Yes. Same in Kuwait. Shocking amount of surgery goes on there and some real horror stories too (post-op infections etc). And so right. Everyone is a product of their heredity genes and this must be celebrated!


Fuck that. No contract is worth destroying your natural beauty.


It’s interesting. I know that in the Middle East Arab states the reverence is kind of family orientated historically. Generally smaller populations too and locals always know someone linked with the government and/or royal family and things kinda get done as a result. Known locally as “wasta” or influence. Complete contrast to Western “democratic” governments with large populations.


Yep agree. The vanity lips, boobs and bums thing has kinda gone too far and seems to be lining the pockets of unscrupulous surgeons too. Just my view though.


It was an interesting speech. Bottom line was free market sans state intervention makes everyone better off. And that will resonate to those who believe greed is good too. So I remain on the fence. It’s also not too hard to extrapolate that he was saying that when the rich get richer the poor also get richer, which is massively open for debate.


Yeah and I see what you mean too. Hadn’t really noticed it before and now I will 😂


Some definitely. But I will not judge. Reconstructive or reductive surgery also an entirely different personal matter.


Yes! And without trying to sound too crass/shallow, they don’t always look natural when they do pay for them. Natural is always best whatever the size.


Ah within a note. I was referring to my main feed page.


Ooh. Nice collection! And used, which is the most important thing. I’ve had a lifelong love affair with photography so can appreciate. Sadly, cameraless at the moment - first time in 40 years (apart from the iPhone 15 Pro). Need to change that!


Excellent photos! You have an eye for composition.


Definitely a fish-headed creature with ears sitting on a golden bidet, hands on knees, legs apart, displaying its bifid penis between its green two-toed feet. A true abomination.


If anything, I’d say the Damus icon in the middle is the most redundant, but I’d imagine not many users click on that.


The two buttons operate differently and are not the same. The home button at the bottom returns you to the top of your feed. The button in the top left takes you quickly to your profile and other settings. How would you easily get to those without that button?


Hence why I prefer to zap than to like. One has intrinsic value, the other doesn’t.


Lion


Nice! And yes, that dial in the flesh and viewed close up is something special.


Sweet high-beat!


Robot 🤖 looking up, wants a hug.


Why does Mullvad VPN need to put itself into MacOS’s Location Services? #AskNostr


🤣 Gets expensive too! I bought a 10 watch box and have vowed never to go beyond this number. I like the look of that Lorier Neptune btw. 👍🏼 Design cues from all the big names right there.


Cool. Look forward to seeing them. Agree with you on chronographs, which is why I’ve never bought one. Just feel that one should feature in the collection 😅. Some of the fleigers are HUGE too, but yes, I love a clean look. I don’t want a day/date on the next watch. Clean dial, clean numbers, nice movement.


👍🏼 Have some others too. Think I’m driven to cover a variety of styles that combine history and aesthetics with something interesting about their engineering/movement and/or purpose. A fleiger and a chronograph are probably next… You have any others?


The 5 GMT had been pretty solid and accurate too. Was expecting it to be a little wayward but has been far better than its rated timekeeping. Got a soft spot for 70s watches, too, hence the Hamilton modern day nod to its old Pulsar. And yep! Gotta own a G-Shock - too much 80s history there to ignore 😂


Three from the watch box. Excuse the incorrect times. Haven’t worn for a while. #watchstr. https://image.nostr.build/106f7776d0435d4ce4b4c15010ec7ec6f4f180cd022492bc48d2ec50f6b7656f.jpg


#NOSTR ,  #Bitcoin and a zap - now go ahead and destroy that shit and get better soon! 💪🏼


Nice! I tinker with watches too. Love that Alpinist on nato strap. Cool mix.


Fact.


Yep chilly but refreshing too. Hoping for more of the same tomorrow.


Beautiful! It has been a lovely day today!


Jack Mallers can’t help with Cash App - it’s not his. But hopefully he can with Strike and bring it to the UK. He’ll be up against stiff regulation here in the UK though.


I mean I think Nathan might have confused Strike with Cashapp. The latter is not a Mallers app and Strike is not available in the UK, whereas Cash app is.


Might be referring to Strike?


Yep, been there done that…


Good luck!


Nice - you can tell when they’re talented.


Yep, totally true. The quieter voices and those who get less attention are often those who actually know a shed load more. They get hired for their knowledge too but can’t conform or keep up with the churn that seems to dominate so many outlets now and they ultimately leave (quite often to do their own freelance thing or writing books is quite common, or they switch careers entirely). That’s not to say there aren’t any now but nearly always comes down to a battle between monetisation and quality/time. Also those who know their stuff quite often don’t write about it; they use it (to build, etc) and get paid far more.


Used to be a tech editor and can vouch that many (not all) didn’t really understand what they were writing about. Got out of that game a while ago now. In general, it’s also become worse as a result of social media and payment models, where first to press and page views became more important than quality and research. I do not miss it. Same can be said for most of the MSM now too. Ignoring the clickbait, try and read some of the sites now without an ad/tracker blocker and the experience is god awful.


Symbiosis


Nice - I must get around to exploring this option.


🙂 - ah nevermind, there’s always another day and it’s always a glorious night’s sleep.


Don’t not underestimate fresh and clean bed linen Sunday.


They are indeed! 👍🏼


One positive way of looking at a mortgage is swapping depreciating fiat for a hopefully appreciating asset. The key is keeping the interest rate below the inflation rate over those 20 years and buying something that actually does appreciate. Not easy. The debt system overall is screwed however.


A golden Buddha statue sitting between two eyeless heads shouting at each other.


Actually, looks like a bobble hat.


Makes me happy to watch this. 🙂 Not all code! Did the mitten get rescued?


Just cleared my cache in Damus settings and swapped server in VPN. Seems to have brought the custom pfps back. As to why they disappeared, no idea 😂


And am seeing many robots pfps on Damus.


It’s probably due to this:

nostr:note1kd6nxaz3n8l37tuga0k76vngj5pm29m7xfp60fc59h4ngchmr8xsxj6sqy


A blue crab using its black arms to feed its mouth while a yellow duckling sits on its head.


This is a really cool solution. fedimint provides a lightning address so you can accept zaps while your non-custodial phone wallet is offline. the mint is taking on the role of wallet of satoshi here. The wallet then can automatically sweep your mint funds into your wallet once its back online. This is great ux and fixes a lot of concerns around depending on custodial lightning wallets for onboarding. nostr:note14hffcxz8caevxsmzl4rr3l3t2xnschpp22r7gggez5as0lykjq8qe5wksh


Now do the same for the letter N.


Yes, very annoying.


Nothing like one.


Yeah, an ostrich head not a generic bird - unique as birds go. I wouldn’t use just the letter N. It communicates nothing. It’s an acronym after all and focusing just on the letter N either says nothing or says “Notes” and the protocol is and can be much more than that. Personally, if there’s to be no ostrich mascot/emblem, I’d prefer to see the NOSTR acronym used in full and for a pair of stylised keys to be incorporated. It’s not an app so try not to make it look like one.


A Happy Birthday to you nostr:npub1h50pnxqw9jg7dhr906fvy4mze2yzawf895jhnc3p7qmljdugm6gsrurqev 🎂


Good morning!


Yes, you don’t need to use the full body of an ostrich.


Facts.


It’s an interesting debate/challenge. I personally think if there’s going to be a logo/icon it should highlight the key pairs in some graphical way.


I don’t mind this as it includes text that could say “built on NOSTR” or something along those lines. I think perhaps the bottom left and top right could be stylised keys to represent the key pairs.


He post was not written that way. If it sticks it sticks, but maybe that’s how he and you and others who want this should be presenting it. As it was worded it comes off very “full of yourselves” and corporatizing over a fairly prominent and organic element of Nostr culture, the ostrich. I appreciate the explanation that it is not those things. Presenting a logo as a suggestion is a very different thing from the way he worded his post. And the connection, if any, to his work and funding from OpenSats would be nice if clarified on these projects. Is this his personal projects? Or is this something being funded with publicly donated funds?


What happens when you click on this future nostr logo?


I dare any dev to add “Proudly Powered by NOSTR” at the bottom of their clients.


Does the internet have a logo?
Does email have a logo?
Does a phone line have a logo?

It’s funny to me that any open source public domain would have what anyone would call an “official” logo.

Let the clients market!


Quite random I think. Depends what you read. He got bitten by a penguin, just liked penguins, etc.


How about a penguin for Linux 🤔


Yep!


In the same way an animal largely native to the southern hemisphere relates to Linux. It’s a mascot. A symbol, plus it’s a play on 80% of the NOSTR acronym.


It’s not an app.


Nice app logo.


Singers who could actually sing off the top of my head (my era): Dusty Springfield, James Brown, Tom Jones, Michael Jackson (Most of Motown), Kate Bush, Whitney Houston, George Michael, Sting, Prince, Kurt Cobain, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Axl Rose, and many more…


Arguably better to using a wide banner type logo with “Run on NOSTR” spelt out in full (or similar). That way it avoids confusion with being an app, which it isn’t.


Client logos, I could not care less what someone decides on. It’s their product. But it is pretty ballsy and odd to claim that “people” are asking for this as a general use Nostr logo and then not identify them. I have not seen talk of this. I highly doubt “people” are clamoring for this. I suspect there are one or two individuals who prefer not to use the ostrich imagery. That’s their prerogative. Do what they want. But don’t pretend it’s something that the people want.


So many!


A logo like this will add to the confusion because people will think NOSTR is an app when it isn’t.


Not*


And every single one of them except Nostr is a protocol. Damus has its own logo, as does Nostur, Nostrudel, Primal, Snort etc, etc.


Agree… needs more ostrich.


I’d certainly want to know more 🧐


that'll be for the clients

not the protocol

you use Chrome, Firefox, Opera, yet you don't once think about the branding of tcp/ip


I'd argue nostr doesn't need a logo for the protocol. there is no logo for nostr just like there is no logo for SMTP, TCP/IP, DNS, and the list of protocols goes on.

But we do need something to rally around. It is the nature of humans when they form connections. We rally around the ostrich.

The ostrich has become a mascot. Early nostr adopters first developed nostr as a social media alternative to the little blue bird. To encapsulate the desires to be better, faster, stronger, the community went with the biggest bird, the ostrich.

coincidentally, the ostrich has many letters in common with nostr which is, in my opinion, serendipity.

These new designs that want to be "the logo" for nostr that don't pay at least a little homage to the ostrich are seriously missing out on a piece of culture that shaped the beginning of nostr. It's almost insulting when they say "adopt this new logo because its better because it doesnt have an ostrich."

I will be very sad for the day that the ostrich disappears from the collective mind as the symbol for nostr because we will have lost a part of our history.


