Whouw, I didn't know they're still doing Jabber spam. Is Jabber still alive?

Yes, I have my Jabber client on auto-start, so I don't miss any messages. Just in case.

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


In Turkiye:

"Give coffee"
"Here coffee"

(Pays later or not at all)

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Hahaha, Putin about German political leadership:

"Those are highly incompetent people"

(At 1:16:10 in Carlson's interview)


Bismillah

I'm a fiction writer and a poet. I hope my works can reach a large audience from all over the world.

Do follow me if you're interested 👍


Yeah, sucks that even some IT platforms are politicized now.


How big are black holes compared to our solar system?

Another banger video from Epic Spaceman

https://youtu.be/pDUUT2Y_9qk?si=CA4fsGjE5oUfxMPf


Apart from the question of whether these ideas are good or not, these can't or shouldn't be implemented at the core level. Maybe at the client level or in an intermediary level, but then you'll have different Implementations and the client may even become just another walled garden.


You want to see awesome?

https://youtu.be/VsRmyY3Db1Y?si=ZTFgNWegutnyyKX6


Tower PCs -> Laptops -> Touch screen devices -> Vision Pros ...

Laptops are still peak computing. Change my mind.


And so it begins. A new zombie species discovered.

https://m.primal.net/HaYE.mp4

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Peak Apple fanatism and materialism. I'd be ashamed.

https://m.primal.net/HaXg.mp4


This is an excellent analysis of our modern life and work with modern technology. A bit dramatized, but the direction is correct.

In the end, we are all either junkies or dropped out of civilization.. Reminds me of a famous akhirul dhaman hadith.

https://insanelyfree.substack.com/p/ai-is-cocaine?publication_id=664004&post_id=141059550&isFreemail=true&r=2t7vv5


🔥

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


Bitcoiners at X say, it's the fiat century. But the fiat system and banks are just a symptom. The underlying (mental) illness is decline in religiosity, spread of atheism and all its accompanying other isms.

Ironically, the same atheists today say religion is a means of war. Exactly the opposite is the case, as historic data shows.

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


This is satire, right?


Nostr celebrities posting stuff like "waking up early is a super power" or "31 days without alcohol".

Meanwhile Muslims:

https://m.primal.net/HaQN.gif


Easiest measure to speed up a WordPress website:

Disable WP-CRON by adding one line in /wp-config.php

define('DISABLE_WP_CRON', true);

That's it. Most websites don't need wp-cron anyway.

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


Pseudonym detected -> opinion rejected


It 's astonishing how the Bitcoin and Nostr scene confuses censorship resistance with anonymity and overall attempts to appear very anonymous. Personally, I don't take anonymous individuals seriously, and it often happens that I hardly interact with them. But when anonymity is also emphasized in business conduct, the boundary is completely crossed. That's just ignorant, immature nonsense.

https://mslmdvlpmnt.com/unveiling-usability-challenges-and-trust-gaps-in-the-bitcoin-lightning-era/


So you were faster then your camera. Faster than any paparazzi.


I caught myself this morning talking to my web hosting provider's human support as if it were an AI. I formulated efficient prompts. 🙄


40 days left ...


Maybe it's just an investment tip.


That's why I advocate for self-sovereignty and self-hosting as much as possible. You're not only avoiding privacy issues, you also make a more professional impression.

What used to be a given at the beginning of the Internet is now almost a luxury.

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I think it's more a measure against spam. Read somewhere, they want to lower the spam rate to 0.3% and less.

They require Email Authentication with SPF, DKIM, & DMARC for all senders. And an easy unsubscription (1 click), guess they want to integrate it better into their Gmail interface somehow.

Otherwise the emails will be put into the spam folder or blocked.


Anyone here sending out newsletters?

With the Gmail update next month, "Google is cracking down on anyone that sends email for business, and  will begin sending all of your emails to spam if you don't have the proper authentication in place."

And they have an 84% market share.


Well, it really depends on how 'trust' is defined. Is it defined as 'it's a real person (not a bot)', 'a person you can actually trust and with a reputation (meaning: a lot of people know him, personally)' or whatever.

Then the question arises how you want to treat a 'trusted account' compared to an untrusted one.

I think just saying, he's NIP05 verified isn't enough. Because spammers and bots can get verified too.


They're still in beta. So maybe we have to wait a little more.


How is Keet? Anybody used it already?

https://keet.io/


Something like these

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

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

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

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


Better than how it's defined here.


None of them. They all ugly.


Thanks. I like the way Google handled 'trust rank' better.


Good, then there's still hope. 😉

Don't get me wrong, I'm not an Android fan boy or something. I just think Apple is as evil as Google and people shouldn't fall for their brand image blindly.


What's trust rank? How is it calculated?


Consumption and contribution have collided into the economization of the content creator. There is a new IG filter every 48 hours, yet no longer any filtration systems to allow the metaphorical cream to rise to the top. In fact, we now have an utterly cluttered society full of homegrown and half-baked content. Where has the milking-cow gone? More likely, she has been replaced with soy or a synthesized alternative.

Case in point – my own experimental toe-dipping into the ocean of AI art generation:

My toddler loves cartoons. Personally, I’m disgusted with the quality available, not that toddlers should be watching cartoons anyway (as our pediatrician reminds us), but admittedly this is inescapable in our hypermodern era. So, with AI democratizing animation, I thought why not try to make one myself.

Today I picked up a copy of George MacDonald’s classic The Golden Key. It’s public domain and I would encourage anyone unfamiliar with the fairytale to check it out. I grabbed this copy as I wanted to get a peek at Maurice Sendak’s illustrations from the 1967 edition. I’d seen some hints already and knew the style I was exploring was dissimilar. However, as I flipped through the pages my wife called out over my shoulder, “That’s your aëranth!” (An aëranth is a magical creature that looks like the composite of an owl and a fish). Sure enough, the remarkable similitude between Sendak’s rendering and my AI generated rendering was obvious.

I present here both images for your consideration (mine being fully half-baked):
https://m.primal.net/HZaQ.png
https://m.primal.net/HZaR.jpg


Yoga is a scam


Yep, this awakening has been going on for 23 years now and is announced at least 3 times every year.

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I'm not judging, I'm just spotting the 'cognitive dissonance' as nostr:npub17veg2gt7ja4dnjhs23jyttvpqlde3ajevlxuumxwghnqmgqwuv4q78cc5z  put it in his reply. We all have it in some regard.


Of course nothing against the developer. But going Apple-first may be the problem here. It doesn't fit the Nostr/Bitcoin spirit at all. Heard, they're even in the fiat money lending business now. Then we saw all the problems with their app store that wanted to take a big fee out of every zap.

Bitcoin/Lightning and Nostr devs should avoid these stores (Google Play Store also) and just deliver downloadable packages, just as Primal did in the beginning. Maybe this would trigger an effort to build an own app store for these types of "freedom tools".

Apple had no problem cancelling Macromedia Flash on their systems back then. Time they taste their own medicine.


Sure, we can respectfully disagree with each other. But I always wonder about this mental gymnastics. On one hand, one is freedom-loving, independent, and autonomous, revolutionary, with a pioneering spirit, etc. And on the other hand, one willingly imprisons oneself in an overpriced, proprietary environment just because of ... comfort. With Apple, everything is spoon-fed to you, the choice is limited, almost communist, and if Damus is the best this environment has to offer, then I don't even want to try the other clients.


Aah, Apple fan boys coming to the rescue, because I said Damus is overhyped. 😁

I've used Apple products (still have an iPad where Damus doesn't work anymore btw), MS products, but I prefer Linux for my business and private computing.

What I always wonder is, how do you Apple fan boys actually reconcile your digital freedom and independence mentality with the closed, proprietary, and senselessly overpriced Apple environment?

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"In short, the fiat Muslim is economically illiterate and is unable to  think in counterfactuals. He is somehow simultaneously arrogant,  confused, scared, and ignorant, and he puts his trust completely in the  government and central bank.

Because of these limits placed on his thinking, he is not equipped to swallow the bitter pill that all of his monetary transactions are entrenched in Riba."

https://m.primal.net/HZTS.gif

https://bitcoinmajlis.org/the-fiat-muslim-mentality/


I like the approving Internet minister, Bill Gates


How the internet works

https://m.primal.net/HZIP.mp4


Look at Islamic Marketplace's  referrer stats. One(!) Nostr web client generates more referrers than Twitter.

