14:52:33 <minarchistrepubl> New guy here. Hopefully getting involved soon
14:54:05 <moneromooo> hi
14:54:18 <Rucknium[m]> minarchistrepublic: Welcome! Do you have any specific research areas you are interested in?
14:57:23 <minarchistrepubl> Maybe I'm in the wrong room specifically
14:57:55 <minarchistrepubl> I'd be most interested in miming and possibly running a node but imba noon at this point
14:57:59 <moneromooo> Here is for research, #monero-dev for coding. 
14:58:55 <moneromooo> By "involved", what do you mean ? Your last line implies you just want to use monero...
14:59:16 <Rucknium[m]> minarchistrepublic: Go to #monero:monero.social  and  #monero-community:monero.social 
15:56:25 <minarchistrepubl> <moneromooo> "By "involved", what do you mean..." <- I thought mining helps the overall network by verifying transactions? And adding more nodes would also strengthen the network? Is that incorrect? I thought just using monero meant buying andnd spending it
16:03:33 <moneromooo> Yes. More nodes make the network stronger.
16:03:50 <moneromooo> Using it means using a node though.
16:04:49 <moneromooo> If you're using someone else's, you're setting yourself up to be scammed at some point. It's like using someone else's dildo. They may claim it's been thoroughly cleaned, but I wouldn't do it.
16:05:27 <moneromooo> And I use that image because it's more likely to be remembered. Using a stranger's node is less safe than using your own.
16:05:51 <moneromooo> The node's job is to verify the chain. If you don't verify, or take someone else's word they verified, you abdicate your own agency,
16:06:40 <moneromooo> So it's up to you. Like it's up to you whether to use a seatbelt in a car or a parachute when jumping off a plane.
16:08:32 <ofrnxmr[m]> What moo said
16:08:32 <ofrnxmr[m]> Also what ruck said
16:08:32 <ofrnxmr[m]> minarchistrepublic: 
16:49:10 <minarchistrepubl> <moneromooo> "If you're using someone else's..." <- 🤣
16:49:29 <minarchistrepubl> <moneromooo> "So it's up to you. Like it's..." <- Understood. Thank you
20:47:55 <someoneelse49549> Is Monero immune against ISP blocking mesh networking?
20:48:31 <someoneelse49549> I mean, is a monero node obvious to detect?
20:56:46 <Rucknium[m]> someoneelse495495: AFAIK, if on clearnet yes since nodes are usually on the default port and there is no attempt to obscure traffic. vtnerd is working on ways to conceal the traffic "signature" I think.
20:56:58 <selsta> https://github.com/monero-project/monero/issues/7078
20:57:09 <selsta> I think work on p2p encryption is currently paused.
20:58:11 <someoneelse49549> alright. Hope it'll continue one day.