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1 sat \ 6 replies \ @cointastical 7 Feb 2022
If I receive a payment to my Lightning Address, shouldn't that trigger a notification?
Otherwise, my balance just increases, and I won't know that someone sent some sats to me from their own wallet (i.e., versus flipping some sats my way within SN)
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6 sats \ 5 replies \ @k00b 7 Feb 2022
That’s a good idea.
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @cointastical 7 Feb 2022
When things like this (e.g., feature requests) pop into my head, should I create a Github issue, or put them out here first in a comment, like this one?
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5 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 7 Feb 2022
If you’re certain it’s good and well though out, gh. Otherwise if you’re like just thinking aloud or something, here.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @cointastical 7 Feb 2022
Cool. So when you write "That's a good idea.", should I then create a Github issue for it? Or, in k00bspeak does that mean, "good idea, ... and I already added it to my to-do list and/or started coding it'?
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5 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 7 Feb 2022
Can you create a gh issue for it? I guess I can just ask when appropriate lol
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @cointastical 7 Feb 2022
Done, issue #98.
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5 sats \ 3 replies \ @cointastical 6 Feb 2022
Great, ... so there's now Youtube embeds on SN Posts, along with the earlier Twitter embeds.
But I can't post a .jpg or .png and have the image displayed when someone clicks the post. I have to do instead a Discussion post and then use image markdown (! [name] (URL) ) in order to get close enough to what image rendering for an image post would appear as.
Doing it with markdown instead is not a big deal, but then the Twitter Summary (or whatever they call it) doesn't display the image. For example, the Twitter Cards validator shows that SN Item #10459 will look like this:
https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1490243673518444545/CHfxXTRv?format=jpg&name=600x314
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So anyone including the link to the post in Twitter (and on Mastodon), doesn't get the image in the rendering of the post.
I suppose there are reasons for concern, ... a person could create a post with porn or something along those lines, and boost it, and that image will appear on the StackerNewsFeed accounts on Twitter and Mastodon as it ends up on the front page, and thus those following those accounts will see the image the person posted on SN, unfiltered (beyond what the SN WoT algo determines).
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 6 Feb 2022
Yeah I'm having some issues with these social preview images - they are finicky. I spin up a headless chrome browser and screenshot the page ... As you can see, the font isn't loading either. It does in some cases and doesn't in others. I hadn't noticed the image problem though.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @cointastical 7 Feb 2022
That social preview / (Twitter card summary) is one issue.
The second issue .... I am requesting to be able to do an SN Post, and for the link use a URL for a .jpg|.jpeg|.png, and that's all I need. SN will render that image when someone views that post.
This is in contrast to me having to do the SN Post as a Discussion post, and then include markdown to get an image displayed.
I see there is already an Issue in Github for this, issue #9
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cointastical 7 Feb 2022
That social preview / (Twitter card summary) is one issue.
Added that in Github as Issue #99
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10 sats \ 7 replies \ @nout 6 Feb 2022
Thought of the day:
  • when listening to podcasts we are generally calling it "streaming sats" to podcasters, because it's a continuous stream of money, so that makes sense.
  • on SN the button calls it a "tip", which works, but the word imho doesn't make a justice to the sudden change of state of giving someone the value for their content. Also it's a bit overloaded with the "tipping in restaurant" situations.
  • so I thought about using "to flick" someone sats. "I just flicked you some sats", "I'm always flicking sats to good creators"...
  • the definition says "to flick" is "propel (something) with a sudden sharp movement, especially of the fingers."
I'm not suggesting we do the change in the UI, because to newcomers it's just more easy to call it "tip", but maybe it's something that insiders (instackers?) would use... :)
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @cointastical 6 Feb 2022
YouTube pockets 30 percent of tips through its “applause” function, as does Twitch for its “cheer” function;
Virtual tips are helping content creators actually make money https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22301751/digital-tipping-creators-platforms
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5 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 6 Feb 2022
This is awesome. I didn't know about these features. Their take is kind of crazy though.
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 6 Feb 2022
Flick makes me think of
  1. Flick the bean
  2. Flick a booger
Maybe it’s just me though 😂. I agree tip is kind of weird and lame.
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2 sats \ 1 reply \ @cointastical 7 Feb 2022
How about "fling" instead?
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2 sats \ 0 replies \ @cointastical 7 Feb 2022
Or "sling", haha.
Sling some sats if you appreciate their effort.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cointastical 6 Feb 2022
Maybe it’s just me though
Doctor, heal thyself.
It's always good to touch base with normies
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @cointastical 6 Feb 2022
The only place it shows Tip is when you click the lightning symbol, and Tip is the label on the submit button, right?
Or is that term used elsewhere as well? (Other than the two "How do I tip?" and "How do I reset my default tip?" questions in the FAQ)?
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @relc 6 Feb 2022
going to normies to recalibrate myself and sync with others
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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @k00b 6 Feb 2022
It's always good to touch base with normies
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