Hardly anyone has Nostr on their radar as an SEO marketing tool. All marketing and SEO depts are still sleeping. You can only find such current field reports at nostr:npub175nul9cvufswwsnpy99lvyhg7ad9nkccxhkhusznxfkr7e0zxthql9g6w0

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


Why you shouldn't use image carousels on your website anymore

https://cxl.com/blog/dont-use-automatic-image-sliders-or-carousels/


Right. But network effect.


Yeah, it's overhyped bc it was the first nostr client on iOS.


Why everybody sad about cheap Sats?

Cheap freedom. You wanna be enslaved and fiat-rich instead? What a pathetic fiat mindset.


I would immediately chuck-norris-roundhouse-kick that beast 😀

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The moment sh** went down

https://m.primal.net/HYir.mp4


The Fiat Muslim Mentality

The fiat Muslim cannot allow himself to think of any viable alternative to the fiat system that he's subjected to. He thinks the current system in which he lives in must necessarily be the most viable and fair system, and assumes that no other system existed before it, or that other systems are irrelevant and not worth any thought. He supports his position from select fatawa from scholars that justify the current fiat system and its subsidized institutions.

The Fiat Muslim endorses the policy of monetary expansion by claiming that it is in line with the shariah, but doesn't consider the possibility or the viability of a fixed money supply. He automatically supports any and all authoritarian high-modernist interventionist policies enacted by Muslim governments, as long as it comes with a "halal" label.

He blames every modern societal problem on capitalism, but he does not allow himself to consider any negative effects from current ongoing socialist policies and institutions. He claims to detest western economic thought, but fully embraces Keynesian economics.

The Fiat Muslim justifies getting into interest based debt to finance his home, business, and car, claiming that it's a necessity in order to "succeed" living in the modern world.

He puts his entire savings in a checking account at an international bank, where he assures himself it's halal because it doesn't generate any interest.

He is completely unaware of how fractional reserve banking works, and while he instinctively knows that Islamic banking is not a totally shariah compliant alternative to conventional banking, he has assured himself that it's "good enough" since some scholar somewhere must have signed off on it.

He still naively believes that Islamic central banks actually and earnestly attempt to "stabilize" the economy and achieve full employment, despite their numerous banking failures and track record for wrecking entire economies.

He recognizes that charging interest is haram, but the central bank manipulating interest rates is surely halal. He believes that inflation is a natural phenomenon, and actually, an inflation target of 2% is probably part of the Shariah.

When asked about a possible alternative to the current fiat system, he can only think in potential socialist policies by Muslim governments, as these interventionist policies supposedly fit perfectly within an Islamic economic framework. Of course, an islamic flavor of socialism is considered the only "safe" and ethical alternative when capitalism gets blamed for every economic ill found in the modern world.

And when confronted with an actual working monetary system outside the rails of fiat and government management, he automatically dismisses it as something that is haram, because in Islam, only the state can issue money, and only the state can manage the actions of men in the economy.

He asserts with confidence that any alternative to the current fiat system must be devoid of "intrinsic value" because only the state can assign value. Therefore, any proposed alternative monetary system has no value, and would likely only be used by criminals.

In short, the fiat Muslim is economically illiterate and is unable to think in counterfactuals. He is somehow simultaneously arrogant, confused, scared, and ignorant, and he puts his trust completely in the government and central bank. He is unable to ponder deeply about anything, and he outsources his economic thinking to the state and its apparatuses.

Because of these limits placed on his thinking, he is not equipped to swallow the bitter pill that all of his monetary transactions are entrenched in Riba. He cannot fathom, and his mentality will not let him fathom, that the entire global fiat system operates with Riba embedded in its source code.

He does not realize it, but he is a slave to Riba, and his fiat mentality is a downstream consequence of his enslavement.

This is the fiat Muslim mentality.


Ok, this one works. Well, you are using a framework. jQuery. 2 times.  😀. There's a lot to clean up. Let's see what I can do.


Sorry, both https://craigthespacebum.github.io/torontoplebs and https://github.com/torontoplebs result in a 404 page.


Yeah, not all Bitcoiners are the same.

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


"By creating a culture that extols the virtues of self-custody, we minimize the balances held by exchanges and thus minimize the systemic risk they pose to bitcoin's scarcity. The smaller the balances held by exchanges, the fewer IOUs they can even risk issuing."

Important! ⬇

https://blog.keys.casa/securing-bitcoins-scarcity/


Great. I could help. I saw a few inconsistencies in the responsive design that need to be corrected. And maybe we could host the Google fonts locally on the web server, which is better for privacy and load times.


Cute. Seems to have a reaction time of 2-3 seconds 😀

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Which framework is used?


One of the best space movies in recent years.


Haven't had real snow here for 12 years.

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


You can also order great Ethiopian coffee from anywhere in the world from nostr:npub1dqqw30dq86jpr0vft8qlqr8xku69hj0dgx5z5ykwv6j27xqpd7aqx3y86w for Sats. He's also located in Canada.


The apology

https://m.primal.net/HYHr.mp4


Here's the English version of the good explanation of Bitcoin for newbies. The aspect of riba is missing, but it's good enough to understand its features.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsMgAKGsdaM

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Use https://mullvad.net/en/browser instead


https://mullvad.net/en/browser is better


😂

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@brave browser supporting shitcoins but not Bitcoin. #Disqualified

https://brave.com/on-chain-contributions/


وَإِيَّاكَ


Yes, states are generally quite invasive, even in the West. They want to regulate everything from economic behavior to private life. But you have to move away from that as much as possible. This is the mental challenge behind this goal that everyone has to take on individually.


Why not in Turkiye? It's easy to found a business in TR.

El Salvador is not so Bitcoin-centered as it is portrayed on social media, I've heard. And you also have to be able to show a benefit (as a business founder or already rich person) in order to immigrate there, like in any other country. The dollar is still the main currency there.

But an inflation-stricken country like TR would have more reason to adopt Bitcoin.


This is a case that Bitcoin alone can't fix. If we want to get rid of banks and all their fiat effects, we need 2 things:

1. Build independent businesses for ourselves. As entrepreneurs or freelancers.

2. Accept Bitcoin as payment and pay for as many goods and services yourself in Bitcoin. (Circular Bitcoin Economy)

Point 1 is the hardest part and I've been focusing on it for some time. Because this requires self-sovereignty (resolving third-party dependencies on the fiat economy), mutual support among like-minded people and building unique selling points to make the change attractive for more people.

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That's why we need a circular Bitcoin economy also. And independent freelancing. Then we can ban fiat from our lives.


And it's a haram month. People often ignore this. Good and bad deeds count more than in other months.


Add online password managers to the list. KeePass ftw.


This sounds good:

"Gravity is a smart assistant for your mac, but it's super private.

- It stays on your computer, not in the cloud, so only you can access your data.

- It quietly runs in the background, learning everything about you.

- This way, when you ask for help, it knows your context."

https://www.grav.ai/


He's still somewhere out there

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptocurrency/dollar12-million-mysteriously-deposited-in-missing-bitcoin-founders-abandoned-wallet-money-deposited-anonymously-in-genesis-wallet


If flaxseed oil and the fats of the different types of nuts are not even listed, I doubt the author's nutritional expertise. Don't believe every picture on the internet.

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"We've had bad experiences with WordPress and are now using a popular website builder for our core business," a potential customer told me recently.

Yes, you have had a bad experience with WordPress because you don't know how to set it up and configure it correctly. Wait for the bad experiences with making your core business dependent on a third party.

Self-sovereignty is not an option in online business. It is a must. Especially for Muslim businesses who want to handle their customers’ data fairly.


I will never understand the people who prefer to complain for the thousandth time about a platform, its bias, its injustices, etc., but never try to draw the conclusion from it and take a step towards an alternative. What pathological condition is this?


Then don't start arguing. You can block wayback machine btw with a CMS. And you can't block anything with nostr notes.


Cowards. A real Klingon deploys on Fridays. Afternoon.

