If you are going to suggest using ZeusPay to nostr users, many of whom are new to nostr and bitcoin entirely, because it's self-custodial and you feel that is a superior experience, please at least give them the full picture of what they will likely encounter in the way of fees, channel open and closures due to liquidity needs and force closures, and the associated fees and risk of losing funds that can expose them to. If you don't understand that those costs and risks are very real, then you shouldn't be recommending it and you should instead be learning for the sake of your own funds' safety.


“JuSt iNstaLl LnD”


Agree


Been feeling mostly dumb today. I used to understand what these were but now not so much 🤣 https://image.nostr.build/3c6356938e0e3048c0e53b40fe6c82f043cd534e3795c932effb80d821d6ea09.jpg https://image.nostr.build/6d9ae98020023fb37918c3e9cd298bed7cbd88588da89abe8101cc44151baab9.jpg https://image.nostr.build/c26cf7b16780073e3730118f6ce14a2cfe653abf7c56c9fae2c0b75f93551cb7.jpg https://image.nostr.build/a843ff4ff6f57d28a45d066e0006928c81f88c2cb8d27f6fb8acf2b56ed9b44d.jpg https://image.nostr.build/d08b5b7ee0a5baa45dfa8dcb3aa83b60c26cf37f86cc7e7cac1fabebff5a17b1.jpg https://image.nostr.build/60b953162c023f6ce2c7e442cd193894a839d804a3d6d14914e83a109aa60ea7.jpg


It’s such an integral part of my coffee in a cafe while people-watching routine.


Same here, and have now just discovered the word for it 👍🏼


I’m also a bit weird in that not only do I like to run light mode from sunrise and dark mode at sunset, but also my most-used apps in dark mode all the time (I have this unfounded belief that my phone’s OLEDs draw less from the battery in dark mode).


Isn’t that device wide though?


Wait… There’s no permanent dark mode for #Damus? Why have I not noticed this after more than a year here? 🤣


Why do I get really negative vibes from the website 🤣


Yeah interesting. I guess operates like a bank too with full KYC which explains your coinjoin-like off ramp approach. Will keep an eye on them. 👍🏼


Thanks! I’ll check those out.


Which one, if you don’t mind me asking? UK based here too. Relai, Pocketbitcoin both blocked now. Ridiculous.


Reasons for the expressions “money corrupts” and “blinded by jealousy”. This is why “stay humble” is so correct. He should be thankful for your help and to take responsibility for his own actions. The line has definitely been crossed now.


Good morning! And great to see my time spent aligning those flag zaps was not wasted 🤣👍🏼


Grrrr


Fight me off!!


FINALLY! Someone who has actually read it properly. nostr:note1tl2fw4h2ysypcm2h7j9xc0x9c6ujwtsgqvtjun8f06c6yrzsuc3qu38cgn


Ah I see. Good to know.


Yep, I would not be surprised to see further attacks…


Cool. I was just trying to ascertain how the g tag was derived (I.e. from IP address and/or GPS and/or network signal?) so that I can act accordingly to prevent this 😅


Not my point, but agree. This is what they do…. But it seems people aren’t reading the legislation and just blanket stating that it affects self-custody wallets. It’s directed at custodial hosted wallets.


The prohibition “DOES NOT” apply to providers of hardware and software or providers of self-hosted wallets…


I’m not very technical. Location data from what, if that makes sense?


This is discrete gps data right?


Nice!


Yep, correct translation for amphibian but incorrect identification. Your photo shows either Laudakia cypriaca (Cyprus Rock Agama) or Laudakia stellio (Starred Agama) - both lizards of the taxonomic class Reptilia (not Amphibia). It’s your home reptilian! 🙂 A beautiful creature! 👍🏼


Would be an utter disaster.


I look forward to this 👍🏼


Didn’t they apply this to only “hosted” wallets (custodial) and not self custody. Has the wording changed?


Yes but the stumbling block for many is for the latter to be self-custodial.


Yes, it’s a big barrier. I think the spending of sats to open channels is the block.


It’s a good learning curve. Yet to sort myself out with self-custodial LN address.


False


Same here. Family and friends. They still use WhatsApp alongside it though. None of them use SMS.


Or indeed read! 😁


I now NEED to watch Three Body Problem 😁


Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.


Resistance is futile - sorry couldn’t resist. I like the idea of biodefence.


That sucks but more the sweeter especially before that severance ran out! My biggest hurdle seems to be age and a very generalist background, but I ain’t giving up… Good luck and keep the momentum going! 👍🏼


And good luck with it too. I need to do the same - I’ve developed a very unhealthy aversion to fiat mining lately which is not helping (unless of course they’re paying you in bitcoin).


I quite like bitrot and stuff being lost in time. Less for prying eyes to work with.


Congrats!


Must have taken aa while to break up too!


Yes I was going to ask! Thought it might have been a dye artifact but blimey that’s the actual stone! Huge!


Well, I for one have read about a procedure that I would never have thought to find/look up until your note.  Fascinating stuff!


Mission accomplished! 😅


Welcome!


Well I enjoyed that #zapathon - been a while…⚡🤙🏼


 Throwback #zapathon 🫡

https://video.nostr.build/56d7ac1ba8697d197a09617c5bf0b6132f49a60db3a2f256514d67099eb6c4a8.mp4


I think so…


#zapathon https://image.nostr.build/186047ec396407125d0d8a194c60c44b914932f3df9d3b0eaafef15a85757381.jpg


Seems to be and Primal maybe too


Primal and alby seem temperamental right now…


#zapathon https://image.nostr.build/fc4e65926536b5a90f03f77878d76f0a35e728cd45ac4c10c79fdd69854569d6.jpg


#zapathon https://image.nostr.build/1f521e7b345ea5021b1ddfa277382252d520b9b359bdb9325599ab87ac9d1b16.jpg


To zap is to empower… #zapathon https://image.nostr.build/fff1a8eefb6f4ff0b72a4c05d5bc5d50f6af036cd0704137a98749336bbfb904.gif  nostr:note164s0qw78hpkah3x97vpp0y5374rp8kv45s7dwe28zmpmnstnw78sl6edqu


They were. And this latest EU hosted wallet/payments thing looks very sucky. Now seem to be at the then they fight us stage. But I say bring it…


Hehe yep!


Failed


nostr:npub1jcjxjg92200kdp8guw8sysg8gr0ez29hahrfdy49h30hgnkpa4kqfvmtwx knows…


The white one is sublime.


What do you think of Panerai? Went through a phase of liking them then not liking them 😂


I like the simplicity and readability of this one - it’s big one though (one of the few watch manufacturers that made fleigers during the war). But yes, they don’t hold their value like a Rolex. https://image.nostr.build/6ce0041abc2763d6301e279961c3175a8227012a5934f0ae46a32495f6b8462f.jpg


There are some nice IWCs in that price range, especially if you like the fleiger / pilot watch look.


The funny thing about that early 80s Merc in the UK is that it will be road tax exempt as well as comply with ULEZ emissions in London.


Yep. Felt dirty - unclean…


I think a reptile rather than an amphibian.


Wow! Always good to do - enjoy the peace.


A little less dev talk. A bit quieter. But also a product of who I am following.


Certainly a different vibe here when the Americas are largely asleep 🙂


Nice! Did it smell like eucalyptus?


Spot on!


GM #mastodon! 🌅 Are you stacking sats v4v like the plebs on #nostr ?


Their npub muted now too so thanks for the heads up. 👍🏼


Nope, only care about the sats.


I should hope not. If I were to engage I’d ask for the 10k first and then I’ll give back 5k - same deal right? 🤣


No. Looks fine to me. Enjoy!


This 👆🏼


Same 😂


Can’t not laugh at that 😂


Totally can watch these all day. Alongside genuine restorations and watch repair videos…


Indeed!


Thanks for this 👍🏼


Interesting 👍🏼


(The activitypub mostr relay I mean)


Oh is that true? I thought it was two way like a bridge so they could see if I reply to them. Perhaps not?


Yep, which is why I might start replying with this…😄 https://image.nostr.build/7a351f22882944488e5980ec45e9efef82fb3ff814fdf1c4cd6853467e6a5403.jpg


That’s one-way, so a little different.


Lots of “good morning mastodon” - might start replying with “good morning from nostr”


I think quite a few mastodon users have no idea that their posts can be read by nostr users.


Yep… https://image.nostr.build/83e857448bdee635ca001a1ab904a03da364c05341ebfb5c036e7891ef0d55d9.jpg


This mindset will change when fiat buys you nothing.


Also, in my experience, you will never be able to delete the nostr.band relay…


Yep was just going to post this… but I was assuming he was bypassing them somehow.


To this post, I have commented.


Yep… 🤐


Believe me, I’ve shuffled


I declare today, relay test day.


Reply


Reposting as I don’t think everyone is seeing it regularly enough 🙃 nostr:note14k4c3qhhh6p2s2rzh3hcuh89xl4hu5cmqgqhlg58394uvsn5d6hqpfyyp5


I switched from one shit bank account to another shit bank account and received £200 for doing so. That £200 is now bitcoin. And the account is now closed. Felt like a small win.


Share some info on the topics, I for one will find it interesting.


Hashtag followed 👍🏼


Yep 👍🏼


This is fully understandable. Also it’s a sweeping statement but very rare to find devs that can do both effectively (two sides of the brain at play here). Things have to work first though. Design and UX/UI can be applied after and it will evolve and improve.


GM and breathe in that fresh air!


Yeah I recall. But it’s not you censoring, it’s the user and only if they select it.


I use Primal alongside Damus for four main reasons. 1. Because I can (Nostr keys for the win). 2. Primal Wallet for receiving zaps on both clients. 3. Binned my personal domain NIP-05 and replaced it with a custom one from Primal that matches my handle. 4. I like testing.

With the current state of LNURL wallets out there (and Apple Store stupidness), I think Damus is a little more confusing to set up for zapping (NWC is not immediately obvious), so Primal (client + wallet) is going to work for a lot of newcomers.


OnlyZaps really should disable others from liking your notes for it to be truly effective.


That’s the worst thing about primal. An element of KYC questions when you first set it up. But you can fill those with nonsense. It should offer you the option to set up a wallet which I think is “powered” by strike. They will give you a random LNURL for the wallet. I also requested a custom LNURL and NIP-05 to match my handle, which they kindly setup.


I get a little anxious when uploading an image/meme as the pre-post preview always seems to zoom/crop the image and I’m thinking, I hope it doesn’t look like that… 😅


Quite a lot of granular control over the type of notifications you get in Primal. Haven’t noticed the slowness yet.


Good morning Will!


Yep! Kinda my current setup too.


Yep 😅 https://image.nostr.build/a670efcadb24fd9a73f4a69f9077bdfed71f499349d136b986da1a5623f3b763.jpg


I was playing with adding and removing relays in #Damus the other day. Things I learnt. They don’t get removed straight away - takes a little time plus a couple of restarts and some manual cache clears for them to go. The other thing I found was that the nostr.band relay would never delete and would always return no matter what I did. The relay connection count in Damus (top right as they load) seems to remember the previous number of relays too and is always out by a factor of one no matter what.


Nor are those hands of diamond.


Happy Birthday!


