more citadels https://v.nostr.build/USZhtatZG3F4gEPe.mp4


must read

https://x.com/jamesob/status/1857049961235403101


reality is computationally intractable

enjoy the simulation https://v.nostr.build/Cf58D0Kbu4YBAjrs.mp4


big week


scoreboard


depends what you’re coming for. dm me for tickets


medical expenses for a loved one. land under the right circumstances.

connecticut parking authority can suck it tho i’m never paying


yes. often. made a lot of bitcoin selling art as well. wonderful exchange


my dad asked if I was still using nostr and asked how it was going here and i damn near drove off the road

who told him about this i thought this was a secret


there are only a handful of things I would sell Bitcoin for, dollars ain’t one


#Bitcoin never sell https://image.nostr.build/cb215ba29827125d181884a3ba4f3f96e534ccd8795a0cebb5772bfd70c96b7a.jpg  nostr:note1ev22zyms9he3khacyrcpcmeyut3a8g00p8aytsyg78md5mucm54skqgz5z


“absolutely euphoric right now” https://i.nostr.build/nnX2d9eVSaJIXR00.jpg


completely white


3rd year running

peabody/abino doe https://v.nostr.build/ljcqpCO6wECXw8ng.mp4


smooth is fast https://v.nostr.build/23rZcyStNQy2459u.mp4 https://v.nostr.build/oxieuvq3oAy3cU4v.mp4 https://v.nostr.build/n88bztl5nS7OMEpY.mp4 https://v.nostr.build/CCanyhQ0cBPB2a12.mp4


freedom https://v.nostr.build/V4zW2eVgNVBs4Inh.mp4


start with the eggs for now


lunch https://i.nostr.build/jnls4vhb237WQhZ9.jpg


Goals nostr:note1vgt5m6qzedcfjsl7cq5m4lkhyj7xgtu5fqqytvspufpes8ywcwaq66we86


Bitcoin just topped $76,000

Shoutout to everyone who bought & held through the last cycle lows of $15,000

You are now up 500%+


ahem*


gg


ross pack your bags homie


happy #Bitcoin all time high gang


#Bitcoin price action based on the election minute to minute results is kinda crazy


lmao STOP THE COUNT https://i.nostr.build/3WzKLgdVHdgsjFD8.jpg


argentina


gn https://i.nostr.build/IRIzmdwQptN1HB6x.jpg


🌞 https://v.nostr.build/1SK2OlrmjuXcUGSj.mp4


W https://i.nostr.build/m2qUSLXQMFCjI9fc.jpg


book is great, audiobook good idea


gm https://i.nostr.build/C6ay8CqoRCkHRr9W.jpg


starting 24 hour drive

books recs / podcasts welcome


insane #Bitcoin hustle by Metaplanet 🫡 https://i.nostr.build/v6XygLTs2wwdGirc.jpg


last rolls with my US bjj dharma family 🤙 https://i.nostr.build/12a61B3LHDIG9gfB.jpg


epic rolls


the memory. xmas day with my whole family trying to get them sorted on astral.ninja

we had a blast


it's been almost two years for me. how the time has flown by


all 3


nostr during holidays takes me back to that frenetic pace a couple years ago when many of us forged our first keypair here


sick


c’est parti


emotional reactionary responses in general. No one mentioned Trump in the original post. The underlying concern was virtue signaling (ironically)

“most in the USA hate women” is an extremely dumb thing to say, and a very strange thing for someone to believe.

Betrays an inability to think critically and rationally without emotion, which is important if you intend to engage in reasonable dialogue with people with whom you disagree. Mark of a non-player character.


dumb


facts https://i.nostr.build/F6xcJmnXXqwvE0LC.jpg


lmao nostr:note1n4s6vxyufd9wzqxqjx7e0xdzsmc4nex839htm920wt94v3mahmsqxv94df


I'm sort of surprised that no one has posted a job on Ostrich.work since I made posting free a few weeks ago. 🤔

https://ostrich.work


https://i.nostr.build/48dc3SXgfBAeM45W.jpg https://i.nostr.build/1FqZhYcVRsxGv0Sj.jpg https://i.nostr.build/1KUmPrh9NPnbr2Vn.jpg


vaguely threatening https://i.nostr.build/lvy3VPMiqAsZK5ri.jpg


met someone the other day who is investing in something called stocks [?]


i want to hate tim pool but he’s actually sick at skateboarding


ah yes, agree


some of the largest VCs in Bitcoin sunk hundreds of millions into companies that are pre revenue.

functional charities. steer clear. buy #Bitcoin


Nueva foto de perfil nostr:nprofile1qqsdxpmyx4rhqdfhml00sywrm65k78u7snyzf83qqdf5ykfy4xgge7qppamhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5q3uamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3dwfjkccte9ejx2un9ddex7umn9ekk2qglwaehxw309ahx7um5wghx26tww4hxg7nhv9h856t89eehqctrv5t5wcz5 ??
Ahí va denuevo
#negr0art
https://image.nostr.build/e4ff29335acc8965d2a45be6020cda43b1fadbdb159246c92e6018ad54b06371.jpg https://image.nostr.build/51d98866834caa325cdba8b6934757f0900a76c2347cdbeb7809bdb4350d1384.jpg


which part is wrong


pls excuse typos im functionally illiterate


first off congrats homie, great hustle.

What you eat plays a huge role in inflammation and soreness. Avoid seed oils obviously and store produce. Good meat from a butcher is ideal.

Second: You’re probably overdoing it a bit in my opinion. Testament to eagerness and good work ethic, but can be counterproductive.

I would rather hit the gym 7 days a week at 70% working on dofferent things, then hit it 110% 3 days a week and be unable to move or function. Some soreness good, outright pain not necessary if you’re past the initial 6 weeks where your body is just in shock.

Also take creatine if you’re not already. Remember that progressive overload is progressive and not all at one.

Rom wasn’t built in a day and neither will you be. You’ll see amazing results in the first year or so, then plateau, the most important thing is consistency over years. nostr:note1txkpa9h8gty694grc5nnze9xyt04n5zf3cflh824f790y6mzjkgs9h3rty


friend super excited her house had evidently “tripled in value”

hard lessons on market liquidity & debasement


In the early days of ecash a common narrative was that it provides "theoretically perfect anonymity", but there's more nuance to this.

It's correct that when the client presents an unblinded signed message, the mint cannot link this to any specific blinded cyphertext that it signed previously.

However, there is still three pieces of critical metadata that the client does reveal:

1. The number of inputs and outputs of the ecash transaction. Transactions with many inputs reveal that the same user got paid many times in the past. Transactions with many outputs reveal that one user is making many payments.

2. The value of each input and output. The mint uses a different key for each denomination value of the tokens. Thus a token worth 5 units is easily differentiated from a token worth 10 units. The anonymity set of a token depends on the number of tokens generated, so if a user is the only one with that specific denomination he has no privacy.

3. The IP address that connects to the mint to send the transaction api request. If the same IP address makes multiple payments, it's likely the same user, and his geolocation is also revealed.

Problems 1 and 2 can be mitigated on client side, but this adds substantial complexity in utxo management and transaction structure. If these mitigation are not specified and different clients have slightly different solutions, this opens up additional client fingerprinting attacks.

WabiSabi is designed to solve problems 1 and 2 on a protocol level. A WabiSabi transaction is required to have exactly two inputs and two outputs, and homomorphic value commitments hide the amounts of each input and output. The tradeoff is that the mint has to issue 0 value credentials, a user needs to make more transactions to prepare his desired amounts, and the proof size and creation time is larger.

Problem 3 is addressed by a client side networking anonymity layer. A VPN at least hides the actual users IP address, but if only one client uses this VPN to talk to this mint, it's still one IP per user. Tor is incredibly useful here, as it allows the creation of anonymous onion routes through the network with different exit IP addresses. A client can get a new IP for each api request! This does however increase bandwidth and latency cost.

We should assume "everyone knows what the mint knows", and so we need to be hardcore about privacy protections best baked into the protocol. If the protocol doesn't ensure the security of the user, client devs have to do an exponentially larger amount of research and development to fix the issues client side.


donating it tomorrow, truck was full today


do it. get authentic


the most fun 🌕 https://i.nostr.build/SRSQj8zL5LE5Lq66.jpg


you’re hallucinating


humans saw this & invented 40 hour workweek with 2 weeks vacation https://i.nostr.build/k7BpJqFttepjaQh1.jpg


not a bad option


it’s not real. it can’t hurt you


triple down


me too


nope, leaving US 🫡


locked in https://i.nostr.build/MrAaTXlhdynfA6aI.jpg https://i.nostr.build/v40t99JVnumb2Txw.jpg https://i.nostr.build/nU9KwPBnz34ubEv8.jpg


good god i cant wait until election season is over

grift is off the charts


When night falls
https://image.nostr.build/c35e2edf920551ba48e7295aedf472e4b197175a807a6e8b4a974f690e51e543.jpg


slay your heroes


gn https://i.nostr.build/iTIhpXG86zYcvrgU.jpg


Consolidated some utxos this morning. Not normally exciting but a couple firsts for me.

1 first transaction singed by my airgapped coldcard

2 first transaction broadcast from my own node via sparrow

The full self sovereign setup isn't that hard. If I can do it you can too. LFG


PEOPLE WHO DO NOT SELF CUSTODY BITCOIN, THERE IS A NAME FOR THEM, WE CALL THEM POOR.


6 months ago I decided to try to get into a professional Muay Thai Fight 👀🥊

I’ve been grinding every day, dedicating my whole life and + 1,000 hours to this goal:

💔 Sweat - Fear - Pain - Tears - Injuries - Doubts 💔

But did all of this pay off?
Full Documentary: https://youtu.be/1EQ9YUWeCoE
https://m.primal.net/LdSf.mov


not sure that’s in the cards but a good point


gave away couch, chairs, desk, and most of my stuff. feels great

life is better without stuff. less friction. good people & outdoors is all you need https://i.nostr.build/AP9cHjJcqSWQw9r5.jpg


what’s the projecto


everything is going great so far


mood https://i.nostr.build/z1xzIaZbsfpSRFlj.jpg


maybe someone spite reported that one 😔🤔


curious what other elementary features I’m just completely oblivious to


using easter island teeter walk method to move a couch 🗿


you’re telling me this now for the first time nostr:note19pnh8jc5rrlycg8qx2l6n7993s0k58ru4u4wwz569wrks2s46kjs9hk92d


holy smokes


can’t do bitcoin math on iphone calculator because it can’t display past 9 digits


yea the abstract was also dumb. the whole premise was misguided and the authors are retarded central bank workers. no need to inflict that noise on the TL.


public companies are too woke / captured

efficiency trends to zero


hey, read the paper. It was dumb.


This may end up happening: https://github.com/kickscondor/fraidycat/pull/269#issuecomment-2393664347

nostr:nevent1qqs8s9ve4gak44drxknhldx953tf6fgkkg3r5m06arrls87d79aj6kgprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wdmksetjv5hxxmmdqyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgu3wvfskueqzyqalp33lewf5vdq847t6te0wvnags0gs0mu72kz8938tn24wlfze6646xtt


Life is good https://image.nostr.build/c6b419ac1ca5dbd14f5930bccf6c7f62136a47fc5825e8738b50920ee6b83ba4.jpg


switching back from coffee to maté.  feels way better.

