03:26:54 crypto_grampy: 8bit monerochan girl https://xmr.radio/monerochan.html 03:31:10 ajs_[m]: OOOOOOO. Very cool. 03:31:31 where are the Monero logos though?! the CPU mining rig? 03:35:54 soon 03:43:26 awesome. Just FYI are a few anons commissioning monerochan art here: https://moneroart.neocities.org/ and there has been discussion of commissioning a monerochan gif piece šŸ˜€ 03:43:43 s/awesome. Just FYI are a few anons commissioning monerochan art here: https://moneroart.neocities.org/ and there has been discussion of commissioning a monerochan gif piece šŸ˜€/awesome. Just FYI are a few anons commissioning monerochan art here: https://moneroart.neocities.org/ and there has been discussion of adding a monerochan gif piece to the list šŸ˜€ / 03:44:22 site is a work in progress 03:44:30 * site is new and a work 04:07:28 > Walking doggirl Wownero-chan on a leash 04:07:29 lol 04:08:10 "crypto_grampy: 8bit monerochan..." <- thanks for sharing 06:35:07 I don't mean to be funny, but I think we need to offer much more for those works. It take hours to be creative like that and we offer so much more for other skills already 06:46:01 s/don't mean to be funny, but I// 08:03:23 "I don't mean to be funny, but I..." <- Those works are outsourced to fiver or or similar site and the prices are the standard market rate. From what I've heard the guy managing it always tips generously from his own pocket 10:51:06 thread is now deleted as it was becoming fodder for trolls 12:48:27 You're a bit late there, captain. 13:25:56 seems like needmoney90 wouldn't mind one of those Monero beef-airing Wednesdays with geonic 13:26:18 I can sense some beef there :p 13:26:32 I'm fine. It's a bad idea. 13:28:30 you're right, let's just pent-up frustration like real men do 13:37:48 I think some folk get pleasure from hold grudges 13:38:40 When you're a moderator, you have to hold your words and follow a different process. Even if someone is repeatedly attempting to goad you. It's really not the right forum for me to air grievances. 13:38:56 Or have them aired for that matter 13:39:16 Speak softly and carry a big stick. 13:39:39 s/hold/holding/ 13:39:53 No, I meant what I said. 13:40:04 I do in fact hold my words. 13:40:31 Ah, you were fixing your message 13:40:35 It's early, forgive me 13:41:29 needmoney90: I need to learn this and improve, hard to balance being a community member and moderator and separate the two as needed. 13:42:05 It's tough. The line blurs, especially when people try to force them to blur 13:42:17 Perhaps an event such as this would be the only appropriate time, as mod, one could air grievances 13:42:28 Not interested. 13:43:00 That's fair enough 13:43:45 It's never going to appeal to everyone 13:45:22 Like any customer facing role, have to be polite no matter what 😁 13:45:52 Imagine not being able to sh*tpost once in a while.. what kind of an online-life is that!? 13:47:12 Oh, I can shitpost, just not in the same way 13:47:28 Have to be a bit more clever/reserved about it 13:48:37 XD doesn't necessarily sound like the mod you aspire to be though 13:49:57 Reality is often disappointing 13:52:26 word 13:58:05 I should mention, these beefs shouldn't be limited to persons, but as with genoics, a state of affairs should be valid also 14:03:44 needmoney90 "When you're a moderator, you have to hold your words and follow a different process" <- I do not think mods should hold themselves to higher standards 14:04:14 wut 14:04:21 Being a mod is being a janitor 14:04:32 Lol 14:04:35 thinking of it as higher than that is an ego trip 14:04:43 ego trips are bad seth 14:04:47 Ok buddy. 14:04:55 Just sayinĀ“ 14:05:10 I guess holding myself to a higher standard is bad XD 14:05:15 commence lowering standards 14:05:34 no is great, as long you do it for yourself and not because you think of the mod position as something important 14:05:38 it really is not 14:05:43 the community is what matters 14:05:50 Of course I do that for myself. 14:05:55 Bravo then 14:06:01 Modding is important but I'm not better than anyone else 14:06:03 I understand what your saying totally. Good moderates are that because of their inherent personality. Not because they consciously hold themselves to higher standards 14:06:12 But I do choose to give up my own time to help mod. 14:06:50 Y'all have a good one. 14:06:55 sudo_ki[m] "Good moderates are that because of their inherent personality. Not because they consciously hold themselves to higher standards" <- Exactly 14:07:07 sudo_ki[m]: That's not meant as indirect criticism 14:07:10 Have a good day Seth 14:09:52 If one decided they couldn't take part in public airing of grievances. I would argue that some level on bad faith is in play 14:10:17 A distinction should be drawn between a mediator and a moderator 14:10:34 It's a balancing act. 14:11:08 "needmoney90 "When you're a..." <- Lol you won't be mod for long if you lower your standards 14:11:12 so being a mod doesn't have any more responsibility than shitposting? wut 14:11:24 nioc: Spot on 14:11:31 We need lower mod standards 14:11:41 This would fix our community forever 14:11:41 If I were a mod and someone made my work difficult. I'd be pissed if it continued and I couldn't voice my opinion and have the open support of the community 14:12:10 You must be joking 14:12:32 Lower, no, fairer, yes 14:12:46 Of course it's sarcasm :P 14:13:02 What is a "fairer standard" for a mod? 14:13:23 Can we get a mod with very low standards in here to speak 14:13:30 speaking 14:13:37 I don't know, I don't know the beefs ;) 14:13:38 Based 14:13:41 lulz 14:13:52 Ginger shitposts short stories sometimes 14:14:00 abortions for some, tiny american flags for others! 14:15:03 well that landed flat. I'll be here all night! don't forget to tip your server! 14:15:45 I didn't know there was a tip bot for matrix 14:16:06 https://usercontent.irccloud-cdn.com/file/jxh9sHRh/Screenshot_2021-09-06_at_00-26-34_Facebook.png 14:22:30 s/on/of/ 14:23:05 Imagine arguing in here when you could be buying McDonald's on lightning: https://twitter.com/AaronvanW/status/1435236902274220040?s=20 14:24:42 he sold the news and all he got was this hamburger 14:26:42 that was a $5 meal 14:28:20 I hope every last one of you stands with Michael saylor in buying 30$ of Bitcoin today for El Salvador solidarity 14:28:40 he bought $30 worth of BTC today? 14:28:42 Something something cyber horneys 14:29:13 Inge: I'm just shitposting. Nurse hasn't brought me my meds yet 14:30:00 fun to see it. 14:30:49 every morning I call someone so that they can remind me to take my meds 14:32:59 important to be consistent 14:33:45 "Lol you won't be mod for long if you lower your standards" <- No one said anything about lowering standards, they brought the term up cause it was easier to argue against lowering standards than to what I referred 14:34:19 I repeat, I do not think mods should hold themselves to higher standards. Being a mod is being a janitor thinking of it as higher than that is an ego trip. 14:34:51 You don't hold your primary school janitor to higher standards just because he works there to unclog pipes when they clog 14:35:11 Same with reddit mods 14:35:13 Imho 14:35:57 so being a mod doesn't have any more responsibility than shitposting? wut 14:36:14 it must unclog pipes when they clog, that is it 14:36:42 if only people were as simple as pipes 14:37:03 What a belief system, wow 14:37:18 brb, creating new "janitor" flair for Reddit 14:37:50 Chamus: Being a mod is being a moderator. You moderate a discussion. Being a janitor is cleaning up safemoon and porn spam. You're overly invested in your janitor idea.... 14:38:45 As I clarified, it was in my humble opinion. I would not dare to think to hold the Truth, of course! 14:38:57 So let's just agree to disagree on this one Grampy ;) 14:38:57 :) 14:39:02 Can someone cristen chamus as the janitor mod 14:39:47 I want to see the theory of highly opinionated low standard moderation in action 14:40:10 lol 14:40:18 maybe you already are! 14:40:21 ;) 14:40:29 šŸŒ 14:40:49 I'm a safemoon mod 14:41:14 The dream job! 14:41:15 lol 14:43:04 tbf, an "Official Monero toilet cleaner" flair might be fun 14:43:26 I vote for Diego 14:43:31 Too soon? :p 14:43:39 crypto_grampy[m]: I can take this to the mod team 14:43:52 We'll whip out our mops and decide if we will lower our standards or not 14:44:05 Just a bunch of janitors chatting in the janitor closet 14:44:15 Is not lowering ur standards seth, is just about not thinking your reddit mod role is anything special 14:44:19 "Moderating, it's just being a janitor!" 14:44:24 How do y'all decide which size plunger to use 14:44:34 And can you really not use a spanner on a sink faucet 14:44:53 Chamus: Standards and having an ego are different 14:45:02 You specified mods should not have a higher standard for themselves. 14:45:22 Trust me, no mod is glad they are a mod or proud because of it. 14:45:33 Moderating is an awful job that is zero fun and always upsets someone. 14:45:55 Maybe is not for you then 14:46:13 lol 14:46:22 Said as someone who is clearly not a mod of a large community. 14:46:34 Fair point 14:46:39 lol 14:46:44 Believe what you will, we take moderation very seriously and do our best. 14:46:55 But my point refereed to you feeling it is awful to be a mod 14:47:01 We have very high standards for each other and consider it a duty that is much-needed and ill-appreciated. 