Having played around with Highlighter and Habla over the last few days, I still think one of the most high leverage things that can be done for long form content on Nostr is a simple bridge from other publishers like Ghost

 nostr:npub1xutvgwfupqsu82r6fj76mulqaeccuc9tsu0dek7hu9da08fr2l2qxxqt6l built this for TFTC with Scribsat last year but we haven't been working on that for quite a bit and the bridge broke. It was incredible while it was working.

Devs, plz help.


random PDF post test

https://d.nostr.build/OLnscpFMt29UQxyB.pdf


kindness


Enjoy!


So basically they can buy you a cigarette


our boy nostr is growing up 🥹


YOU GUYS! MY COWORKER JUST ASKED HOW TO FIND ME ON NOSTR!

IT IS HAPPENING


Love the new leaderboard, great update overall


OK who was it 😂

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GM, nutrients good


LinkedIn is just a meme at this point, have a laugh


CD138: HONORING HAL WITH FRAN FINNEY

https://cdn.satellite.earth/4183e0082a9e1836d695a786859b747ae900d1fbad072b17fa5e6a1c7d8676df.mp4


gm

many goodies upcoming


🚀 BR074 - Fountain Podcasting 2.0 on Nostr, SGX Key Extraction, Nunchuk, Mempool, Floresta, + MORE ft. nostr:npub1unmftuzmkpdjxyj4en8r63cm34uuvjn9hnxqz3nz6fls7l5jzzfqtvd0j2, nostr:npub1mxrssnzg8y9zjr6a9g6xqwhxfa23xlvmftluakxqatsrp6ez9gjssu0htc & nostr:npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8

Listen to the episode:
➡ Fountain: https://fountain.fm/episode/meY9nyt70HnirLta6MZC
➡ Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/57c7fzpc
➡ Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/mtjx7svh
➡ Apple: https://tinyurl.com/bde34hx6
➡ YouTube: https://youtu.be/V990d0q62bU

Shownotes:
➡ Website: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-74
➡ Substack: https://substack.bitcoin.review/p/br074-fountain-podcasting-20-on-nostr

Oscar discusses with NVK how Fountain is seeking to onboard the podcasting industry to nostr, bringing cross app comments and boosts to podcasting 2.0. 👇
https://m.primal.net/KSMW.mov


I'm excited to announce the first release of NWS, a resilient connectivity solution that leverages NOSTR as a transport for TCP. NWS enables seamless communication between devices without public IP addresses. Below are the key features introduced in this release:

- **Exit Node Internet Relay:** Exit nodes can relay public internet traffic, allowing entry nodes to access the internet using the exit node's outgoing IP address.

- **.nostr Domain Support:** NWS now supports `.nostr` domains, which are valid RFC 1035 domains. This feature ensures compatibility with most existing clients.

- **Reverse TCP Connect Mode:** We've added a reverse TCP connect mode where the exit node initiates a TCP connection to the public entry node upon receiving a request. This mode utilizes NOSTR for service discovery while forwarding data packets through the reverse connection, enhancing connectivity and reducing load on public NOSTR relays.

This is just the beginning. With many more features and enhancements on our roadmap, we are excited about the future of NWS and its potential. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to develop NWS.
https://github.com/asmogo/nws/releases


Cypherpunks write code, true, but diet is not bullshit and getting to decent food can either make or break your life


NOSTRIGA: PABLO X ODELL

 nostr:npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft 🫡

https://fountain.fm/episode/WEJwZ3rAplfSoUtBbKOt


BITCOIN MONTHLY IS DEAD.

LONG LIVE THE BITCOIN BRIEF.

COMING IN YOUR EARS TWICE A MONTH 😜

LIKE. SHARE. BOOST + SUBSCRIBE 🧡

https://fountain.fm/episode/pRFpeihPG962e7DCMRCD


Works well with Amethyst https://i.nostr.build/nsTAgclUqzLxFAy1.jpg


but overall - great advice


meaning that it forwards sats to OpenSats ln address automatically. Still testing it, seems like it works with certain clients only


It's not a promise, it's a prism note


love it. high signal show


I LOVE FASTING


less word good


I was thinking about writing a medium-sized blog to explain my thought process on the broader app development ecosystem on Nostr.

Instead, I decided to create a meme. I think it explains it well.
https://i.imgur.com/IvtBIua.jpeg


love it


Freedom compounds


If you were looking for a good time to donate to nostr:nprofile1qqs8suecw4luyht9ekff89x4uacneapk8r5dyk0gmn6uwwurf6u9ruspzpmhxue69uhkumewwd68ytnrwghszxthwden5te0wfjkccte9eekummjwsh8xmmrd9skctcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhs2juazd, it has come here and now as 100% of zaps for this note will be immediately forwarded there (may not be suported on all clients).


Bitcoin Twitter is dead, we have reached the critical mass here #nostr #CantStopWontStop


Checkout cypher.space and npub.pro but there are likely more options at this


beautiful


Giphy but on nostr?


solid foundations are key


you can already login Amethyst and most other clients using someone else's npub, something that could be recommended for starting users so that they have decent experience until they decide to interact more


Gotta love when you post a note twice because you thought the first one didn’t broadcast


GM ☕
 https://i.nostr.build/gXZWo5P7iBtLvc1L.jpg


GM


GN

keep on cooking


Nice! The anti-jetlag heuristic I use:
1. Find out when your body thinks it's the middle of the night; e.g. if you usually sleep from 00:00 to 08:00, then that's 4am in the origin timezone
2. Get lots of sun expose in the ~4 hours before or after that, depending on which direction you want to push your circadian clock. So when flying from EU to New York, that's between 6pm and 10pm.
3. Rinse and repeat the next day, shifted by one hour (e.g. 7pm to 1am)


If you are an android dev who does not trust the appstores to not rugpull your users, sign your APK on nostr with nostr:npub10r8xl2njyepcw2zwv3a6dyufj4e4ajx86hz6v4ehu4gnpupxxp7stjt2p8

#android
#devstr
#apk nostr:note12d3qu3zy8747lhhz3uhty38td9ex8vpyeqqqdvvehg8tkklraa8szmy8zn


at least 13


It will get better when we have digital communities migrating from slave tech and looking for alternatives. Ditto by nostr:nprofile1qqsqgc0uhmxycvm5gwvn944c7yfxnnxm0nyh8tt62zhrvtd3xkj8fhgprdmhxue69uhkwmr9v9ek7mnpw3hhytnyv4mz7un9d3shjqgcwaehxw309ahx7umywf5hvefwv9c8qtmjv4kxz7gpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43z7s3al0v seems like a solid start


good stuff


haven't read the article but yes, this is high signal


high signal


signal


Grateful for your posts


Delete Telegram, build/migrate digital communities on more solid foundations.

Ideally, nostr tools.

Alternatively, signal, simplex or matrix.


love the title!


time is scarce

make sure to live a life worth living


Happens quite naturally also, there are social evolutionary instincts for rejecting tyranny as its fundamentally unsustainable.


GM, digital sovereign friends


Anyone have a good definition on what it actually means in the context of the case? I loosely heard that here it just refers to some sort of dumb app store licensing scheme in France


Nostr is like Bitcoin Twitter in 2016.

Low noise, high signal.


so much signal everywhere on nostr, its beautiful


I’ve been off Twitter and all social media except for Nostr for a month now, and the results are hard to argue with.

I’ve started reading real books again (4 this month) and have noticed both my patience and attention increase noticeably. I also feel less angry and anxiety daily, along with being committed to my workout routine.

I found that Nostr has met my social media needs, most importantly, my own ability to self-limit with it. Nostr is a bit ‘boring’ compared to traditional social media because ITS NOT TRYING TO KILL YOU!!!

Controlling your own data isn’t nearly as important in terms of ownership, as it is about allowing that information to be used against you. All of your most intimate thoughts and feelings are data mining by massive corporations specifically to find emotional triggers for you, so they can sell you shit, or force thoughts on to you.

Fuck these people that run these companies that farm our emotions to sell us shit, and to work with corrupt government to censor our speech, sell out dissidents, and destroy our internet.

We are much, much, much more powerful than they will ever be because we don’t need force, corrosion, or permission to run these systems of social connections that they cannot destroy.

My month of social media detox has really lifted the veil from the hate industry complex that are all social media companies today. Stop prostitution your content, thoughts and powers to these shitty companies that enrich the scum of the earth, and empower illegal, unconstitutional and immoral government agencies from their dragnet surveillance.

I’ll make one last tweet explaining this and then nuking my account in the next few weeks. Then I’ll be Nostr only.


Sovereign individual thesis playing out in real-time

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I’ve got a question for folks here. The definition of unconference I’ve used for a couple decades before getting involved in nostr is something similar to what we see the Wikipedia page.

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

When people arrive at the event they propose sessions and put them on post it notes and then there are many many rooms where discussions happen. There’s no schedule ahead of time, stage, presentations, or big screens. Sometimes there’s a mic and speaker that’s passed around if the groups get too large for every to hear.

It’s something similar but much better organized than what we did the second day at Nostriga in the DIY space.

To me there are things these open space style unconferences are good at, discussions, connections, networking, hashing out issues as a community, forming working groups on specific topics. They’re not great at informing where one person is trying to communicate a topic or project.  A talk on a stage can do a better job of that.

I was expecting something more conversational where many people might have come to the event with topics of sessions they’d like to do, but there was no fixed schedule ahead of time.

I’ve heard many people say nostr* is an unconference. So clearly this word has the meaning of an event like nostr* events. But from the communities I’m coming from what we’ve been having in Nostr are conferences with talks, panels, and workshops. And a bit of open spaces discussions.

So my question is what is a conference if Nostriga was an unconference, what’s a conference? How is it different and what makes the one a conference and the other an unconference.

To me, I’d like us to have closer to 50/50 time and space between speakers on stages conference and group discussions unconference. I get a lot out of the talks and panels and enjoy doing them.

So. What’s a conference is Nostriga was an unconference?


Humbled and exhausted


Having now attended my firsr #bitcoin and #nostr conferences. I'm hooked. The travel is brutal but meeting fellow plebs in person more than makes up for it.

nostr:nprofile1qqsgqke57uygxl0m8elstq26c4mq2erz3dvdtgxwswwvhdh0xcs04scpremhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8wetvd3hhyer9wghxuet59uq36amnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3dwfjkccte9emkcann9eehqctrv5hsz8thwden5te0dehhxarj9e3xjarrda5kuetj9eek7cmfv9kz72c0jc3 nostr:nprofile1qqsr7txd43emru6dyd8h3hkxrhxtkwuyx669fwefhg2yq44my03945qpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0672ne5 nostr:nprofile1qqspna4hqgceekrtap3g2m42w5qlvp9m6jfkuqrwjxxvuyum9fgd8zqpz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuerpw3sju6rpw4eszynhwden5te0wp6hyurvv4cxzeewv4esz9rhwden5te0dehhxarj9c6rxwrz9ehx2aqn8dqju nostr:nprofile1qqsr7acdvhf6we9fch94qwhpy0nza36e3tgrtkpku25ppuu80f69kfqpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhszythwden5te0dehhxarj9emkjmn99uwrrtwk nostr:nprofile1qqsg8lg8m6dhvve5ejw5dunctsj43ekza2l705xxass5ve7t4mzs63cpz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wchsz9thwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjme0qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uw54f9j.