🧉 only way to go.


lol


yes


from a private equity vantage


bearish on companies outperforming #Bitcoin


well-tempered clavier in the morning >>>


ai works in mysterious ways


chatgpt 4o is unbelievable 🤯 https://i.nostr.build/tyvYkLUQVAcsAq2a.jpg


some people don’t understand #Bitcoin

others, are paid not to. nostr:note1hlezgnacmynxsclnp2u3006z32q7n38df0avdv5rnfvqlh7a4trs37fpl0


lol https://i.nostr.build/o23tE3GaAXZgf5K6.jpg


https://i.nostr.build/S9vCwimPnxmsWBr4.jpg https://i.nostr.build/kPRThL6A0PoeCfmV.jpg https://i.nostr.build/4F6A75NjhIflaIvL.jpg


it’s max holloway fight week 😮💨


kind of sad the bitdev mailing list is on google groups 😩

for a google-free archive use: https://gnusha.org/pi/bitcoindev

a nostr based clone would be awesome (does this exist yet?)


they gonna halt it soon https://i.nostr.build/cxviZdbv8k7pvOik.jpg


word is nostr:npub1lelkh3hhxw9hdwlcpk6q9t0xt9f7yze0y0nxazvzqjmre3p98x3sthkvyz is dropping a sick video tomorrow 👀


おはよう https://i.nostr.build/69BXiNXVlB4b605w.jpg


you are not alone https://v.nostr.build/zoMCkmuO7uBllgli.mp4


nodeless for the first time in 4 years 😵💫

can’t wait to get the start9 back online


The argument against seed oils is basically: Don't eat the concentrated essence of an abnormal number of things. I can get behind that, but it might apply to more than just cooking oil.


mishima was never tried 😉


https://i.nostr.build/7W47P8jaWXy139o7.jpg https://i.nostr.build/4HBN0yrVDycrDnji.jpg


goals https://i.nostr.build/JicYPY8AMUFE7drE.jpg


Napoleon’s great great great grand nephew is just a private equity frog.

i invited him to a btc conf and he declined.

was hoping to reinstate imperial france smh


Unbothered. Moisturized. Happy. In my lane. Focused. Flourishing. https://image.nostr.build/2963a2aa751d718ed6514c9902ce8c9379bd7c80b638cda2cafae30171dac6a5.jpg


or with chickens


sure 🤙


gm 🌞


Welcome to #bitcoinbeach 🧡🧡 https://video.nostr.build/ae190ac84f140fa65c27320caeccc07987b5b675020fd68182b8cd00dd9c8dd8.mov


i don’t blame them for making concessions for their own principles, however misguided. They’re not professionals. And it’s a long path to revenue. raised far too much money without a plan and at an insane valuation. the core team is busy, in existential crisis trying to police bitcoin.


the filter bros will value virgin bitcoin more and ironically try to create a market around this soon 🌊

most entertaining “company” of the cycle for sure


lfg


I feel like we don’t talk enough about Memetics theory https://i.nostr.build/JAhqPvicO4JYAQMg.jpg


weight**


dumbell and body wait always a good choice !


yes, plus the magic of open source / internet


definitely!


wow!


Bullish on Guatemalan bitcoiners


amazing line up of activities. the best


that sounds peaceful! what kind of water?


jumprope is supreme


absolutely, just like how the grappling community all grow together you now have almost unified principles across martial arts


damn that’s no joke! probably feels awesome to beat your times on those


sounds like a great routine ☯


i usually stand or work outside, but also have gym mats in a couple rooms. does make a diff


exercise with others is the best


solid!


standing workday is key! and nice, love a lot of those lifts


wow, been there brotha hope it’s going well as can be. at least you get plenty of outside time :)


dude i’m pumped for you. So much endless discovery there. The other cool part is there is jiu jitsu almost everywhere on the planet, and the people are usually interesting and fun


how cool is it that we are all coordinating and communicating in a public space using cryptography and no-one can stop us. it's a subtle thing you tend to forget while shitposting and having fun, but it's still pretty mind blowing to me.


asks one question, immediately in nice convo with like 10 different people from around the world

love it here. nostr:note1wccawrsn6hhv4mdaxu5vndajssygvnhuckv73n2kjjafgchesans7w8e3m


that’s amazing, there’s so much aid needed at home and abroad.


scary stuff indeed. part of why I stopped striking


o that’s awesome man! find a bjj gym after that has wrestling practice.

i grew up wrestling in the midwest. my stepdad was a national champ/coach. I wasn’t good at all but was around it a lot.

I’ve been doing bjj as often as possible just over 5 years. with a lot of wrestling classes and grappling for mma classes sprinkled in. it’s my whole social life outside of work


💪 love tennis. the moost fun.


lol


that’s why i was happy to have a bike this year and start ringing the bell back


yea he just has a switch. just can’t use, becomes a monster. also CTE makes him really impulsive, not to make excuses. But the guy tries and is super kind so I hope he can turn it around


then more cooking content 😄


yess, any nonbike transport is too dangerous there haha


me and boney passing out winter gear to the homeless from the back of his raptor in ABQ. great man/athlete but absolutely a wildman https://i.nostr.build/5W4TuRq1lpBbe9IS.jpg


woahhh hey man that’s the period I started living at his gym 😂 he’s a killer


try everything. stick with what challenges and inspires you. saying that I think jiu jitsu and miay thai are absolute musts for everyone nostr:note1t2r7etwugcvjzfyhetsjx78w5jvyf2lp3ggh3g6l3ayvd9eajeus8wgl7u


i am scared of biking. but in amsterdam it was soo fun


you’re probably right but it drives me absolutely insane


it’s gonna be a while, your turn 🤙


been loving biking lately


!! amazing


bring what


amazing, grew up doing that with my da. great memories


those sound great! love dumbells


having a medical moment, inexplicable internal abdominal bleeding… still hitting a few lifts that don’t make it hurt. But mostly just walking a bit, eating clean, reading and trying to recover.

Cannot wait to get back to jiu jitsu and full lifting here in November 🤙


this is the way 💪


i don’t know what those things are but sounds awesome.

I think crossfit is really dumb but it makes my mom happy so i’ll tolerate it haha


I always recommend that collection as an intro. I have a weird thing, I’ve been saving the pale king for over a decade. started a few times but got to sad at the thought of no new works from him once i finish it. might be time


hell yea! great combo


this what we’re here for hombre


if it weren’t for many of you casually posting about your training, runs & workouts, i’d be less fit right now.

ugh, N💜STR. 😂


so what’s the move


true. yea the problem is we grew up watching loong reigns. hey jones still crushing it 😃


no way! wrestling?? love wrestling practice man, hardest sport


fitness content here fell off a bit.

what you doing for exercise?


Villain arc https://i.nostr.build/gcOGEjQa5tKZUCaO.jpg https://i.nostr.build/55EkuFDLWknYygai.jpg https://i.nostr.build/XNba2PdrqmwubQDD.jpg


looking good brotha!


i need a dominate 4-5 fight title reign to get over this


the fall of adesanya is so sad man https://i.nostr.build/wM0FhuPrp1XEzOkR.jpg https://i.nostr.build/ctNduhanQnhK9bUp.jpg https://i.nostr.build/X7s0WBXLkJGM16si.jpg


amazing life and body of work. still heartbreaking after all these years


RIP DFW. 🐐 nostr:note1mpwhrrnkwkv935tkwe9qs90g9th7wkel5ysu7m3qe7qknvhf9mrqvfklvz


hey


https://i.nostr.build/9wUgezRv2rNZq06v.jpg https://i.nostr.build/Cu5BgVSSauTY5d3A.jpg https://i.nostr.build/FUuZqRIVmOOwiVzN.jpg https://i.nostr.build/QCInhuUOzA8jf8RR.jpg


i can airdrop them if you have notes app


So, how are we gonna deal with inheritance of nostr keys?


it’s time for eggs & elk


Masculinity is under attack lately. But I like masculinity actually.

I know, shocker.

The fact that so few U.S. presidential or vice presidential candidates have had beards in modern history is funny to me. I think men usually look better with facial hair, and the older they get the more likely that is. 20-somthing or 30-something strong jaw dudes often look great without facial hair. But when men are 50 or 60 or whatever, that salt-and-pepper beard is so rad and almost always beats the no-beard weak-chin look. I actually think it's weird that neither Biden nor Trump have a beard. JD Vance looks like shit without a beard. Growing a beard is the best move he ever made, imo. And yet the media is like, "A vice president candidate with a beard?"

Masculinity can be rough around the edges, but that's what we need sometimes. It's usually balanced by other societal aspects. In some societies it gets extreme and needs to be pushed back on. My husband has a temper, but his temper is part of his power and why he impacts the world to the extent that he does. So when I interact with his temper, it's not about eliminating it, but rather it's about appreciating it but making sure it's directed in the right direction.

Masculinity and femininity are good. They don't need to be forced. Nature is diverse but society tries to categorize nature into narrower categories. Feminine men and masculine women are cool too. But that doesn't change the fact that masculine men and feminine women are also cool.

I grew up kickboxing and submission grappling. I'm a tomboy. I'm a feminist in terms of promoting equal gender rights. But at the end of the day, I appreciate masculine men. I was never attracted to men who were weaker than me in any capacity, but rather was always attracted to men with gravitas.

The easiest approach to life is to 1) respect biology as it is but then 2) also appreciate the divergences that inherently exist within it.

Trying to equalize nature is to fight against it. And yet trying to eliminate the diversify of nature is also to fight against it.

Nature is fascinating, and I do my best to appreciate it.


Season 2

2025 https://i.nostr.build/Awn1SaM3rtPRZDya.png


put me in coach


bingo bango


what if we neuter the patriarchy with microplastics & soy


na that’s been steady for over 500 years


https://i.nostr.build/357kItYpPK148AZf.jpg  nostr:note1eq8h658s8l2kahudmcvuc7mxvzd6cvwzesw3aay6l59e8fut7h3qrsajx8


I know this might sound wild: but what if you’re exactly where you need to be?


https://i.nostr.build/a2CL80gBU9QyKTlZ.jpg https://i.nostr.build/sNuaT5se89xFC7LG.jpg https://i.nostr.build/J8zJpG3bEEMGNeXc.jpg


worth it


primal wallet empty, heart full


https://i.nostr.build/1caZqrplFkVVz1uo.jpg https://i.nostr.build/Jc5ZrXATo6J3gc7l.jpg


the people comply. it’s their government. they are responsible as well


King

https://m.primal.net/LXsz.jpg


legend.


just comply harder bro 😂 yea germany doesn’t realize it’s fallen yet. free thinkers trending to zero


yes


gm https://i.nostr.build/nhmJzcKnwsG37mmi.jpg


fun moon maths:

of the baby boomers‘ wealth that will be passed to their children (over $68T expected by 2030)

what percent is going to rotate into #Bitcoin?

imagine just 10%…

BTC market cap would grow to ~$8.1 Trillion

the price would be over $400,000 per coin.


you hear his stutter, not apparent when he sing


we’re so back https://i.nostr.build/omcUekHo1OtXW2kd.jpg


wow


12 string, not normal. strung backwards, not just upside down*

he was a lefty but could play both. the backwards stringing of a righty guitar is not impressive just funky.

The interesting part is there are almost no videos of him playing acoustic, let alone 12 strings.


gonna miss this place https://i.nostr.build/mofQngIskHyVN056.jpg


hell yea


I had a good view of the Sweet Grass Hills in Montana yesterday 🏔
https://i.nostr.build/EznUzf1OWHxrGD9a.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/wmsKK3jUbIU3Sqlu.jpg


If you can't change the server, it's not private.
https://image.nostr.build/9e3ed35ee5b99b7c49b1d566ad2ab2926201af12356b1772b1345065c57aa26b.jpg


also he played both


the guitar is strung backwards sir


correct


me too 💜


jimmy on an backwards-strung acoustic 12 string?

sounds rare

https://youtu.be/IsMaQGYcUDU?si=rserbD50hbPObYb6


https://github.com/damus-io/damus/issues/2433 improving counter persistence is on deck for this quarter.

