Why do many bitcoiners still trust fiat software? \ stacker news ~bitcoin

Why do many bitcoiners still trust fiat software?

100k boost \ 20 comments \ @ad 15 Aug 2023 bitcoinAD

We have all bought into using free and open source software for our money...but we still use gmail or zoom or dropbox or mailchimp or slack. What's up with that? Is it actually tough to run software well over time? to keep the data backed up? to keep the software up-to-date? to ward off the threats on the internet?

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101 sats \ 0 replies \ @kenn_b 15 Aug 2023

answer: convenience and laziness :)

90 sats \ 8 replies \ @TonyGiorgio 15 Aug 2023

Ads get the number one spot and there's no clear indication besides the username? I think you can make it more obvious. Perhaps consider an alternative icon and no upvotes. Otherwise it's a bit disingenuous. Hacker news does this well enough.

100 sats \ 5 replies \ @k00b 15 Aug 2023

I agree. Nice suggestions. This is just a pilot.

Also great job on WBD. Peter seemed to really like you.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @TonyGiorgio 15 Aug 2023

Appreciate that!

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @AR0w 15 Aug 2023

What about pining it in first posts ?

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 15 Aug 2023

We could but pinning doesn't have an API yet. It requires a "manual" database insert.

Our ultimate goal is to allow anyone to create an ad and boost is the closest expression of that that we currently have. While the current format is not ideal, we stand to learn the most from doing it this way.

92 sats \ 1 reply \ @TonyGiorgio 15 Aug 2023

It's an interesting concept. On one hand it's no different than a boost, so let people do that on their own, no official ad account. On the other hand, you'll probably have ad blockers eventually if you diviate too much.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 15 Aug 2023

My preference is to just make it a user setting. You should be free to disable ads and only get a share of the rewards imparted by ads if you interact with them.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @falsefaucet 15 Aug 2023

alternative icon is a good idea.

i second that, had no idea it was an ad

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 15 Aug 2023

Second what Tony said here.

84 sats \ 0 replies \ @teodor 15 Aug 2023

Fiat software...?! Such term doesn't exist. Software is software! 😁 However, there is fiat software used by Italians in developing their Fiat cars! 🙈

105 sats \ 1 reply \ @tomlaies 15 Aug 2023

This you?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nullcount 15 Aug 2023

Stealing this lol

60 sats \ 0 replies \ @nullcount 15 Aug 2023

"Fiat Software" is something you made up.

You can't prove that you're running the unaltered FOSS code you claim to be running. You also can't prove that its a private/secure service and that you're not selling/storing/sharing user data.

I suppose there's a niche for this but as self hosting continues to get easier, your business model makes less and less sense.

Fundamentally, its the same trust model as Gmail, etc. Only you have to pay for it.

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @AR0w 15 Aug 2023

Same ad ?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 15 Aug 2023

I think we have different copy to run next week.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ceife 15 Aug 2023

I actually don't like it, maybe because I haven't found any other alternatives.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @AR0w 15 Aug 2023

Can i add other foss services in my choice ? @Federatedcomputer

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @AR0w 15 Aug 2023

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @falsefaucet 15 Aug 2023

just a heads up, people can inflate their stacked amount.

create new account tip myself. just fyi, might be a good idea to do something else for giving away the service.

will check it out thanks.