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Anthony Accioly
2w ago
Hi Nuh,
Yep, Solid is... well... sorta academic. But I don’t think the overengineering and bikeshedding are being done out of malice—at least no more than in most well-funded projects with a foot in academia and research institutions in general.
I'll have a look at RemoteStorage and Peergos. Somehow, I missed the train on both. And speaking of academic pedigree, sounds like some smart blokes are working on it. 🇬🇧🫖☕️🧐🎩🎓🇦🇺🦘
The closest thing to one of these Nostr "grants" that I’d be willing to touch would be if I were offered a grant to finish my studies and actually get some research done at one of these top institutions. This is an aspect of my life that still feels... interrupted.
Something tells me that if I ever get to finish my master’s and eventually work on a PhD, I would likely be a happy old man, taking my time doing my own thing, while lots of very bright young folks are running around like headless chickens, trying to jump the biggest fires to prove their "worth".
Yep, Solid is... well... sorta academic. But I don’t think the overengineering and bikeshedding are being done out of malice—at least no more than in most well-funded projects with a foot in academia and research institutions in general.
I'll have a look at RemoteStorage and Peergos. Somehow, I missed the train on both. And speaking of academic pedigree, sounds like some smart blokes are working on it. 🇬🇧🫖☕️🧐🎩🎓🇦🇺🦘
The closest thing to one of these Nostr "grants" that I’d be willing to touch would be if I were offered a grant to finish my studies and actually get some research done at one of these top institutions. This is an aspect of my life that still feels... interrupted.
Something tells me that if I ever get to finish my master’s and eventually work on a PhD, I would likely be a happy old man, taking my time doing my own thing, while lots of very bright young folks are running around like headless chickens, trying to jump the biggest fires to prove their "worth".
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Nuh
@Nuh
2w ago
Ok that escalated quickly.
I didn't suggest malice, but I don't respect it even if it comes from well intentions, and think people shouldn't invest in stuff designed by committees.
RemoteStorage is as simple as it could be, and Peergos is as private as it could be, the academic pedigree is worthless to me.
And the only way to stop running headless looking for self worth, is to just impress yourself, I don't think PhD will do you any better than learning to do a backflip.
I didn't suggest malice, but I don't respect it even if it comes from well intentions, and think people shouldn't invest in stuff designed by committees.
RemoteStorage is as simple as it could be, and Peergos is as private as it could be, the academic pedigree is worthless to me.
And the only way to stop running headless looking for self worth, is to just impress yourself, I don't think PhD will do you any better than learning to do a backflip.
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Anthony Accioly
@Anthony Accioly
2w ago
I didn't mean to imply anything or read too much into your perspective. When I mentioned the possibility of "malice," I was mostly comparing Solid with, say, AT (which I have a more skeptical attitude toward for... many reasons).
I do understand your angle on simplicity. In a way, that might be the main reason I’m even trying to build anything on Nostr.
As for the right graduate studies mindset, I completely get it. That’s basically my point as well. I’ve "impressed myself" enough over the past 20 years. It took moving to six different countries, lots of "grinding to learn how to do impressive backflips", losing people that I loce and really missing out on precious time to finally mature a bit on this front.
For me, going back to academia would be more a matter of continuation, giving myself an excuse to
I do understand your angle on simplicity. In a way, that might be the main reason I’m even trying to build anything on Nostr.
As for the right graduate studies mindset, I completely get it. That’s basically my point as well. I’ve "impressed myself" enough over the past 20 years. It took moving to six different countries, lots of "grinding to learn how to do impressive backflips", losing people that I loce and really missing out on precious time to finally mature a bit on this front.
For me, going back to academia would be more a matter of continuation, giving myself an excuse to
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