Any one try it the new Photoshop generative fill?  I'm surprised they released this product as is. It can give some impressive results but if you are trying to get more specific than extending a background or making changing natural landscape features the results in getting are pretty bad. Definitely some funny and bizarre things but not exactly what I was hoping for yet. For instance try generating Bigfoot or a banjo and see what you get.


WE GONNA NEED TO BRING CAPS ODELL BACK WITH AN ATTITUDE LIKE THAT


I didn't last very long


It's no good. Only half as many 1s


Happy birthday kid, you're gonna be ok


Quite a view


Here is a photo of Ed  nostr:npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9 negotiating his contract to speak at Nostrasia. "Don't you know who I am? You're gonna need to pump up these numbers nostr:npub16vrkgd28wq6n0h77lqgu8h4fdu0eapxgyj0zqq6ngfvjf2vs3nuq5mp2va!" nostr:note10ra7mdcgs3npzwly9zgw8zggqjmzalv3lwsswmlmgw8q3u9aka2qea9a5k


thanks boys 🍆🧈


My lotto miner hasn't hit a block yet so I won't be able to bring the fam in person but I'll be there virtually 🤙🫂


Dinner's ready.

#foodstr

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Das ist nicht gut


Those prices tho. Only Costco can compete now.

https://image.nostr.build/6f229340df0bc44bd4b28d0f85f7b1bf641529c9313391dc4873e51097d20a84.jpg


What bear?


Unstoppable


I miss Kiki


Gotta be white


Wow you over paid my frog I could get you a very nice seed oil meal for $20


What do they taste like?


BN


Can't wait!


Cumulonimbus clouds are so hot right now


Yes please


All of this is true. However, Nostr is also addicting, just with less of the psychological gimmicks to keep us scrolling. But I still want to keep scrolling.


thanks 🫂☕


as it should be


I have appreciated your posts. 🙏 May God be with you.


When your kid is running barefoot and begins to howl in pain because they stepped on a bee, it's comforting to know that this is growing everywhere and can be harvested in seconds.

https://m.primal.net/HKgj.jpg


GM #coffeechain I ran out of #coffee so I have switched to #mate for the time being. Is there a #matechain ?

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In 1999, I lived in Albania for a period of time after the complete collapse of both the government and the economy. This is what i saw…

Within 2 years, the people themselves had built a working local economy, even importing goods from other parts of the world, which had been impossible under the previous regime. They traded in cash, the Deutschmark, since their currency was worthless.
There were no functioning banks. Currency exchange happened in a particular part of town where money changers congregated, and you would negotiate trade percentages with them. Surprisingly, these places were largely crime free, and while the changers would try to trick you into higher percentages, they would not rob you because if they did, their long term ability to make money would be compromised through reputation. The other money changers tried to prevent crime to keep their business appealing. And because they were competing, you could get pretty good deals if you were smart.

These changers would trade with big time traders, usually mafia, who could get in and out of the country. They traded fairly with the changers in order keep the profits going, and um…”strongly discouraged” overtly criminal behavior on the part of the on the street changers.

Another unexpected thing was crime. While petty crime was rampant, large scale crime was almost non existent. I eventually learned from locals that the mafia made it clear that if you crossed a certain line, you would just disappear. The mafia understood that if society completely collapsed, everything they had would disappear. So they actually enforced a “no extreme violent crime” law of sorts.

But here is the weirdest thing.. people stopped at intersections. They generally obeyed traffic laws which no longer existed and could not be enforced. The people themselves did this to prevent chaos. This blew me away, and completely changed my ideas about government.

A restaurant i would frequent was owned by a large Albanian man who always had a 45 auto on his hip. No one got out of line there. And as he was on the beach, anyone who showed up by boat to steal pretty Albanian girls for trafficking, would be shot at, making his part of the beach one of the safest.

A few years later, when government began to be restored, all of the peoples small booth stores which had been built along the sidewalks were torn down by that government, taxes were re-instituted, and many of the imported goods i used to buy from those families were no longer available unless you were wealthy. Many of the out door events which the people would organize ceased.
Crime increased. Everything returned to normal.


Has a very nice aesthetic too


And boost


Well you just have to put up with it to get that level of cuteness I guess


GM Jimmy


🤙🫂⚡

looks like we are gonna need to add a new one

🥊

I'll probably just stick with the first 3 though. I like nostr:npub1ezw0xm0w52rd4yfdg9zlw9qvwdy46alzelklkefptrd203m37tuq4djmeg and nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg I'm gonna keep em both. ✌


It must be very frustrating/embarrassing to be the folks who run that operation


I could be satisfied with that meal anytime of day


wow


Thanks Marie it was very sweet of you to invite me to your hellthread. Have a good weekend.

https://wavlake.com/track/016a071d-4a21-498a-b586-a3206c8d74c7


People carrot did the splits!


