If you would need to recommend your younger self to read one book which would it be?

(it can’t be a bitcoin book)


This has to be the most beautiful venue I've ever seen a Bitcoin conference held in. It's the historic stock exchange in Antwerp, Belgium.

https://image.nostr.build/9a1327a242c3c0adfe25a8dd1e7b655126169c48b3c4bdd55915ee7b15de50d7.jpg


At the #FutureOfBitcoin conference.
Rational Root speaking
https://image.nostr.build/c5c91a891276de2bee57743d5dae5decb8ac07350951a2789c0380e2bdc57c2f.jpg


update:
- New podcast episode (interview / talk ) incoming soon...
- The De Standaard counter-index was updated (it's sitting at +8% now :)
(link to that is available on the homepage http://allesvoorbitcoin.be as bitcoin barometer / standaard counter index)
https://allesvoorbitcoin.be/bitcoinbarometer/


Note to self:

Be mindful with the difference between “I don’t want to do what other people do” and “this is what I need to do to get to where I want to go”.

Focus on the latter.

Don’t be rebellious for the sake of it.


Well its late and i'm giving up trying to install graphene on pixel 8.  Using Linux Mint, tried it with Brave browser and Chromium.  It took forever (several hrs) to "Obtain Factory Images", but when i clicked Flash Factory Images, it says i need to download a release, which i just did.  Maybe in the morning i'll see if anyone can help me.  Nite.

#asknostr #graphene


I've recently switched from writing in Dutch and English, to using English more and more. Also the podcast itself will probably switch over time.

The reason is complex: I really want to let the voice of Belgian / Dutch speaking bitcoiners be heard. But there's zero, and I mean zero interest in that outside of our country. Not one podcaster internationally reached out.

Of course they're happy interviewing the same 10 big names over and over again, to the point where we even know their dog's favorite squeaky toy.

The community itself is also complex and infested (in my opinion) with blatant "soft scams" in the bitcoin space itself. The 10 plus brands of hardware wallets, the hats, the stickers, the shirts, the webinars and so forth.

As soon as you are an ad-free and sponsor free podcast, they don't see the "use" for you, or at least you're marginalized because you're "a real bitcoiner" and not someone who will speak fondly of whatever project is launched or book that's written.

So... maybe I need to double down on this, and go even harder and more radical in this approach I did on a local level, ... and be critical and calling **** out on a more broad level.

Because there's a lot to talk about, and up to now, I only did so in Dutch.  I can't hurt my sponsors, because I have none, I can't hurt my advertisers, because I have none.


I want a way to subscribe to responses. I see a note that asks a good question, but there are no answers yet. I want to make sure that I'm seeing any new responses to that note regardless of my settings wrt seeing comments.


The engagement of the community in Belgium is absolutely close to pre 2016 levels or even lower.
Blog: 13 visit a month
Podcast episode: unless there's a 'big name' in the title or a shitcoin: sub 100 listeners a month
Donations: 3€ / episode on average
Tweet: average 2 RT and 3 likes per 170 views
F it


Thank you, I'll look into it.


Does anyone know good books about game theory?

#asknostr #bookstr


How do I make or get a nostr/web based shop for some goods like t-shirts online, purely on bitcoin / LN / ecash ?
Are there any templates or services on a usable level for a non-programmer? (I'm not going to compile stuff on openBSD or whatever:)


Is this the first time NOSTR zaps have been captured on film being used in the real world?

https://v.nostr.build/jY3EM.mp4

Hundreds of zaps from a single post came in from around the world within one hour, and we distributed the proceeds to 40+ people at a live charity event.


GM
My latest about #bitcoin in Turkey

Please share and maybe zap 💜

Full video below!

https://v.nostr.build/4oEGr.mp4


If you fall in love with someone, you will want your family to like her, you will often introduce her and praise her good points in front of family and friends. You'd want to spend every day with her. You will share your joy and happiness with her. You'll build a better future with her. Yes, we should be in love with #nostr.

I love nostr 💜🫂


 #Nostr is more diverse now than nostr was a year ago.

There weren’t so many ladies a year ago. There weren’t so many memes. There weren’t so many painters. There weren’t so many musicians. There weren’t so many foodies…..

Everyone can have #Bitcoin , but it’s not all there is to life. People who take Bitcoin seriously take loving life more seriously.


Dyslexic typos = proof of human


REALITY CHECK: I had the opportunity to meet some big creators the last days.

Been trying to nostrpill all of them.
There is an interest in having the community non ruggable.. but they don’t really worry about decentralization or being censored. Also they don’t care about zapping…

USABILITY and UX is THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR THEM!

I got some interest from the interoperability of different apps on the protocol - but it’s still hard to understand for them.

For most people #nostr doesn’t solve a problem yet. Which is fine.. I think it’s just an important reality check and it makes you realize how early everything on nostr is right now. Most here did their POW - and if you read this you’re an #nostrOG

I just realized how fkn exciting it is to be part of a new technology emerging. We all see the work we need to do but also have the grand vision - which no one knows how it’s going to play out.

THE WORLD NEEDS NOSTR IT JUST DOESNT REALIZE IT YET


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!