14:47:12 Chamus: Have never met a mod who enjoyed it 14:47:20 Because it's not a job you can enjoy 14:47:29 It's a duty that must be fulfilled by someone, and people step up and fill it. 14:47:29 Not with that mentality 14:47:37 Moderator of a multi billion dollar cryptocurrency community with over 200k members where there's definitely not weird incentives at play* 14:47:38 Lol 14:47:58 needmoney90: Well, true, moons may play a role in enjoyment for them 14:48:13 That's us too seth 14:48:36 I have no moons 14:48:37 am sad 14:48:42 If you wanna moderate your sandbox as a janitor where there's no reason for bad actors to step in and throw a wrench in the works, and then compare it to what we do here, go for it. I don't need to convince anyone of why we need standards. 14:50:04 You lack a lot of the perspective necessary to understand exactly what you're proposing. 14:50:20 You reckon? 14:50:31 How much do you know about me man 14:50:51 Troll on, I'm not taking the bait 14:50:55 Not trolling 14:51:03 Conversation over if you want 14:51:07 Have a good day sir 14:54:25 Tfw someone that doesn't do your job walks up and tells you how you should do your job 14:55:55 I don't have to be a janitor to know that if a pipe is clogged, you do not throw more shit at it 14:56:31 Lol 14:56:44 haha 15:03:31 "Troll on, I'm not taking the..." <- Thing is, you already did 15:04:17 Just because someone is not in your shoes doesn't mean they can't sympathies 15:05:11 The fact that comparing mods and janitors gets this much traction is a damm shame 15:31:30 i second the motion of chamus for janitor mod 15:35:32 Rucknium[m]: midipoet - the issue was not that it was more lucrative to work for alternative scam projects 15:36:25 it was just that it was viable for their lives and peace of mind 15:36:38 that means we failed as a community to make up our minds to secure their salaries and benefits 15:36:50 part of that was we were disrupted as a community 15:37:19 the bullshit asymmetry principle makes it easy for anyone to come and drown out legitimate points before the legitimate points gain influence in policy making 15:37:50 the community is the one with the vulnerability here 15:39:03 as long as people do not make up their minds to hold everyone in the community to a high standard - then anyone will be able to disrupt a process of good decision making 15:39:35 the problem is that we allow lots of people in the community who may believe in monero but who do not know right from wrong to influence conversations 15:40:28 that's on all of you personally. Monero's culture wasn't made by us promoting merely whatever would appear to pump the price temporarily 15:40:42 if we want to attract and keep good people then that culture must not be compromised 15:42:40 however there's a solid chance that the culture is actively being compromised right now 15:42:53 those who would seek to do it would require plausible deniability and apparent legitimacy until their job is done 15:43:08 beware of a person appearing legitimate merely because people appear to support that person 15:43:38 we should hold ourselves to a higher standard than such animalistic impulses as popularity contests 15:44:11 if we do not then the community can never expect the project to survive much less to be taken seriously by academic researchers who do actually know right from wrong 15:44:39 however much other people use the term "ego", it is the height of pride to ignore or ridicule these sentiments 15:45:28 you will all show your priorities by whether you think highly of people's actual lives in supporting the researchers who do know right from wrong, or if you will instead prioritize your popularity contests backing whoever seems to get the most attention on twitter 15:48:41 endogenic "that means we failed as a community to make up our minds to secure their salaries and benefits" in my opinion this is exactly the most pressing issue Monero has to ensure sustainability 15:50:15 Monero has everything it takes to become a global powerhouse in top-talent attraction, and we the community should rush to capitalise on this potential. 15:51:09 endogenic: what's the actual point behind the wall of text? What are actionable steps you're recommending? 15:51:15 Community funding should only get funneled through non-for-profit vechicles. Period. 15:51:28 Chamus: what are you doing to help make that "global powerhouse" reality happen? 15:51:36 Or what do you propose other's do for you to make it happen? 15:51:51 I have tried in the past 15:51:58 So many people around here love talking and do nothing tangible. 15:52:12 dont rush to judge seth 15:52:14 So let's see some concrete action or realistic suggestions and driving those suggestions. 15:52:22 I'm not judging anyone? 15:52:24 Wow 15:52:25 you might get burned 15:52:27 Much 15:52:29 I'm asking for something more than just walls of text 15:52:55 sethsimmons: do you have any idea who i am? 15:53:04 There are literally thousands of people chatting and participating in Monero community spaces, and very, very few actually contribute in meaningful ways past that. 15:53:07 endogenic: Yes. 15:53:08 perhaps the problem is you're not ready to admit your culpability 15:53:19 I know what you have done in the past, I mean what do you propose out of this. 15:53:20 You really seem to have a chip on you shoulder seth 15:53:34 Against what? 15:53:58 Against.. Do you even know what you're saying 15:53:59 I just say is not wise rushing to judge 15:54:01 I like focused action, not endless chatting. 15:54:06 I get tired of being one of the few driving real action. 15:54:22 Them take a seat an relax 15:54:26 if someone is not ready to admit their role in the problem or if they have a conflict of interest or ulterior motives then they won't be able to pick up on what i'm hinting at . and it only appears to you as though i'm hinting at something when it's relatively plain to people to actually *want* to know 15:54:28 s/Them/Then/ 15:54:36 all you have to do is ask me questions with genuine interest and i will tell you 15:54:40 And being called a "janitor" for a part of that action by the same person who said "I have not and could never" do more for Monero than a certain banned individual. 15:54:50 and seth you do not know what i have done in the past 15:54:55 you keep rushing 15:54:55 all you know is what you were exposed to 15:55:00 Something mught be cooking Seth 15:55:02 endogenic: I literally asked you a question with genuine interest. 15:55:06 just sayin' 15:55:15 ? 15:55:21 What is 15:55:46 sethsimmons: adding your thought that there was nothing actionable or that it was a wall of text does not qualify as genuine interest. sorry buddy 15:55:48 You love insulting me and denigrating the work I do publicly -- what are you doing to help drive forward the change you seem to want to see? 15:55:59 (that is to Chamus, not you endogenic) 15:56:04 from my perspective you are generating walls of text as well seth 15:56:09 endogenic: I asked what the action you wanted out of it was. 15:56:22 i want you to humble yourself for a moment, let's start with that 15:56:32 I couldn't find the actual actionable detail from your messages, so I asked for clarification. 15:56:35 Action!=reflection 15:56:38 Excuse me for wanting to better understand. 15:56:49 For starters, since you wanna go there Seth 15:56:50 endogenic: I'm not coming from a place of pride, here. 15:56:57 your replies have the mark of someone more interested in winning an argument than understanding and benefiting people 15:56:58 Although of course I am not perfect in that area. 15:57:11 There is no argument? 15:57:22 I want to know what you both are proposing that is actionable and helpful. 15:57:24 then stop contradicting what i'm saying 15:57:28 let's start with that 15:57:52 and how exactly are you supporting my work in the monero community, anyway, Seth? 15:57:54 I approached Justin 15:58:05 do you know any of the things i've posted on reddit recently? or the actionable steps i've proposed in the past? 15:58:17 With this roadmap to turn Monero into a attraction powerhouse 15:58:18 endogenic: What work, currently? 15:58:26 it's easy to claim in front of people here that i have no actionable steps when the end result is merely the disruption of an effort towards the right direction 15:58:27 I don't know of anything but I don't keep up with you. 15:58:29 sethsimmons: so you don't know 15:58:37 it's better for you to spend some time learning first then 15:58:39 before you try to teach people 15:58:39 Turn monero into a talent attraction powerhouse* 15:58:40 I didn't say you didn't, I asked for what they were lol 15:58:47 Chamus: Great! 15:58:56 Are you able to take up driving it to completion? 15:59:15 There’s no need for any ā€œMonero development fundsā€ managed by a board of a handful of elected members, and there is certainly no need to funnel CCS funding through for-profit entities like we tried to in the past. 15:59:15 I worked as a headhunter for the tech industry globally and for over a decade. I have been exposed to FLOSS and innovation management as well as with countless searches for technical profiles, and think there is a way in which which Monero could start embarking top talent systematically 15:59:15 The approach would look as follows: 15:59:15 1. We interview Core Team members and Top Monero Devs to see what are the most urgent, relevant, revolutionary features they could conceive Monero could have if we only we had the right people working on it 15:59:15 2. We decide talent needs on a per project basis and present CCS proposals for funding 15:59:16 3. If proposal gets funded we go to the market and headhunt for the right talent to head the projects (I’d be happy to run these searches pro bono) 15:59:16 4. If we're able to recruit the right talent (which we will if the budget is there) we open a ā€œdisposableā€ Estonian NGO (Estonia’s ease of compliance and ā€œE-Residencyā€ provide the ideal structure to funnel funding for such a universal FLOSS Projects as Monero) that wil only serve to fund the salaries of the devs working on that one 15:59:17 particular CCS-funded project. Once the project is completed, the Estonian NGO gets forever shutdown. So not ā€œthe Monero Foundationā€ but disposable ā€œmonero foundationsā€, as to avoid centralisation. 