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It's not about 'showing up in your blog'. I asked, can you make it disappear from the internet? If you have to modify a note to be different in your blog than how it is stored in the relays, then it breaks the whole concept. It's pointless over-engineering and bending a knee just to make it work somehow.

A nice POC, as I said, but that's all. One can consider it to make a plugin to show your nostr feed in your blog's sidebar.

And yes you can delete something completely from your personal DB. What may remain for a while are traces (caches) of that content. That's the whole point of data control. Because with Nostr you are far away from having full control over your data. Also read this please:

https://primal.net/e/note1wzwmadutre8pkku6zpjxzskpusn74upwecvx32e798dd5al642vqy9nugw

note1wzwmadutre8pkku6zpjxzskpusn74upwecvx32e798dd5al642vqy9nugw


Can you delete a note? Make it disappear from the internet completely? Can you add image carousels? And how do you edit a note? I mean not at the frontend level, but data layer?


Unfortunately. But the right to privacy is also a part of our deen. And its violation is not a light matter.


We take pull requests for new entries to the Bitcoin Historical Calendar. HALP.  https://bitcoin.holiday/

Just click on contribute. https://m.primal.net/HXPh.png


Look, these are the 3rd-party cookies and assets that a Muslim website foists on their visitors before they can even consent. Some real spys included. It certainly wasn't intentional, but that's not how to do it.

We need to step up our game.

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

https://mslmdvlpmnt.com/what-is-ethically-correct-website-development/


They really don't have the slightest idea what money is. And an entire generation (or two) trusts them.

What a clown show.

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


Muslims be like

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


If you have a #WordPress website (or any other CMS), log out after you're done with the work.

"Stolen Session Cookies already accounts for 60% of hacked WordPress sites, plugin vulnerabilities being a distant second. WeWatchYourWebsite’s data goes completely against the commonly perpetrated myth that “Updating Plugins & ‘good hosting’” is all you need to be secure - and that’s a much needed update.

Stealing session cookies from local devices (and selling them) has replaced stealing usernames and passwords. I can only see this trend rising as more and more sites adopt 2FA because a stolen session cookie completely bypasses all forms of authentication, including passkeys."

https://kathyzant.com/posts/you-should-probably-log-out


Nice visuals. Too many people out there not realizing, that they are the product of the Zuckermusks.

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What are the hurdles in the US for living the Bitcoin standard? Taxes?


This is why we need a rethink, from pure materialism to the ethical web.

https://mslmdvlpmnt.com/what-is-ethically-correct-website-development/

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For me it's circular bankless economy.


New meme template. Have fun.

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


Oh, nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg now has full X/Twitter card support. Nice.

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


These are the risks of the different asset classes compared to their return in 10 years, according to this video.

The other assets are stocks, real estate and gold.

The risks of stocks are: Bad decisions, cost increases, regulations, geopolitics, wars, competitors, technological changes.

The risks of real estate are: Maintenance, local ties, decline in tenants, renovation requirements, wars.

The risks of gold are: Difficult storage, difficult transport, poor divisibility, unknown quantity.

Bitcoin's only 'risk' is its short history. But the older and matures it gets every day, the smaller this risk becomes over time. Short history here means the often criticized volatility.

While the risks of other types of investments never decrease, but rather some of them increase, the only investment risk of Bitcoin is decreasing every day.

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIZe-20JBtQ.


Okay, Muslim web developers and Muslim business owners who operate a website, listen up. We can't just develop and operate our websites the way we used to. We have different demands. A whole new discipline of website development is just opening up. And you, the one who is reading this, are one of the first to receive this exclusive information.

https://mslmdvlpmnt.com/what-is-ethically-correct-website-development/


This is a very good Bitcoin intro for absolute Bitcoin noobs in German language.

And an English version shall come soon. Here's the channel: www.youtube.com/@BlueGuyEN

https://youtu.be/QIZe-20JBtQ?si=3IsmEq4VgVMqPXXu


What do you think our kids and grandkids, who will naturally communicate over the Nostr protocol, will say about the fact that their parents/grandparents, who were the pioneers of Bitcoin and Nostr, were still on the drip of centralized fiat social media? Huh, what?

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


Haha, that's literally how they compensated us for "our hard work" at the most successful Web 2.0 startups in Berlin. Pizza and cheap beer (I took coke).

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


It's also faster, right


By user agent name I mean HTTP_USER_AGENT. What's yours?


What's your user agent name?


Blocked every know AI bot from my website, except Grok. Grok's user agent name is not known yet.

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


Great interview

"The Barakah Effect (More With Less) Book Launch with Mohammed Faris"

https://youtu.be/4GfIt_6JqBw?si=gwHnZbbfj63CJogR


Views and engagement on X are so low without a blue check now. X has basically become P2W. I might also turn it completely into a commercial account, so that the $10 make sense. Treating it as a pure marketing tool, like Google Adsense. I've been toying with the idea for some time. The more personal, authentic posts would then only be on Nostr.


Someone just sold their Bitcoins. Go grab it!


Sure, these 1 or 2 really independent journalists don't make a difference. 😀 I was just referring to the traditional publishers who receive their agendas from somewhere else.


Sorry, I must strongly disagree with that. See my latest note.

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The health of an online community can also be measured, among other things, by whether the people still have their own agenda or have adopted the agendas of traditional MSM into their daily discourse. And by that standard, German Twitter, for example, is totally messed up. They do nothing more than commenting MSM topics, void of any own topics. That's completely contrary to the initial 'citizen journalism' idea of the internet.

The great thing about this idea is that such a community, unlike mainstream media (MSM), can operate independently of the economic factors affecting MSM (publication numbers, advertisers, etc.), making it incorruptible.


Oh no, please no. They messed up Twitter already. They have dictated their agenda to entire circles and spilled their crap from their MSM workplace into the online world. People have forgotten how to pursue their own agenda. It's good the way it is here.


most important hack


Fake because no cactus plant on the desk.


Now that you're into Bitcoin, realize that your finance minister has no idea what it is and what's behind it. And his advisory staff and his employees have no idea either. The world out there really is so weird. We're being ruled by morons.


I use nostr.wine and nostr:npub1lqs30x7466guvx6r2cek8z9d4hpucycy7j08wx58cwx70m206q3qrscejr. Yeghro is really fine.


Emacs can do a lot of things


Today it's Jumādā al-ʾĀkhirah, 19th 1445 where I live. It's the middle of the year. Our year starts in Muharram. And we don't drink, party or do fireworks then. We have some special months, days and 'Eids. The next big date is the start of Rajab and I know exactly when that is.


Very nice! I've added it to my beginner's guide

https://mslmdvlpmnt.com/a-beginners-guide-to-nostr/

I hope the credits are ok, nostr:npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6 and nostr:npub1e4qg56wvd3ehegd8dm7rlgj8cm998myq0ah8e9t5zeqkg7t7s93q750p76. If not I can change it.


https://cdn.satellite.earth/6011daa16075490abe99b641d87513c6509eace0b86ac7dd6e91a7d1c68763d9.jpg
At least for some percent of people glancing at this nostr:npub1e4qg56wvd3ehegd8dm7rlgj8cm998myq0ah8e9t5zeqkg7t7s93q750p76's diagram would give them a little more insight on how Nostr works. Where should we place it to make that happen?


You can always rely on one thing: the people who hate Muslims are always so stupid that they can't come up with a clever joke about us Muslims, or even a somewhat meaningful meme.

Low IQ must be a common trait of them.


There are still educated economists who think that the purpose of the economy is to generate jobs. How left wing can you be?


https://m.primal.net/HVvk.gif

She accepts Sats, she has a Lightning address.


It's good that people start to talk about Nostr founding, given the situation of the Mac client Damus that went viral here recently.

This is exactly what I do for a living: Finding monetization possibilities for niche products.

So I won't come up with a solution here, without charging a lot of Sats 😏

But so much in advance: Nostr has marketing advantages that no other social media network has and you must know how to utilize it. The first one to utilize this advantage and integrate it into their Nostr client will have many imitators. Because this isn't just an easy solution. You'll have to set up a small eco system around it, but the effort will be worth it.


What if one day she becomes a famous artist and these are her first 4 paintings that she sells?