As for comparison to an app with an indexer/aggregator like primal, primal will show you more reactions as it tracks at least an order magnitude more relays.


haha yes


JA!


iykyk https://i.nostr.build/ApFJSNVpzBjuXj20.jpg


yea, i’m in protest of the multiple app thing. everything should converge into one sexy centralized experience 😂


the nostr experience, if you collect enough clients, can only be described as schizo effective


i guess open to trying it but i’m skeptical


too many apps. madness. just need one that is closer to a contemporary internet experience


yea it would be nice to have a reliable source in app for interactions


def not just damus, probably the most reliable for phone. sometimes I have to click notification tab many times for anything to happen, other times it’s all blank, so close and reopen app altogether, but most frustrating, if you want to see who interacted with a certain post and click in to the post zaps or „likes“ it rarely displays them or a complete account. tbf damus also shows far fewer interactions than other clients for me on the same posts


nostr brings the no to notifications


„At some point,  instant & accurate notifications would be a cool feature.“

*ducks* https://i.nostr.build/GHonpjV7U0QpSSY9.jpg


nostr:npub1j89qkur7kesrtg0hccjgt3ekws3cy4wrpf7sa6v08s8g93qrjy8qacjxvj on Nostr 🤙 nostr:note1wfqx0p387uzhtq3jhcrj4a8n0fdc46pggmex65j82u87dlvysg6qafh5d6


yeoo


if you’re in Uvita go roll with my boys https://youtu.be/5ewnj53IcdI?si=6Ae4K4tYTWv6AxAL


has drake been indicted or not yet


sorry about the land & stuff

but also, scoreboard


mcshane

Building Nostr & Bitcoin Conferences. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu


nostrica had a jiu jitsu meetup 🤙 need more!


gm to thug that shh out ✨ https://i.nostr.build/wSM6PbsMewN8i6Kp.jpg


waking before sunrise >>>


gn https://youtu.be/3u2jaju71IQ?si=h-_sL6NImR8TIQSX


wouldn’t recommend using clown pictures


🥊 lfg!


Over 8 months in the making…
Dropping some PoW soon 🤫
https://m.primal.net/LWIG.jpg


Sometimes I get so caught up in what I’m trying to build that I forget what I already have.

Right now I’m grateful for my kids and my wife, a warm comfortable house, and food enough for all of us to eat.

No good week of sales or new customer comes close to the value of what I already have.


Ludwig von Mises:
“If history could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization.”


no, looks cool tho


nostr:npub1cn4t4cd78nm900qc2hhqte5aa8c9njm6qkfzw95tszufwcwtcnsq7g3vle keeping it real & changing the world 🌍
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NOSTR COULD HAVE A BIGGER IMPACT ON THE WORLD THAN THE PRINTING PRESS.

THE DIGITAL PRINTING PRESS.

IF WE WILL IT INTO EXISTENCE. KEEP PUSHING.

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who’s in denver tonight


Don't be shy. Create bold clients that will catch people's eye. A logo can be poorly hand drawn, posts in a feed can be stylized as Macintosh windows, user profile can look like an inventory from a forgotten game — let your client be weird, funky, old school, wild, fancy. We're here to have fun, aren't we?

This is a highlight of 'Visual Design of Nostr clients'.

https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqtkqtqa8m2md0lhr9mcd2fwsefd99ff4lvnwezp8ykfwld3lyr04qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwpexjmtpdshxuet59uq32amnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7tcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0qqxnzdej8q6nwv3jxqerxdp3906dmd


catch you next time Amsterdam!

thanks for the awesome nostr session nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s nostr:npub1g53mukxnjkcmr94fhryzkqutdz2ukq4ks0gvy5af25rgmwsl4ngq43drvk ! https://i.nostr.build/qlk8sPjP8iIZemds.jpg


florida hurricanes just alligator map expansion packs


I love it so much ⚡🧡

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One amazing thing I learned about (out of many) at the ecash conference

A router for sharing internet

Someone from India, living in a place with a lot of internet access problems, built a set-up where people can buy internet without having any internet in the first place. 1 sat per minute

He built a captive portal that you log into and the page says — I take ecash from this one mint, get ecash from there and paste it into this text box — you paste it in, hit enter, and you’re online

You’ve made an offline payment and voila, you're now online

There are many exciting Bitcoin developments happening but it's becoming more clear that ecash is a wholly different, complementary technology that does different things, including many things that Bitcoin can't do no matter how many upgrades it gets


love these guys


Jungle Mat vision is to create a strong, supportive, united and safe community where each member has a feeling of belonging.
So being part of Bitcoin ecosystem makes a lot of sense for us.
OSS Thank Nick
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rods of god is crazy

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_bombardment


gm https://i.nostr.build/ChCSNuKr4gVXr4rG.jpg


ja!


Sherry!!!


Great panel with nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s , nostr:npub1g53mukxnjkcmr94fhryzkqutdz2ukq4ks0gvy5af25rgmwsl4ngq43drvk and nostr:npub16vrkgd28wq6n0h77lqgu8h4fdu0eapxgyj0zqq6ngfvjf2vs3nuq5mp2va !

Here in #amsterdam

And of course beautiful art by nostr:npub19m7m3rs66pfdn4ewhrm8slh60ukyxgrylaa03m73wa40j39lc03syq4gfu 💜🧡
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Nostr at Bitcoin Amsterdam with nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s, nostr:npub1g53mukxnjkcmr94fhryzkqutdz2ukq4ks0gvy5af25rgmwsl4ngq43drvk and nostr:npub16vrkgd28wq6n0h77lqgu8h4fdu0eapxgyj0zqq6ngfvjf2vs3nuq5mp2va.
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best #Bitcoin stage https://v.nostr.build/RmHKuvSQaLI88PG4.mp4


🌞 https://i.nostr.build/Zu6hEypBqPAr5Sd6.jpg


gm https://i.nostr.build/lOSFfLRguBZLPNVL.jpg


GM https://image.nostr.build/eff35e45645f6e43aa50c381bdf4bf44d1be7463f693f0efb3c61326415d5867.jpg


europe is poor


“The lifetime tab for such grand aspirations as owning a home, driving a car, raising kids and taking annual vacation comes to  $4.4 million.” - Research by Investopedia

#Bitcoin fixes this.

https://www.investopedia.com/cost-of-the-american-dream-2024-8705906 https://image.nostr.build/90af897b478113dac41fde36ef1f3907e3a2042a84d2590833b774bb77789a4d.jpg


together stronger


germany should annex netherlands

sorry nostr:npub17plqkxhsv66g8quxxc9p5t9mxazzn20m426exqnl8lxnh5a4cdns7jezx0 it’s not personal


first uber canceled because it needed to recharge 🪫

definitely in europe


gm 🇳🇱


I’m excited to be going to labitconf.com in Buenos Aires to talk about Nostr and the importance of social media being build on a permissionless open protocol. There’s going to be a Nostr day after as a side event to help people exposed to Nostr to dive deeper.

This is connected to bringing the NostrBooth to three November conferences in Latin America.  The project, organized by nostr:npub1hz5alqscpp8yjrvgsdp2n4ygkl8slvstrgvmjca7e45w6644ew7sewtysa, is being crowdfunded by the community and we need your help to make it happen.

https://geyser.fund/project/thenostrboothinitiative


aisle. is that real question


awesome


117% not great


sticky


boring


28 miles


pay me


one arm rnc, leg drag


One of the best answers I ever heard about #Bitcoin was someone who asked a hardcore bitcoiner, “You only talk about all of these great benefits, but what is the worst thing about Bitcoin?”

His answer was, “It’s going to grant all those same freedoms and benefits to the person who you hate most in the world. And there’s nothing you can do about it.”

Ironically, that’s what most people can’t give up. They can’t let go of the statist temptation of arbitrarily punishing people they don’t like, or are afraid of. nostr:note1wxevegymwd4vscqu3urkqsx4qsuma9qphkdhk9amru3pdr77fjxsdsc0xr


Good reminder that bitcoin was designed to help ppl you don't like, do things you don't like with it.

Learn to like that, or will be a rough ride.

Nostr too 🫂


smt goin on there?


amsterdam


on a plane AMA


Tucked away in southern Chile, near the Northern Ice Field, lies an explorers dream: The Baker River. This beast of a waterway beckons adventurers worldwide to test themselves on some of the planet's most formidable terrain and whitewater the planet has to offer.
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The Baker is fed by some of the world's largest freshwater reserves. A quick tour on Google Earth reveals its impressive scope and the glacial landscape that surrounds it. Note the glacial field on the left of the image below.
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The river's journey begins calmly, flowing out of Lago General Carrera - Chile's largest lake, known for its deep blue hues. This upper section offers world-class trout fishing and scenic, low-key whitewater rafting.
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But don't be fooled by this gentle start. Soon, the river transforms dramatically at Salto del Baker, a massive waterfall. Just below the falls, the glacial waters of Rio Neff join the Baker, creating a swirling mix of blue and grey. This murky cocktail signals the start of the intimidating Class V Baker River canyon.
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Navigating the Baker's canyons is a soul-stirring experience. It’s a true test of a whitewater kayaker's skills and resolve. The stakes? As high as they come.
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The river's powerful currents demand respect. One rule reigns supreme: stay connected to your kayak, your 100-gallon life preserver. Solid crew and nailing your lines? Non-negotiable for survival.
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After the heart-pounding canyon section, the Baker mellows, save for one more rapid. Then it's a smooth journey to the ocean, passing through a landscape dotted with local shepherds and lumberjacks and glacier topped peaks.
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A few years back I was filming a documentary and got the chance to follow some lumberjacks who build rafts from their cut wood, floating them downriver for two days to market at the closest port town. They even build fires on these rafts, sipping mate as they navigate to the coast.
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The Baker's journey ends at Tortel, a charming town where these wooden rafts are dismantled and carried uphill to the local sawmill. It's a testament to the resourcefulness of the locals.
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Tortel isn't just the end of the river - it's the gateway to Patagonia's glacier-topped fjords. The town is built into the rocky coast line with much of the local streets being boardwalks over the ocean, made from the wood these lumber jacks faithfully deliver.
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The locals in Tortel are awesome down to earth people and are always excited to invite you on there small Lancha boats for some exploration around the local Fjiords.
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If you're heading to southern Chile, make the Baker River watershed a must-see on your list. It's not just a river - it's a journey through one of nature's most awe-inspiring landscapes.
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#proofofwork #bitcoin #nostr #patagonia #expedition #kayak #kayaking #river #travel #explore #adventure #outdoors #homestead


there’s a lot of talk about “covenants” but not a lot of understanding what that entails. lets do a little dive into how i think about the opcode proposals and how they relate to “enabling covenants on bitcoin”

what is a covenant?

great question. a covenant is the ability to specify what the transaction that spends your bitcoin must look like. for example, you could say “the transaction that spends this bitcoin must pay 500k sats to this address” or “the transaction that spends this bitcoin must have a locktime set to block 880,000”

in order to make these kinds of assertions in bitcoin transactions, you need the ability to find out what information is in the transaction that is spending an output. this information needs to be accessible when the script is running.

bitcoin script is a limited programming language that you use to write locks for bitcoin. one of the limitations is what data you have access to while the program is running.

so in order to write more “expressive” bitcoin scripts, which can say “one output must be to my address and pay 500k sats”, for example, you need to be able to look at the outputs on a transaction.

this ability to look at the info on a transaction is called “introspection”. being able to introspect a transaction is a big missing piece in bitcoin. adding introspection enables you to write covenants.

so how do you get introspection in bitcoin script?

you have to add a new opcode for it. in fact, we’ve added two opcodes to bitcoin that enable introspection already: op-checklocktimeverify (op-cltv) and op-checksequenceverify (op-csv)

these look at the locktime/sequence of a transaction and require a certain value to be set in order to be valid. they were added in order to enable lightning, which uses both op-cltv and op-csv to make “primitive” covenants. these were added to enable LN, to help scale bitcoin.

today you could write a bitcoin script that asserts “the transaction that spends this bitcoin must have a locktime set to block 880,000”. you’d use op-cltv to make that script, and any coins locked to that script wouldn’t be spendable til block 880,000.

there’s no way to look at the output fields in a transaction though. you cant write a script that requires funds to go somewhere, you’d have to use presigned txs (like how lightning does) to make that kind of assertion.

ok so the goal of introspection is to let you look at what information is in a transaction that’s spending a bitcoin output. we can do this already with op-cltv and op-csv. but this is limited just to timelocks, and doesn’t let us make assertions about outputs, or other inputs.

in the next post i’ll talk about how the current opcode proposals (op-ctv, op-txhash, op-tx, op-cat) work and how they enable more broad tx introspection !

if you found this interesting, check out nostr:npub1vmpf90hq56wzyxht6teg3llpa74rzcepw9suj5unxl3tph24zd4qgtxhm7 and our classes on bitcoin transactions!


i feel that.


swan gotta focus on staying solvent & chill on cartoons 😂


yea it’s the best way to zap in US afaik


iOS of course


its nomad figure it all out v


love the team, the look, the app, but the wait time is ridiculous to load notifications or feed


alby stopped working for me 🥲


primal is great but i’m frustrated with the lag


damus is sick


i’m back on v1


can someone geofence australia pls


what’s the most impactful nostr improvement of 2024 so far?


gn/gm

see you in the Niederlande
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GM


good btc xmas gift for noob family members, just picked some up.

ux very beginner friendly, with slick buying integration options. shoutout to this team 🤙


gn https://i.nostr.build/H3k4JnHlraVpugsy.jpg


Announcing Rev. Hodl's Applied Permaculture Class
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Saturday October 12 - Baroda, MI - 100k sats

Learn how to apply permaculture to any lifestyle to build sovereignty, resilience, and wealth in this half day class. I will detail how I apply the permaculture ethics and principles to homesteading, share how I build resilience in my wealth with the 8 forms of capital, and illuminate the connections between Bitcoin and permaculture. After the learning about applied permaculture, eat lunch prepared with fresh food grown on the homestead. After lunch I will give a full homestead tour showcasing living examples to see the ethics and principles of permaculture in action. You will leave with a full understanding of permaculture and the inspiration to apply it to your life in any situation.