15:59:17 5. If we're unable to recruit (once again, unlikely if we have the budget), money goes back to donors 15:59:18 6. Then we move to the next projects and follow steps 1-5 once again 15:59:57 That seems like an excellent approach! 16:00:03 I look forward to seeing it happen. 16:00:30 That is a desperate need for Monero moving forward, IMO, so glad to see you're stepping up and helping to solve it. 16:00:33 sethsimmons Gladly I found someone in the community who is helping to make this happen 16:00:52 We also need talent for MRL. Not only programmers. 16:00:59 It can be done 16:01:04 Yes. 16:01:04 Divide labor and conquer. 16:01:13 I would imagine that proposal is for both, seems like it. 16:01:19 If the search criteria and the budget are reasonable, and we have a legal vehicle to funnel salaries 16:01:22 Rucknium[m]: it's not just talent which is needed, but a commitment to look after those people 16:01:25 so far we failed there 16:01:30 We could find any type of profile 16:02:05 sethsimmons for starters the actionable step I'm going to suggest for you to is to shadow me for some time 16:02:08 sethsimmons: Search for MRL talent should look different, IMHO. 16:02:44 to be quite honest you raise a lot of red flags to me 16:03:19 what concerns me is that this community seeks leadership and keeps taking refuge in abusive people 16:03:41 the path to success for monero is extremely clear to me 16:03:50 the problem is whether people are ready to hear it 16:04:25 we need all the help we can get in encouraging interest in confirming that plan rather than divisiveness and attempts to grab positions of influence among people who are looking for someone who is capable of leading 16:05:12 i'm going to sign off now - i have work to do which i find little help in accomplishing. frankly, i dont trust very many people anymore either 16:05:28 when you demonstrate to me that i can trust you then i will start to tell you more 16:07:05 You da man endogenic, I have always been very grateful for your contributions to Monero 16:11:03 Estonian NGO? 16:11:11 you mean LLC? 16:11:28 There might be friendlier jurisdictions to what we need, but probably not 16:11:31 no 16:11:32 NGO 16:11:35 non for profit 16:11:38 obvs 16:11:47 In Estonia it's oü 16:12:26 NGO means non governmental organization 16:12:32 exactly 16:12:42 Do we have any Estonians here? 16:12:42 Not non profit 16:12:43 is a term for the third sector 16:12:52 "Seth for starters the actionable..." <- In what role and for what purpose? 16:13:05 you dont need estonians!, but we probably more than a few in Monero 16:13:24 generally, non-profits are limited in the type of actives they can engage in 16:13:39 we only need to fund development 16:13:44 they can very well do that 16:13:49 what do you wanna do? 16:13:49 If you want to do taxes, having Estonians on board will help, trust me 16:13:50 *activities 16:14:03 you dont need estonians 16:14:19 anyone can become a estonian with the e residence 16:14:22 is 100 euro 16:14:40 for company, you need a resident agent 16:14:40 Is one of ther genius innovative feats 16:14:55 locally 16:15:00 they are a tiny country so they open themselves to global talent and entrepeneurship via a estonian e residnce 16:15:29 yes 16:15:42 Yes 16:15:45 but you still need a local agent 16:15:52 But is super cheap 16:15:57 Of course, it has trade offs 16:16:04 better than cipher stack no? 16:16:38 https://learn.e-resident.gov.ee/hc/en-us/articles/360002468417-Forms-of-business 16:17:10 that does not apply man 16:17:21 All those legal vehicles in your link are for profit 16:17:23 private limited company (OÜ) = LLC 16:17:26 You can also set up aĀ non-profit associationĀ (MTÜ), regulated byĀ Non-profit Associations Act. Since the aim of a non-profit organisation is not to generate profit, the taxation differs from taxation of limited companies. Please also note that at least 1/2 of board members must reside in Estonia, EEA or Switzerland. 16:17:34 Exactly! 16:17:35 MRL had a need that was discussed and known and yet nobody acted except for cypher stack 16:17:56 what exactly was the need that MRL had? 16:17:56 That speaks poorly of MRL I guess? 16:18:22 does it? 16:18:39 there was one member of the MRL that had a need, he could have outsourced that all (with close to zero work on his side) and charge next CCS for it 16:18:42 If they needed action and a 3rd party was the only one that took action, yes 16:18:49 it's not like there were no alternatives to Cypher stack 16:18:56 Anyway 16:19:05 Let's focus on the merit or not of this proposal 16:19:27 Chamus: or poorly on the community 16:19:33 also wasn't there MAGIC already? 16:19:34 That too 16:19:35 Yes 16:19:37 Agreed 16:19:40 yes we need no circular firing squads 16:19:50 Magic is so suboptimal vs Estonia 16:19:55 +Monero is global 16:19:58 Donors are global 16:20:14 Devs are globally based and more affordable abroad 16:20:14 sure 16:20:29 Something that exists is always better than something that does not exist. I do like this Estonia idea 16:20:32 Maybe magic makes sense for American talent 16:20:35 but not beyond that 16:21:01 Plus with Magic you get them vetoing what they want 16:21:16 Which is what these disposable ngos solve 16:21:20 that centralisation 16:21:33 No one amasses too much power, like is the case with magic 16:22:20 Chamus: You should not expect scholars to do administrative/accounting work. If/when MRL says they need an admin/accounting solution, it would be best for someone outside of MRL to ensure that the need is filled. 16:22:43 that work can be completely outsourced for a fee 16:22:51 with minimal work on the contracting party 16:22:57 Yes, I'm talking about on boarding top technical talent 16:22:58 Why can't we do most of these things via CCS? 16:23:03 Developers and Academic researchers 16:23:22 you pay a lawyer, you pay accountants, you set an LLC, done. 16:23:35 Make Monero even more a powerhouse of talent attraction that it already is with all of you cool kids working on it ;) 16:23:53 LLC is for profit 16:23:56 sure 16:24:04 it would be under the person being contracted 16:24:06 Rucknium[m]: people are not always willing to accept the volatility of the CCS 16:24:11 Community development should be funded through non for profit vehicles. period. 16:24:13 Is very doable 16:24:20 No reason to involve profiteers really 16:24:37 I'm not saying to involve profiteers 16:24:44 if we address the volatility then OK 16:24:50 We convert 16:24:59 We ask, we get funded we convert 16:25:25 I'm saying that if someone, that wants to work for monero, and isn't ok receiving monero from the CCS can always established an LLC and charge that to the community 16:25:38 it's not like scholars have to do that work themselves, people will do that work for you. 16:25:40 nioc: I mean, one option is to disburse funds immediately upon full funding of the proposal. Much less exchange rate risk that way. BCH does it that way with Flipstarter. 16:26:00 Much higher risk of work not getting completed 16:26:10 Rucknium[m]> man, you also had some ideas for recruiting no? 16:26:11 also I'm donating monero to a proposal 16:26:14 not fiat 16:26:21 what if the work is not completed? 16:26:27 But Talent will want to get paid in fiat 16:26:43 the NGO now converts back to monero at whatever rates and sends back to the dev fund? 16:26:46 "All those legal vehicles in your..." <- You can also set up aĀ non-profit associationĀ (MTÜ), regulated byĀ Non-profit Associations Act. Since the aim of a non-profit organisation is not to generate profit, the taxation differs from taxation of limited companies. Please also note that at least 1/2 of board members must reside in Estonia, EEA or Switzerland 16:26:54 Chamus: Yes, I do. I am going to post to r/Monero once the El Salvador discussion plays out a bit. 16:27:03 See point 5 of the proposal 16:27:25 Yes Sudo 16:27:31 Exactly that is what I am recommending! 16:27:37 MTU 16:27:45 Chamus: Not necessarily. I don't, for instance. Being paid in BCH or XMR helps me stay pseudonymous, anyway. 16:27:53 Chamus, receiving Monero also aligns better the incentives 16:28:04 Academic researchesr maybe see things different? 16:28:11 Historically all the best talent Monero attracted received in Monero too 16:28:15 NGO is the wrong term guys 16:28:19 even the Academic researchers 16:28:22 That era is passed 16:28:24 Trust me 16:28:29 People dont know Monero 16:28:36 Is not an easy pitch 16:28:38 it has more users than ever 16:28:40 I tell you as a headhunter 16:28:42 why do you think it has passed? 16:28:48 and it was easier when it was much smaller? 16:29:02 When I mentioned oü that was in response to the mention of llc 16:29:06 Because now we need to poach talent from universities and the corporate world to keep growing 16:29:17 Monero fans are already working on Monero 16:29:21 or for Firo 16:29:22 :p 16:29:37 Now we need to onboard great talent that has never heard of monero 16:29:45 If they have heard of it great 16:29:54 But is not gonna be usual 16:30:02 Chamus: A certain subset of talent from universities would be willing to accept XMR directly. 