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 is there any way to customize Amethyst notifications to make reaction notifications appear, well, differently?

they always look sorta big and i find myseld looking for the reply, but only see my own note, and it throws me. like i think it's just a UI thing, not a bug, just not used to it. but still, would be nice to reduce so it's just "npub liked noteID" rather than the existimg big space it takes up.

#asknostr #amethyst 
 Q) how to enrich one's experiencr on Nostr?
A) follow and engage with more peopke


queue the GM train -- a pleasure to meet you 🫡 
 Yo, just did some math

At the current energy price (and excluding the upfront CapEx, i.e. ASICs), I am stacking pristine, KYC-FREE sats at an 18% discount to today's market price.

And while price doesn't matter, being able to accumulate more bitcoin-per-labor-hour-worked feels good. Real good.

I heard them described as "wild sats" the other day. I liked that. Gotta catch em all 🫡

#nokyc

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 GM everyone 🌄 🫂 💜  
 Gm 🤘 
 It’s time relays move to have a pubkey to become addressable beyond dns

💫 
 does this increase resilience/censorship-resistance? or is it just "technically better"/more efficient/etc.? 
 Good morning 🌅 
 Gm 🤘 
 gm 🌞 
 Gm 🤙 
 gm, 
☀️ is up. 
⚡️ is up.
☕️ is up. 
 GM 🤘 
 GM

Alcohol is a sh!tcoin... I'm hung over and should have bought sats  
 GM 🤝 drink some coffee! 
 tea is wonderful. would still help 🫖🍵 
 Good morning, pura vida ☀️

This is so entirely in the spirit of Nostr. A bunch of curious, i... 
 GM 🤘 
 Consolidated some utxos this morning. Not normally exciting but a couple firsts for me.

1 first ... 
 now that's a good feeling 🤝 
 madex makes some of the coolest fucking art i've seen in a while. if you'll pardon my french. 
 favorite notetaking app for GrapheneOS? #asknostr #privacy 
 #Bitcoin makes you care

Most people want to remain numb 
 this
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 why does nostr:nprofile1qqsd43mgk0l22aqzu2l5hmd9fmwjq7ekd9j6yztc4y6fqag557l7zncpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0d4hhxarj9ecxjmnt9uretkur think that the newest adroid version of mullvad VPN is 2024.4, while Zap.store thinks it's 2024.5? Cc nostr:nprofile1qqs8y6s7ycwvv36xwn5zsh3e2xemkyumaxnh85dv7jwus6xmscdpcygpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz8thwden5te0dehhxarj9ekh2arfdeuhwctvd3jhgtnrdakj7qghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxummnw3ezucnpdejz7qxvpy4

#asknostr 
 good answer. thanks!

is zap.store texhnically "nostr native"? (and if so, what exactly does fhst mean?) 
 dope. is there anything a technical-but-non-dev nostrich can do go contribute? besides "use it," that is?  
 Crypto Is dead. They're not even pretending they have a product that solves anything anymore. It'... 
 Needed a couple new follows. Thanks mates 🤝 
 what is the "fork" option along with boost and quote a note in Amethyst? nostr:nprofile1qqsyvrp9u6p0mfur9dfdru3d853tx9mdjuhkphxuxgfwmryja7zsvhqpzamhxue69uhhv6t5daezumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcewvzaw

#asknostr 
 I'm getting rid of my nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm accou... 
 what makes you say that, and which services have you been using? 
 reposting for time zones, and because i'm feeling proud of the note 💜

also, since i haven't spent a ton of time engaging, i've found that my following feed (and interactions with my own notes) both tend to feel a bit sleepy

is the best way around this simply to talk to more people, follow more accounts, make more frens, and post better content? i still feel sort of "new" here #introductions

is there any relay reconfiguration i should also consider, if i want a more robust and active Nostr social experience? #asknostr

and as i said, i'm reluctant to use hashtags as a general rule... (they often feel trendy-cringe/cliche, or like engagement farming). but in this case i'm hoping to expand my connections here, so screw it...

finally, are there any "off-the-beaten-path" accounts i should follow, either plebs who are active daily but not particularly well-followed, or any "content creators" that you personally enjoy reading notes from (outside of the bitcoin space because i think i've got that covered LOL)

thanks, Nostr 🤘

#plebchain #grownostr

nostr:nevent1qqsw5kv3ahjaxm4xlv9vsypfs5n4lxmffnul35nv956dt5tqmnctskgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsygxhlxktkvx522qnkqsu9z39qh6kp0qkt6zr63p9wewr0telg7azz5psgqqqqqqsqzv9vs 
 i know part of it is that i need to spend more time here. butbi am open to any advice 🙏

