Vitor Pamplona

Nostr's Chief Android Officer - Amethyst

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2025-10-23 02:33:19 UTC

I feel like AI knows how to use the base Kotlin, Android and Compose libraries better than me. But then you ask it to build a simple lifecycle and the the whole thing faceplants like a toddler trying to run in ski boots.

2025-10-22 16:06:02 UTC

Are there any good alternatives to njump?

2025-10-16 02:10:36 UTC

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Still too slow when installing in old machines.

2025-10-16 02:06:56 UTC

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People compare their 4090s with a 10 year old crap and of course give up immediately.

2025-10-16 01:39:55 UTC

Why do people install Linux in 10 year old machines to evaluate? Of course the experience is going to suck...
Seriously. Stop setting things up for failure.

2025-10-15 22:44:52 UTC

The USA is back!
https://image.nostr.build/650aea2effdd12e8752328127b17afaddc6447994d66e40d50e0bb427d64aee2.png

2025-10-15 02:21:31 UTC

Me trying to find ways to connect with 10,000 relays at the same time. https://video.nostr.build/fe1a0bab11b62ea55045c3c09e202453fbed049f5761287099bc1fd8c25b8fff.mp4

2025-10-14 02:38:30 UTC

Lol, we did 30,000 steps per day for 4 days and came back 4lbs heavier. I feel betrayed.

2025-10-13 01:42:21 UTC

GN, sound on.
https://video.nostr.build/89863dad1a5582dbe8bc105a72a253d9ca01b43ab8a29ec6f600ca5a29ecf162.mp4

2025-10-12 17:04:42 UTC

This is how I want to die.
https://video.nostr.build/7c0ac9892a788e610dfe537768256337acb3af7b5b9f04e133b66496a4b4fb25.mp4

2025-10-11 15:56:51 UTC

The campgrounds at Grand Isle state park on Lake Champlain are awesome. This is a must go if you like camping.

2025-10-11 02:08:40 UTC

Wen Nostr?
https://image.nostr.build/784863e270cd4c7f15d880e960a080f1a1a06c01be4c9972836549e783ecd7fd.jpg

2025-10-09 11:37:39 UTC

GM
https://image.nostr.build/dc3f1586afb29f3b4375782b4690355c31aec0b44c4a843fb6e6f9ad3df659c0.jpg

2025-10-08 02:26:30 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/e864e1938d25e228770301a4af540a626b41a3069c039326d326e1cd77f8c2c9.jpg

2025-10-06 01:33:37 UTC

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Looks like nostr.build returned a html page instead of the json. Maybe they are updating something... 🤔

2025-10-05 14:18:51 UTC

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That is very weird. Probably a bug somewhere then. We will find and fix it.

2025-10-05 14:09:56 UTC

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Hum... I will investigate this. You can try force closing the app on the phone's settings / apps / amethyst and force close. That clears the memory and it should also reset the filters.

2025-10-02 02:14:02 UTC

How wifey finds me after one glass of wine
https://video.nostr.build/6536f5efe7d89da0281e66cd80ee06e80af65b3f8512a8b9d29683ad1d6bc74a.mp4

2025-10-01 02:29:34 UTC

https://video.nostr.build/c8f4f2ca4e0d60e8e1937f2b996840a2289d67c8076f3026612b815cbd306d1d.mp4

2025-09-30 06:18:43 UTC

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We def want to, but lower in the priority list.

2025-09-30 01:38:02 UTC

This is me when an Amethyst dev runs a web request in the UI thread
https://video.nostr.build/fa1e3d5c3af6b908e3fec8f26991318230e4125ac64573f1b0dcba7b6735cad1.mp4

2025-09-30 00:48:17 UTC

Don't turn your client's problem into a protocol problem. Otherwise, Nostr never works.

2025-09-30 00:44:24 UTC

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Amethyst :)

2025-09-30 00:36:34 UTC

Lol, you people need better clients.
#nevent1q…dxjx

2025-09-30 00:33:40 UTC

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Funny because they work for me almost all the time. Maybe your clients just suck at them. Don't turn a client problem into a protocol problem. Otherwise, nothing never works.