16:30:10 Do u know them? 16:30:16 Lets talk to them 16:30:20 Lets bring them onboard 16:31:39 But I guarantee you we would not have an easy time convincing most talent to accept salaries in Bitcoin, let alone Monero 16:31:54 As crazy as this may sound 16:31:57 We live in a bubble 16:32:30 I'm not disclosing my exact background, but I am and/or have been in the university orbit. I am in the middle of writing an overhaul of the mixin selection algorithm. I am an empirical microeconomist. I mean, maybe I see things too narrow since I just assume that there are others out there like me. Maybe not. 16:32:54 See 16:32:54 https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab/issues/86#issuecomment-905800761 16:33:41 See also 16:33:41 https://flipstarter.redteam.cash/ 16:33:41 Man, how can I explain this 16:34:11 Let's say you are the perfect candidate, my Cleint will pay me 50k for a profile like yours, I present to you the role and you are interested 16:34:41 Under all those circumstances, I'd say we would still have less than 5% chance of closing that placement 16:34:46 Statistically 16:34:52 Headhunting for top talent is super hard 16:35:23 We should not expect them to happily accept Monero 16:35:46 They have many options but we want them to work for Monero 16:35:53 Let's facilitate that 16:36:11 This is looking at it backwards 16:36:39 The first qualification is an ideological orientation toward the necessity of protecting people's privacy 16:36:49 Anyway, I took this proposal to 3 different people in the community 16:36:56 Justin and two others 16:36:57 People do not generally become scholars because they are looking to make lots of money 16:37:41 Money doesn't really motivate them that much. They are motivated by a few things of varying importance, as far I have been able to tell 16:37:42 Man I have been headhunting for many years, I know the market 16:38:17 Justin was only interested in a dvelopment fund ran by an elected board and for which Magic would always have veto powers 16:38:27 The second person never replied to me 16:38:57 And the third person is working on making this happen 16:39:08 * Reputation/fame 16:39:08 * Working on interesting problems that fully engage their minds 16:39:08 * Making a positive impact on the world around them 16:39:09 * Yes, money is a factor but often it is not that important. 16:39:26 Do you have any idea how scarce talent like Sarang is? 16:39:37 You can not filter beyond that 16:39:41 Chamus: I somewhat doubt you know scholar. The type of people that MRL needs. 16:39:55 I am familiar with Sarang's profile 16:40:03 What do you mean 16:40:22 Where Monero needs most attention is not in the cryptography, but in the statistics at this point. 16:40:29 Ok 16:40:33 read point one of my proposal 16:40:50 The set of people that can do statistical work is quite large 16:41:01 i dont get ur point 16:41:05 What are you getting into 16:41:22 Yes, I fully agree with point one. First it needs to be determined what talent is needed 16:41:25 If is so large and peope wanna get paid in Monero 16:41:30 Why are they not here? 16:41:41 Why did we have Cipher Stack come to play then 16:41:42 No outreach! 16:41:48 Rucknium[m] is correct 16:42:07 Monero also looks like a joke to a lot of these people because of the lack of qualification of those reaching out 16:42:11 among other things. 16:42:27 I had no idea that I could contribute to Monero development, and I've been aware of Monero for years. Monero is sort of esoteric. It has a privacy model with overlapping and interlocking features 16:42:38 they need to know they can put their trust in us 16:42:48 endogenic: This is totally fixable 16:42:53 i agree 16:42:55 well, in theory 16:43:04 I'm grateful for your input as well Rucknium 16:43:54 I was just fiddling with monermooo 's Townforge blockchain game since I thought it was, like, way cool. Then I got into Matrix/IRC. Then boom, a month later I am re-writing a substantial part of Monero. 16:44:59 One key thing we need to ensure going forward is that first contact with the "candidates" allows them to shield their true identity. Allow them the option of remaining anon if they want 16:45:54 Governments are like bulls in china shops. I am concerned that somehow work on Monero and similar projects may become illegal in certain jusridictions. 16:46:53 Recruiting programmers is a somewhat separate issue that I have no solid opinions on. 16:50:32 "I was just fiddling with monermooo 's Townforge blockchain game since I thought it was, like, way cool. Then I got into Matrix/IRC. Then boom, a month later I am re-writing a substantial part of Monero" <- You da man Rucknium[m]> 16:50:59 Lol thanks :D 16:51:36 Rucknium[m]: "Tne key thing we need to ensure going forward is that first contact with the "candidates" allows them to shield their true identity. Allow them the option of remaining anon" 16:51:47 Candidates are goin to get very scared 16:51:49 lmao 16:52:30 If you pitch them a new work opportunity and tell them "maybe you wanna remain an anon for this one chief" 16:52:37 lol 16:54:05 That may be true. I am not sure. I don't think I would be working on cryptocurrency if I couldn't remain anon. My views and situation may be unusual, however. 16:54:23 No is a fair point even 16:54:42 Because maybe it is indeed better to remain anon, or at least have the right to choose 16:54:54 Just thought pitching that to a candidate would be hilarious 16:55:58 Wake up, Neo... 16:55:59 The Matrix has you... 16:55:59 Follow the white rabbit. 16:56:20 plus, we would generally be selecting people who understand the danger of e.g. blanket surveillance 16:56:37 otherwise they're not generally the people who are capable of understanding the principles and values inherent in monero 16:57:03 not to mention the concern of the various dangerous people in the world associated with these projects 16:57:23 We are not casting a wide net per se. We are spearfishing. 16:57:33 all aside from that, researchers who we entrust with the analysis and development of the security of monero and its technologies should not have to worry about exposure to such risks 16:58:13 I agree Ruck (can I call you that? :)) ... it's not so hard to tell who would be a strong candidate after listening to them speak a little 16:59:08 besides, i think we already have a lot of accessible talent 16:59:10 Yes, I have found people spontaneously call me Ruck lol. Totally fine. Although it won't do the red ping thing in Matrix. 16:59:16 one problem is whether we are ready to support them 17:00:21 Ok. I am going to write up my little Reddit post. Good ideas all around šŸ’Ŗ 17:01:16 I dont know how to impress this upon the community and how to make this message stick and propagate as part of the culture but only extremely special people would stick around and continue to contribute to monero in the absence of a trustworthy and stable working situation. red flags are easily visible to people like that 17:01:33 and we should never ask people to put their families or their life stability at risk when we would not even return the care we're asking them to provide to us 17:02:19 Fluffypopny's arrest, whatever the merits and the facts, would give anyone pause, of course. 17:02:20 that's why we need to make up our mind as a community to draw the line not to support those who have their own motives - and it's hard for us to detect - which is why we must be continuously vigilant 17:02:31 Rucknium[m]: indeed but it's easy for people to hide in the darkness 17:02:57 and it's also easy for certain intelligent people to deceive a community who has a hope for benevolent leadership 17:03:07 endogenic: What specifically are you referring to here? 17:03:22 Rucknium[m]: it's hard for me to speak concretely at the present time for a few reasons 17:03:49 I beg your understanding and patience and hope that what I can say can become a good enough basis for further confirmation 17:04:12 it's hard to spot abusive people until time passes and the result comes out 17:04:17 but once you know what they do it becomes easier 17:06:38 I find all this infighting and cloak and dagger stuff entertaining, but maybe I am "far down the long tail of the distribution". ;) 17:06:59 oh you two are gonna like each other with those jokes 17:07:02 haha 17:09:16 Rucknium[m]: it's real 17:09:24 and it has to be brought to light 17:09:30 those who would deny its existence probably participate in it 17:12:15 very few people are interested in monero, in and of itself, for its basic principles 17:12:29 most people are using it for something for their own motives 17:12:43 at least, most visible people right now 17:12:51 that can change over time if monero at its essence can survive 17:13:05 part of the problem is the ability of bad actors to disrupt the community long enough for monero to stagnate 17:13:16 that disruption will not be so visible to the public. 17:13:43 .bbl 17:13:44 :) 17:14:25 "that's why we need to make up..." <- Wen monero witch trials 17:14:56 Back in my day we burned all dissenters 17:16:01 Simpler times grampy 17:16:08 I just assume everyone in these rooms works in the same CIA building or the one down the street 17:16:42 we work remote now 17:16:49 lol 17:17:28 You're just not important enough to be in the office 17:17:32 Maybe next month 17:17:55 So what's the ETA on these job offers 17:29:35 I admit I only skimmed the discussion above because frankly it got too circular and philosophical 17:29:51 but you do your thing for recruiting and I'll do my thing 17:29:54 hopefully both work 17:30:50 I wrote up some stuff last night that I already shared with a few people for early feedback 17:35:32 crypto_grampy[m]: we’ll make a broader announcement first to try and get community buy-in before approaching any potential recruits. the more proposals the better IMO. 17:38:46 "I wrote up some stuff last night..." <- I'll give feedback within a few hours, hopefully. 