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Re: Flare, a video sharing site built on Nostr

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Post by quickthrower2 »

skinkestek wrote: post #13
prmoustache wrote: post #9

So how will you cope with DMCA takedown requests and what will you do when all major medias companies will sue your ass? You may try to pretend it is not your content and explain how the protocol works and all that but as long as you will host a frontend and own the domain name you will be considered the one to sue.

How does Bitcoin cope with the fact that the DVD key (and probably a few other interesting things) are stored on the blockchain?

It copes by whoever did that being anonymous. The same method as any other unsolved “crime”. In terms of network persistence of the data, it would be a gargantuan and fruitless effort to go after every bitcoin node operator on the planet in every jurisdiction they operate in. So Bitcoin copes by its very evasive design.

Re: Flare, a video sharing site built on Nostr

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Post by Retr0id »

edent wrote: post #47

WTF is a "34235 client"? But, regardless, how's this better than PeerTube?

I think that's a typo for "any of the 34235 clients", where 34235 is a stand-in for "large number" (there are lots of nostr clients).

Nostr is interesting because it's not actually P2P, just decentralised - whether that's a good thing is open to question.

Re: Flare, a video sharing site built on Nostr

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Post by jddj »

hu3 wrote: post #45
rijoja wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

ah physical key has the same properties and end-users seems to have been accepting that just fine for hundreds of years

I can easily change my house keys. Even when someone makes a copy of it.

Plus, by design it's easy to prove that you have a private key without having to stick it in somebody else's lock.

Re: Flare, a video sharing site built on Nostr

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Post by prmoustache »

sph wrote: post #41
RF_Savage wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yep. Same problems as torrent trackers and search engines. Even only having magnet links did not save site operators.

Torrent search engines still exist, DMCA notwithstanding.

However I doubt they are hosted at Vercel in the USA.

And that is without even mentionning child porn.

Re: Flare, a video sharing site built on Nostr

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Post by NicoJuicy »

jgilias wrote: post #46
vivzkestrel wrote: post #25

decentralized anything never works at scale, this is what all the techie founders never grasp. what happens if someone uploads a child porn video or cartel beheading video on your website? because of your algorithm ll stack things by watch time it ll get to the front page in no time. What measures/controls do you have because your site explicitly says "we can't strike, shadow-ban, or demonetize you just because we di…

I just used something called “the internet” to read your message. As opposed to one of those corporate owned networks for computer-like devices from the eighties.

And with which ISP did you reach that "internet"?

Re: Flare, a video sharing site built on Nostr

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Post by jgilias »

Retr0id wrote: post #16
pavlov wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> “Given the nature of nostr, users cannot recover from a leaked private key and must take greater precaution than they would with a username/password combination.” This is a complete dealbreaker for any end-user product. I don’t understand why crypto/blockchain fans still think it can work.

I'm not sure why you're getting downvoted here. In any other context, "paste in the private key that your identity is irrevocably bound to" would get you laughed out of the room. It seems to be the default nostr UX nonetheless, and that's worthy of note. I am aware of efforts to improve on this though, for example https://snort.social/e/note1crl44xk24yc2ym5xlyyfjdeumxueyguz... - essentially the equivalent of a custod…

He’s getting downvoted because that’s a solved problem in the wider crypto-space. To log in you sign a message using your hardware wallet.

Nostr hasn’t grown up to that yet, and pointing out that pasting private keys is a bad idea is fair game.

But implying that public private key cryptography can’t be used to log into web apps is just silly given that value worth billions is being moved around daily using such web apps.

Re: Flare, a video sharing site built on Nostr

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Post by NicoJuicy »

idkwhoiam wrote: post #38
steelbrain wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> blockchains are used for a lot of things Yeah? Like what?

Some examples: Cryptokitties, payments on dark net, crypto scam ICOs

I think it's also used for cold storage.

Only if they have basic it skills though

Re: Flare, a video sharing site built on Nostr

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Post by jgilias »

NicoJuicy wrote: post #55
jgilias wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just used something called “the internet” to read your message. As opposed to one of those corporate owned networks for computer-like devices from the eighties.

And with which ISP did you reach that "internet"?

One belonging to a bazillion different entities globally. One of a handful I can choose from locally.
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