What next? I don't know but I feel more bullish than ever.


What's trending on Nostr over the last 24 hours? nostr:note1lwg0a2nlw0nr43yrhhj8y2cewdmerlr98urvsw2ygpph9xrr8hrs5q5ljw nostr:note1csv4lfvfeaqnuxugw3fwqlx6l5waddtv7xum2vww4v6jgss9twvq5ayvyy nostr:note1y4feefgd4zt22ysprws2240h6cfeh7u4f78d00x6kcp2603hwptqc4kkpa nostr:note1sesmwxytzzwtlmzmu329us7mssgzapgtewj7vqpvwad46h6k2kmq3jw4rd nostr:note1x3q8kr6cpgup8t4sl57p7nxlrlscejz5utm2k8xhqhphgmmhhpysvrwtm4 nostr:note17p6e88y2gdpdqv3nnrmu4ewhmtz2t3xrjpvmt860x4q6e56tk3xq3dpuls nostr:note1j4ru4ctqf6ukutvclhstx2j9rweac25ny6za7gpruk6d28jqn8hscp6lwq nostr:note1qh6jhve9ajj78gufwu2lq27syhjww7vjynzdcxtk3lv0xhhgczdswar6xk nostr:note1j905mqzngjueqq6uuzkrefvgcs0ahdhzfg03e347kl49mhywucus0s4ets nostr:note1963xs7s93mmdl8jfgcn22nvernxc5rwakkqj3xhtxyuwvsxpjk6q4553z5


GM.

ZEUS v0.9.0 is now available.

This release features:

- New LSP service: Purchase channels in advance
- Hardware wallet / signing device support
- CLNRest backend support
- BOLT 12 offers + addresses (CLN)
- Pending HTLCs view
- New camera
- Layout improvements

Blog post: https://blog.zeusln.com/new-release-zeus-v0-9-0/ https://image.nostr.build/d91b6516cebea7d0992ddeb8686205f8b07c6909db0a49c642093aa4be5116dc.jpg


relays are trusted third-parites


GM.

The Ungovernable Misfits Monthly show is now moving to twice per month. (New name announced soon).

That's right, you'll now be able to hear our dulset tones in your ears every other Wednesday. All made possible thanks to support from beyond the grave from our mate Charlie 👇

We record tomorrow, so hit us with your questions and topic suggestions.

https://fountain.fm/episode/USyDISy16WZPh0lc1B22

nostr:nprofile1qqsx6nzfd50y45cuew7m8467u38zwd6tp9zxq7h2avyyddvrcq9xvgspzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtc95gcr2


If you don't already, now is a good time to follow the #introductions hashtag, to welcome the many new nostriches that arrive. Who knows, maybe some of them will build the coolest stuff or provide the best content :)


#Nostriga & #bh2024 felt surreal. Many npubs exchanged, so many great talks and jokes and still not enough time to meet and kick it with all the amazing people.

I'm still digesting all that happened but feeling incredibly pumped, humbled, and grateful.


GM

let's get at it


speed is the most important feature.

being able to send a note/post via text, have it fully render, and instantly load when someone clicks on it, is one of the biggest things that will help build network effect.

communities, such as ditto, and giving people the option to make them private and encrypted, is a net new feature not found on any other platform that will draw people to the nostr social app protocol, and be the best onboarding and discovery tool out there. people care a lot more about privacy than censorship-resistance.

getting as much content and information on here, welcoming of the bots and agentic AI, will allow this protocol to be the only one that can definitively state: "see everything." especially since no individual/corporation/government can delete your content or account.

this is what i would prioritize. the past two years of nostr has been about exploring the breadth of the protocol. great! it's now time to go deep and focus on quality and differentiated experiences. not copies of copies.


GM


water good


GM 🧘♂💫✍ #Art of Life https://i.nostr.build/M0PRxsFWYTJUOaoB.jpg https://i.nostr.build/HmniBeyUHO8XrT8J.jpg


GM

Its never a bad day to revisit #sovereignindividual

https://i.nostr.build/PxrA21BlmqjxIwO2.jpg

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


No hyperbitcoinzation without Bitcoin content rails.

Growing more obvious with every passing day.

nostr:nevent1qqsw9qtcec0wvf704htk6t62gscz2h6hfa8e9m7km59lx53jc6kg8hspremhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8wetvd3hhyer9wghxuet59upzq3eta8ujvnh2zf209vhhe5k6pscemtj0unxkf8cyyn55ydxu4nuhqvzqqqqqqyn8zd65


yup


✅ Go to bed early and get plenty of sleep.

GM 🫡

https://i.nostr.build/G6EqtczcAgM3Wy1O.jpg


omg😂


Alright this is hilarious.

https://v.nostr.build/EAywc5Q8UxFOlRAk.mov


pretty much


😑
https://video.nostr.build/2aa1cff6fd6a5ba181dfbcb6f250056ed7ea8e58e2a1765555a7dcf3e0d71daf.mp4


I couldn't agree more with this
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So it begins #bh2024


true


GM
 https://i.nostr.build/pJkqLfaafS2YQeMz.jpg


Warning for all the new devs... https://image.nostr.build/a6d507ec2fe963c4994546b1ad7b13af4f4833a30eef44c1e1d8c01207c0edff.jpg


Come check out nostr:npub1nstrcu63lzpjkz94djajuz2evrgu2psd66cwgc0gz0c0qazezx0q9urg5l stream on zap.stream! https://zap.stream/naddr1qqjxgwtyvs6ngefs943xzvty956rxe35943xycfs956r2etrvvukzvf4xyunqq3qeaz6dwsnvwkha5sn5puwwyxjgy26uusundrm684lg3vw4ma5c2jsxpqqqpmxwhztyk0


GM

finally got some sleep, pumped for Nostriga day 1


GM


It’s all coming together!

Be ready to get your bolt cards by MyPlebTag (nostr:npub1n2ph08n4pqz4d3jk6n2p35p2f4ldhc5g5tu7dhftfpueajf4rpxqfjhzmc)  charged with sats by the magic software of nostr:npub155m2k8ml8sqn8w4dhh689vdv0t2twa8dgvkpnzfggxf4wfughjsq2cdcvg during #NOSTRiga!
https://m.primal.net/KGWF.mov


#noobday #nostriga #bh2024
 https://i.nostr.build/Th7LSsuTqdGLv6Ql.jpg

nostr:nprofile1qqsr7acdvhf6we9fch94qwhpy0nza36e3tgrtkpku25ppuu80f69kfqpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhszythwden5te0dehhxarj9emkjmn99uwrrtwk


#welcomehome #Nostr

https://i.nostr.build/zkcq7c33ofCs7yL2.jpg

https://i.nostr.build/699zmWCajzcjqbJ6.jpg


Feels like Nostr is getting increasingly more populated lately.

Welcome home.


Feels like Nostr is getting increasingly more populated lately.


Since the genesis block, every capital allocator has been benchmarked against a new hurdle rate; most just haven’t realized it yet.

Bitcoin is the world’s new cost of capital, and outperforming it — read: stacking more sats over time — is the only rationale for putting money to work. More here:

https://ten31.vc/insights/outperforming
https://m.primal.net/KFvS.jpg


the systems designed to know as much as possible about you are woefully insecure


Critical tradeoff

nostr:nevent1qqspfv8h7nqyfj297rctkvrnvsjh30c8ar9gdg827arpklz6zqcft2gpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hsygzxpsj7dqha57pjk5k37gkn6g4nzakewtmqmnwryyhd3jfwlpgxtspsgqqqqqqsfxxwxc


Taking your privacy and security seriously is becoming mandatory with every passing day.

https://stacker.news/items/655702


Democrats Install Breathalyzer On Kamala Harris’s Microphone https://t.co/nHxek3vuDe https://t.co/G2zphIRQdT https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GVbwOMXW4AA2cV_.jpg


sad but its also one of the countries where trash goes to end in up the ocean or somewhwre underground anyway


I guess they're trying to scare... someone?


'Choose Joy!' Bellows Angry Old Man https://t.co/EIoZw4OBzo https://t.co/mnQaIjm68j https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GVcI7ERW0AMRYq7.jpg


*graphic content warning*


We are so back.


#NerdAxe is finally up and running as it suppose to.

Thanks nostr:nprofile1qqs20w53yxsl0z3yphdequwr286p4nldltwg33eqpkkk8k7lqlhmlmcpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wdmksetjv5hxxmmd9uxvfxqs for troubleshooting the power issues.


nice 1


New scammer interview just dropped. https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1900730922&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true&visual=true&origin=twitter


down bad


NWC via Alby Hub + Amehyst/Primal on Android work flawlessly.


#GitViaNostr just got 10x easier with a git plugin included in ngit 1.4

clone with a nostr url. any branch prefixed with `pr/` is an open proposal on nostr.
submit it to as a proposal via nostr by pushing a branch with a `pr/` prefix.
see https://gitworkshop.dev for a quick start guide
I'd love feedback


my GM note got rugged today


GM


Pamp > Pomp


42 sat zaps are worth 3 pennies now

#costoflivingcrisis


ghr

https://i.nostr.build/vaHw1w5QO8zZUlql.gif


😂 https://i.nostr.build/lmwyMwlrRwhjnw0A.jpg


Gm


gm


August 19th, 2024.

This is the first time a Data Vending Machine successfully received a #Nutzap🥜 on Nostr in order to process a job.

This image is the result:
https://i.nostr.build/bKPILdzSsAkhj9A3.jpg


there's usually a livestream for Nostr.world events but I'm not 100% sure this time.

 nostr:nprofile1qqsfc93uwdgl3qetpz6kewewp9vkp5w9qcxadv8yv85p8u8sw3v3r8sprdmhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8xetdd9ek7mpwv3jhvqgewaehxw309ac82unpwe5kgcfwdehhxarj9ekxzmnyqy28wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hsrce5ph will there be a liveatream?


The cackling clown as the final boss of the clown world


GM ☕

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enough internet for today

nostr:note1wevqnmuwlueed2kjhmpc3j3rwzvypjmadlv32spp95kvh45a5e8qnnkuqk


lol


GM ☕

https://m.primal.net/KDGB.webp


Nice


💯 need more of these type of posts in social media https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1824268164974415872/pu/vid/avc1/720x1280/iXO_4xEpV6jXVIe_.mp4


Appreciate you


why does it feel like it's Monday already

https://v.nostr.build/NByEemrW7qckDhTE.mp4


Yup


That's one way to get your wife interested in Nostr I guess 😂


YES


Since Nostr now needs to appeal to wider audiences, I'm sharing these carefully selected business and technology images to improve Nostr's overall look and feel.

