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 deep sorrow purifies the soul 
 Time is the scarcest asset 
 Expected Primal performance is shown in the clip below. If you are experiencing slower performance, please let us know: 

1. Which Primal app you are using (web/iOS/android) 

2. Which browser / OS you are using 

3. Anything else you think might be relevant with your setup 

Thank you for the feedback! 

https://m.primal.net/LNup.mp4  
 Any CSAM content uploaded to Primal's servers is removed immediately upon discovery. You can report CSAM content to us by DMing the main  @primal account.  
 This was recorded using Chrome on Mac OS. If things are slow for you, could you please respond to the three questions in my note?  
 Okay, great to hear!  
 This is the current prod version at primal.net 
 I often use  nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg (on web and An... 
 Both web and mobile apps should be fast now. They definitely are for me and the rest of our team (geographically distributed). If you are experiencing slowness, we'll need to investigate.  @Marko will reach out to help troubleshoot.  
 My boy  @ODELL loving the latest TestFlight: 

https://m.primal.net/LMMG.mp4  
 Is there a way to create a link to your Nostr? (So people can easily find it, similar to linking ... 
 Yes, absolutely. Which handle would you like?  
 Yes of course. What's your desired handle?  
 Primal for iOS build 1.9.90 has just been released. This build should resolve the performance / connectivity issues experienced by many Primal iOS users recently. If you were affected, please confirm that the new build indeed resolves these issues. 

There are no new features in this release. We are preparing a massive upgrade with Primal 2.0 in October. 💜☀️ 
 If you are on Primal TestFlight, please note that we just rolled out a build that makes our iOS app much more performant and reliable. If testing goes well, we aim to release these improvements early next week. 

Apologies to those who wish to participate in beta testing; our TestFlight is not public at the moment. We work closely with our testers and don’t have the bandwidth to expand the group at this time. With a bit of luck, an improved build will be live soon. Thanks for your patience! 
 Feed marketplace is coming with the full Primal 2.0 release in October.  
 A note to all Primal users. We are working hard on making Primal much faster and more reliable. We already deployed a more performant web app. Please let us know if it works well for you. 

Major updates to all Primal clients are in the works. Thanks for your patience, it will be worth the wait. 🫡 
 The fix was on the caching service side. We are working on a major upgrade of the web app for Primal 2.0. The public repo will be updated when we launch (in 2-3 weeks).  
 Our production web app is main on github. The performance fix was in the caching service. 
 Top pow note belongs to the top truth:

Satoshi saved the world, and opened up new ones 
 @NVK  has a few of those 
https://m.primal.net/KycC.jpg 
 Yea working on a big update for Primal 2.0

Two weeks (tm) 
  nostr:npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvr Primal on iOS is again 'fr... 
 Thanks for the feedback; never hesitate to send bug reports! We are aware of this; it's actually a connectivity issue with the iOS app. The fix will be included in the next release. In the meantime the workaround is to restart the app. Sorry about the inconvenience!  
 i’ve lost track of what color pill people are supposed to take. 
 Pills are to be taken in this order: 

- red
- black 
- orange 
- purple
- white 

🤝 
 purple == nostr 
white == wagmi  
 Apologies to all Primal users who experienced slowness over the past few days. We identified some issues are working on fixing them. 

We still don’t fully understand how widespread the issues are, so if you want to help, can you please respond below with the following info: 

- Which Primal client(s) are you using? 
- Did you experience slowness in the past few days?
- How is the app performing now? 

Thanks for your feedback!  
 i hope it’s just me

but primal is now completely unusable for me due to slowness. web and all. 
 Troubleshooting multiple issues both client-side and with the caching service. Aiming to deploy some fixes in the next few days. 

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback over the past few days; it really helped! 🫂  
 Deploying many horizontally scalable instances is the way. 

