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 I thought #nostr would be a non stop party the way bitcoin is flying’ 
 One of the things that I don’t think people see - is that #bitcoin will likely be utilized in robotics. Data and its permissions, plus pay to use. 
 I would have thought #nostr would be lit up talking about the #bitcoin documentary. Turns out Satoshi is actually Elmo. 
 If #nostr had an “App Store” - this place would blow up. 
 We were without power for three days and the gas stations were crowded and angry. I worry about if we’re down for a month. How angry will the gas stations be then? #society 
 Power is on - finally! #Helene was somethin’ huh? 
 The sense of #community when the power goes out is amazing. How do we maintain this level of support for each other when it comes back on? #georgia 
 Swapped out my earthquake anxieties for hurricane anxieties. 

Hope everyone out there is safe. 
 #Start9 or #Umbrel?
Playing with the idea of setting up a home server to host my own BTC node, op... 
 Umbrel is easier and fancier UX but source available. Start 9 is solid but built on an ethic of open source that supports bitcoin. If it’s about ethos, start9. If it’s just set and forget for casual use, umbrel is just fine. 
 Anyone connect #unity and #nostr - #gamedev people? Seeing lightning integration but curious about nostr specific 
 Come to think of it - with the culture here, probably more of #godot huh? 
 Would you rather be..

(A) a genius at only one thing and a dumbshit at most other things 

or 

... 
 (C) anyone with AI 
 It’s amazing how different #decentralists are, wish we could switch #farcaster and #nostr streams  on everyone just for laughs 
 The new human creative struggle:

so I build it? 

Or do I wait for an #ai model to be released next week that can do it? 
 The less I care, the more serious they take me. (The secret to middle age reveals itself) 
 I wish that Seth Godin was a bitcoiner. 
 He’d buy the dip 
 Feel like you missed my terrible joke … tho I am enjoying thinking about the idea of Seth with laser eyes 
https://m.primal.net/KxJi.jpg 
 #nostr needs more #webcomics - everyone get on that please… 
 My social media cycle - Twitter until I can’t handle it, bluesky until I get bored of vanilla content, then nostr until I’m caught up on the bitcoin ecosystem - then back to twitter I guess. The cosmic cycle continues… 
 I’ve spent a lot of time across crypto. Solana, optimism, arbitrum - lightning + bitcoin feels real. I’m excited to finally find something that actually works. LFG #btc #lightning #nostr 
 Everyone should run nodes - it should be made as easy as possible to set up a home server and run a #relay - content is the blocker to mass adoption #nostr 
 Watched #nostriga on YouTube. The concept of #nostr using tiny fractional payments as defensibility against bot attacks and malicious actors is a super interesting take away for me. 
 Categorizing NIPs by client side, relay side and both would be super helpful. #nostr #dev 
 Need lots more docs on relays in general! 
 Learning automation is not a technical skill. 

It’s about embracing passion as a means to productivity. 
#education #automation 
 Never thought I’d ever be so interested in #cryptography - everyone should learn the basics 
 Growing up, my dad ran SETI@home - when I play with this tech, I always come back to that empowering feeling of computers searching for life together. #nostr #federation 
 Testing thru VPN 
 Amazing 
 Testing my private nostr relay 
 Sweet 
 Loving nostr 
 Gonna hunt for some relays #nostr 
 #nostr client apps should spend more time on the UI/UX for relay management - 

it’d be great to stack different relays and get a sense of their types of notes/other stuff - or be able to designate sending content to different relays 

#Relays are the real value and they are kind of buried in most client apps #grownostr #ux #ui 
 Sure … Just have to embrace the fun of having almost no idea what you are doing #nostr 
 I think that it would be a cool idea to have some sort of concensus mechanism on Nostr for confli... 
 This would be a huge unlock for business and fundraising - nostr focused lightning multisigs  
 Stackin’ apps #nostr
https://m.primal.net/KBdv.jpg 
 I think #WebRTC needs a server hand off - I wonder if you can do peer to peer with #nostr  
 Oh that’s cool. Appreciate the link 
 What about a virtual space - all #opensource like Godot - and #nostr for secure log in? #gamedev
https://link.storjshare.io/raw/jvxnkn5muvkxl5mdi4knsygvzv7a/production/48da84ede9ca2a2e009733f0aa8f0fd58dfaaafdc1cd66b822b3db08c5958e48.JPEG 
 A week ago I had never heard of #nostr - now I’m self hosting, trying to figure out #lightning, and dreaming of integrating #gamedev into it. This is the next computing shift - mainstream personalized privacy  
 Hello! They call me the community maestro of web3 gaming. Excited to participate 

#introductions 
 nostr could be a big unlock in web3 gaming 
 Decentralized networks grow without centralized roots👍 
 When we all self host relays and intro cryptography into our day to day apps 
 Exactly - lots of opportunity to figure it out - I started on a server from these guys  last week - https://start9.com @Start9 
 Any suggestions on where I can find the info and docs to better understand Nips? #asknostr 
 Appreciate it 
 Looks like an active #nostr ecosystem of development. An #obsidan plugin looks interesting. #highlighter for long form content. Gonna have to learn more about #relay architecture for sure. 
 Spun up a #bitcoin node - check. #Nostr private feed - check. Now gotta get my brain around #lightning - gonna figure this out! 
 Brother’s computer stopped working. Installed #Linux. Better than new. 
 That’s how it starts, then you start converting all of your machines to it! 
 Feel like #nostr shouldn’t be this hard to use - dropping follower resets, setting a private server… it’s kind of a lot of steps to get into this place 
 Appreciate that - I keep dropping the follow and follower count. Any thoughts? I think I should be synced to my private feed, my nsec, npub and hex all look good. Kind of stumped. 
 I’m going to figure this nostr thing out … 
 Attempting to set up my private nostr relay - testing this guy out 123 
 Optimizing - decentralizing - open sourcing - game dev

#introductions 
 Appreciate that, thanks. Still new to this world, but enjoying the potential of it as I’m learning. Glad to be here.