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

https://i.nostr.build/kOpt3NjdSpICWpYT.jpg

https://i.nostr.build/Q61pIWMua9aJSdmQ.jpg

https://i.nostr.build/XCSO2vA1Obn1z5U7.jpg


Since Nostr now needs to appeal to wider audiences, I'm sharing these carefully selected business and technology images to improve Nostr's look and feel.

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

https://i.nostr.build/kOpt3NjdSpICWpYT.jpg

https://i.nostr.build/Q61pIWMua9aJSdmQ.jpg

https://i.nostr.build/XCSO2vA1Obn1z5U7.jpg


GM


gm


Mining sats through GMs > faucets

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ON DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS

People generally dislike change unless they see or experience obvious benefits of adopting something new.

https://image.nostr.build/a2e1621a9ecd16f4bf905ad14d72c71bf994a83d627c214baa8485fd5c3b3a0e.png

Nostr is growing slower than centralized media platforms. Currently, it mainly attracts innovators and people looking for new frontiers. People who already love nostr for what it is are more or less idealists - those whose eyes light up thinking about Nostr's potential and all the incredible things being built on it. They are also tinkerers who do not expect things to work ideally on the first try.

https://i.nostr.build/LmwqKikwDeTy8IY0.png

THE STAYING POWER

While the advantages of using Nostr are somewhat obvious to some, the implementation part, where the majority of people actually get to experience its relative advantages, still comes with lots of setup friction, including but not limited to:

1. Securing one's nsec
2. Setup up relays, including paid one's
3. Choosing a daily go-to client, experimenting with various interfaces (which often leads to nuking your npub settings)
4. Setting up a Lightning address and wallet for frictionless zapping
5. Building a following feed, discovering more of what you want to see
6. Learning how to upload images and media (some clients do a great job at this already but something like GIF integrations are still missing)
7. Developing a habit to post on nostr consistently and actually building an audience

What I'm aiming here for is that getting to a smooth and optimal Nostr experience for yourself takes some time and work based on your hardware and expectations. Thinks do break sometimes, sometimes they load slowly, other times you have no idea what went wrong.

Nostr is still a highly diverse environment for trying different things out with no clear-cut way forward. You have to proactively seek, test, and find out what works for you and what doesn't.

https://i.nostr.build/Ar0mscH4lo1POTkQ.png

Most Bitcoiners are already aware that Nostr exists. Many non-bitcoiners know it, too. They have tried it out, made several posts and then disappeared. Starting over your social life on a new frontier is facing the unknown - it's uncomfortable.

You want someone like big poppa Elon or a big corp holding your hand and explain what's happening. And if your engagement is not like what you have on other platforms where you were building out your social presence over years, why would you leave for something so raw and different?

https://i.nostr.build/SyXiZ1TjUcrjmgZQ.png

The problem with Nostr's staying power is not that it doesn't have it.
The protocol has the most staying power of all - its our keys and our network, unlike all other centralized panopticon tubes, and you will most definitely be back here at some point later to give it another shot from another angle.

So how can Nostr compete?

THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AS AN INSTRUMENT

We'll, it is not be easy but Nostr has many, obvious and not entirely obvious things going for it.

1. Unparalled login experience. Moving through different clients, signing up for new things with a simple click of a button - no email, no bullshit - there's nothing like it on the web.
2. Zaps. Hell yeah, zaps. We're seeing a peer-to-peer content creator economy emerging natively on the web. ON THE HARDEST MONEY IN HUMAN HISTORY.
3. Things and integrations like zapthreads. Nostr is already enhancing the existing web, more of it please.
4. DVMs, AI and productivity. Nostr and AI tools work well. Image generation? You got it. Video transcription? Hell yes.
5. Disposable npubs for privacy. Some may argue that Nostr is bad for privacy, and that is true to a certain degree, but one can't deny some unique ways of utilizing nostr this way, too.
6. All-in-one media experience. I haven't watched football in years but I followed nearly every match of EURO 2024 here because it was just one click away on Amethyst and zap.stream.
7. Ownership of your social presence and the network. There are new business models emerging on Nostr. Paid relays, media servers, wallet services, and more. Or you can host it all yourself. Your network, your choice.

There are many more, and those who have been paying attention know it way better than I do.

People join social networks and install apps with a certain intention, hoping that it will be an effective means to a specific end. Why would a non-user create a Nostr account today? What pain does Nostr or its certain clients alleviate in a way that is unmatched in the current state of the internet? What is getting you hooked for more and what's the fastest way for a new account to experience what you're experiencing on Nostr daily?

The are all important questions to answer moving forward.

It's way too easy to get discouraged if you start comparing Nostr with well-funded, centralized social platforms with their own marketing fluff and business motive but fundamentally they still have nothing on nostr as they appear to be working on a wrong solution.

Nostr seems like the right solution to me. The predominant attitude by non-users is that Nostr is broken and can't compete. They're seeking validation on why Nostr won't work, just like BDS people who can name you every wrong reason for why Bitcoin won't work even when it does. That's fascinating.

Nostr, just like Bitcoin, does not have a juicy marketing budget in terms of fiat, but in bitcoin terms, Bitcoin and Nostr have all the marketing budget in the world.


Nothing properly considered


GM!


ON DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS

People generally dislike change unless they see or experience obvious benefits of adopting something new.

https://image.nostr.build/a2e1621a9ecd16f4bf905ad14d72c71bf994a83d627c214baa8485fd5c3b3a0e.png

Nostr is growing slower than centralized media platforms. Currently, it mainly attracts innovators and people looking for new frontiers. People who already love nostr for what it is are more or less idealists - those whose eyes light up thinking about Nostr's potential and all the incredible things being built on it. They are also tinkerers who do not expect things to work ideally on the first try.

https://i.nostr.build/LmwqKikwDeTy8IY0.png

THE STAYING POWER

While the advantages of using Nostr are somewhat obvious to some, the implementation part, where the majority of people actually get to experience its relative advantages, still comes with lots of setup friction, including but not limited to:

1. Securing one's nsec

2. Setup up relays, including paid one's

3. Choosing a daily go-to client, experimenting with various interfaces (which often leads to nuking your npub settings)

4. Setting up a Lightning address and wallet for frictionless zapping

5. Building a following feed, discovering more of what you want to see

6. Learning how to upload images and media (some clients do a great job at this already but something like GIF integrations are still missing)

7. Developing a habit to post on nostr consistently and actually building an audience

What I'm aiming here for is that getting to a smooth and optimal Nostr experience for yourself takes some time and work based on your hardware and expectations. Thinks do break sometimes, sometimes they load slowly, other times you have no idea what went wrong.

Nostr is still a highly diverse environment for trying different things out with no clear-cut way forward. You have to proactively seek, test, and find out what works for you and what doesn't.

https://i.nostr.build/Ar0mscH4lo1POTkQ.png

Most Bitcoiners are already aware that Nostr exists. Many non-bitcoiners know it, too. They have tried it out, made several posts and then disappeared. Starting over your social life on a new frontier is facing the unknown - it's uncomfortable.

You want someone like big poppa Elon or a big corp holding your hand and explain what's happening. And if your engagement is not like what you have on other platforms where you were building out your social presence over years, why would you leave for something so raw and different?

https://i.nostr.build/SyXiZ1TjUcrjmgZQ.png

The problem with Nostr's staying power is not that it doesn't have it.
The protocol has the most staying power of all - its our keys and our network, unlike all other centralized panopticon tubes, and you will most definitely be back here at some point later to give it another shot from another angle.

So how can Nostr compete?

THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AS AN INSTRUMENT

We'll, it is not be easy but Nostr has many, obvious and not entirely obvious things going for it.

1. Unparalled login experience. Moving through different clients, signing up for new things with a simple click of a button - no email, no bullshit - there's nothing like it on the web.

2. Zaps. Hell yeah, zaps. We're seeing a peer-to-peer content creator economy emerging natively on the web. ON THE HARDEST MONEY IN HUMAN HISTORY.

3. Things and integrations like zapthreads. Nostr is already enhancing the existing web, more of it please.

4. DVMs, AI and productivity. Nostr and AI tools work well. Image generation? You got it. Video transcription? Hell yes.

5. Disposable npubs for privacy. Some may argue that Nostr is bad for privacy, and that is true to a certain degree, but one can't deny some unique ways of utilizing nostr this way, too.

6. All-in-one media experience. I haven't watched football in years but I followed nearly every match of EURO 2024 here because it was just one click away on Amethyst and zap.stream.

7. Ownership of your social presence and the network. There are new business models emerging on Nostr. Paid relays, media servers, wallet services, and more. Or you can host it all yourself. Your network, your choice.

There are many more, and those who have been paying attention know it way better than I do.

People join social networks and install apps with a certain intention, hoping that it will be an effective means to a specific end. Why would a non-user create a Nostr account today? What pain does Nostr or its certain clients alleviate in a way that is unmatched in the current state of the internet? What is getting you hooked for more and what's the fastest way for a new account to experience what you're experiencing on Nostr daily?

The are all important questions to answer moving forward.

It's way too easy to get discouraged if you start comparing Nostr with well-funded, centralized social platforms with their own marketing fluff and business motive but fundamentally they still have nothing on nostr as they appear to be working on a wrong solution.

Nostr seems like the right solution to me. The predominant attitude by non-users is that Nostr is broken and can't compete. They're seeking validation on why Nostr won't work, just like BDS people who can name you every wrong reason for why Bitcoin won't work even when it does. That's fascinating.

Nostr, just like Bitcoin, does not have a juicy marketing budget in terms of fiat, but in bitcoin terms, Bitcoin and Nostr have all the marketing budget in the world.


Rusty Russell is working on Nostr. We are now legitimized.
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I just discovered note discovery in Amethyst! Incredible.

I had been flipping across to primal to use their feed options since forever. This market approach is excellent. Anyone can launch one, and I can follow the ones I like best.

#Austrich problem, all the good stuff happens in timezones while I'm sleeping.

https://image.nostr.build/15b0a4960e55ef39bddb25317c988840d38d9a311f52000aa0ee502d04751f80.jpg


I ‘liberated’ this from Xitter, thought it was hilarious.
GM https://i.nostr.build/qTovpcu7a9Gfox7W.jpg


GM

https://image.nostr.build/e40d0541aadc22872f989c1e37296f1b6e1728aba587a60180010900443230da.jpg


Hodling is so hard people don’t even believe you do it lol 😂


Good to see nostr popping first thing in the morning. So many awesome, genuine conversations. Much kindness. Very few meanies. We’re on the path 💜

GM


must post GM every day


The real marketing budget is the friends we zap along the way


soon ™


my wife is on a crocheting spree, been focused on it for days, preparing for a fair...

good on her


i really shoudn''t get drunk on Friday at home and start posting random thoughts on Nostr...

HOWEVER


there are no problems, only happy little accidents


bitcoiners build 🔥stuff, can't argue against this


This week’s newsletter is out. Check your email or read it online.
https://newsletter.unlimitedhangout.com/2024-08-17-newsletter/


₿trust Announces Q3 2024 Grant Recipients to Drive Open-Source Bitcoin Development

Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey-funded bitcoin non-profit ₿trust, focused on nurturing Bitcoin developers from the Global South, announced the recipients of its Q3 Starter Grants and new members of its ₿trust Open-Source Cohort.

https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/trust-announces-q3-2024-grant-recipients/


Moved out of Mutiny Wallet. Which mobile Lightning wallet should I try next for seamless one touch NWC zaps on nostr (Android)?


