Jack
@jackvalinsky.com
MS Computational Linguistics student
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Interested in languages: ga, de, ja, zh, haw
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Film photography 🎞️ 📸
Interested in languages: ga, de, ja, zh, haw
I'm on Germ DM 🔑
https://ger.mx/A5yigN6j7u6ukETbhpyCpPsD8_Qv11fq6rpwRj0xGG79#did:plc:qpdjl22sgfejceds2ibabye6
also like protocol-wise I don't really care which one succeeds as long as it benefits people, we're all on the same side
I do think every protocol has kicked the can in different ways surrounding moderation/spam issues and I think that's an important space for cross-protocol collab.
I do think every protocol has kicked the can in different ways surrounding moderation/spam issues and I think that's an important space for cross-protocol collab.
December 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
also like protocol-wise I don't really care which one succeeds as long as it benefits people, we're all on the same side
I do think every protocol has kicked the can in different ways surrounding moderation/spam issues and I think that's an important space for cross-protocol collab.
I do think every protocol has kicked the can in different ways surrounding moderation/spam issues and I think that's an important space for cross-protocol collab.
My uneducated guess is that nostr treats relays as a dumb tube that clients listen to and thus any signed message is treated like an opaque packet (that sort of explains the numbering scheme too). I could be wrong but lexicons feel like they are describing RPC like here is the path + args to get $X.
December 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
My uneducated guess is that nostr treats relays as a dumb tube that clients listen to and thus any signed message is treated like an opaque packet (that sort of explains the numbering scheme too). I could be wrong but lexicons feel like they are describing RPC like here is the path + args to get $X.
I would agree that at least implementing a nostr relay is much simpler, running an ATP relay is easier now that they aren't archival (compare.hose.cam) but ATP is still more complex (& did:plc has issues) b/c of design choices.
It's a tradeoff b/c that upfront complexity makes some things easier.
It's a tradeoff b/c that upfront complexity makes some things easier.
December 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I would agree that at least implementing a nostr relay is much simpler, running an ATP relay is easier now that they aren't archival (compare.hose.cam) but ATP is still more complex (& did:plc has issues) b/c of design choices.
It's a tradeoff b/c that upfront complexity makes some things easier.
It's a tradeoff b/c that upfront complexity makes some things easier.
atproto.com/specs/lexico... for details
and some tools for viewing/resolving lexicons and records that use certain lexicons:
lexidex.bsky.dev (very WIP, slightly broken)
ufos.microcosm.blue
and some tools for viewing/resolving lexicons and records that use certain lexicons:
lexidex.bsky.dev (very WIP, slightly broken)
ufos.microcosm.blue
December 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
atproto.com/specs/lexico... for details
and some tools for viewing/resolving lexicons and records that use certain lexicons:
lexidex.bsky.dev (very WIP, slightly broken)
ufos.microcosm.blue
and some tools for viewing/resolving lexicons and records that use certain lexicons:
lexidex.bsky.dev (very WIP, slightly broken)
ufos.microcosm.blue
Like even though nostr is more "decentralized" than ATP/AP it seems like there need to be more out of band coordination so people know about different kinds services might use (unless there is a in protocol discovery mechanism)? Not familiar enough with AP but in atp lexicon resolution is possible.
December 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Like even though nostr is more "decentralized" than ATP/AP it seems like there need to be more out of band coordination so people know about different kinds services might use (unless there is a in protocol discovery mechanism)? Not familiar enough with AP but in atp lexicon resolution is possible.
Why is there a difference in how nostr vs. atproto + AP is described, with Nostr it's these "kinds" with a certain schema description proposed by an improvement proposal
and with atp and ap it's a DSL schema language (Lexicon and json-ld activities)? Is it inspired from SSB or b/c protocol design?
and with atp and ap it's a DSL schema language (Lexicon and json-ld activities)? Is it inspired from SSB or b/c protocol design?