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Today someone said to me "I like money", giving me Idiocracy vibes.

https://m.primal.net/HVug.gif


Muslim businesses should adopt Bitcoin, if only to be able to follow a hadith in certain work situations.

“Before his sweat has dried”

https://mslmdvlpmnt.com/before-his-sweat-has-dried/


German supermarkets make their cashiers look you in the eye and say "150.01 €" without waiving the penny for you, while at the same time refusing to pay their employees for any overtime.


What's so good about Zaprite that it costs almost 3 times as much as Voltage/BTCPay?


Every accent ever 🤌🏽🤌🏽 https://video.nostr.build/fcbc628c277ce615b20e246a475bf3b03b219dab47552303c5a50a08a7292704.mp4


Very accurate 😂


The future of sponsored posts in decentralized networks.

As a nobody, you promise Sats for reposts to appear on the trending list.

Btw, 122 reposts in 6 hrs so far, making 122,000 Sats, equals $52.45 now and counting. The longer people repost, the more you pay. Sounds fair?

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


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That's what we need. Not another store selling socks and caps with a Bitcoin logo on them.


Everybody at https://islamic-marketplace.com/ takes Bitcoin without selling socks and caps with a Bitcoin logo on them.


Exactamente.


Voltage/BTCPay Server combo is a lot cheaper and easy enough to configure. Or self-host BTCPay server, if you want.

And don't ask about Shopify. We're talking about independent, self-hosted stores on my timeline. Making the core of your business dependent of a 3rd-party service is a no-go in my book.

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End of year side project cleaning.

I rigorously end unsuccessful side projects and save myself all the associated costs and effort. And it's not a drama or anything, it's all calculated and expected routine.

An old teacher once told me that there is the following difference in mentality between Germans and Asians when it comes to startups and IT projects:

The Germans plan and think about everything a thousand times before they set it in motion. They weigh up all the pros and cons and find a thousand reasons why a project would fail. And every 40 years they start a project that reasonably withstands the risk assessment.

Asians start 10 projects in a year without much consideration and are happy when a project emerges at the end of the year that is worth continuing.

I then decided that I would rather be of the latter kind. And that's what I've been doing for 25 years now.


Firefox added a lot of extensions recently:

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This is a very big deal!

#nostr Login now works on firefox mobile with alby.  Thanks nostr:npub1xv8mzscll8vvy5rsdw7dcqtd2j268a6yupr6gzqh86f2ulhy9kkqmclk3x and co.!

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

https://nostrapps.github.io/login/


Related note for those working on a desktop browser:

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Ads, ads, ads ... that's the only way some companies can grow. Because at the end of each year there are fat shareholders screaming "more, more, more". That's basically all these fat fiats do.

https://alternativeto.net/news/2023/12/prime-video-will-include-ads-starting-january-2024-with-an-ad-free-option-for-an-extra-fee/


Or just have some balls and say "That's none of your business".
Or "Can you explain the gap in filling this position?"

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I see what you did there. That's one clever way of reposting notes. 😉


And I can't understand, how people are still surfing the web without a VPN. I mean, it's 2024 already. Everybody should be using a VPN since 4 years at least.

VPN belongs to every system, mobile, desktop. Split tunneling for games that need a fast ping and streaming services that block VPNs, if you need to.

https://twitter.com/renioctib1/status/1739381264099021201


Like this?

https://primal.net/p/npub1tdhrj6zzrgq7q2vecgkadywhepvz5xh2wewkdk4awp8wk28v876qytnp6k


It's unbelievable that just a few decades ago Der Spiegel was one of the media with the greatest integrity in DE.

But you could already tell since their anti-Muslim propaganda after 9/11 where they would develop.

https://twitter.com/derJamesJackson/status/1739057669552418881


Schon ein Armutszeugnis, dass die Zionisten sich in die Ecke gedrängt fühlen, wenn Menschen es schaffen, Reichweite zu erlangen und erfolgreich auf das Leid der Palästinenser aufmerksam machen - und gleichzeitig die Lügen der israelischen Propagandamaschinerie aufdecken. Sie haben als einzige Waffe, das Bannen und einschränken der SocialMedia Kanäle und ne Menge Geld um Werbeschaltungen für ihre eigenen Beiträge zu machen.

Und dennoch haben sehr viele Menschen hinter ihren Smartphones und PCs mittlerweile Israels falsche Art erkannt - also verloren haben sie in diesem Bereich definitiv schon. Um so erbärmlicher wirken ihre Versuche, Accounts zu sperren. Der Imageschaden ist zu groß und es wird noch viele Generationen brauchen, bis die Erinnerungen an ihre barbarisch Vorgehensweise langsam verblasst - die Bilder/Videos sind diesmal im unvergesslichen Internet. Ihre Zensur also sinnlos.

Nostr ist die Lösung um jeglicher Zensur aus dem Weg zu gehen, es muss nur langsam in den Köpfen ankommen.


This is the reason we NEED alternatives to mainstream media. We need to leave there shit NOW https://video.nostr.build/d9cc3f4b94308408d1e2e700ee81ec4008bb57c6ed218a9cd0d23f9b7a837399.mp4 https://video.nostr.build/a16cffd248c178b188b7e4853158b4ed9ddfacd1bec9140647d810777e439050.mp4


Bitcoin Pioneers – Your Time Is Over

I am increasingly reading criticisms from old Bitcoiners who complain that the scene, now that it is gaining more and more attention from the mainstream public, is being misrepresented by the wrong people. Specifically, by writers and influencers, not the old core developers and those who actually contributed to the development and the outcome we have today.

Honestly, I understand this, better than you may think.

[continue reading]

https://mslmdvlpmnt.com/bitcoin-pioneers-your-time-is-over/


Some saw it coming. The ETF issue separates the principled Bitcoiners from the unprincipled ones. Because of the latter, we could all lose.


There is this chicken and egg problem again. It's not that many don't follow the invitation; their accounts often become dormant over time because they don't feel adequately supported in the right environment.

I see that in myself as well. I have to literally convince myself to post something here. I post infrequently because I'm not inspired by this environment or another post.


Yes, they are also hard to digest from a cognitive point of view.

And then there are those ultra-long notes with lots of emojis, pics, links and hashtags that take the whole screen ...


i don't know, I don't follow them.


Correct, you are talking about the interaction between supply and demand. If an audience has a certain (limited) demand, it fulfills it somehow.

But if I have to wait for more sophisticated journalistic or technical posts, I'd rather go where they already exist.


The innocent, even if he has nothing in this world, has the best sleep every night.

The wrong-doer, even if he owns half of the world, has the most sophisticated security and the greatest power on earth, goes to sleep every night in fear.

This is a lesson from the Qur'an.


Like some accounts on X


I knew this would come. Come, say it ... "be the change you want to see" 😂


Nostr, wen good content?


Oh come on you content people and newsletter authors, spare me your 'Year 2023 reviews'. Every year the same ritual.
Since I'm still here now, that means I've experienced the last year myself.


Every country is hypocritical, every country has its unbearable injustices. Those in the West are only in the spotlight so much right now because they have been dominant for the last 100 years, both militarily and culturally. But if it were another power or culture in its place, we would have the same problems with them.

You can't choose which country is the best to live in today. You can only choose whose injustices you are most capable of enduring (or ignoring). Everything else is an escape from reality.


I prefer kebab over hamburgers. Turkish textile products over German ones.

But generally you're right. Though there's nothing wrong in mixing cultures.

What's even more problematic is, how we adapt their value systems. That's the real cancer.


"Interesting, isn't it, how the fascists always take over the word freedom." - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo


Haha, right. On mobile, there's really no alternative now.


It's a German domain register, inwx.de who also offers email service.


Now I know, why my kids want hoodies all the time. Everyone in their class wears hoodies. My daughter just sent me a photo of their lesson right now.

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

Maybe *I* should stop wearing hoodies at my age. 🤔


Custom domain setup with all the DNS entries.


Use #Turkce hashtag to find them.


Yalniz ingilizce harfleri kullanmak lazım diğer harflerde link yapmıyor bazı uygulamalarda. #Turkce

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


Eczacı Taylan 😀


You see that? Can your Twitter client do that too?
And yes, seems like they also do that to 'verified blue check' users. Imagine paying for more reach and getting shadow banned. 😄

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

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

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


Why should reach be regulated? To suggest other accounts? What I have in mind is not a classic timeline.