Stay strong


Still tastes like steak


Haha no worries I was just surprised. When I tell IRL friends where I went most people have never been. Now you know if you go there for the entire summer you'll probably see me at least once.


"the only reason I gave this book 3 stars is that it wouldn't let me give 2.5"


If this is normie material I wouldn't want to be anything but a normie.


Did you tell him you don't like pirates or something?


Blue #footsr


And nostr has a roughly 20% retention rate after thirty days of new accounts so we're doing pretty good


If you've gotten into Bitcoin because of Nostr, you may be interested in earning a little bit of Bitcoin beyond posting on Nostr. I personally feel it's better to create content on Nostr and receive Zaps, but not all of us have the time to do this. And let's be honest, sometimes the creative juices just won't flow.

If you're going to listen to podcasts anyways, you might as well earn sats for doing it. That's right, you can earn Bitcoin just by listening to podcasts. You can do this via the Foundtain app. https://fountain.fm/derekmross?code=5d7c3190ec

Stacker News is essentially "Reddit" but with Bitcoin. It's very similar to the new NIP-172 Moderated Communities here on Nostr. You can share links or comments and earn sats for your contributions. https://stacker.news

Lolli has Bitcoin rewards back for buying items online and in store via linked cards earns you Bitcoin back at thousands of locations. Even if you don't shop online all that much or in-store at the supported locations, they still have a daily "chest" that you can open for free sats. Most days you'll get 20-50 sats. I've gotten 1,000 several times, 10,000 maybe twice, and even 100,000 once before. (USA only)  https://lolli.com/share/derek

Fold is another way to earn sats back on all of your purchases. You can buy gift cards and earn sats back on those purchases or you can deposit fiat into your Fold account and earn sats back on all of your debit card purchases. Fold also has a daily "spin" wheel that gives you free sats. You'll get 5-50 per day on average. (USA only) https://use.foldapp.com/r/KNTJ4YVL

Bitcoin Magazine pays you 5 sats per article if you read the articles via their Bitcoin Magazine app. If you're going to read them anyways, you might as well use their application to earn bitcoin. Sometimes you'll find bonus articles with 25 or 50 sat rewards on them too. Plus, Bitcoin Magazine also has weekly "Flash Code" Friday events where they share a code on Twitter and maybe starting this week on Nostr too. These codes will generally reward 250+ sats. https://www.bitcoinmagazine.app

The Choice app will allow you to setup a Bitcoin IRA if you have specific circumstances that makes an IRA more enticing to you than just straight Bitcoin. Beyond that, they have a daily "Plinko" game where you can earn 50-500 sats a day or zero if you have bad luck. https://use.choiceapp.io/wdlnwz4

ZBD and THNDR both are offer games that allow you to earn a few sats here and there. To me, these are not worth it as you're bombarded with intrusive ads. However, if you're going to play these sorts of games anyway, I guess earning a few sats is better than nothing. https://zbd.gg/waitlist/MQNGM8XP5 and https://blocks.thndr.games/r/c3VX (Tetro Tiles is kind of addicting and fun and it gives Nostr badges!)

The sMiles Bitcoin app allows you to earn sats just for walking. They also have very simple daily games and daily chests or wheels that allow you to stack a tiny bit more. No pun in intended here, but your mileage may vary here. I never earned much with this app when I used try to use it. Others seem to swear by it though. The app also offers surveys and shopping rewards for additional ways to stack sats, though I have never used any of these. https://join.smilesbitcoin.com/derekross832

I use most of the above daily. I don't use ZBD or THNDR besides playing a new game when it comes out to try it out. I don't use sMiles any longer because it doesn't work all that well for me.

Most of the above contain affiliate links. These links usually give me bonus sats and you bonus sats.


This would make a good podcast lineup


Host a nostr nest. Boom, you are a podcaster.


GM where'd you spend it?


We gotta get Tom on here


1k+ bought in the last month. Perhaps you aren't the first nostrich to have this thought 🤔


nevernude


Are you looking to switch to Android for the very first time? I'm here to help. Just ask!

Over the years, I've been heavily embedded in the Android ecosystem. I purchased the HTC Droid Incredible in 2010 and never looked back. Since then, I've owned phones from HTC, Motorola, and Google, always using phones that allowed me to run custom ROMs or a stock Android or stock Google experience. I've compiled my own Android OS from source using AOSP and I've compiled and ran my own kernels. I'm also a former Android blogger, writing dozens of reviews of phones, tablets, watches, apps, and other services surrounding Android. I've traveled the world, attending various smartphone launches, attended conference, and Android meetups.