17:39:24 Rucknium[m]: that will be awesome, but I definitely don't need them today (way too busy with something else to touch MAGIC until tomorrow) 17:40:00 "You're a bit late there, captain." <- I think it was right on time. A good discussion was had, the Haven shills came out. Thread gone. Now people are writing recruitment proposals. What more could you want? 17:44:08 Lol 17:44:59 To be honest I think if we rely on economic incentives and free market head hunting, we are screwed 17:45:24 IMO, the Noethers worked well, as they believed in the project and what it stood for 17:45:54 I don't like to think of it under either extreme 17:45:56 people need money 17:46:00 people also want other things 17:46:34 people also want money 17:47:15 I agree that it would be good to have a diversity of options for on-boarding talent. People are quite diverse in their points of view, threat models, and personal financial/family situations. 19:28:55 endogenic "the problem is that we allow lots of people in the community who may believe in monero but who do not know right from wrong to influence conversations" 19:29:14 What a precise diagnostic of the situation man 19:29:23 I am going to hold off on posting my half-baked active recruitment sketch on r/Monero until tomorrow. Today there is too much good discussion about the El Salvador situation happening. I don't want to crowd it out or be crowded out by it. 19:29:46 Really interested and looking forward to it man! 19:30:20 You likely have some pretty interesting ideas there 19:39:13 wait, you guys like money? 19:39:17 we should hang out 19:46:25 endogenic "and it's also easy for certain intelligent people to deceive a community who has a hope for benevolent leadership" 19:46:34 so effing true man 19:46:46 Seems like you have been giving all this some thought 19:47:36 I hear there's a hang out thing in late April in New Mexico 20:04:54 to whomever it may concern: banning geonic from reddit is a new low 20:05:49 we need vigilant people 20:10:09 How long is his ban? Is he now a martyr? 20:13:13 how long is irrelevant 20:14:12 it seems as a response to a one line post raising an understandable question 20:14:34 He repeatedly spread misinformation that he knew was false to slander other people's reputations, and when asked to stop, continued 20:15:01 the same could be said of others toward him 20:15:07 So yes. He is gone temporarily, and if he keeps it up he will be gone for good. We don't need a rule saying people can't straight up lie and use misinformation to slander and cause drama. 20:15:14 It does set a strange precedent 20:15:33 He had been asked many times to stop, in PM and otherwise. He was repeatedly nasty about it and refused. 20:16:08 If he refuses to follow the conventions of the space he is occupying, he will (and has) been shown the door. Feel free to create an alternative space where that stuff is allowed if you want. 20:17:19 Calling people "childish and immature", is not necessary to pose a counter view / response. That whole thread was badly handled IMO 20:17:31 This is related to many, many incidents. 20:18:07 jtgrassie: I called the thread what it was, childish and immature 20:18:22 He lied intentionally to get an end (Sarang gone and the community forgetting him) accomplished. 20:18:45 Lied? 20:18:51 Inb4 'but the rules don't explicitly say I can't slander other people by lying' 20:18:53 Well we disagree on the intent 20:19:16 I read the title not as a statement of fact but a question 20:19:42 I confronted him privately and he refused to delete the thread or clarify, and this is just the latest in a *long* history of lying, misinformation, entrapment, etc. that he uses to get what he wants. 20:19:42 Sometimes what he wants is good (Cypherstack clarity and GF transparency), sometimes its not (Sarang deleting all social accounts and yet again being hurt by drama). 20:20:10 His methods are almost always bad, and he literally says "the means justify the ends" and that he will do whatever it takes to get what he wants. 20:21:02 jtgrassie: He told me the intent via PM. 20:21:08 Are you seriously suggesting that his insinuation was a lie?! 20:21:28 His intent was to mislead using misinformation so that the community jettisoned Sarang. 20:21:48 sudo_ki[m]: Yes, Triptych was not delayed due to the contract that had just been signed between Cypherstack and Haven. 20:21:50 Triptych "taking so long" because of sarang is a lie and intentional misinformation. 20:21:52 I laid all of that out in the thread. 20:22:46 "His intent was to mislead using misinformation so that the community jettisoned Sarang." <- seems your interpretation. 20:22:50 I had no idea that the monero community was moderated by such people 20:23:03 Lol 20:23:09 jtgrassie: He literally told me this via PM. 20:23:26 Probably just your opinion, man 20:24:19 sudo_ki[m]: Idk who "such people" are or why this is so upsetting. 20:24:40 Geonic has a long and storied history of semi-useful investigative work couched in harassment, insults, trolling, and lies/misinformation. 20:24:54 This last post was the final straw, but if he decides to change his approach he will be welcomed back gladly. 20:26:14 He has done some good, and I would be glad if he came back and used his talents in a better way. 20:26:34 "Geonic has a long and storied history of semi-useful" <- that's your opinion 20:26:44 So far there have been two people that did not agree with the ban. 20:26:48 jtgrassie: Yes, of course. 20:26:48 Interesting how many people here rather defend the person attacking the contributors instead of the contributors themselves. 20:27:10 The usefulness of what drama he has caused is up for debate and depends on your view. 20:27:17 He will return with a salaried position and be paid to infiltrate and destroy other communities belonging to Monero's competitors 20:27:23 selsta: A sad sign of a consistent issue in the community. 20:27:50 One that geonic has exacerbated and preyed upon for a long time. 20:28:15 His recent passive aggressiveness against pigeons also was also totally unfounded. 20:28:40 And me. And Justin. And sarang. And rehrar. And.... 20:28:47 selsta: In reading the post, Geonic was not attacking Sarrang. 20:29:04 Elephant in the room is cypher stack 20:29:11 ^^ 20:29:21 sethsimmons: Personally, I am concerned about this a bit, but I don't have enough experience or background knowledge to really have a clear opinion. Let's just not turn into r/bitcoin 20:29:28 nikg83[m]: why 20:29:34 jtgrassie: How? 20:29:49 jtgrassie: the whole post hurt sarang, it clearly was attacking and blaming him for triptych "taking so long" 20:29:50 The thing it implies, intentionally, is that Sarang dropped work we funded for a new contract. 20:29:54 crypto_grampy[m]: Where did Sarang land after being on vacation? 20:29:55 Before completion. 20:30:08 nikg83[m]: That is a separate issue, but important. 20:30:49 sethsimmons: It has caused some issues for sure, even recent approach to one of the contributors 20:31:46 Yes, thus it's an issue. 20:31:55 But not this issue we're discussing ATM. 20:32:10 jtgrassie: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/pi83hw/if_you_were_wondering_why_triptych_is_taking_so/hbq99p5/?context=3 "his unavailability has led to a delay" 20:32:28 sethsimmons: Sort of related, but I will go back to my cave 20:33:17 https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/pi83hw/if_you_were_wondering_why_triptych_is_taking_so/hbq412p/?context=3 again doubling down it's sarang fault 20:33:20 Of course related, but not this specific issue being discussed. 20:33:20 is there a way geonic could have brought this issue up that would have been more permissible? 20:34:37 Let's sum it up -- Sarang dedicated years of his life to Monero, but decided that the instability and abnormal working situation wasn't the best for him. 20:34:37 He took time off to reset, came back and Cypherstack was a great opportunity for him to jump back into Monero and related privacy protocols, so he took that. 20:34:37 He then took a contract to help complete Triptych multisig work, and has been working on that sense, but it stalled due to a lack of community decision on the protocol approach desired and the importance of multisig. 20:34:45 s/is there a way geonic could have brought this issue up that would have been more permissible?/is there a way geonic could have brought this issue up that would have been permissible/acceptable?/ 20:35:02 Geonic ignored the entirety of Sarang's dedication to Monero to focus on a lie that he had delayed Triptych work because Haven contracted him for protocol review. 20:36:10 He used the thread and his status as a prominent community member to attack Sarang and imply that Sarang had failed to complete his Triptych work in a timely manner because of a newly signed contract (that AFAIK has not even started work). 20:36:12 sethsimmons: I don't need commentary on what has / hadn't happened with Triptich/Sarang, the question is about whether it's OK for people to air their own perspective 20:36:30 So instead of Sarang being thanked for his dedication and the community applauding that he can continue working on Monero and related privacy protocols, he gets personally attacked, and some people in the community are fine with that, but mad that the person who has a storied history of this has been temp banned. 20:36:54 sethsimmons: it's honestly sad to see 20:36:55 jtgrassie: Of course it is 20:37:04 Perspective is not the same as intentional misleading of the community. 