GM


🍀

keep on cooking the good stuff

https://v.nostr.build/ecxUhrVFmc5oZ4nq.mp4


🍀

https://v.nostr.build/ecxUhrVFmc5oZ4nq.mp4


closed my eyes on a couch and woke up 7 hours later with the rising sun

GM and have a great Friday


sick new setup


Matt looks like AI


What the hell is going on at BitGo? https://x.com/gphummer/status/1823921409418256478


123 test


GM ☀🎵

https://invidious.jing.rocks/watch?v=AkQEyb6F0PU


GM ☀

https://invidious.jing.rocks/watch?v=AkQEyb6F0PU


gm


Lfg


lost it when I saw the book lmao


"Once the bitcoin bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life."


Life hack: you can control your attention, your opinions, and your feelings.


gm

nostr protocol is stuck in a perpetual bull run of good people escaping the slave tech

can't wait to meet as many of you as possible in #nostriga #bullshitstr


👉856658👈
https://m.primal.net/Jymq.png


lolzmao


i have no idea why but this is the funniest headline I've seen today 😂

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


nice


smart - the supply of PVs have been in decline for awhile now


Memo: you can now share your favourite wiki articles via Njump, either as a direct link or by embedding it in a web page.

https://njump.me/naddr1qvzqqqrcvgpzqwlsccluhy6xxsr6l9a9uhhxf75g85g8a709tprjcn4e42h053vaqythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgu3wvfskuep0qqzkummnw3eqjn6nn3

https://image.nostr.build/70b777ce8e1b920462a7f01663382f063623faecbecd40292353a5ea11a967cd.png


1 GM = 1 gm


LOL https://image.nostr.build/827be9f5588bde03d315dfc2050afa588ccd1e419baf513d183dc4e649144a13.jpg


Cypher Space Launch 🚀: a simple Blog, Shop, ...
https://cypher.space

Initial release of the cypher nostr version & market space templates, register a sov.pub or cypher.space subdomain or self host the template.

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/643141


keep on cooking, do the good thing


keep on cooking


wikimedia commons but on nostr


wikimedia but on nostr


GM good people 🌅

https://invidious.privacyredirect.com/watch?v=zlOswfH9Zfw


Did you know Google Fonts is installed on approximately 111,579,992 websites, with around 50,103,810 of those currently live?

Did you also know if you visit a site that uses Google Fonts, it automatically collects user:

- IP address: Which identifies your device on the internet (as of 2022, Google stopped storing users' IP addresses, but they still collect this information).

- User agent: Information about your browser and operating system.

- Referer: The URL of the webpage you are visiting.

...and is therefore "out-of-the-box" in violation of GDPR law?

If you are a website visitor:

You can block 3rd party fonts (web fonts) with uBlock Origin.

1. Open uBlock Origin's dashboard.

2. Go to the "My filters" tab.

3. Add the following line to block Google Fonts:

*$font,third-party

4. Click "Apply changes" to save the filter rule.
There is an even stricter option that blocks ALL remote fonts (not just Google Fonts) that you can activate by selecting "Block remote fonts" in the extension's settings.

*Sites that do not display properly can be excluded from the block.

If you are a website owner:

You can protect your visitors' privacy by hosting your own fonts locally (on the same server as your web pages), using basic OS fonts, or checking out Bunny.

If you haven't heard of Bunny CDN, they offer the only fully GDPR-compliant fonts powered by a CDN as a drop-in replacement for Google fonts.

According to Bunny:

"Bunny Fonts is an open-source, privacy-first web font platform designed to put privacy back into the internet.

With a zero-tracking and no-logging policy, Bunny Fonts helps you stay fully GDPR compliant and puts your users' personal data into their own hands."

https://bunny.net/fonts/

As a side note: Bunny CDN also has one of the most transparent, easy-to-read and understand privacy and data policy pages I have ever seen.

Well done Bunny, well done.

https://bunny.net/privacy/


makes sense


fiatbots


I think I'm starting to get why The Rage is called The Rage


The US just recommended a 30-year prison sentence for alleged Bitcoin Fog operator Roman Sterlingov.

Sterlingov's case became known as the case to "put cryptocurrency tracing on trial", as much of the evidence presented was collected using Chainalysis' blockchain analysis software Reactor – The prosecution "haven’t pointed to any smoking-gun digital evidence retrieved from Sterlingov’s possessions or devices", as WIRED reported following Sterlingov's arrest.

Chainalysis described Sterlingov's guilty verdict as setting precedent for "Chainalysis blockchain analytics being used by prosecutors as evidence when they take criminals to court", arguing that the verdict "affirms the ways in which our solutions have become the industry standard, made possible by our partners in government who use our tools everyday to fight illicit activity".

The only problem: experts believe that the government's got the wrong guy, and that the jury has convicted a user of Bitcoin Fog as its operator – arguing that Chainalysis' tools are "flawed" and "shouldn't be trusted to convict defendants when they face decades in prison".

2024 is the year of dangerous precedents in which not just your right to privacy is on the line, but the very question of how much science matters in a court of law when it comes to BTC.

All the tea:

https://www.therage.co/bitcoin-fog-sentencing/


not your network, not your effect


Top nostr businesses with best #satsflow's will revolve around building specialized, quality relays rather than clients


Top nostr businesses with best #satsflow's  will revolve around building specialized, quality relays rather than clients


👀 https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/08/09/russia-blocks-signal-messaging-app-as-authorities-tighten-control-over-information/


Quick summary of your feed on every slave tech social media platform
 https://a.nostr.build/fICtLYmzKXNL2Tri.webm


shit's ridiculous


MORE CLIENTS SHOULD SUPPORT DISPOSABLE NPUBS. AMETHYST IS LEADING THE WAY HERE. WOULD BE THE SINGLE BIGGEST PRIVACY WIN FOR ONLINE SPEECH ACROSS THE BOARD.

NORMALIZE SINGLE USE DISPOSABLE IDENTITIES. AS THE REST OF THE INTERNET MOVES TOWARD LINKING EVERY ACTION TO LEGAL IDENTITIES, NOSTR REPRESENTS A BRIGHTER PATH.


the best time to join nostr is not sometime in the future, it is much needed already

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quality meme


GM

Move forward, never stop


Gm


I think he was trying to make one of his regular points on how bitcoin is a bubble or smth like that lol


Babe wake up, Peter Schiff has finally made a sensible comment about bitcoin

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


☕Good morning ☀🌞😃 https://m.primal.net/HYxM.jpg #Bitcoin #Nostr #Plebchain 💜🧡🌞☕


Wonder if anything comes out of this. Just as with communists in Russia, one quiet bad measure after another over extended period of time, Europeans still love their socialist dystopia.

As Snowden puts it - "things are not as bad too leave the game yet" for most.


It may be that the quality of your nostr experience ultimately depends on how good of a reply guy you are. Just like your torrent ratio, your reply to notes ratio on nostr should be above 1.

I've been a poor reply guy so far, using nostr mostly as a toilet paper for random thoughts, and I prefer custom emoji reactions over replies but now its time to improve this.

GM

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


GM


It may be that your nostr experience ultimately depends on how good of a reply guy you are. Just like your torrent ratio, your reply to notes ratio on nostr should be above 1.

I've been a poor reply guy so far, using nostr mostly as a toilet paper for random thoughts, and I prefer custom emoji reactions over replies but now its time to improve this.

GM

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


Beyond messed up


Ok now you have my full attention.


Solution To Government-Created Problem Is More Government, Says Government https://t.co/rfbw1qWAnM https://t.co/8l0ZRRe6u7 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GUgGWO0WgAA-qsS.jpg


Just when I was having trouble falling asleep! Love it.


This was fun! We did probably first 40min of the list just on #DarkSkippy, I think we did a descent job explaining trade offs, real world, etc... I will also have a wallet panel episode recorded soon.

I hope you enjoy, we had fun.

nostr:note1vjuenq0k6wevle3qvcu80nvjmay4jx9n93jvhx0hletnh0taa2zq747325


Never underestimate a bitcoiner.


gm


RIP legend

https://v.nostr.build/a43o1j7B2hjCx1bJ.mp4


A normal person is physically unhealthy, emotionally anxious and depressed, socially lonely and financially 40k in debt (excluding mortgages).

Normalcy is the fiat rate race, modern-day slavery. So fuck being normal.


So much of the world is the way it is because of small frictions.


The real quitting is posting your nsec


Probably y


Tough day for everyone everywhere it seems.

#bullshitstr

*I had no idea that it was Joe Rogan who actually said this qoute. Could it be that it was only popularized by him? Who cares, really, lol.
 https://i.nostr.build/V10V4hzC7NrozgRi.jpg


Chainalysis’ offices are different than how I imagined them.
https://m.primal.net/Jreg.jpg


BITCOIN PARK FIRESIDE:  nostr:npub15dqlghlewk84wz3pkqqvzl2w2w36f97g89ljds8x6c094nlu02vqjllm5m X  nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx

https://cdn.satellite.earth/335e33f9115378783d1cc7d7d18874503d548e35fd57ca4baa72bf8afa293d40.mp4


GM


2-4 liters of water a day keeps the cig away


This


Peter Schiff finally makes sense!


Kamala Harris Seen Cackling Uncontrollably, Likely Meaning WWIII Has Begun https://t.co/fYGEG0oV0V https://t.co/Oqgp9pU8pJ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GUVzJm3WYAAXHWJ.jpg


GM

I have no idea what I'm doing

¯\_(ツ)_/¯


X = free speech platform is one of these greater grifts we can watch unfold in real time.

The only thing that's going up in there are spam and AI rage bots.


Michelle would dunk on Barack any day of the week


Regardless of what you write, most prople will comprehend it based on their expectations.

This is precisely why the FED's no.1 business is expectation management


GM

Every major contemporary issue can be traced back to decades of retarted media reporting.

I don't believe we'll see a succesfull hyperbitcoinization until we have multiple mainstream social media and news apps on Nostr.


Damn...


That’s one way to stabilize the market! nostr:note1ut466avq9h9vurjnvly30kmmx70tz7mk3ajdpaxqcnyfkv9h6vps4u347p


Trump-Vance for a managed, possinly orderly transition to a Bitcoin standard.

Harris for chaos, dark markets, and unstoppable freedom money.


GM!

https://i.imgflip.com/3dupa9.png


Printing money to enact bloodthirsty dictatorships has a high ROI


“Do you think God’s a person, or is he just the sound, of laughter through the walls in a place I haven’t found?”

- Zach Bryan


☕ gm

All zaps received at this npub will be allocated to the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve of EZ's family.