Before we get started, I'd like to say that Apple's current situations with Damus or Zeus is nothing new.  Apple does this every year or so and is always involved in these sorts of scenarios with apps, banning and censoring them. Apple is one of the richest companies in the world. You can fight them all you want, but in the end, they always win. Look at the battle that Epic Games had with Apple over Fortnite as an example.

So, you've decided to give Android a try, but don't know where to start or you've heard bad things over the years and you're not sure about making the switch? Switching ecosystems is incredibly hard and a daunting task. I will not sugar coat that. I would not want to do it and I would not look forward to it. However, I hope this makes it easier for you.

**Buy a Google Pixel.**

Not all Android phones are equal. Not all Android phones are completely open. Not all Android phones have unlockable bootloaders. If you go the Pixel route, you'll have the most open phone with the most options available to you.

If you want to run a custom ROM such as Graphene OS, a Google Pixel phone will give you the best options. Graphene OS allows you to run a "De-Googled" phone. You can read more about Graphene here: https://grapheneos.org

Every Android phone allows you to install a third party app store. Every Android phone allows you to install apps that do not come from Google Play. This is by design. You do not need to do anything overly special to just install an app from Github or F-Droid, etc.

What's F-Droid? F-Droid is a FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) app store. You can check it out here: https://f-droid.org

Where should you get a Google Pixel phone? If you're looking to buy a new phone, I'd recommend buying directly from Google as you'll get the best support. I've had to return devices over the years and the times I've had to do so, it's been incredibly easy.

If you you're on a budget or don't want to buy a brand new phone, I highly recommend that you use Swappa. I've met the owner and many of the developers. They are great people. Any time I'e sold a used phone or purchased a used phone, I've only used Swappa. https://swappa.com

Which Pixel phone should you get? Well, that's up to you. The latest version is the Pixel 7 line. This includes Pixel 7a, Pixel 7, and Pixel 7 Pro. The "a" line is the cheaper or budge line that doesn't have all of the bells and whistles that the other ones have. It's similar to the "SE" line with iPhone. Normally, the "a" line is the best bang for your buck phone. My kids always get the "a" line. The "Pro" version, just like iPhone would be your Pixel with the largest screen, largest battery, and has extra camera zooming features. I always buy the "Pro" version. My wife normally gets he standard version, but this year, she wanted the "Pro" version because she was jealous of my 30X zoom.

I'm going to run an "office hours" Nostr Nest today at https://nostrnests.com/android to help answer you Android questions. If you have them, come ask. If you want to help people make the switch, feel free to join and join the conversation.


I like it


trust me bro


Of course!


Wow seems to have changed his tune now that they stacked for that ETF


No just a show on nostr nests


I miss Cassie 😢


What service is that?


bro I think you might have a problem


What ligma jokes?


Mmmm so salty


This looks great! 🫡🙏 Thanks for your work!


I rode that glorious Snowden 🌊. Thanks Ed.


It's probably for the best


Watching now. Thx. Brings a lot of clarity to many concerns I've heard others put forth or have had myself but didn't quite know how to articulate. They are bringing a long of fuzzy uneasiness into focus


That looks awesome. Where is this?


This is reasonable except if you pay for the blue check you still get ads


I'm a nostr mostimalist


Every Zap counts. And especially during zapathons where getting the most number of zaps out to stress test everything is part of the fun.


This will be the soundtrack to the zapathon. Mix the heavy with the light.


I think Elon should shave his head and really cement the super villain vibe


It really helped to read it in the voice of kirk


No doubt. I love the memes but they can become an overwhelming force. We need some honest reflection to balance things out too.


I like the cut of yer jib


Oh wow I just played around with Primal some more right now and realized that it is already a lot closer to what I described using the explore button. It is quite good. The only thing I don't really see which would be cool is the ability to adjust the time-frame of trending


Something like a highlights of the day feed. Based on some combination of how many likes, comments, zaps, and web of trust score. It should be user configureable so the user can toggle those criteria and any other criteria. You could also adjust the timeframe so you could have highlights of the day, week, month, all-time hall of fame.

Primal is doing some aspect of this with the trending and most zapped column which is very cool.

The following+ tab on nostrgram is pretty cool but doesn't really help with the time issue.


Yeah the timing seems a little too coincidental


I will take this bet. Who should we get to escrow?


Ooof.gif


I would also like to know


What