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 **THE NOSTR REPORT**

πŸ† D-DayπŸ†
26 January 2023
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Our quote of the day comes from  #[0] who marked this auspicious day, the day the pr0n bots took over the global feed, as πŸ† D-DayπŸ† .

**Headline Nostr News**

***To Markdown*** or not to Markdown
**Markdown maxis** and never Markdowners clash. Does markdown kill the Nostr experience? Carlito helped spark a conversation over markdown use in Nostr 
#[1] 
***PRO:***
#[2] proclaims "Long live markdown." #[3]
CON:
#[4]  #[5] wants everyone to stop using MD for good reason. Read his note on protocol bloat here: #[6]
#[7] wants to move "micro-blogging" to purpose-built Nostr clients/relays.
#[8]

#[9] learns that there are more than 10 emojis that can be used on NostrπŸ•ΊπŸͺ©πŸ’ƒπŸ½πŸ¦—πŸŽ―πŸπŸ’πŸ₯₯πŸ»πŸ’…πŸ†’. 
Expanding his armamentarium wasn't enough to stop the onslaught of 🐰 porn and πŸ†pics that filled the global feed today.

#[10] JOINS Nostr
The Queen of macro joins Nostr making the plebs 🀯 lose their minds! Jack gives his customary Nostr welcome. πŸ«‚ 
#[11]
and  #[12] reminds us **Don't trust, verify** #[13] . Lyn did eventually confirm her npub on her 🐦 profile.

**#Nostrica Update** 
Nostrica shuttle from SJO to Uvita announced #[15] 
Follow the Nostrica account #[16] and #nostrica to stay up to date on the event. 

#newMusicFriday created by 
#[19] is a wonderful opportunity for nostriches everywhere round the 🌎to share their favorite new music every Friday on Nostr, join in the fun and share your new fav songs 
#[20] Shill us your favorite tracks to be featured in Friday’s NR!

Nostr Heath of the Network πŸ“ˆ
β€’ Pubkeys =  353,051
β€’ Events =  1,483,866
β€’ Relays = 258

πŸ”₯ Meme of the DayπŸ”₯ 
#[21]

Stay Classy Nostr.