Firefox was always the only mobile browser that allowed extensions but they were few. But this is a game changer.

https://alternativeto.net/news/2023/12/mozilla-adds-over-450-new-extensions-to-firefox-web-browser-for-android/


Agree. I'm a tea drinker.


Nice, didn't know of that site.


https://nostrcheck.me/media/public/nostrcheck.me_2469876646122768921702621043.webp ringgit market cap


X, Nostr, Bluesky, Threads, even weblogs ... all timeline-based UIs (user interfaces).

They all share one common drawback: posts quickly disappear from the attention zone, old posts are hard to find, become practically inaccessible, expire too quickly, and good content gets lost too easily.

The next revolution of social media UIs would be: not timeline-based, but content-based. A completely different form of presentation that would eliminate all the drawbacks mentioned above. Truly revolutionary.

It would also render a manipulative algorithm obsolete. I have the concept/UI and author functions in mind for years. However, implementing it would require some capital.


Wow, only 23 years


And the start of the x axis is when?


What time period is that?


Now, in practice, something like this is quite complicated, especially when one wants to engage in international import/export using Bitcoin as a means of payment. The various tax laws of the respective countries involved come into play. Depending on how these laws are structured, it can also pose a certain disadvantage.

Do you already know import/export companies that conduct business based on Bitcoin?


I'd build these platforms but I'm afraid nobody would use it.


I miss those times. It's like the childhood of IT. Everything was innocent and positive back then.

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Subhanallah, I find it mind-blowing, that we still have a real face for one of the figures mentioned in the Quran today. That we not only need to imagine him but even have a clear impression of whom Musa (peace be upon him) had to speak to back then.

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


Yes will be interesting to see how that works out in the future. But right now it's kumbaya time for nostr relay operators. 😉


The most challenging part of the job of an owner of a central social media platform must be pretending to the world that his platform is neutral and follows valid general consensus, while knowing very well, even feeling, that it is his personal playground.


So Ledger is basically the Internet Explorer of cold storages 😀


"A conspiracy theory about an obscure group that rules the world is far too lazy an explanation. Especially when the truth is much more frightening. The truth is, no one is in control and no one is pulling the strings. There are some people who have the right access to the right information. But when important things happen in the world, the best even the most powerful can hope for is a forewarning." - Leave the world behind


The X Files


Right. And you can you can use the 'Neat URL' addon to open links without tracking parameters. Marketeers hate this trick.

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Whenever you think, your product design sucks, remember Apple did this:

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


Can We Build A Better Internet?

The answer to that question can be more effectively considered when viewed within the context of the history of the development of the internet. Understanding the current state of the internet and envisioning its future becomes clearer when we examine its evolution from a historical perspective. This journey, which has transitioned from the read-only pages of Web 1.0 to today's highly interactive digital media landscape, is critical to comprehend. Reflecting on the major milestones and technological shifts of the internet over the last 40 years not only clarifies how we arrived at our current digital era but also provides insights into potential future developments.

In the early days of Web 1.0, the internet was largely a static medium, where user interaction and content generation were minimal. The shift to Web 2.0 marked a significant change, introducing a more interactive experience, with user-generated content and social media taking center stage. This evolution brought about new ways of connecting, sharing, and engaging online, but it also introduced challenges related to data privacy, content monetization, and the centralization of services.
By understanding the path that led us here, we can better appreciate why the internet operates as it does today. This historical context is essential for predicting how the digital landscape might continue to evolve, particularly in terms of user interaction, data management, and content creation. The progression of the internet reflects not just technological advancement but also shifts in user expectations and societal norms, paving the way for ongoing innovation and change in how we experience the digital world.

The birth of the internet happened decades ago, when Tim Berners Lee come up with the protocol that made it possible for people to share files remotely across telephone lines. He believed in open source technology and chose not to patent the technology. He wanted to give it away and make it free and open thing for the betterment of humanity. Some would argue that we might have taken a bit of a wrong turn over the last 20 years. Many believed that this technology had the potential to democratise the publishing of information by creating an independent alternative to the TV, radio and newspaper companies that had previously dominated.
The 1990s marked a period of rapid development and fervent excitement in the realm of internet technology, famously known as the dot com boom. This era witnessed the birth of numerous websites, laying the foundation for what would become today's digital landscape. The growth of these early internet companies was propelled by substantial venture capital investment, driven by the belief that the internet would fundamentally reshape our future.
During this time, internet services were often offered for free, under the assumption that profitable revenue models would eventually emerge. The primary strategy for these burgeoning companies was to quickly capture market share, akin to staking claims in a digital land grab, in anticipation of the arrival of a vast customer base.
Ironically, despite the investors' accurate foresight about the internet's pivotal role in the future, many faced substantial financial losses. This was largely due to the challenging reality that emerged: monetizing these websites and services proved to be far more difficult than initially anticipated. The dot com bubble burst as this realization set in, marking a significant recalibration in the internet's commercial journey.

The idea of e-commerce was already in the air, but the transition from traditional card-based payment systems to their integration with websites was neither simple nor swift. This challenge was compounded by significant security concerns. Every instance of sharing credit card details online carried the risk of data theft, which could lead to unauthorized and illegal use of this information.
Meanwhile, advertising companies, which had traditionally focused on selling ad space in print media such as newspapers and magazines, attempted to pivot to this burgeoning digital landscape. However, this transition was met with hesitance and skepticism from businesses. Companies were slow to adapt their advertising strategies to the online realm, partly due to doubts about the effectiveness and reach of online advertising. There was a prevailing uncertainty about the actual number of customers being directed to their services through banner ads, and many questioned the value and return on investment of these digital advertising efforts.

The transformation of internet companies from entities reliant on continuous fundraising to some of the world's most profitable businesses can largely be attributed to the advent of pay-per-click (PPC) technology. This innovation revolutionized online advertising by enabling the tracking of user clicks from one site to another. More significantly, it allowed for the collection and analysis of metadata about these users, providing advertisers with invaluable insights into customer behavior.

This rich trove of data empowered advertisers to intricately model user behaviors, preferences, and tendencies. They could now conduct experiments with various advertisements across different user demographics, refining their strategies based on real-time feedback and interactions. By doing so, advertisers were able to significantly enhance their targeting effectiveness.

The heart of this approach lies in optimizing return on investment (ROI). Advertisers could now direct their resources towards campaigns that resonated most effectively with their target audience, particularly focusing on those likely to culminate in a purchase. This level of targeted marketing was unprecedented, allowing advertisers to concentrate their efforts and resources on channels that demonstrated the highest potential for profit.
At its core, profit maximization is the fundamental goal of any advertising campaign. Pay-per-click technology endowed advertisers with a level of knowledge and precision that was previously unattainable. This paradigm shift didn't just alter advertising strategies; it redefined the entire landscape of internet-based business, turning user clicks and data into a new currency of immense value in the digital marketplace.

The advertising monetization model, as it has been applied to internet companies, inherently fosters a trend towards centralization. This phenomenon can be attributed to the powerful network effects characteristic of the internet. Larger platforms accumulate extensive user data, enhancing their ability to target and optimize advertisements. This efficiency translates into a higher return on investment for each advertising dollar spent on these platforms compared to their smaller counterparts. Consequently, this dynamic has propelled companies like Google and Facebook into dominant positions, effectively controlling a significant portion of the information flow we see today.

Governments have contemplated intervening and introducing legislation to curtail the power of these tech giants. However, the challenge lies in fully comprehending the complexities of this rapidly evolving technology. Additionally, there is an inherent delay in the legislative process, which often means that by the time new regulations are implemented, these agile and innovative companies may have already adapted or pivoted their business strategies to circumvent these new rules.

Our current system is the product of a flawed incentive structure, one that has inadvertently led to the creation of an unprecedentedly sophisticated surveillance system. The drive for data collection and storage, fueled by commercial motives, has facilitated the assembly of this vast network. This system, initially designed for business purposes, has transformed into a honey pot that could potentially be utilized by governments for mass surveillance.

