jb55

I made damus, npubs, and zaps ⚡️
Independent bitcoin core and lightning dev.
Owner of the oldest still running lightning node.
💍Nikki Sunset (npub1l0g…78fx)

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npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s

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jb55.com

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nprofile1qqsr9cvzwc652r4m83d86ykplrnm9dg5gwdvzzn8ameanlvut35wy3gpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgddsrfq

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2026-09-08 18:49:55 CEST

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@npub1gcx…nj5z you doing giftwrap or that custom nip44 thing ? i dunno what the state of this is

2026-09-08 09:18:55 CEST

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yeah i think Instagram bans external links in comments for this reason

2026-09-08 08:40:41 CEST

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there is no solution. It’s either censor people and accept collateral damage or simply keep it open and selectively ban the really abuse ones. I’m choosing the latter.

2026-09-08 08:36:37 CEST

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even bitcoin has spam and people have to pay to spam it. what is your solution? i’ll wait for your magic solution to perfect spam prevention on free and open protocols.

2026-09-08 08:19:13 CEST

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I already did. I ban the airdrop links everytime they buy new ones

2026-09-08 08:05:22 CEST

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Lots of spots open… should be

2026-09-08 07:10:59 CEST

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Nm, confirmed it worked! Although i just realize i don’t think i handle private replies to multiple people

2026-09-08 07:09:09 CEST

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i thought nostur had it? @npub1n0s…lahe maybe im misremembering

2026-09-08 07:04:45 CEST

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i have a chinese wife now hopefully they will take it easy on me. i love china now 🇨🇳 🇨🇳 🇨🇳

2026-09-08 07:03:44 CEST

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neither the screenshot or the rumor stored in nostrdb has a signature 🫣🤫🤐

2026-09-08 06:57:08 CEST

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Build 1338 has private replies! Just released, check again

2026-09-08 06:38:20 CEST

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nope, i am inbetween reports and my bot. i just have remote control via damus agentium

2026-09-08 06:33:24 CEST

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do u change your profile every day

2026-09-08 06:31:46 CEST

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i am told it is fixed https://media.thebadnerds.show/episodes/misc/share/wallet-broken-a11y-overlap-dark.png

2026-09-08 06:17:29 CEST

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got a clanker on it https://i.nostr.build/gzFXLGPK1Xkytej73mKPGB.png

2026-09-08 05:51:10 CEST

new testflight build uploading. link soon (like 10 mins) if all goes well

2026-09-08 04:29:22 CEST

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everyone should have an X account to at least shill nostr

2026-09-08 03:38:28 CEST

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before it was cool 😎

2026-09-08 03:17:54 CEST

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he keeps buying new domains everytime i block them from my relay. lol. blocked that one too. let me know if you see new ones pop up

2026-09-08 03:13:29 CEST

simplifying the damus install page with this. now it fetches releases directly from a static nostrdb cache that sources releases from nostr relays.
so now i just push zapstore-style release notes to nostr and then all of our download pages are automagically updated.
https://media.thebadnerds.show/episodes/misc/share/notedeck-release.png
#note1p5u…cwg4

2026-09-08 03:09:45 CEST

http nostr lol
https://media.thebadnerds.show/episodes/misc/share/static-nostr.png
#note1j0l…f8d7

2026-09-08 00:15:32 CEST

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i remember doing this with my twitter dump... its a lot of data for even one user

2026-09-07 23:33:29 CEST

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lets do it

2026-09-07 23:14:58 CEST

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not every nostr user is a bitcoiner tho

2026-09-07 23:11:13 CEST

started on the damus.io nip05 nostr addresseses. slowly getting caught up with things i should have done a long time ago. damus.io/name will link to your page which you will be able to customize!
damus purple only for now to prevent squatters

2026-09-07 23:04:11 CEST

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i'm down

2026-09-07 22:36:30 CEST

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im such a boomer and have still not switched to wayland

2026-09-07 22:35:45 CEST

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https://static.klipy.com/ii/d7aec6f6f171607374b2065c836f92f4/68/1f/fpZsnYuX.gif

2026-09-07 22:11:17 CEST

damus agentium sessions are much more organized now for anyone who uses this (probably not) https://i.nostr.build/bFiIgDu8HPj7EOGjHCgyvY.png

2026-09-07 21:43:00 CEST

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yeah this is just my local search. remote search is later for me. i'm happy with local for now. more private.

