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 At Primal, we create follow recommendations for new users based on interests they specified during the sign-up process. We also started working on long form article curations. All this is publicly accessible via nostr lists for the official Primal account (link below). 

If you have suggestions regarding recommended accounts or articles, please let us know! 

https://listr.lol/npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg 
 I wonder if/how one can set his Nostr feed to show a MIX of TRENDING posts and posts of people I ... 
 We are working on a bunch of new feeds at Primal. They will all be open source and exposed in a public feed marketplace (as DVMs). In addition, all Primal clients will support 3rd party feeds via the same mechanism. This already works great in Amethyst; nice work  @Vitor Pamplona.

If you have suggestions for feeds you'd like to see, let us know and we'll try to make them! 🫡  
 Sorry, I missed your original question. Yes, this list is open: 

nostr:note1z63324dfllvnmlgh6zeucv4z9mye8vuc7zgx4k6ujrrge47pn86scr8f3g  
 Wow that's a complex question and a worthy goal. We'll have to think more deeply about it.  
 Working on it! 🫡  
 By "same mechanism", I was referring to DVMs (Data Vending Machines) as a method to deliver custom nostr feeds.  
 Cool. Working on making it faster! 😅 
 Haven't seen this before; looks great! 👌 
 Interesting idea. Let's see if we can make it happen.  
 @rabble nails it here:
nostr:note14pa6uvtstc07dy3lhgmc49wsl8ak6pn3zqps4jujvyaq0alng9lqjp4ha0
nostr:naddr1qqyk7m3dv3jkcet5v5pzqak8r2hr5jglrk0wc37t59lz98x6gyf6pwaku6hpwakhvslznjh6qvzqqqr4guhze09z 
 nostr:nprofile1qqsdv8emcke7k3qqaldwv956tstu40ejg663gdsaayuuujs6pknw7jspp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpr3... 
 You can already do that. Go to Settings / Feeds and reorder the feeds as you wish. The top feed will be the default one.  
 how great is this:
nostr:note1uk4gua9l8sqpd2vd956s9ugcn29grw4l9vstgrg7xr4fqfnwt0lqjr3mym
nostr:naddr1qqxnzdejxyurxveexymnxwfeqgsg3nqnfvdxta2w7j9vc80nvegx85l2ghcya2u273jxu4sutt5eq7grqsqqqa286jzgn2 
 I'm not finding Nostr straightforward right now. On Windows desktop, I can't post, reply etc in #... 
 Sure, @Marko from our team will reach out to troubleshoot 
 Social networks tend to build certain cultures. In this early stage, people here have a serious a... 
 The "Latest" feed is a chronological list of notes by your follows. 

We do have the global feed. You can access it via the web app: https://primal.net/explore/global/latest 

If you wish to add it to your main feed picker, simply click the "add this feed to my home page" link at the top of the feed. This will add the feed to both web and mobile apps.  
 Sad to see this. 😕

You guys definitively moved the ball forward. We are all grateful to you for that! Looking forward to see what you'll come up with next. Hope your next project involves both Nostr and Bitcoin. 

🫂  @Deleted Account,  @Paul,  @benthecarman 
 What's your daily driver in terms of nostr client(s)?  
 I use Primal and Highlighter 
 Thanks for reporting! 

 @Marko will be in touch over DMs to try to reproduce the issue.  
 Hey  nostr:npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvr when can i use my wall... 
 Hey Cory, good to hear from you! We are working on it; aiming to have that available this fall.  
 Hello! 
 hello yourself! 
 Holy shit, I think I just realized a direct and concrete way that I’ve personally experienced t... 
 The biggest story around Nostr isn’t censorship resistance. 

It’s the total reshaping of the incentive structure on the Web. The platform silos currently hold most of the power, but Nostr will shift it to users and content creators. This will become more obvious as we build out the tools for users and content creators. Zaps are just the starting point. Exciting times ahead. 

nostr:note16uc4f3673vf69v7ledd8x99r9ej2sgfrxg56mqn98yfelq66a05qdkw4up  
 nostr:npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvr seeing full notes/replies f... 
 Thanks for reporting. Somebody will be in touch over DMs to help troubleshoot this.  
 Bug report for nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg 1.9.3:

When... 
 Thanks for reporting. We are aware of this issue, it seems to happen on weak connections. Working on a fix! 
 Definitely not related to note content, but not 100% sure it's the connection.  
 Here's how Serbian people will remember Biden:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo6A1qCVl3Q  
 Every day is leg day for nostr devs 
 As far I I know Primal wallet is the only Non Ecash wallet officially supported in the US still a... 
 Our in-app purchase feature is designed to help people get a small amount of sats for the first time so they can experience zapping on nostr. This feature isn't designed for regularly buying sats; you are much better off using a service like Strike for that. 

In some cases frequent in-app purchases trigger our fraud logic and freeze the wallet. We unfreeze it quickly if we determine that we are dealing with a legitimate user.  
 GM Nostr ☀️

 @PABLOF7z and I are planning to give a joint talk at the upcoming  @thenostrworld conference. If you’d like to see this talk happen give us a 👍 on github. All suggestions/feedback are welcome as well. 

https://github.com/nostrworld/nostriga/issues/45  
 Sounds like a great topic for a talk.  
 You should be able to do this already in any of our clients. Go to Settings / Feeds and set the order you prefer. The top feed will be the default one.  
 Looks like you are not running the latest version of our android app. The option to reorder should be there.  
 Great test 👏👏👏 
 Bad marketing for Nostr clients to position as “wallets.”

