SN release: zap/post/comment without account and just-in-time account funding \ stacker news ~meta

SN release: zap/post/comment without account and just-in-time account funding

9637 sats \ 46 comments \ @k00b 12 Aug meta

zaps forwarded to @ekzyis (100%)

note: this is all still a bit rough around the edges but we'll be working to refine it over the next week or so.

zap/post/comment without account

via @ekzyis

You no longer need an account to participate on SN. Lurkers (yes, you) can chime in and zap at random via bolt11 invoices. Posts/comments without an account will appear as the @anon nym and you can conveniently browse all @anon content via their profile.

We might change the name of the @anon account (we are playing with alternative names) but the functionality will remain the same.

just-in-time account funding

via @ekzyis

One nice side effect of implementing the above is that if you're logged in you no longer need to fund your account before performing costly actions. For example, you can make a large zap or add significant boost without carrying any custodial balance.

foreshadowing

Another nice side effect is this lays the ground work for other forms of non-custodial spending that are bolt11 based like NWC, WebLN, LNC, and commando.

extras

subs in the dropdown in dark mode being hidden on certain browsers has been fixed (@ekzyis)
if you have set that you prefer dark mode on iOS (in your iOS settings) you will now get dark splash screens (@WeAreAllSatoshi)

344 sats \ 4 replies \ @anon 12 Aug

anons unite! Blessed is he/she/it who lurks and drifts

23 sats \ 3 replies \ @ekzyis fwd 12 Aug

All anon zaps will go to the reward pool btw :)

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @faithandcredit 12 Aug

This confused me a minute. I read it as when anon zapped it would go to reward pool. But it's when anon gets zapped it goes into reward pool. Duh:)

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @ekzyis fwd 12 Aug

Oh, sorry, that's not the case yet. I've just seen @k00b mentioning it in the anon helper message (if you click the anon icon next to the reply button while being anon): https://stacker.news/items/223802

But it's not implemented yet

135 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b OP 12 Aug

It’s just a change to the rewards query but we all know how that can go lol

291 sats \ 0 replies \ @TonyGiorgio 12 Aug

I really like this. Nice work guys! Definitely would love playing with more NWC stuff too if you're going down that route.

21 sats \ 7 replies \ @idsera 12 Aug

Great, but I don't understand why show the popup Pay invoice or fund account. I would like just click on lightning icon and payment goes. For now I need two clicks. I'm using Alby extension to make the payment.

2 sats \ 6 replies \ @ekzyis fwd 12 Aug

If you fund your account, you can choose to fund it with more sats than just the payment, so you may safe on tx fees on further actions

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @idsera 12 Aug

I use LN in Alby in a non custodial way. I just would like to click on lightning icon and payment is done. I don't want to fund Stacker News first.

11 sats \ 4 replies \ @k00b OP 12 Aug

Maybe we should just show the invoice by default but give the option to add more sats to the invoice that will be added to the account

121 sats \ 2 replies \ @idsera 12 Aug

See how https://snort.social/ works. I'm able to zap using Alby just clicking on lightning icon. They don't even show any invoice for me. Maybe show an invoice just if the payment fails.

11 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b OP 12 Aug

Thanks for all the feedback!

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @ekzyis fwd 14 Aug

Created ticket: https://github.com/stackernews/stacker.news/issues/405

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ekzyis fwd 12 Aug

Ah, yes

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 12 Aug

FYI for the splash screen to update on iOS, if you have the PWA installed already, you’ll need to reinstall it. It appears iOS caches the image at install time

11 sats \ 7 replies \ @kristapsk 12 Aug

Anon seems great name to me!

0 sats \ 6 replies \ @faithandcredit 12 Aug

In the not so distant future speech is going to be regulated, I mean SN will be held accountable for what anon posts. So may as well name it @sn or @fbi or something

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b OP 12 Aug

@spook may be good in that case

I'm prescribing myself one touch of grass for letting myself imagine that future

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @kristapsk 12 Aug

Maybe there could be bunch of names and random one picked each time? :)

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @faithandcredit 12 Aug

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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @nemo 12 Aug

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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b OP 12 Aug

Put them on AWS Guantanamo

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 12 Aug

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24 sats \ 1 reply \ @beorange 12 Aug

zap/post/comment without account

This is huge. Congrats and thanks for the feature.

32 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b OP 12 Aug

Yeah another unique thing Bitcoin gives us!

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 14 Aug

stackernews is the new 4chan

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @iguano 12 Aug

This is exactly what a was thinking when I suggest you few days ago a way to use SN in a more "decentralized" way.

kudos!

13 sats \ 12 replies \ @anon 12 Aug

Hmm it appears we are still getting weird cache behavior when we push updates.

0 sats \ 11 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 12 Aug

Lol I love the anon icon

87 sats \ 10 replies \ @k00b OP 12 Aug

It's cool!

We are thinking about theming @anon in the wild west motif though and going with something like @drifter instead. The equivalent icon is probably a cloak but idk.