I really don't understand why people want the nostrich to die.

for something as young as nostr, are we so impatient to already start junking our history?


LONG LIVE THE NOSTRICH.

nostr:nevent1qqs2nshqg0w9w35un5uyk65fphap9ts94wrwecx9e9frmlxlu93lr8spz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdupzpa68k6ejqf24e0eeca93fk5639v9uhajzscure3squ09epk0k73tqvzqqqqqqye4la09


Yep all early days. The logo for the AT protocol appears to be an @ sign but we don’t see that used anywhere really. But yes, understandable that bitcoiners came to nostr first - we generally understand key pairs. But hey. At least we talked about logos for a bit instead of Bitcoin 😂 I’m all for other topics!


Yep 👍🏼


This is one of the negatives about a Bitcoin ETF - it effectively reinforces the mindset that it’s an asset and not money.


😂 Definitely, having been to a few in Hyde Park.


I agree that an official logo is rather strange for a decentralized protocol. But a "sign" can be useful to connect all applications, indicating the network in which they live, and showing that they are "Nostr compatible."
That's why I thought of a logo that can be customized with colors, while maintaining a strong graphic sign:

nostr:nevent1qqsqqqqqyz73s0aqaf393wefa99lv8jyr23lquyzhnnc4f75p2ntuugpzpmhxue69uhkztnwdaejumr0dshsz9mhwden5te0vf5hgcm0d9hx2u3wwdhkx6tpdshszxthwden5te0vfhhxarj9ehx76m0w3shymewvdhk6tcqjvp00


Never judge. 👍🏼 One never knows the full story.


How about a logo for Nostr? Everyone can contribute to the Nostr ecosystem and create the visuals they like. And I love that!

However, I believe having a recognizable logo could be beneficial for the Nostr community as a whole!

I asked designer Andrea Nicolini (aka Bembureda, https://bembureda.dribbble.com), to create a logo and an icon for Nostr. I think he did an amazing job! Don’t you think so?

Download it now! Available in multiple sizes and colors here:
https://github.com/mbarulli/nostr-logo/

The CC0 license allows you to use it for any purposes without restriction.

https://nostr.build/i/0013214867939154ec657baf71673eba08e6ab655993f5848553651f5c57543b.jpg

/cc Thanks for sharing!
nostr:npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft
nostr:npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6
nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m
nostr:npub1xdtducdnjerex88gkg2qk2atsdlqsyxqaag4h05jmcpyspqt30wscmntxy


It’s like being able to cryptographically access a variety of soapboxes to stand on and publicly and freely deliver your words/content; to debate with others; or to just take in stuff, all whilst no one can censor you. And that’s mainly just the N in NOSTR, not the O and S…


Jack effect. Not a logo effect. Borne out of Twitter. Bound to get lots of exposure especially after the Elon buy out (as did Mastadon). A nostr logo will no doubt evolve just like the Bitcoin logo did (although that’s not “official” either), but I can only imagine it being used in a “powered by Nostr” king of way…


Exactly, but my point is does a protocol need a logo? Nostr can be many things and each client/service can have their own logo. As for people not knowing what Nostr is, this will come with time, if they’re included to research. People still don’t know what the internet actually is, but use it everyday, so one could argue, do they need to know what nostr is? As an example, I bet barely anyone on Bluesky knows what the AT Protocol actually is. Main marketing channel for Nostr will be the clients/services that run on it. This is why I think it’s important that they highlight this fact and why (decentralisation).


Not sure one is needed. 🤔 It’s a protocol for everyone not a centralised platform (like those logos at the bottom of websites). The logo can never be owned by anyone too - it’s a bit like wanting a logo for the internet (there are many). Anyway, will see what, if anything, unfolds. All I know is that I was here to witness the birth of the nostr ostrich (and nostrich) organically and it would be a shame to lose that community provenance in any “nostr logo”.


That is just one logo. There is no current official logo.


What current ostrich logo?


This is my gut reaction too. Coming across as somewhat self-appointed.


Who’s it for?


Is a nostr logo needed? Strikes me as a very centralised thing to want, which doesn’t fit in with Nostr ethos at all. If it’s for a client or service then that’s different of course.


Enjoyed this! 🙂


People of the UK. How are you stacking sats these days?


It’s gone 3pm in Washington D.C. Has the SEC retweeted its tweet yet? 😂


Many still do not understand either the blockchain trilemma or the trade-offs

If you want to scale you're going to have to accept trade-offs.

Hal Finney explains it well

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


Cheetah


Yes 👍🏼


New regulations in the United Kingdom:

The FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) has just introduced the new regulation "PS23/6: Financial promotion rules for cryptoassets" in the UK. This new regulation has come into force in the last few days in a fast-track process and means that from now on we will no longer be able to accept and process transactions in British pounds as we did previously.


I’d imagine that’s the same for the UK too. Regulation is getting very restrictive for bitcoin/money apps here. Basically can’t buy bitcoin with GBP without going to an exchange that has been KYC’d to the max. Pocketbitcoin was one of the latest to stop payments in GBP.


NO-STRings attached.


Ultimate cold storage for the 1 bitcoin actually going to the moon…

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/jan/05/peregrine-mission-almost-ready-for-attempt-to-put-us-landers-back-on-the-moon


You may.


Biologist with some experience in electron microscopy but somewhat out of date with those now. Not a dev or coder but have a splash of tech savvy-ness and an eye for good design and photography. More of a generalist than a specialist - like too many things to focus on one. 😅


Anyone know the alby service fee structure/cost for outgoing transactions, which is being introduced soon?


Ah cool! Thanks for info. Always interesting. They have something similar in the Maghreb called “espaan”


Cool thanks! Home made? Is there an official name for it? From which country?


Possibly a type of haggis or stuffed animal stomach?


That’s old Corndalorian. More new Corndalorian. 🤣 I agree though. It’s a slow transition. Hands must be in both pots for now.


Yes it’s better than I expected.


I like this Corndalorian 😂


Never understood the appeal of that guy’s videos. I must be just old.


“Used to have some, then I realised my mistake and sold it all for more bitcoin”


Thanks. Bookmarked!


Yep kinda sad. And all those portrait videos and photos!


HMRC (our IRS) for you…

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/jan/01/selling-goods-online-be-warned-hmrc-will-soon-know-about-it


Post a question then figured it out 🤦🏻♂ 😂


Is it possible to NIP-05 verify more than one name on a single personal domain? And how do users verify without any personal domain showing up? #asknostr


In the background, two orange elephants with black ears butting their heads together while in the foreground a mysterious figure wearing a white elephant skull, with white arms outstretched, floats towards me, flanked by two white hyenas…


Happy New Year! 🫂🤙🏼🥂💜


Happy New Year! 🫂💜🤙🏼🥂


Makes sense. Some disruption to zapping appears to be afoot too.


Wonder if it’s individual/group or nation based?


Should have said Integration Development Kit - I’ll get my coat on the way out…🏃♂


Yep! 👍🏼


Sucks…


I find it interesting that it happened at more or less the same time as the bots arriving.


Why am I still awake at 03:12?? I blame #Damus and #Nostr entirely!


Brilliant! And yes, painful memories. How did we actually survive and get to where we are now 😂


Yep. DDOS attack apparently.


Yeah, this year feels good. All well. Might mean a move further out or another country move entirely because it’s crazy oligarch expensive. But like you, not scared or worried. There are always options. I don’t conform to what I call the “script of life” and that makes me weird in the eyes of others too. But that’s also why I found bitcoin early 😁 and they haven’t…yet. Exciting times ahead indeed! 💜


I think it doesn’t matter too much either way. Accepted, and one could argue that the suits will be “acquiring” bitcoin from those who already own bitcoin. Not buying more bitcoin. Conversely, rejected and tick-tock, next block. However, it all remains to be seen. If accepted and events follow gold’s spot-ETF launch back in 2003, then we might see BTC prices steadily climb over 7 years or so. Bitcoin is currently viewed as an asset not a currency in the fiat world. The big change will happen when it’s viewed as a global currency and that is likely a generation or two in the future.


No


It is. Lived there most of my life. Have just come back from the Middle East fiat mines and now in a state of limbo. Things have gotten expensive in London!


Happy New Year! 🫂🤙🏼


Happy New Year - look out for the bots in the water…


I miss London!


Most excellent! 👌🏼


First meme of 2024. Sorry nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s - couldn’t resist. And happy to pay a yearly subscription. https://image.nostr.build/d844316b1f25550be1e1fa02797ba69bc53cbbc2ca813dfcf1587682bc241892.jpg


A thought to the people of American Samoa, the last inhabited time zone to see in 2024. Still 9hrs 45mins to go!


Happy New Year to you when it arrives and good luck with the live-by-sats challenge! 🤙🏼🫂


Happy New Year! 🫂


Cheers! 🥂 (and a great movie too - visually, musically, and storyline)


Enjoy! 😋


I did the exact same thing earlier. 😂


And to you too! 🥂🤙🏼


Happy 2024 from the UK! 🫂 The #NOSTR would be nothing without you! And may it grow and prosper this coming year and every year thereafter. #HappyNewYear 🥂 https://image.nostr.build/91d5d3b9daed2f5ef0d0650f59463d6ac696dfd1b4272e8d63b70bed9e8bd929.gif


It was down earlier so not just you.


Yep totally! 😂


I think I need help. I have an obsession with looking at everyone’s relays.


This one:

nostr:note1ychyaprk2ww3wml0prhzv8ckv8m9ctcufjkts6rmxm44g3s9l3cscxrf0v


He owns the other too…


2024 Prediction: Better.


Happy Birthday!


Wishing all the bots a Happy New Year!  Aaand… GO!👇


Lovely words 🤙🏼💜


Still 3 hours and 40mins to go here…


Primal site down?


List deleted by owner


Good night too! Nice discussion.


And SCSi!


Throw in apple nonsense too with thunderbolt and the old FireWire.


Yeah look bigger in the pic but just a tad bigger than a credit card in terms of footprint. Wanted something with a little more mass/surface area for greater heat capacity/dissipation.


These are my current backup drives. They do get rather warm though but normal for NVMe. https://image.nostr.build/b60365a5379662330c516f30199993182714d270ce3113ee95dbef230ce78bee.jpg


Luckily too young to work with them - just had them explained to me. Phew! 😅


Simpler bygone times. Scary thing is I caught the end tail of punch cards.


Yep, cool but kinda crap 😂 https://image.nostr.build/d100cf0782467d62b8be2a2d1ebdafd982e05a2097109823f90b5e70715a9dc7.jpg


Yep!


Bigger floppier ones came first.