#asknostr

nostr:nevent1qqsd4mcw47kvqlnleldnrd4ux4qk3naul74zsncn4fpuqd4s3xenfmcprpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuendwsh8w6t69e3xj730qgsd07dvhvcdg55p8vppc29z2p04vz7pvh5y84zz2ajux7hn73a6y9grqsqqqqqp6cdzsl 
 i FINALLY figured out how to see who reacted to your note in amethyst. little downward carrot on the bottom-left.

it only took me a few months 🤫 
 glad i wasn't the only one!

i recently updated my zap/NWC setup. Would you mind telling me whether my zap came through on your note? 
 ok i'll take a look now. but mine came through to you? 
 now that is odd 🤔

this npub never leaves my graphene phone lol 
 HAPPY WEEKEND, YOU PSYCHOPATHS 🥳🤗🌞🌱✨ 
 Have a great weekend 🤘 
 Shoutout to the nostr:npub1aeh2zw4elewy5682lxc6xnlqzjnxksq303gwu2npfaxd49vmde6qcq4nwx and the Nod... 
 is Nodestrich telegram-only? or is there a more private chat space? 
 also, something sort of cool happened for me this week.

i took two RoboSats orders and purchased some satoshis from a prolific Nostr dev whom i  have long admired. at least judging from his username on the fiat platform (and it's not a common name).

i didn't mention anything to him, out of respect for his privacy. didn't want to make him feel nervous/doxxed/anything like that (although i couldn't help but sign off with a "PV" and a 🤙.

anyway, first time that's happened, and then twice in a row. just thought this was very cool: as i understand it, it's still rare to encounter a nostrich in the wild. 
 i hang on Nostr a lot, but it's rare that i post here.

so, i wanted to take a moment to express my awe and appreciation for the people here.

the devs are building ingenius freedom tools. and fun features.

the plebs (including each unique individual here, side-by-side with many brilliant "large-following-on-twitter-but-here-just-one-of-us" writers and thinkers) all hang out together and manifest this free, funny, and open community.

i would not have expected that an online social space could ever actually regain the respectful, thoughtful, authentic nature of engagement that we've discovered and created here on Nostr.

it's a breath of fresh air, a sight for sore eyes, and i can't fully express how extraordinary this is. thank you - to every one of you.

i'm not normally big on hashtags... but #grownostr and #plebchain feel quite appropriate today 🫂💜⚡🤝🤙

onward 🫡 
 reposting for time zones, and because i'm feeling proud of the note 💜

also, since i haven't spent a ton of time engaging, i've found that my following feed (and interactions with my own notes) both tend to feel a bit sleepy

is the best way around this simply to talk to more people, follow more accounts, make more frens, and post better content? i still feel sort of "new" here #introductions

is there any relay reconfiguration i should also consider, if i want a more robust and active Nostr social experience? #asknostr

and as i said, i'm reluctant to use hashtags as a general rule... (they often feel trendy-cringe/cliche, or like engagement farming). but in this case i'm hoping to expand my connections here, so screw it...

finally, are there any "off-the-beaten-path" accounts i should follow, either plebs who are active daily but not particularly well-followed, or any "content creators" that you personally enjoy reading notes from (outside of the bitcoin space because i think i've got that covered LOL)

thanks, Nostr 🤘

#plebchain #grownostr

nostr:nevent1qqsw5kv3ahjaxm4xlv9vsypfs5n4lxmffnul35nv956dt5tqmnctskgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsygxhlxktkvx522qnkqsu9z39qh6kp0qkt6zr63p9wewr0telg7azz5psgqqqqqqsqzv9vs 
 Damnnn this thing is sleek 🔥

Funny yours was the first note in my feed upon opening Amethyst, Ava -- I signed on to ask you about the sandboxed Google Play Services on GrapheneOS (as i believe it was yesterday i read some well-thought-out comments of yours about Obtanium and F-Droid, and i trust your judgment). 

Anyway, google play, Yay/nay/may(be)? 

Any major privacy risks?

Many thanks in advance 🙏 
 Hiding in 2^256 bits of entropy...


 iykyk


🥷🤖⚡ 
 There are so many examples where less is more, yet human always seeks more. 

More functions in a... 
 It's an evolution thing - both Darwinian, and spiritual, I'd wager.

Example: the immediate physiological reward from sugar - we just discovered and consumed an intense and highly available form of energy. Good.

But that used to require sticking one's hand into a beehive, or cutting a hole in a maple tree and waiting (etc.), and so we never evolved to process large sugar intake in a healthy way.

Yet it's readily available, everywhere, always. The animal brain wants more. That's natural.