2026-09-07 21:33:22 CEST

nostr still insanely fun 5 years later

2026-09-07 21:29:55 CEST

this is how i nostr https://i.nostr.build/TvTdFzcM4cPQpzwD3zcz57.png

2026-09-07 21:26:30 CEST

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i think they just put their pgp pubkey in an op_return. blockstream has their key hosted on their site.

2026-09-07 21:25:57 CEST

the damus purple video service transcodes your video to multiple formats while you're uploading.
once it's done it sends a push notification to your phone that transcoding is done via encrypted giftwrap.
your phone will show "video processing complete!" and then you can click it that notification -> phone opens and then it sends your post to relays
basically the video upload flow you expect from any modern app like instagram/tiktok/etc.
damus will be the best nostr client for large video uploads!
the video is also hosted on a cdn so its fast to load from anywhere. no more slow/laggy video.
#note1e5a…6z30

2026-09-07 21:18:40 CEST

comms via pgp encryption over op_returns is cypherpunk af
#note1qcq…p8lt

2026-09-07 21:13:48 CEST

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i also didn't want a custom api. i could have done this, but having a relay fallback path if the api down was the idea. if the queries are similarly shaped and it just a small transport swap, that would be dope

2026-09-07 21:12:17 CEST

i wanted a simple cache for damus android releases (which are pushed as zapstore-spec'd nostr notes) so that damus.io could fetch the latest releases and changelog automatically.
didn't want to rely on public relays which can be unreliable and slow to query from the web.
having a dedicated static endpoint backed by nostrdb that sources data relays would be awesome.
#note1fg5…j79t

2026-09-07 21:05:18 CEST

new spec i'm working on: static nostr. basically readonly nostr without websockets. just GET http req + submit REQs via json. no EOSE since thats just the returned results. server returns results in a normal http req.
nice for simple cache that return specific pieces of data, static cachable, limited DoS surface.
thoughts?

2026-09-07 20:46:43 CEST

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awesome to see you still here, most friends i invite leave. you’re a real one.
did you make it to the anyma event at ambleside by any chance? me and nikki were there! Was crazy.

2026-09-07 20:28:54 CEST

searching peoples notes from their profile is now easier than ever!
https://v.nostr.build/kKwHdybKtb9TXjmK5T9Unw.mov

2026-09-07 20:20:54 CEST

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thx p! and thank you for giving me the initial inspiration to build damus!

2026-09-07 20:18:23 CEST

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Still planning on it! I’m done with the cartels.

2026-09-07 20:11:20 CEST

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the app stopped working for me/lost my key so i haven't been back :[

2026-09-07 19:15:03 CEST

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Would be cool too* fucking voice to text

2026-09-07 19:14:45 CEST

Does anyone reply on Nostr with voice to text? I’m not sure why I haven’t been doing this, but it seems a lot more efficient. Voice note to be cool too

2026-09-07 19:13:48 CEST

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What does it have to do with graphene?

2026-09-07 19:13:19 CEST

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How do you like it so far?

2026-09-07 19:12:54 CEST

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It’s pretty easy. The human written ones will likely have less tests.

2026-09-07 18:57:15 CEST

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why would it suck. the main thing i would want is an offline key. not another app that has my key, even if it was a dedicated signer app.

2026-09-07 18:49:27 CEST

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man i'm just trying to pay my bills and not go broke

2026-09-07 18:48:58 CEST

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great summary! cheers

2026-09-07 18:47:26 CEST

i should run graphene...
#note1qqq…9jpk

2026-09-07 18:27:18 CEST

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i think wisp was mainly generated this way

2026-09-07 18:25:12 CEST

sorry
#note1rfq…5pqf

2026-09-07 18:19:11 CEST

agreed. remote signers are dumb.
the only thing that would make sense is a bluetooth based hardware signer or something that could sign things in realtime.
many applicates require very high decryption/signing throughput, like damus agentium that e2e encrypts all claude code user/assistant messages in realtime.
i have 360,000 of these notes in my notedeck at the moment. i generate sometimes tens of thousands per day.
remote signers just don't make sense except for very few low bandwidth and crude use cases.
#note1qqq…zaum

2026-09-07 17:56:53 CEST

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nah they just have a personal vendetta against me because I am calling out their leadership as being corrupt and with conflict of interest. also most of the board hates me as well, so makes sense.

