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 I was 90% expecting this to be the case. because they issued a very strange statement at the beginning of the event that kinda makes it feel like "this is a theme park, not products" type of event. 
 What is an easy way to get someones pubkey?

Also can I Whitelist people on my umbrella private relay using npubs? or is only by pubkeys? 
 How?  
 But there is no website that has that listed for nostr accounts? 
 Never mind I found it. 
Nostr.band shows pubkeys for accounts. 
 GM

I promised to share the #Halloween decorations we had in our neighborhood. This dude probably has the sickest in Arlington, if not beyond. 

This photo doesn’t give his decoration justice. There is more to see if you are looking from the center, and even more in the backyard 🤪 https://i.nostr.build/UUKTiWvKeh1AKD9h.jpg  
 He does this every year and his stack keeps growing. 
 @reltbracco here is the house I told you about. 
 In 2140. People will have their own Y2K moment. 
 It's going to be one heck of a day when they find us. lol  
 What is #Reticulum? 
 Interesting.... new rabbit holes to discover... 
 I watched this for an unhealthy amount of time, and thought about a lot of things while doing so...

People...take care of yourselves. 🫂 

nostr:note10cpzwz55fygk4pl396fu8egqh5ysthlf92ff7y27gx3c26g34tqsadt0el  
 Since life feels like a hurricane these days, some literal and in other cases figurative. Can we please get a Bitcoin god candle to make the Bitcoiners a little happy ☺️😅🤣 
 if you’re dating and want to lock in a guy just meow at him. he will know you’re the one. #da... 
 What happens in the case I was meowed at once before? 👀 
 How dare you! Lol jk. But we’re working on it…we need search etc. don’t want to release som... 
 Hopefully it works well. 

This way @corndalorian  , who I’ve never seen post a gif before ever, can move onto something new to make nostr clients better 🤣 
 It was great seeing you all at #NostrValley. 
@Derek Ross @Katie Ross @seth @The Beave @Suhail @Ian and many others. 
 Forgot to tag @Sarah SoupBox [Zap.Cooking] 🫣 
 Sorry for not tagging you. 🙏🙏 was a pleasure meeting you in person. 🫂🫂 
 Avi as well. 
 @Ainsley you are getting shoutouts at @NostrValley 
 This dude is really heart burnt. He would had much more Bitcoin if he stopped suing people and just bought #bitcoin 
 Probably nothing. nostr:note18n73cchfwxnn2cyyr4484xram4pk74keydz44tqt60u377fgdndq7djyl5 
 For the past two years it has felt like everything can crumble any minute now. 
 There is a secret Mesh @NostrValley going that the organizers don’t know about 🤣
#meshtastic https://i.nostr.build/lXvWkMKBipExK54u.jpg  
 I now carry my node with everywhere I go. 😅

It’s a hit and miss. But that’s fine. 
 Finally actually setting up my nostr profile. Been lurking in ro mode for a while but convinced t... 
 Welcome. 🙏 

This is actually interesting. I have never thought about this. But we can get people to lurk, no need to purple pill friends all the way. 

They can just come and check things out. 
 I think this has been merged into @damus 😜

Sorry for ruining a surprise if that was the intent. It’s all open source we see everything 🤣 https://i.nostr.build/L2yKj5KncZOHTb7v.jpg  
 I thought it was merged, it wasn’t actually. I got overly excited. But must be soon. 🔜 
 Curious, is it possible to install Ubuntu as a docker container on top of Umbrel?

I installed Portainer and I see the Ubuntu app available. I wonder what would happen if I attempt to install it on Raspberry Pi 😅 
 Ah really. I thought it was desktop 😢 
 Didn’t know that. I must try it one day. 
 It’s a Pi4. It’s my experimentation node. But every now and then I get bored and do something new with it. TBH, not really interested in downloading Ubuntu, I was just curious if it’s possible to install Ubuntu as a container on top of Umbrel. 

Just because it’s silly, sense we used to install Umbrel on top of Ubuntu. 🤣 
 Yes. yes and yes (they come together), and yes. 🤣

@umbrel is amazing. 
 Damn that’s a nice watch. 

