Haha, thank you. Will absolutely do so. Honestly, @Bevan has a great chance here to dominate the blockchain micro-blogging space. I've already submitted my application to help him manage his empire. I'll be sure to suggest a pizza party for the first 500 Peepers.

;-)

Did you just save a batch? Did you just switch devices / wallets? Did you tx with to any other dApps using the same address?

Brain dump! go go go...

I mined bitcoin back in late 2000s for a few months - and proceeded to wipe and reuse the harddrive until it died some years later. I'm so thankful that I cannot remember the quantity of coins mined.

Yeah. I think this could def work. No one would buy the name because you would have access to the master key and be able to take the name back at any time. Of course you could still delete a sub key and claim being hacked for some terrible Peep. Maybe that would be a feature, lol

Remember the Bitcoin pizza story? ... I'm not a "price guy" myself, but we may be having some thousand dollar conversations around here.

What a great crowd to pioneer this space with.

I get it. There is an actual need for it in some instances. I just think it has the potential to erode a lot of the value of an immutable platform and introduce some bad behavior.

I think social recovery would be a much better solution, though more complicated to implement.

Well, timely enough... I think the recent @bitcoin handle fiasco may shed some light on what a name is worth...

Aside from that though... if you can transfer between addresses, then you can always claim you didn't post stuff on the old address. Also verification should be redone

If controlling addresses could only be added, but never removed - I think it would minimize squatting and the market on names. It would also provide some flexibility... have also mentioned this to @Bevan.

OMG - you're trying to swap your address aren't you. LMAO

Is the upside *worth it* though? That's the decision @Bevan has to make, I suppose. I think it is NOT. With wallets supporting multiple identities inevitably - will it really be that big of a deal later to have several addresses?

Correct... this issue is basically an early adopter problem. I also have this issue... Teenagers in a few years will be hyper aware of their online addresses. We're just the guinea pigs.

I have pleaded with @Bevan to make that an impossibility. But... well... I can only suggest. He's the CEO. Without some rent - any potential profit from selling names will make squatting risk-less. It also brings up issue of deniability which undermine permanence, imho.

I wonder if that was the case of the two "Bens" - or maybe @Bevan just skips his unlucky number?

I can agree with that. If the link is to a peep - that peep should be shown (as an image or an inline peep). #suggestion

I can certainly agree with that. All the potential experiments and discoveries have me perpetually excited about this space. People staring at prices & charts get en emotional rush... but being involved in the space gives you that plus an intellectual rush.

Honestly, I have this issue myself... I can truly relate. But I still stand by the cons outweighing the pros.

This would allow a name market to develop and name squatting would be a huge issue. I can go on record saying the convenience this would provide would not outweigh the cons, imho.

Wallets supporting multiple identities is a great start - the more seamlessly the better.

What if the master key is compromised? I do think this would add convenience... but it also introduces... "No... I didn't say that - I was hacked and then revoked that key"...

The master key should not be replaceable, imho, or you will have a name squatting/market activity.

Well, now why did my #400 show up as click-able and yours did not? hmmmmm

This keeps the site & chain more in sync. It also allows you to post more cheaply/conveniently after the community can be reasonably sure you are not a spammer. Dynamics could be based on acct age, badges, "likes", tips, flags, etc...

since you are on a #suggestion role... I'll add one too. I've already mentioned it to @Bevan, but would be interested in community feedback.

The action counter should go higher based on some conditions, but there should also be a time limit. You must save to chain every 24hrs.

May I ask why you'd like this? Right now we can cross check digital identities between dApps. Those who would like privacy can spin up another address, but those who want to build a digital identity can do so with the same public address everywhere. The address is on the chain...

I think there should be a cost to going over some length - that should be captured by the Peepeth platform. There should be *some* cost to flooding Peeples feed. Right now that cost is basically manual effort on Twitter. Here @Bevan is free to experiment with different approaches

#bug AWESOME bug hunting @jm9k!

@Bevan... bug hunter badges?

Welcome, #400! There are a lot of cool people here - and, yes, not much spam. Hopefully the cost of peeping - as small as it is - will deter spammers.

