mike_wooskey

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How does Nostr work, and what are the pros/cons compared to ActivityPub?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh! Thanks!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How does Nostr work, and what are the pros/cons compared to ActivityPub?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve tested using nostr and it seems cool (I love decentralization), but I don’t really know what it is. Your question made me curious about the differences between nostr and activitypub, so I asked my AI.

  I thought the response was useful so I’ll paste it here. If you don’t like AI responses, stop reading this post here.

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  I asked: Explain the main differences and similarities between nostr and activitypub.

  Qwen-3. 8 said: Both are open, JSON-based protocols for decentralized social media, but they take opposite ends of the design spectrum.

  TL;DR: Nostr is a minimal client↔relay broadcast protocol where you are your keypair. ActivityPub is a heavy server↔server federation protocol where servers host accounts and talk to each other.

  Main differences

  	Nostr	ActivityPub
  Architecture	Client ↔ many relays (star topology). Relays are dumb stores/forwarders that never sync with each other	Server ↔ server mesh. Servers discover each other (WebFinger) and exchange activities directly via HTTP
  Identity	secp256k1 keypair — your public key is your identity, hosted nowhere	URL-based account (@you@instance.social) hosted and controlled by a server
  Complexity	Tiny: WebSocket + signed JSON “events” + Schnorr signatures. Trivially easy to implement	Heavy: JSON-LD, Activity Streams 2.0 objects, HTTP signatures, inboxes/outboxes, WebFinger
  Data model	Flat events (kind + tags + content), semantics defined by NIPs	Rich typed objects (Person, Note, Follow, Like, Collection, …)
  Moderation	Almost none built in — spam filtering is client-side or per-relay policy	Per-instance moderation: reports, blocks, instance-level blocklists
  Discovery	No native user search (NIP-05 vanity mapping, directory relays)	WebFinger, search endpoints, follow graphs
  Media	Not in core — external links or NIP-94 metadata	Native images, video, polls, boosts
  Censorship resistance	High — anyone can run a relay; clients fetch from many so content is globally replicated	Lower — each server is a full trust domain; your account and content live or die with it
  Maturity	New (2023), fast-moving, experimental (Presto, Amethyst, Snort, nostr.band)	W3C standard (2018), large ecosystem (Mastodon, Pleroma/Akkoma, Misskey, PeerTube, Lemmy)

  One nuance: Nostr isn’t really “federation” at all — there’s no server-to-server sync. It’s a publish/subscribe model where your client aggregates multiple relays. ActivityPub is true server-to-server federation.

  Similarities

  • Both are open specs for decentralized social media, both JSON-based, both self-hostable
  • Both are protocol-first: any client can read any node — any Nostr client works against any relay, any ActivityPub app can follow any ActivityPub account
  • Both support the core loop: follows, posts, replies, likes
  • Both use cryptographic signatures (Nostr: Schnorr per event; ActivityPub: HTTP signatures per request)
  • Both struggle with spam/abuse, just at different layers
  • Both expanded beyond microblogging: Nostr into chat, marketplaces, payments (LNURL); ActivityPub into forums (Lemmy) and video (PeerTube)

  Rough heuristic: Nostr optimizes for simplicity, portability, and censorship resistance at the cost of moderation and discovery. ActivityPub optimizes for a mature, moderate-able social graph at the cost of complexity and server lock-in.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This FedEx driver has never won a round of Tetris in his life⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not usually. I worked as a “Package Handler” (package sorter and loader) as well as an Operations Manager at a FedEx station. The only time drivers loaded their own trucks (or even helped, or were even in the building during the loading), was when too many package handlers were out sick, or maybe during the Xmas rush.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What would happen if you maxxed out your credit cards and line of credit then moved to some village in the phillipines?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Creative!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What would happen if you maxxed out your credit cards and line of credit then moved to some village in the phillipines?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What’s the credit limit on your credit card? I think $50K is really high. If you had 5 cards each with a$50K limit, and none of them had any balance, “maxing out your credit cards” means you’d have spent $250K.

  Then you’d have $250K worth of stuff (or experiences ) but no additional spending money. Would it really be worth leaving your family, friends, home, culture, and still have to find a way to continue earning money to live on, for that amount?

  It wouldn’t be worth it to me. Maybe that’s why you don’t hear about it happening much.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The gaming industry is truly messed up…⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  overpaid.lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tech support for mum⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I share your frustration. Both of my parents have multiple sheets of paper next to their computers with “all” of their papers written on them, but when they need tech sorry (i.e., me), the password they need it never on there.