20:37:41 And not the same when the perp has a long history of similar things (like recording without consent and entrapping Diego, as well as many harassments, insults, and consistent trolling and disruption in community meetings etc.) 20:38:03 sethsimmons: only if the aim *was* intentional misleading, which you're expecting me to trust *you* was his goal 20:38:48 I just feel a ban is heavy handed 20:39:20 Its a temp ban, FWIW, but he has been warned many times in the past. 20:39:55 He was warned in the past for things that turned out to have merit too. 20:40:15 geonic knew exactly what he was doing with this post 20:40:21 Of course, as I have clearly stated. 20:40:22 we as a community shouldn't stifle dissent. 20:40:29 Both publicly and privately. 20:40:48 did the post have a negative effect on sarang's participation in the monero project? 20:41:02 crypto_grampy[m]: Yes, absolutely. 20:41:42 is sarang an essential part of MRL at the moment? 20:41:43 My sense was that he was attacking Cypher Stack, but was a bit sloppy in how Sarang was brought into it. Sarang is not free to work on whatever he wants during business hours for the precise reason that he is now an employee. Pretty simple. 20:41:52 Hang on 20:41:56 One common mistake one might do is to think others who have opposite views to ours only do so because they're ill intentioned 20:41:58 Rucknium[m]: agreed 20:42:31 *agreed he was attacking CypherStack 20:42:39 Rucknium[m]: that would only be true if he didn't explicitly talk about sarang in his comments 20:42:39 wasn't the rehrar recording on a public talk forum thing? 20:42:48 Lol 20:43:18 selsta: This 20:43:34 midipoet: Yes, but Clubhouse is supposed to *not* be recorded by design and no one on the call was informed or able to consent. 20:43:40 I know it's technically public. 20:43:49 sethsimmons: so you are saying it was private? 20:43:52 Or public? 20:43:59 But geonic recorded it and asked leading questions and trolled and prodded Diego to get the "evidence" he wanted to out him. 20:44:05 You cannot have any expectation of privacy on a public forum 20:44:15 Again, the actual situation with Diego was bad and needed a lot of clarity brought forward, but the approach was horrible. 20:44:27 no. You are accusing him of entrapment 20:44:27 having expectation of privacy on clubhouse seems like as stretch 20:44:37 Rehrar spoke on a public forum 20:45:16 Anybody with clubhouse could have joined, could they not? 20:45:27 Or was it an invite only thing? 20:45:37 (not up to date on clubhouse to be honest) 20:45:38 crypto_grampy[m]: he created Triptych so having him around would be quite important, yes 20:45:45 and again it boils down to intent, what you see as a entrapment could've been on his eyes just a way to uncover "the truth" 20:45:46 but it's too late now anyway 20:46:11 it's too late because of a thread one person made? 20:46:14 ComplyLast: Yeah, could be viewed differently. It was clear to me. 20:46:27 midipoet: Public but explicitly against ToS to record. 20:46:41 Obviously how you view that past that point is up to you 20:46:47 It's supposed to be ephemeral 20:47:18 selsta: Only if cypher stack allows 20:47:27 nikg83[m]: wtf are you talking about 20:47:32 he was around 20:47:36 he isn't anymore 20:47:57 cypher stack isn't going to say if he is allowed to be in monero irc 20:48:01 I have to step away for a bit, apologies for leaving in the middle of this but I have a call I need to attend. 20:48:30 selsta: Yah I mean now, can’t he open a ccs proposal directly instead of going through cypher stack ? 20:48:54 he doesn't want to be involved with this community anymore, I don't blame him 20:49:18 selsta: Ok 20:49:33 sethsimmons: "So instead of Sarang being thanked for his dedication and the community applauding" <- Sarang does get thanked, we don't need to ban people who don't applaud 20:49:52 > if someone is not ready to admit their role in the problem or if they have a conflict of interest or ulterior motives then they won't be able to pick up on what i'm hinting at . and it only appears to you as though i'm hinting at something when it's relatively plain to people to actually *want* to know 20:49:52 I'll just drop this here again 20:50:08 ah yes great thank you post, he delivered multi sig and as a thank you he gets blamed for triptych taking so long 20:50:27 with 200+ upvotes 20:50:43 selsta: "he doesn't want to be involved with this community anymore, I don't blame him" <- which is unfortunate for sure. But you think that's all geonic's doing from one post? 20:51:10 he quit all irc / social media after geonic's post, he was hurt by it 20:51:36 I would be too if I put a lot of work into a project and then get blamed for something that isn't my fault 20:51:42 sethsimmons: yeah, it seems not recording is on their ToS, I just checked. Thanks. 20:51:48 which is unfortunate, so we're feelings policing now? 20:52:25 geonic is one person selsta 20:52:34 my point exactly 20:52:40 It is critical that the Monero Project reduce its reliance on all single points of failure, which includes the reliance on a single star researcher to deliver key needs. 20:52:46 I'm sure there's someone out there somewhere in the monero community which doesn't appreciate you either. 20:53:03 sure 20:53:14 me too! 20:54:04 So It was mentioned in that reddit post that the community needs to decide on the next steps (probably without Triptych). What next steps? I think we should probably use something else with robust multi-sig support since I know dark net markets want multi-sig for escrow. And that's one thing Monero has high marketshare over. 20:55:21 I've been somewhat of a CCS critic for some time now. The Cypher Stack might never have raised any eyebrows if funded some other way... 20:55:44 karce[m]: Something else is years away afaik, trying to work/optimise on triptych multisig in the meanwhile should be given a try 20:55:54 * > <@karcey:matrix.org> So It was mentioned in that reddit post that the community needs to decide on the next steps (probably without Triptych). What next steps? I think we should probably use something else with robust multi-sig support since I know dark net markets want multi-sig for escrow. And that's one thing Monero has high marketshare over. 20:55:54 Something else is years away afaik, trying to work/optimise on triptych multisig in the meanwhile should be given a option 20:56:24 no, lelantus spark and seraphis aren't years away 20:56:24 jtgrassie: BCH whispers "Permissionless, self-hosted, noncustodial Flipstarter....." 20:56:28 nikg83[m], Sarang itself said it was far from easy, with some important trade-offs and not ideal 20:56:45 they just have a different address format so all addresses would need to be updated 20:56:50 Seraphis sounds cool. Let's do that one šŸ˜€ 20:57:40 Rucknium[m] look at the success Monerujo is having by trying to raise directly though 20:57:54 22:51 which is unfortunate, so we're feelings policing now? <-- again, this was about posting intentional misinformation, not "feelings", feelings was just a result of it 20:57:59 From my cursory understanding Seraphis has some potentially valuable view key functionalities as well. 20:59:19 ComplyLast: It seems to be slow going, though. I see 5 XMR in the view-only wallet out of a budget request of 179XMR 20:59:26 exactly 20:59:40 selsta: "this was about posting intentional misinformation" says Seth. I suppose I have no reason to question 20:59:44 So would old Monero addresses be no longer usable in new transactions? You'd have to regenerate a new address to receive funds w/ Seraphis? 20:59:54 ComplyLast: So we wait for seraphis? In the meanwhile bump up ringsize with bp+ ? 20:59:54 When will seraphis be deployment ready? 2023? 21:04:21 jeez this isn't complicated people 21:04:49 it's not at all productive to cause an explosion every time someone "just has a genuine question" 21:04:56 full stop 21:05:34 and when presented with good faith facts and discussion from many people, to continue causing larger and larger explosions 21:05:42 it's simply not okay 21:05:51 this isn't a cooperative environment at all 21:05:56 nikg83[m]: "omplicated people 21:06:14 nikg83[m]: 2023 I imagine is the earliest 21:07:30 No one can tell me that https://old.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/pi83hw/if_you_were_wondering_why_triptych_is_taking_so/hbq412p/ is a good faith reply. It's simply getting called out for misinformation and then doubling down without any arguments. 21:07:37 only one person has fun in this situation (the attacker), and everyone else suffers 21:08:12 Who are you guys responding to? 21:09:03 jtgrassie: So ringsize bump to 16-24 should be done asap, when v0.1.8 šŸ¤” 21:09:03 Bp+ code is now audited ? 21:09:21 nikg83[m]: That would be my vote yes 21:09:26 bp+ is audited 21:09:45 probably November 21:09:49 nioc: Nov-dec should be targeted then 21:09:58 24 will make verification too slow 21:10:18 this has all been discussed on........IRC 21:10:37 isn't the sweet spot regarding verification something like 16/17? 21:10:57 the max spot? seems so 21:11:08 ComplyLast: that was my understanding 21:11:18 the spot where it doesn't amke it worse 21:11:25 exactly 21:12:18 24 is likely too high a bump (as selsta points out), but 16 or so I'd imagine fine 21:12:25 yeah 15-17 21:12:45 if we want to go with non-prime numbers, knaccc has another recommendation 21:13:10 I'm against the "doesn't increase verification time" mindset fwiw 21:13:19 that's an* important factor, sure 21:13:42 but at the end of the day, Monero needs an adequate ringsize to do what it should do on the privacy side 21:13:55 sgp_[m]: Small increase should be fine 21:14:33 https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab/issues/79 21:14:57 knaccc wanted 16 21:15:16 I think anything 15-17 is reasonable 21:15:22 anything above that is arguable but less obvious 21:15:53 If Cypher Stack is what many consider to be the elephant in the room I'm happy to discuss it here. 21:16:52 DiegoSalazar[m]: Was sarang allowed to take a ccs outside of cypher stack ? 