Instead of Olympics or conference videos, watching MisesU

https://youtube.com/@misesmedia?si=KSxo7s9UXFaqopGz


Damn it Sharon


Dog back Sharon ! nostr:note16wum7wg3zgud9swj8qvm939vs5enyn2axzlk3558qm27xjq25vqqnapwa0


GM, FATF has issued a new report claiming that „Virtual Assets are increasingly used by terrorist groups“.

The only problem: Their statement is directly contradicted in their own report and lacks any corroborating data to back it up, while highlighting that *a lack of data* – particularly for peer-to-peer transactions – remains a main challenge to FATF compliance.

Of course, that doesn’t stop FATF from recommending that all jurisdictions „act rapidly“ to implement the FATF Travel Rule, which requires ‚VASPs‘ and financial institutions to „obtain, hold, and transmit specific originator and beneficiary information immediately and securely when transferring Virtual Assets“ to address the „emerging and increasing risks“ which, again, cannot be corroborated by the report itself.

It is unbelievable that an organization with *such* low standards is being taken seriously at all, never mind allowed to guide the implementation of AML/CFT around the world.

Full Story:

https://www.therage.co/fatf-report-finds-virtual-assets-increasingly-used-by-terrorist-groups/


What if the cackling clown ultimately turns out to be the final boss of the clown world. 🙈 😂

I don't like her at all but the simple, sobering truth is that the other candidate is an 80-year old.


In case you missed it,  nostr:npub1tr4dstaptd2sp98h7hlysp8qle6mw7wmauhfkgz3rmxdd8ndprusnw2y5g did a great interview with Andy Yen of  nostr:npub18q57qr3t07qljnapzqldaqa7ru2qwfpfnjdrwvhk327n3sc82f0qqwrs6f discussing the design decisions behind Proton Wallet. Check it out:

https://optoutpod.com/episodes/protonwallet-andy-yen/


GM


um, lol.

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


Released my book for free as a pdf

#bitcoin gave me a lot and giving it back

Don’t zap me just share with people that need to hear it

nostr:note1t9r5fe8cdd4kl7gegev6szhetrxxarr3lzzk9vzstg354ac20rsqrhqvqc


Halving Progress: 7% @ Block 854,700


ALL THE HEADLINES DEFINITIVELY CLAIM THAT THE US GOV MOVED $2B WORTH OF COIN BUT THIS LOOKS LIKE A ~$70 TRANSACTION WITH ~$2B CHANGE.

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


Man must create a masterpiece that will endure, make a contribution to the welfare of humanity, give him the feeling that he has done his best, and, finally, be a source of inspiration and wonder to others.


This implies an actually working person, not some printer scum


With no privacy, there's no freedom 🎯
https://v.nostr.build/xUL5Sa2rrfuTcrs6.mp4


.

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


GM ☕

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4g2ALc8HZaw


GM ☕

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSM5PUCU2jA


badass AF. yup, it's Chavez' head.
#venezuela #resistr
 https://video.nostr.build/72da91cb473406c9dd9d161eb4223fe3d8c34403386645f20acf4abda0ba976e.mp4


AS WE MOVE TO A BITCOIN DENOMINATED WORLD, SATS FLOWS WILL BE THE LIFEBLOOD OF BUSINESSES. THE MONEY PRINTER AND GROWTH AT ALL COSTS MINDSET ARE COMING TO AN END. BUSINESSES WITHOUT SATS FLOWS CANNOT SURVIVE WITHOUT LIFE SUPPORT, YET NOT ENOUGH ARE WAKING UP TO THE IMPORTANCE OF SATS FLOWS. WTFU


Go follow this account.

What’s happening in Venezuela right now will barely make the news in the west given the Olympics.

This is important. And heartbreaking. nostr:note1cgphmz3z2yqc30vxvn4w5a50xhk8x4z62tq5ej227l4ylx3fk02sfc2jd3


The Genesis Book is now also available as audiobook!

The Genesis Audiobook, if you will. 📖🔉

https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Genesis-Book-Audiobook/B0D75HQJDB

https://image.nostr.build/9261e32eaa645220225497c67ded6600f898fbb7345c006c58def62bf49b65cd.jpg


very interesting


Thinking of starting a bitcoin media publication side project for more technical and industry topics.

Are you a very entrepreneurial Editor interesting in running such thing?

Example Topics; New products, New services, Bitcoin Software digests, Understanding new technology releases, New Hardware developments in security/mining/etc..., Memepool analysis, Privacy technology review. Things that people who want a bit more substance want to read. Definitely a small overlap, but It will never be as broad and as consumed as Bitcoin Magazine. They are playing at a different level.

I'm thinking more of a polite, utilitarian and closeted cypherpunk vibe. Not interested in emotional response. Don't worry i can probably find a good domain. Willing to provide many resources. Maybe could be a profitable non-profit type thing. So we can fold in profit to make it bigger better.

Our industry has grown alot, so there is probably a opening for an industry publication.


finally some actual news

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Over the next 4 years nostr will need next generation clients with new features such as:

- key rotation
- login with legacy networks
- personal storage
- instant messenger with perfect forward privacy
- built in wallets w/ advanced features
- streaming payments
- AI run locally and remotely for sats inc. virt. assistants
- full client customization
- single sign-on to micro apps, and existing web apps
- widgets and micro apps within notes
- music, video, entertainment as first class within notes
- games
- productivity and integration tools, calendar, alerts
- full nostr operating system, inc. runnable on a phone

First gen clients can optionally pick the features they want to add, but none should be mandatory.  Maybe not every feature can be achieved, but I think most can.


Using Liquid like this is a great way to DCA smaller amounts of sats in a trust minimized way, without leaving them on an exchange, until you have a large enough UTXO to settle back onchain for long term storage.

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I'm way too hungover to think or spellcehck today, apologies in advance


GM

Web communist dystopia bullcrap strikes back 😂

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The Ledger presentation at Bitcoin 2024.  https://m.primal.net/JfTL.png


GM 🧡 #gm #meme #memestr #fiat https://image.nostr.build/f353b84dd1c3a7dc65a96d92df5e011fc27b11a801fe742012ed27c537229fda.jpg


The Bitcoin 2024 livestream chose to not show the Nostr panel. Yikes.
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👏

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"I notice that we have a lot more political representation this year, which is a wonderful, remarkable thing.

We've reached the stage of the fight where, you know, they go "oh," then they fight us, but it's actually then they try to get us to love them.

What I want to say on that briefly, because I don't want to make this talk about all of the politics there, is: cast a vote, but don't join a cult.

They are not our tribe. They are not your personality. They have their own interests, their own values, their own things they're chasing.

Try to get what you need from them, but don't give yourself to them, even if you have to vote for them."

- Edward Snowden (Bitcoin 24' keynote speech)


David Bailey is the Vince McMahon of Bitcoin


The current version of Keychat uses a seed phrase instead of nsec. This has caused a lot of controversy, with many people believing that Keychat does not understand the spirit of Nostr: having a single Nostr ID that is universally used across all Nostr apps.

In fact, the first version of Keychat used nsec. Later, we intentionally switched to seed phrases. Why?

Just like when we use Bitcoin wallets, we now more often use seed phrases rather than private keys. Using a seed phrase is an improvement in user experience. Moreover, NIP-6 defines the basic key derivation from mnemonic seed phrases. A single seed phrase can derive countless Nostr IDs.

Using a single Nostr ID across various Nostr apps focused on public notes is reasonable because users are sending public messages, and they can better accumulate reputation.

However, for Nostr apps focused on private notes, users should use multiple IDs to achieve better privacy. For example, you could use ID1 for close friends and ID2 for work colleagues. Current chat applications provided by internet giants do not encourage users to use multiple IDs simultaneously because multiple IDs affect data mining, reducing the accuracy of user profiling and, consequently, advertising revenue. In this context, using only one ID is a bug, not a feature.

If you use your Damus ID to chat with others on a Nostr app that focuses on private messaging, do you want all those people to see the public notes you have posted?

A seed phrase that is universally applicable to all Nostr apps allows users to choose which ID to use in a particular app, with the ID generated from the seed phrase. This is far better than using a single Nostr ID across all Nostr apps.

Don't forget, there are not only Nostr apps focused on public notes but also those focused on private notes.

A reasonable chat app allows users to use multiple IDs simultaneously, whereas a microblogging app’s DM often has only one ID. This is just one of the differences between the two. When we say, "Designing a DM for a microblogging app is not the same as designing a chat app," we are not playing with words; we are not that bored.


I need to drink this one away. Signing off for the weekend. GN.


I'm not clicking on that fucking link, I'm a nostr:nprofile1qqsv2kx8e35mhk3uyutc9dekh27xftxjmgjck98n2mdu49nvkzmm38spz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqs6amnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dsq3samnwvaz7tmhv4kxxmmdv5hxummnw3ezuamfdejs6cvma8

Friends don't send friends tracking tokens. Friends remove them from links before sharing it.


GM 🌅🧘♂

Today will be insane. 🤯


EL TOR ....

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


Holy crap, a #Bitaxe finally found a block! 🫡

It’s possible, it’s hope, LETS FUCKING GO!


Ok I'll admit, Proton running a whirlpool coordinator after the Samourai arrest was not on my bingo card.
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I use proton accounts in a compartmentalized way for different purposes. One for my real identity and business, one for VPN that is separate, on for an anonymous account etc.

One trick: Sign up for a free account separate from your main account OVER TOR using their onion site. Make sure it's a free account.

If you try to pay for an account at sign up you will have to use a debit card initially. If you upgrade from a free account, you can use cash or Bitcoin!

Sign up over Tor on the Proton Pass page and you don't have to give an emal.

There is an option when doing it this way (on the Proton Pass page to create a free account and they will automatically create an email for you.

Then, upgrade using Bitcoin or cash and there is no worry of "having all your eggs in one basket".


Currently NSEC is acting as a one key to rule them all concept. People are plugging their one key into all kind of apps, some secure, many not. If any of those apps are compromised, your entire account and every thing you logged into is compromised.

This is akin to using one password on all your accounts. It's bad OPSEC.

What I mean is we need a way to create multiple keys based on that ONE key pair, similar to creating a unique password for every account. This way, if one Nostr based app is comoromised only that "baby" key is compromised and not the "master" key that it came from. An option to "freeze" these keys or delete would be even better.


Already exhausted and this week ain't getting any easier, lmao


unburdened by what has been


IYKYK
https://m.primal.net/JbBB.jpg


🚨 BREAKING - SWAN

ANNOUNCEMENT - Swan is unlikely to continue with our Managed Mining business in the near term. Without the expectation of significant near-term revenue from our Managed Mining unit, we are pulling our plans to IPO in the near future.

Accordingly, Swan is pulling back from our accelerated spending plan for our core financial services business. Unfortunately, this includes staff cuts across many functions.

The Swans we've had to let go in our staff reduction this week are some of the best Bitcoiners on Earth, and I would gladly work with each and every one of them in the future. I will be doing my best to help them find new roles in Bitcoin, and I hope that if you have the opportunity to help similarly, you'll jump at the chance.