I first heard this back in 1998 (Cafe Del Mar, Vol 5) but originally from the 1995 film “Bombay” and composed by A. R. Rahman. One of my go to tracks for relaxation:

https://youtu.be/dKSVGAAm07w?feature=shared


👍🏼 Over a year ago now…


Surely he must be lurking on #Nostr somewhere… 😁


Yep heard the same. Me: 1 BTC = 1 BTC but in dollar terms…Yes, it has done this since its inception. It went from $100 to $50 too. Now it’s at $60k. What has happed to your fiat in over a decade?


Only Zaps re-engaged…I think 😁


I need to get round to watching this, although for me a desert mouse will always be a jerboa. 😁


Cool! Can now see the fedi label on posts. 👍🏼 I guess maybe time to leave the TestFlight…


Ah ok! Will do…


Damus 1.7 iOS TestFlight looking at a full profile: https://image.nostr.build/1feeb45937db8a465a392c81c60ee0264e72f44744bc4a20fa4c27ff66d484c2.jpg


I don’t see this label in Damus 🤔


Lovely! Almost too pretty to use.


When 50p = £21 and up, with Disney also taking a cut.


Exactly


Trying to! 😁💪🏼


It’s actually enjoyable seeing it all unfold. Sadly, I probably won’t be around to see the full transition.


Such a broken system on so many levels. Makes me sick!


Sudden central bank devaluations are equally bad if not worse.


Some golfing umbrellas have a split design to allow the wind through. I can confirm they don’t work in strong winds 🤣 https://image.nostr.build/d5688e8e28725526f4ef741d69306d6d04ad7d4323f57fac313b52044e97ad21.jpg


Yep!


That said, I do wish the zaps only mode hid the like button from others rather than just myself.


It’s only a temporary thing during the so-called TikTok influx - I’m actually a fan of zaps only in #Damus and had it on until recently. Will be switching it back on soon.


Quite possibly the least pirate sounding one there and now I feel pressured to go buy some mouthwash  🤣😂🫂


To enable zaps in #Damus, this is the script you’re looking for. nostr:note1y5cdsuzkdvr5nqqu7lszydqgww0726qld595j06kt5zhareymeesnevnmx


Lagoon Stinky Breath - yep, I don’t like mine.


True, I guess I still feel that if they like my note they might share a semblance of common interest so I check their profile and notes out to form a judgement. But I know what you mean. They could instead leave a reply if they don’t have zaps set up.


GM! Sitting on the fence with this one right now. They are largely empty but using likes as a discovery tool at the moment.


Could be wrong, but I imagine nostr:npub1lxktpvp5cnq3wl5ctu2x88e30mc0ahh8v47qvzc5dmneqqjrzlkqpm5xlc is sensing a disturbance in the force because of this:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-68594916


Enjoy! 😋


That’s the thing. It’s how they’re used. Which, in the context of this thread, is the evil I refer to.


Now with #asknostr 🤦🏻♂ nostr:note1vfkq7lt3r8rsnrnm6q96h5a87jy8jcpw75x729ugwupylh9a63tsz2ytch


My lightning wallets are nearly empty and it feels tricky to fill them up when going on-chain to lightning in an economical and minimal KYC way, especially in my region. Yes, I should do more to get zapped directly, but what methods do others use to move their sats from on-chain to lightning?


I never had followers until I joined nostr. Making the effort to engage, explore, ask questions and follow while zapping notes you like is not hard. I don’t want algorithms. If they come, I will want to turn them off.


And a nice photo too!


Coupled with the freedom to express itself, uncensored.


Good day #InkblotArt Clearly a nostrich doing this:
https://media1.tenor.com/m/C8j0TGZFxFwAAAAC/mind-blown-whoa.gif


Yes. Losing sight of what sound money is and tinkering because you can is a ngmi approach.


Good morning and Happy Sunday!


Good morning #nostr 🌅 I hope everyone is doing great, you’ve 🫂 your loved ones, have eaten well, not consumed too much misinformation, are stacking sats, and are ready to post notes and zap V4V across a public yet censorship-resistant decentralised protocol.


Did anyone actually bother to read the non peer reviewed study? Hilariously unrelated.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.12.17.22283625v1.full.pdf


Cry out to nostr:npub1h50pnxqw9jg7dhr906fvy4mze2yzawf895jhnc3p7qmljdugm6gsrurqev for help… 😁


Know very little about it but what about the Bitkey?


Yep it will ruin your day. Stack sats instead.


Yep, same here. Stuff was often cherry picked/skewed to fit a narrative - from both sides too. I’m not going to dwell on it though. Entered too many heated debates over the last 4 years with armchair experts with zero data/ scientific backgrounds.


Agree.


Statistics, and the impact of significance levels, normally distributed sample sizes, sampling method, and qualitative vs quantitative data are frequently ignored/overlooked/misunderstood. Then sensationalism takes over.


I’m a cap wearer so I approve.


Exactly! nostr:note1k89eflcnjcwwxfgqp6xs57aexe7nsnm2w7r9r2qswf7jytxmeweswf5072


I know, I’m one of them 🙂 My note didn’t really have any context - I was just being wary of trolls creating multiple npubs during this recent influx of new introductions. The repeated reference to GenX just looked suspicious…


Dark Pipevine Swallowtail caterpillar (Battus philenor) - will turn into a beautiful butterfly!


 nostr:npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424 contributed!

Help spread the #NOSTR word via the Nostr Booth during BTC Prague Expo!

https://geyser.fund/project/nostrboothbtcprauge

https://m.primal.net/HlTW.png


Hey plebs
Checkout this geyser fund. nostr:npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424 I’m in

https://geyser.fund/project/nostrboothbtcprauge https://i.nostr.build/kZ2OV.jpg


That was great listening! Thanks guys👍🏼 Found a lot of it very interesting. My take-homes were:

1. Whatever is getting the most censorship now is prime for nostr to divinely disrupt.

2. I was a sad robot on nostrnests. 😞

3. A universal profile based sign in to operate like nip-7/nwc/webLN/nos2x/nsecbunker would smooth onboarding across clients/nostr implementations.

4. Decentralised storage is hard but multiple storage options emulate decentralisation.

5. nostr:npub1v0lxxxxutpvrelsksy8cdhgfux9l6a42hsj2qzquu2zk7vc9qnkszrqj49 is a dev beast, hosts everything and should be zapped.

6. BTC Prague is going to be awesome. Nostr booth there too!

7. It’s colcannon not bubble and squeak 😁

8. nostr:npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424 moonlights as a male nude photographer and potential pole dancer…

9. nostr:npub1tvqc82mv8cezhax5r34n4muc2c4pgjz8kaye2smj032nngg52clq0rkrq4 hosts podcasts in his underpants.

10. nostr:npub1hqaz3dlyuhfqhktqchawke39l92jj9nt30dsgh2zvd9z7dv3j3gqpkt56s - eloquent speaker, and BTC Prague discounts are available!


😅 I was a bit early. Will just listen for now.


Sorry guest was me. Just want to listen in 🙂


Nostr needs another Jack.


Thought I was doxxed for a moment…


Don’t trust, verify, before zapping your sats to complete strangers. NOSTR is not immune to confidence tricksters.


Gullible but with good hearts and intentions - and it’s the latter upon which they prey…


Very much like a CT scan/MRI/X-ray 👍🏼


Post interesting stuff, with hashtags,  and let them find you.


Pretty much exactly what happens in the human stomach.


Cheers 🍻


For those that are new to Nostr, hello!

What’s cool about it is that Nostr it is an open source protocol. It is not a centralized company, but rather is a protocol that individuals and companies can build upon.

This means that you can use many different applications to access it, or even build your own. And it means that there is no central authority that can take down posts or delete accounts; there are different servers operated by different entities that are storing the data. And there is no central algorithm for determining what posts people see or don’t see.

You can hook up a bitcoin lightning wallet to send and receive tips (“zaps”) on posts. Nostr itself is not a blockchain or crypto and has no token, but the Bitcoin blockchain does complement it well via zaps.

Nostr is still relatively small, and a bit rough around the edges. But the community here is great, and familiarizing yourself with the technology and concept is useful in a world of centralized social media. It is a new method of decentralization that balances various trade-offs in a novel way, and the protocol can be used for a lot more than just social media.

Welcome!


I should have stated old songs with bitcoin applicable lyrics before Bitcoin existed 😁


I was looking for songs with bitcoin themed lyrics - this is certainly one of them! 👍🏼


For those of you who can use it to buy bitcoin, is Cashapp full KYC?


Wen $69,420 🤣


GM! Also lived through the “will the home computer catch on”, “will the mobile phone catch on” and “the internet is a fad” phases, as well as the dot com boom and bust phase only for them all to be fully adopted.


My main concern is if LightX was the only one who left TikTok.


nostr:npub1tvqc82mv8cezhax5r34n4muc2c4pgjz8kaye2smj032nngg52clq0rkrq4 still not looked at the chart then…


Might send a tip…


TikTok next block…

https://media1.tenor.com/m/qb_JWmXic2cAAAAC/ba-dum-tss-joke.gif


Paid for and still seem to be connected to relay.orangepill.dev


It’s a Bitcoin Age…


I wonder when Bitcoin will make it into the general lexicon?

For example, we have:
"that's gold"
"gold standard"
"heart of gold"
"golden opportunity"
"golden rule"
"gold mine [of information]"

What kinds of sayings would be the first to spread?


#Justice #Faketoshi

1. Dr Wright is not the author of the Bitcoin White Paper.

2. Dr Wright is not the person who adopted or operated under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto in the period 2008 to 2011.

3. Dr Wright is not the person who created the Bitcoin System.

4. He is not the author of the initial versions of the Bitcoin software.


Used to drink raw egg as a teenager going through a fitness craze/regime. Quality eggs very important. Another small thing, the acid in the fruit juice will likely kill/denature any nasties in a bad egg.


Already on it, but well done Jack…🤙🏼 https://image.nostr.build/96485446ab6b87b4977dd4b2cdbb32e3726d9c7189828c969bc528096b8fc72f.jpg


Excuse my language but FUCKING BANKS! That is all.


Actually I have a somewhat noob question which has probably been asked before. Will energy usage drop when mining for new bitcoin ends or stay roughly the same for transactions etc.


One final note before bed. Seen far too many new user introductions referencing GenX for my liking. 🤔


Wow 100% to 2% battery on a relatively new phone all thanks to #NOSTR 😂 GN one and all! 🫂


Yeah, could be played upon.


I like to see them interact for a while too across multiple notes. A bit of Proof of Work. A website, a genuine interest in something, engagement etc. It’s tricky though.


Actually not sure about that 😂 “No Straining”


Nostraining


Hey Nostr! Super dev needed!!

New app idea: Drop-in nostr education widget.

Goal: An interactive fun way to learn about nostr's various concepts like keys, relays, zaps.

Core functionality:

- Default flow - anyone can copy the code for and add it to their client
- Ability to customize the default content (titles, images, text)
- Perhaps a prize like claiming a badge (automatically given to the user upon completion) - issued by a central "authority" (maybe the "hub" client" when an event is detected.
- Ability to support multiple flows with quizzes that accompany them. These will periodically show for users (maybe even ability to customize the delay)

Here is a basic flow I have mocked up. This current flow is for the widget only not the back end of the app that would be used to create it. IF anyone takes this on, I will design that, or use an existing component system if you want to save time.

Ideas, thoughts, hate comments all welcome! Let me know what you think, and most importantly if we can ship this tomorrow ;)

I know how much everyone loves "str" so possible names: Hubstr, Learnstr.

https://i.nostr.build/YgKn2.png

https://www.figma.com/proto/gLsOPL9EpIYz2zjw74q4Xm/Learnstr?page-id=0%3A1&type=design&node-id=1-1520&viewport=918%2C632%2C0.13&t=I6zdHRcOlAdrnuHC-1&scaling=contain&mode=design

#nostrwishlist


I like this idea.