21:17:32 If Rucknium 's work on decoy selection can be determined to make our size-11 rings more effective, then increasing ringsize to the point where verification is slowed is a bad move 21:17:37 * > <@diego:cypherstack.com> If Cypher Stack is what many consider to be the elephant in the room I'm happy to discuss it here. 21:17:37 Was sarang allowed to take a ccs outside/independent of cypher stack ? 21:17:38 nikg83[m]: I have no non-compete clauses. 21:17:52 DiegoSalazar[m]: Thanks 21:19:01 carrington[m]: According to much of my analysis, corroborated by others, a medium-term fix to the mixin selection algorithm offers much better privacy boost than a ringsize increase from 11 to 16. 21:19:16 carrington[m]: this is a matter of 11 being small enough with the level of interest out there that it makes me very uncomfortable 21:20:24 Rucknium[m]: any clue to how long improving decoy selection might take? 21:20:27 My working name for the medium-term fix is: 21:20:27 Optimal Static Parametric Estimation of Arbitrary Distributions (OSPEAD) 21:20:35 and that's my feeling assuming the selection algo fits extremely well, which it probably has room for improvement 21:21:07 probably = always 21:22:03 If we make it high priority, which I think we should, probably 2-3 months for OSPEAD. For a more "total" fix that nonparametric estimation brings, maybe 6-12 months after that, depending on how badly we want official peer review, i.e. submit to an academic journal. 21:22:11 nioc: ^ 21:22:16 thx 21:24:03 Is there a ringsize which would effectively "cancel out" the benefits of BP+ then that could be a good idea to aim for along with Rucknium 's work (after review) 21:25:22 is there any work being done, or possibilities on the table, to mitigate knaccc attacks? 21:25:55 I think that's probably a bigger elephant in the room than Diego's company 21:26:04 carrington[m]: not much, don't have the exact numbers (and would only apply to an average 2.2 input tx or whatever) 21:26:26 I didn't know knaccc was an elephant 21:26:46 he identifies as one on tuesdays afaik 21:27:25 ComplyLast: poisoned outputs? 21:27:39 EAE EABE stuff 21:27:45 relevant research is on getting next-gen up and running, and also solidifying churning best practices 21:28:13 agree that churning is ideal but realistically a lot of people dont do it 21:28:19 Brandon did a lot of work on the latter, but that's all pretty much unusable however. Scope creep caused that project to implode imho 21:28:33 of course, not something for 90%+ of people 21:28:35 and there's a lot of bad information out there on the community 21:28:39 "dont do it, etc" 21:28:44 but research there would help understand things better 21:29:10 yes but the bible salesman in China still falls under the 90%+ I guess 21:29:23 or the dude selling VPNs to kids for them to play online games 21:32:07 I guess my question is that there's no solution other than churning for the foreseable future right? 21:32:19 sethsimmons: this is what I told you via PM. ā€œYou don’t see the connection in the delay, but I do. Monero is not a priority for Sarang and that’s OK. Drawing attention to that is also OK.ā€ 21:32:53 if you’re going to use that as evidence against me, publish the whole conversation. 21:34:23 I then asked you ā€œLet me know what your approach would’ve been when you have time and whether you think it would’ve sparked the same amount of discussion. Genuinely curious.ā€, to which you responded ā€œnot postedā€ 21:34:49 so the subject is obviously taboo, regardless of the approach 21:35:45 "the ends justify the means" 21:35:48 there are only means 21:38:06 sorry but that has been rolling around in my head for days 21:39:24 I don't doubt that virtually everybody here wants the same thing 21:40:17 ComplyLast: I'm not exactly sure what you're getting at, so I don't have a generic response other than "it's complicated" 21:40:48 assuming everyone is going to be the subject of sophisticated targeted surveillance isn't really fair though imo 21:41:08 this is a lot more effort than just querying a KYT tool 21:44:34 sethsimmons: Would’ve been nice if you’d said ā€œdelete your thread or I’m recommending a banā€. No, instead you were ā€œcollecting evidenceā€ under the guise of a friendly conversation to be presented at an opportune moment orchestrated by sgp. That’s low. 21:46:19 this is obviously about much more than this thread and it goes back to the thwarting of sgp's, needmoney90' and DiegoSalazar's LLC idea. Diego's firing added fuel to the fire and now they are lusting for revenge. 21:46:37 hope this appeases you somewhat, but I doubt it 21:47:11 On the topic of MAGIC, is anyone interested in forming a non-US nonprofit? There is some benefit in having one, but it's not something that US people should set up and administer 21:49:43 someone told me about Estonia foundations but I know nothing about them at all 21:53:34 What are the benefits? And I'm assuming EU would be preferred if there are jurisdiction based benefits? 22:00:17 "Personally, I am concerned about..." <- Not a Reddit mod, but my point of reference has always been the John Block article on r/btc when performing mod actions. TMK mods on Matrix/IRC and Reddit have yet to do anything remotely close to what's documented in that article 22:05:31 "geonic is one person selsta..." <- And yet the upvotes assuming they weren't paid for and comments assuming not sock puppets are more than just geo 22:06:24 If a bunch of people upvoted geo's comments slandering you why would you stick around if you're a skilled cryptographer? 22:09:10 "What are the benefits? And I'm..." <- basically anything that touches the US needs to comply with US tax reporting laws 22:09:40 which could be avoided by using a different entity if funds are donated by non-US, managed by non-US, and distributed to non-US 22:09:56 having the US entity in the middle means that you need tax reporting 22:10:10 some nuance of course but that's the high level benefit 22:11:01 "Not a Reddit mod, but my point..." <- do you have a link to this article handy? 22:12:43 crypto_grampy[m]: https://medium.com/@johnblocke/a-brief-and-incomplete-history-of-censorship-in-r-bitcoin-c85a290fe43 22:13:27 "If a bunch of people upvoted geo's comments slandering you..." ah, so this isn't about my post really, it's about the number of people who had similar concerns as mine. got it. 22:14:05 careful there that's gonna strip away seth's argument that I single handedly made sarang quit 22:15:40 * Not a Reddit mod, but my point of reference has always been the John Block article on r/bitcoin when performing mod actions. TMK mods on Matrix/IRC and Reddit have yet to do anything remotely close to what's documented in that article 22:19:21 nikg83[m] "Elephant in the room is cypher stack" 22:19:33 shhhhh 22:19:58 You might wake him up ;) 22:22:35 there were issues with MRL funded that were known and discussed for quite a while with the community coming up with no solutions. Both full time researchers left. AIUI Cypher Stack was created in part to address some of these concerns 22:24:51 geonic: did people upvote solely based on how you portrayed things or did they understand the full story? 22:25:12 I am not on any side here. 22:27:12 nioc: not sure how we can know that. "the medium is the message", as McLuhan said 22:27:23 geonic: it seems that you don't show on matrix 22:27:39 nioc: How would he know this for certain anymore than anyone else? Anyway, the former certainly seems more likely and he is temp-banned so cannot reply 22:28:04 nioc: their loss :p 22:28:10 carrington[m]: he is on irc as am I, 22:29:00 Chamus: I already said I'd talk about it if people wanted some information. 22:29:55 Well, within reason. :) 22:33:12 "which could be avoided by..." <- I agree with earlier comments that this is somewhat putting the cart before the horse. First the researchers passionate about Monero need to be found (anon or not). Next, it needs to be determined if they accept cypherpunk payment or need something more traditionally structured. If so, then single-purpose nonprofit entities can be set up for that. 22:33:12 Realistically we are talking about few or singular researchers who need to be paid in this way so setting up entities across the world in anticipation of paying researchers seems premature 22:34:09 That's just my uneducated opinion though šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø 22:34:10 individual contributors can always set up their own entities if they want to better manage how they get paid or whatever 22:34:51 jtgrassie " "So instead of Sarang being thanked for his dedication and the community applauding" <- "Sarang does get thanked, we don't need to ban people who don't applaud" 22:34:54 like if they want to do a complicated US LLC -> Caymans -> Seychelles -> Estonia -> etc, that's on them 22:37:05 Seth knows better about stuff man, he a mod :p jtgrassie 22:47:05 "individual contributors can..." <- I'm somewhat confused. I thought the whole goal was to let "researchers do research" and find a way to organise a "normal fiat job" for that want/need it 22:47:43 it is. I'm saying if someone wants their own complicated thing though, they can set it up themselves 22:48:26 they definitely don't need to and I don't expect people to do this; it was just an exaggerated example 22:53:32 "someone told me about Estonia foundations but I know nothing about them at all" 22:53:58 