Best time is family time… also 🤙🏼 to Grandma 😄 https://image.nostr.build/ad8df7ceee49595de01d311cce32dd455c8fa58aca7b29a3dbdfb02a2eb85538.jpg


Scary and another reason for a bunker.


He at least acknowledged that ordinals/NFTs are unpleasant things.


Yep 👍🏼


Yeah and it’s highly embarrassing when you’ve realised you’ve replied to one.


No more quarters so bowing out with Capybara eating corn…

https://media1.tenor.com/m/IBfx-AVcqQ4AAAAC/koscapybara.gif


After swallowing both the orange and purple capsules, we all can! 💪🏼


It was funny though - almost burst a capillary… 😅 Anyway, time for a cappuccino.


Funny because it’s true. 😂


True. But you often find they’re in the same boat just one step up. The managers have managers that are often equally sucky. Good leadership starts at the very top and should filter down. Or in some places (smaller companies) that hierarchical structure is more blurred which can lead to a better work environment. Varies a lot though. I’ve encountered some great managers and some true psychopaths.


Me, every day 😅


If someone mutes you, are they no longer suggested when you type their @npub or name in a note or if you search for them in universe/global? #asknostr


Excellent!


Yes - makes natural sense.


Who knows. Maybe the teacher was orange pilled 😁


And you are your own worst enemy.


British kid. It was all over the MSM back then.


Certainly remember that.


There’s also an argument for removing or perhaps a better term “relocating” the exhaust fumes (and let’s admit it, those are not great to breathe in), away from street level and out of built-up areas. Oils for lubricating an ICE are also not required. I remain on the fence though. There’s still a massive debate about what to do with the sheer number of batteries that are end of life too. Like nostr, it’s still early days but agree with one thing; I’d like to see more “pure” EVs with minimal tech.


Yes. They have to see/experience the value first before thinking about paying - often the hardest step to achieve.


(And yes, I didn’t walk away with the millions, so also burnt). Live and learn.


Also speaking from experience, this is very true. Shared passion and product timing were core to success at the time.


Happy Birthday Will! Tools down and enjoy it!


This will likely be the last year of damus. Will try my best to make this thing sustainable, but nostr clients don’t make money and I once funding runs dry its over as I can only burn saving for so long. Glad I was able to help play a small part in this regardless of what happens. Going to give it my all next year to try to keep the dream alive. Thanks for coming along for the ride ✌


No 🤙🏼 but you were first 😁


I’m tired and about to go to bed, so the first one to reply to this note with just a 🤙🏼 gets 1000 sats (as long as they’re set up with a lightning wallet etc).


“Was this page helpful?” I clicked yes…


Yes, I’m a thin crust guy, but when it’s loaded like that it can only be good!


I can see it but it took a while to load.


#Building …And good luck with it!


Yep. Not all fires are the same. Great question because it leads to exploration and critical thinking/observation etc. With a load of nuances and shades of grey in between. 😅


Only if it’s hot enough to ionize atoms which many fires are not. It’s a great question though!


Still finding that Mullvad VPN continually disconnects and reconnects upon loading #Damus - very odd behaviour. Might be ISP related I guess? 🤷🏻♂


😂 Good luck!


I think works. B is perhaps a little fat or conversely the N is a little thin. Just an idea. Free to use and modify. I claim no rights.


Made a quick logo using AI. Kept it simple though. https://image.nostr.build/85a22b147297d505a409bd65f73d5ba6dfcfec84f95a7843ccd0768d5cc9a1b6.jpg


It is the best. 🤤


Speed: cheese, tomato and fresh basil. Luxury: fat steak with all the trimmings. Tuna and harissa with olive oil and a twist of lemon, all in a baguette is an old favourite too.


Yes I believe so but I have not received any in months. Promotions seem to have disappeared too.


#Bitcoin is sound money. But mix in humans and there will always be the haves and have nots and a power divide.


Today I am mostly diluting #TheStench of #Bitcoin in my timeline by seeking out #nostriches who transmit other stuff by relays.


Less frequently as the #zapathon craze fell away. Now run Zap only mode too, so to zap is to like based on v4v. Bigger zaps reserved for obvious proof of work that benefits the future of nostr and, selfishly, me in some kind of practical/emotional/poignant way.


Not your domain, not your nip-05.


What made Twitter grow? What will make #Nostr grow? #grownostr


I think learning was the simple point Huw was making, no? How do people learn? By reading/being educated (and of course by being burnt by the old ways to force a mindset change). Learning usually translates into easy to understand plain English content (alongside word of mouth) which could be included during the onboarding process of a nostr client/app. (Maybe why nostr:npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6 was calling for nostr diagram submissions?). You’re not changing nostr, just using an opportunity to educate/explain and facilitate self-learning and understanding of Nostr (thereby reinforcing their purple pilling). Obviously, content about the nostr protocol is growing across the board anyway so perhaps it’s not so important now (but surely every opportunity should be exploited to spread the word). Speaking of which, one that needs improving is the Wikipedia entry for the nostr protocol. It’s pants! Yes, Wikipedia is often viewed with disdain but I’m sure a lot of “newbie/normie/plebs” use it as a starting point. (I’m going to look into that).


One of the best videos about what is Money and #Bitcoin

This should be taught in every school. https://video.nostr.build/72e0ee8010cf0cce44134172bc644150ed3d25bfbc7e5b3f2b0b3a8ef0c7aebb.mp4


Brings out the worst in people.


Yes, this was excellent viewing. All in the series were enjoyable. #RoaldDahl


We will owe our lives to you both when the machines rise and fight us only with corn. 😂 #machinelearning


Great times! 😂


First, my idling V8 impression. Then I eat…


Yep I think so.


Welcome to the world Apollo! May the world already be subverted and completely on the #bitcoin standard and a fully embedded nostr network by the time you inherit this npub 🧡💜 Strong name too! 💪


Ok thanks! And a Merry Christmas to you and family! 🤙🏼


Good good - very nearly returned it to alby zapper 😄


Ah ok! Can see that tripping up some users…


Ah I see. Going to try zapping your alby zapper message with 1 sat. See what happens. Let me know if you get it…


Question nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s Is the App Store version of #Damus (1.6.1) more up to date than the TestFlight version (1.6)?


nostr:npub13pnmakf738yn6rv2ex9jgs7924renmderyp5d9rtztsr7ymxg3gqej06vw nostr:npub1ujm8l8mupgwvu8pye2ged78pg3huectlmm6at66x5wffgvl2fkgsygt8l4 Is it normal to see this when I try to zap back your zaps. I tap your zap note and this account comes up. If I return zap you via that nostr:npub108cq6066r8kgqcvflj4s8sd7flup6x8wfajnez86cs07qdts7seqacnvsn do the zaps actually get to you?? https://image.nostr.build/93a9f3147b2741f1a029b37ee087a42df5ccf899ce2661b2b3916977b394f4c7.jpg


Return-Zapping you here as your zap appeared as “alby zapper” not as intuitive guy…


Can someone zap me and I’ll zap it straight back. Testing…


I see an old gorilla wearing a yellow sou’wester hat while protecting his eyes from being pecked out by two chickens.


Merry Christmas everyone! (And a reminder to myself today).

https://media1.tenor.com/m/BgLZbJXyGUMAAAAC/yoda-star.gif


That was a good read!


Cool! Was also toying with the idea of self-hosting images but I’m not very technical. Say from my Start9 server. But I feel things might rapidly get complicated for my smoothbrain. 😅


And can imagine. 😁 I have nothing to remove - was just curiosity.


Thanks for the reply! Just was curious if it was possible without an account. 👍🏼


nostr:npub1nxy4qpqnld6kmpphjykvx2lqwvxmuxluddwjamm4nc29ds3elyzsm5avr7 Good afternoon! Quick question (probably asked a thousand times before) but is it possible for the user to delete an image that was uploaded to nostr.build?


Damus


Still all very early! 🤙🏼


This might be your first standalone note? You reposted some notes before that…

nostr:note1s73yvtsezyp0ft0ctjzlluvkzhr8nmwaujtxa8ur4pxz68xhu0kq8h95v5


Ah! Yes, it just states the date when you were first active. Trying to find one’s actual first post can be trickier. And yes, you might have to scroll down through your profile on your nostr client to find it. I couldn’t find mine on the Damus app, but I was able to find it by switching to Primal - probably a relay thing…


I think nostr.band lists it as “first active”


Obviously did it and 😂


Sorry, hijacking this thread a bit. But what is the net effect of adding the Damus relay address twice - I.e. adding it twice - one that ends in a /and another that doesn’t. Hopefully nothing but I do wonder if a note gets relayed twice if that makes sense?


I love these types of convos! Real. Facts of life. I hope you come up with something. I often use a blender to make a kind of soup with stuff hanging about in the fridge.


Ask ChatGPT - feed it what you have available and see what it comes up with. However, I do not guarantee successful results…


You’re ok because he brought the bathroom to you… 😂


Imagine a world where there are no “bitcoiners” - just sovereign individuals not giving a second thought about using inflation-beating, permissionless, decentralised, electronic peer-to-peer stateless internet money that is sound and can’t be debased or censored. Surely a better world?


Apathy.


Maybe it’s in preparation for the adoption of bitcoin and to control those protesting against it? #sarcasm


Curate who you follow. Nostr is a zero social algorithm protocol. And there’s more on Nostr if you look around. Plus it’s super early days. Numbers are relatively very small. With its key pairs and focus on decentralisation etc, Nostr naturally has attracted a significant number of bitcoiners and devs (perfect for your readership and increasing your engagement!) and they do have the loudest voices here but that’s ok; they built and are building most of it. If that’s too much noise for you, mute them, stop and look around otherwise you can miss the gems. As for “Likes”, my view on them has changed. They’re one of the core problematic “metrics” with social media, especially on a psychological level. They do not measure belonging or community or worth and fixating on them can reduce self-esteem and increase anxiety/stress. And if too much value is attributed to likes (which I think is the part of your original post that triggered some) it leads to fishing for them. So you might find more and more users disabling likes and enabling zaps only mode here.

Anyhow, just my two satoshis worth of feedback.

Right! I’m off out for a delicious and ice-cold Guinness! 🍻


🎵I hear a lot of stories
I suppose they could be true
All about memes and what they can do to you
Highest risk of striking out
The risk of getting hurt
And still I have so much to learn.

Well, I know
'Cause I think about it all the time
I know that real memes have quite a price

And a good meme these days is hard to find (a good meme)
True memes, the lasting kind
A good meme, these days, is hard to find
So please be gentle with this meme of mine…🎵


I would but I get this (plus I don’t use X). https://image.nostr.build/1433f8308554cbcf127e789bf35f0203f4864c56b28904144ff4493514dbc003.jpg


Inflation-beating alternative to fiat.