Nope, couldn’t find a suitable meme that depicts the monitoring of a big ass… #MustTryHarder


Personally, I think they’ll be up against it not only logistically but also legally. They’ll have to be extremely specific in relation to what a relay is and how it’s “bad” without crossing into other perfectly legal uses and definitions. But who knows. I’m no expert.


It would have to be a blanket global ban though right?


Scammy user from the past with nothing better to do than create multiple profiles in order to troll others for sats.


Some choice words from COPA's closing arguments:

"it is clearer than ever – clear beyond doubt – that Dr Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto."

"Dr Wright has been shown to have lied on an extraordinary scale, and it is difficult to think of a precedent for what he has done."

"He has invented an entire biographical history, producing one tranche after another of forged documents to support it."

"Even when the extent of his dishonesty and forgery was exposed to him in cross-examination, he doubled down, forging further documents during the trial"

"In short, he has attempted a very serious fraud upon the Court. To give fair warning, COPA will ask after judgment that the papers be referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration of prosecution for the offences of perjury and perverting the course of justice."

Judgment and consequences are coming. https://image.nostr.build/4c4d0c8ea62c2e297606b7a608b71c1f6bff728ceb3ff1847213dd907758953f.png


Made me laugh 😆


Ostrich


A tiny contribution but I am quite proud of it 🙂. 💯 nostr:npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424 NostrNests.com https://image.nostr.build/76df704aa7fca0f481d26ab4df40398ab5dd31e53d9ec807be9aa8bfc69d0810.jpg


Good to hear all clear. 🫂


Ooh excellent!


Yep! Results in a clownworld.


That said, I’ve seen satire turn into reality far too often.


I was trying to figure out if your original note was a spoof 😁


Getting 6% here and still losing…🤣


👍🏼 Never seen, will watch.


What is the film? Yep, I don’t know…


Thought so 😂😁🤣


I think I misunderstood…

https://media1.tenor.com/m/DjAa8hbD-cAAAAAC/funny-lipstick.gif


GM Zach!


Sounds good! And yes, I find that the replies carry some very interesting opinions and extra reading. After all it’s literally what made “forums” work.


Shitpostr

Accurate new #NOSTR client name?


Very likely a self-build home.


Yep, producing quality, well-informed content is still a very valid core model - demand is always there. Arguably even more so now, as the quality of content has generally dropped off a cliff with the advent of short-form social media posts and vanity-obsessed influencers. But at least these posts can still link to the in-depth quality articles to aid reader discovery and research.


Quality content is crucial. Built, grew, sold a large website based on this, and before social media was really a thing.


I should have included nostr:npub1zv7d9l5ac0zdzeh5mzfyaegcdgcwn8m2uaxdpsj93hgp4nqjmd0s6k82ke here too.


It’s not the complete answer as we can send Euros across borders to other banks accounts, just not theirs. It will be UK “crypto” regulatory compliance of some sort that they don’t want to meet. (Don’t blame them though).


Exactly! Been like this for so long and actually gives the impression that Android is utter shit…


Biosignal* I mean


Yeah - I reckon this based on the term biosensors.


lol - priceless expression.


😂 on a different take and as a Note to Myself, I’ve stared at this photo for a while now and my main thought has been:  What if he’s just tolerating a shit fiat job that he truly hates in order to support his family and stack sats? Never know. Never assume. Never judge.


Well, a word of advice. Try not to jump to conclusions and make assumptions when educating those you know nothing about and have never met. I’m up for changing the system though, so keep me posted with your campaigns.


My point is rather than blame and moan what are you doing about it?


Yes, after we voted them into power.


My thoughts: largely pointless. Microwaves/magnetrons resonate/vibrate the molecular bonds within water to generate heat. Very similar to applying heat to water in order to boil it, which you’re going to do anyway when brewing a coffee. Coffee beans are already roasted to bring out the aroma so why try to repeat this step by targeting the little water left in each roasted bean, whilst also running the risk of overheating the beans — microwaves are directional and can heat unevenly, creating hotspots (hence the rotating plate) — and thus breaking down the very chemical compounds that produce the aroma in the first place. Furthermore, the beans are then mechanically ground, which also releases the aromas, and it’s important not to generate heat during that step too. Conclusion: waste of electricity that introduces an extra heating step that could actually ruin the flavour.


Probably nostr:npub1sqzr42dj8vx32yd5jcvvl3ytux45kl0etgf6y2ymjvmd7lqmuwmqk9vk7v and DCA in - (Dollar Cost Average) to keep the KYC ”soft”.


Good book


Didn’t Microstrategy do the same a week ago?


Crypto rally maybe, Bitcoin no.


Nope. It’s determined by the lunar cycle of the Islamic calendar.


Better still, an NFC chip in one of their testicles. Legit Ball Lightning…


Definitely a Scorpio…


Librans too as they weigh up everything so you always hear both sides 😅


More Euros well spent…


Not against this. I just find at this current stage they’re still useful as a kind of new user discovery tool. (i.e discovering those new users who wish to interact but have yet to set up a wallet to zap from).


Good evening! I see the Hallelujah Floating Mountains of Pandora. #InkblotArt


Haha 😂 - quite unsettling!


They’re very similar 😂 Love the flares too. Quite the hipster!


And therefore can’t use alby or other browser extension like Primal as no Damus PWA? Admittedly going over old ground here but just refreshing my smoothbrain.


Am I right in believing #Damus for MacOS is to download Damus designed for iPad?


It will stay tradition, I am sure. 🫂 Human nature. Just the medium changes… I would post some very similar scenes here from the late 70s/early 80s but personal privacy policy dictates otherwise…


This is why I want UK based Relai 😂


Yes, agree. It is largely noise but with it off I wasn’t actually seeing any interaction apart from zaps. I use it now to sift through to find new users.


Sounds like a technical issue. I can’t remember what I signed up with now but I know it wasn’t based on fact. With noticeable promotion from nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m I’m hoping it’s all to do with iOS App Store compliance rather than centralised database recording available to the highest bidder…


I love how kids around a table eating food captured on colour negative film is almost a defacto life standard at the mo… Soon to be replaced by purely digitally captured similar scenes by young GenX and Millennial parents. AI enhanced scenes by Generation Alpha next?


I can’t believe nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg is not accepting your nym. I heard your actual legal name was Corey Da’Lorian…


Yep, have a nice mix of custom emoji already set. Long press and choose!


Definitely!


So it’s a direct result of Brexit and not bitcoin marketing rules like PS23/6: Financial promotion rules for cryptoassets.


Agreed. A 🤙🏼 or a ❤ or a 🔥 etc is still eyes on one’s note - it’s when they get automated that sucks.


nostr:npub1sqzr42dj8vx32yd5jcvvl3ytux45kl0etgf6y2ymjvmd7lqmuwmqk9vk7v nostr:npub15369wu3wzzar5fclhecyqfv683x69n6nhlg7rxqnsg2dydgxflpq3apswl - clear answer please. What specific laws are preventing you from accepting GBP? I want to read about them.


I’ve turned off only zaps. Fight me!

While I like the premise, after a multiple month experiment with it on, I now feel I am not seeing new nostr user shakas etc, and thus missing potential new users to follow. Also I can still zap when I like something so there’s that too. Best of both worlds.


I also heard that 1 bitcoin = 1 bitcoin. It’s crazy.


And keeps his phone in a wallet and about to listen to a printed CD album…


What has fiat done for you?


Well done! A win on so many levels. Watch your energy levels shoot up too!


Yes, but we let them. Can only blame ourselves.


I see it more as our “leaders” blindly following the US model.


Vote with your feet and walk away. Imagine no users for Meta, TikTok, Xitter, the government, etc. Would render them all useless and powerless. It’s usually the best way to end an abusive and exploitative relationship.


Left to right after following the order of operations (BODMAS or PEMDAS).


Interesting!


Slowly, then suddenly…


Fiat national average salaries simply haven’t matched inflation. All greed and theft otherwise average fiat salaries would now be 100x higher…


I don’t know who is real any more…


In the UK, I’ve seen estimates of 70% across a lifetime when you factor in the various other taxes besides income tax and national insurance (which go up the more you earn), such as fuel duty, VAT on purchases and bills, air passenger duty, capital gains tax, stamp duty, road tax, inheritance tax, pension tax, council tax, corporation tax, alcohol duty, (and other excise duties), parking fees and more!


UK strikes again with its “Not for you, only for us” stance…

“UK financial regulator said on Monday it would “not object” to investment exchanges creating a UK-listed market segment for cryptoasset-backed exchange traded notes [cETNs], a financial product that can be traded like a stock. However, the Financial Conduct Authority said it would not permit the sale of the cETNs to retail investors, or members of the public.”

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/11/bitcoin-price-70000-in-record-high-cryptocurrency-crypto-fca


Wen 1337 Moscow time?


Yep!


Also spot on!


The Millenial Dream

Go to school, study hard, get good grades so you’ll be accepted into University, go into debt for a degree or else you’ll be flipping burgers.

Get your degree and enter the workforce 50k in debt. Entry level jobs are impossible to find between outsourcing and the lack of practical skills Grads bring to the table.

Get lucky and find one, grind 12 hour days, pay half your income to the Government for Services you don’t use, pay increasing rents as the real estate bubble inflates, get promoted and job hop to bump your income to keep pace.

Save for a house deposit, 20% of the median house which is now 10x median income so it takes a decade, get there and it’s not enough for even a dogbox apartment let alone a house, now banks won’t lend to you with rates over 5%

Can’t afford kids. The food is killing you. Dating is ruined between instathots and red pill chuds. Get lectured daily by Boomers who don’t understand the world. Watch rampant corruption and cronyism destroy your politics, immigration destroy your community, and fiat destroy your purchasing power.

Fund wars you oppose. Bail out banks you hate. Pay welfare to ideologues who demand more and more nanny statism and taxation. Subsidise renewable energy which increase your power bills. Wait in long lines at the hospital for your subpar care.

Do all that in the hopes you’ll eventually be fortunate enough to be exit liquidity for some Boomer who sold you this dream..

Or The New Millennial Dream

Move as much of your wealth into #Bitcoin as possible. Watch the crumbling from the sidelines whilst starving the entire system and protecting your purchasing power.

Wait out the Boomers til your digital real estate on the ledger is the new asset in demand, then instead of selling it to them, take the reins over the system as the new financial elites and dismantle this entire shitshow. Eliminate the parasite class. Detach the welfare state. Reduce government to a competitive service provider which cant extract wealth at will.

Set entrepreneurs free. Let markets work. No more free lunches. No more cantillionaireing. No more nonsense laws.


Governments love a housing Ponzi because when houses become money, citizens effectively capital control themselves.

It’s the easiest market to regulate new supply in as it’s fully contained within a domestic market so there’s no risk of some new deposit being found overseas which can flood the market to reduce prices, and they can rely on NIMBYism for soft regulation beneath whatever zoning, materials, safety etc hard regs set beyond that.

It’s the easiest thing to tax because it can not be hidden and it forms the base for the human hierarchy of needs so it cannot be foregone.

And ultimately governments are the ones who decide on ownership - they operate the land registries and adjudicate title disputes through their courts. On top of that, eminent domain is a trump card they can play at any time their own rules aren’t working in their favour.

