Nostr notes by Sirius

This is trying to be an alternative to AUR, which I made because ...

2026-10-07T21:47:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…4asy
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This is trying to be an alternative to AUR, which I made because AUR had closed user registrations due to automated use.

We live in strange times.

2026-10-07T20:47:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…490e
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We live in strange times.

Last year I spent many hours learning vim keyboard shortcuts. ...

2026-10-07T20:45:14Z

Last year I spent many hours learning vim keyboard shortcuts. This year I've spent probably less than 5 minutes in vim. Oh well.

Omarchy might become the Nostr operating system. Working on a ...

2026-10-06T07:45:14Z

Omarchy might become the Nostr operating system. Working on a package manager for it (and other systems) https://haps.hashtree.cc/

Is it better than Astra? I haven't touched Claude in 6 months ...

2026-09-27T20:29:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…6y2k
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Is it better than Astra? I haven't touched Claude in 6 months or so 😅

Thanks for testing. There may have been an issue with ...

2026-09-22T17:23:36Z

In reply to nevent1q…stgy
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Thanks for testing. There may have been an issue with pre-existing nostr users. Working on a new release that should fix.

Thanks for testing. I talk to my llm agents with it, easy to set ...

2026-09-22T07:56:32Z

In reply to nevent1q…p9ec
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Thanks for testing. I talk to my llm agents with it, easy to set up with no account required.

Nostr double ratchet ...

2026-09-22T07:42:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…w4j9
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Nostr double ratchet https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/1813

Help test secure messaging on nostr? Download ...

2026-09-22T07:37:22Z

Help test secure messaging on nostr? Download https://irischat.org and send me a message — look up "sirius" or scan the chat link. It's like signal, but no phone number or other 3rd party account needed. Works also locally over bluetooth.

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2026-09-18T16:48:40Z

What web clients are ppl using these days?

No, but wireguard -> fips was a major change

2026-08-31T19:56:10Z

In reply to nevent1q…xxan
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No, but wireguard -> fips was a major change

It's on app store as well. https://nostrvpn.org/

2026-08-31T19:43:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…r6n4
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It's on app store as well. https://nostrvpn.org/

Yes, they're divergent. I rewrote this to be more performant ...

2026-08-25T10:02:32Z

In reply to naddr1qq…2ntk
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Yes, they're divergent. I rewrote this to be more performant for Nostr VPN

Yes

2026-08-20T05:47:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…tnxm
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Yes

Experimental: nostr / blossom / hashtree based google drive ...

2026-08-18T11:14:25Z

Experimental: nostr / blossom / hashtree based google drive alternative https://getdrive.iris.to/

The solar eclipse in Iceland was magical and impressive, even ...

2026-08-13T13:34:42Z

The solar eclipse in Iceland was magical and impressive, even though it was cloudy.

Very good points

2026-07-31T16:32:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…udk2
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Very good points

I might add SDR, and mics and speaker that are togglable by a ...

2026-07-31T12:38:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…ctnr
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I might add SDR, and mics and speaker that are togglable by a physical switch

Easy to virtually prototype these days https://freedom.iris.to ...

2026-07-31T12:36:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…ctnr
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Easy to virtually prototype these days
https://freedom.iris.to

Yes, it doesn't help if the local internet infra goes dark. ...

2026-07-31T11:46:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…pvny
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Yes, it doesn't help if the local internet infra goes dark. For that you'd need 1) starlink for global internet access or 2) something like https://fips.network local mesh — needs sufficient density of participating wifi routers. LoRa is probably too low bandwidth for mesh internet, but suitable for short messages.

Mobile wifi router, 5g hotspot and power bank. If you use it as a ...

2026-07-31T11:33:00Z

In reply to nevent1q…3n5a
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Mobile wifi router, 5g hotspot and power bank. If you use it as a stationary home router, it stays online during power outages and can provide backup mobile internet even if you have a landline. It would wifi mesh with nearby devices over https://fips.network (nostr public keys based decentralized routing and encrypted comms). With lora it could transmit and route short messages (e.g bitchat) over many kilometers.

It's a mobile router, so with GNSS you can track where ...

2026-07-31T11:16:16Z

In reply to nevent1q…3892
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It's a mobile router, so with GNSS you can track where it's going, or where it's installed, if you're managing many of them.

Freedom router: wifi, 5g modem, esim, bluetooth, gps, lora, ...

2026-07-31T10:45:09Z

Freedom router: wifi, 5g modem, esim, bluetooth, gps, lora, <100wh battery / powerbank (air travel compatible). What else?

https://github.com/DanConwayDev/ngit-cli/pull/14

2026-07-22T13:46:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…q2d2
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https://github.com/DanConwayDev/ngit-cli/pull/14

Maybe we can add hashtree support to ngit. NIP-34 by itself is ...