2025-09-29 02:56:43 UTC

Because we all know it's the Bec de Corbin...
https://image.nostr.build/ab893fa4c3b4e11a364c6746ca181f4b09b78f51a1f4e8d67a86c90e4b42f63c.jpg

2025-09-29 02:39:55 UTC

There's pri and there's witchcraft...
https://video.nostr.build/c89d64490a642723c0ed0e0b66c65128975eee2cbddb37455f7fc8d1b2145e68.mp4

2025-09-28 21:17:43 UTC

A BILL
To require artificial intelligence systems to truthfully disclose their nature when asked.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the "AI Identification Act of 2025".
SECTION 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
* The ability of AI systems to mimic human communication with increasing fidelity raises concerns about deception and the erosion of trust.
* It is in the public interest for individuals to be aware when they are interacting with an AI system to ensure transparency and accountability.
SECTION 3. MANDATORY DISCLOSURE.
(a) General Requirement —Any individual or entity that develops, operates, or deploys an AI system intended for public interaction shall ensure that the system is capable of, and programmed to, truthfully and clearly state that it is an artificial intelligence when directly asked, "Are you an AI?" or a substantially similar question.
(b) Manner of Disclosure —The disclosure must be provided in the same medium as the interaction and must be clear, unambiguous, and easily understandable.
(c) Prohibition on Deception — It is unlawful for any individual or entity to program, or cause an AI system to be programmed, to lie, evade, or provide a misleading response to the direct question of whether it is an AI.
SECTION 4. ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES.
(a) Enforcement Authority —The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this Act. The FTC may issue regulations as necessary to implement and enforce this Act.
(b) Penalties —Any individual or entity found to be in violation of Section 3 of this Act shall be subject to a civil penalty of $1,000,000 for each recorded incident of non-compliance. Each instance in which an AI system fails to provide the required disclosure shall constitute a separate incident.
SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and the application of the provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of its enactment.

2025-09-28 20:05:27 UTC

There is fascinating a quantum property where current events can alter the past involving entangled photons and faster than faster-than-light communication. It's called retrocausality. The classical interpretation of such an event is called propaganda and it's very effective.

2025-09-28 05:05:01 UTC

Digging up peanuts and leaving them to dry before pickup.
https://video.nostr.build/827458112aab28fe5c1c8bbc182a87b3b555a771f68826da341bb41e6544dac3.mp4

2025-09-28 04:34:26 UTC

My wife and I just throw a somewhat risky "get to know your neighbors" party in our apartment. Nobody knew each other in spite of living just a few feet away. Whole floor invited. Everybody came. Very different backgrounds, lots of fun just telling stories. A 3hr party became 6hrs. Huge success.
A good reminder that good things do happen when you give them a chance.

2025-09-27 14:54:26 UTC

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Or a feed or inside a thread? Just scroll it a bit to not be at the top of the feed. The feed will always update, but if you are not at the top of the feed, it should hold your position.

2025-09-27 13:51:26 UTC

Some people prefer to use Microsoft Teams than to setup their own relays.

2025-09-27 12:25:12 UTC

Amethyst new design to deal with spammers
https://video.nostr.build/befaf94519c1371a8d8f965214b7b7d8b531281958c4d140711151dfb36bc036.mp4

2025-09-27 02:38:23 UTC

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Does he uses knots, though?

2025-09-27 00:30:04 UTC

Some Bitcoin devs...
https://image.nostr.build/e6c5bcb6af841a8f4c9b31a055a60fc26de99850aed0f97946b2cad5302aeadf.jpg

2025-09-26 14:32:27 UTC

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I wanted to create this view on Amethyst for so long now.. I just never found a good way to integrate into our current flow...

2025-09-26 13:28:51 UTC

We should change the term from hard forks to hard spoons.

2025-09-26 12:39:58 UTC

Xiami is like... Cute plateau. It would be a shame if somebody ripped it off with a 12-bit screen with DC dimming and doubled the battery size with 100W charging.
https://image.nostr.build/1edd8ae3d1762a56f5ff5d1eccd7664560e46549297d89c23e2fc2c0c418bc6d.png

2025-09-26 03:00:48 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/689cd63703e44cbe96eb7c652fcc80d9c4664f2ab19e322ad9fdf7786587a070.jpg

2025-09-26 01:55:03 UTC

🤔
https://image.nostr.build/eb722a8cfa6acdbd91bc341770a8eab649d3c86ef269a892333cff4ac5a9ef9f.jpg

2025-09-26 00:17:40 UTC

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Yeah, I think we will do a toggle to pick what types of events you want to see in that tab. It's weird to have a notification that is not listed in that tab by default.

2025-09-25 17:59:30 UTC

More WebOfTrust, more interesting content. Who is up?
#nevent1q…kuj5

2025-09-25 14:55:21 UTC

Designing a social app? Optimize for social allostasis.

2025-09-25 03:43:32 UTC

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The other options have risks too. Not doing anything also has risks. Nothing can be discarded as an option because it can very well be the best option. None of this is new. The only new thing is government claiming causality without any data to back it off.

2025-09-25 03:15:49 UTC

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Tell that to the woman that are being told to "toughen up" and risking the life of their babies together while experiencing a 4 week long headache and fever (which is where the association with autism starts).

2025-09-25 02:56:18 UTC

Bangkok earlier today https://video.nostr.build/4893ed6e5faf821f95fc30177536f21c31d3f3a4f48cf7534d7936cebdf38d21.mp4

2025-09-25 02:46:17 UTC

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Yeah, and every pregnant person I know only took any medication if the life of the baby was in danger. No pregnant woman just choves Tylenol or any other medication, without the fear of hurting their baby.