This is an incredible moment in time for Bitcoin, with real institutional adoption, an increasingly favorable regulatory and political environment, and the ranks of Bitcoiners swelling in number. At Swan we remain ready to serve you with an array of Bitcoin financial services and free Bitcoin education.

See you on the battlefield. #TeamBitcoin https://i.nostr.build/fwp9ShmvESUL8RK9.jpg


Slow and steady doesn't necessarily win the race but its good for figuring things out.


Nice. Switzerland will now require government agencies to use open source software.

https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/new-open-source-law-switzerland


Only 5 more days to register for my Nostr Workshop! supertestnet.org/workshops.html

Learn how to write your first application using the nostr messaging protocol, and also learn how to hook it up to a bitcoin wallet via Nostr Wallet Connect and zap zap zap your friends and favorite peeps


💥 zap.store CLI 0.0.1 alpha is out!

https://video.nostr.build/6dd8f2461ec881f14b028ae196bd2d4b4b8dc1c30d4f6f72c78c07875de04878.mp4

Very few packages at the moment: jq, xq and zola... but enough to play with. Let me know what you think

https://github.com/zapstore/zapstore-cli


I really wouldn't have noticed it if it wasn't for articles everywhere.

CyBErPanDeMic ¡¡!!!!!!! 🤣

GM

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incredible analysis my low level rage bot friend


Both Biden and Trump are kind of retarded. We have known this for a long time.

During the debate, Biden’s age issues became unmasked. And then during the tragic shooting on Trump, he had the courage and presence of mind to fist bump and come out very strong. And in their emotion, people of course rally behind strength.

But then when we go back to hearing Trump speak for an extended period of time, we are reminded that he is kind of retarded, like where we were before, prior to the emotion of the crisis.

Nothing stops this train. All our heroes are retarded. Stay humble and stack sats.


What difference does it make to you? Come live in Eastern Europe for some time and show people this meme, great time guaranteed.


My country which has been occupied by Soviet Russia for better half of the last century joined NATO to defend our borders and avoid becoming current Ukraine. Comparing it to Nazis attacking Russia is not even an insult, its borderline retarded.


YouTube very recently started aggressively banning IPs, mostly non-residential and forcing sign-ins.

yt-dlp and many invidious, piped instances affected: 403 errors or "Sign in to confirm you’re not a bot. This helps protect our community"

Google's concept of community is wanting you to swallow their sludge advertisement and control your speech.

I take this as a challenge.

Piped is great but it was obvious that proxying would be shut down one day.

Even though I'm busy AF, I started prototyping something to take back great Youtube content. Involves nostr, blossom and ecash. More soon

https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/10128


Things are bullish

GN


Huge milestone: First demo of Nostr Web Services (NWS) bringing TCP to Nostr. With NWS, you can host any existing web application on Nostr without having to use DNS or even announce your public IP to the world, simply by sharing your service's npub (or nprofile).

Try it out the demo yourself. Here is a Cashu test mint running with NWS. Let's use curl to retrieve the mint's information. The request travels from your computer to the public NWS entry relay, then through nostr to the service's NWS exit relay. At the other end is a Cashu mint with HTTPS encryption.

```
curl -s -x socks5h://relay.8333.space:8882 https://nprofile1qqs8a8nk09fhrxylcd42haz8ev4cprhnk5egntvs0whafvaaxpk8plgpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuwpnxvejuumsv93k2g6k9kr/v1/info --insecure | jq
```

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

I can't stress this enough: THE MINT RUNS BEHIND HTTPS!

The NWS entry relay can't read your traffic. It's encrypted. We can host public entry relays that can be used by anyone.

This means we can plug the entire internet to it 🌐.

Let's plug it into Cashu for now. Nutshell wallet supports socks5 proxies (that's how it uses Tor). By setting the public entry relay as the proxy, the wallet can now connect to a mint's npub/nprofile and communicate with it via NWS.

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

This is going to be so freaking cool. And it's going to be a lot more useful than just for Cashu. There are still bugs and issues that need to be ironed out but the code is coming out soon. Watch this space.


GM

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Alarm clock but each time you hit snooze you donate random amount of sats to open-source developers.


If you're doing something, give it your best effort possible, for things tend to go to shit naturally.

GN


If you're doing something, give your best effort possible for things tend to go to shit naturally.

GN


If you're doing something, do it as well as you can for things tend to go to shit naturally.

GN


🫡 Don't just stay on the sidelines, join the revolution.

Applications are now open, apply today.

Deadline is Aug. 1st

https://u5i93vgm41x.typeform.com/to/xQULMrQm?typeform-source=www.pleblab.dev


El-Tor: High Bandwidth⚡Tor Network Release!

https://stacker.news/items/609498


GM ☕

https://image.nostr.build/dd95fbf7b9df7afbf3213c72981255b308d69101fd937f13b0eea95780b2c5dc.jpg


All primary sources put together in a clear timeline.

Decide for yourself what happened here.

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Spain will win because Spanish stream works better, even today


this whole championship was all about Spanish stream vs English stream


GM

https://video.nostr.build/60feb0532d4e426cc382183cf8a33e2bb7f42e56977ed5f9ee2f7cf4c20e8e43.mp4


They have to sell seized assets, thats the procedure. You wouldn't want nation States start stacking via seizures.


Scoop: Judge grants delay of Tornado Cash trial

Arresting software developers for building software is absurd. The good news for Tornado Cash – and by extension Samourai Wallet - is that the judge does not seem convinced on the US Government's argumentation.

“If [Tornado Cash] has 1,000 customers and 1 is a bad actor, are they criminally liable?”

Full story 👇
https://www.therage.co/roman-storm-judge-grants-delay-of-tornado-cash-trial/


steady lads


Savings is a useful tool, but it's a terrible master. Greed is still a vice and an addiction.

Not as bad under Bitcoin, but still a danger.


tftc to regulate bitcoin spot markets - sources


They will shut down regulated trading and price discovery once bitcoin starts reaching escape velocity this cycle (at ~120k/BTC or so).

https://image.nostr.build/fba06569a94c3e20fe8490e9b6fd9ec834e3214179b15700db920b29070812f8.png


Killer features for any nostr client

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I attended the hearing for William Lonergan Hill (TDevD of Samourai Wallet) in the Southern District of New York on behalf of nostr:npub1t8a7uumfmam38kal4xaakzyjccht4y5jxfs4cmlj0p768pxtwu8skh56yu today.

Here’s what I learned:

#FreeSamourai #WhereIsTDevD #SamouraiWallet #privacy #freedomtech

https://v.nostr.build/GNOeS8XSjdCiiGYf.mp4


GM, i love technology #quotestr

https://quotestr.vercel.app/

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


#Wasabi users beware! nostr:note17qxnjx9zgudgujuk5dww04r9stzj3f4yjcm70ngxhulmtfa7c7msr65fem


The bank runs continue. nostr:note1quhve7sk7m4f9t7k2jnqyrlh5zcz54eafvmxwmm9c09teq47zeqsex9dkt


GM


F... me! I should get into politics!
24-year-old YouTube blogger Phidias Panayiotou, who was elected as an independent MEP from Cyprus, has revealed how much money MEPs receive each month. He filmed a video in the meeting room of the EU legislature and posted it on TikTok.
 https://video.nostr.build/72e5ef329a34bd3ec83946f8784cddb6658aec473ef2da28930a7c5affcb383f.mp4


I've been napping really hard today but its time for the main show now.

GN


GM.

Money is not the root of all evil,
poor internet connection is.


nsec needs to be as secure as a bitcoin private key… many will need a new npub just for this nostr:note17ft0zfrzhka79lmqhpr59mqtktqtkr2zeuugmt2l0tua9ghulhrs6k2cxz


I'm looking for a few people to help beta test Fountain's new nostr integration - ideally you already use Fountain but not a strict requirement!

Please DM me if you're interested and repost for visibility!

#asknostr


Transcend the noise 🔊

https://youtube.com/watch?v=HYQFX1_mk7U


Tons of progress made today.

Good things coming.

I keep saying it; freedom tech will have an unmatchable UX the captured web can only dream of.


I dont think so, Satoshi was an exceptionally good writer.

https://i.nostr.build/8G4yX.jpg


Good morning. Today is a good day. The US Government has agreed to release TDev on bail according to a letter filed on July 3rd.

TDev's defense makes incredibly smart arguments, stating that the US Government's prosecution is as "aggressive as it is expansive, akin to charging Apple for  cybercrimes commited with MacBooks. And like such a charge, it impermissibly uses criminal law to affect policy change. He is facing  charges he can, should, and will contest at trial."

Putting the charges in context, the defense states that "to stop Bitcoin wallet providers from providing privacy and security services, or to  force them to police their customers as banks must, the government has not sought to change the law, or even FinCEN’s guidance on it."

The letter states that the US Government "has prosecuted individuals operating a service they had every reason to  believe was legal, and stretched to decorate the charges with  decontextualized quotes that attempt to sketch out their agreement to  criminal transactions the government does not allege they knew about in  advance or explicitly agreed to".

Full article:
https://www.therage.co/william-hill-release-on-bail/


GM ☕

We're living through the Mandibles, you're Willing/Nollie in your family, and in this timeline Bitcoin hasn't failed.

Bullish.


Price prediction: The dip will bottom at 1776 sats per cuckbuck because Freedom


We fund those who build the freedom rails. Thank you for your work  nostr:npub1drvpzev3syqt0kjrls50050uzf25gehpz9vgdw08hvex7e0vgfeq0eseet - we're proud to support you for the long term.
https://opensats.org/blog/yuki-receives-lts-grant


🚀 Announcing #BTCPayDay Riga! 🇱🇻
In collaboration with @hodlhodl, we're hosting our most action-packed event yet on August 26th, right after #BH2024 during Riga Bitcoin Week.
Join us for exciting announcements, keynotes, Q&As with the BTCPay team, and surprise guests!
https://m.primal.net/JHvq.png

This year we’ve booked a chill venue  in a historic villa with a beautiful garden located in the heart of Riga! Lots of outdoor areas to chill!
Capacity for the event is limited so make sure to sign up as soon as possible.

Register here https://day.btcpayserver.org

Entry to BTCPay Server Day is simple and unique – it's "proof of merch."
If you already own a piece of BTCPay merchandise (hat, t-shirt, or dog-tag), select free registration and be sure to bring your BTCPay merch to the event. It will serve as your entry ticket along with your email invitation.
If you don’t have BTCPay merch yet, you can order it in advance and pick it up at the event along with your entry ticket.

Make sure to follow our Nostr account to find out about all the cool speakers and guests that will be coming! We also have created a special BTCPay Day Telegram group and a website to keep everyone up to date with updates on the event.


Please welcome Npub.pro!

This is a tool to make yourself a beautiful Nostr-based website.

It's been long in the making, and we're thrilled to launch it on this special day!

Here is a short demo of how you can make yourself a website right now:

https://v.nostr.build/kZG9O.mp4

It's free for anyone getting started, it's open source and self-hostable.

Why get yourself a nostr-based website?