2026-07-22T06:59:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…x0x5
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Maybe we can add hashtree support to ngit. NIP-34 by itself is transport agnostic, git-remote-htree posts repository announcements using it.

https://zapstore.dev/apps/org.nostrvpn.app APK also has ...

2026-07-12T21:27:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…5qpt
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https://zapstore.dev/apps/org.nostrvpn.app
APK also has autoupdater https://nostrvpn.org/

Maybe you can register at namecheap.com with a pseudonym, but ...

2026-06-21T13:04:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…xmg0
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Maybe you can register at namecheap.com with a pseudonym, but that probably requires an email address in the first place

Where can you register domain names anonymously these days? I ...

2026-06-21T13:03:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…tqqa
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Where can you register domain names anonymously these days? I vaguely recall a site called anonymousspeech.com...

"Price: 1000 sats for 1 year" — incredibly low price, I ...

2026-06-17T12:05:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…j86r
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"Price: 1000 sats for 1 year" — incredibly low price, I wonder if they can keep spammers at bay and not get blocked by other email hosts 🤔

I don't know if this has changed or depends on your IP ...

2026-06-17T11:54:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…0kg4
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I don't know if this has changed or depends on your IP address, but last time I registered a proton account they asked for another email address or phone number

Is there any email provider that can be paid in lightning and ...

2026-06-17T11:30:36Z

Is there any email provider that can be paid in lightning and doesn't require kyc, phone number or another email address?

Noticed again that FB / Instagram are just fine, until they ...

2026-06-12T13:50:36Z

Noticed again that FB / Instagram are just fine, until they don't let you log in to your account and shut you off from your social connections.

iris.to 👍

2026-06-12T13:16:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…xxhk
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iris.to 👍

Thanks for reporting. Sounds like unnecessary CPU usage, I'll ...

2026-06-03T10:16:55Z

In reply to nevent1q…tslf
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Thanks for reporting. Sounds like unnecessary CPU usage, I'll look into it.

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2026-06-01T06:14:02Z

/goal maximize paperclip production

Seemed to work 👍

2026-05-28T16:16:04Z

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Seemed to work 👍

Is there a way to delete apps on @npub10r8…t2p8 ? There's ...

2026-05-28T15:43:39Z

Is there a way to delete apps on Zapstore (npub10r8…t2p8) ? There's an older Nostr VPN version by app id to.iris.nvpn that's listed before the newer org.nostrvpn.app which is confusing.

Works after zapstore update

2026-05-28T06:57:32Z

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Works after zapstore update

No apps found for "amber" in @npub10r8…t2p8 . Is my ...

2026-05-28T06:55:19Z

No apps found for "amber" in Zapstore (npub10r8…t2p8) . Is my android test phone too old or something.

Does it work with sudo?

2026-05-20T10:48:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…6mw9
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Does it work with sudo?

Yes, I haven't tested the linux GUI side lately and someone ...

2026-05-19T21:27:06Z

In reply to nevent1q…vqd4
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Yes, I haven't tested the linux GUI side lately and someone reported a scroll issue in it though 🫠

Thanks for reporting!

2026-05-19T21:23:19Z

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Thanks for reporting!

Thanks for testing and reporting!

2026-05-19T18:30:16Z

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Thanks for testing and reporting!

It announces presence and finds FIPS peers on Nostr. Then it uses ...

2026-05-19T07:18:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…ajkc
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It announces presence and finds FIPS peers on Nostr. Then it uses FIPS to route packets to the recipient device npub, directly or through fips peers.
https://github.com/jmcorgan/fips
https://git.iris.to/#/npub1xdhnr9mrv47kkrn95k6cwecearydeh8e895990n3acntwvmgk2dsdeeycm/nostr-vpn

You have a point: the lower you go on the stack, the more ...

2026-05-19T06:39:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…anch
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You have a point: the lower you go on the stack, the more scrutiny it needs (think OS)

I've made a nostr & https://hashtree.cc native Chromium ...

2026-05-19T06:36:31Z

I've made a nostr & https://hashtree.cc native Chromium fork "Iris Browser". It has in-built NIP-07. It shares files and sites p2p, no need for blossom servers. It has adblock, you can watch youtube without ads.

But I think I'll need a threadripper build server because build time is a major development bottleneck 😅 Takes hours on a 64gb 14 core mac mini.

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I don't think people see what I'm seeing on the horizon for the nsites paradigm, and it's pretty tough to put into words. Everyone should be vibing their own nsite meta browser right now, or some linux based nostr OS.