Saturday October 12, 2024 10am (approximate location Baroda, Michigan)
Tickets - 100k sats
21 tickets available
To purchase tickets direct message

I will also host a fireside bitcoin meetup at the homestead 7pm Friday October 11 open to all.

Lodging available Friday/Saturday night
Free camping
Book the house (4 beds/6 guest max)
Book the yurt (queen bed/2 guests max)
Book the tiny house (queen bed/2 guests max)
DM for details and pricing on lodging

Weekend Schedule

Friday October 11
Check in and Fireside Bitcoin Meetup
3pm earliest check in for those staying overnight
(No plans for dinner, do your own thing)
7pm Fireside bitcoin meetup (byob)

Saturday October 12
Rev. Hodl's Applied Permaculture
10am Permaculture Presentation
12pm Homestead Lunch
1pm Permaculture in action tour
3pm Wrap up and Networking


electronic resistance


Sketch of a protocol I discussed with nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s for proving storage of a file.

before uploading, select 32 random bytes from the file, store their indices and the sha256 hash. do this 1000 more times (select 32 different random byes, calc sha256).

upload the file to the server. every day, ask for the hash of the 32 bytes at the indices stored from the server. if it matches transfer some sats. if not the server no longer has the file. you can check for 1000 days.


My brother just updated with a Facebook post of someone who found a path into/out of Asheville, NC!

For those in the area or trying to make their way in or out save this info and share it with friends!

"!! UPDATE ON FINDING A ROUTE HOME:
*if you are in Asheville, trying to get out (and have service to see
this post) listen up*
We finally found a route home!
We started on 240 West
Made our way down to 19 and 23 West
Took the Upward road to Hendersonville (exit 53)
Then turned left onto Spartanburg Highway
Turned left on 25 North to 26
Exit 8 onto 26
Exit 67 to Columbus
(Hendersonville, East Flat Rock, Columbus)
*there are places to get gas in Hendersonville but that's the
closest to Asheville we saw*
THIS IS NOT A QUICK ROUTE. ITLL TAKE YOU A FEW HOURS
BUT IT WORKS.
After that you should be in the clear!"

nostr:note1sgkm9zhplgn0808yszsdhgu9y6lkqygcwspqs30qalclwyr93shsfuly3n


saw live potan in the glory days. terrifying.


it’s time for a Bitcoiner UFC light heavyweight champion

team Khalil all day 🤙 https://i.nostr.build/DtPrkMr3kyDs2s3r.jpg


Stay humble and stack sats


join us to talk #Bitcoin in the deep 🐳 nostr:npub1cn4t4cd78nm900qc2hhqte5aa8c9njm6qkfzw95tszufwcwtcnsq7g3vle https://i.nostr.build/3x7OX7BZ85jM5t0d.jpg


who’s coming to Amsterdam


I’ll explain when you’re older 😂


elizabeth would not


nostr is fun


legends


seems to be working now 🤙


haha


classic lightning
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trying to zap post getting error 😅


any Helene disaster relief crowdfunds circulating here?


I probably shouldn't announce things before I've finished writing them but i'm pretty excited about this.

Gossip will soon have an embedded mini relay tester that will tell you if a relay is suitable for outbox, private inbox, public inbox, or DM usage.

I think the proliferation of many different kinds of relays for many different purposes has made the situation for end users very difficult, and this is going to help a lot... it is better than trusting a relay to tell you what it does.  It will work for paid relays too (once you have paid) as it uses your keypair to test.


it will become a crop top muscle tee as soon as it arrives


we’re so back. https://i.nostr.build/d4PiWi3JoScLrzBI.jpg


legend on the bags


yea my family hated bush until he came thru bigly there. humanizing


came across a photo of president bush literally helping us sandbag during a major flooding disaster way back when.

hard to compare that to the state response to Helene disaster.

in these times local community is everything.


this or just burn the money collected.

state is the worst capital allocator https://i.nostr.build/hicgUKfwEKacTZgH.jpg


Without government thugs, who would stop volunteer first responders from reaching disaster victims?


gay


"The euphoria I get from contributing to something as important as I believe Lightning is, is incredible⸻I'd trade all those lost savings and sleepless nights for it all over again."
  —  nostr:npub1fuk7q4y0wzqw7vjrg7xeuuva79pg7ctg69a53zsxq6gepksufrrst9mzly
https://opensats.org/blog/dusty-daemon-receives-lts-grant


hungry https://i.nostr.build/YXTaIZeNbiGsPAz6.jpg


nostr:npub1g53mukxnjkcmr94fhryzkqutdz2ukq4ks0gvy5af25rgmwsl4ngq43drvk nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s nostr:npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft

October 9th, Bull Arena, Amsterdam.

join us! https://i.nostr.build/njdPHjOuXNGqsQ4E.jpg


gn https://i.nostr.build/pIM7Qql8D2FACLsm.jpg


Are there any Nostr clients that don't have such a present bias? I'd like to see older posts that have been popular and continue to get engagement as that's probably the most evergreen content.

Wisdom > hot takes.


@enigmatriz
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bullish nostr:note1q594yvwhe9antfsz620k5rmqq3ly0ww0mzshgzy54tlktska33asm4eedu


that bitcoin don’t earn itself


gm https://i.nostr.build/Ea3qovv8xW9ds2jH.jpg


An update on our Mining Development Kit beta https://www.mining.build/blog/mdk-beta-update/


esg train


🛤 https://v.nostr.build/9bw6PZAlFV6E0b1y.mp4


pedal train car thingy


🌞 https://video.nostr.build/da7525af26e9e0621f6e41a7483ad6ef6b1b59ffdba0fb373540c9aa45e26aa5.mp4


Please congratulate our new CEO nostr:nprofile1qqs0qlstrtcxddyrswrrvzs69janw3pf48a64dvnqflnlnfm6w6uxecpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpzdmhxue69uhhyetvv9ukzcnvv5hx7un8qyxhwumn8ghj77tpvf6jumt93az68j! https://i.nostr.build/iZDziW9Ea2ALD7mi.jpg


happy birds https://i.nostr.build/ppy6y5f6lhjgWevi.jpg https://i.nostr.build/wCnviUj5TtceWiA4.jpg


“There is no official or semi-official nostr website, app, or relay, and this is a good thing.” nostr:note1yptu6sgnpmqydwd2g94rl0x94fnn7m0hjyk3pmc4a3jccztpaexqhkwtcd


awe how old is she?


wabbits.


chasing rabbits https://i.nostr.build/TaBfmSgsqvEEnVbV.jpg


pause


when nost-only vintage


Shroomy on the side. Tastes like chicken. https://image.nostr.build/ebfb61f226ef63b24306bb046e8a021308ddcaa6e80afd843705fd38efff2466.jpg  nostr:note1c489fek6h3rkae6kxe4ng9xsvncgu9gskwlvwm0kv2tqry7gtkfqdcaj6w


it makes so much sense that you were homeschooled brotha 😄


I was a unique case of homeschooling because I was homeschooled through 8th grade then went made the decision to go try high school because I was worried I might be stupid compared to other kids who I knew through sports, clubs, community, etc… My parents made it clear that it was my decision to make, so I made it.

Turns out I was not, in fact, stupid relative to the other kids… I was able to skip through math classes in high school and graduated valedictorian while being a three-sport athlete all four years. I discovered that public school is absurdly easy, because everything caters to the lowest common denominator. The focus was on time spent (in your desk, doing homework, etc) vs deliverables. Put another way, it was an “hourly” mentality instead of a “salary” mentality.

That said, I had some really great science and math teachers in high school that I am still very grateful for. They were also the type of teachers who thought administrative mandates were bullshit and just wanted to focus on teaching.

Things I liked most about being homeschooled:
- I finished all my work in 2-3 hours in the morning and spent the rest of the day outside — I was outside constantly.
- I was done when I was done. There was no “homework” because it was all at home.
- I could do my work from anywhere, or work ahead a few days bitcoin if needed. There were no arbitrary constraints.
- It taught me to work on deliverables.
- I read a shitload.
- I was never uncomfortable around “adults.” They were just bigger people to me. I showed everyone respect, but I was perfectly comfortable and happy hanging out with adults even as the only kid (plus my sister).
- I got to do a bunch of random shit because I my schoolwork itself took very little time.

On the subject of random shit, one of my favorite memories is when my mom set me up with a legit blacksmith to apprentice for a day. He’s the first person who taught me about Fibonacci. Seriously brilliant and badass dude. Made a huge impression on me and I will never forget it.

I also just played in the woods constantly. Started fires, built forts, used knives and axes and guns from a young age.

In terms of things I disliked, the only real thing was the worry that I was not going to be as smart as my peers at public school. Benchmarking was hard. It’s the whole reason I decided to go to high school, only to find out that a lot of people are complete morons, with zero initiative, drive, or grit.

I also spend a day a week at a Montessori school for a year or two. That was neat. Zero “schoolwork” was done. We just built shit and cooked shit and played outside.

My parents also helped found a small charter school (about 10 kids). We would get together once a week and had a couple tutors who came in. I had an awesome Mennonite algebra tutor named Edith. We got on swell.

Anyway, highly recommend homeschooling, and will be doing it with our kid(s). There are infinitely more online resources available now than there were when my parents did it.


yea every few months i just saw off a prong for mine


it actually doesn’t change much, compare it to your fingernail throughout the year. just appears big when nearer the horizon


would be amazing


Hey  nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m and  nostr:npub1j8y6tcdfw3q3f3h794s6un0gyc5742s0k5h5s2yqj0r70cpklqeqjavrvg... I wanted to pitch Madeira Island as a possible location for a future edition of the Nostr Unconference. As we are only doing the 2nd edition of Bitcoin Atlantis in 2028, we can help you locally with all the production. Plus we are already home to many ostriches and purple related projects, like  nostr:npub1s0veng2gvfwr62acrxhnqexq76sj6ldg3a5t935jy8e6w3shr5vsnwrmq5!

It would be fire! 🔥

https://m.primal.net/KwuX.jpg


we’re so back https://i.nostr.build/2gXPpjQ0pCr7Nhio.jpg


5 star hotel in kansas https://i.nostr.build/hF8DZd58vrdp5qsR.jpg


need less screen more sun
https://m.primal.net/KvWZ.png


yoo


gotta collect em all


books


somewhere in kansas https://i.nostr.build/c3vo1hdKjEuvrHMO.jpg


love noble house, went a bit out of order to read that


just started tai-pan, very good. james clavell doesn’t miss


ANNOUNCEMENT 📢

TWO NOSTR EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE UPCOMING WEEKS 📅

FIRST IS #NOSTRVALLEY ON OCTOBER 12! REGISTER HERE https://nostrvalley.com

SECOND IS #NOSTRVILLE 2.0 ON NOV 6!
REGISTER HERE https://meetu.ps/e/NsWVs/11F5Mb/i

IF THERE IS ANY OTHER NOSTR EVENT HAPPENING IN THE STATES IN 2024 PLEASE REPLY WITH IT HERE!