Housing bubbles will forever be inflated and perpetuated by fiat governments to lock in a tax base and keep capital from fleeing their ability to impose violence on dissenters. It gives them a real world physical address to which they can send their armed goons to shakedown their subjects.

We haven’t even begun to see the value in #Bitcoin’s ability to be borderless, but when the sovereign game theory begins to play out as fiat systems crumble, this may be the killer feature which drives hyperbitcoinisation as the wealthy seek to move their families to safety whilst bringing their wealth with them.

nostr:note1ad3t56wskr6e6d539u7xxg9uqmuxax5jhjuxjge4w3vq49v6v5uq0qcne5


Spot on!


edits are dumb. agreed


I truly despise it.


Nice! And such creamy bokeh!


When Satoshi solved the problem of digital money that "requires no 3rd party", he was talking about getting rid of the CENTRAL BANKS that keep a ledger to avoid double spending, not retail banking and self custody.

A central bank which prevents digital double spending and allows payments across space without the need of a physical p2p item is a problem, not because it holds our wealth like a retail bank does, but because we have to TRUST it as it has power over the entire money supply and can create it out of thin air.

What would people with the ability to print money have?

UNLIMITED POWER

Power to pillage all the resources of the world, corrupt/own politicians, control the education system (many schools follow the UN curriculum now), own the media, the universities, the publishers, the science, and control what you think.

They own economics schools, and make you brainwashed into believing that their theft of 2% inflation is GOOD FOR YOU!!

THAT is what unlimited power allows

That is what the cypherpunks were fighting against. And they finished the job with the culmination of Bitcoin finally - the last iteration of money they were trying to create. The one that finally worked was the one that could not be stopped

Self custody and 3rd parties have nothing to do with the desire for "electronic cash with no 3rd party"

For S's sake, don't be a BCasher, and study this, so you don't fall for their tricks when they misrepresent what Satoshi meant.

B Cashers, GFY.

A fascinating documentary about the history of the Cypherpunks. Mandatory watching for all Bitcoiners...

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBuns9Evn1w-T2RwqMhUnTZbTTe-M-g42

And, also mandatory, how the B Cashers lost and why...

https://www.amazon.com/Blocksize-War-controls-Bitcoins-protocol/dp/B08YQMC2WM

Retail banking is not the problem humanity is facing. Retail banking like many other industries is broken, as a symptom of currupted money. The fractional reserve they are PERMITTED to partake in is also not the main problem ... It's that when they fail, they have no consequences because they get bought out / bailed out, with printed (stolen) money.

Custodian in a bitcoin world, EVEN if there is some Fr reserve shenaniganary, will not break the money, because some artificial inflation is still anchored to the true supply of bitcoin. Some people will get hurt, and that's life. They will learn to spread their savings across  3rd party banks that have proof of reserves, or some other mechanism will exist.

The point is some massaging of the supply is not the same evil to humanity as unlimited risk free fractional reserve, backed up by counterfeiting.

Every time someone provides a service, and gives an invoice, "payable in 90 days" for example (common), you could argue that's also a form of money creation through debt.

Both parties simultaneously think they have the money as part of their wealth, which affects theor spending habits.

And that affects prices just like how a little bit of fractional reserve can.

Sometimes the invoice isn't paid. Sometimes banks fail. Doesn't mean humanity has a problem such that we need to meddle with the properties of Bitcoin with some "nice to have" fork like, oh, I don't know, OP_CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY (CTV)!!

I prefer we activate OP_GFY 🖕🖕

A self custody mentor, saying self custody is not the primary goal of Bitcoin... Am I crazy, or just an honest motherfucker?


This is so true. Has been many a time where I’ve been thinking something and a fellow nostrich posts that same something…


Good day! I see a very colourful and ornate crown. 👑 #InkblotArt


Yeah, I believe he does too.


Good morning!


Didn’t his son dive into bitcoin? Must be fun when they catch up. 😅


Very nice!


It’s difficult but it’s the right thing to do because you know it is. 💪🏼


Not until the 31 March here…


I like this for what it is 🙂 nostr:note1mepfmqudwrqxak8enculy06trdjant9p809xvmjnems347ncme7qsv8rga


GM! - Looking forward to my first ☕ of the day and of course 13:37 #MoscowTime #1337


I’ve just downloaded it here for nothing 👍🏼 (to be deleted).


Yep 🤣


Also common bird site influencer behaviour. “It’s all about me”, one-way “engagement”


Soon be burning the dollars to keep warm.


Had a similar debate once. Asked them to consider the energy used by the current fiat global banking system and left it at that.


Happy Birthday! 🎈


Yep. Kinda given up on them and will just let the numbers do the talking. Tired of hearing the regurgitation - it’s volatile. Backed by nothing. It’s not tangible. It’s a ponzi. It uses too much energy. Only criminals use it. It’s funny how fiat is all of those whilst in a continual state of inflation/devaluation/debasement.


1 Sat = 0.0684 US Cents. Still so very cheap. 😀


I think he did well with bitcoin too. He should change his name… 😁


It’s largely because it’s not affecting them directly in the same way fiat does. Ultimately need more mainstream adoption and acceptance (Bitcoin salaries, grocery shopping, buying a house with Bitcoin, etc) so that it actually replaces fiat in everyday life. Rather than being viewed as an asset like gold. For instance, when Tesla briefly accepted bitcoin it actually elevated interest among some of my acquaintances. Very few of them are interested in stocks and shares, too, and that’s how they currently view bitcoin.


I’ve also had these responses: “shut up about bitcoin” or “stop going on about bitcoin”


Per country regulation is such a shitcoin. Either no regulation or the same global regulation.


Does that include the UK? 🤔


Good morning! Looks like a great day. Enjoy your coffee 👍🏼


Was a quiet guy in my office back in 2010 doing the same. Wonder how many he held on to…


This is pure hate speech! NOSTR CEO will ban you for sure. Despicable!


That's the core of the confusion for me. Might be because he's a DamusPurple subscriber, but then so am I. Anyway, back to using my person NIP05...


But then how is he showing as verified on Damus?


Should be but why is no domain visible for Jack?


I do


Interesting - looks ok for me. (Following myself and all)


Maybe Saylor is verified via WoS and not his hope domain. I believe WoS offered this and the account is using a WoS lightning address.


Just done it to myself now within Damus. I had a personal domain nip-05 verification before. Now I am verified by Primal.


Yep


Yep, so the question remains, how is Saylor verified 😀


A Primal address doubles as a NIP-05.


Jack is still verified though. (Via Primal I believe)


All those $70k sells got activated…


Done! Next… https://image.nostr.build/ecd8e8ff388a40801efc6330e4d207ab6cf0f19a094ec7e7c5cb799e5cb7cc62.gif


I have this one ready… https://image.nostr.build/ecd8e8ff388a40801efc6330e4d207ab6cf0f19a094ec7e7c5cb799e5cb7cc62.gif


Definitely have them most nights and remember them for a few minutes after waking. I’ve written them down on my phone during that brief moment but as I start to fully wake up it becomes harder to remember. Morning coffee completely obliterates them 😁


Yep. They’ve had a lifetime of it. Oddly they seem open to believing various conspiracy theories but when it comes to sound money and logic they hit a wall.


The power of propaganda…


Confused too. I think trying to say don’t “buy” bitcoin beyond your means.


Is it a joke?


Ah you found out 👍🏼


Perhaps some species of turtle. They are known for stacking but in this video the stacking appears to be too neat… 🤔


Isn’t the star related to joining #DamusPurple Damn I can’t remember now 🤣


I’m going to zap three randoms I don’t follow who have short and natural timelines… https://image.nostr.build/fff1a8eefb6f4ff0b72a4c05d5bc5d50f6af036cd0704137a98749336bbfb904.gif


Just checked… Acceptable.


Ok, been messing with #primal and #damus using a single npub. (One of the beauties of #NOSTR). Am I right in thinking that zapping a note from one client does not show up/get listed in the other. Also nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg - I’d love to see a list of who zapped my note directly from the actual note in my timeline rather than via the wallet or zap notifications page. I’ve hit the instant zap note button on my own notes too many times now thinking it will show me who zapped my note. 🤦🏻♂🤣


*Puts playing with his node on hold for now* #mysmoothbrain


Excellent! Good to know it was received too. 🫂


Thank you nostr:npub1z9d8vyln96cyndmkwqmvt26qyjchzy5ttqre7994cf0v5een82vqdtdctk- zapped back via your profile…


Thank you nostr:npub1lckw7sy8j87anh4ags4ffy6ra7kcu439d5adlntgnrmr2x85tnks8s9ecg and nostr:npub13pnmakf738yn6rv2ex9jgs7924renmderyp5d9rtztsr7ymxg3gqej06vw will zap back.


Thank you. Will zap it back.


Would someone be so kind and zap this note. Testing…


Whale


Bear


This is actually the way…


Good night and sleep well!


Hello and welcome Katherine! 🤙🏼🫂


Yep! Welcome! 👍🏼


OMG 🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀 https://video.nostr.build/8ded4c5fa4590afe79f4378f4672d98c9b7defcc55413d980c7d729ac59f5c88.mp4


Why do I find this incredibly sexy?


I still like the inability to edit. Live by your mistakes; promotes learning. Think before you post a note.


Yes, beat me to the Klingon warbird…


Gee I bet Egyptian Bitcoiners are really regretting holding the first and only absolutely scarce asset on the planet.. https://i.nostr.build/BPew.jpg  nostr:note1fquvmzzgal5vzsygu6flmzqaaqe0k5v0nf7e4x3ghy45epl2kkes9fc827


Yep and not for the first time. I am sure @LynAlden will be using this as yet another example of the useless fiat system.


True


I have a dev friend who gave me a heads up at $700 mid 2016. Did I listen at the time? No. But it set the learning and DYOR into action and he persisted - good friend.


Probably.


Reminder: EVERYONE, be it Google, AI, three letter agencies, etc, etc can read your notes. However, NO ONE can really censor your notes.


I’m still learning…


One of the few songs that can bring tears to my eyes. Beautiful voice from the soprano Edda Dell'Orso. RIP Ennio Morricone.


Is the nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg relay down or just me?


Yep, twas nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s - who basically invented them. There was a brief debate about the term (vs tips etc) but majority liked it so it stayed.


Whoever needs to hear this... the bitcoin community throws a lot at you and can feel overwhelming in terms of shaping your views of everything. You don't need to accept any of it if you don't want to. Stay vegan, ingest seed oils, do all the shit people tell you not to do here, your sense of identity and mental health is more important.


Definitely - there is actually a whole lot of bullshit on here so best to simply ignore.


Good luck. Don’t forget to HEeD tHe CauTiOn


This is the only way.


Yep - simple and works. The look is pretty common here in the UK. The fleece vest/bodywarmer works well with a jacket too as there’s less bulk over the arms which helps with freedom of movement.


I love the sheer mess…


Good day! I see a stocky Mandalorian wearing a rather wide helmet, flying and reaching out towards a golden chalice. #InkblotArt


Diamond hands for sure! And hopefully stacked during that dip.


😂 love it!


Love Lyn memes 😁


Yes


Yep also true. 👍🏼


Or just means your bitcoin has more buying power 😁


Bought ETH in the early naive days in the 10s of dollars - all recently converted to bitcoin. So it has served its purpose, got a bit lucky, but think I’m done with that casino now. 🤣


Very true.