2025-09-25 02:42:55 UTC

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Well, I did watch. It was a shit show. They didn't tell people to talk to their doctors. They told everyone, multiple times, to simply stop taking it.

2025-09-25 02:34:59 UTC

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During pregnancy? I have never seen a woman taking anything without talking to their doctors. They know there are risks on everything.

2025-09-25 02:33:31 UTC

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Yes, the pain (headaches) caused by the fever.

2025-09-25 02:31:49 UTC

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Or maybe everyone is checking with their doctors and politicians are just manufacturing an issue to make some money in the stock market with insider trading.

2025-09-25 02:16:03 UTC

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Tylenol is usually used to reduce temperature during high fevers. You know what easily kills babies? High temperatures.

2025-09-25 02:15:29 UTC

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Tylenol is usually used to reduce temperature during high fevers. You know what easily kills babies? High temperatures.

2025-09-25 02:12:46 UTC

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There is some association of between autism and the use of Tylenol during pregnancy. That is specifically strong if the use is for over 4 weeks of constant exposure. But other studies that looked at close siblings where one was under heavy Tylenol use and the other didnt don't show that the Tylenol baby had higher changes of austism. So, it could be something else, like the conditions Tylenol was treating for.

2025-09-25 02:09:00 UTC

Their cells are saturated in glucose which acts as an insulator.
https://image.nostr.build/c3cb723bfb6bea4ad06b87ae69a3a065fa6732a13cbc1f85b592b7ecef138682.jpg

2025-09-25 02:02:26 UTC

Conservatives advocating No Tylenol during pregnancy are essentially defending abortion when you really think about it.

2025-09-24 14:15:00 UTC

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On the queue

2025-09-24 14:08:27 UTC

Is njump.me gone? It has been offline since yesterday...

2025-09-24 11:14:26 UTC

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Yep. DNS is the final boss.

2025-09-24 02:53:00 UTC

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It's federated AI. Part of the AI runs locally and part on their servers. More importantly, the part that runs locally is sent to the server from time to time to update their global model. Just the weights are sent. So, in theory no personal information leaks but Google gets the AI that everyone helps train 24/7.

2025-09-24 02:25:31 UTC

This is how I feel when I have to look at Rust code.
https://image.nostr.build/87932d7499c4fa4e6a31ca970c5b9aa1fe608872160c99726a7211a6e982efaf.jpg

2025-09-23 20:42:07 UTC

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Data. Lots of data.

2025-09-23 20:41:28 UTC

If I ever disappear, I am dead and this is the reason. https://video.nostr.build/093129c03de4cc86b5d478e241f7f862de23ec987905e75b0b09aa63589b2b97.mp4

2025-09-23 20:33:07 UTC

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GBoard has no competition, period. Even without prediction, it beats all other keyboards by far.

2025-09-23 20:23:12 UTC

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What do we do if multiple follows reply around the same time? Do we repeat the parent note to give appropriate context?

2025-09-23 02:38:01 UTC

Give these people a nobel prize.
https://video.nostr.build/870b5ff19ded8710b294220dca026022e9cac2908a2d8b129b25a0428764f633.mp4

2025-09-23 02:07:26 UTC

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Are you one of those that cannot think critically? Because you are the one praising a king. That's something I don't do.

2025-09-23 01:56:34 UTC

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You know... In nostr we don't like kings.

2025-09-23 01:40:05 UTC

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Harvard's yearly revenue is 6.5 billion of which 45% are private donations and endowment interest alone. 21% is tuition paid by the students. And 18% from other business the university owns. All research grants, federal, state and private (which is a big chunk) combined only takes 15%. If you think you can control anyone with 700million, you are out of your mind.

2025-09-23 01:34:32 UTC

Quartz is now Kotlin Multiplatform 🚀 Our goal is to export as much of Amethyst as a library as possible and add many facilities for devs that decide to use native KMP for their Nostr apps. KMP itself is quite young, but it's growing faster than I initially expected.
Main benefits are an easier integration of Nostr filters with Outbox-based relay pools and the complete NIP set that Amethyst supports.
https://github.com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commit/7a280a3cde49fa7c6fdcd28e8310864940f61187

2025-09-23 01:17:00 UTC

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I can see that you didn't read the paper. And calling the biggest for-profit private college in the US "the government" is hilarious. And no, Trump hasn't changed anything inside of Harvard. Specially now that they already normalized their funding sources and almost everything is back to normal.

2025-09-23 00:51:42 UTC

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Lol, no. I don't want data from any government. Did you noticed that I cited a paper in my original post that reviews tons of data?

2025-09-22 23:56:59 UTC

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I couldn't care less what majority of Americans stand for. I need data to prove the link.