  Have you considered the possibility that this could be a subconscious act by your mom to communicate with you, a way to ensure she gets to talk to you more frequently than otherwise?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How long can someone last with the Death Note in real life?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Their whole life.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there a way to filter news on lemmy⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  For more specific filtering, rather than an entire community, on Android i use Voyagers, which allows you to filter out specific keywords. On desktop I self-host Tesseract, which I think has the same functionality.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My kitten loves his hammock in the bathroom window, but my neighbor's trash pile ruins pictures⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s AI. I used self-hosted InvokeAI to inpaint a new window scene for OP’s cat.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My kitten loves his hammock in the bathroom window, but my neighbor's trash pile ruins pictures⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Image

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the name of this 80s song sang by a solo female singer? I only remember her saying "nothing really maaaa-tters" or "nothing truly maaaatt-ers". Has a vibe like I Feel For You by Chaka Kahn⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I asked chatGPT:

  Good question. I couldn’t find any 1980s song by a solo female singer with the exact lyric “nothing really matters” (or “nothing truly matters”) that matches your description. Here are a few thoughts and possibilities, plus what might help you narrow it down — and a guess + next steps.

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  💡 What the Searches Turned Up

  1. “Nothing Really Matters” by Madonna — but that’s from 1999, so too late for your 80s vibe. (Wikipedia)

  2. “Nothing Really Matters” by Gabrielle Aplin — also way more recent (2019). (Wikipedia)

  3. “Nothing Really Matters” by Fiona — this one exists, according to Shazam. (Shazam)

     • But Fiona’s “Nothing Really Matters” seems to be a reggae-style song, not a high-energy 80s disco/funk. (Shazam)

     • Also, Fiona’s own career peaked more in the late ’80s rock/pop space — her album “Beyond the Pale” was in 1986. (Apple Music - Web Player)

  4. I found no credible matches for an 80s dance/disco track where a female singer sings exactly “nothing truly matters” (in that phrasing).

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  ✅ My Guess

  Based on what you remember, it’s possible the lyric is slightly misheard. The Fiona song looks like the closest title match, but the style doesn’t align well with what you described (if it truly is her song).

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  🔍 What to Try Next

  To track it down more precisely, you can:

  • Use a song identifier app (like Shazam or SoundHound) the next time you hear it in a store.

  • Ask the store (if they play a fixed playlist) — they might be able to check their in-store music list.

  • Try humming the melody into a “hum to search” tool (some modern music apps do that).

  • Think about other lyrics or fragments: maybe there’s a line before or after “nothing really matters” that stands out. Even a few more words help a lot.

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  If you like, I can dig into 80s female disco/pop songs with similar-sounding lyrics (bass line, synth, etc.) and send some top candidates. Do you want me to do that?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why does markdown treat linefeeds as spaces?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “Supposed to”? That originated back before desktop publishing existed, when typed communication (as in typewriters) were only monospace, and adding 2 spaces between sentences made text easier to read.

  In modern times (as in the past 30 years or so, i think), while adding 2 spaces between sentences might remain as a preference or in a style guide, you haven’t been “supposed to” do it.

  Maybe now that markdown is so commonplace, it’ll make a return?

• Cookie management dark patterns
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Vague design choice⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  A few of you mentioned the “indent” - I never even saw it until I zoomed way in on the photo I took after you mentioned it. I can’t even see it in person. My vision isn’t great, but I think that suggests even more strongly a bad design.

• Vague design choicelemmy.thewooskeys.com ↗
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are the main differences between GPLv2, GPLv3, AGPL, and LGPL?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for that explanation, @rikudou@lemmings.world!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Soup of Theseus⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Let’s find out. One… two-hoo… three. CRUNCH. Three.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which button does which function?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Image failed to load: that’s mildly infuriating!

  I’ll look into this. 🙁

• Which button does which function?lemmy.thewooskeys.com ↗
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  You posted something in the wrong community? That’s mildly annoying. Oh but wait, that’s this community, so i guess you posted it in the right community, which is not mildly annoying. But that means it’s in the wrong community, which is mildly annoying…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Firestone email unsubscribe page isn't actually clickable so you can't unsubscribe⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  You can add them to the Consumer Action Taskforce wiki.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Medical Industrial Complex⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Last year I hadn’t see my doctor for more than three years so when i made the wellness exam appointment they told me that normally i would no longer be considered their patient but the doctor remembered me and grandfathered me in. I had to fill out new patient paperwork again but my entire record still existed and i could continue seeing the same doctor.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Medical Industrial Complex⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  As you get older, yes. And I’m older. Also, my insurance covers wellnrss exams 100%, so they promote them.

• Medical Industrial Complex
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How screwed would one be if their email provider shuts down?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks, @scsi@lemm.ee!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How screwed would one be if their email provider shuts down?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Using your own domain definitely makes it easy to get back up by just switching providers. But what about all your historical emails? If your original provider goes poof, what’s the plan? I connect via IMAP, so all my emails are stored on the provider’s servers, right? Or do email apps keep local copies, too?

  Are there backup services for emails? I seem to recall Outlook having some kind of archive feature (I haven’t used outlook in decades), but I think I remember it was only recoverable in outlook and even then, it was a pain to search for a particular email.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What good thing just happened in your life?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Congratulations!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What good thing just happened in your life?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  That sounds like a possibly difficult decision. Goof luck.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would it be weird if I took something my neighbor put out for trash?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It may or.may not be weird depending on the situstion, your neighbor’s personality, your relationship with your neighbor, etc.

  But weird != wrong.