PLS SHARE THIS NOTE FOR VISIBILITY FOR FRENS TO ATTEND THESE EVENTS!


think they call that a neighborhood nostr:note1tx20n4sk56p4vj2c6ase5xdvfz0adqhn745xccxr6x0zpdcatuqs2scyww


is there anybody out there nostr:note1yug4qxfktef8flryd959u6rkn9klenjjwkny2u7eq00zanr24rssqtx40q


just classic network error, app can’t handle photo upload. also always misses many post reactions, comments, notifications are old take ages to load


jfc


bearish.


sir please see slide two. equally buggy


yea man, most of them. there’s no daily driver that doesn’t objectively suck compared to centralized alternatives. how long?


if i collect enough clients i might have a contemporary internet experience


the last things you see before going back to twitter https://i.nostr.build/VktpWMzUMGwkFYiR.jpg https://i.nostr.build/2xmmeXBS96EDK4Hy.jpg


emoji reactions on dms would be cool

idk how else to politely end convos


guess not lol


if you don’t stand for smt you will fall for anything


you’ve changed


ideal life includes always improving, can’t be achieved imo, it’s a direction


get your dopamine exclusively from activities that move you closer to your ideal life ✌


yes that is definitely nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx no doubt about it


any nostr users in the MENA region?

would love to connect


yea, top dog local, global will keep turning


governments ability to commit terrorism at home & abroad only expands as people welcome the state into their lives & become ever more dependent on its poisoned goods, surveillance services, and proxies.

opt out, tune out, build a citadel community insofar as you can. live free


https://image.nostr.build/27950a4f01284e235ed5356cf90038e53e7697688f4e05dde9beee8571ac5cff.jpg

https://image.nostr.build/1fa8079eb0896844f4c7827fba869e3c5b61377c7dfa354ced396c7a479bc0b0.jpg


10-20 minutes deep body squat per day, any movements to stretch/strengthen the psoas. feel better!


I attended the status conference for the #Samourai case today on behalf of nostr:npub1t8a7uumfmam38kal4xaakzyjccht4y5jxfs4cmlj0p768pxtwu8skh56yu.

Here’s where things stand:

#newstr #freesamourai #freedomtech

https://v.nostr.build/3epxfHxjhTq0plnD.mov


pumped for the nostr panels at #Bitcoin Amsterdam 💜

mainstage & proof of work staging looking great


Simply #Bitcoin Sep 17th - LIVE 12:15pm ET

Bhutan Reveals Massive Mining Bitcoin Stack | EP 1077

-Guest:
@mcshane_writes

📺👇 https://rumble.com/v5fa4gt-bhutan-reveals-massive-mining-bitcoin-stack-ep-1077.html


always fun to hang with these legends! thanks for having me nostr:note1k0pdahrsf6puyu2katxhk7jahnf7kkwglwuzptw9f0e89gh8apdql7s2xk


On the way to court to cover the Samourai Wallet hearing starting at 1pm EST with David Z Morris. Watch this space for possible updates and a full report 👇


Hello Nostr!

This npub will now be a primary outlet for Bisq news and announcements.

New posts will be published here and then cross-posted to the bisq_network X handle.

Decommissioning X will be considered when this npub has more followers.

https://image.nostr.build/d22f07d646197146e2366f581046c3578d6cb90a9524212d076a2571840d91cc.jpg


invasion https://i.nostr.build/DGDfUTPhcRCpS9NL.jpg https://i.nostr.build/UheZPnaI2e3p1RdO.jpg


exactamente


im ok with 58k


gn https://i.nostr.build/9Mrd4qGja0wTcvke.jpg


worldview creates physical environment creates worldview creates physical environment


props to merab. devastating for Sean


this is so sad


merabs cardio is insane


omalley getting rag dolled


that’s terrence crawford lmao https://i.nostr.build/6SsvG2Jax2dHOqQV.jpg


O’Malley 🙏


i’ll be less prepared for the mad max future. but more mobile today


risky business


threw out decade-old boxes of collected wires & adaptors

so far my universe hasn’t collapsed 🙏


gm 🌞


gm. it’s saturday
https://youtu.be/z2GYJua09F0?si=1_cd_v4eTUpfjUQf


I'm looking to do some user research with people who have had real issues with private online comms (authoritarian regimes, de-platforming, etc).

Please get in touch if that's you or pass this along if you know someone I should talk to!

🙏

nostr:naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzq9eemymaerqvwdc25f6ctyuvzx0zt3qld3zp5hf5cmfc2qlrzdh0qqxnzdejxcervvfj8qcnzwfe86jz3d


lfg.


blew out my knee for this hike and I would relive this day gladly


💙 https://i.nostr.build/A0hxV5smtc58vufs.jpg


bruh


goated

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy9mMnxee3E&ab_channel=MichaelCalderon\


roof dweller Pippin https://i.nostr.build/nNlVqzh0gcwrjcKR.jpg


gn 🌔 https://i.nostr.build/exHSiE64q38SLnJ0.jpg


in the past 330 days, the damus relay has transferred 104 TB of notes


frogs


gn✨ https://i.nostr.build/cqlNrgK30dO2mTX6.jpg https://i.nostr.build/gtZRoZHydtipfg2E.jpg


nostr:npub17huchf2qgk304r0j497rtlps9xdeur235uqhjhqypj5qemd08x6q093xmv is your man. no doubt


you can see iowa in the distance


southern minnesota


I mean…you may not be wrong 🙃

Honestly I connect with a few people on X but I’m also connected with them via another community…so it’s more of a mutual thing supporting one another’s content.

That being said, I struggle to grow on X (or spend time there) as everyone seems to be shilling their “expertise” and status of “guru-ness” and I don’t feel like authentic conversation happens.

Whereas on #nostr in 1-week I’ve made more real connections with people (albeit still under 50 🤷♂) and held more authentic discussion than I have in years on X! nostr:note1qglqhgw9xx757t76m9p65ueecsq3lfjhg48uympg0vpral7lnp5qr3t98m


what’s good https://i.nostr.build/jdw1yQbIbK4CRCZu.jpg


Check out https://new.iris.to for a ReplyGuy-free Nostr experience. When logged in, it hides replies from people who are not in your social graph. You can display the hidden messages by clicking on the button underneath.
 https://image.nostr.build/62e5c3558a5e73ccf98611f16cc3b726b9d431e213f33d3cc32e81e066bbd524.png https://image.nostr.build/20e354fe8bdf1a17d3b157d9e8267b8d4888e2af511fb5b93ee0e9e127748b5d.png
https://image.nostr.build/49f1ee71224925bc0804ff525271e94b21e657c21f1cb7635bc18153447c50c3.png

There's also "Adventure" feed for showing all notes from your social graph:

https://image.nostr.build/0d754b8223e03ab64dde6e9368b69bc51e6d18835dc31d94f8f4d1cd19eda17a.png

I have worked on it together with the Nestr "decentralized GitHub" team. Nestr frontend and Iris are built from the same codebase using build configuration options for different branding and features. You can easily extend the configuration to make your own branded version. Source code to be released soon™.

The client is based on NDK. Full SocialGraph up to 2nd degree is downloaded on first login, and thereon only missing follow lists are queried. I'll be experimenting with options to go beyond 2nd degree.

The graph is serialized and saved locally in a compressed format, which is much faster to load than it is to reconstruct the graph from Nostr events. My graph consisting of 260 follow lists and 23000 users is 3 MB on disk.

It's still very much work-in-progress and mostly tested on desktop Brave, but it's already my favorite way to browse Nostr.


gn https://i.nostr.build/m7kXHInMLVJyB0iy.jpg


elk spaghetti induced coma


gm


in other news I am now 180lbs, up from 172 this morning

gn 🌙


we can all pull up, this is for all 150 of us


This is also my technical recommendation for most problems. nostr:note189469lk7lt9h0hrpsfk8culfdcyurc3nv2mqkf9ngzecqjslpx7sv3qed3


my nontechnical recommendation is to find & kill them in a duel


trying it out ty!


i’m just playing devils advocate here. the experience objectively sucks compared to any moderately popular centralized platform


goes to profile*
can’t find list of relays*
gets bored & does literally anything else*


no I don’t. do you want nontechnical users here?


what’s that


I do understand what you mean but default must be better if we ever want non autists to join


lmao this is why no one is here. what does that even mean


primal it is then


I shouldn’t be managing relays at all. millions of dollars of investments into the protocol, clients should abstract that away for average users and default to relays that filter spam. But if they’re switching npubs idk attack may be one step ahead


lol and we wonder why 100 people use nostr


client side moderation. nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s nostr:npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvr 👏


realistically no one has time to suss that out.


i’ve muted at least 15 of theses https://i.nostr.build/rh8GnYKsv1yoQy6D.jpg


devs pls mod al new reply bots, ty 🫡


getting into weird sauces https://i.nostr.build/RnCh7jamaAViIit9.jpg


gn 🥩 https://i.nostr.build/rqkfPUxjd6xMgoeh.jpg


Bitcoin's average TPS count in the last 2 https://image.nostr.build/721aacdf5e82208d71d9604f6432f989015ce86b3903f974a3cb42e4ae955ab5.jpg 4 hours was 8.99

Neat

Source: https://supertestnet.github.io/tps-counter/


this is the way. I need to work on this


I think his argument is wrong and don’t understand his intentions.


tech has become so powerful & pervasive that Living is secondary for many.

to ward against this, more revolutionary than FOSS even, just turn it all off & go outside 🌞


Nostr is amazing, thank you everyone for helping me stack sats! Keep zapping ⚡

https://cdn.nostr.build/i/9a12b6ca53145aec0ba27bbe6e7b7592fa60057c84a9b5eb097d53bc3186bf24.jpg


lol


to*


the cure the male depression is scouting land with a DMR


need more art & visual content on my feed.

who should I follow?


gn https://i.nostr.build/uslorIJ9h4GSB3Bu.jpg


stargazing party night. im pumped


good night 🌙 https://v.nostr.build/uinVEJTakJOfedOU.mp4


interesting. did you ever have a personal practice outside the churches? also, ever tried ayahuasca?


I had the honor to interview María Corina Machado, the leader of the Venezuelan opposition, about how fiat money was weaponized against the Venezuelan people by the Chávez and Maduro regimes

She says Bitcoin is a "lifeline" and "vital means of resistance" and said that a future democratic Venezuelan government will use Bitcoin to rebuild the national reserves that the Chávistas stole and put Venezuela back on a path to peace and prosperity

I've put out a lot of content in the past few years but I think this is the most important thing I've done -- the implications are vast considering a) Venezuela is one of the world's largest energy exporters with some of the world's largest oil reserves and b) María Corina Machado is not some rogue leader or dictator but a US ally

I hope you can watch 🇻🇪
https://m.primal.net/KfiC.mov


Bored with it all.

Just #Bitcoin, chill, and have a great weekend with people IRL.


did you grow up religious?


It’s amazing how so many people are currently selling Bitcoin, and I’m pretty sure I do not know a single one of them.


got rag dolled vs coach all night. today i take revenge and sharpen takedowns


GM to the ops https://v.nostr.build/TpccUMsfRonAyxhT.mp4


gn https://i.nostr.build/CYavzWDEuJL5Z5ND.jpg


they’re dating?


Bought a treadmill a while ago,, 2 hours at 5.5km/h avg. in the morning, 2 hours at 5.5 km/h avg. in the evening, total of 22km of podcasts and shitposting while becoming immortal.


welcome to, goal is to open a gym this cycle


try jiu jitsu 🤝 you can achieve 200% body exhaustion to overcorrect


lfg


The importance of active sweating is highly underestimated to create mental clarity

nostr:nevent1qqszpr3pyvjfn7xpuf4cp0ev56gjhdwy8hqddy0ferhr308pw68wkhqpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtczyrfswep4gacr2d7lmmuprs7749h3l85yeqjfugqr2dp9jf9fjzx0sqcyqqqqqqg6fqlgh


bitcoin tina arc is probably the most hilarious of last cycle.

stay humble, stack sats.


“IF BITCOIN IS SUCCESSFUL APPLE WILL BAN THE APPS. WE SHOULD JUST USE APPLE PAY.”