One caching service is not interesting. Dozens (or hundreds) of instances is very interesting and could help scale nostr imho.  
 All systems are operational. Which Primal client are you using (web/iOS/android)?  
 Yes, working on it. Next build should fix it.  
 It's actually a client-side issue that's been messing with us on and off for some time now. We'll get it sorted out for the 2.0 release.  
 they do, when they aren't busted. will fix.  
 Bitcoin Twitter RIP 🪦 
 Spam attacks are annoying, but they will make Nostr much stronger.  
 nostr:npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvr a muted word list in nostr:... 
 agreed! we'll add it to our to-do list!  
 When you say that Nostr can’t scale or that it can be censored, what you are really saying is that an army of developers won’t find a way to relay notes and other stuff. 

I’ll take the other side of that bet.  
 Meh, IPFS was doomed from the start with their p2p/dht approach. All we need to do is relay signed messages. And there are soo many ways to do that.  
 can you be more specific?  
 Which app are you using (iOS/Android/Web)? Also, does restarting the app help?  
 Who runs  nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg?  Question: Why a... 
 Searching for note id works in Primal iOS and Android clients. For the web client, you can simply paste it in the browser address bar. We will make it do the right thing when you paste it in the search box as well.  
 People  will soon understand that Nostr is an entirely different type of network than anything they've seen before. 

I am not just talking about censorship resistance and user sovereignty. A new breed of applications is now possible. We'll show how good those apps can be. 
 
 Some bitcoiners are still sleeping on Nostr. My Riga talk was dedicated to them: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxkaUxzr4xY  
 That's wild! 😅 

LFG!!  
 Thanks for the detailed feedback; I appreciate it!  
 Riga was absolutely amazing. Super glad you convinced me to come!  
 nostr:npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvr thank you for #primal! 
 ☀️  
 Every time the price of a shitcoin pumped low conviction bitcoiners, in it for the wrong reasons ... 
 The hilarious part is that we are going to crush it so massively that other competing networks are going to look like toys in comparison. Much sooner than most think.  
 Nostr 
 Working on Primal 2.0 and a major upgrade to the web app. The target, as always, is two weeks (tm). It will be open sourced under the MIT license on Day 1.   
 Argentina or Uruguay would be awesome for the next Nostr.World conference. 

That’s my vote. 🫡  
 Agreed 
 just joined nostr via primal. why am I automatically following 124 accounts? how were those accou... 
 Hey welcome to nostr! 🫂 

During the signup process you selected some topics you are interested in. The Primal app automatically followed some accounts that typically post content in those categories. 

We are working on improving this system for a future release. Hopefully this explanation makes sense.  
 South American Nostr users:

if we held the next Nostr Fest in Uruguay, Argentina or Brazil, what... 
 🤝  
 damus is still the fastest out there 
 If you are nerd sniping us, it's working 
 South America sounds great for the next nostr.world conference. What do you guys think? 

nostr:note1pk5skydtg9trv3vsrpg6lhfd2gm7erdtuf0249urzkxzvezmclysf52zzf  
 Man, remember when Australia imprisoned Novak Djokovic for not wanting to bend the knee? They literally put the world's healthiest human in a cage for "health reasons". Now it's obvious that he was on the right side of history, but we still haven't seen an apology. That, plus the whole "five eyes" thing doesn't make Australia too appetizing for me. 

Just my 2 sats.  
 Love Uruguay 
 You are prob right that Australia needs Nostr more than most. I just don't feel like going there. 😅 

But same as you, I'll go wherever the event ends up.  
 Good momentum for the next South American Nostr Conference. 
 South America sounds great for the next nostr.world conference. What do you guys think? 

nostr:note1pk5skydtg9trv3vsrpg6lhfd2gm7erdtuf0249urzkxzvezmclysf52zzf  
 running primal 
 Welcome back sir. 

We just verified you on Primal: 

https://primal.net/nopara73 
 nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg is there any way to create ... 
 Not yet. We recommend  @Listr.  
 Great advice below. Diversify your Nostr client usage. 

nostr:note14ur6sp9verfjqh458x0eg3vzk9cmqj682w0zchaqma9nx0a7876qr95agp  
 LFG ⚡  
 😂 👌 💪  
 Thanks very much. The suggestion is not to switch to others, just to explore the Nostr ecosystem.  
 Yes!  
 Nostr is a movement. No question about it.  
 🫡