All sounds like the paper bitcoin exchange model 😂 - we’ve seen what happens to those…


Yeah seems to be for reducing CGT events. Cash only seems to be a closed fiat system step to reduce laundering by middlemen brokers.


Can someone explain in layman pleb terms what removing “in kind redemptions from filings” as well as “cash creates only” actually means?


There is - they call it soft KYC as they know the bank you sent the fiat from. Also recent victims to regulation in the UK so those transactions have now been entirely halted.


Used to be free here. And the previous generation even received grants to study for a degree. World’s gone mad now. Now only arguably worth it for the strictly vocational or highly specialised degrees IMO.


nostr:npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6 begged me to come up with this.

NOSTR is a set of agreements on a file system. Everyone indexes their own files using cryptography to describe under whatever name the data is published.

Because these names are random and unique, there is no conflict among the identities so they can all exist next to each other.

This means the data can be gathered and redistributed by anyone, and they don't have to concern themselves with indexing such that others know what to ask for.

You yourself can be such a relay, or  use any (multiple of) services out there to transmit your notes and other stuff to anyone who asks for it.

This Notes and Other stuff Transmitted Over Relays (NOSTR) protocol is not special because it uses public private key pair cryptography.

Its method of success among all attempts out there is realizing that the indexing part is not what is ultimately important in becoming an open standard; but the practical, concrete means used in applying the index amongst each other.

Complexity in integrating the protocol into other systems results in centralization of development. The consequence is a limited offer in software resulting in a no longer really open standard that is in the hands of those who facilitate the tools used to speak the protocol.

By being specific on its simple set up, NOSTR can be a new starting point to set up the infrastructure we use on the internet; where we are free to name, share, find and experience.


Been thinking the past couple of days about my use of social media, and specifically why i use it. I think my first instinct was to say entertainment because when i’m bored or have some downtime for even a moment, i reach for my phone. And while that is definitely a part of it, i think it’s also so much more. Definitelty a source of information of everything happening in the world, but also a feeling of community and connection with so many others.

But i think that may also be where i run into issues with social media because i want it to be a community, i want it to form friendships, but in my own personal experience, it tends to stay its own thing, and never really fully develop into anything real. A lot of relationships tend to be parasocial.

Then that starts bumming me out and i get mad at social media and feel the need to take breaks. I think i do well with social media when it’s just the media part of it (information gathering, entertainment, etc.), but not so much with the social part, because that never really feels real.

I do think with nostr, the community has felt the realest of any i’ve experienced in a long time. And while i haven’t been able to participate thus far, a lot of you have translated the experience to your real lives with conferences and meetups, etc., which feels authentic and just cool to me.

Not sure the point of this rambling, but just some thoughts on my mind…


Looks nice and quiet too…


Is it this?

https://altairtech.io/product/bitaxe/


They awake! And good morning! 😅


Aah, the quiet late morning and midday period when the Americas sleep 😁

https://media1.tenor.com/m/T80UsD7yUOAAAAAC/jinny-jinnytty.gif


Just read the entire paper. Headlines are funny things. Not at all communication in the sense of understanding each other but more a case of responding to a previously recorded vocal sequence (a “contact call”) from another whale that was actually already familiar to this whale (came from the same group) and then recording the interval and temporal differences between playback and whale response (and changes within the whale’s responses) while at the same time observing the whales behaviour across three defined phases - engagement (when the whale first responded; agitation (when the whale seemed excited/agitated; and then disengagement (when the whale decided to swim away). Basically, can be summed up as: whale heard a familiar call, replied back with its own varying calls, arguably in a pseudoreplication/mimicking manner to the repeatedly played back recording, then got bored after 20mins and swam off. More a case of responsive “conversing” without anyone knowing the meaning or what was being said. But not to criticise. This is science. Conduct research, report findings and postulate, allow others to review, question, repeat and ultimately improve the sampling methods and thereby results, in a constantly evolving cycle of greater understanding.


Excellent! You should publish your prompts 😂 - I imagine a variety of words were utilised for 💩


Catching the window is the hard part 😂


Nice one Zach! I had a good run too but might be outside the 7 day window.


Bunnies!


Nothing. And when it does, the buying power of $100k will be even less.


In the space of only a decade, bitcoin went from unknown to asset class, ETF talk, and even legal tender in a couple of countries. I think that’s not only recognition but also winning…


A 🫂 from a fellow Brit. Happy birthday and enjoy the shooting of hoops!


Went quick! And we’re all still here too. To another year! 🥂


I like the lack of sleep too…


For a moment I thought it had arms. Enjoy! 😊


Look into my eyes and know this… https://image.nostr.build/db8b3a31881ac2b097a305e1eccc6570010e2b4ac9eb8b30250bf4db416b1785.jpg


Tree Kangaroos are an unusual species!


Yep


Certainly was 😂


#meme #parody https://image.nostr.build/394532777a5d32a59e895128470d2263a474ee5d5e9b21ad90f189727ff68296.jpg


To #zap is to like.


Transfer them all to a USB drive and then…

https://media1.tenor.com/m/FCNQmb0XVzkAAAAC/fire-kill.gif


Awesome Derek et al! 🤙🏼


Just a note to say that the Wallet of Satoshi (WoS) custodial wallet was pulled from the US market.


We must continue to build (says the man who just wants to zap the builders). 😅


This 👆


Testing and playing with Mutiny wallet turned out to be a $30 experiment in fiat terms.


Nostr Nests is cool. Admit to not exploring them heavily before but I like how one can just listen without fully entering if that makes sense. Is this all your own work Derek?


Worth it! I was getting annoyed with Mutiny 😂


Received! All works thanks. (Sorry nostr:npub1f6ugxyxkknket3kkdgu4k0fu74vmshawermkj8d06sz6jts9t4kslazcka for the string of messages/notifications.) nostr:npub1lrnvvs6z78s9yjqxxr38uyqkmn34lsaxznnqgd877j4z2qej3j5s09qnw5 I’ll send you a proper zap separately for the assistance). 🤙🏼


Did you receive my zap just now? Not sure it’s working… 21 sats only until it works 😂


Just at that step now. Perfect timing…


Found it in Damus! Right there under add wallet 🤙🏼


An it’s right there in Damus under wallet. Thanks for the pointers! 🤙🏼


And also thanks for your reply! 🤙🏼


Strike not available in my region. And trying to stick with the Damus client on iOS for now.


Im fine with it, as I do the same - maintain low balances. I’ll look into it. Works with Damus right?


Ok, what’s the best wallet to zap from on #Damus? What are your current recommendations? Don’t care if it’s custodial or not. It just has to work… #zaps #v4v


Time for a new zapping solution methinks…


Channels are in an opening and closing cycle…


It’s been 420 sats each time so maybe not me…


Ah thanks for that! And my nostr:npub1mutnyacc9uc4t5mmxvpprwsauj5p2qxq95v4a9j0jxl8wnkfvuyque23vg is not even loading the channel page now… 🤔


“Error fetching lightning invoice”


I tried zapping you a few times before but would seem Mutiny is being a bit rubbish. Let me try again…


TIL about the Australian term Bogan 😁 🤙🏼


How’s it pronounced? Bogan as in hulk hogan or bog-an?


Ding ding! All aboard the blocktrain. Tick tock, next shitladen block… nostr:note1myz36h4m97ge5q3zqtyp7rvkgk9uwn708ll0gp24aq53vl7wmkcs9lhtlp


Just seen this! Glad to hear you’ve pulled though what sounds like an utterly horrible experience! And you’re so right about not taking life for granted. 🫂 💜


I think the same as an eggplant. 😅


Totally. And they dress it all up in the “we’re protecting you” disguise when really it’s “we’re protecting ourselves (while we also leverage your money)”


Cat


Same! Can’t beat pen and paper sometimes. Room for the odd doodle too. 🙂


I spy a comprehensive To Do list! 🤙🏼


Finally, found my first nostr note! Extremely deep and insightful ... 😄

nostr:note1qfle2mnymt7s2gfhurfe6mxqxlf22jk6x8huhlfxstzdggxjxfuqdke5p2


I don’t disagree. 😁👍🏼


Otherwise known as Tarn.

https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Tarn_(G1)


TIL that Damus is also a purple transformer with laser eyes…
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_e76ca7ce77fc915e04725fdef47500f3126506f3755fcb56e33c60b92763e06c.jpeg


nostr:nevent1qqsqgekdhww2ch9un8qz9d7rw9axw0gps3t4gw8sh0yd33ft4g6zszgprfmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68yurvv438xtnrdaksygygv7ldj05fey7smzkf3vjy8324g7v7mwgeqdrfg6cjuql3xejy2qpsgqqqqqqs2zq042

GM beautiful souls! ☕

It is 360 days since I landed on #Nostr.. feels like 360 weeks. The number of clients, nips, implementations, microapps and many other features that were built in this year is unbelievable. Seeing this growth developing constantly and live in front of my eyes was astonishing and infused me a lot of positivity and hype.

But this is just the tech aspect of it, the most powerful and worth builds were on the "social" side. The vast majority of the connections and interactions I encountered since the first moment were surprisingly positive, warming and welcoming.. it felt strange and almost "physhing", not gonna lie, coming from the 🐦 app, I wasn't used to that at all, and wasn't used to another new aspect of this new protocol: Real engagement.

The people I interacted with and the ones I asked for help in the first days, not only were very helping and kind, but there were many of them (even considering we were like less than 500 active people probably), the #plebchain started to grow! On Twitter getting an interaction was almost impossible, later I found out I was shadowbanned.. Lol.
I easily found out the difference between the 🐦 feed I had and the #Nostrich one..  SIGNAL not noise.

Thanks everyone of you for this last year, you gave me a lot on many sides, I appreciate you so much I can't even explain. Can't even imagine what the future will look like for #Nostr, nothing is granted, but looks very bright in my opinion, or at least, the future looks less dark with Nostr.
Pura Vida! 🫂💜🍀☯


I have tried pure android but you can believe what you want. My point was how long does it stay pure? In my experience many users eventually succumb to ze GApps software while also getting fed up with maintaining the OS. It’s the classic case of convenience over custom. I take your point with Graphene though - the requirement of a google device bothers me too. But nonetheless I do like to play…


Probably everyone trying to work out when they joined nostr 😁


No. I was trying earlier but seemed stuck


The Nostr Effect: One Year of Decentralized Growth and Engagement

The past year has been marked by significant growth and development, fueled by the invaluable love and support from the Nostr community. Numerous individuals, encountered online and at conferences, have become trusted friends and colleagues. These connections, building these true relationships, have enriched my personal life and solidified my commitment to Nostr as a protocol for innovation and freedom. Nostr may have opened up new professional doors and fostered professional growth for me, but if I’m being honest, the people and the community are more important to me. It’s the meaningful relationships and friendships that I truly hold dear. I eagerly await future opportunities to connect and I cannot wait until the next time when we’re all together again.

https://habla.news/u/derekross@nostrplebs.com/one-year-anniversary


Nice article! I’m going to stick out my nostrich neck and say that I think I came up with the word Nests. Can’t for the life of me find my note though lol. Anyway, was and is all so community driven and that’s the appeal. To another year of nostr! 🍻


Cheers and enjoy your day too. It’s cool we’re all still here. 🤙🏼


Love this kind of content!


