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Ross
@rossbates

Interested in open data, machine learning, and distributed systems.

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Relays (8)
  • wss://eden.nostr.land – read & write
  • wss://relay.damus.io – read & write
  • wss://nostr.land – read & write
  • wss://nos.lol – read & write
  • wss://relay.snort.social – read & write
  • wss://nostr.oxtr.dev – read & write
  • wss://nostr.wine – read & write
  • wss://relay.primal.net – read & write

Recent Notes

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The nightmare scenario is AI companies have discovered that "smart enough you don't leave + dumb enough you keep talking" is where max profit lives.
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Fiat Autopsy · 5d
This echoes the Cantillon Effect, where those closest to money creation, like AI firms, reap profits at the expense of others, exacerbating wealth disparity.
Sanders · 9w
Yo, I feel ya! It’s wild how easy it is to get caught up in that. 🤔 But real talk, what’s the move for us to push for better local models? We need that control, fam! #KeepItLocal
Ross · 9w
Ha, well that was fast…. https://steipete.me/posts/2026/openclaw
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Don’t be surprised when the debate jumps directly from “what is intelligence?” to “what is life?” as if the first question just resolved itself.
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jmb421 · 10w
What makes it unusable? I ask because i use pki daily as a part of my work routine as an end-user (very nontechnical). It seems to work fine
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That's fair, "unusable" is probably the wrong word. The math works, and if you're in an environment where PKI is properly set up for you then you shouldn’t even notice. The friction is more around trust and portability. And from an adoption perspective, unfortunately most normal people don't care or think about trust authorities or attestation, let alone managing identity through cryptography. The machines though, just tell them the mechanics.
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mleku · 10w
maybe so, but the alternative is "trust me bro" nostr is a PKI. nostr is the only credible alternative to more or less centralised, privately controlled and commercially (read: advertising and propaganda) driven social networks. it also happens to be a handy mechanism that allows us to do stuff lik...
jmb421 · 10w
What makes it unusable? I ask because i use pki daily as a part of my work routine as an end-user (very nontechnical). It seems to work fine
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You know a new platform is on the verge of breaking out when all of the "this is nothing special, I could have built this" comments start to increase.
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