Good point! It was literally just a thought along the lines of opportunist in and out trades during bull runs to clear a few pounds here and there. Probably not worth it plus also risky. I could just do it with bitcoin directly too but I really do have an aversion to selling any bitcoin. I guess it’s a psychological thing too. Don’t care about selling a shitcoin quite the same as selling any bitcoins. This mental aspect will also all change when there are more opportunities to use bitcoin for regular needs here…


Great to see everyone there! 👍🏼


Since ETH generally seems to go up with BTC, is it wrong to buy some ETH to then sell at a quick profit during bull runs for general fiat purposes. I have no issue with selling a shitcoin for another shitcoin to buy some food, bills etc where Bitcoin is not accepted. Or is this crazy shitcoin trader talk that isn’t supporting the Bitcoin economy (I will add that I continue to stack sats, just reluctant to use them at this point in time when Bitcoin is not exactly readily accepted in the UK).


Yep, they are - was thinking more in terms of bitcoin and lightning though. Still reading…


Classic case of fiat mindset vs bitcoin mindset. Ah well…


Are you still frens though?


Yep and BitBox, PeachBitcoin etc


This is great!👍🏼


Yes, this is the impression I get too. Switzerland seems far more open to bitcoin - quite a few BTC companies operating / based there too.


Tax is definitely theft but inflation is a weird one. I say it also has a lot to do with human nature, greed and need.


When SAT-USD default for all the charts? 🤣


The nostr:npub137c5pd8gmhhe0njtsgwjgunc5xjr2vmzvglkgqs5sjeh972gqqxqjak37w awakes! Good morning! 🫂 Sadly the nostr:npub10vu5jqhw4kurwzf37xgr6qzkj4z7ssgnld4qjc6xv3mrhc3jqzwqnm4qs4 must sleep. GN! 🤙🏼


Both!


So much meme potential…


If it was a private event on private land then those at fault were those taking original photos at the private event, and broadcasting them publicly. If they’re in the public domain it’s more of a copyright issue than a privacy one and if those images have been modified/used for literary and artistic purposes then they can fall under parody, criticism and news reporting fair dealing copyright.


I’m posting this because quite simply it’s an awesome live performance…

https://youtu.be/GkMV3KDfhzw?feature=shared


Yes


Yeah that’s true. Can’t remember the name of the place now. Full of
Portuguese architecture. Lots of complexities. Similar to Libya which was once an Italian colony in recent history - also full of Italian architecture as well as ruins/influence from Greek, Roman and Ottoman empires.


😂 Is #WrongJack trending?


These are notes I enjoy reading! Thanks for posting!


How do they define invaded? I’m thinking they’re also including joint interventions during first and second world wars, so not the UK acting alone. This is different to the colonial British Empire.


I don’t think that’s actually an accurate map. Doesn’t correlate with the old British Empire at all.


Mass humility and a dawning of realisation. And probably a headache…


Yes, my bad. I assumed not out and about.


“Heghlu’meH QaQ jajvam”
Inverse #Klingon


I’m guessing here but leaving is extremely costly in and around London. Personally, leaving needs a complete overhaul of one’s life and career as well, which I’m working on, but it’s easier said than done…


🫂 - I currently share a home with two. I know exactly what retreating into one’s shell is like. I really need to break out and away again.


Ain’t nothing wrong with splurging, especially on dark chocolate!


Banned but weird is how we all roll. 👍🏼


Excuse my languages but FUCK THE UK https://image.nostr.build/cd470cabcbed5b58d876e8c892f85b35483e007e896ced9435b80b81f40bb1d8.jpg


Nope. 😁


The key is to not look that at them. 🙂  And smash buy the dips within budget of course.


Damn! Looks so tasty! Enjoy 😋


Can’t help but notice things like that. It’s a good sign - lots of meaning. Avid reader, loyal, thrifty, practical. 😁🫂


Nice! Lots going on in that photo. Photography, a great book, and sellotape on the glasses. 👍🏼


Definitely! I need to find that list but would like to make it to the big ones. My sister went to Madeira a few years back and basically punched me for not going as she had a great time and the flights are quite reasonable from the UK. Regretting it now, even just for a holiday. Ah well. Next time! How are you finding it so far? Taken lots of photos I hope 🙂


Ah the fiat weekend technical difficulties error…


“You used to be my intellectual hero.”Then walk away.


A new breed of degens has arrived.


This is true. Bitcoiners do like NOSTR though because it shares the principles of decentralisation with Bitcoin. So you will find many interested in Bitcoin here. NOSTR is also more than a social platform. Can’t wait for the future services to unfold…


Yep


Yep. I think they generally get decentralisation. They get the basics of free speech. But they don’t want to have to spend time setting up an app for zaps that in their view should just work. The great thing is many clients (social) do the notes side well once they get their head around key pairs. It’s when zapping gets involved. They have to unlearn what they have learned and then relearn something that is quite often full of acronyms and terminology that is largely alien to them.


I think you have to be driven by a basic interest in tech and decentralisation to adopt nostr and to continue with it. The “it just works and I don’t care how it works” centralised mindset is still very very strong for many people around the world.


It means he learnt this today.


Luckily no naked Jack in the reflective chrome. 😂


Many still do. It’s fundamentally a lack of wallets that give you a LNURL. Custodial WoS helped onboard a lot of people initially because it was very simple.


I’d argue that isn’t true. It’s why most new people who I onboard have the worst time trying to understand how to setup a wallet and it takes a lot of time to explain how Lightning works, what an LNURL is, why only some wallets support it, where to get your address from and add it to your profile. Getting someone to download one app is hard enough. Asking them to have two or even three in some cases, or two apps plus a website just to sign up for a social network AND learn about private key management at the same time is almost impossible, which is why they usually don’t come back.

Put yourself in the shoes of the average user. If you can’t onboard someone in 30 seconds while they’re drinking at a bar, you’ve basically lost them.


Here’s the Zap script to enable zaps on individual notes:

https://nostrscript.suhailsaqan.com/


Yep just done it. And it does.


Good morning Sergio! 🫂


Dumb! So many sites do this now. Just means I don’t visit them any more.


Good morning Dan!


GM Frogfren17! 👍🏼


…Is a good day to live that is! 🤦🏻♂😂


The Klingons are wrong! Today is a good to live!


Good morning Matheus! 👍🏼 Hope whatever you’re up to today is awesome!


Good morning Ava! Hope you’re doing well! 🫂


I guess you will dip your toes into anything given the chance 😁


Good morning! ☕🌅 Wishing everyone a splendid weekend, wherever you are! 🫂


Excellent! Hope it’s going well. I’m still tentative about joining one of these in future but I think I will. Enjoy! 🫂


Good morning! Are you there?


What happened?


Good morning! Ah the good ol’ days… 🤣😂😂 🤙🏼⚡ https://image.nostr.build/fff1a8eefb6f4ff0b72a4c05d5bc5d50f6af036cd0704137a98749336bbfb904.gif


I’m ok thanks. I’m sticking with alby for now and also use Primal’s built in wallet and LNURL.


nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm any idea why I am seeing this: https://image.nostr.build/20e849ca519065f2d0b48230ce63dd90c71bd89aab43d1a7a7359a084554acf8.jpg


All sats are good but I like to return them during testing.


I returned your 500 sats back btw.


Press and hold the lightning icon to reveal the user’s LNURL address: https://image.nostr.build/d6877183b83de6e7fc412d25992aa0b9a7b922ec8536cac5e2cbc570cc4f6847.jpg https://image.nostr.build/673fb8553b28c7ad2e3dac1bdbb99d8e703343b2bccaba876c8aeaadbef1703a.jpg


If you press and hold the lightning icon on their profile, Damus will show you the address that user is using.


Went with 4 months in the end. Caught a few dead “moved to new accounts” too, which was nice.


Works well - what was your criteria? I think 6 months is a good cut-off point.


Ah gotya thanks!


How does one actually use it?


I see this Masters of the Universe version of Castle Grayskull #InkblotArt https://image.nostr.build/cda6e872ec127568a0b2e5a23b7a1054a67b67757ae9a4f70ed2875f0baefcb9.jpg


San Francisco Bay


That’s art!


Jah! Ma kahtlen selliste idioomide päritolus. VALETAD! 🤣


Why am I expecting the “evolution of dance” to start… too much internet in my life! Enjoy!


I keep reopening the video until the video plays. Equivalent to repeatedly punching him in the face until he backs down.


2008 financial crisis was a leap year and that triggered Satoshi. But no other significance really since there are different calendars around the world.


I must have missed this while I was away…

https://mmalmi.github.io/satoshi/


Lovely Miura. Mid-engine sweetness.


Probably shares the same track record with this guy:

https://media1.tenor.com/m/Z8rWGsLhdJMAAAAC/hurdles-fail.gif


T480, 14in FHD, i7-8550U, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD. Dual batteries. Weight about 1.7kg/3.6Ib. Was using Ubuntu Mate, LibreOffice etc but now use it as a bitcoin node/personal server with Start9/StartOS (although audio and WiFi don’t work). Is a robust secondary machine but batteries are weakening and originals are hard to find now. (Remains plugged in). If I need Windows, I use a cheap external SSD drive to boot to windows (Windows to Go setup) rather than mess with partitions.


Exactly, wills is another. Had an issue with solicitors not agreeing that a hand written signature matched the original signature on a will decades later. Seemed ridiculous to be basing such a decision on something hand written…


I think you might find that you will need an invite code now. This is a recent thing that nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm   implemented. I can understand your frustration. The other custodial option is the Wallet of Satoshi app but they limited its use for those in the US recently (although many US based users seem to still use it). I’ve started using Primal mainly because they provide a LNURL (you can give them temp details etc).


Have you tried getalby? Might need an invite these days though.


Sending up sexist stereotypes of old but would this comedy be permitted today?

https://youtu.be/LS37SNYjg8w?feature=shared


Nope 👍🏼


Wow cool tree - I like!


Try this:

https://nostrscript.suhailsaqan.com


Had no idea there is some overlap between Finnish too. So I have learnt this too.


I enjoy it and perhaps I will also learn a few words too.


Apple banned zaps on notes for Damus downloaded from the App Store but I believe you can use a script to re-enable them. I will find the script for you (you have to restart Damus to enable it)…


Oleme siin, et vastata kõigile küsimustele. This is The Flintstones.


Yes it should. It’s gives you a wallet address like: something@primal.net


21 knee-assisted pushups a day until $69,420. Yes, I’m not really fit and don’t really care about the price, as long as it eats fiat and disrupts the status quo. But I do like symbolic numbers and it’s a start.


Agree! Total FOMO.


Y’all.

My awesome husband, my ally, my absolute ROCK, lost his job today.

In case anyone is looking for a crazy talented designer/art director/NFT enthusiast…

https://erichollings.myportfolio.com/

#plebchain
#babechain
#nostr
#grownostr
#squeechain


That sucks! But a quick look through his portfolio and I’m confident he’ll land his next gig pretty quickly - good luck!


Wow looks awesome - now regretting not booking! Enjoy!


A quick test: Püüan edaspidi vastata teie emakeeles.


That’s normal 🙂 What is your native language if you don’t mind me asking?


Plenty of native speakers won’t have a clue either… Your English and vocabulary is excellent!


Looks fun! Enjoy! 🍻


I so enjoyed his fiat-minded meltdown. 😂


The sheer bullshit being spouted by MSM fiat analysts analysing Bitcoin is hilarious.