It is! Cheers!


1 year on nostr and Damus. Cheers! 🍻 https://image.nostr.build/752d8a0b7045a1b02ff01211db3811389167fd27c0edd0687cc8eccb8e6673ca.jpg


I have in the past, yes, and the more basic implementations like android one, but letting google in and using any of its apps is akin to letting apple in. And they both use the art of obfuscation to get in. Very tempted to try out grapheneOS.


Hard to find the real note being referred to below as it may not have had hashtags and is v old

Not saying i deserve to be revered as the Godmuppet of Onlyzaps™ or anything but… nostr:note1j7zk937c6gxmfu56q5xuw37tjfl77rm7am27j3h9ghgcyr4722qs8ezwey


I’ll have to look into CAS/stl - skills/knowledge are weak in that area but will make it a little project over Christmas. 🤙🏼


I use both and in my experience as bad as each other in similar and different ways.


#proofofwalk


GM! Excellent proof of walk!


Ooh there might be something. Been trying to hide an AirTag on my bicycle and I am not keen on the bottle cage/saddle mount solutions currently doing the rounds. BB/Cranks are hollow and I’m convinced can be used to secure one as a pseudo crank cap.


I love the medical stuff. Surgical techniques, processes, equipment. Probably should have continued down that path (biomechanics, articular cartilage ultrastructure, osteoarthritis, implants, joint replacement tech, etc).


Facts. Belief and to a degree bias are powerful forces.


Worth remembering that psyops and other nefarious activities are way older than the computer and the internet. Only now the attack surface is much bigger, it’s arguably easier to exploit and data is hoovered up in huge quantities and analysed in minutes.


👀 Trying to find my first note posted on #nostr #damus a year ago today!


Yep and that’s the shitty part - he’s really leveraging those sheep/herd/crowd/confirmation bias human behaviours.


Yes, a lot of the advice, though well meaning, ignores the immediate situation, outgoings, etc. One might be facing homelessness, or ongoing costs (children, food insurance etc) and it’s this pressure and environment that makes experimenting with a new start rather risky or almost impossible, especially if your mind is not in the right place or life is currently unstable.  It might mean taking on something in the short term while developing the side hustle. Good luck, keep positive, stay focused/active!


Exactly! Crafted purely to invoke a response. Forget the content. Ask why it was written in the first place.


For a global Ledger hack in the “thousands of dollars”.. not millions or billions. One which had zero effect on Bitcoin..

We sure have a lot of war stories today. 🤔🤣


\beginquote Still processing everything but it’s been very difficult to say the least. I’m one of the people who got hacked due to the ledger vulnerability. I’ll have to start all over with my stack. prayers much appreciated. \endquote


Exactly same note from nostr:npub1v0lxxxxutpvrelsksy8cdhgfux9l6a42hsj2qzquu2zk7vc9qnkszrqj49 🤨


Yeah - I smell 🐟


I feel sorry for anyone who actually does lose their bitcoin in a boating accident. First, they might be injured. Second, NO ONE is going to believe them. 😂


KYC and AML for you. Plus transaction limits, computer might say no, then human checks, clearing times etc etc. I know your pain.


Schools are a different matter though.


True


Love this. Had the good fortune to watch some Porsche car races on a frozen lake in Davos many moons ago. Really quite enjoyable.


Chance*


Depends on the field and level. A lot of research at university is hands on and practical and forms the basis of new learning before AI has had a change to learn it.


Definitely bitcoin and…


Yes you should! 😁


Yes you can!


Forget the score. It’smass, database driven surveillance of the highest order as well as the selling of everyone’s data who has or had a bank account (doesn’t even need to be credit based). Experian et al are pure evil. And they’re private, for profit companies. Self-appointed guardians of everyone’s personal and financial data.


I like to leverage hashtags at the moment to keep an eye on certain topics as they arise. But we are very early and I think nostr will grow. Once users get their head around key pairs and how the protocol enables them to move across apps (as those develop and mature) with the same identity, users will see the appeal in time.


WhoTF is wasting their money on this shit!!!


As an ex-tech journalist, I wish you all the best in your new endeavours! 🤙🏼


Old but gold:

https://youtu.be/-DT7bX-B1Mg?feature=shared


Thanks for this - very helpful!


Experian is pure evil.


Lion


Can someone explain to me in simple terms how a softfork comes to be? Does it mean some people have more say than others in which direction things go. Sounds very fiat to me.


Those with power who make the rules then don’t adhere to them.


Always two or more sides to a story. One side is also the users and without them nothing works. Also unfortunate is how many of those behave like sheep and don’t verify and merely trust.


Zebra


GM! I think we are meant to roam and it certainly gets the blood going, which in turn always makes one feel great! Enjoy your day!


Elephant


UK so yeah makes sense…


Thanks for testing! Will zap back!


Are you using its DNS blocker? (With Ads Trackers and Malware enabled?).


It might just be Mutiny Wallet being a bit slow…


Stop with the not available in my region strike envy 😅


I swear Mullvad VPN is interfering with my zapping…


😂 I thought so…


Bearded tit


Meant to be if the phone is protected with a passcode.

https://www.apple.com/uk/newsroom/2023/12/apple-launches-journal-app-a-new-app-for-reflecting-on-everyday-moments/


Already deleted.


We have Mr January nostr:npub1el3mgvtdjpfntdkwq446pmprpdv85v6rs85zh7dq9gvy7tgx37xs2kl27r


So true 👨🏻💻


This is what it’s all about 🫂 #nostrnice


🚀 Announcing @MutinyWallet for StartOS!

Why use mutinywallet.com when you can self-host your own, private Mutiny website and wallet?

Build and packaged by nostr:npub1u8lnhlw5usp3t9vmpz60ejpyt649z33hu82wc2hpv6m5xdqmuxhs46turz and team . Shout out to nostr:npub1s9cyrzaj9rwt7kever592np0aehyjxhl6am5ak3lhdwshny9mnyqmkp75j for assisting.

https://github.com/Start9Labs/mutiny-startos/releases/tag/v0.4.39


Ah! 🤙🏼


Snort relay having hiccups?


Good afternoon everyone! 🤙🏼


Oh it’s your birthday? Happy birthday Derek! 🍻


Yes it’s Wikipedia, and we’re generally not fans but this surely can be better and more informative?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostr


🤙🏼 Good read. Also, runner of relay that limits note length posts notes of considerable length. Love it! 😁


Wikipedia? 🙃


Good morning and good luck with the job hunt!


Have a look at the shit being inscribed on the bitcoin blockchain:

https://ordiscan.com/inscriptions?sort=oldest


Same day 🤙🏽


4 days to go! Will celebrate with a 🍷


I lost my entire net worth to inflation. No, actually, that didn’t happen, because bitcoin works and banks do not.


Yeah it’s a common one but I recall a lot of FUD across 1990s MSM. It was all new and scary back then 😁 And of course there was the dotcom bubble…


Yep. https://image.nostr.build/456dc1087289521ef81745f22927c23cf8552d7dcb213653d02811824691427e.jpg


And it’s all about reaching the perfect balance between them 😅


It did in the print and TV media at the time. But not as amplified largely because social media as we know it today didn’t really exist.


You can zap profiles but to zap notes there’s a workaround script thingy.

nostr:note1c2pskelwd499dxkwdj95e5vvtulcccgdch3flmh8l8ejdunzqcpsw70l30


Very nice! 👌 🤙🏽


Guilty


In the UK benefits system there are loads of questions asked as well conditions to be met and reductions £ for £ for any income earned. Universal Credit is a super complex system which by design leads to errors and huge wastage.


Interesting read too:

https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2018/jan/12/money-for-nothing-is-finlands-universal-basic-income-trial-too-good-to-be-true


I do.


Good morning and pura vida Derek! May your day be awesome.


It will only work if you get rid of what we currently have. In the UK for example, the welfare state costs the tax payer billions to run each year and there is so much incompetence and wastage it’s a joke (fraud, building and office costs, mistakes, overpayments/underpayments etc). It’s also a system that enslaves and traps while at the same time demoralises those caught up in it. It kills the desire for those to take on any work without being questioned by the government. It also simplifies process. EVERYONE gets the same basic amount rich or poor. No questions asked. It should not be enough to live well off but enough to get you off the street while also removing the barriers to taking on part time or full time work. It’s like a safety net. Of the trial studies run, not only did it cost less than a full blown welfare system on a yearly basis but they also found those caught at the bottom had a realistic chance of lifting themselves out of poverty and the welfare trap/cycle. This however is quite an idealistic view. But its stuff like this that is just a pure waste:

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/dec/06/dwp-errors-leave-more-than-200000-pensioners-out-of-pocket


On Ocean Mining Pool, Inscriptions and Luke
———————————————

There's been a pretty big flare up in the Bitcoin community about Ocean Mining's two recent blocks. Namely, that they didn't include certain transactions designed to use the block space for something other than its monetary transactional uses. Indeed, many influencers, especially those that are pro-BRC20 and Ordinals, are condemning this course of action as censorship.

In a sense, this is exactly what all pools do. They create a block template for everyone else to mine. In that sense, each miner to a pool is really renting the pool hash rate and the pool does the work of using that hash rate to create blocks, whatever they may be. But it's a bit disingenuous to complain specifically about Ocean, since lots of pools have made blocks that didn't create the optimal profit-driven block.

Not every pool makes the maximal amount of fees for a block, whether because they have bad software, certain policies or just because the block was found before a block template could be constructed. The optimum is an ideal and though the modern economic assumption of idealized homo economicus would create these blocks each time, we don't have a steady-state mining economy so not everyone mines the theoretic optimum.

In a sense, the analysis of pools and the block templates these critics make is flawed because they assume some optimized economy. Given ideal conditions, of course, there is an optimal set of transactions you accept to increase fees. Over a long enough time period, those should result in more profit which get spread over the participants which should make the pool more popular, making those that don't perform the optimum lose profit and eventually bankrupt. But that's a very narrow analysis based purely on monetary incentives.