The spiritual (call it what you will) evolution requires disintangling one's action from those desires (and fears), to instead move from a place of self/mindfulness/balance.

We're all still in school 🧘‍♂️

 
 I dOn'T cAre ABouT pRivAcY. IT dOEsN'T maTtER. i'M nOT dOiNg AnyThiNg wRonG. 

Your phone is spyi... 
 Ghost is offering some of the best privacy advice on Nostr in recent memory. Read it.

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 sometimes a peanut butter and jelly just hits 
 Truer words have ne'er been nosted. 
 lot of get-rich-quick #Bitcoin cypherpunk larps on X

a reluctance to even try nostr betrays thei... 
 What's X?
nostr:nevent1qqstkj3rf4evzc87v93c0r6k82sc4x7a76nmqas35ss7semc4eu4dqgpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0qgsdxpmyx4rhqdfhml00sywrm65k78u7snyzf83qqdf5ykfy4xgge7qrqsqqqqqpr50mt6 
 I fucking love RoboSats 🥷⚡🥷

🤖👾🛰️⚡❤️❤️❤️ 
 Very surprised and grateful for the people and help I am finding here. I must say that I still th... 
 Good to have you here, brother 🤘 
 Amethyst putting a scrolling video feed as the primary Global experience is very clever. Attract the instagram/tiktok style scrollers. 

It also works very smoothly. Couple it with a marketplace for algorithms and you have your feature replacement (improvement!).

Nice work 🔥

#plebchain #grownostr 
 All good now, in case you were wondering about me 😏 lol

But yeah i dont have any bitcoin.  Wish i did.

nostr:nevent1qqsdv03ay7kmmfvjqy8t0vrrh6njdesflnhrrdtq3cyyw89nmlhenzgpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdupzp4le4janp4zjsyasy8pg5fg974stc9j7ss75gftktsm67068hgs4qvzqqqqqqyegxczz 
 oh i downloaded FlorisBoard. it's better than the stock graphene option but still not great. (iOS keyboard has no competition tbh)

i edited my lightning address - mind giving it another shot? 🙏 
 i believe nostr:nprofile1qqsyfhqu9kuu877hhm5j2lkwk5478nuvgza00d3lgmjkkk9px8r57zcprfmhxue69uhkvun9v4kxz7fwwdhhvcnfwshxsmmnwshszxmhwden5te0w35x2en0wfjhxapwdehhxarjxyhxxmmd9uqsuamnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dshszy0a9p or nostr:nprofile1qqsyawyrzrttfmv4cmtx5w2m85702kdct7hv3amfrkhagpdf9cz46mgprpmhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcpydmhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuef08ankcmmzv9kr6ctvds20l3q3 recommended FlorisBoard, but there are others as well 
 Zap received ⚡🫂🔥💜🤘 
 Everyone's trying to build a decentralized Twitter replacement, but what the world needs is a Met... 
 I see what you did there 
 And fans zap your TIPNZ's because they kick ass 
 tippy lmk if my two zaps landed (21 and 500) because if not then my M+ NWC is broken ⚡ 
 Ok and also i need help from RoboSats but i cant tag a user on amethyst using grapheneOS. Maybe if i just paste the npub...

How do i get ahold of a coordinator when my lightning invoice has been "paying" for 3 hours?

@0a830eae

#asknostr
#privacy
#KYCistheillicitactivity 
 So with RoboSats, it tries to pay 3 times and then requests a new invoice. But my payment has been on the first attempt all day, and my LN node is def online 
 Thiught so 
 All good now, in case you were wondering about me 😏 lol

But yeah i dont have any bitcoin.  Wish i did.

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 Is this one of those LoRa mesh radios? If not, what isnit/what can it be used for?

You got my gear geek gears turning 🤘 
 Thats awesome. Did you build or can it be ordered? 

I don't know much about these radio projects, but interested to learn more.

So pardon the silly question, but what do/can you do with it? 
 Thanks mate 🤙 
 New Nostr who dis?

For real though, Amethyst looks awesome, but it's a bit overwhelming... I followed a bunch of people and some of their followers so far.

How do I find conversations or microcommunities built around specific interests, niches, etc.? Can I use relays, or hashtags, for this?

I like music (nearly all kinds), hiking, skiing, reading, bitcoin, martial arts, good movies and tv, yoga and meditation, craft beer and fine wine, economics, traveling, and art (especially traditional Japanese and Mongolian painting/calligraphy). And probably some other stuff, but this should do the trick for now.

Happy to be here!

#introductions 
 yo, i wanted to follow up and say i downloaded and have been using Gossip, and it's downright brilliant. great rec!