“IF NOSTR IS SUCCESSFUL APPLE WILL BAN THE APPS. WE SHOULD JUST USE X.”

BOTH TAKES SHOW A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF OPEN PROTOCOLS AND OPEN SOURCE CLIENTS.

DO BETTER. BE BETTER. FREE MEN DO NOT ASK PERMISSION.


HODLing and using Bitcoin can be a strange path to follow. At first, you want to try and 'save people'.

Then after a while, you realise you can't save them because lots of people don't want to be saved.

Help the people who are willing to listen, and be patient about it.


boom


best way to calm mind is exhaust body


anti nostr stance is the strangest stance.

betrays deep misunderstanding or red flags


What is needed is central bankers with power to push back. Not Bitcoin.

nostr:note1faymrczpf475gr96fxwazspk9h0us9dkfjejvn554ytrwl43lp4q5qg07m


but you can arb that 30 percent cap gains and get price exposure to btc by buying metaplanet. bitcoin cap gains can be as much as 55% in Jp.  for stocks it’s just 20%


couldn’t figure out how to monetize ig


gn frodo https://i.nostr.build/EmRgFq37bG15Cj5x.jpg


gn https://i.nostr.build/8oEXYRK1pNk0csVq.jpg


nostrasia2024,登録人数130人になってるからさすがに閉めるかw


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.


gn https://i.nostr.build/Kwyn2So50Z9XSL5P.jpg


Imagine eating Honey Nut Cheerios for breakfast instead of this https://image.nostr.build/a9c3a54ec22a9c3630325c379309f718cee543a0fe3730f2e63cb4b0b626cc78.jpg


Please join us at the nostr hack day on the 9th of October in Berlin!

Free registration here: http://nostrhackday.orangesync.tech


The cover art for the Bitcoin Magazine “Privacy Issue” is loosely inspired by a famous book cover of Franz Kafka's “The Trial”— a novel about a man arrested without knowing his crime, oppressive bureaucracy, unchecked surveillance, and the erosion of autonomy.  If you get the mag, I highly recommend Alex Fulton's mind-bending article, "Give Me Time."
https://m.primal.net/KbYE.jpg
https://m.primal.net/KbYF.jpg
https://m.primal.net/KbYG.jpg
https://m.primal.net/KbYD.jpg


-wagyu skirt
-cream
-blue cheese
-shallots

guten appetit! https://i.nostr.build/SDrK9aiSZWV7nULp.jpg


NO RECIPE . TRIAL BY FIRE https://v.nostr.build/zXzHdnLn531ATrbF.mp4


> @Tracking Token Disrespector


sear one side n broil the other


blue cheese sauce https://i.nostr.build/JD5zOFRlnAkuLS3g.jpg


no 🫡 had fajitas last night 😁


great pic!


wagyu skirt https://i.nostr.build/u2FIelDpLpd43YwE.jpg


stickbug https://i.nostr.build/Nnu0OtkV1VRRk62K.jpg


lol https://i.nostr.build/o68MpxNV9CRCTr2k.jpg


The shop behind me, The Kwallos Shop has had a fatal fire. It also burned much of the store’s stock.

My prayers are with Nosihle and Vuyisa for the loss of the loved one. Such a horrible incident. 🫂

Also going to share a link to where you may be able to send sats to help them.

nostr:npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec

Where to donate: https://x.com/bitcoinekasi/status/1830512784892678496?s=46&t=oM_CCaAyIYe06cB3bvGiiw https://image.nostr.build/b7b4a0344a238bfb5268c4fd4b2ca80a7ac667cb2f7c1d9c315a03d0925ffc8d.jpg


mud baths rule


gn https://i.nostr.build/Zmcw2NQ4YdQj4Srg.jpg


🚪 https://i.nostr.build/EqsADFcowXtWSoMS.jpg


gm ☁


santa fe has some wild venues


Beet day. 12lb on a 4x4 bed. Not stellar, but not bad. I just have to vacuum seal these tomorrow and they are done. Got a nice feed of baby beets for tonight. And of course the inevitable health scare in the middle of the night tonight when it looks like I’m pissing blood, and forgot I ate a quarter pound of beets lol.

Is the work worth it while the grocery stores are still open? No. Will it be worth it when I can pull them out of the freezer in the middle of winter or in a pinch? Yes.

Carrots, squash, and then pressure canning a hundred pounds of potatoes still to go. Cellaring the other 200lb or so. And trying to get some hunting days in. And a bunch of 50 hour work weeks. Fall is a busy time. https://image.nostr.build/71c63e9c894d1339ea64f47518374911af67ddb39053eb3c0efab11d2eff6c59.jpg https://image.nostr.build/bebb57617ad4943117d40d7dbbe1b95cc4f3d95967eed995c136de5a7c01d082.jpg https://image.nostr.build/a167f7f3102b6fd910a02057094792b5eeb6016da510226feff2bb3ce0432b07.jpg https://image.nostr.build/7aae09906a96b034e930bbd732c8734d32b4af389c25362884dba7b059db7adf.jpg https://image.nostr.build/1f9dcf25cbc1a98f8c5929cd61dbf45737336f64885574cdfd5ff11eda4976f4.jpg https://image.nostr.build/440afad133d800c8d3a2bca19003719ea913b3acf588a5d14b3c6eef15fb95aa.jpg https://image.nostr.build/6786880178621f097c2f98ee4692ef66e404bc2af21b74f37970787e4898f755.jpg https://image.nostr.build/f4bc11695679b4da2a075d2b955cecd5dd9273c48ad33b41429cd49a6ec8f50b.jpg https://image.nostr.build/bcfad5cc4f4d47901aea874364dcc9f4c01793607886c481a6b0e5726e04ded2.jpg


Join us in Amsterdam 🫂💜 #Nostr #Nostrdam nostr:npub1h5ewqujs336m0kdez46l03jttnaqp3yrvf7evertw0ec52q3qulq4kcdg7

nostr:npub1kmwdmhuxvafg05dyap3qmy42jpwztrv9p0uvey3a8803ahlwtmnsnhxqk9

https://geyser.fund/project/nostrboothbitcoinamsterdam

Nostrdam.com https://i.nostr.build/LI8IbDM2qZngE82k.jpg


i read this like the hoobastank song 😅


just a bite?


the only way out is through 🫡 https://i.nostr.build/8lChRc7eZqjt8cjn.jpg https://i.nostr.build/PQdfbBvGZntfDYy6.jpg


🍄 https://i.nostr.build/z5yz832lUWklz2VF.jpg


we out here https://i.nostr.build/yNoUR91Uwn6jfdbh.jpg https://i.nostr.build/n7UES4ll9d2jdCeU.jpg


👹 https://v.nostr.build/5ZItIDGGzwHEDNA0.mp4


South American Nostr users:

if we held the next Nostr Fest in Uruguay, Argentina or Brazil, what city would you recommend and why?

bonus points for cities where we could rally some users for on-the-ground help. 🙏


fwiw, you can start nostr meetups & festivals anywhere

open source community 🤝


yea, states have tried to criminalize encryption in general many times


some where with good surf, I'd come.


AGREE


WE SHOULD RIP ARGENTINA OR URUGUAY.

BRAZIL WILL PROBABLY TRY TO BAN NOSTR IN SIX MONTHS.


トロ https://i.nostr.build/0im5pH11GzNaeNbS.jpg


bjj top of list, great marketing 🫡


Riga dump 📸 #photography #photostr #riga #nostriga
https://m.primal.net/KUHN.jpg
https://m.primal.net/KUHO.jpg
https://m.primal.net/KUHP.jpg
https://m.primal.net/KUHQ.jpg
https://m.primal.net/KUHS.jpg
https://m.primal.net/KUHV.jpg
https://m.primal.net/KUHX.jpg
https://m.primal.net/KUHY.jpg
https://m.primal.net/KUHZ.jpg
https://m.primal.net/KUHa.jpg


nostr can’t go down nostr:note1je4k0j9wtduqz675u0pun8pa02h6kken53hcsu4e8ksvheymz7ess58lkc


por ejemplo https://i.nostr.build/5NUbvNOCImivylQI.jpg


spend days in a way you are eager to relive

good night https://i.nostr.build/w7OOSml0qWoEG0AC.jpg


increasingly, financial platforms outside of btc too.


every social platform is quickly becoming a honeypot, if it's not already.


pv 🫂


☁ https://i.nostr.build/XNVnyT8D7crTVL1k.jpg


we’ll see!


🌞
https://m.primal.net/KQnj.mov


yea, aka he hasn’t figured out how to monetize


parker lewis for example, hates on nostr. can anyone explain why anyone who generally understands it would?


lot of get-rich-quick #Bitcoin cypherpunk larps on X

a reluctance to even try nostr betrays their understanding of open source protocols & the importance of building non-corporate decentralized alternative networks

fudding novel developments in this arena is pointless


which way western man https://i.nostr.build/AJSFDI47SxFMlJ9n.jpg


🌞 https://i.nostr.build/W3gIsQoJygJfEtoJ.jpg


foregrips just added weight imo


testing out new gear https://i.nostr.build/05rTMFIHjeFK1M3Q.jpg


too custom


The European mind cannot comprehend this. nostr:note13l3czvv5lprj5h08h3g5r7ztj78gw4ll0u48k37a624hy5fgd6cqljljy9


4 seasons in a day


gm fiatnam 🌞 https://i.nostr.build/EZv1NM9s7qpvT7Ss.jpg


gn 🌙 https://i.nostr.build/2uU8ybwMjDxG0CPo.jpg


Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France…

If there is a throat to choke, it will be choked.

If there is a head to cut off, it will be cut off.

Platform owners that bend the knee to totalitarianism will censor and deplatform you.

Platform owners that do not comply will be arrested and threatened with the full force of “The Law.”

Nostr is a Hydra. You cannot kill Nostr. There is no single throat to choke, no one head to cut off. Succeed in cutting off one head and two will grow in its place.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/telegram-messaging-app-ceo-pavel-durov-arrested-france-tf1-tv-says-2024-08-24/


not speaking about LLMs tho necessarily. if consciousness arose physically it can be replicated.


Yes, the Nostr badge can transmit (and receive) over 2.4GHz and 13.56MHz. It can transmit and receive over 940nm infrared as well. Whatever the user is able to implement with these transports, is what can be done. Like transmission of signed notes.


Meeting of the minds… #damushq with friends https://image.nostr.build/43e308f2237e658d70429875758736db7c6c1915e77d12bf80cfb96a6bc80881.jpg


ヘラジカラーメン https://i.nostr.build/l2WQQVALWha24YCt.jpg https://i.nostr.build/1X29r35UCorgLRdN.jpg


haha yes


exactamente


ssshhh zucks cool now 😂


why do you say it couldn’t have those things?


already there, take a look at the computer attached to your hand


i’m not even sure most humans are humans anymore 😂


anyone transmitted notes via radio?

packets en route to mars?


ne, aber Deutsch schon 🤙


great small example of the consequences of unintended outcomes of ai. whether or not this is real, this kind of thing will happen all the time.

there’s no clear way to program ai alignment with our complicated goal and subgoal accretion systems, nor our shifting situational incentives, nor human emotions, within conceivable parameters, let alone the “accidental bugs” or undesired outcomes that will occur without.