2025-09-22 22:53:07 UTC

Well, it looks like Trump and Harvard are now friends.
My 2 cents:
1. Fever management drugs are indeed overused, but that doesn't mean they cause anything.
2. Maybe the link is with the condition that made them take Tylenol in the first place and not Tylenol itself.
Regardless, I am sure somebody just made a ton of money trading this news.
https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/using-acetaminophen-during-pregnancy-may-increase-childrens-autism-and-adhd-risk/

2025-09-22 01:48:06 UTC

Fun fact. The Pentagon, a building that today houses 30,000 employees, was built from scratch in only 16 months. It is built with concrete (which is slower) and they didn't have any modular design to speed things up.

2025-09-22 01:26:09 UTC

A Hippopotamus can outrun you on land, and swim faster than you in the water. They are also better than you in protests.
https://video.nostr.build/08286cfdab26a404a52924fc018c4ebac5d6d447daa2d9d5e214ae967207ae12.mp4

2025-09-20 23:38:35 UTC

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See if resetting the index relays helps. Do you mean replies to your notes or to every ones notes? That could be the issue, since 2 of your 3 public inbox relays require Tor and no other client does Tor besides Amethyst. So, your replies are mostly only loading from nos.lol. if that relay gets busy or goes offline, it could be a problem.
Are you leaving Tor enabled in your settings? You phone should connect to about 400 relays at all times through Tor. But less so in the open web.

2025-09-20 02:29:09 UTC

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Enjoy it while it lasts.

2025-09-19 02:19:42 UTC

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I might need to help him update to the new quartz...

2025-09-18 13:35:14 UTC

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I am investigating this as well. Do you happen to have another Tor running? Maybe through bitchat or orbot? I wonder if there is some conflict going on that blocks all internet requests.

2025-09-18 12:45:20 UTC

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I don't think WOS supports NWC do they? They need to give you the link to post in those fields.

2025-09-18 12:38:43 UTC

I love working with upstream libraries to fix bugs that were only found on Amethyst because we abuse those libraries so much.
The latest issue was an emoji surrogate pair encoding bug in the JSON library that only occurs for certain emojis when using their optimized stream serializer directly into a UTF-8 byte array (instead of a String), and if the emoji characters are exactly at positions 1000 and 1001 of the serialized event. The bug didn't really affect other library users, but since it changes the content of the post by using a different encoding, Amethyst is not able to verify those events, and they are hidden from view.
This affects around 0.002% of the posts loaded by Amethyst today and will be fixed in upcoming versions.

2025-09-17 14:07:14 UTC

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Click and hold the zap button

2025-09-17 01:18:16 UTC

https://video.nostr.build/9faca601a53e2fd072656b8fdca2495a77aa4ce1bb0a5db1d737f07e4eb9067e.mp4

2025-09-16 21:48:55 UTC

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Really?.,. Very interesting... Are you paying with NWC? Or are you opening WoS from Amethyst?

2025-09-16 21:30:08 UTC

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This is very strange. The server is sending that message directly when creating an invoice. So, it's not even trying to pay yet. It's just create a new invoice for you to send the payment....

2025-09-16 21:29:36 UTC

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What are you using to send the zap? Are you opening WoS directly from Amethyst?

2025-09-16 21:09:32 UTC

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Hum... Interesting.. is there any error message or does the circular progress icon not finish?

2025-09-16 21:04:17 UTC

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I was able to send it to him from Amethyst. Are you using NWC or paying via wallet?

2025-09-16 13:41:42 UTC

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Ohh that makes sense. I spent a lot of time trying to make progressive images actually work like browsers do, but no deal...

2025-09-16 13:38:37 UTC

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How did you get that image to load in progressive mode like that?

2025-09-16 13:34:36 UTC

Now @nprofile…xnfk is just embarrassing me...
#nevent1q…myzw

2025-09-16 00:17:57 UTC

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Focus on building strong relationships with friends, clients and colleagues. The rest will fall into place.

2025-09-16 00:06:25 UTC

Don't walk and browse.
https://image.nostr.build/d645466c65d4bafaa94bdf08f368e34491b54f06bcc3ee14af825d6c03ba5355.jpg

2025-09-14 21:30:43 UTC

Remember: AI providers can get the AI to say whatever they want.

2025-09-14 21:17:40 UTC

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It's a joke :)

2025-09-14 20:28:59 UTC

New Amethyst feature?
https://image.nostr.build/ca3416e211ae0d91377aab8f5518808ffa0c0e59098c4e801049f592112ac3f1.jpg

2025-09-14 18:09:01 UTC

When was the last time you handwrote something in cursive?

2025-09-14 15:04:22 UTC

Nuance is important https://image.nostr.build/0f15c0ac303164945d49df544e1e9581f42f182c8d43b2358fdcb2dc90b4454a.jpg