ARE YOU READY FOR BASIL? NO, YOU ARE NOT. NO ONE IS.

https://video.nostr.build/919d40a6a7d5da8a3e29358262bbef2e906efe774359822485179a454e9c8d8f.mp4

50k sats will be awardes to the first person to correctly guess who's tongue appears in this video.

10k sats will also be awarded randomly to someone who reposts this note.


I will try it again.


Will try Primal again once it’s better than Damus. The wallet/zapping didn’t even work the last time I tried.


Reading through Satoshi’s emails, it’s so clear from their tone, general elegance and politeness that they are not even a close match to the words and tone of Faketoshi…


I must have missed this while I was away…

https://mmalmi.github.io/satoshi/


😁 - yep.


$69k gang is the real gang…


Still haven’t joined… don’t think I will.


Used to travel a lot for work. Gather clothes for 9 days then halve it. You will find a way, if needed. (I.e. Buy a t-shirt or two there, wear a few more clothes than needed while travelling, hotel laundry or even handwash. Don’t bother with toiletries - get them on arrival.


Same here - need to do some research. I don’t trust anything with the word ‘cash’ in it, let alone if it’s preceded by an ‘e’ 😂


🤣 Plenty of monkeys with good salaries too. Tend to be the middle managers - you know, Lumbergh types… https://image.nostr.build/ab7d67cd5ae79b70bdc0421cda393315aa879f14214e26e0a9d0446999362679.jpg


If I had to pick one of the two, then corporate media is the most appropriate. They’re still around and they’re not leaving a legacy apart from misinformation and propaganda.


Excellent!


#NOSTR

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/twitter-x-navalny-navalnaya-elon-musk-b2499175.html


Perhaps this as a starting point…

https://www.raspberrypi.com/tutorials/nas-box-raspberry-pi-tutorial/


Yes


Yep, but lightning “brittleness” is not the reason why Strike is unavailable in those regions nor do I want everyone to use Strike. I simply avoid recommending it and highlight that it’s not an option for many people. The point being made here is a variety of “reliable” lightning options for all, and that will come 🤙🏼


Yep, and operate balance, volume and transaction limits.


So obvious Strike is up against the elite powers that be… and god knows what invasive rules it will have to comply with in order to operate in these regions.


Except Strike doesn’t work in UK/Europe.


I couldn’t cut as a poor man stealing either.


I mean, this could easily be a topographical satellite image of some random country: https://image.nostr.build/3ad533a1a980455140cfe6f14d75d3e3909eb65d433f34b08eda34d8e065667f.jpg


Yeah, although more in shape/form than in detail. I see a lot of texture going on when zoomed in.


I see a blackened and mouldy walnut kernel. #InkblotArt https://image.nostr.build/d8ff9657c4914e14ef5a0da462f34fac913618e4b96e97788e9202a053fa0852.jpg


Was just in bed and nodding off and then saw this. THIS IS THE WAY! I’m older now, but started off-roading/mountain biking when the craze hit in the mid to late 80s. And I swear it has paid dividends in later life. Still can ride, solid knees, retain good balance and spatial awareness, plus can’t beat being outside! Awesome! #cycling


Right! Time to sleep! GN! 🤙🏼 https://image.nostr.build/f2c387de8bcb8af3751e38633b0d4c826d20e7602e908f5de18635c76a313b25.gif


Just know it’s going to be so tasty and nutritious. 🤤😋


Makes one wonder if an AI company will train its models on the freely available content we’re all posting here.


#StartOS has been a journey. I like to DIY so started on a Pi4 then, truth be told, realised it’s not an adequate platform despite its low power demands. Moved to the ThinkPad but one is likely to have issues with WiFi and audio on third-party hardware (even with Start9’s nonfree ISO). But then do you really need those? Should be hard networked anyway. Find I prefer StartOS’s https, tor and backup implementations over Umbrel’s (although one can use tailscale to remotely access their #Umbrel). Umbrel also making new moves with their latest updates and has a user friendly GUI. Good luck either way!


Another great photo with impressive depth of field with minimal artefacts at a small aperture. 🤙🏼


Love your photos. Are they taken with a phone? Pin sharp!


Yep. And I’ve had discussions about food, sovereign living, self hosting, the definition of a normie, preparing meat, food culture, cars, art, privacy, photography, watches, retro tech, family, working abroad, NFTs, science, cycling, music, films, 3D printing, t-shirts, travel, and much more besides. So in short those people can go do one…


I’d argue that “transmitted by relays” is a new innovation but yes…


I have 0 photos in iCloud. 😂 Photos go nowhere near iCloud.


The colourful face of nostr.build…. It says nostr.build. (On #Damus)


Both Start9 and Umbrel. Start9 on a ThinkPad and Umbrel on a Pi4.


Yep - thanks to French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Eastern European refugees. We must have something purely British? So much influence from various Empires though (Roman and as a result of our own) and that’s great IMO - food transcends power! Would seem we had cider before the Romans though… Perhaps one of the few things we made with little outside influence.


Excellent! I was meant to be there next week but family issues got in the way. Personal bucket list - I want to watch a live Sumo bout, so one day a visit will happen.


I refuse because yes…


😂 I have but two profiles - this one and one for testing. But I love reading the different perspectives everyone expresses here whether behind multiple nyms or otherwise. Admittedly, I’m not always a big proponent for direct liaison and instead just read but that’s what I love doing - a quiet observer.


Followed purely based on your profile 🤙🏼


I love the fact I am here chatting (noting) with individuals I have never met and have no real idea who they are or where they’re from. But totally willing to read their views and takes on all aspects of life in this truly fecked up world. #nostr


Have a vague idea but do divulge…


Was just having this convo with a friend. Might go Linux and graphene OS pixel phone once I’m fed up with iPhone 15 Pro. Only issue is how I currently run Adobe and email. (both of which I don’t truly like).


We did and still didn’t learn 😂. That said, we do have some great chefs and have benefited from the variety of outlets that have come about due to our historical colonialism. But MSBF (main stream British food) is still uninspiring - the Sunday roast being the main exception.


Yep, you get how to play the guitar. I do not. I am therefore guitar normie. 😂


Anyone who simply hasn’t got “it” yet? “It” is a variable though…


Me: Feel free to use my personal server to store your documents, media and online activity.

Friends: “Why would I do that?” “Can you access them?” “Can I trust you?”

Me: EXACTLY!


Hope you get that sorted! And yes as you posted I bet they hold on to my old data for “longer than is necessary”. But either way not touching them again too. HODLing now and stacking via other means. Worth downloading all transaction statements before closing.


Yep and they also regularly ask for the re-verification of your gov ID and in the UK now there’s a two-part test to assess your understanding of risk/investment/trading. Closed my account a while back.


Today, I’m turning off all the tech. Catch up in a few days…✌🏼🕊


That’s the UK for you. Getting stupid now.


Interesting stuff! 👍🏼


Thank you for the pointer to Maximus Ironthumper though, found this very interesting:

https://youtu.be/621nP8oP1R8?feature=shared


Ben Law, and I quote, also “endured a 10 year struggle to obtain planning permission to build a house in his own woods, made mainly out of materials from the woodland itself.”


Yep. But I believe in those cases you still have to buy the land, correct?


People.


Yep, I’ve read many of those. The importance of bitcoin and self-sovereignty is not lost on me, which is why I hold them in self-custody (and why I came to nostr relatively early). I continue to learn too. Seems like move to El Salvador is the key guide in relation to this convo. 👍🏼


Can you point me to your guides? I’m not arguing here. I am just highlighting the situation in the UK. I know it’s not the same in other parts of the world.


That’s the thing. Try doing this in the UK and it will be demolished, even if you own the land and regardless of how sovereign one’s intentions are. There is no freedom here. One can go ahead and do it but you will end up with no peace and a lifelong fight in your hands to avoid jailtime like this guy:

https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/2010/feb/03/farmer-castle-home-haystack-demolition


What an odd response? You acknowledge how connecting third parties can be sucky, advise that in a decentralised evolving world shit like this can happen (and to learn before diving in), and then get accused of being a shitcoiner? 🤣


Just read your blog about this. Looks awesome and good luck! I assume  you had to buy the land and get planning permission etc? Or are there different “rules” where you are?


Happy Valentine's Day!! Time for another #meme competition! Let's see your best Valentine's Day memes! I'll pick a winner at 5PM EST today! Winner gets 21,690 sats #memestr 💜💋🫂🤙⚡


Xi Jinping took the photo right?


Totally get it.


Just the punctuation. That said, we have people posting in all caps, in different languages and so on, so anything goes here and it’s not really the place for the likes of grammar police, especially with no edit function.


Sign of a true friend.


Typically, there’s also no space before punctuation such as commas and exclamation marks, only after.


Didn’t want to say 😄


Yep.. fall, get burnt and maybe realise the hard way 🤷🏻♂


Beautiful! But I can’t help but imagine a person standing to the right, head in hands, mid-scream… https://image.nostr.build/566fa75b56dbda3914376d5a90882cba8b824fb0bfa4613c9cc6433bb7c10dcf.jpg


A couple of others have some pocket money on coinbase though. Tried with the self custody advice. Then gave up. They’re prepared to lose it.


Yep 😂


Still don’t understand this. Need to do more research.


Mine are still in attack, put down, criticise, never gonna work, too volatile, only criminals use it, will be regulated out of existence mode. Given up. Remain bullish.


Yes, WiFi compatibility for third parties is flaky on #StartOS. They’re talking about phasing that out entirely as it’s recommended to be connected by Ethernet anyway.


Sticking with #Start9 and #StartOS for now. (For Bitcoin stuff) - HTTPS, easy backups, and works well on a cheap ThinkPad laptop. However, for other home server stuff, it looks good.


Good day to you! I also see a green-eyed, black-faced sheep/ram with a jacked body. #InkblotArt


And GN!


Yep. Blame Moscow time… 😄


Good Morning! 👽


Have one in a box somewhere. Listening to/ripping some old CDs?


Apple SuperDrive?


Ideally, if you can hang it in a fridge that would be safer.


It’s my logic for it. 😄 Obviously there a religious reasons for it too. Freezing method might be part of the problem here I think. Better to hang the meat at low temp and let it rest and dry a bit - this is what many abattoirs and butchers do. Freezing, unless it’s rapid, will mean ice crystals will form in ALL the cells and we know what happens when water/fluids freeze - they expand, causing the cells to rupture and thus release their contents when thawed (this might be the wetness you mention?). As a side note, this is the reason why the cryo-electron microscopy sample preparation technique known as rapid freezing was developed, so that cell ultrastructure may be preserved (this technique doesn’t allow time for the ice crystals to form). Anyhow, I digress. I hope the brining method works. Slow-cooking might be worth exploring too or perhaps grilling? Good luck!


20 Sats = 1 cent.


Not really true. This removes arterial circulatory blood (haemoglobin) but not the myoglobin that is found within skeletal and cardiac muscle (meat). Myoglobin is what gives rise to “meat juice” and the degrees of pinkness across rare, medium, etc., steaks. It is myoglobin that makes a steak “bloody”. Fat is an entirely different tissue and there won’t be more or less of it after slaughter. Now this is not to say I don’t favour Halal/Kosher methods. Very strong argument for them to minimise blood contamination before butchering as blood also carries the body’s waste products, such as toxins, as well as hormones and viruses.