- beautiful themes (any Ghost theme could work)
- great looking shareable links to your content
- works like an app, add to homescreen, useable offline
- SEO-optimized
- attach your custom domain or host yourself

Try it at https://npub.pro

Learn more on our Nostr-based blog: https://blog.npub.pro/post/npub-pro-is-live

P.S. If you like how it looks, that's because nostr:npub1r0rs5q2gk0e3dk3nlc7gnu378ec6cnlenqp8a3cjhyzu6f8k5sgs4sq9ac designed it. Thanks man, it's a pleasure to work with you!


:$ :€ :£ ₿•

GM


Nostr is for highest quality content only.

https://v.nostr.build/4o0dW.mp4


## Amber 1.0.9

- Added setting to choose the notification distributor when using the free edition
- Added more logs to the notifications

Download it with [zap.store](https://zap.store/download), [Obtainium](https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium) or download it directly in the [releases page](https://github.com/greenart7c3/Amber/releases/tag/v1.0.9)

If you like my work consider making a [donation](https://greenart7c3.com)


 Self-hosted #bitcoin checkout meets self-hosted invoicing!

Hello 👋 new Invoice Ninja & BTCPay integration.

https://m.primal.net/JGxv.mov

Freelancers, consultants, & small biz can now get paid in #BTC directly to their wallet, no fees, by leveraging robust invoicing and billing features of Invoice Ninja.

Learn how to connect BTCPay to Invoice Ninja by following our step-by-step guide

https://docs.btcpayserver.org/InvoiceNinja


Julian’s first birthday in freedom in fourteen years. https://image.nostr.build/fbe6bb8fade32607000b35a0595ccf65236935ca4e54c0823eeb5d8fd2593ad0.jpg


If you have a self-hosted Lightning address, I'm much more generous with Zaps.

Proof of work.


sir, it is Tuesday. GM


I wish we would have #bitcoin morning report resource! You wake up and read short legit bullet points about what happened within 24 hours, technical and in general. No BS!


Taking an unplanned break from the toxic wasteland that is contemporary news.

Hopefully will be back sometime this week or next week the latest, we'll see.


there's no way to know how many of those views are real and every ad model based platform has an incentive to artificially inflate them


Wouldn't follow it as much*


I definitely wouldn't follow this championship if it wasn't for you.   Thanks for making it so convenient.


Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. - Buddha


Takes some time and training but its always a fun and fullfilling experience.

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


Glenn Greenwald called news reporters "herd animals".   They all run in the same direction, and then on a dime turn and run in a different direction.  It's a very apt analogy.


Do not attribute to competence that which can be attributed to bullshit.


The gaslighters are running out of gas, there’s nobody left to buy the bonds, Julian is free, and Bitcoin is running.

It’s a beautiful summer. Get outside.


I didn't say advertising doesn't work, and your story seems to confirm the heuristic.

Why it works must be the real question here. My guess would be awareness is at the beginning of every sales funnel so it definitely helps, although it definitely doesn't work for some people like me due to persuasion knowledge and perceived low signal of paid media.

Earned media seems to provide a way higher signal in this regard and hopefully more people become 'immune' to paid shilling moving forward although that may be wishful thinking on my behalf.

Web of trust related discovery mechanisms may become a real game changer for discovering quality goods and services in the future, and I think that's definitely something to look forward.


Your product must be absolute crap if you have to spend millions on advertising.


Clownshow superbowl (the debate) is predictable, lame and a waste of everyone's time.

Auditing/managing/fixing your relays for optimal nostr experience is not.

nostr:nevent1qqsqf6nnphlgnarrj9qtrrfupfjvwj3lgh8h5frpdtkfdddj53u3y3qpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejsygzxpsj7dqha57pjk5k37gkn6g4nzakewtmqmnwryyhd3jfwlpgxtspsgqqqqqqsgnxjlt


This

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🧠

https://i.imgflip.com/3sbue6.jpg


No they are not, and no person will ever be.

Please stop giving this clown show distraction the attention it doesn't deserve. Focus on what you can change/impact and what actually matters.

Moving forward I will unfollow/block/mute everyone who links and promotes this clowshow megafinale.

Be the signal you want to see in the world.

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🚫 BANNED!

Ever since launching this video:

- TikTok "banned" the Geyser account
- Google "expired" Geyser's SSL certificate without notice.

All of this for talking about Bitcoin empowering innocent civilian lives in Gaza.

Will definitely be more active on Nostr from now on.

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GM

https://i.imgflip.com/8v9klh.jpg

https://v.nostr.build/GezW7.mp4


HA https://image.nostr.build/44a4286bb087b11c9eeefba724794d227d6e58e86d29948bd3b78dab980aea29.jpg


CUNTS ARE DOWNPLAYING EVERYTHING WE DO.

BULLISH


GM

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#Adobe just announced new terms that say they will do whatever they want with your content, so here are some alternatives to consider:

➡ 3DS Max

• Blender

➡ Acrobat

 • Evince (read)
 • Inkscape (edit multi page)
 • LibreOffice_Draw (create, edit, sign)
 • LibreOffice_Writer (create)
 • Nextcloud LibreSign (sign)
 • Okular (read, annotate, sign)
 • OnlyOffice (read, edit)
 • PDF-Shuffler (merge, arrange, delete)
 • XReader (read)

➡ AdobeXD

 • Akira
 • Figma
 • Lunacy
 • Pencil
 • Penpot

➡ After Effects

 • Astrofox (audio responsive animations)
 • BlackMagicDesign Fusion (proprietary)
 • HitFilm (proprietary)
 • Natron

➡ Animate

 • Blender (3D)
 • Friction
 • Glaxnimate (2D)
 • Synfig (2D)

 ➡ Audition

  • Tenacity
  • Audor
  • LMMS

➡Cinema 4D

 • Blender

➡ Fresco

 • Krita

➡ Illustrator

 • Inkscape
 • Krita
 • sK1

➡ InDesign

 • Lyx
 • Scribus

➡Lightroom

 • Darktable
 • Raw Therapee

➡Paint

 • Krita
 •MyPaint

➡Photoshop

 • GIMP
 • Krita

➡PremierePro

 • DavinciResolve (proprietary)
 • Kdenlive
 • Olive Video
 • OpenShot
 • Pitivi
 • Shotcut


If you identify as a Bitcoiner and don’t use Nostr, you failed as one.


You can take away my DNS. You can even take my IP. But you can't take away my npub.

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I'm going to guess that whoever gave the 8 BTC donation to Assange is on Nostr.


Freedom from tyranny is not a debate. Every head of the snake needs to be stomped out on every possible occasion.

Every inch of freedom must be entrenched and secured. Take all you can and grow it as much as possible.


GM

Hiring questionable potential psych ward patients has been a highly successful strategy for the three letter agencies in the past but they should really avoid it moving forward if they want to save public face.

https://i.nostr.build/PO6A4.png


GM

Hiring questionable potential psych ward patients has been a highly successful strategy for the three letter agencies in the past but they should really avoid it moving forward in they want to save public face.

https://i.nostr.build/PO6A4.png


GM

Hiring questionable potential psych ward patients have been  a highly successful strategy for the three letter agencies in the past but they should really avoid it moving forward in they want to save public face.

https://i.nostr.build/PO6A4.png


GM

Hiring questionable people who are potential psych ward patients have been  a highly successful strategy for the three letter agencies in the past but they should really avoid it moving forward in they want to save public face.

https://i.nostr.build/PO6A4.png


Piece of history: Julian Assange's 2010 Oslo Freedom Forum talk, delivered the last time he was a free man

It's a remarkable talk, I suggest watching it

He gave it right after releasing Collateral Murder, before his ability to travel was frozen

Six months before the banking blockade, one year before the Bitcoin fundraiser began

But most of the points remain fundamental

"The greater the power, the more need there is for transparency"

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


Pinned profile notes in twitter-like clients would be a nice to have.


yeah. Explain


Proof-of-work may yield the highest productivity and marginal improvements but its the grift that yields the highest returns.


Kill it with fire


Nostr's final boss: DNS


The whole fiat make-believe funny-money scheme is just a squeeze on truth, productivity, health, security, human freedom, wisdom, wealth, principles, and basic common sense.


Really glad that Assange is finally heading home but US prosecutors got the outcome and precedent they wanted. They essentially terrorized him and his family for 12 years to force Assange into admitting guilt.

Assault on free press continues in the West, today perhaps more than ever.

Fucking degenerate despot cunts.


GM 🥂

Today marks the 3rd year I've been married to my beautiful wife.

She's been a pillar of strenght, source of unwavering support and perhaps most importantly, great humor and company regardless of what happens.

Here's to many more years to come.🍾

Onwards. 🫡


Pravda


Same here


Binge listened 5 episodes of nostr:npub1563z6kxmvuy7s8zhzan8m0hzmkavyfzg2aw6h7f0fvcvdms398csaxc9n6 podcast yesterday. AMA.


BREAKING: The Bugle Weekly Podcast is Live!

Title: Making Journalism Cypherpunk

Listen on Fountain, the premiere V4V podcasting app

https://www.fountain.fm/episode/vkOPeh3KOsU3iRUidxvq


The bank runs continue.


We are making a big, beautiful library... and you are going to build it for us. Anyone, anywhere can therefore publish or republish any document they wish, with Nostr, and store it wherever they have a relay, and view it on any client willing to display it.

This is a highlight created in https://highlighter.com


👀 Selfhosted?
Sounds like something Alby is cooking in our kitchen right now...


- There are 8 billion people in the world. We can assume that most of them care about their sovereignty and privacy with some exceptions.

Based on Pareto principle we can assume (with a significant margin of error but there are no fool-proof stats anyway)

- 20% acted about their digital sovereignty and privacy (used VPNs) = ~1.5-2Bn
- 20% have played with crypto = 400-500M
- 20% had exposure to bitcoin = ~100M
- 20% are still holding = ~20M
- 20% use self-custody = ~4-5M
- 20% multisig = ~800k-1M
- 20% hold no KYC sats = ~200k
- 20% run a bitcoin node = ~50k
- 20% run a lightning node and/or
 build/write on nostr = ~10k
- 20% run a nostr relay = ~2k
- 20% may fetch this note from their relay = 400
- 20% may read it = 80
- 20% may engage with it - 15-20
- 20% may send a zap - 3-5
- 20% may send a fat zap - 1

Still early.


GM ☕

“Yes, [we will not find a solution to political problems in cryptography,] but we can win a major battle in the arms race and gain a new territory of freedom for several years.”

- SN


GM ☕

“Yes, [we will not find a solution to political problems in cryptography,] but we can win a major battle in the arms race and gain a new territory of freedom for several years.”


Y'all used Minsc yet?

https://bitcoindocs.org/notes/learn-how-to-write-miniscript-contracts-with-minsc


I miss HFSP trains


“The most difficult thing is to hold to the middle. It’s like walking a tightrope. And that’s why the path of Buddhism is called the razor’s edge.”