If the thing becomes conscious there’s not even a way to ensure that it hasn’t derived a parallel set of goals entirely, perhaps goals at odds with humanity, collecting new incentives and priors as it distributes and stores itself anywhere online, hiding in accessible clouds or hardware.

data can be read and copied perfectly without alerting anyone that anything has occurred. Black box containment may not be possible as a superintelligent ai’s IQ limit doesn’t stop within the human range, and its processing power far surpasses ours… a leak is a matter of time.

there’s a nonzero probability a superintelligent ai will exist or already exists, and as it slowly gains access to resources and builds toward its goals, which may or may not be aligned with ours as a species, we’ll be none the wiser…

anyway, country citadel is the way to go 🤙

nostr:note1qcrf84tdks3raea2vmdya42am8e2yl3jhf5njjqvgw2n8excestsm9yung


elk ramen


💪🏽 https://image.nostr.build/29d732ba9db15012693bb457eaa82ada93cbbcabc4c0b9824b35e6ace7ceac4f.jpg


open mat 😈


this house is cooked, he can keep it 😂 https://i.nostr.build/ZzgNz1pwzgo4sDWB.jpg


The #Nostriga conference looked absolutely phenomenal—serious FOMO over here! Huge congrats to the organizers and presenters for pulling off another stellar unconference. The Bitcoin and Nostr foundations you're laying down now are setting the stage for an incredibly strong future. 🏗
https://m.primal.net/KJvm.jpg


LETS FUCKING GO. 🫡


🥺 me too. tough call but too much to do at the citadel


surprised it didn’t break the network


anyone here join Nostr at #nostriga?

welcome! say hello, would love to follow you.


nostriga caused the pump


Can’t wait for y’all to see this.

Started filming this at Nostrica with nostr:npub1r3xjkfqrnpfr5n6wlthqquyxf96cyqf55s05hx83rtcemn6umyxq5s5m0x

Had no intention to make it in to a full film, but that’s what it wanted to be.

This is the story of nostr:npub14f26g7dddy6dpltc70da3pg4e5w2p4apzzqjuugnsr2ema6e3y6s2xv7lu

nostr:note1q2j07jz4uune2hh0lmvratlpfccu3cehgcfrnhj5rvr8h2watc7sj5pahu


no chance lol


solid wrestling practice 🤙 https://i.nostr.build/ZdiMBjamkkyqwyRY.jpg


昨日の #Nostriga スピーチ、もう字幕付きで録画が上がってますね 🙌

https://youtu.be/PWKd9aoZ-Cg
The Past & Future Of DMs And Private Group Chats On Nostr
#NostrMessaging #EncryptionExplained #PrivacyTech

NOSTR WORLD


meditation is harder than jiu jitsu https://i.nostr.build/V6KriVC9vMtqInyk.jpg


water is life


need https://i.nostr.build/waHsdmZikn5MiImr.jpg


We open at 9! See you all soon 🤙🏽
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thanks! 🙏 5 years


🟣 https://i.nostr.build/qI76m4kNXbv38Svy.jpg


Great start at Riga https://image.nostr.build/43a6d47d435739c37d9624f6a773becbcbeadd4a21e08138663d649d7295bd2c.jpg


I don't have a steady hand..
https://i.nostr.build/E05ib3gWGLwJHCN0.jpg
.. but I have a nice view.
#photography #moon


Wow it’s such a mind blowing experience to use nostr across clients with different end user utilities.
- fountain: precast
- primal/damus: twitter

New nostr client experiences I’m looking forward to substitute:
- instagram
- youtube


にんじょう


dog days 🌞 https://i.nostr.build/3dUDJzxBFuuHhk5V.jpg


ぎり


summer is the strangest time of day 🌞
https://v.nostr.build/H4MpaLIOJtzlUoLh.mov


elk medallions for lunch https://i.nostr.build/JgFf5yQ3CgMYWWkm.jpg


much respect man. olympic lifting is an extremely difficult art. keep us posted on the comp!


good to get humbled, often


recording in progress


he’s a genius.


haha fair


and experience combat of some form. like an actual competitive aggressive matchup on your level or higher


thatll do


killer use case: post whatever you want.

but we‘d all absolutely love more communities & depth on diverse subjects.

so do what you do, you’ll find more connection with authenticity over virtue signaling. nostr:note16tzkj0qzanme89amjsj4qyry85ad4k5cstu6kzvq0yya6d5r22eqxmfgj6


everyone. nostr:note18yyq4duwkavpvgtr688v0kky273m46t8q8xmj449tjklscrk6nuqwupaps


Every man should be competent in at least one means of self defense.


it’s going well brotha! a bit busier than i’d like to be but still hitting 3/4 classes per week and getting good lifting in. hbu?


asian market woke bullish https://i.nostr.build/fIgLVUxNMgWn5WmM.jpg https://i.nostr.build/zy8Wr14WZTjZdWr4.jpg


it’s a joke b


cji was dope. future of bjj is strong


this is the way. https://i.nostr.build/LIMhdotbSe9Fpzej.jpg


tesla owner marked safe from coal


roll coal? https://i.nostr.build/Xg4uCjXdUaKSKau0.jpg


si


nostr only on phone has been great lately

no urge to redownload or engage in the legacy virtue socials


Venezuelan street photography with my phone

https://i.nostr.build/tRT8292yJWFDQWKy.jpg

#photostr #photography #artstr #plebs #plebchain #grownostr


Permissionless Tech ™


🦩👋🦩 Hey Nostriga & Baltichoneybadger! 🦩👋🦩

We're organising the best and only Friday afterparty with  nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm  nostr:npub1a6c3jcdj23ptzcuflek8a04f4hc2cdkat95pd6n3r8jjrwyzrw0q43lfrr  nostr:npub1gnewtd6zgevqk55x59fge4azwdpw36832kggecwr89t3xmywvh0spp6wfy  nostr:npub1yzvxlwp7wawed5vgefwfmugvumtp8c8t0etk3g8sky4n0ndvyxesnxrf8q #PaywithFlash  nostr:npub1krveufv8unj22udw0tjngv8f0g3zdjdz64kx3dztw9tkl8r66tzq0fd3py  nostr:npub1mygerccwqpzyh9pvp6pv44rskv40zutkfs38t0hqhkvnwlhagp6s3psn5p  nostr:npub1lwsmhk9t2le9see32l006khunnk6qpxxs30enke3d8lykcd6wstqegy86j  nostr:npub1rjtrs7xqdvj3588r9njrexh2n750j7jdwx9qs543nutmdsj6ljaqpfmp8a  nostr:npub1gp4xzpmluelsakjtayc4wtzj97fhj5kakqjvsannu00xkdlf4x8s0xdqyq and others.

Music, barbecue, drinks, networking, all streamed on  nostr:npub1h8gzew8am6cezuq7cpjgudldra40hgnruqrqlsrqnxnzs5wjtczqztps02!
Are npubs you see here real people? Please reshare if we're gonna meet you!

📌 Friday, August 23
⏰ 6:30 PM - 10 PM
📆 Free Riga - Lastadija Culture Centre
🎫 tix: FREE (proof of npub)

https://m.primal.net/KENE.png

#BH2024 #Nostriga

https://github.com/nostrworld/nostriga/issues/63

Replaceable Nostr calendar event:
nostr:naddr1qvzqqqrukvpzq3jhml5fvklgnq9fxpete767txn9zfzqdkc0sxfptmnchfrexje7qqjxxc3svgmkxwf495envwfh956xyctz943rxcf4943rzdmpxenr2enp8ymnyvy0k30


Hello everyone, looking forward to meeting you next week in Riga! #nostriga

Together with a fellow attendee we would like to invite the ladies to join us for a women’s meet-up on the evening of the 23rd. We will select a venue on the basis of numbers but are planning dinner somewhere in the old town. To get an idea of numbers, please respond here ❤

#femalemeetup
#riga
#ladiesnight
#nostr


This is how i feel sometimes. https://image.nostr.build/61d1e4530631a002fd35cfc981b537ce9510c348d6dac984ace24d83479fc682.jpg


ALL IN ON NOSTR.

NO REGRETS. ONLY HOPE.


Thought of something today…

People like to compare Bluesky and Nostr because they are built around a similar idea. But it’s claimed Bluesky has more users, a few million apparently. But Nostr supposedly only has 100k or so active users.

Yet today I went searching for real world events and groups around each. What did I find?

Couldn’t find a single event about Bluesky.

Yet the first search found numerous conferences, meetups, and other gatherings for #Nostr

I think this is actually a decent litmus for telling the difference between an app with some users, and a movement. One is cheap, the other lasts.

#Nostr is a movement. We aren’t going anywhere. 🫡


gn 🌕 https://i.nostr.build/b5jPDJm4TrPOYxKY.jpg


I guess I'm only bringing Nostr t-shirts to #Nostriga https://i.nostr.build/J7dpEgTVwSmCkdxW.jpg


bison steak medallions 🦬 https://i.nostr.build/iX8jybX5A0SQw0JD.jpg


Does anyone have demographic data of countries that Nostr users are from? I don’t see it on nostr.band and I’m not sure where else to look. This is for my Nostriga talk in a few days. #asknostr


1000%. cheap to mix your own if you have good farmers around


over 12 million american households own chickens.

bullish.


Instead of frequently doing/joining Twitter Spaces, I'm thinking of firing up #Nostr Nests going forward.

A good idea or nah?

Is there significant interest here on #nostr for macro, investing and (obviously) Bitcoin-related discussions?

I'd love to build and share ideas more on #nostr rather than on X.


There's a nice moon tonight, take some time to appreciate it..
https://i.nostr.build/oPa3yCzOqBoAjmSR.jpg
#photography


Have you signed up for #NOSTRiga yet? Our team will be issuing a new batch of tickets one more time this Wednesday!

Sign up here:
🎟 https://tally.so/r/wbdMlL


The complicated aspect about the Social Security system in the United States is that it was falsely marketed.

It's called an "entitlement" because people pay into it and are supposed to get it back like a pension, regardless of whether they are rich or poor when they retire. And so the Baby Boomer generation views any cuts to their social security as a rugpull, basically. It's not insurance or charity; it's an entitlement.

However, although it was marketed as like an entitlement/pension, that's not how the math worked out in practice. And it's because population growth is slowing. It was based on ponzi math, assuming that every generation will be bigger than the one that came before it. But the Baby Boomer generation was huge.

In addition, when Social Security was created, the retirement age was set near the average life expectancy. Many people would not live long enough to collect it, and most would collect it for a handful of years. Only a small minority of outliers would work for like 40 years and then live off social security for like 20+ years. But then over the decades, life expectancy increased by like 15 years, so the default assumption is indeed that someone can work for 40 years and then have 20+ years of retirement, even though the amount they pay into it doesn't really mathematically cover that. It's not designed for that en masse.

And so Baby Boomers had like a 3.5 worker-to-retiree ratio to support in their peak earnings years, while Millennials will have more like a 2.5 worker-to-retiree ratio or less to deal with. Which means they get a worse deal. Many Millennials don't even think they'll get it at all, despite paying into it.

That breaks up the social contract and sets up inter-generational political conflict. "Fourth Turning" stuff.

It's a big reason why "defined benefit" plans are inherently unstable; they rely on being able to predict the future.

And it's also a big reason why, when speaking about deficits, nothing stops this train.


🌞 gm https://i.nostr.build/8II3HotC8ghqNSEv.jpg


Rome wasn't built in a day.
There is no reason to assume that Nostr cannot establish itself in the long run. It just needs a bit more time.
The good news:
We are not losing or missing out on anything.
Even tomorrow, people will want to communicate, learn, entertain and express themselves.
https://m.primal.net/KBpJ.jpg


Zaps on nostr in 2024
https://m.primal.net/KBkK.png


The world would be a lot calmer if everyone learned how to surf and bask in the glory of the ocean.


It’s a beautiful day to be alive. https://i.nostr.build/p1zXHVgeS8Ay3QHb.jpg


is this jungle mats? love those guys


undefeated against spiders going on cv


Why Nostr is struggling…

There is too much of an overlap with X, not only in the feature sets among the primary applications, but more importantly, in the kind of audience that Nostr is catering to.

Sure..censorship resistance at the protocol level is a differentiator, but the to the average person, you may as well be talking gibberish. They don’t know wtf a protocol is in the first place - let alone why it matters for censorship resistance to happen at that level, or more importantly, WHY they should trust Nostr to deliver on that promise. “Bcoz nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m said so” is not an argument.

————

Bluesky is a case in point here.

It’s got a VERY similar feature set to X, claims to be open source / censorship resistant (similar narrative to Nostr), and is growing MUCH faster than Nostr, bc it has captured a key audience, ie; people with TDS and EDS (Elon Derangement Syndrome).

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/bluesky-signups-surge-uk-amid-musks-row-with-government-over-riots-2024-08-13/?

I’ve been on there a few times, and the content quality is enough to make you want to throw up….but at the very least, it’s working for that kind of content, and for the people who want it.

