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Whitney Webb | 2 months ago (raw) | full thread | reply | flag 
 My latest podcast with Stavroula Pabst is now publicly available on Rokfin, Odyssey, SoundCloud a...
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the_shadow | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Testing fountain replies
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the_shadow | 5 months ago (raw) | full thread | reply | flag 
 High signal: 
• Who zapped how much
• Who commented
Low signal:
• number of reposts, likes, bookmarks, ...
• redundant buttons on every single post

Let your UI reflect that #nostrdesign
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the_shadow | 7 months ago (raw) | full thread | reply | flag 
 If Nostr is the discovery layer, you’d better give easy access to its discovery tools.

🧵  A thread on how Tabs can help:
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the_shadow | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Horizontally scrolling through tabs allows you display a whole lot more than the usual 4-5 action buttons.
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the_shadow | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 You can show: 
the posts that quote this post
bookmark lists this post was added to
similar posts or accounts (DVM based)
the relays this was published on
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the_shadow | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Combine this with hiding all the actions behind a Long Press or Swipe actions and you’ve got yourself a relatively clean UI. nostr:nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqzx5wrmkp0snmsgpcmyxjggj90yus9zvvns0gfyr24zt40nz7yhlqy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq32amnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7tcqyzatwlemwfylp4vzl7zwdwenjhfupa7uyn7exnv2f9kw6qw7s0n6csztmyx
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the_shadow | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 nostr:nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzp22rfmsktmgpk2rtan7zwu00zuzax5maq5dnsu5g3xxvqr2u3pd7qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qqswgfa4xmfrsaquhmpczfcrdad2eg60yk256wzgap4s3pvkfzyr3lgyr85jr
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the_shadow | 7 months ago (raw) | full thread | reply | flag 
 Long Press is underrated.
Chat Apps know this, Feed Apps don’t.
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the_shadow | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Big Tech cannot afford to experiment with novel ways of interacting with a feed. 
We can.
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the_shadow | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 We can trry Other Stuff 😉 
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the_shadow | 7 months ago (raw) | full thread | reply | flag 
 If zaps are the real innovation, 
then show the freakin’ zaps!
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the_shadow | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 If V4V works best with public recognition,
then show who zapped how much!
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the_shadow | 7 months ago (raw) | full thread | reply | flag 
 Hope is found,
Freedom is built,
Beauty is created,
With willpower,
At the edges,
In the open,
In the Shadow