Project Alexandria
On the project to build the world's largest, digital library.
Nostr, Curated Thoughtfully
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Stella
I changed my mind about nostr
Why rejecting decentralized protocols today might be like refusing to use the web in 1995
Is Nostr Actually Censorship Resistant?
Nostr is often touted as decentralized and censorship resistant, such that even speech that would normally get a person banned on social media platforms can readily be found perusing popular Nostr clients. Is that actually the case though? I offer my opinion in this article.
Private communications over public infrastructure
Today I want to write down some thoughts on what it really means to have private communications over public infrastructure, and whether such a thing is even possible at all.
Just calling it Open is not enough (English Version)
How can Nostr help to tackle challenges in public and open education infrastructures?
Just calling it Open was not enough — so we built it
A year ago I wrote Just calling it Open is not enough, an essay about why public education infrastructure keeps reproducing the lock-in mechanisms of commercial platforms, and why the Nostr protocol could be a way out. The argument in a nutshell: The openness and collaboration we demand and desire could not previously be implemented technically without leading back to centralization.
A Privacy Primer
A short introduction to what private messaging really is.