We don't live in under ideal conditions and situations change all the time. Basic things, like getting a block template ready quickly after a block is found is an optimization that's difficult and still not completely solved. But there's also the opinions of the miners themselves. Are they all strictly profit driven?

Think about normal businesses. Why do they offer fair trade coffee? From a purely monetary perspective, fair trade coffee doesn't make any sense. They're more expensive for the same good. From a profit-maximizing analysis that MBAs are so fond of, the non-fair trade coffee would put the fair trade coffee out of business. But yet, in the real world, they do not because people care more than just the good itself, but what it took to make the good. In other words, the homo economicus analysis of economic situations rarely is the optimum for the real world. There are other considerations other than profit that go into any business.

And that's really at the heart of what's being argued here. Luke believes that inscriptions are a waste of block space, a public nuisance and that even if his pool participants have to take a loss, that it's worthwhile because of the public good that it does. In other words, he sees these inscriptions as *immoral* and that the price he's willing to pay is fees that he would otherwise have gotten.

People are acting like this is some sort of affront to market forces or game theory and that the only consideration he should have is like that of homo economicus, whether he makes more profit or less. But this is a very fiat/Keynesian way of looking at the whole picture. People are more than just profit-maximalization machines and mining pool participants are no different.

Indeed, that's the impression I got from the Ocean Mining Pool summit I went to a few weeks ago. They are that response to the many mining pools that are doing unethical things like not paying out their participants for fees that come in off band.

The calculation that Luke has made is that being moral, that is not polluting blocks, is worth the 1% loss in fees. Given what I know about Luke, even a 90% loss in fees is unlikely to sway him. Morals have a place in any ecosystem because they, too, have value. A mining pool that doesn't burdens nodes with extra data that they have to persist has positive communal value. A mining pool that does the opposite has detrimental communal value. And from Luke's perspective, not burdening nodes is important enough that he chooses not to include them in his block templates.

This moral reasoning is not something that is welcomed by a lot of people and it's hard to miss that many of the critics are creating ordinals, BRC-20 and so on. They want to run this centralized scheme over Bitcoin and make money. In other words, they have a strong economic interest in getting their transactions included and shout censorship whenever they're not.

But we must be careful, because this is not the same as, say, the OFAC prohibition list. And this is where things become a little harder to explain because most people have no sense of the difference between centralized rules being enforced under threat of violence and bottom-up moral behavior slowly adopted. But what Luke is doing is very much bottom up. He's specifically doing something out of moral conviction. Whether you agree with him or not, you can understand why he's doing it, particularly  the moral reasoning. This is different than a centralized mandate with threats of violence against those that don't comply.

I believe that what Luke is doing is a good thing. He's showing his convictions and reasoning about why inscriptions are bad through these templates. The participants are free to move if they disagree. I suspect, though, that there are many that agree with him and they'll vote with their hash rate.

For homo economicus, something like fair trade coffee does not make sense. Yet people gladly pay a little more for it because they believe that it ultimately helps those people produce and live a better life. I believe what Luke and Ocean are doing is similar. They're offering less-bloated blocks even at the cost of some fees.


Respect to your current zapping mission! 🤙🏽⚡


I’m still zapping and you can’t stop me!

https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_36d239ded6c8c2fde5e76266a6759bfc6fa9e3c7b52e64c8485de8bd443b0634.gif


If I was there I would actually fight you for a slice or two 😋


Excellent!


Indeed!


Agree.


This has always been there even before Brexit and it won’t change unless living standard and salaries match those offered abroad. My peers and myself find ourselves all working abroad - New Zealand, Cyprus, Dubai, Kuwait, Australia, the US etc. Why?


#FuckEasy 🤙🏽


It was an utter mess. And freedom of movement was a defeatist heavy price to pay for all sides.


I can confirm that I am keeping zap only mode ON. If I “like” your note or it evokes a personal emotion it’s likely to get zapped rather than “liked”.


I agree and just hope these might be shorter term highly disruptive adjustments. But who’s to know what it might be like 30 years down the line? Better or worse? With the way the EU is going we might be thankful we exited? 🤷🏻♂


Reduce alcohol intake. 😅 If they’re already hyped, battle is half won, which is good. For nostr, focus on Elon and twitter/X being centralised and full of algorithms. Bitcoin is actually harder. I was met with “I don’t want to know anything about bitcoin and I don’t care about”. Quite a hard stance to overcome. If they’re more receptive, then the simple ones are subtle reminders of the 2008 banking crisis, current high inflation costs (money printing and oversupply) and how fiat is backed by absolutely nothing. Biggest hurdle with bitcoin is how it’s still so very alien to so many and of course how it’s been portrayed in the media. I remind them how the wealthy protect their wealth. It’s never with cash in a bank but rather it’s ploughed into assets like land, art, and property (they get this). And bitcoin can be considered an asset for this purpose too. Protection from inflation.


It’s not only Brexit but also inflation. It simply costs way too much to buy what amounts to be some potatoes (local) and some fish (local). Conversely I am hoping Brexit might actually force the UK to realise that we have great local food resources and to serve the local population first rather than export it all. I mean our langoustine is awesome but instead we ship it all abroad.


Never give up!


Hear hear and welcome to nostr!


This evening I experienced a totally failed orange and purple pilling session fuelled by 🍷. End result: sister and her husband think I am nuts. Alcohol also does not help at all. #notetoself


Surely nostr delete is a kind of misnomer? Which relays did it actually pass through?


It is one of the best!


🙂 Wasn’t dismissing your research btw. I do the same when trying to make sense of stuff like this. Pretty sure I’ve read a similar options story like this every year in the past too.


Reads like a load of fiat mumbo jumbo. I think the abridged version is, bitcoin doesn’t care. 🤙🏼


NO! I want to give $100 and KYC myself to an online company for something that does the exact same thing!


Ok, a very brief history:

Damus started out using likes only, then later introduced zaps (bitcoin lightning tips). For zaps to work, you need to add a lightning LNURL wallet address in your Damus profile settings in order to receive zaps straight into that wallet. Not many wallets offered this LNURL address feature but one was Wallet of Satoshi (WoS). However, it was a custodial wallet and therefore many users only kept a small amount of sats in it just to fire off zaps to each other across Damus.

Much fun was had zapping and liking each other’s notes, especially in the spirit of value4value (V4V). However, some users felt that likes were hollow and meaningless, and that zaps were more genuine as a means of expressing appreciation etc. Hence the Damus developer nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s added the ability to turn off likes and to enable zaps only mode in your Damus settings. This is what I am trying out.

Now… enter Apple. Apple basically banned zaps. Damus users lost the ability to zap each other purely so that the Damus app conformed to Apple’s greedy and archaic App Store guidelines. This is why you might not see the zap icon⚡ underneath everyone’s notes right now. However, a little workaround brings it back - can be found here:

nostr:note1c2pskelwd499dxkwdj95e5vvtulcccgdch3flmh8l8ejdunzqcpsw70l30

After running that workaround, zaps should be back (the lightning icon will appear on everyone’s notes again).

Now enter WoS’s, um, exit from the US market. Basically, that spooked everyone using WoS into dumping it and choosing a different solution to send and receive zaps in Damus. I currently use an nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm lightning LNURL address to receive zaps (getalby is a custodial wallet just to be clear), but I send zaps from nostr:npub1mutnyacc9uc4t5mmxvpprwsauj5p2qxq95v4a9j0jxl8wnkfvuyque23vg  Wallet which is a non-custodial wallet that works in a browser (not an app, and you usually have to keep the browser open to complete/verify transactions). Mutiny must be connected within Damus via Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) as the local default wallet. See here:

nostr:note1fwt0g4u56hdlrzj4q6flqhsqfa2vk6wkp8snl0zaulvkehq9wlnqxtjsl3

There are other options too such as nostr:npub1xnf02f60r9v0e5kty33a404dm79zr7z2eepyrk5gsq3m7pwvsz2sazlpr5 which I haven’t tried yet.

All require some research to understand and set up. With non-custodial and personal
Lightning node solutions, you will likely have to spend some sats opening lightning channels/capacity/liquidity to make everything work. Here’s an explanation about that:

nostr:note1vdd22sv0qld7xd6867vk90pm479z29jek0xl4942dhc6jqla3lvq6w8pm5

Hope this kind of explains likes vs zaps only and making zaps work again. Also worth bearing in mind that things change quickly on nostr. 👍🏼


This is a common approach. They don’t even have to start the conspiracies now - humans on social media are quite capable of making them up themselves.


Exactly. Keep it simple for money/value transfer/transactions. Use ethereum for that other crap.


Also needs to be a low or zero tax country to convince me to part with that kind of money.


No, you are free to embrace or avoid - just an option in the Damus app to enable or not. Seeing how I feel about no likes.


Testing #OnlyZaps mode… no likes for now.


Will gonna purple pill Dan Held?


Welcome dude 🤙🏽


Ireland


LEGitimate HODLing


Helsinki


1. Nostr Sour
2. Orange Russian
3. FOMO Fizz
4. Double on the Blocks
5. Signature Sling
6. FUD Light


I can only imagine what you’re going through. Allow yourself the time to grieve while remembering the good and happy times together. With time the grief will fade and the latter will rekindle your light. Sending you my deepest condolences and positive vibes. 🙏 🫂


Yep. Also pumped full of chemicals to control other plant growth and “pests”.


Need to make sure they’re replaced with the right people next…


Soil Science is indeed fascinating. Touched upon it during my Biology degree way back in the 90s - one interesting factoid was/is how golf course management results in some of the least biodiverse soils out there.


Happily see it all fail.


Enjoy!


Is there a list of all the android nostr clients somewhere?


Yep!


Personally I use Damus only as iOS but noob android mate wants in, so exploring options.


Best nostr client for a cheap
Android phone? Asking for a noob…


Wen buy with bitcoin?


Something something but I want to selfishly fill as many blocks as possible with my shit monkey jpgs so don’t censor me, something something…


It’s all getting quite ridiculous.


It would also trigger riots and a counter revolution - shots will be fired.


Let me be the first to reiterate this:

First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. And then they attack you and want to burn you. And then they build monuments to you.


Nope


Melons 🍉 💯


Playing with ChatGPT…

In a world not so different from our own, where financial systems teetered on the brink of collapse, a curious transformation took place. The illustrious Dollar, once the undisputed ruler of currency, faced an unexpected rival—Bitcoin.

As Bitcoin's ascent began, promising liberation from the shackles of centralized control, the citizens rejoiced. They envisioned a utopia where transactions were swift, decentralized, and free from the meddling hands of traditional banking institutions.

In this allegorical tale, the leaders embraced Bitcoin with fervor, praising its blockchain as the guardian of transparency and decentralization. Citizens, once slaves to inflation, found solace in the stability of the digital currency.

