squeaknode - decentralized alternative to Twitter with lightning monetization
1011 sats \ 14 comments \ @03bcf114f6 10 Nov 2021 bitcoin
Hi everyone, I'm Jonathan, I'm working on the squeaknode app: https://github.com/yzernik/squeaknode
It's an open-source, non-custodial, p2p social media app. You can post anything you want on your own node, and anyone can connect to your node and download your posts, but only after a lightning payment. You can also act as a relay and sell other people's posts from your node.
You can connect your Twitter account to squeaknode, so your tweets will automatically get mirrored.
Currently, the app is available in the Umbrel app store. I'm working on getting it into RaspiBlitz and myNode next. It's an easy way to earn sats!
What do you think?
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124 sats \ 1 reply \ @nout 11 Nov 2021
Pretty Cool! Thank you for sharing and thank you for pushing this! Here's my raw feedback (based on Umbrel version):
  • The onboarding steps are confusing.
  • Login page could use css ;)
  • When I open squeaknode it lands on Timeline page. It's not clear what to do next.
  • I click on the pen button (the FAB action button with primary color means "the most important next action"), but in the dialog I don't have a profile, so I have to close it again.
  • When I create profile in the Profiles section it's still not super clear what to do.
  • When I post first squeak it says "9 minutes ago" even though I just literally posted it.
  • When I try replying to the squeak - my profile should be selected by default (also profile should just be selected globally, I don't want to toggle it in every. dialog)
  • The CSS could use some help - fonts are too big in replies, missing paddings, random box shadows, too many colors, unclear next action.
  • Buttons are missing titles, so it's not clear what it does. When I click on resqueak button on my own post, it looks enabled, but then does nothing.
  • It's not clear how to find anyone else. It would be great if you have some nice account to follow by default, e.g. yours. That would help a lot if I want to actually try some interactions early on.
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2 sats \ 0 replies \ @03bcf114f6 OP 11 Nov 2021 freebie
Thanks for the feedback! this is useful for me.
"The onboarding steps are confusing." Anything in particular?
"Login page could use css ;)" I'm not very good at frontend development, so most of the frontend stuff is just what I could hack together. If you have frontend skills, you are welcome to open PR's :)
"When I open squeaknode it lands on Timeline page. It's not clear what to do next." When the timeline is empty, there should be a welcome message that gives some basic instructions (follow people/create posts). Were you able to see the welcome message?
"I click on the pen button (the FAB action button with primary color means "the most important next action"), but in the dialog I don't have a profile, so I have to close it again." I should probably have a button directly in the dialog to navigate to the "Profiles" page, to make this easier.
"When I post first squeak it says "9 minutes ago" even though I just literally posted it." This happens because the timestamp inside the squeak is based on the most recent bitcoin block hash. That's how I am able to share timestamps trustlessly between peers.
"When I try replying to the squeak - my profile should be selected by default (also profile should just be selected globally, I don't want to toggle it in every. dialog)" I am working on this... it is currently an open issue: https://github.com/yzernik/squeaknode/issues/1146
"The CSS could use some help - fonts are too big in replies, missing paddings, random box shadows, too many colors, unclear next action." Yeah, I know :) it needs a lot of work
"Buttons are missing titles, so it's not clear what it does. When I click on resqueak button on my own post, it looks enabled, but then does nothing." There should be an alert message that says "Unimplemented" when you click. Can you make sure that you are running on the latest Umbrel release?
"It's not clear how to find anyone else. It would be great if you have some nice account to follow by default, e.g. yours. That would help a lot if I want to actually try some interactions early on." That's an idea that I am considering.
2 sats \ 9 replies \ @melvincarvalho 11 Nov 2021
FYI: protocol is here
https://github.com/yzernik/squeak/blob/master/docs/PROTOCOL.md
not tried it, but great to see innovation here, esp. w/ umbrel
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1 sat \ 8 replies \ @03bcf114f6 OP 11 Nov 2021 freebie
Thanks! Do you have any questions/feedback about the protocol?
2 sats \ 1 reply \ @pony 11 Nov 2021 freebie
will u release an Android version?