2026-09-07 04:47:11 CEST

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already did @npub1r9m…d2jw

2026-09-07 04:42:59 CEST

testing 4k video on nostr. just a test plz ignore
https://media.thebadnerds.show/episodes/misc/share/first-real-iso/master.m3u8

2026-09-06 18:32:18 CEST

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good idea. let me vibe that,,,,

2026-09-06 18:31:43 CEST

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me and @npub1l0g…78fx have done over 10+ discovery calls talking to people and trying to understand their actual day to day issues and if notedeck would solve any of them. has been very enlightening. turns out from just talking to people you can learn a lot

2026-09-06 09:34:38 CEST

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aint noone sustaining on avo toast

2026-09-06 04:38:38 CEST

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thanks! we have ridiculous convos so it made sense to start a podcast. thanks for checking it out :D
we're hoping it attracts more people to nostr, but who knows. we are just having fun so its not a big deal either way to us.

2026-09-06 02:36:43 CEST

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i don't know what you're trying to say. vyvanse is not literally meth, its just a slow release amphetamine. i'm not advocating for actual meth use lol. it was a joke.

2026-09-06 02:24:20 CEST

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alcohol is way worse and more normalized... and it doesn't even need a perscription. crazy.

2026-09-06 02:23:52 CEST

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non-conventional sexual practice... wouldnt be surprised if monogomy is headed there :/

2026-09-06 01:57:34 CEST

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this could work

2026-09-06 01:50:52 CEST

who knew the key to productivity was just "do meth"
#note17xt…fe9n

2026-09-06 01:42:50 CEST

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damus has had this for ages

2026-09-06 01:34:49 CEST

this is done and working. one thing i'm experimenting with is having the video be heavily encoded (like 360p) to try to hit nostr.builds upload limit.
but for high quality video uploads of any length + multiple bitrates (fast loading), you will need a purple sub.
i think this makes sense and is an actual path of sustainability for damus dev!
#note1mpl…f4x6

2026-09-06 01:11:25 CEST

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https://github.com/damus-io/notedeck

2026-09-05 23:07:48 CEST

Its working 👀
I use @npub1gcx…nj5z for testing because i l know he’ll always have it implemented 😅
https://i.nostr.build/yjGNc3J9adp1Fz2pkmmIFA.jpg

2026-09-05 23:02:18 CEST

Private thread replies in upcoming TestFlight 👀
https://i.nostr.build/uBIOyYoCy2l0Tb5NGJDJGv.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/yc1f2PT1oplKbpLuR45RkW.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/Je6Zy1mSKtdz9JDRtNC3lW.jpg

2026-09-05 22:04:00 CEST

implementing TUS uploading right now so that large video uploads are resumable! won't just randomly fail.
will be a nice experience like what you would expect from instagram/tiktok/etc.
#note1e5a…6z30

2026-09-05 22:00:33 CEST

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its called shokushu not shokushu-zeme 🫣

2026-09-05 20:57:06 CEST

as i put together the new testflight for damus today, i've started working on a new damus purple feature: reliable video uploads of any size.
large video is notoriously unreliable on damus atm. this will fix that. it will enable uploading of fast loading, high quality video streams for your nostr content.
stay tuned.

2026-09-05 20:10:15 CEST

crap this is gonna make me like video editing now. I spent so much time avoiding it. Its so easy and fun when everything is magically synced
#nevent1q…5jy6

2026-09-05 19:44:04 CEST

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i don’t see why not. The tentacle syncs are expensive.