December 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Why is there a difference in how nostr vs. atproto + AP is described, with Nostr it's these "kinds" with a certain schema description proposed by an improvement proposal
and with atp and ap it's a DSL schema language (Lexicon and json-ld activities)? Is it inspired from SSB or b/c protocol design?
and with atp and ap it's a DSL schema language (Lexicon and json-ld activities)? Is it inspired from SSB or b/c protocol design?
it's amusing talking to someone from South Korea reacting to the rise of manhwas like Solo Leveling b/c it's like yeah I read webtoons when I was younger... wait why are adult Americans so into this?
December 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
it's amusing talking to someone from South Korea reacting to the rise of manhwas like Solo Leveling b/c it's like yeah I read webtoons when I was younger... wait why are adult Americans so into this?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeps...
context: there is an indie game where you can parry a nuke
context: there is an indie game where you can parry a nuke
the game that lets you parry nuke (I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING)
YouTube video by Blu
www.youtube.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeps...
context: there is an indie game where you can parry a nuke
context: there is an indie game where you can parry a nuke
yeah sorry more specifically it has a NIP for notes which are lightning payment receipts which is not really the same as running lightning nodes... more like sending an email receipt.
December 28, 2025 at 1:24 AM
yeah sorry more specifically it has a NIP for notes which are lightning payment receipts which is not really the same as running lightning nodes... more like sending an email receipt.
my bad, here's the cashu mention (I actually mute any mentions of crypto so I didn't see it :P ):
witchsky.app/profile/did:...
but as the following comments mention, Cashu doesn't have to use crypto, it can use fiat. And the original article writes "building non-crypto 'multi-signature wallets'"
witchsky.app/profile/did:...
but as the following comments mention, Cashu doesn't have to use crypto, it can use fiat. And the original article writes "building non-crypto 'multi-signature wallets'"
Leveraging the Cashu protocol (Chaumian E-cash with double blind signatures) and integrating with a regulated banking partner.
Alternative mints could be ran using cryptocurrency but we (Blacksky Algorithms) won’t be running one. Ours will only be USD.
I’ll be publishing a spec for comment/review
Alternative mints could be ran using cryptocurrency but we (Blacksky Algorithms) won’t be running one. Ours will only be USD.
I’ll be publishing a spec for comment/review
December 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
my bad, here's the cashu mention (I actually mute any mentions of crypto so I didn't see it :P ):
witchsky.app/profile/did:...
but as the following comments mention, Cashu doesn't have to use crypto, it can use fiat. And the original article writes "building non-crypto 'multi-signature wallets'"
witchsky.app/profile/did:...
but as the following comments mention, Cashu doesn't have to use crypto, it can use fiat. And the original article writes "building non-crypto 'multi-signature wallets'"
oh interesting, thanks!
December 28, 2025 at 12:07 AM
oh interesting, thanks!
...but that would require people to read the article 😉
I'm kidding and thanks for the important clarification.
ctrl+F "Cashu" [1] also doesn't appear in the article so idk where that later comment came from in the original thread.
[1] cashu.space a payment protocol built on top of Bitcoin
I'm kidding and thanks for the important clarification.
ctrl+F "Cashu" [1] also doesn't appear in the article so idk where that later comment came from in the original thread.
[1] cashu.space a payment protocol built on top of Bitcoin
December 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
...but that would require people to read the article 😉
I'm kidding and thanks for the important clarification.
ctrl+F "Cashu" [1] also doesn't appear in the article so idk where that later comment came from in the original thread.
[1] cashu.space a payment protocol built on top of Bitcoin
I'm kidding and thanks for the important clarification.
ctrl+F "Cashu" [1] also doesn't appear in the article so idk where that later comment came from in the original thread.
[1] cashu.space a payment protocol built on top of Bitcoin
*Bluesky user nods sympathetically* 🫂
December 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
*Bluesky user nods sympathetically* 🫂
Also I swear people forget that nostr is the protocol with lightning payments baked in and has a large community of BTC maximalists.
If anything Bluesky+atproto is the forgotten stepchild of Jack Dorsey and Nostr is his favorite nephew he spends all his time with (ex: giving $10mil to its creator).