It wasn't as coincidental as that tbh Justin 22:54:04 let me post screenshots for reference 22:54:45 How interpret it is that you took advantage of my contact to tried and slide a centralised development fund over you would hold vwto power through Magic 22:55:23 Apologies for my bad grammar, I am not a native speaker 22:55:30 But I have the screenshots 22:57:22 Will post them on twitter, my handle is @checkmatehere 22:57:48 wait what 22:58:26 Will post what I told you on twitte 22:58:32 what I said to you 22:58:43 (╯°▔°)╯︵ ┻━┻ 22:58:50 and how you explained it to the community 22:59:17 you said you wanted to help pay devs with a foundation, and you recommended an Estonia one. I don't want to make an Estonian one because I already have a US nonprofit that took years to set up. So, I'm going forward with possibly expanding it based on the success we've already had for BP+ and DEF CON 23:00:17 you can share screenshots but I don't think it will result in supporting your claim tbh 23:01:12 I was never going to open a separate Estonian foundation for every contributor or whatever, you can do that if you want 23:01:26 Is not about you opening a estonian ngo 23:01:31 is how you spinned it 23:04:03 into from "I'm a headhunter with a decade of experience, here's a fairly descentralised way to funnel funding for development" to "the topic of a dev fund has reappeared on my dm's. What do you think of opening a dev fund, ruled by a board and on which Magic have complete veto power legally" 23:04:05 I'm not trying to spin anything, you make whatever you want to make, and you don't have to endorse what I work on 23:04:21 I offered pro bono work worth up to 40k per month 23:04:45 And you did not even discuss the possibility with the community cause it would mean Magic would not happen 23:04:50 Is how I see it 23:05:26 You are dangerous for Monero 23:06:02 farcaster community update is out: https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/pjqkuj/farcaster_community_update_august/ 23:06:03 go pitch your idea here now, the more the merrier. I do see things very differently than you however 23:06:26 ty zkao 23:07:43 your recommendation though literally included "we open a disposable Estonian NGO that wil only serve to fund the salaries for that one particular project and then it will get shut down" 23:08:05 yes 23:08:07 is here+ 23:08:12 I posted it today 23:08:16 who is going to do that 23:08:20 so be careful at trying to spin it yet again 23:08:57 can you please just post all the screenshots at this point, makes my life easier at this point 23:09:00 I'm not gonna discuss my proposal with you 23:09:15 I believe you act in bad faith and lack the expertise 23:09:24 Anyone else 23:09:28 I'm all open for questions 23:10:16 Can you post the screenshots? 23:10:17 also would like to see 23:10:17 hmm okay, makes no sense to me, but I'll step back and allow you to discuss your other Fund or related idea with others 23:10:18 got some popcorn in the oven 23:11:10 "And you did not even discuss the..." <- This makes zero sense. YOU can discuss possibilities with the community and even act on them independently, and that has no bearing or relation to what happens with MAGIC 23:11:20 sgp_: are you the gatekeeper to making contributions? 23:11:26 it all makes sense. we enjoyed too much of a lull in drama. now we must catch up 23:13:38 Indeed. COVID19 is gone. xeugu level nonsense drama by bad faith actors has resumed. Nature is healing. 23:14:28 Some of you don't take the time to look at Wownero memes and it shows. 23:21:20 screenshots posted 23:21:32 on twitter 23:22:08 What I said or what he said in public, not anything Jusin might have told me in private 23:24:21 https://twitter.com/CheckMateHere/status/1435382301240791049 23:25:46 How is that proof of him wanting your proposal to fail/not happen in favor of MAGIC? 23:25:57 Wth is happening in this community lmao 23:26:14 i'm very confused as to why sgp_ is involved with this at all... especially if you consider him dangerous 23:26:59 I thought people wanted to volunteer needed to approach Justin 23:27:02 why else 23:27:14 That was ther first time I ever spoke to him in DM, I think 23:27:24 Oh no, I had offered in the past 23:27:31 But I had not followed up I think 23:27:47 Same thing, we had never contacted for other than me offering to volunteer in Monero 23:27:53 I thought he was the go to guy 23:28:34 I don't know if there are any go-to guys or women here 23:28:42 Well 23:28:48 John Oliver contacted Justin 23:28:53 Or who did they contact? 23:28:56 You can do whatever you want here. You don't need to ask for permission to set up an estonian foundation and no one is in charge. Many would be happy to help 23:29:04 I know 23:29:08 That is the problem 23:29:20 Having the wrong figureheads 23:29:32 Which will come uo no matter what 23:29:32 Chamus: He contacted a press email that includes several people 23:29:41 But lets focus on them being good figureheads 23:29:43 There is no one person. 23:29:47 Chamus: I think your plan could work, is a nice outline, etc. One thing to keep in mind is that Monero might not be constrained in the number of programmers, but rather the number of MRL-type people. Which requires a different recruitment strategy 23:30:11 I understand man 23:30:13 I promise 23:30:22 We can talk all you want in private 23:30:29 Not now as is 1:30 AM 23:30:52 but I am happy to discuss my background 23:30:54 Well, we can talk in public no problem. 23:31:03 not my background 23:31:07 haha 23:31:13 not now at least 23:31:16 "https://twitter.com/CheckMateHer..." <- How do you even know he was referring to your DMs and not someone else's here? 23:31:36 He told me so 23:31:41 That screenshot 23:31:48 Justin gave send it to me 23:32:05 I could not believe how he had spin it and just said "ok good night mate, cheers" 23:32:10 or something like that 23:32:39 I did not know what else to say after such blatant spinning to favour magic 23:33:47 it's normal that Justin would favour the project he is very involved on 23:34:04 the same way it will be normal for you in the future to favour your solution 23:34:15 both can co-exist and are not mutually exclusive 23:34:43 crypto_grampy[m]: my favorite wow meme https://suchwow.xyz/uploads/wannabuy.jpg 23:34:44 defo 23:34:49 they can co exist 23:34:54 explains me 23:34:56 I do not favour any solution 23:35:04 if you dont think you can collaborate with him, sure. you dont need to :) 23:35:12 I dont see any blockers for your solution 23:35:17 It was just curious how he spinned it and worst, that he is leeting volunteer work offerings slip 23:35:18 and I think it will be welcomed as well 23:35:46 I want monero to recruit and I want to help 23:36:01 have zero emotional involvement in my proposal 23:36:12 even better 23:36:19 In general, I think this community suffers from a perception that there is more authority than there actually is and ends up slinging mud at perceived institutions. Blaming cypherstack, blaming mrl, blaming magic, blaming the llc. In reality these are very loose and fluid entities 23:36:38 all of them come from the same 5 people 23:36:44 all of those 23:36:47 Just sayin' 23:37:03 Anyway 23:37:03 MRL is not an entity 23:37:04 late here 23:37:06 * sgp_[m] uploaded an image: (4921KiB) < https://libera.ems.host/_matrix/media/r0/download/monero.social/lOgcHxMgaMVpuxphcQweEpKZ/Screenshot_20210907-183606_Twitter.jpg > 23:37:09 enough fighting 23:37:11 and it doesn't come from the people on the others 23:37:12 good nigt all 23:37:44 magic has several members that are not involved in any of the others 23:38:01 cypherstack same afaik 23:38:10 Magic is suboptimal to a Estonian non for profit for any talent that is not in the US 23:38:24 Magic is an american solution for American talent 23:38:25 so there's some overlap between magic and the llc so what 23:38:29 sure 23:38:30 I'm offering a global solution 23:38:31 ;) 23:38:35 Good night! 23:38:49 I have not seen anyone say it's a bad idea or you shouldn't go forward with it 23:39:18 I think the CCS would have no trouble getting funded 23:39:25 Yeah I don't know why there is even conflict here 23:39:25 I shared the screenshot of all the DMs 23:39:29 Do your thing chamus and let SGP do his 23:39:40 Makes no sense to cause drama for no reason 23:39:56 exactly 23:40:36 also Magic has no relationship whatsoever with Monero 23:41:38 sgp_[m]: Gotta stir that pot 23:41:45 Love it 23:41:48 "https://twitter.com/CheckMateHer..." <- This tweet thread is something I just don't understand 23:41:48 Why does it even exist 23:41:48 they could very well just fund Zcash research and it would be completely within their rights 23:42:09 Just let me be šŸ˜‚ Trying to help my god 23:42:34 other than sgp_[m]'s dubious compliance efforts I think he means well btw 23:43:13 so you do your thing, he does his, and whoever does theirs 23:44:04 lots of drama lately 23:44:35 I blame luigi1111 23:44:36 We should plan a Friday late night game or something 23:44:48 What about Monero codenames 23:46:09 have never played Monero codenames but seems like a good option 23:46:20 Find 3 cards that relate to Luigi: 23:46:24 Stir, drama, blame 23:46:29 I could see it working 23:46:52 We did it once a year ago https://youtu.be/wf3BiUuATiM 23:46:53 Small turnout 23:48:09 Seth thinks Diego is a money crazed person? Are my eyes seeing double? https://twitter.com/tdrud/status/1435387886732464132?s=21 23:48:45 sgp_[m], seems fun 23:48:51 yeah it must be drama season. drop netflix, subscribe to Monero 23:49:07 sgp_[m]: What's that translate to in UTC? 23:50:07 probably too late carrington[m] 23:50:21 like 2-3 am on Saturday. 23:50:25 Midnight lol, for 7p CT