2026-09-05 18:58:57 CEST

here's the project. it's called shokushu (japanese for tentacle)
https://github.com/jb55/shokushu
i added shokushu-rec for recording wav with embedded timecodes synced in realtime from a tentacle sync over bluetooth.
I created a test ISO recording using two iphones + blackmagic camera that were also synced to these timecode boxes.
in davinci resolve you can create a multicam video from the source records when the timecodes are synced... i have never edited a video before in my life and this made it a breeze. check it out:
https://media.thebadnerds.show/episodes/misc/share/iso-test-edit-behind-h264.mp4
#note1ph2…0430

2026-09-04 22:37:08 CEST

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fuck yeah

2026-09-04 22:13:07 CEST

another useless side project just dropped https://media.thebadnerds.show/episodes/misc/tentacle/tentacle-ble/master.m3u8

2026-09-04 21:18:49 CEST

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i don't know why people gotta make tech political. its just fucking linux software packaging. wtf is wrong with people.

2026-09-04 18:52:06 CEST

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lol it works https://i.nostr.build/J6rulf553WTmVcDYGfAFzn.png

2026-09-04 18:40:43 CEST

claude is reverse engineering their proprietary timecode bluetooth sync protocol. lmao
#note1zyh…kaax https://i.nostr.build/uCr0PmqJZ4xP5A2t9VHMot.png

2026-09-04 13:35:33 CEST

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all these do is generate synced time which get recorded into audio and video files. Allowing you to record on multiple cameras and mics separately so they are all in sync.
Will allow me to shoot high quality independent video streams instead of combining everything into a single low quality feed like i do now for @npub1r9m…d2jw .
This is called ISO recording

2026-09-04 07:52:23 CEST

new toys
https://i.nostr.build/cjhwv3zLtuF2DKR5wxUJAn.jpg

2026-09-04 04:02:28 CEST

am i the only one who would just like to configure an sftp server + url prefix instead of having to run a blossom server to host files? 😅

2026-09-04 02:46:17 CEST

first pass at the new db compacting in damus. no startup compact. it actually prunes data now. here’s my db 11GB->700mb but i can get this down a lot more.
You can set a max storage size and it will keep your damus usage under that.
https://i.nostr.build/GOh1G4aaZEbSXBqHokprIc.jpg

2026-09-04 02:16:06 CEST

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so you just let the context get bigger? i find it does terrible work past 200k tokens

2026-09-04 02:12:46 CEST

shaming my clanker today. if you make them feel bad they will work harder the next time. https://i.nostr.build/WSR5zZSC7Ayrp6k5KQu4GO.png

2026-09-04 02:05:34 CEST

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i like having them split so i can resume any commit that was worked on https://i.nostr.build/TlecG4pWYTnZZtrxu3yjOo.png

2026-09-04 01:56:32 CEST

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do you manually copy the prompt into the next phase? i was able to automate that with agentium which was nice.

2026-09-04 01:43:36 CEST

its pretty easy to make features of arbitrary complexity with ai.
just get the ai to break it down into multiple phases, and then get it to run "/handoff next phase" for when its done each phase.
it will take the full context from the completed and build a really good fresh context for the next agent.
this keeps each work session under 200k tokens so that ais stays sharp.
it also allows me to track each session to each unit of work so i can go back with `agentium log` and see the work log for each feature, and continue from there if needed.
not sure how other people are doing it but this is working really well for me.
the ai are much better at prompting ☠️
https://jb55.com/s/handoff.md https://i.nostr.build/P1FiozICIQCPZ1fd9HwltN.png https://i.nostr.build/sN2v0ddzFt6FzWaao1ED3e.png

2026-09-04 01:30:46 CEST

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yeah im the same, its really down to who you follow.

2026-09-04 01:19:45 CEST

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need this

2026-09-04 00:56:19 CEST

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Welcome! How did you find out about damus?

2026-09-04 00:55:51 CEST

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Welcome! How did you find out about damus?

2026-09-04 00:53:56 CEST

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Public relays need rate limiting or they will be used for spamming users at hundreds of notes per second

2026-09-03 23:55:21 CEST

Had to disconnect from the ditto relay as it does not seem to do rate limiting ?

2026-09-03 23:52:08 CEST

also anything that requires decrypting (dms, drafts) is all handled once by nostrdb now via giftwrap unwrapping or pns.
dont need to constantly decrypt thing each time you start the app. no more battery waste.
#nevent1q…7uj9

2026-09-03 23:49:09 CEST

latest damus build on ios 27 is insanely fast. profiler doesn’t show any hitches or microstutters anymore 👀