I think you can already do this... just click the Peep and then copy the url. Or do you mean you'd just like a UI elements for that?

Sweet! You got it sorted. Happy peeping!

Draft peeps would be really nice... even Twitter doesn't have that! Guess you'd need to save drafts locally... ?

Also ... this is not a stupid question at all. This is one of the top asked questions for using dApps across devices.

The confusion comes because your username and password are not controlled by the dApps - they are owned by you and managed via wallets. It's a new paradigm.

Yep, you need to import your seed words from MetaMask into Toshi. (Note, this will remove your previous Toshi wallet - so backup those seed words first if you have already used that wallet.)

https://www.callmegwei.com/?p=2262

Yeah, never had Toshi crash aside from running in an emulator and trying to do a mitm analysis of traffic.

Sorry I can't help out more. Take the opportunity to try another mobile wallet? I love CIPHER and lots of people here are saying great things about Trust.

iOS or android?

If the goal is just to Peep from mobile and Toshi is acting up, there are several other good solutions available in the meantime. Several devs of Toshi and other mobile wallets are on here. Maybe @sid can help you out with the Toshi issue.

I agree that it increases the attack vector. So does having your account controlled by several wallet addresses though... I think the permissions of dApps are still evolving - and your proposed solution may become a reality at some point. I've haven't seen it in the wild yet.

Oh?! That's WONDERFUL. Toshi and CIPHER both only allowed managing one wallet at a time (last I checked)... Going to do a piece on Trust shortly - that's a HUGE feature! One I've personally been wanting to see.

Thanks for putting that out there!

Basically, to clarify, your Peepeth account is currently linked to a single address. So controlling that address needs to be done from every device you'd like to Peep from. If you'r Toshi is already set up with another address - you can always use Cipher or Trust on mobile, too.

Everyone's cool bird photos are exerting digital peer pressure...

Here's a cool "peeper" from the Philippines.

Welcome. Peepeth has peeps from all over the world.

Very much a global community.

Thanks for the tip @arnav! Still waiting to hear more of your opinion on how crypto will turn out in India...

If you have MetMask working with Peepeth... that's great. Is your Toshi wallet address the same as your MetaMask address? If not, then you'll need to import the MetaMask wallet on to your phone. (Which will REPLACE your existing wallet there.)

https://www.callmegwei.com/?p=2262

Is that you... the REAL jtnichol? Can't wait for reddit verification.

Everybody - @jtnichol is a mod on /r/ethtrader and probably one of the kindest semi-public figures in the space.

So glad to have you! Now, let's see if I can help with your question...

Can't wait for the day when the government is run transparently on the blockchain. Votes, payments, etc - all wide open for public scrutiny. Maybe even direct democracy will be a thing...

Think we'll live to see the day?

That sounds bad - but the mainstream monetization models of the internet basically demand it. This is why crypto and blockchain have so much to offer the world. Things like Brave/BAT tokens are a great start.

https://www.callmegwei.com/2018/01/18/internet-user-be-brave/

They are direly needed EVERYWHERE in the blockchain world, Making things more intuitive and user-friendly will be paramount to the global adoption of these platforms.

Thanks @arnav... that's a nice overview. I'm also interested in hearing more about your opinion (or those whom you've discussed this with) on the whole thing. Can you give us a peep or two with your thoughts?

They could take advantage of Peepeth not waiting for confirmation. Two TXs - the real one with a low gas price and a "replacement" empty one at a higher gas price. In this way they could bypass writing their peeps to the chain altogether. Which kinda undermines the purpose here.

@arnav So, can we get an update from India? Central bank bans Bitcoin? How is this affecting the space there? Does this mean you won't be able to buy any eth for peeping going forward?

You too @Shigako and Ron!

Thanks for the shout out! Glad to be here. @Bevan was kind enough to reach out to me about his project right at launch. Overjoyed with the crowd showing up here.

Keep peepin'.

Check again ;-). Seriously, your header image is great.

Sounds like we have some of the same interests... you write about tech, huh? Links?

I told you I wasn't crazy, @Bevan!

Thanks for chiming in here, @abcoathup.