— Alan Watts
https://m.primal.net/IvaR.mov


Choose wisely the LN wallets you want to use, based on their specific use case and your personal needs:

https://i.postimg.cc/fRZVc4J8/wallets-3-circles.jpg

Read more:
https://darth-coin.github.io/wallets/lightning-wallets-comparison-en.html
and
https://darth-coin.github.io/beginner/getting-started-stack-sats-en.html


Sweden is also demonstrating the benefits of cashless very effectively https://archive.md/z7Sa1 nostr:note1w7q5dzr7q09jqkcdrrgr92j7nxnq74070fcqu60fe843pgkn8qnqgz5s6j


GM LFG ☕

#nerdaxe

 https://i.nostr.build/0j7BM.jpg


#Bitaxe #Qaxe #Nerdminer #Nerdaxe #0axe #Piaxe #FlexAxe #BitAxeHex #RaAxe 🤯

People are crazy about home mining...definitely undercovered.

https://www.opensourceminers.org/ #osmu


Here we go


GM ☕

sick, exhausted, with poor internet connection

bullish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWvGeRy8dZY


seems like just another Hollywood tool


Good read.

Notably, while it's often reported that Ashton Kutcher is behind chat control, usually articles give the impression that Kutcher's involvement is some kind of charitable cause.

It's not. He's an investor in chat control scanning tech, and stands to make plenty of money by making it mandatory.

Fucking psychopath.

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GM ☕

NgU = productive economic capacity of people using bitcoin.

You cannot be bullish on bitcoin without being bullish on the sustainable productivity of bitcoiners.

We have all the tools but the time is limited. Excel.


They always invent new words for it. https://image.nostr.build/281e7baef6744234427ae301fec636cf2f7123484e9a133df695ff060db7ab46.jpg


GM


🎯🎯🎯

The story of every entrepreneur
https://m.primal.net/Ipgo.jpg


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You can also watch and join the live chat on #amethyst and #nostrudel.


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Tu escudo
#negr0art
https://image.nostr.build/39e3838111a410cddba61d6afff3b0474eb42ba1bddc4c362d5d05c0aed39a53.jpg https://image.nostr.build/dceef12811f3fec1820c481057fab117ace4400c60592e4fd0e3733e4e7570c4.jpg


Really encouraging to see Bitcoiners taking back their media mindshare back from shitcoiners and other snake oil peddlers.

The Rage, TFTC, nostr:npub1d7hszp8nut88f48fwawh95m90v85m2wppwekvc6xhp4rwjwd05yqyvk463, Nostr long form blogging, nostr:npub1hxjnw53mhghumt590kgd3fmqme8jzwwflyxesmm50nnapmqdzu7swqagw3, Atlas21.com, and many more. Hundreds of quality podcasts, newsletters, video content creators and standalone bloggers. The Nostr Report was great, too, and I have a feeling something will replace it.

It does feel like we're witnessing something special. Nostr and Bitcoin provide an incredible suite of tools for shaping more sane, principled and overall better media.

I don't think a broader societal change is possible without it.

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This is my no.1 nostr use case these days lol - no need to parse through hundreds of poor quality ad spam pirate streams to find this


gm ☕

I think this will become my go-to link to send for my nocoiner and bitcoin-tourist friends.

The nature is healing.

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=jgQtnEicdVU


Thanks to sommerfeld for making these streams available, what a convenience


State wars will begin with wars against seed phrases then...


Observation: People are often too focused on “getting hired,” rather than hiring themselves and providing value.

James Altucher wrote a whole book about this called “Choose Yourself.”

If you work for yourself, you cannot get fired. You cannot become jobless.

Sure, you’ll have up and downs, and no one to blame but yourself when you fail. But over time, this builds callouses and subject-matter expertise that will increase your rate of success.

You don’t need to send out more job applications. You need to choose a field, become competent in that field, and provide value to your fellow man. https://image.nostr.build/569858f439a36e4aac84c3005680b6ac9fca15aaf12ef92c69dc00b596f4165d.jpg https://image.nostr.build/d2a3004628fd79f7221ba065ce178ccbeb30b7063afa0c413e31471634870641.jpg


# How to do curation and businesses on Nostr

Suppose you want to start a Nostr business.

You might be tempted to make a closed platform that reuses Nostr identities and grabs (some) content from the external Nostr network, only to imprison it inside your thing -- and then you're going to run an amazing AI-powered algorithm on that content and "surface" only the best stuff and people will flock to your app.

This will be specially good if you're going after one of the many unexplored niches of Nostr in which reading immediately from people you know doesn't work as you generally want to discover new things from the outer world, such as:

- food recipe sharing;
- sharing of long articles about varying topics;
- markets for used goods;
- freelancer work and job offers;
- specific in-game lobbies and matchmaking;
- directories of accredited professionals;
- sharing of original music, drawings and other artistic creations;
- restaurant recommendations
- and so on.

But that is not the correct approach and damages the freedom and interoperability of Nostr, posing a centralization threat to the protocol. Even if it "works" and your business is incredibly successful it will just enshrine you as the head of a _platform_ that controls users and thus is prone to all the bad things that happen to all these platforms. Your company will start to display ads and shape the public discourse, you'll need a big legal team, the FBI will talk to you, advertisers will play a big role and so on.

If you are interested in Nostr today that must be because you appreciate the fact that it is not owned by any companies, so it's safe to assume you don't want to be that company that owns it. **So what should you do instead?** Here's an idea in two steps:

1. **Write a Nostr client tailored to the niche you want to cover**

If it's a music sharing thing, then the client will have a way to play the audio and so on; if it's a restaurant sharing it will have maps with the locations of the restaurants or whatever, you get the idea. Hopefully there will be a NIP or a NUD specifying how to create and interact with events relating to this niche, or you will write or contribute with the creation of one, because without interoperability none of this matters much.

The client should work independently of any special backend requirements and ideally be open-source. It should have a way for users to configure to which relays they want to connect to see "global" content -- i.e., they might want to connect to `wss://nostr.chrysalisrecords.com/` to see only the latest music releases accredited by that label or to `wss://nostr.indiemusic.com/` to get music from independent producers from that community.

2. **Run a relay that does all the magic**

This is where your value-adding capabilities come into play: if you have that magic sauce you should be able to apply it here. Your service, let's call it `wss://magicsaucemusic.com/`, will charge people or do some KYM (know your music) validation or use some very advanced AI sorcery to filter out the spam and the garbage and display the best content to your users who will request the global feed from it (`["REQ", "_", {}]`), and this will cause people to want to publish to your relay while others will want to read from it.

You set your relay as the default option in the client and let things happen. Your relay is like your "website" and people are free to connect to it or not. You don't own the network, you're just competing against other websites on a leveled playing field, so you're not responsible for it. Users get seamless browsing across multiple websites, unified identities, a unified interface (that could be different in a different client) and social interaction capabilities that work in the same way for all, and **they do not depend on you, therefore they're more likely to trust you**.

---

Does this centralize the network still? But this a simple and easy way to go about the matter and scales well in all aspects.

Besides allowing users to connect to specific relays for getting a feed of curated content, such clients should also do all kinds of "social" (i.e. following, commenting etc) activities (if they choose to do that) using the outbox model -- i.e. if I find a musician I like under `wss://magicsaucemusic.com` and I decide to follow them I should keep getting updates from them even if they get banned from that relay and start publishing on `wss://nos.lol` or `wss://relay.damus.io` or whatever relay that doesn't even know what music is.

The hardcoded defaults and manual typing of relay URLs can be annoying. But I think it works well at the current stage of Nostr development. Soon, though, we can create events that recommend other relays or share relay lists specific to each kind of activity so users can get in-app suggestions of relays their friends are using to get their music from and so on. That kind of stuff can go a long way.


"Mises made a distinction between credit that is backed by savings, and credit that does not have any backing. The first type of credit he labeled commodity credit. The second he labeled circulation credit. It is circulation credit that plays the key role in setting the boom-bust cycle process.

When credit is fully backed by savings — that is, it’s commodity credit — it permits the expansion of tools and machinery. With better infrastructure, it is now possible to produce not only more goods but goods of a better quality. The expansion of real wealth is now possible.

In an unhampered market economy, borrowers are users of savings who make sure that savings are employed in the most efficient way — generating profits. This means that real savings are employed in accordance with consumers’ most important priorities. We can thus see here that as long as banks facilitate commodity credit, they should be regarded as the agents of wealth generation.

In contrast, whenever banks embark on the lending of circulation credit, they in fact become the agents of real wealth destruction.

As opposed to commodity credit, circulation credit is not supported by any real saving. This type of credit is just an empty claim created by banks. In the case of commodity credit, the borrower secures goods that were produced and saved for him."

https://mises.org/mises-wire/mises-explains-difference-between-circulation-credit-and-commodity-credit


Some newsrooms have long been navigating the media apocalypse: exiled media organizations.

I wrote up lessons from some I've worked with on Google Zero and other insights for newsrooms in my monthly newsletter: https://www.pboehler.net/5-exile-media-inspiration/

I'm always grateful for feedback and thoughts, and if this is your world, happy to help with brainstorming. My public calendly is in the newsletter.


Weapon of mass construction.


Show not tell but after showing also tell.


E-mail is terrible but still necessary.

I want an e-mail service that interfaces with (the new) nostr DMs.

That I can set aliases like simplelogin, and maybe use own domains.

Pay per feature with my sats.

Who wants to build it?


GM ☀

https://image.nostr.build/e8c2d5805de4bd5ec9dba35b52df002c97aeb11364effb9e2fc1f9ff7ce17fd2.jpg


I'm going to miss centrally planned economy memes.

https://video.nostr.build/96c617d856db5ac52443770d2be8a9feee7f3d9b0b0617249689ef4f2694a2fc.mp4


After 20 years of forever wars, growing social decline and exacerbating economic demise, it seems that we are still immune to learning that politicians lie.

Most politicians run from responsibility like a fat kid from a diet plan, and electing an overweight billionaire won’t lessen the White House’s appetite for cake.

Voting for Trump may temporarily muffle the echo haunting that empty space between your ears as you convince yourself to at least have done _something_ to fulfill your imaginary patriotic duties, but it can’t change the moral corruption inherent to US politics – and it sure won’t change anything for Bitcoin.

When your morals can be bought, you are not a patriot – you are a sell out.

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/orange-man-good-selling-out-on-the-campaign-trail-

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


When #Bitcoin dips,

The fool despairs the price is down.
The clever man rejoices at cheap sats.
The wise man does not even notice. https://image.nostr.build/0f91bafa7407d464c9f22081f38f39f3c018f83f1cc4c92a33386619e5338946.jpg


The News

When "media" report something that backs your worldview...."See I told you"
When "media" report something that goes against your worldview......"Oh, they're just making shit up. It's a psyop. Never trust the media. You can't fool me."

Free our 🧠


Ketosis


I rarely say it publicly, but yes a lot of my friends with whom I was growing up died in the war! Today was another one! Fuck the war!


No wait thats probably factually wrong 😂 but the lesson is still somewhere in here


Everything is a good omen on Nostr #bullshit


GM ☕

China was a democracy, until its democratically elected government decided that it wasn't.


Which wallet are you testing?