Given its existence and capabilities, this system presents a convenient opportunity for governmental entities to monitor large populations. As a result, there is a lack of incentive for governments to actively discourage or regulate the data collection practices of these companies. In essence, through the pursuit of commercial gains and efficiency, we have unwittingly made a digital prison for ourselves. The danger is that psychopathic people who wouldn’t normally consider a career in government might now be enticed into that profession given the amount of power that they could potentially have at their fingertips.

We find ourselves in a landscape where a handful of large tech companies have centralized control over internet services. Platforms like Facebook and Twitter, for instance, hold vast amounts of user data, effectively reducing our personal information to mere rows in their expansive databases. This situation arises from a lack of viable alternatives; we, as users, have handed over our data because these platforms provided unique services without offering us the option to retain cryptographic ownership of our data. In essence, the absence of systems that empower users with data ownership has led to the current state where our personal information is under the control of these tech giants.
To redirect the course of the internet towards a model that relies less on mass data collection, we need to develop systems that do not incentivize the accumulation and storage of user data. This shift necessitates rethinking how content is monetized online, particularly moving away from a reliance on advertising revenue, which thrives on user data.

The crux of the issue lies in the absence of an effective, native internet payment system. For the internet to evolve differently, there was a need for a mechanism that allowed value exchange directly between individuals (peer-to-peer) without the traditional banking infrastructure. However, creating such a system was challenging, primarily due to the 'double spending problem' – the risk of digital currency being spent more than once.

The first notable attempt to solve this was David Chaum's eCash in 1982. Despite its innovation, eCash and subsequent efforts faced various hurdles. It wasn't until 27 years later that a viable solution emerged from the collective work of open-source developers, many of whom were inspired by the earlier work of cypherpunks. This solution reused several elements from past attempts, culminating in the creation of a functioning digital currency native to the internet.
Now, with the advent of this native internet currency, the question becomes how we can leverage it to reshape the internet's economic model. The potential applications are vast and varied, ranging from direct content monetization without intermediaries to creating new economic models that prioritize user privacy and data sovereignty. The challenge lies in integrating this technology into existing systems and ensuring its widespread adoption, thereby offering a genuine alternative to the current data-dependent revenue models.


Most cookie consent banners that bother us on websites are a farce. They plant cookies in your browser before you even consent (because of poor implementation).

One of the best tools to check if this is the case with a website is https://webbkoll.dataskydd.net/

Because this tool can't consent to cookies or third party requests, the test results should look like this:

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

If it looks different, then well there is a problem.


Found out half of the accounts I was following were orphaned. They haven't posted anything since 4 months or more. And I was wondering why my timeline got emptier. Now I have to find some new, active accounts to follow.

Nostr clients should have something like a "Last active" indicator in the followings lists.


Subscribe to a Premium membership, haha.


Haha, this is great. If 'anyone' means 'fiat system supporter' then I agree.

I need a 'Bitcoin Psychopath' shirt.

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


Let's take this to the DMs.


That wasn't even the hardest letter for me, I got that relatively quickly.

For me it was (and still sometimes is) more difficult to apply the differences in pronunciation between ض, ذ and ظ.

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


Traders gonna trade, hodlers gonna hodl.

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


"money transmitter license" 😀

That sounds so antiquated.

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


Which client? I get this message rarely on Primal too. Then I just reload the page and it's fine again.


Fake news and propaganda overdoze. Lots of these cases.


Yes, they'll always be there. No denying.


Yes, but not only display the price in Bitcoin based on the fiat price but lock it directly to Bitcoin and hold onto it up to a certain limit, regardless of fiat price fluctuations.


👀

https://m.primal.net/HSaw.mp4

[happened in June 13, 2021]


Depends on your motivation. If you can afford it without taking a mortgage and just want to live in it then that's one thing. If you see it as an investment and go into debt for it, it's probably something else.

But in the categorization according to my article, I wouldn't label them as Bitcoiner even. Some are investors, some are buyers.


And no ... we are not all the same.

https://mslmdvlpmnt.com/the-3-fundamental-types-of-bitcoiners/


Out there, there are still so many market gaps for ecommerce software... if there were a fiat-free financing method, one could bury existing solutions like WooCommerce and Shopify with it.


Literally every Bitcoin-related newsletter right now:

"Bitcoin to $100,000 in 2024?"

Dude chill. We urgently need a widespread bankless circular economy, not fiat profits that let one fall back into this riba system.


First I was like "let's get some" but then I realized these are not good for SEO. Would be a very long-term investment until it eventually pays off.


Shouldn't freelancers and service providers link their hourly rates to Bitcoin instead of fiat money? Conversion can always be done to fiat currencies when required. However, the base should be a stable currency like Bitcoin.

Good or bad idea?


It's not necessarily an equalizer. The rich can get richer or the poor can get poorer.

I'd rather say, Muslims have other incentives. Like, when they build a waqf, it's for the akhira (and hasana jariya). When they follow the rules (including the Sunnah) of zakat, their economic behaviour becomes a means for both, a better akhira and dunya. Because even the rich profit from an environment where the most needy are taken care of. But it doesn't necessarily make them less rich.


The Twitter algorithm also assesses certain accounts. In its weighting, it distinguishes the ratio between the number of followers and the number of accounts a Twitter account follows. Let's say there are the following two accounts:

Account A: 2000 followers and follows 2000 accounts
Account B: 2000 followers and follows 300 accounts

In this case, Account B is ranked higher, and consequently, its interactions and reach receive a better value.

Not so on Nostr. Here, it doesn't matter how many people you follow or how many follow you. No algorithm gives you priority for that reason. However, this is somewhat mitigated by two aspects: reality and clients that have started to create top lists.

In reality, if you have many followers and you post a trivial note like "Bitcoin fixes this," more people will notice and interact with it compared to when a nobody with 20 followers does it. And some Nostr clients and services that create top lists further amplify this effect by pushing up visibilities that are already boosted by trivialities and follower counts, giving them even more reach.


Twitter for negativity
Nostr for constructivity

I think I've now assigned an appropriate platform for every mood. 🤓


Ah, so you're old too 😉


Say 'hi' to Thomas

nostr:note187atk78vmrr80xwxws3gpkferyp6nsmccrcze7xn0d4u5857we4qfhdj09


So the plugins there are all paid too?


Is there actually a greater household disaster than dropping a glass bottle full of maple syrup on the floor, which then shatters into a thousand pieces?


Yes its the same wallet. BlueWallet is just an additional view on it. You should see my last zap in both, in BlueWallet and in the Alby web interface.


I like #WooCommerce, but sometimes it really sucks. Sometimes the most basic functions for operating a global online store require an extra paid add-on.

It's too focused on the US market and is actually still far from being a global brand.

It's the Europeans' fault, I know. They should bring something of their own onto the market. Especially when they have such complicated legislation of their own. Unfortunately they don't, and probably can't. Neither in terms of competence nor potential market size can they keep up.


What are you using?  Could be that your client does it automatically. Primal doesn't do it for example.


Interesting concept

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


You also have to always be clear that it is certain power structures and groups that many psychologists say consist of 80% psychopaths that cause the most harm. The ordinary civilian, on both sides, is usually a normal, good person.


You can use your Alby address on phone too. Install BlueWallet from the Play Store and import the Alby wallet, as described here: https://mslmdvlpmnt.com/a-beginners-guide-to-nostr/ (scroll to the end of the article)


A lot of akhis that joined Nostr lately. Mostly coming from the X site. Assalamu alaykum and welcome!

npub1vdaz78d96t7pjakpfmqqlr4wgq26l6vmkf25782n05qgdgtfmk8s297rjz
npub1f5y6tvse0xrsuql2ltxp4cgr4hkvxyh6d2epa232m4vnjz0eqfvqs9hp7u
npub1my8f76pkfj6f7ux8rlgkl2h5arpgrwgf7arj7jwrzngcnp6jsjlst4lr5s
npub1r28msn7jrplk4r6zthdjt4rz2xmry3xzry9lmh93z448nrl5krxqey2ztu
npub1fkw4zu755hv40hzyrxdfzm00wa0llkx6z8ex5sse5dg35sazpwwsf0wgsd
npub1vc5qck9wfpc78436mrkv3yzsznhhat4myx7z5l0n8jvf3xfuhqcs60k6kt
npub18mss2mrfxue9yy7nl960xsyjzxf2d7256ceajujez6ckwkl7w7dsj29k3w
npub1m2wun0kt7ej7adj8qweedj4mk97ffcuah07pycg0dhw3hhjqg4dsmdk6u8
npub1akeug7unapf3qjlaav6zufpjdsazusmf0erypvq68rrjygjx67jstnmt04

And of course you can find more in the list of people I follow. Check them out and follow each other.


