Online Meetup

This Thursday evening we are doing a follow up to the in person meeting from last week.

This is the link to join the meeting.

The technology behind self hosting is becoming easier and an increasing number of end users are running services in their own homes. While this involves investment in both time and equipment it does offer savings and increased privacy compared to using the cloud or simply moving all your data onto Microsoft, Google or Amazon.
Part of the driving force for increased uptake of on-site hosting is digital currency. Bitcoin and the lightning network similarly offer increased privacy in your financial transactions with possibly lower costs. While not dependent on a self hosted environment managing your own electronic money mitigates the risk of coins being stolen from an online exchange. As the Bitcoiners say "Not my keys, not my money".

Nostr is an emerging internet protocol. It combines the principles of older technologies like Usenet and public key encryption to create a censorship-resistant global network for data exchange.

There is a loose integration of nostr with the cryptocurrency lightning network. This enables the possibility of micro-payments for services to content providers. The increasing trend for large internet companies to only provide a subscription model for services and the 30% cut that Google and Apple take for mobile apps makes a micro-payment alternative increasingly attractive.

It is very early days for nostr but the technology offers the potential to move away from services such as those offered by Instagram, Dropbox, Github, Facebook and other centrally controlled social media conglomerates.

Join us on Thursday, 23 January at 7.30 pm AEST (8.30 pm AEDT) for an "Introduction to Nostr" with Terry Porter. If you can't wait till then, join the discussion on all things homelab at https://discourse.homelabbrisbane.com.au."