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@ DominikWeil
2025-03-20 16:19:48
View from an irregular Nostr user (myself):
Disclaimer:
As things change on here by the week, as a "non-power user" one is certainly quickly falling behind, so the following statement might be already outdated.
With that said:
While Primal seems to have - currently - the best UX ( you can read most notes and loading times are fast - which is not necessarily true for some other interfaces such as Snort or Iris)... when it comes to "ZAP"ping, it seems that it simply is not possible if you follow standard Bitcoin security practices.
https://m.primal.net/PmiJ.png w
As in:
You never (as in: NEVER!) have the ability to sign transactions on the same device that you use to browse the Internet.
Currently - it seems - "zap"ping on Primal requires either the Primal Wallet/App ( I use a Browser and keep any apps on my phones to an absolute minimum - hence not an option ) and or NWC... which also requires signing capability on the same device that you use to browse the Internet.
On some of the other Nostr clients it is possible to zap from a different device - you can press the "zap" button, obtain a QR code/Lightning invoice... and then simply scan the QR code from a separate dedicated device connected to a dedicated node.
Browsing and transaction signing capabilities clearly separated.
Currently Primal makes it easy if you are fine to ignore these iron security rules - but also leads to more Sats being held in a closed ecosystem/custodial where... it is absolutely not necessary (imho).
The current way the Zap mode on Primal is provided is not interoperable with any other Lightning wallet (and/or node!) - it requires you to have Sats on your Primal Wallet and/or NWC... on the same device that you use to browse the Internet.
Some (most?) people might just not care, but it's currently the "main blocker" in my personal Primal UX.
I do not want to install an app.
I do not want to install a Browser extension.
Kim Jong Un wants me to press the button - and I do not want to press it.
Yes, it is paranoid.
But as the old saying goes:
"Only the paranoid survive".
Or the recent beautiful iteration of it by nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7ct5d3shxtnwdaehgu3wd3skueqpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqqgpdnpemykljmknpg95y63x4adm27k03vaug5k8rvw43vu07lm587gxwls58 :
"Systems that heavily rely on trust have the best UX until they have the worst UX."
Currently on Primal, if I want to zap someone - I need to load the note via a different interface... and hope, that I can even load the note.
At which point - unless I really, really want to zap the person - the drop-off rate increases drastically and the Zap will not take place.
With that said:
All of this might have already been solved at the time of writing - and I just haven't discovered yet how to do so.
If so, feel free to call me out as a noob'ish Nostr laggard - and lmk how to zap on Primal from a different device than the one used to browse the internet.