Thank you!


Some people have problems understanding Nostr, so I have written a small, beginner-friendly guide.

https://mslmdvlpmnt.com/a-beginners-guide-to-nostr/

Of course it's not for you all here. You're already here, so you won't find anything new in this how-to. But pass it on to absolute beginners.


And then there is Google and Facebook ...


Depends on the VPN I'd say. But you should use a VPN when posting on Nostr anyway. Because the notes contain your IP address.


"(The attitude of) Ribaa in and of itself is proof that someone is no longer concerned with the next life."

[From Tafsir 2:257 - 2:263]

"If we are really convinced, that Islam is a solution for modern day problems, then it should be us researching a modern day alternative to ribaa. We should at least explore the alternative. Because this is an evil that hurts all humanity."

[From Tafsir 2:264 - 2:277]

"And Allah does not love every single one of those who are excessively disobidient, excessively ungrateful and constantly in sin. Someone who engages in ribaa is engaged in an incredible act of ingratitude towards Allah. So they're constantly, always in sin (because ribaa is growing every second). What kind of dua they make will be answered to them?"


Good point. At least these are clear gestures irl. Online, a Like is cheap and can mean many things. It can even mean "hey, I didn't read what you said, but notice me, I'm here".


Tell me anything more worthless than a Like on Nostr. There isn't even an algo here.


That's the way. Just do it.

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Yes, I know.


What is that, a bank? Does it do halal business?


That service is a no go.


What's IBKR?


I would rather master this craft than website development. The best part is where he hammers the nails into the sole at a slight angle 🤌

https://m.primal.net/HPWw.mp4
[via AmmaraAziz4008 at 𝕏]


Yes, Primal is still the best right now.


Oh, didn't know of coracle. It actually looks like it's a decent web client.


Ok millenial


You do obviously


I don't follow any accounts that follow nobody. I mean, you don't have to follow me back. But the arrogance ...


Only when you're jobless and have no family


Small reminder:

Posting a business listing on Islamic Marketplace is free of charge. The only requirement is accepting the terms & conditions, which mainly cover the rules of doing halal business and being able to accept #Bitcoin payments.

https://islamic-marketplace.com/why-is-islamic-marketplace-a-bitcoin-only-marketplace/


Great work! Y u no Lightning? Wanted to zap.


https://i.nostr.build/Rav0.png

A new version 0.1.10 of the Bitcoin Icons was just released with 11 new icons and 1 fix.

https://bitcoinicons.com

Let's look at 6 ways you can use these 125 icons:
- Figma plugin
- Figma source
- SVG & PNG download
- React module
- Vue module
- SVG module

The Figma plugin lets you search icons, toggle  between outline and filled, and insert them into your design with a click. Very handy.

https://i.nostr.build/7XWg.png

https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1087677534293009133/bitcoin-icons

If you want to go directly the source of the icons, grab the Figma community file. Also great if you'd like to contribute.

https://www.figma.com/community/file/948545404023677970/bitcoin-icon-set

Just want the files directly? Get the icons as SVG and PNG zipped up from the release page on GithHub.

https://github.com/BitcoinDesign/Bitcoin-Icons/releases/tag/v0.1.10

Technically inclined? Just install the modules and you're ready to go.

https://www.npmjs.com/package/@bitcoin-design/bitcoin-icons-vue
https://www.npmjs.com/package/@bitcoin-design/bitcoin-icons-react
https://www.npmjs.com/package/@bitcoin-design/bitcoin-icons-svg

Missing any icons? Got some suggestions for improvement? Reply here or add an issue on GitHub to request.

https://github.com/BitcoinDesign/Bitcoin-Icons/issues

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They'll switch to Signal.


Bitcoin is in no way a religion or has components of it. It's a monetary system similar to what gold once was. Just because we had a completely broken phase of money for a few centuries and the Bitcoin technology promises us a sigh of relief economically doesn't mean it has a religious component. At most, to the extent that it is a gift (and also maybe a test) from Allah and He allows us to use it.

If you see any religious aspects in Bitcoin itself then you have gone far astray and I can't take you serious. We worship the Creator, not the creation.

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


So everybody has ADHD?


Only 10K?


Nunca existiu no Google.


It's the new 'Smart Search' feature that's being shipped gradually.


Google Drive app now scans your whole phone for suspicious files and flags you as a criminal when it finds something. Like a copyright violation or something, I guess.

Time to get rid of it.


Thinking you're absolutely right and opinions that are different from yours are absolutely wrong is a problematic way of thinking that many of us, if not most of us, are guilty of, yet refusing to admit.

#thoughtstr


Why are the beginning and the end cut off? Why is it so hard to give credit to the original author? The irony is that this behavior isn't much different from what the video criticizes. But the message is important.

For those that are interested, here's the original: https://youtu.be/Wnl9RWOvRY4

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Thanks


What's happened to iris.to? Why does it look like snort now?

Why don't Nostr developers have the ability to communicate the simplest things in their changes clearly and visibly for all? I thought these autistic phases of IT had already been overcome.


Some people might think "Oh, he's into Bitcoin. He must have some brains."

Actually there are some really, really, really stupid Bitcoiners out there. Idiots who don't understand anything, who are just waiting for the price to go up and are meanwhile spouting the same stupid slogans.


You're doign it right


2 hours (!) video about halal or haram professions in Islam. 15 minutes of it unnecessary intros and outros. 20 minutes of 'uhm's and 'hmm's. 30 minutes small talk.

Ain't nobody got time for that.

Me:

https://m.primal.net/HMrD.png
https://m.primal.net/HMrE.png

Follow me for more productivity tips!


TIL:

- The NASA website is built with #WordPress (https://nasa.gov)
- It has quite some decent HTML. (Sign for no no-code tools)

But:

- the CSS architecture is millennial 💩 (atomic crap)
- It's not upgraded on time, lags one version behind.

Follow me for more website analysis!


Money obtained through credit creation, which deprives everyone except the cantillionaires of their purchasing power and savings, is deeply unethical. This must change as quickly as possible.


The pinnacle of archery. They were not feared for nothing.

https://m.primal.net/HMbr.png
https://m.primal.net/HMbs.png
https://m.primal.net/HMbt.png
https://m.primal.net/HMbu.png
https://m.primal.net/HMbv.png
https://youtu.be/iPcuD2_4sz4?si=QOViU5Z-iYL5wz0a


Low quality hardware rejects cobbled together by sweatshop workers for $3 a month. Buy, dear Apple fanboys, buy! 😂

https://image.nostr.build/685a37f4e635f1f3fec61961c266766bab9f363592218c512b29aca2b457c03d.jpg


When he zaps, he zaps Bitcoins, not Sats.


The new WEF anthem 😂

https://m.primal.net/HMEA.mp4


primal.net or any other client


The npub1relayxmv7tvfqa3jx36m6hqzlqt3vlgwe8hg004d6xyudzmp6v6q9p35vr bot keeps spamming my DMs with cryptic messages even though I've muted it. Anybody knows what to do?


Waiting for the day when the EU Commission makes a similar appeal to nostr management.


Instagram and Tik Tok are the only social media platforms that don't allow hyperlinks in user-generated content.

Hyperlinks have been a core feature of the WWW since the very first version. Therefore, these two services are dead ends. They're not part of the WWW which is inter-connectible by design.


Watch out. There's a small chance you might get suspended if you post this on 𝕏 😉

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Ok boss


Received this message from our private care doctor today. Parker Lewis’s thesis of the circular economy developing is playing out in real time. https://image.nostr.build/a4e7edaa0661a790c8cc70d4fe60cdbe9a3b62760ea5954763446a2a3f5a545f.jpg


Good read.

