trivial. You know, the kind of stuff all those Nostrfluencers post here. The ones who can't come up with anything new anymore but somehow feel obligated to post some garbage every day just to keep their fans engaged. Thankfully, I managed to hold myself back. 😮‍💨

Trump and Elon are going for a second round, like a freshly divorced couple. And the fact that Trump is threatening to withdraw subsidies in this personal (emotional) conflict, openly abusing power, doesn't seem to bother the MAGAs in the slightest. Apparently nobody knows what statesmanship is anymore these days. Idiocracy is in full swing.

So, do they know when I go to the bathroom and take a dump? Awesome. View quoted note →

“When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.” - Thomas Sowell, philosopher

So that the cantillionaires can keep printing money with impunity and never have to face the consequences of their actions during their lifetime. Meanwhile, the plebs can keep beating each other up over pre-fed nationalism, racism, and conspiracy theories.

Whenever the price stagnates for too long and someone loses patience: "Bro, Bitcoin Is Ready to Explode 💥!"

The job market right now 😄

With everything that's going on in Europe, or what's being planned, I find it hard to understand how most people are still asleep, thinking Bitcoin is at best just a neat, modern addition to their investment portfolio. View quoted note →

A shitcoiner has just become X's 'Head of Product'. Telling, isn't it?

ECB Chief says: "We miscalculated on inflation" 😂

Do you also have that one friend who talks your ear off for half an hour straight on the phone without pausing - while you just occasionally confirm with "hmm," "yeah," "true" - but as soon as you try to say something for 30 seconds afterward, he quickly and audibly expresses his boredom?

Haha, a handyman's hourly rates. I'm going to adopt that for my clients too.

The YouTube quasi-monopoly problem can't be solved. Not at this time. It's not a technical problem, it's a head-start problem. Similar to the Bitcoin network, YouTube's lead is simply too great. The investment they've already put in, the attraction for advertisers, the audience that automatically comes with every Android phone. This kind of advantage can't be overcome anymore. And because of this, you won't convince content creators to switch to any new technical solution, no matter how sophisticated. That ship has sailed long ago. It's the biggest social media platform of all. Google Search could go down, Google Adsense could go down, but YouTube won't go down so easily. And people who prefer to have content explained to them via video rather than reading instructions aren't decreasing in number. Forget it, this battle is lost. All content creators will primarily use YouTube, subject themselves to its arbitrary rules, and potentially risk their life's work in the process. They have no other choice.