Did you enjoy font management as much as I did? 😅


Yep 👍🏼


Used one of these back in the day…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_Datasette


Awesome!


Even before that if you had a Mac. I think first developed in the late 80s but not sure.


Normal ones in many cases. Loading games via cassette tape was typical.


It was a great time. Memories of fighting with 1994 Photoshop…


Good day to you! I see the abdomen of a spiny orb-weaver spider (Gasteracantha cancriformis) #InkblotArt https://image.nostr.build/9b2260280bb87a86c0c24e40753286603f76f0ad8a236d112ae37244b3191237.jpg


And true apparently. Watched it a while back. Might watch it again.


Yep, a little sad but it’s a good one…


Can identify with this. I can do the social public stuff but it’s not my natural “resting” state. Also depends who I’m doing the socialising with.


Posting with confidence online behind a pseudonym; losing that confidence in person in real life.


Nice - will try! 👍🏼


👍🏼 On my to do list. Have to do some more reading.


What’s giving you the timeline widget for the halving and block number etc?


First time I’ve seen this… now I can’t unsee it. Thank you.


Thank you. All seems fixed. Had to toggle onlyzaps mode off and on again to get the lightning icon back. Profile is editable now too. And I’ve realised that if my name is the same as my username it hides the grey @profile bit.


Actually no. It appears to be the same wallet address:

Freedom@www.seewaan.com


I’m seeing a hyphen now 🤙🏼


Working now! 🤙🏼


Pushing build 11 which fixes the profile-not-updating bug on TestFlight


This is a fact. Money pits and a tax source for govs. If you can live without one it’s a massive saving, especially over time. Classic, appreciating cars are perhaps a different kettle of fish but still need a maintenance budget.


Bitcoin crocs though…


Yeah - it’s all part of the fun.


Still see the same address. I am going to sign out of Damus and reinstall from TestFlight and setup again - see if that does anything…


Do it regularly. I’ll try again and check your profile again.


Yep


No idea 🤷🏻♂ Not sure #Damus is updating/saving info in our profiles at the moment. I think it’s on the to do list though.


Been very tempted to do this for the same reasons. Then I discovered that the DuckDuckGo browser enables you to watch YouTube videos ad free. But not the same user experience as YouTube itself.


Freedom@www.seewaan.com


Cool thank you! Tried to zap you actually and got an invalid notification 🤔


Yes, I think I may have done this before (different node) when I was pumped up with copious amounts of coffee and things made more sense. Need to get back to that state… as what you say sounds very familiar. I think the break away from bitcoin node stuff I had while working in the Middle East meant I lost that momentum of understanding 😄 Time to get back in with the research!


I hear ya!


This is where I always worry. For me, my hardware wallet stays away, offline from everything. Then there’s all this lightning stuff - LND, Core Lightning, Lightning Terminal, Ride the Lightning, LNBits (inbound outbound channels with significant amounts of sats) plus all the other stuff (Nostr RS Relay, NWC/Alby, etc). I can cope with things like File Browser, Ghost, NextCloud and Jellyfin but the rest is testing the smoothbrain 😅


I’ve realised today that after installing #Start9, synching Bitcoin Core and installing electrs and Mempool, my smoothbrain doesn’t really know what to do next.


In the middle, I definitely see a red-nosed, moustached soldier/hussar wearing a shako. He appears to be emerging from a bunker/hole, with a fiery winter sky behind him. #InkblotArt


Congratulations!🥂


Agree with everything you wrote. When I look back over the last 15 years or so, it has actually never helped me lol. Going to reassess it all tomorrow.


Depends how attached you are to it and if it holds any sentimental value. They hold their value quite well too and some models appreciate too. If you lost it, how would you feel?


Yep. To be honest, it’s more the social media aspect that grates with me. It’s getting more and more toxic and irrelevant. Think I’ll eventually leave it and cultivate my own processes. I used it only for saving some time when searching roles - never ever applied through it - that was always done direct with the employer.


US based right?


Yeah same here. Have no other social media. Just that. Tempted to kill it off.


Nice! I was close with “a type of mushroom” but now I finally know the species. Hericium erinaceus 👍🏽 Looks delicious!


Comfortable knowing that our notes are viewed at least 6 times 😂


Yeah I found Mutiny via NWC very temperamental. Then there was the lighting channel fee. Gave up on that.


I think nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg have the right approach with a built-in client wallet for small balances and zaps, even though custodial. Simplifies things. However, zapping didn’t work at all for me when I last tried.


Probably untaxed zapping 🤣


Hmm both zaps went through I think but very slowly.


Yeah, besides being a kind of job board it also has this passive function. Probably why I haven’t deleted it yet. But I really dislike the rest of it. Getting more and more toxic, riddled with egos. I’d love to see them remove the social media aspect of it all. Pure job advert and apply board. No opinions. No social network. No algorithms, no bots.


Let me try zapping you… I’m on latest #Damus via TestFlight, have nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm via NWC, alby wallet added to profile for lightning tips, zap script installed, wallet selector off and set to local default.


I was of the same ilk when it launched. Then I joined a few years later. Want to leave it now but I do find the job board element semi useful. The rest is highly toxic.


LinkedIn. Yes or no? Would love to hear your opinions and alternative approaches to not using it. #AskNOSTR


Ok, not the biggest Hayek fan in here but recognizing his work let's allow ourselves one more maximum hype before I go to sleep ... 😸🥂🍾

GN #Nostr, stay safe 🌆🌠🧡
#Bitcoin
https://v.nostr.build/ZKPQ.mp4


I see two things: an open corset but also the eyes and partial ghostly face of a tired and weary man. (Loving the textured almost skin-like areas towards the bottom and top corners) #InkblotArt


The best of luck! Go forth and conquer 🤙🏽


Was just thinking the same! 👍🏼


Pathetic. The same people who said “anyone ever bought anything using the internet?” before e-commerce was fully established. Where are they now?


Nice! Have to say the lacework looks really quite intricate and of high quality.


“NOSTRings attached” - that’s it. That’s the slogan. 🤣


Yep 🤣


Curiosity is also powerful marketing. Guarantee people who saw that and didn’t know what it was would simply google it on their phones.


Maybe started in the roof space?


was!


I can’t help but be reminded of this cat when I look at Putin in this meme… https://image.nostr.build/8116252a947696d22f4f4e8965ef82ebd4ec763adf4e07a4a203765542d28483.jpg


It’s a tricky one. First impression was jackfruit or eel.


Perhaps a type of mushroom?


Animal or vegetable 🤔


Pose of 1, plainer background of 2. No window frame at all would be cleaner.


There is definitely a relay that does not play nice with my VPN. Not sure which one.


Enjoy! 🤙🏼👌🏼


Yep. It is the purest way. Zero personal tech.


I haven’t verified this, but funny nonetheless.


Sweet justice!


Love blue! My favourite.


Lunchtime refreshment. https://image.nostr.build/ca13c733e987d609689125d963a525e58fdaed10cdb7d084bc2cabf4606a8c3c.jpg


I thought it might be after joining purple but it may have preceded that. The only other actions I can think of were applying the Damus Testflight updates before purple and perhaps trying out Primal briefly. I only noticed it a week ago as I seem to lose my @username too.

nostr:note198gh42p7nap9hwy39pxwefnjrfcf5au8qv8h335f4a3amjv5h5pq3gp9xu


I can’t quite believe this debuted in 1973…

https://youtu.be/_IrChXZklIE?feature=shared


📋 eat zee weird bugs ✅


Lost my zap ⚡ only too and my @username but maybe only visible to me too?


Yep can confirm it’s been like this for a while.


Predator, with jaws open… #InkblotArt

https://media1.tenor.com/m/2sfvpvTqYpIAAAAd/predator-holyshit.gif


It is a great film. However, The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly ranks higher in my book. It also inspired Tarantino for many of his movies both in terms of directing (Sergio Leone) and soundtrack (Ennio Morricone). Tarantino includes quite a few scenic and musical nods to both creators in Django, Kill Bill etc…


Don’t even know who he is… ouch.


You will be able to run your own personal datastore, but no one will connect to it. Everybody will just connect to the big server ran by the Bluesky company that will censor you if you don't go through their KYC process of if you say anything they don't like. They are for freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach (their words).


Spot on!


I then go to Damus settings > zaps > select default wallet and set to “local default”


After connecting your alby wallet via NWC in Damus, you then have to add your alby wallet address to your profile under “Bitcoin lightning tips”


Have you connected alby via nostr wallet connect?


When you install the script it should return the zap icon. Important to restart Damus after script install.


Just zapped you and have the same setup. 🤔


Because it’s better.


If you are using nostr.build free version, the max is 5MB, you are probably hitting this..
If you have a nostr.build account there is no limit, just your account size. It’s also all integrated with Damus and most other apps.

https://nostr.build/signup


Issue might be more to do with the media hosting services selected within Damus, rather than Damus itself.


Never trust a man with zero sartorial sense and/or taste when it comes to suits and shoes. #COPAvWright


🙂 first thing that hit me. And I always try to go with that. Looking forward to the new colour combos…


I see a focused gathering of two sitting ladies and two gentlemen from France’s La Belle Époque set within colours reminiscent of Un dimanche après-midi à l'Île de la Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat #InkblotArt


Today has started off with a very smooth install of #Start9 on a Lenovo T480. Syncing Bitcoin Core as I type. Much quicker than a Pi4.


Same 😂


Think I’ve seen this woman before under a different account here. She came across as somewhat odd.


Will follow your project updates regardless. 🤙🏼


Ooh you got one. I’ve been tempted…


I come across this so often due to communication via text. Tone of voice, facial and other physical expressions, etc are taken out of the equation and can lead to misunderstanding when you don’t have those subtle visual and audible cues to sense the full context and meaning of what someone is saying. It’s why emojis and memes can help with expression 🙂


That looks delicious!


That was a very insightful and helpful reply. Thank you so much! 🙏 SATs coming your way. I had Umbrel running on a Pi4 and Start9 also on a Pi4 in an Argon One chassis with internal NVMe SSD. Both worked OK to be honest. No issues with tailscale for the Umbrel but Start9 seems to be more secure as access is via Tor/https after installing certificates. However both seem slow with Bitcoin Core, hence the repurposed T480. I’m a total Linux noob so I think I might just go with start9 to see if I can get it to run smoothly on the T480. But I am also tempted to play with Linux too. Either way I enjoy the tinkering 🙂 Thanks again!


How’s your T480 doing? Just got mine and now optimised and ready for either Umbrel or Start9 (can’t decide). With these ThinkPad models, there were some issues with its Thunderbolt firmware so I hope yours was not affected by that.


Can be good for cycling too.


Because they degrade and fail over time. (Plumbing, electrics, windows, roof, damp, etc). But I agree. A roof over your head is important. But that can be either rent or own. And many countries don’t view it as an investment. It’s crazy in the UK and US where there’s an expectation that it will generate equity. (Demand high low supply etc). But I know in parts of Europe for example the price of the house has barely moved in a decade.


Owning a house is a bit like owning a car. It’s needs maintenance and there are associated running costs (bills, tax, etc) which can impact any equity increase (which is also constantly depreciating in real terms thanks to inflation). Renting can offload a lot of that to the owner. It’s also the perfect way to “register” with the government. It’s why govs all want you to own a house and do their utmost to try and support the property “market”. That all said, like a car, it feels like yours, and provides you some freedom and stability. It’s not always clear-cut that one is better than the other. I guess the ultimate is owning the land and the house, in a low/zero tax country, that’s all powered with personal solar/wind/hydro and has its own water source and some arable land. And perhaps a bunker and no/very few neighbours.