If anything Bluesky+atproto is the forgotten stepchild of Jack Dorsey and Nostr is his favorite nephew he spends all his time with (ex: giving $10mil to its creator).
December 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Also I swear people forget that nostr is the protocol with lightning payments baked in and has a large community of BTC maximalists.
If anything Bluesky+atproto is the forgotten stepchild of Jack Dorsey and Nostr is his favorite nephew he spends all his time with (ex: giving $10mil to its creator).
If anything Bluesky+atproto is the forgotten stepchild of Jack Dorsey and Nostr is his favorite nephew he spends all his time with (ex: giving $10mil to its creator).
yeah, like at worst if something goes wrong this specifically a Blacksky project, crypto/blockchains are not in the ATProto spec and this could be done w/ AP as well.
Rudy has shown through his actions to one of the best leaders in this space and even though I'm not into crypto I trust him.
Rudy has shown through his actions to one of the best leaders in this space and even though I'm not into crypto I trust him.
December 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
yeah, like at worst if something goes wrong this specifically a Blacksky project, crypto/blockchains are not in the ATProto spec and this could be done w/ AP as well.
Rudy has shown through his actions to one of the best leaders in this space and even though I'm not into crypto I trust him.
Rudy has shown through his actions to one of the best leaders in this space and even though I'm not into crypto I trust him.
me, a Jew: huh
I was with until you said dijon mustard but I'll trust the process
I was with until you said dijon mustard but I'll trust the process
December 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
me, a Jew: huh
I was with until you said dijon mustard but I'll trust the process
I was with until you said dijon mustard but I'll trust the process
I wonder if you could do something like that in Shen since iirc it gives you access to its type checker and you can do some wild things shenlanguage.org
another video of deech giving himself brain damage w/ PL
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUJN...
another video of deech giving himself brain damage w/ PL
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUJN...
December 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I wonder if you could do something like that in Shen since iirc it gives you access to its type checker and you can do some wild things shenlanguage.org
another video of deech giving himself brain damage w/ PL
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUJN...
another video of deech giving himself brain damage w/ PL
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUJN...
hmm well if I find the example I'll let you know
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December 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
hmm well if I find the example I'll let you know
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There some situations in Polish where repeating the same word has some kind of sound change like w/ numbers I think? My knowledge of grammar/phonotactics is very minimal but I remember an example when saying the same number twice there's a difference in the second word.
December 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
There some situations in Polish where repeating the same word has some kind of sound change like w/ numbers I think? My knowledge of grammar/phonotactics is very minimal but I remember an example when saying the same number twice there's a difference in the second word.
ex: blue.mackuba.eu/skythread/?a... for the Rob getting llm spam thread
December 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
ex: blue.mackuba.eu/skythread/?a... for the Rob getting llm spam thread
no people have been annoyed about that blocking style for a while, Kuba has a nice tool to see the whole thread: blue.mackuba.eu/skythread/
I use this extension: github.com/aliceisjustp... so it's a one click button from any thread to skythread
I use this extension: github.com/aliceisjustp... so it's a one click button from any thread to skythread
December 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
no people have been annoyed about that blocking style for a while, Kuba has a nice tool to see the whole thread: blue.mackuba.eu/skythread/
I use this extension: github.com/aliceisjustp... so it's a one click button from any thread to skythread
I use this extension: github.com/aliceisjustp... so it's a one click button from any thread to skythread
unparsable challenge and your oponent is a natural language with minimal whitespace and centuries of idioms, cultural knowledge, and river-crabbing [1]: 老铁，我们完蛋了
(English: Bro, we're cooked)
[1] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemi...
(English: Bro, we're cooked)
[1] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemi...
December 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
unparsable challenge and your oponent is a natural language with minimal whitespace and centuries of idioms, cultural knowledge, and river-crabbing [1]: 老铁，我们完蛋了
(English: Bro, we're cooked)
[1] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemi...
(English: Bro, we're cooked)
[1] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemi...
what does a frog say in Polish?
December 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
what does a frog say in Polish?