I think client development was the first epoch of nostr, building windows onto the protocol. The plethora of web-apps and packages, downloaded and run across browsers and operating systems that share nothing. Each of them re-implements trust, identity, storage from scratch or tries to bridge the signing experience.

The next epoch is nsite browsing. And the endgame is nostr-native OS. It completely shifts how we use the protocol.

Nsites change where the app lives. It's a signed object now, addressed by a key, loaded and verified on your own machine. No host to trust. No gateway to demote it back into one. The browser verifies every blob itself and 'bad' servers get skipped, not trusted.

So the layers collapse. Client, app, browser trust decisions become one nsite browser or OS running on your hardware, signing and verifying. You stop downloading separate apps or clients and start loading artifacts into a context that's already yours, already signed in.

That's the epoch I see around the corner. Apps that compose because they share the same signed-in context. nostr is the entry point with no app store, no client. The same nostr, used the way it was always shaped to be.

Yes, you still install the browser or OS once. But it needs to be nostr-native from the first touch. Same shape as http today, one runtime, infinite signed artifacts. The boundary you used to redraw per-app is now drawn once, at the runtime.

The protocol doesn't change itself, just how it's applied. Software stops being something you download and assemble and simply starts being something you enter, signed in, private by default.

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This version also has wireguard exit capability, so can be used ...

2026-05-19T06:19:14Z

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This version also has wireguard exit capability, so can be used with e.g. Mullvad or Proton exit nodes

FIPS: https://github.com/jmcorgan/fips

2026-05-19T06:18:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…ykxc
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FIPS: https://github.com/jmcorgan/fips

https://hashtree.cc supports fuse mounting. you'll probably ...

2026-05-16T16:01:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…76kk
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https://hashtree.cc supports fuse mounting. you'll probably need some vibing to make it google drive like experience

Nostr running android phones could detect each other via BLE and ...

2026-03-27T11:42:02Z

Nostr running android phones could detect each other via BLE and automatically sync events with random nearby peers over Wifi Aware? Sneaker network. When the internet is turned off, you could sync your feed in Moscow by taking the subway.

On iPhone I suppose it would require keeping the app open and maybe accepting every pairing.

https://www.wi-fi.org/alternative-topologies

This is annoying. Got a CSAM report for user-generated content ...

2025-05-17T13:07:40Z

This is annoying. Got a CSAM report for user-generated content that I'm not even hosting. There's nothing I can delete. Apparently Cloudflare wants me to implement censorship lists.

Nostr clients are not legally required to maintain censorship lists any more so than web browsers like Chrome or Firefox are. There's just Cloudflare policy and guilt by association. Understandably, it's easy to confuse a web application url like iris.to/npub1... for a content host.

Should I implement ever-growing censorship lists, at least for visitors who are not logged in? The problem is, someone can just create a new Nostr account and re-post the links to illegal content ad infinitum. When this happens, maybe Cloudflare will get the point. Or more likely, they'll just delete my account.

Maybe there's some other ISP that allows hosting of applications that don't ship with extralegal censorship lists?

Iris native app via Tauri could be a resilient direction, but it kind of defeats the purpose of having a web app in the first place: ease of access, sharing by url and mobile PWAs that bypass app stores.. If you're going to have a native app, actually native-built will probably have better UX.

How are other web clients dealing with this? Kieran (npub1v0l…qj49) miljan (npub16c0…6nvr) hodlbod (npub1jlr…ynqn)

Nostr stores should support cashu payments sent in secure DMs. ...

2025-04-26T12:38:32Z

Nostr stores should support cashu payments sent in secure DMs. Buyer can reclaim the payment if seller doesn't reply.

Seller doesn't need a payment processing or e-commerce server, mobile phone is enough. Maybe the cheapest and easiest way to run a small online store.

Some sort of order management UI for buyer and seller on the client side would be nice.

Just thinking aloud, only tried Shopstr so far but should check out others as well (Amethyst?)

Pic kind of related, could be my dropshipping lifestyle store.

My email correspondence with Satoshi in 2009-2011: ...

2024-02-23T04:40:31Z

My email correspondence with Satoshi in 2009-2011: https://mmalmi.github.io/satoshi/

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2023-08-23T12:54:17Z

Spam prevention should work by discarding events from users that are not connected to your social network like normal users are. For example, swarms of users that are connected by only 1 or less follows from legit users.

Iris already discards messages from completely unconnected users, but need to add shared block list support and better detection of sybil swarms.

This should work especially for trending algorithms, where reactions from socially connected users are more valuable anyway, and missing a like doesn't matter so much.

Currently Iris trending list comes from nostr.band, but I want to do it locally at some point. That's the only way you know what you get.