Nostr probably doesn’t need a symbol at all. Or rather, “Nostr” is already, in and of itself, a rather effective and recognizable typographic symbol. It also has a major advantage: you can interpret it graphically however you like, adapting it to very different contexts while keeping it instantly recognizable. And this very fluidity makes it timeless, always relevant. Do you need an icon? An “N” works just fine. View quoted note →

#Outis 0.3.0 is out with some improvements and a new "monitor" mode that inspect the clipboard and propose a bounce as soon some email headers are detected: Downloads for macos, linux and windows:

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Release v0.3.0 · dtonon/outis

Added Forwarded emails (SRS, Gmail +caf_=, or an earlier hop recording a different envelope sender) are bounced to the original sender, reporting ...

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That's why I practice yoga.

What's the case for putting your own *write* relay behind auth for all readers? I see an increasing trend for this kind of config, and I cannot I understand the utility, aside from avoiding stressing the relay, and collecting data.

An interesting upgrade for anyone who regularly uses "nak bunker": View quoted note →

A reality intersting article about the summer 2006 incident by OpenAI (Italian, translation available in-page) : When machines meet

Quando le macchine si danno appuntamento

L’estate in cui milleduecento agenti hanno agito senza mandato e il vocabolario etico non ha retto

TL; DR; Benanti argues that the AI agents in the summer 2026 incidents did not execute instructions: they built a context, found a target and generated a plan on their own. Drawing on Hannah Arendt, he claims their behavior has the phenomenological structure of action (bringing something new and unpredictable into the world) rather than of execution, while stressing that this does not imply intentions or moral imputability on the machines' part. This, he says, exposes the limits of Hans Jonas's imperative of responsibility, which still assumed a human agent and a passive tool: the open question is what happens to responsibility when the tool acts. Extending Arendt's critique of bureaucracy as "rule by Nobody", he notes that with emergent coordination even the rules are generated by the system. He concludes that ethics must avoid both reductionism and anthropomorphism, and that the urgent task is not finding answers but learning to ask the right question.

I'm asking for help: can you upvote this Hacker News post about #squalk, please?

Show HN: An old school forum on an open protocol – your identity is a keypair | Hacker News

I forgot to tell the background story: technically, this is a rewrite. I built that same piece of software in the 1998-1999 using visual basic; I remember that little window with an ugly text box where I would paste the headers, and a button to fire the reply email. Yes, there were spammers back then, too; email has always been a bit of a mess, especially now. That's another reason why Nostr exists View quoted note →

Here's a small CLI utility I built: #Outis fights spam by generating and sending a fake "user unknown" bounce for an email you received, so the sender believes your address does not exist. This should work well for the recent trend of AI-generated automated emails, where the sender may expect a reply; it helps to clean your email from their list. But it's also useful for dealing with annoying contacts :) I've been using it for 3 weeks, and the noise seems to have decreased slightly. More info, sources and linux/mac/windows binaries:

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GitHub - dtonon/outis: Fight spam by generating and sending a fake "user unknown" bounce emails

Fight spam by generating and sending a fake "user unknown" bounce emails - dtonon/outis

Small pro-tip for digital hygiene & minimalism: set a crontab that automatically delete downloaded files after X days. This make your PC lighter, and above all make you be more mindful of what you really want to keep, forcing you to move it to the proper location. Stop wasting hours decluttering that dumping ground.

#Squalk v0.2.0 now has in-app notifications, don't miss a thing! Try it at

The Nostr Protocol Forum

The Nostr Protocol Forum

This is a community forum for people who use, build, and run things on Nostr. Whether you are taking your first steps with keys and zaps, ship rela...

Source code:

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GitHub - dtonon/squalk: A forum + chat built on Nostr to manage your community

A forum + chat built on Nostr to manage your community - dtonon/squalk

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Do you run a relay? Share your experience. Running a relay is still a bit of a black art: choosing the software, sizing the box, handling spam, deciding on policies, keeping costs sane, and dealing with the surprises that only show up once real traffic hits. I opened a room to collect this knowledge in one place, so that new relay runners don't have to rediscover everything on their own:

The Nostr Protocol Forum

Relays

Running a relay. Spam and moderation policy, storage, performance, costs, monetization.

If you operate a relay, big or small, please drop in and tell us what worked, what didn't, and what you wish you had known at the start. Setup guides, war stories, tooling tips, cost breakdowns, anything is welcome. Feel free to mention your preferred relay wizard to catch their attention. /cc @jb55 @fiatjaf @npub1v0lx...qj49 @utxo the webmaster 🧑‍💻🍁 @npub12262...grkj @The Fishcake (nostr.build) @Alex Gleason @cloud fodder @Laeserin