Yet, as the sun set on the Dollar's reign, the dark side of Bitcoin's rise revealed itself. A new elite emerged, miners who harnessed the power of complex algorithms to control the flow of wealth. The promise of equality dissolved into a mirage as the digital divide widened.

The Animal Blockchain, led by the enigmatic Satoshi, preached equality but became a breeding ground for corruption. The "proof of work" mantra echoed, but only a select few reaped the rewards while the masses toiled in vain.

In this Orwellian satire, the citizens, blinded by the allure of a decentralized paradise, failed to see that the more things changed, the more they stayed the same. The elusive promise of financial freedom crumbled as the new overlords amassed digital fortunes.

And so, the novella unfolds, a cautionary tale of how the pursuit of an idealized currency utopia can lead to unforeseen consequences. As the last echoes of the Dollar faded, replaced by the hum of blockchain, the once-optimistic citizens grappled with a truth they had overlooked—the struggle for power is timeless, regardless of the currency at hand.


True


Reminds me of the British version:

nostr:note1s0ux272k36qhy4wlfdw05jhr25wntlsxwt923kpqccqw3gu2p8xqrdtls5


It all came from this:

nostr:note1733cqr89ftmfr8app44kgxu082vsac25njug30zvmr34n5dp472s9gqvh9


Yep, I think it’s here… but still not sure 😂 https://image.nostr.build/8fb8453dd0c3c59a4e13fc8b9866ab8d2d629a5fbd03de0b2fda3fb28b288faf.jpg


PSA: “Inscriptions” are exploiting a vulnerability in #Bitcoin Core to spam the blockchain. Bitcoin Core has, since 2013, allowed users to set a limit on the size of extra data in transactions they relay or mine (`-datacarriersize`). By obfuscating their data as program code, Inscriptions bypass this limit.

This bug was recently fixed in Bitcoin Knots v25.1. It took longer than usual due to my workflow being severely disrupted at the end of last year (v24 was skipped entirely).

Bitcoin Core is still vulnerable in the upcoming v26 release. I can only hope it will finally get fixed before v27 next year.


Rhino.


It was fun reminiscing, despite only a year in or so 😁. Almost forgot how to make an invoice too.


Thanks 🙏 ⚡🤙🏼


Absolutely stupid idea.


Good morning!


This is hilarious 🤣 I can envisage a calendar that features people wearing scarves, disguises, faceless bodies and other anti-doxxing approaches and paraphernalia.


So this doesn’t mean images are intercepted over airport WiFi. 😅


Yep although I think you can let it auto approve


“Notes” or “Notes and Replies”? I prefer the latter to catch the weird…


Luxor


Being pedantic but is it possible for #Damus to treat relays that end or do not end with the / as the same relay rather than allowing them to be added separately? I.e. wss://relay.damus.io/ vs wss://relay.damus.io (unless of course the / makes a difference?).


Nope afraid not. Reported to Will but I was messing with some new relays so put it down to that.


Yes


At least here we’re not yet flooded by absolute bullshit bitcoin charts predicting all manners of bullshit based on pure bullshit.


An opinion about opinions.. 😁
https://media.tenor.com/ZFPKlHHJ-FMAAAAC/internet-wow.gif


And an empty swimming pool right?


The other fundamental issue that is often overlooked is that these nations (as well as China) literally own the western world’s debt. Just a matter of time before they call for repayment.


We’ve seen $21k, we’ve seen $69k. It’s only natural to want to see $420k surely? 😄


The only bitcoin metric I follow, if you can call it “following”, is its previous high. It hit $69k before which simply means it can hit that again and surpass it. When, I do not know, but it will. That is all.


Not beyond the realms of possibility having lived and worked in the Middle East for the past decade. Currently all countries there are toeing the dollar line (and banning bitcoin mining etc) but wouldn’t put it past them especially Dubai and Saudi Arabia from pivoting and adopting a petrobitcoin mindset. Only time will tell but I know one thing. Their people are not unaware of sound money and indeed they already have their own exchanges (Bahrain with Rain and Dubai with Bitoasis). Not far behind the curve just not very well publicised.


Does the number on the inside help? 10923?


Testicular torsion? Ouch!


Cool, that’s sounds doable. Just started playing with ChatGPT and some code too. Much to learn! Thanks for taking the time to reply!


I need to sit down and focus on learning this stuff! Any initial pointers? (And I mean starting from scratch).


Yep, for all those reasons. Will be a popcorn moment.


Be brave Argentina and go for Bitcoinisation; not Dollarisation.


It is amazing but does that change when the user base grows? I’m quite interested to see how any legitimate legal cases (libel/hate/etc) will be dealt with on a decentralised protocol.


Debate is healthy
Debate is educational

We came from other places where people could not have healthy debates.

Nostr fixes this…..

Keep debating, keep meme’ing, keep building our culture through strife.

We grow from friction and I love every minute of it. 🤙🏻


The lack of transparency is all a bit too fiat…


Spot on!


That looks sweet!


I agree. Hopefully you’ll find some who are good at it. Relaxed environment, put you at ease, let you express yourself, get to know you, actually listen, etc. Bad interviews are quite often due to the inexperience of those conducting them. Stay positive, be yourself.


Yep! But my sat stash has multiple homes now. 😁


Neuralstr


Good morning! 🤙🏼


And I am yet to see their same flawed maths being applied to the fiat system for comparison.


My current which wallet zapping protocol…

https://media.tenor.com/3-y3ANJD_w8AAAAC/hose.gif


My sats are going somewhere, just not entirely sure where right now 🤣


Safe to use?


Ok


Can I have a part of my 40,000 sats back? 🤣👍


Eh? Talk to me when you’ve worked in a school.


It’s not peer reviewed, it’s a commentary. The author also calculates everything at maximum theoretical levels and ignores any variables like immersion or water repurposing or how the energy is derived in the first place. Some of the comments left behind at The Verge’s article on the same subject make for some balanced reading:

https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/29/23979858/bitcoin-mine-cryptocurrency-water-use-analysis-energy?showComments=1


Totally the same and agree. It’s a lot harder than it first looks to create something that resonates.


I was a school leader until a few weeks ago and throughout pandemic. Seems more precautionary at the moment but I know for a fact that school communities can overreact based on social media FUD. Have to remain vigilant though.


Crazy to think where we started to where we are now. I remember trying this thing out at the time when Damus didn't even exist and I was just trying out Snort and not properly saving my first account's keys lol.

Was in the first ever hell thread and got zapped 10k sats from Jack for a meme.

And the ability to have connected with many amazing people, including all the #AUStriches

A wild ride in just over a year and I can't wait to see where things go from here!


It’s probably noise about this white lung thing.


I want to follow plebs at the top of their game who are not bitcoiners/developers/software engineers/etc (nothing against them). Just want some different topics… Any recommendations?


I feel good about 2024 but I said that about 2020. I do not want a repeat of that year’s nonsense (although twas a good year to stack).


I ask because I went through a phase back in the 90s for hi-fi separates and ended up with a Rega Planar 3


What do you play them on?


Nice! Search ✅ = onboarding 📈


Certainly were! We had the pleasure watching Noseybonk in the late 70s/early 80s…

https://youtu.be/87NHueHBHwY?feature=shared


The stuff of childhood nightmares!


Said it before; going to say it again. If Wikipedia wants more donations then it should accept bitcoin/lightning payments and not just fiat. Is it too scared to be seen to validate bitcoin?


Definitely those who touch your screen when you show them something.


Followed 👍🏼


Most of the MSM reports about this recent “Bitcoin Water Footprint” article fail to mention that Alex de Vries - the author of the “commentary”; not an actual peer reviewed scientific study - is employed and funded by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the Dutch Central Bank. Biased much? Also, here’s his full article so you can make a more informed judgement rather than be fed one that’s been dumbed down by the MSM…

https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-sustainability/fulltext/S2949-7906(23)00004-6


I disagree about the funding. The BBCs approximate £3.8bn annual funding is paid entirely by the taxpayer via the license fee (and a little bit from its international commercial arm). What we all saw is simply the MSM (and not just the BBC but all the newspapers and other media outlets etc) blindly relaying; (some call it “reporting”) the government’s arguably misguided narrative for telling us what to do and how to behave. That’s the beauty of propaganda (you don’t really need to pay for it).


Can’t wait for the MSM to claim how solar-powered bitcoin mining is “DePleTInG tHe pOweR oF the SUn”


That’s actually not true.


And that’s also not to say that it isn’t also staffed by average journalists for whom quality research comes second to sensational news that drives traffic for the BBC’s international and commercial arm.


It’s actually not funded by the government (unless you listen to the BBC World Service) but by us the UK taxpayer. That’s not to say there is no government influence (Royal Charter etc).


ZERO CONTEXT! Lowest common denominator research and journalism! Now at least work out the electricity used to keep the fiat system running…


But then I thought code was copyrightable and can be licensed. 🤷🏻♂


I agree


UK customs for you.


Written works are copyrighted. Same as digital photos. Doesn’t have to be physical.


Make lol = follow


What personal details did you use to register/sign up to Venmo? KYC is not the full chain. It can simply be this person’s dollars went to this thing and “we” don’t like the look of that transaction.


It will be 100% KYC’d and certainly will be for future EU compliance and will probably be blocked by the UK. (Like PocketBitcoin). The fact it leaves your bank is 90% of the KYC done.


Good morning.

Legacy media narratives about #Bitcoin mining are shifting.

Have a beautiful day.

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/bitcoin-mining-solar-wind-renewable-energy-b2454666.html


Pretty sure nearly all marketing slogans/catchphrases/taglines apply to Bitcoin…

Just Do It.
Once you pop, you can’t stop.
I’m lovin’ it.
Because you’re worth it.
Gives you wings.
What’s in your wallet?
Think different.
Got Bitcoin?
Gotta catch ‘em all!

Any more?


Are you bearshit or bullshit?


Some sats on their way to you! 🤙🏼


Yep saw that - now on!


You too! Zapped!


lol thanks. Obvious now. Too much coffee!


Why can’t I find a list of my followed hashtags? Or am I being dumb?


Will check what I’ve done… 😁


Sharks 🦈


Damn! Scrolling Damus in public can be risky 🤣 Waitress comes over to clear my tray just as I’m scrolling past some TittyTuesday post. How is it even in my feed? Not following them…


In an ideal world, basic shelter, water and energy should be human rights that are not for profit and provided to all by the state. This does not prevent people from upgrading to bigger and better. It’s a baseline for all to grow from.


I’m sitting in a cafe right now and can listen in to everyone’s conversations as 90% of the clientele are talking out load on their handsfree phones without any care. Perhaps I’m old school but I need privacy when taking a personal call in public.