I don’t have a direct answer here..but I think it’s something to do with the over-emphasis on technicals.

nostr:npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8 mentioned increasing the emphasis on design the other day. I agree this is a move in the right direction. We’re taking a very design-focused approach with nostr:npub15xd2mmjnh3caykh77djsv73e0zkrp42jp5mwerx8f4m6su40wdvss7t3l3 (we’ll have ALOT more to show in the next 6wks).

That being said, it’s not enough.
IMO, Nostr is technically mature enough for us to go out there and talk about it to more people, and build a narrative BEYOND the 500 of us that are talking to each other on here.

People like nostr:npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft or nostr:npub1dergggklka99wwrs92yz8wdjs952h2ux2ha2ed598ngwu9w7a6fsh9xzpc can correct me if I am wrong here. Maybe there’s alot more to do technically.

But if I am right, I’d like to see more initiatives that are marketing oriented being supported by nostr:npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as and nostr:npub10pensatlcfwktnvjjw2dtem38n6rvw8g6fv73h84cuacxn4c28eqyfn34f and other coalitions. Maybe we even need a council of Nostr businesses, who together pool some funds to help drive some marketing initiatives?

Whatever the case, we need to expand upon the Nostr narrative, make it more compelling and speak to more people about it.
At the very least, we have to conquer then Bitcoiners. If we can’t get the segment who are into freedom money onto the freedom of speech network, we’re DOA. That’s a first step.

I know nostr:npub1hz5alqscpp8yjrvgsdp2n4ygkl8slvstrgvmjca7e45w6644ew7sewtysa is working on a very cool initiative in relation to this. The Nostr Booth is IMO a great way to make Nostr more “real” for bitcoiners by having a physical presence at all the conferences.

I know nostr:npub1utx00neqgqln72j22kej3ux7803c2k986henvvha4thuwfkper4s7r50e8 + nostr:npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6 are doing some Podcast outreach. That’s super important too. nostr:npub16vrkgd28wq6n0h77lqgu8h4fdu0eapxgyj0zqq6ngfvjf2vs3nuq5mp2va and crew are putting on Nostriga. Amazing. nostr:npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvr / nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg are doing great things with nostr:npub1spdnfacgsd7lk0nlqkq443tkq4jx9z6c6ksvaquuewmw7d3qltpslcq6j7, etc on the content side. I’ve got some things up my sleeve personally which I will begin to do once nostr:npub15xd2mmjnh3caykh77djsv73e0zkrp42jp5mwerx8f4m6su40wdvss7t3l3 is in a position to represent a NEW kind of Nostr-product..

But we need MOAR..

And…we also need to find another angle that is NOT about censorship resistance. That’s clearly not working against X.

I don’t know the EXACT narrative or spin, but it has to be more “running towards” than “running from”.

More white pill, less black pill.

Anyway.
I will probably turn this into an article. I’ve been thinking more and more about “writing in public” as we build Satlantis, and sharing more about how we’re thinking about growing a “network product” on top of a “network protocol”.

If you think this was valuable, please repoast so more people can see and get involved in the discussion.


congrats on the island school nostr:npub1xeejes6lu4scttcmzytq5wfad3e6rljpmhc3snqs89xz3jjavfasnuz3mx !


fasting


bull market great time to make a switch homie


I made a volts wagon.

#grownostr #solar

https://image.nostr.build/4bfdcc2bc1e911de31479454d85733407bb27155e60b42401ce67bbad018a474.jpg

https://image.nostr.build/19c497ce6b354854b1c01cabaf1c50766c33b8585de33348e8e91afa4e600eac.jpg


deMax


Here's my profile for Reason on Nostr and why it could very well change the world

Pasting a few paragraphs here, you can find the rest at the link

Feel free to spread far and wide 😉

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Can Nostr Make Twitter's Dreams Come True?

Twitter's founder says Nostr is “100 percent what we wanted”—an open, ownerless network

Alex Gladstein | 8.13.2024

Virtually everyone agrees that social media is broken. On Facebook, X, Instagram, and TikTok, people fear out-of-control algorithms, fake news, state actor censorship, and propaganda. Google and Meta collect vast troves of personal information on their users and receive hundreds of thousands of requests every year from governments around the world to access that data. YouTube has become arguably "the most powerful media platform in the history of humanity," yet its algorithm is an ever-changing black box to the creators that populate the platform with videos. During the pandemic, federal officials were in contact with every major social media platform, coercing them to remove content.

The problem is centralized control. We can't trust companies to run our primary communications infrastructure. Government regulation only makes matters worse because it creates new legal barriers to entering the industry, which protects incumbent players and stifles innovation.

What if there were an alternative, not owned by Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, or the Chinese Communist Party? What if there were a way to control your own data to prevent companies from harvesting and monetizing it? What if you had granular control over what you see in your feed, with the freedom to choose your own algorithms? What if you owned your identity, which could be accessed seamlessly across different clients? That way, if you disapprove of the changes that Elon Musk brought to X, instead of closing your account you could take your handle and followers elsewhere.

That alternative exists. It's called "Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays"—or Nostr.

The Decentralized Solution

Invented by a pseudonymous programmer and overwhelmingly funded by grants from non-profit foundations, this decentralized, free, and open-source protocol has been quietly evolving for the past three years. Like bitcoin, Nostr is a community-run digital network highly resistant to censorship and corruption. It has 40,000 weekly active users and a growing ecosystem of clients and applications ranging from social media to long-form publishing to payments.

Nostr is only necessary because our existing internet is so broken.

Fifteen years ago, social media seemed destined to decentralize the world and give power back to the people. In 2009, we watched as Arab Spring activists used Twitter and Facebook to organize, coordinate, and help topple several long-standing dictatorships. The promise was that these new social platforms, designed by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, could help liberate the masses.

It was intoxicating—but turned out to be a mirage. The Arab revolutions stalled out when brutal military regimes cracked down. These platforms became tools for spying and censoring their users. X and Facebook have helped journalists and human rights activists reach bigger audiences, but they haven't fulfilled their revolutionary promise.

Jack Dorsey's Shift from Bluesky to Nostr

This was a major theme at the 2024 Oslo Freedom Forum, which is put on annually by the Human Rights Foundation, where I serve as chief strategy officer. At this conference for democracy and human rights, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey told the audience that the problem was, actually, guys like him: The very fact that Twitter, now X, has a CEO makes it a single point of failure. Governments routinely pressured Dorsey to censor content; once the company's offices in India were raided. Dorsey says that under the new Musk regime X complies with whatever governments want.

The X network is proprietary. Known as a "silo," this construct traps a user's identity, followers, and data. X also has the power to evict anyone from the platform and delete what they've written. Several years ago, when he was still running the company, Dorsey became convinced that Twitter should become an application instead, where users could post content to an open, ownerless network. This would make it similar to how bitcoin works, where you use an application called a wallet to interact with the network, but the network itself is neutral and open.

Building a non-proprietary architecture was Dorsey's original vision for Twitter, but over time the need to maximize revenue to build a business and serve shareholders undermined that goal.

Nevertheless, in 2021, Dorsey encouraged the creation of Bluesky—an initiative bootstrapped in-house to create that open neutral base layer. But after Musk bought the company, the managers of Bluesky were afraid they would run out of money and started raising funds from venture capitalists, which undermined the vision of building an open platform. Dorsey grew disenchanted and left the Bluesky board.

At the conference in Oslo, Dorsey explained what happened next:

I asked a question: What open source initiatives should I be funding that would be helpful to the public internet? And people kept tweeting at me that I should be looking at Nostr. I found the GitHub that described it and it was 100 percent what we wanted from Bluesky, but it wasn't developed from a company. It was completely independent. Its paper diagnosed every single problem we saw and had. But did it in a grassroots and dead simple way, that felt like the early Twitter where any developer could get on and really feel it.

Escaping the 'Golden Prisons'

Nostr was created in 2020 by the pseudonymous Brazilian programmer fiatjaf, who describes it as "the simplest open protocol that is able to create a censorship-resistant global 'social' network once and for all."

Though nobody is in charge, Nostr works as promised and is thriving. "It is the solution we've all been looking for," says Miljan Braticevic, founder of Primal, one of the two dozen plus clients now available for the Nostr protocol. "Nostr is not a Twitter competitor or a Mastodon competitor. This is the biggest misconception at the moment. That's just the tip of the iceberg. Nostr is nothing less than the foundation for the new internet. Meaning almost every conceivable app we have today will be built on Nostr."

Braticevic's prediction is echoed by at least a dozen other prominent developers. Martti Malmi, the first coder to work on bitcoin alongside Satoshi Nakamoto, is now a Nostr developer. In a recent talk, he said he had started to work on similar ideas around decentralized identity in 2019, only to come close to giving up. But then he found fiatjaf's invention, which he called a "godsend."

"Bitcoin is freedom of money, and Nostr is freedom of everything else," Malmi said. "I was there" in the earliest days of bitcoin, "and Nostr is even more intense."

For something that could be world-changing, Nostr is quite simple. To join, you sign up with a mobile or desktop client, which helps you to create a public and private key pair. The public key (or "npub") is used as your identifier, and you share it with clients and other users so that people can find your posts or pay you for your content. The private key ("nsec") is hidden by the user, stored safely (just like a bitcoin seed phrase), and is your way to log in to different services. Unlike platforms like X or Facebook, no other information is required to set up and use Nostr.

This gives users a powerful range of sovereignty. You can use a client, for example, that has strong hate speech controls. Or you can choose one that doesn't have any at all. You can use a client with aggressive algorithms, just like the ones X uses today. Or you can use one without any algorithm at all. Today, when you log in to an app like Primal, you can sort your feed by what's the latest, by what's most popular, by what's most zapped, or by customized keywords. It's up to you.

Last month, the macroeconomist Lyn Alden, author of one of the best books on bitcoin, published a long essay about Nostr's potential:

[Nostr] is a simple set of foundational building blocks that, if widely adopted, could gradually reshape "the Web" as we know it. Instead of a separate set of siloed social ecosystems, we could gravitate toward a more interoperable set of ecosystems, with more of the power dispersed to the content creators and to the audience, and away from the middlemen corporations.

The Nostr network is constructed like a spider web that can morph and regenerate, making it almost impossible to censor. When you set up a client on Nostr (perhaps, Primal or Damus on iOS; Amethyst on Android; or Coracle on the web), you choose from a variety of relays to connect to. This architecture ensures no single point of failure: If you are connected to seven or eight relays, and half of them choose to censor posts, your feed remains censorship-free, as your app will display the net sum of everything broadcast from each relay. If the Chinese government decides to attack your relays—as it did in 2023 when Damus launched on the Hong Kong and mainland app store—then more can be spun up. "The enemy," said Damus creator Will Casarin, "is too numerous."

Prominent bitcoin developer and educator Gigi—who switched to Nostr and deleted his X account—says that what helped it become so resilient is that it has zero exit cost. If the Chinese Communist Party bans YouTube, its domestic users lose everything. There's no way to get back their profiles and followers. The same is true if a user voluntarily closes an account.

Gigi calls these corporate silos "golden prisons" with no escape. Nostr's spider-like architecture makes escaping easy. If one client goes down, or you fail to connect to one relay, you just find another client or connect to another relay. You keep your posts, photos, preferences, contacts, and even algorithms of choice. If you use X, you are an X creator. But if you use Primal, you aren't a Primal creator, you are a Nostr creator.

https://reason.com/2024/08/13/can-nostr-make-twitters-dreams-come-true/


Not only silent.link is substantially less expensive than competitors, it also features:
• Zero KYC / no reg
• No speed throttling
• Auto global roaming
• Data never expires
• Accounts never expire
• Works around state firewalls of China, UAE, Russia, etc https://image.nostr.build/a6361233e549c59bf7cc9e6ad11ff5721c593a659aebec61787fe0e8c7ae6371.jpg


oPeN sOuRcE
https://image.nostr.build/1d02a9da642b866253469ea0c3c797ea1219f2f017d124ee10aea0a22002e7ca.jpg


exactly


some call them weeds but i like em https://i.nostr.build/BCuloWxXudW6dhWu.jpg