The transition is already underway at my store:

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

nostr:note1d52f2m3ynlxjgj2ytx7a7a7gtxc32vtyqc2jpv4mk0ycnhaudvnqq76fha


Ostrich eggs >>>


No.


Can you show me an example?


Do you know of any business or website that has implemented subscription payments yet?


🎉New Case Study!

How nostr:npub1yul83qxn35u607er3m7039t6rddj06qezfagfqlfw4qk5z5slrfqu8ncdu enabled 20 merchants at a conference to accept #bitcoin via nostr:npub155m2k8ml8sqn8w4dhh689vdv0t2twa8dgvkpnzfggxf4wfughjsq2cdcvg. 2,944 transactions and a total of 27,079.99€.

https://nostrcheck.me/media/popstar/nostrcheck.me_e8f8e025474f582f835d9386b03674c2323a1ca9e888e7fc.mp4

📗Read the case study: https://btcpayserver.org/case-studies/hodlhodl2023.pdf

Thanks to synergy of nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm, Sideshift, nostr:npub1jg552aulj07skd6e7y2hu0vl5g8nl5jvfw8jhn6jpjk0vjd0waksvl6n8n Liquid, Lightning LND, MyPlebTag, nostr:npub16uvg7mx3l97z8phfesl8rxj2vf82vn82hp9daala0egj45ynr8mstn0vkc and BitcoinizePOS resulted in 83.3% of merchants onboard to accept bitcoin again next year!


New Article online

New Trend in Charity: Bitcoin Donations

https://islamic-marketplace.com/new-trend-in-charity-bitcoin-donations/


Nuance. Missing in both camps. Right or left.


Web: iris.to, snort.social, nostrgram.co, satellite.earth
Mobile: Amethyst, Plebster, Iris (hybrid app)


If you reply to an email or message from me more than 48 hours later, you will usually find me asking the question "Who are you?" or "What is it about again?"


Like, a dozen that are stable?


"We do feel like we are in an information war"

Yeah, because you started it.


Nah, but X has some trouble with ad revenues.


You can now get a Nostr verification, using NIP-05, at @DoCleanBusiness
. For those who don't know what this is: it's like the blue check for 𝕏, except you don't need to pay nor disclose your phone or credit card number for it.

For the techies: This is simply done with the 'Nostr Verify' #WordPress plugin (https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/nostr-verify/).

After installing, it adds 2 additional fields on the user profile page as shown in the screenshot.

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

You can choose any name and add the user's nostr public key (npub) in hex format. Use a tool like https://damus.io/key/ to convert npub to hex format.

After saving, it generates a JSON response file for nostr clients like this: https://islamic-marketplace.com/.well-known/nostr.json?name=im

According to this example the nostr nip05 address, which you can enter into any nostr client, is: im@islamic-marketplace.com.

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


Hosted Obsidian?


I have a similar setup. Except I use FF for daily browsing and Chrome for coding/IT work. Google has all my websites in its index anyway, so it doesn't really matter. But I agree on Mullvad and Tor Browser.


I've started using Notion for syncing bookmarks. This way they're available in any app or browser.


Haha, why not?


Anyone using Brave browser here?

https://spyware.neocities.org/articles/brave


"bItCoIn aDoPtIoN hAs fAiLeD"

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


Buy 1 NFT -> get humiliated 2 times 😂

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


Nostriches act crazy when it's #zapathon. Like 7-year-old children in front of the Christmas tree.


Also road music

https://m.primal.net/HLLj.mp4


I can’t 🤣🤣 https://image.nostr.build/84f1130ae00417df38a5407c34b2b46b1097c32bc0cbba5135a602231d18e599.jpg


Internet shows no respect


Must be repeated until people get it. Because if they understood it, they would actually freak out.

https://m.primal.net/HLKK.mp4


Bitcoin fixes corporate greed and waste of natural resources


Ja, Nostr.


If #AI can do superb #SEO now, then what's the point of Google and Co. holding on to their old ranking criteria? Let them dumb machines pat on each other's shoulders. And we're all back to zero needing real human recommendation to discover authenticity and reputation again.


So, USA sees aliens, Mexico sees aliens ... who else?


I'm an Ottoman emperor on Civilization.


That's what I thought too but then came summer.


Someone said https://satellite.earth/ is good. Let me try this client.


So you identify as still young 😬


Signs of getting older


Any kind of Bitcoin related consulting.


Are there any Bitcoiners here, who offer professional Bitcoin consulting?

If yes, I may have something interesting for you.


Do you understand?

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


Leaving voice messages with loud street noise in the background on WhatsApp or Signal is the most narcissistic thing to do. Nothing says more

"Look, I know you probably have 15 text messages on 4 different clients + 10 group chats + email + video conferences going on. But you got to stop everything you're doing and take your time to listen to me, because I have no time to type."

... than that. Only moms and dads are allowed to do this. Nobody else.


What's Really Moving the Bitcoin Price Needle?

Everyone loves a good mystery, and Bitcoin's price movements are the Da Vinci Code of the financial world. From Halving cycles to the M2 money supply, theories abound. But what's really driving this roller coaster? Let's delve in.

The Halving Hypothesis
For over a decade, Bitcoin enthusiasts have sworn by the halving cycles. The theory is simple: cut the supply in half, and the price will shoot up as demand remains constant. It's like rationing chocolate and expecting people to pay more for it because it's scarce. This has been Bitcoin's story so far, but could it be just that— a story?

The Alternatives: Don't Be a Zealot
Bitcoin might be a big deal, but let's not treat it like it's descended from the heavens. There are alternative theories that question the sacred halving. After all, Litecoin and Ethereum have also tweaked their coin production rates, but their price movements tell a different story.

The Almighty Dollar
Here's a twist—what if Bitcoin's fate is tied to the U.S. dollar? The evidence is compelling. When the dollar strengthens, Bitcoin's price typically drops. If we're measuring Bitcoin in dollars, it makes sense, right? Think of it as weighing yourself while the Earth's gravity keeps changing. It's going to mess with your numbers.

Money Printer Goes Brrr: The M2 Factor
Another plotline is Bitcoin dancing to the tune of the M2 money supply. When governments and banks print more money, Bitcoin’s price tends to go up. It's as if Bitcoin is saying, "Oh, you have more money? I'm more expensive now."

The Mood of the Markets
Lastly, could Bitcoin just be riding the waves of market sentiment? When the financial climate is sunny, Bitcoin sunbathes. But when there's an economic storm, it’s back under the umbrella.

So What's the Real Deal?
Here’s a wild thought: what if all these factors are just different sides of the same dice? All these elements—halving, M2, the dollar, and market sentiment—are just part of the bigger "supply and demand" equation. The halving wouldn't even matter if nobody wanted Bitcoin in the first place.

The Grand Equation
So, let's summarise with a snazzy equation:
Supply (Halving + M2) = Demand (1/DXY + Market Sentiment)

The Final Word
The unique thing about Bitcoin’s halving is its independence. While M2, the dollar, and market sentiment are all tangled up like a ball of wool, the halving cycle operates on its own. Skeptics abound, but isolating this variable is near impossible. Still, as time goes on and data piles up, we might just crack the code on Bitcoin's enigmatic price movements.

Why can't all these factors contribute to the grand theatre of Bitcoin's price? After all, life is rarely about single causes and effects; it’s a messy, multi-variable equation. https://image.nostr.build/7f3ed2a3dcf021dfc4ef79307d0ff48b3de78f380a709abfeff23dafb06de5d9.jpg https://image.nostr.build/8739dd4c796fcfb116c5c277921fe426983940569ab5ba2f18eeb062f246c4a0.jpg https://image.nostr.build/35fb6c055f6f615f7ef3b1c04a3ec715a0e00e3fbbe5b959a2c58daf616b8932.jpg https://image.nostr.build/6a6f37d96ce630b12232a5bb691087f9c8b3f9cab80327432dd1da37ecc1a1e7.jpg https://image.nostr.build/a7adc881f2cd4c3a4d7a79e22c36dee6b89a7a4d4f41d6ea3e6e8fff5cd7d28b.jpg


Whenever you feel useless and superfluous, remember there are professors of economics who have hundreds of students and thousands of social media followers because they've published several books that are full of shit.


But 'we' are not enough. How do we make money if the rest doesn't Bitcoin?


"dark"