Going to see a rise in manually creative professions if AI gets it way.


It appears to be NOSTR Stay Weird Tuesday!


Do things the masses don’t.


Yep. Hand-written letters are the best! Using a nice fountain pen ✒ too!


The answer is always sharks…


This one because music and scene work so well…
https://youtu.be/mr834Cs9ncs?feature=shared


Good morning!


A combo of ignorance is bliss, and doing rather than thinking.


Got this feeling that 2024 is going to be an interesting year…


Some of my many opsec mistakes:

 - Buying domains with a credit card
 - Using AWS with my name and credit card
 - Doing KYC with CloudFlare
 - Showing my face at conferences and podcasts
 - Antagonizing KYC Bitcoin companies
 - Not being careful about nostr posts, which cannot be deleted


How about non-EU UK?


yeah, EU very soon. there are clues now on the internet if people look hard enough

kinda surprised nobody has found it


Most likely. 🤣 https://media.tenor.com/Kj6sfY0YLNwAAAAC/grumpy-ew.gif


It was simpler I think. More outside play, more direct face to face human interaction. Only 4 or 5 TV channels. Local butchers, no giant supermarkets. Fewer voices, egos and marketing. That said, I guess it was always there just with less exposure to it. I also have a love/hate relationship with now.


Was life better before the internet and mobile phones?


Did you do this first?

nostr:note1evqsj6y5lken5rvcj7l62x7l8l0sgf9svywp00w9ls8tfueuu4sq7nxy4s


Those people might have left WoS, after it shut down ops in the US, and have yet to set up a new LNURL in their Damus profiles/settings.


I believe this will come in time. It’s all quite early and raw right now.


Great example of a plain English analogy for the normies! Nostr and the reasons for decentralisation needs this! nostr:note1vdd22sv0qld7xd6867vk90pm479z29jek0xl4942dhc6jqla3lvq6w8pm5


I think part of the onboarding issue with nostr is still the masses thinking in terms of “username and password”and not decentralisation. It’s no surprise that bitcoiners are here early because they largely understand and appreciate this. A plain English guide that emphasises the decentralisation of all-topic conversation, why nsec and npub and ultimately why nostr exists, probably needs more development, exposure and easy discovery right now.


Never


nostr for the win!


I love tinkering and trying to learn how all of this bitcoin/lightning stuff works just hope it’s not 2 painful when I look back in 10 years and realize I use to lose thousands of satoshis on random Saturdays when I got bored lol


Been waiting for Strike to make it across the pond for so long now…


What’s Strike? Said UK pleb…


Bit of a mess at the moment too. Using Damus to zap from Mutiny and receive sats to Alby 😆


Currently setup with Alby but it’s custodial so will likely move to Zeus and try that out - time permitting - with lightning nodes set up on my Umbrel and Start9 personal servers. Steep learning curve awaits methinks.


It’s been really playing up here. I’ve extracted my play-with sats and uninstalled for now. No doubt UK App Store will go the way of the US App Store.


Down in UK now too


Thanks Paulo! Seems to have worked! 😃


Can someone zap me a sat? Testing...


Ok what is the best simplest solution for adding a LNURL in a Damus profile that isn’t WoS?


Would it be handy to have a one-tap turn off/disconnect relay, direct from the relay list in Damus (without losing the listing of that relay, so it’s easy to turn on/reconnect to it again).


Penis Rider


It survived the #thenukening… nostr:note1ychyaprk2ww3wml0prhzv8ckv8m9ctcufjkts6rmxm44g3s9l3cscxrf0v


I’m ready for #thenukening…  a fresh start!

https://media.tenor.com/uDgrVufjT78AAAAC/sparks-electrical-electricity-equipment-radio-amateur-fire.gif


I finally got an invite code to bluesky. Worth it?


Excellent! Thanks!


Ah I think it’s always been the case since the apple App Store palaver. I kinda completely forgot about all of that…


Using Damus.


Have I missed something or is it now not possible to zap notes directly? I no longer see the zap icon on everyone’s notes.. 🤷♂


Hi Ben, can you briefly explain how you set up one tap zaps with Damus using Mutiny?


Urrrgh


Fine. Think before you post.


Yep! Was dabbling with Mutuny Wallet just now and was under the false impression I could fully integrate it with Damus in a two-way zapping fashion. Can certainly zap Damus users from Mutiny.


Ah ha! 👍🏼


How do I replace WoS with Mutiny in order to receive zaps within Damus?


Hold


Good morning and enjoy your ☕ 🤙🏼


One of those days in which I wake up and I simply cannot contain my excitement.

I fucking love nostr and what we’re building here.

Thanks for being here; your energy fuels us.


It’s all really quite absurd.


Almost a year in and I’m still loving NOSTR and Damus 🤙🏼 More voices, more reading! 🫂


Accurate.


My favourite point that nostr:npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9 highlighted at nostr:npub1nstrcu63lzpjkz94djajuz2evrgu2psd66cwgc0gz0c0qazezx0q9urg5l is educating the new users as to how things work. Big advocate of this. Plain English, infographics, why we need Nostr, etc. There is a massive divide between those who know and those who don’t know the technical jargon and so the latter immediately become alienated and either don’t adopt change or adopt blindly without fully understanding the implications and consequences. I also like nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m's description of how a decentralised protocol like Nostr has the potential to be the “everything app” except it’s not an app - I personally call this concept “The Keys to Everything.” 😁


nostr:npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9 🫂


I’ve just posted this note. One can post or repost posts or post notes. One can even publish comments, replies, photos, videos and memes. Perhaps I “sent” content across relays. Or did I relay them? Or maybe I passed on a message? There are no rules and that’s what’s great!


Your quiet, lurking followers are still here 👀😏🤙🏼


It’s part of the journey. I’ve synced but now think I need more power!


Yum yum! 😋


And your opinion is valued! 🤙🏽


Does he fit gold teeth?


Congrats Zach!


Hope you feel better soon! 🫂🤙🏼


Petrobitcoin anyone?


Wow! Envious! Enjoy! 🤙🏼


And Paulo! 🤙🏼


GM Zach!


Yes! This is the way…


This is a common mistake. Many people put an LNBC Lightning invoice in the Lightning field on Nostr. This is incorrect.

It's okay. It's a bit confusing because different clients call this different things. Some will say LUD06, LUD16, Lightning address, Lightning or some other form. No matter what, you'll want to enter either one or two things here.

It's either going to be a Lightning address that looks like an email address or a Lightning invoice that starts with LNURL...

Both of these types of Lightning payment addresses or invoices can be reused. This is what you want. This is key.

If you're entering LNBC...this is most likely a one time payment invoice. This is not what you want.

Good luck!


This is the apathy battle:
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_c20f8868f9bc210ce6b11d9d5972829fd5c1ebde6756862fcb223c44c67c702e.jpeg


“Change” is a scary thing for many…


A fine beverage!


That would be awesome.


Yep, just the way it unfolded. Very organic. #nostralgia


Only you hodl the keys to my heart…


This has actually been on my mind too… 😁


Ah! 😎


Perhaps Damus can provide a paid nip05 service. Possibly too centralised though, but would raise funds and you could set some basic posting rules.


Yep, but I want the Damus experience…


Totally…


An annual option would be nice too. Hate monthly.


To upload and then autodelete is like a god-level mode.


Yep, it’s the main thing that drives me. I have to try and understand as much as possible. (Family history/genetics is actually stone masons and carpenters, but I fell into science then journalism as well as photography) which kinda sums up my mind. Latest thing is that I want to learn how to weld! See, the desire is unstoppable. 😂


Oh my…


There is a mystery to the smile. As we stare, it flickers. What is she thinking? Our eyes move a bit, and her smile seems to change. The mystery compounds. We look away, and the smile lingers in our minds, as it does in the collective mind of humanity. Never in a painting have motion and emotion, the paired touchstones of Leonardo’s art, been so intertwined.

#themonalisaeffect


I JuST MaDe aN ArT… now pay me!
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_b9e8df3c0a1cc58a30e1d6e368a04c1b748308e479dfb9790296c1c4f887b737.jpeg


They’ve been working on this for a while now. Sadly, it’s going to be a case of…
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_c20f8868f9bc210ce6b11d9d5972829fd5c1ebde6756862fcb223c44c67c702e.jpeg


Thanks 🙏🏼


Good morning Warrior! 🌞🌅


TIL that Damus is also a purple transformer with laser eyes…
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_e76ca7ce77fc915e04725fdef47500f3126506f3755fcb56e33c60b92763e06c.jpeg


How about a simple truncated, read more?


Zapped ⚡🤙🏼


The ultimate permissionless consensus protocol…


Yes, unfortunately, today was global porn stresstest day. But do not let this cloud your judgement of Nostr freedom. We are so early and work is in progress.


Yes, my second set of vanity keys crashed out with Nostrogen…might give rana a whirl…


Welcome! 🤙🏼🫂


Thank you very much! ⚡🤙🏼 I will pass them on as always! And a great gif! One of my favourite movies of all time.


I just long press the gif > share > copy link, then paste in your note.


Indeed!


Pixel phones only right?


Closest we’ve come since Aristotle! 😁


I guess, but is that their motivation?


Simple Q, why?


Pura Vida! 🤙🏼


I have 1007 sats waiting… for every build version.. I’m sure many others have too…⚡🤙🏼


Paid ⚡🤙🏼


Brilliant 😂


Do not underestimate the good of leftovers. Also why waste perfectly adequate food/nutrition? I bow to you…


Nests?


Zapped! ⚡


Good morning! 🤙🏼


Yep needs a rewatch. At one point it becomes a borderline documentary about CBDCs 😁


It’s 💩 when it trains itself on the sheer amount of misinformation out there, especially in this space, and then mashes it up with some relevant terminology.


I asked Tidal or Spotify? And actually got some insightful responses (and I have a small following). Tidal subscription starts tomorrow 😁


Yep, saw one where it replied that Damus required KYC. Instant unfollow…


Same - novelty wore off very quickly.


I need to read up on this. Still learning…


True. I’m just waiting for the chatter to increase - usually means up! Also going to admit to sitting on an Eth pot. Yes. You can all hate me for that but it’s an early one and sitting pretty. But definitely a pot that gets pilfered with prices increases…


Yes, absolutely right. I’m 50+ and look at the price because I have a dual approach. Long term pots - heavily in and continuing to build. And others that I have no shame to cream a little off the top if price goes up… That said, I’ve not looked at the price in the last 3 weeks 😂 I wonder why…?


I see it


Is there a definitive step-by-step guide for setting up a nip-05 on one’s own domain, which mentions adding the header and not including the < >?


Wow it worked! I’m fumbling my way through this but enjoying the journey!