Being money-obsessed is low-status... 
 Thanks for caring enough to provide this feedback @naval! You’re right; our current tagline misses the mark. Planning to change it for the upcoming 2.0 release. 
 Thanks for this feedback! 

Both of these features are on our to-do list; they will be added to the product before long. Keep the feedback coming!  
 Confirmed. Thanks for reporting, we’ll issue a patch soon. 
 We just released a patch to Primal for iOS that fixes the profile linking issue reported yesterday. Everyone should upgrade to the latest build (1.9.3).  
 Hey bro, hope you’ve been well! Can you make me a https:// primal .net/MADEX link? 
 Sure! Do you want it pointing to your Asanoha profile? 
 Primal for iOS build 1.8.6 has been released. Here is what we have for you: 

- DMs: performance improvements
- Network settings: enhanced privacy 
- Network settings: set caching service  
- Overall stability improvements 

Our main goal with this release was to solidify the existing functionality and make the app more performant. Let us know what else we should improve in that area. Moving forward, stay tuned for a MAJOR update and a ton of new functionality targeted for the end of August. 👀

Enjoy! 🤙💜

https://primal.net/downloads 
 
 No, our iOS and Android apps are both native.  
 Are you having these issues just with Orbot or any VPN? Also, are you able to connect via other iOS nostr apps (Damus or Nostur)? 
 Works for me. How big is your video and what's the error message you are getting?  
 Simply download the latest Primal release from the App Store.  
 Yes, I'll post something about it tomorrow 
 Primal for Android 1.0 is here! 

This is another incremental release of our Android app, but we finally reached the milestone where it is stable and feature-complete enough that we can call it v1.0 with a straight face. Here’s what’s new in build 1.0.3: 

- Settings: ability to reorder feeds
- Media uploads: show upload progress
- Note editor: camera command added 
- Network settings: enhanced privacy 
- Network settings: set caching service  
- Stability improvements

Please let us know how you like the latest release and stay tuned for more updates. There is A LOT more to come! 

Enjoy! 🤙💜

https://primal.net/downloads  
 Yup. An experimental feature. More about it soon.  
 This is definitely on our radar; planning to implement it for a future release.  
 Yes, will do! 🫡  
 Agreed. This is definitely on our radar; planning to implement it for a future release.  
 That's the only option for now.  
 We'll follow up to investigate 
 When uploading through Primal, those files are hosted on Primal's media server. We will add the capability to use 3rd party media servers soon. 

If you hare having upload issues, please let us know.  
 My lovely wife nostr:nprofile1qqsfg2spq35fak0xfwjn5lfumpn59h0ka4n8n3yux3d9fnlegyq9pxspr9mhxue69uh... 
 Yes, we can help. Check your DMs.  
 Tons of progress made today.

Good things coming.

I keep saying it; freedom tech will have an un... 
 LFG! 
 I just got my first copy of the Bitcoin Standard and I know that literally 0 people will care exc... 
 Great read, enjoy. 

IMHO, The Fiat Standard is even better. It's a meticulous critique of the fiat world that helped me understand how the monetary system affects virtually every aspect of the society. Even though it sounds batshit insane, the old phrase "bitcoin fixes everything" actually has merit. 

Just wish  @saifedean was more active on Nostr!  
 Nostr is inevitable. 

However, the adoption trajectory is uncertain. It could take a couple of years or a decade before Nostr gains critical mass. Our actions will make all the difference. The builders and early adopters bear the responsibility of guiding Nostr through this early stage. 

Anyhow, good morning! ☀️ 
 I agree, we should enjoy each phase. Also agree that it's all good!

As for our rivals that have gone 10x, I am curious about who you are referring to.  
 Are they really rivals to Nostr tho? 

I guess the answer differs based on what you want to use Nostr for. Personally, I don't see either of them offering foundational building blocks for the new Internet. 

IMHO, only Nostr provides self-sovereign cryptographic identities, web of trust, communication layer, and persistence layer - all of which are truly open and permissionless. That's why I think that Nostr is inevitable. 
 I realize that in theory similar things can be claimed, but do you see large numbers of users actually holding their keys on these networks? If not, then we are talking about different types of networks imo. 

Also, what's your take on the diversity of apps being built on the competing networks? On Nostr, we have just about every imaginable app type being built or at least attempted. I find this to be insanely bullish for Nostr.  
 Agreed. 
 true, but even they will eventually end up on nostr because the next generation of tiktok & insta apps is going to be built on nostr.  
 Thanks for reporting. I will reach out via dm to investigate.  
 Yep, super down. 😅

Thanks for reporting; we'll get it going shortly.  
 nostr:nprofile1qqsdv8emcke7k3qqaldwv956tstu40ejg663gdsaayuuujs6pknw7jspp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpr3... 
 Apologies, we had an intra issue. Everything should be back up now.  
 I need a research option in User Profile Page:

Open a Npub profile page, search 🔍 option for ... 
 Yes, we are planning to add this in the coming months.  
 For anyone on iOS: 

To zap someone on nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepcll... 
 Hey  @alejandro, that doesn't sound right. If you were able to activate the wallet and sends sats to it, the app shouldn't ask you for anything else at a later time. Are you really not able to withdraw? What is the error message you are getting?  
 Okay, we can help you with this. I'll send you a DM shortly. 

As for your question, KYC is a legal requirement for offering a custodial wallet service; it is not our choice to collect this information.  
 Yup, I can repro the problem on iOS. We'll look into it; thanks for reporting.