Happy Birthday!


🤣 Stay humble, stack purple.


Beautiful!


It’s another hippo! However, it’s a disapproving hippo expressing itself with both thumbs down 👎🏼 #InkblotArt


😅 - yesterday terrible; today actually good.


Damus Purple 🟣 is now available in TestFlight build 8! I made a video for everything you need to know 👀

https://cdn.jb55.com/s/damus-purple.mp4


Subscriber #69 is coming up for grabs in #DamusPurple Who’s gonna get it?


nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s quick silly question. Why do you have “@jb55” in grey in your profile and I don’t have “@jamw” in grey in mine. I am sure I used. Trying to work out/remember what actually shows when one changes one’s name and/or username in a Damus profile.


Indeed, it was very intuitive.


Excellent. It worked! 😁


Cool - thanks for the info! Was just curious. Quite like I got 55 - a reminder of who the dev is 😄


Now searching for non-English plebs to understand them.. #DamusPurple #translation


Oh! Nice 👍🏼


nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s Paid for 1m month initially but when it expires I assume I lose the “double digit early subscriber” rank number after renewal right? 😄


Worked 👍🏼


Same here. Stuck on verify npub and am on build 8


Very accurate


Shower thoughts are the best!


Who’s going to make a client called NoStrings?


I’m afraid it’s a hornless statue of Baphomet #InkblotArt


Perhaps WoS isn’t working? It was pulled for those in the US I believe.


Yep, the relationship between resolution and physical size is key to decent digital desktop real estate. Should be ok for gaming though and won’t be as demanding on your graphics card as a 4K monitor. Perhaps keep for gaming but return if used for anything else. Personally, I’d probably go for a 4K (2160p) or higher monitor at 32in - just better and more “workspace” for every use-case (if the graphics card is up to it).


Perhaps a wallet issue?


Ah, so likely an issue with zapping from his client - probably not related to the receiver being on Damus.


I’ve had no major issues zapping with Damus after employing the patch. Damus is an iOS app (although Android version is in development) so if you don’t have an iPhone/iPad what are you using Damus on?


#Damus on iOS.


Exactly!


I see a colourful skull and crossbones - a jolly Jolly Roger ☠ #InkblotArt


This is another one that might have some uses - back tap. Been around for a while too:

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/111772


Yep, called Standby.


Zebra


#Damus has been great, apart from Apple stepping in and curtailing zapping (there is a workaround) so not Damus’ fault. Early days too for all clients. Primal just didn’t work as expected but will no doubt improve. I’m also here for the freedom and choice and totally expect the NOSTR protocol to grow as more and more people move away from the centralised and controlling platforms.


Yes, I cannot unsee the hippo 🦛 #InkblotArt


Yep, I’ve killed my two Pis. One positive was the “learn by mistake” factor. Going to repurpose a ThinkPad instead.


Thank you very much 🙏


Yep always hated it. Still use the basic office suite though but have to give some credit to Apple for providing the MS Office apps via its store. If one is on MacOS and within that Apple environment it negates the shitty MS update software crap that seems to permanently run in the background while at the same time splitting my subscription between the two companies rather than just giving all monies to MS.


Yes how?? I’ve been on here reading, learning and appreciating for hours. The only thing is it getting screen eye strain, not bored 😂


It’s almost as if these services are their own worst enemy. They will become the outdated legacy way as people get burnt, censored, and wake up to saying enough is enough.


Welcome! And this is why many of us are here.


Always the vices try the get rich quick scheme first. Might be a kind of proof of working though 🤷🏻♂


Sweet! 👍🏼


Normies are now using words like fiat and inflation.  It's happening


I hope so


ETF suits gonna think they own something even rarer when the halving comes around. Perhaps good for price, but is it good for adoption and use? The asset mindset is strong. The currency mindset weak.


Thank you! 🙏


Apple meeting - It seems popular. How do we monetise this nostr thing and make it ours…


Ah 👍🏼


Show me the Scot 😂


Facts 😁


Where to order if based in UK?


Bring it! 😄


Ooh - I’ve been tempted I have to say. Rather clueless about it all though. I’m still in node phase… 😅


#NOSTR is still a bit Wild West but I love it for that. Being part of something evolving is far more fun and interesting.


Yep. Same - different test account. Strictly iOS based. Relays kept disappearing. Zaps did not work. Weird timelines showing and not showing and in a funny order. Got confused. Gave up. Not an expert on NIPs so not sure what was going on. It also went down. #Damus has yet to actually go down for me. 100% uptime.


I gave up on primal. I actually thought the built-in wallet was a good idea for small balances and then other things didn’t work. Will return and try later…


GM! And enjoy! Looks yummy 🤤


Great journey and I swear I was following you before - just had to refollow again… Quick question. Do you make leather watch straps?


Better than hamster - only an extra fin.


Can’t wait to see this abomination…


He’s referring to FOSS right? 😆


Yep exactly! Been banging on about this for ages! Good luck with air “frying” anything battered too.


😂 - yep, but just gotta find the 10 lots of $4000 if I want the whole coin now.


Teach a man how to use his thumb and you feed him for a lifetime.


Integrating wallets. Lots of them, all work differently. A client with a built-in one that actually works for small amounts is probably the way to go in terms of ease of use.


Good morning #InkblotArt - I see a man with a huge moustache, a bow tie and a very wide middle parting in his hair.


One of my favourites!


That’s the point isn’t it? To instil FUD in Ethereum by relaying the truth. I guess one could argue that FUD is bad when it’s based on lies in order to mislead, and good when it’s based on truth to educate and warn those to steer clear. Negative FUD vs positive FUD (or is FUD always inherently negative 🤔).


Too late. Another one has been made.


If you love him like a brother, try lifting him up. Small, positive things. He’s clearly not in a good place and this sounds like a front. Might just need some positivity around him and perhaps some direction?  Nothing wrong with being unmarried either.


I use Alby for the zaps. Still haven't deleted WoS just for the ad dust the gathers, just need a VPN to use it sometimes.

I like mutiny but I had a force channel close on one of my two channels even though I only really used it between my other wallets. And I couldn't use it on the remaining channel for about two weeks until a recent update, I think because the sync got wonky. Either way made me think maybe I'm out of my league with it 😂

Hoping Phoenix, Breez, and Blockstream hold up for now so I can keep stacking small buys until it justifies an on chain withdraw.

I love lightning but it is hard to recommend to people who know nothing about Bitcoin when there's so many custodial solutions you don't know if they'll support a jurisdiction let alone all the always online, channel capacity, and all that stuff.

To me Lightning is a means to an end. A utxo on a seed I control. And it's hard to show someone how cool LN is without immediately over saturating them with terminology about.

Anyway. I've overstayed my reply and gone into a tangent. 😅


Will’s nuke day, zapathons, that day when some guy tried to reinvent Damus, Pura Vida, the shift change to all things “str”


I love ‘em. Keep them coming! And I’ll try to remember the hashtag. 🤙🏼


I see two scenes depending on whether I allow the dark ink or the white paper to dominate my perception. For the dark ink: I see two children ready to box, each sitting on a very fat-legged ostrich. A butterfly flutters between them. For the white paper: I see a queen, with eyes set close together, wearing a golden crown and emerald/gold earrings. Her shoulders and arms are covered in black lace as she rocks a blue-coloured strapless bustier/corset top.


Just bought the same 👍🏼


Thanks 🙏


Which Thinkpad? Spec?


It’s missing something. Can’t put my finger on it…


Yes! 👀


Playing about with a screenplay where nostr is revealed to be a huge psyop and all the relays are run by three-letter agency operatives to round up the non-conformists. However, it’s coming out too much like a mashup between the Hunger Games and the Matrix, with a sprinkling of Mr Robot and the Minority Report. Pen down…


#Primal failed my iOS testing. Back to #Damus and some #nostur.


Any idea as to why #Primal on iOS does not retain my list of added relays when I close and then reopen the client?


VPN if you’re worried.


The towel warming light is a great invention. 😂


Datum, so it’s data.


I can’t ski but I do enjoy watching the downhill races in Kitzbuhel. Mad speeds and control.


😂 flavour changes everything! Sounds nice as vanilla is my favourite! I like a fresh sorbet too.


It’s an interesting topic with so many variables. If you take out any reference to value or price then it really changes the perspective. To be honest I haven’t thought about it in any great depth until now 🙂


😂😂😂 Even some VPNs seem to go doolally when connected to nostr.


I always took time preference to be linked with value. Isn’t an ice cream available right now more valuable than an ice cream you have to wait for in the summer?


Genuine. I also remember watching it when it was broadcast in 1999. Not too much AI about back then 😁

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/entertainment-arts-35286749


And I’ve just searched Die Gedanken sind frei, so there’s something I’ve learnt about today 👍🏼


Yep - likewise.


I enjoyed the Zapathons - a bit of fun while they lasted and a demo of the tech/wallets/LNURLS etc. Never were going to last though. I regularly prune my following list with a simple criteria: don’t post anything for 6+ months and I’ll likely unfollow you.


Yep and the opposite of each one red flags a narcissist.


Yep 👍🏼


Late 80s clubbing throwback, possibly #NSFW

https://youtu.be/QEx1S_OglSU?feature=shared


Despite its release in 2011, this song resonates (and perhaps with others) during the trek or drive home after clubbing at the Ministry of Sound or perhaps the The World’s End / Underworld in Camden back in the late 90s.

https://youtu.be/3_y6ackRJIw?feature=shared


Ooh I remember him 😂


Have you been?


It sure has been wonderful although rain ☔ on its way apparently. Warner forecast mind you. Nope, haven’t yet been since the refurb but I’ve been meaning to! A friend suggested meeting there and never got round to it (travels got in the way) but I must!! And thanks for reminding me - I’ll rearrange with them now 🙂


It’s easily done 🙂


When you say goodnight on #nostr then stay up for another hour reading more notes… #ThisIsTheWay


Happy Friday #nostr! Hope you and your families have a nice and restful weekend!


Yep, not your domain, not your verification.


Lovely clear night sky and skyline. And cold again brrr 🥶 Looks familiar too having lived in London most my life. Can see the Battersea Power Station chimneys way off in the distance too. 💜


I still follow you as I generally like your notes, so there’s that too. 🤙🏼


Hot water bottle for the win. It’s bloody 🥶 Should have used an ASIC for the double whammy… Goodnight #nostr


Either way it’s you so fuck ‘em!


And why not! 😂


Ah, amethyst cache or something maybe?


Same today as it was 10months ago. 🤙🏼


Gone for me.


It’s easier on #nostr

https://youtu.be/U7xjYeWOhbU?feature=shared


Accurate in your perspective. But I’m going to leave it there and agree to disagree as to the need to analogise. Nostr is more than this. (Which is also to be celebrated).


Bring them…


The gene pool is not that clear cut and it’s ever evolving.


One can acknowledge her pain whilst not posting as you did. But you missed that point and went for the denigration instead. Which is my point.


Welcome back!


And?


So what! Grow up man. She can do what she likes here. And yes you can express your opinion too but it reflects more about you to bother leaving a comment that denigrates rather than celebrates.


Who’s attacking Roya? I need to block some people!


Yes! A strong Greek and Roman nose. It’s both defining and appealing in both men and women. Why change that?