Also, happy for you man 🫂🫂 
 This video is how I feel when people try to convince others to use Nostr by highlighting the Nost... 
 If you allow me to push back. This is a TV show with millions of people watching who have no idea what the internet is AND are laughing at some of the ideas. 

Gates was keeping things simple, understanding the audience and tailoring the message accordingly. It’s a skill that doesn’t come naturally to many. 

Sometimes we don’t have to explain the vision or the future ideas and the potential, not everyone needs this. Some people just want to know that they can get 50 sats zaps now. 
 That’s really cool. Welcome to nostr. ☺️ 
 I annoyed my coworkers with #Bitcoin and #nostr today. I gave them a big dose. 

Time to shut up unless someone asks 🤣 
 Breaking silos doesn’t mean breaking the law! 🚨 You can’t just hand over user data to 3rd ... 
 Doesn’t work over clearnet either. 
 Kinda work 😅 hit and miss. 
 For example, I didn’t get a notification for this reply, although everything looks like it’s setup correctly. 🤷‍♂️

I have 3 devices running Damus, I’m guessing this is creating conflicts? I set them all to Local except my phone. 
 Preparing to travel to  @NostrValley tomorrow! Need snacks and drinks for the road 😂 

See you all there!  @seth  @Derek Ross  @Sarah SoupBox [Zap.Cooking]   
 Agreed. But Elon tends to be overly optimistic. 

Not selling any TSLA stocks for a while it seems. 😅🤣 
 The number of nostr app ideas I have is unhealthy 🤣

I need to start posting these under a hashtag to get them out of my head and be able to find them in the future. 

#nostrAppIdeas 
 That approach works as well 🤣 
 Secure DMs and groups might be how Nostr wins. Like Signal, but better: no phone number or centra... 
 100%

And Input this in a previous note, it would even make it 10x more powerful if that comes with encrypted voice calls. 
 Yes. And that’s exactly what we need. But 0xChat needs a better name and needs to simplify the UI/UX a little it. 

I can’t recommend it to friends yet. 
 I have no idea how “I wrote this” was replaced by. “And Input this.” 😅 
 Twitter is not even that successful. Normal people don’t want to talk to strangers they don’t know unless there is something they share.

Twitter never offered this. 

People who engage on open public sites like Twitter are 98% trying to make money in some way. 

Now because Jack said communities… it’s profound 🤣 go scroll my notes I’ve been saying this for months. 😅

https://youtu.be/YWl0V3J5zrE 
 The kids mostly, 13-19 yo is my guess. 
 But with all seriousness. The ratio for people who make videos and people who watch them is probably 5%-95%. 

It’s just a place for people who wish they can go viral. And the 95% who make it happen. 🤣 
 She is fluent in three languages and most computer languages lol 
 Were you in an Uber/Metro/Public Transportation? 
 Hi  @hodlbod 

QQ, I tried to use flotilla (which I keep calling flolitta in my head) to access my relay, it sent a "claim" and after that it keeps saying going request rejected.

Any suggestions? 
 Ah!! that's probably it. It is a "standard" Umbrel Private Relay. 
I'm guessing it does not accept flotilla kind, which I forgot what it was, 20 or 200?  
 Will continue to experiment. 
I have a very simple understanding of how all of this works. lol 

I will DM you the relay to see if you can peak into what is going on. 
 That's fine, im just playing with it because it seems very interesting. nothing critical is happening on my side. 
 We don’t encourage people to run nodes as much as we did in the past. 

Run your own nodes people! 
Don’t trust, Verify. https://i.nostr.build/s2pAm5lJQ8MRYibZ.jpg  
 This is real? 

I thought these were AI generated. 
 So cool!! I have to find a way to see them live. But we are not that high north. 
 North Virginia. I need to find a site that shows where they can be visible from. 
 lol. Sorry that was a brain fart. 

Traveling Saturday morning, and driving back at night. 
 I can check! thanks for the info!! 

Charging my cameras batteries 📷