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2025-01-14 03:56:36 UTC

rugged.
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2024-12-22 22:47:13 UTC

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B9Hcdc9wXTDQ9IBeaemo8lBqqIow6y-x/view

2024-12-09 13:14:40 UTC

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

2024-12-09 00:10:15 UTC

nsec18l3kkcngn2xacyvput8x902ll3f7dgczgrppxketqs9amcj4089qh2q34s
If I could also

2024-12-05 23:08:51 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2CjGx_mLOg

2024-12-04 20:18:30 UTC

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THE POINT BEING IT'S BETTER THAN IT SEEMS

2024-12-03 18:44:03 UTC

A lot of people couldn't say what they really think. A lot of people could have but thought they couldn't. A lot of people suffered consequences for doing so. I'm in all three categories, but I don't have the capacity or experience to understand those who had it otherwise. Or were squarely in 3.
a Revamped Revitalization Revolution Renewal
REEEEEEE@!!!!
luvu

2024-12-01 17:57:52 UTC

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"I really like the user experience of custodial services. I would never put a lot of money into any one of them though, because I don't trust them. Just like I wouldn't walk around with $10000 in my physical wallet. The risk that it gets stolen is simply to great. At the same time, this risk doesn't mean I will get rid of my physical wallet. I think having a wallet with some cash in it is super useful. I will mittigate the risk by reducing the amount I carry inside that wallet. This is the same way I think about digital money I hold in custodial wallets, be it an ecash service or others."
Would significant global transaction volume in paper wallets, and satscards, mitigate the tradeoffs?

2024-11-26 02:37:43 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/6162052d5e4b4faa20c062e29052dee41f9f3143db383c042744c4c2809eeec7.jpg

2024-11-21 20:36:31 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/17EstPHlkjKJYF00jbOe5h?si=e7d1283a465c4ec3

2024-11-21 20:32:33 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/cf54bc84143bece6c3a96d5313268901298db4652126755eb1306f7c6ac0d854.jpg

2024-11-16 05:48:01 UTC

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I capitalized everything and it still seems like I'm sick of it all every time I play pool. Hmm

2024-11-15 20:35:49 UTC

lol
When I feel sick of it all I like to play pool and think about it until i find some synthesis.
Extracting (or creating) 'meaning from experience' as one might say.
Discovering unresolved issues in my life and in my approach to this turn.
Learning to disallow non-functional influences harmful to the result at which I aim.
Trying to simplify my approach and clear my mind.
Enjoying the tunes

2024-11-13 14:30:00 UTC

Inauthentic communication among loved ones is a symptom of a non-functional regime.

2024-11-12 22:32:38 UTC

https://audio.nostr.build/4214759ba7b9c9aa4be16303ddb441f4c6db9a8a477e2fb95947abd980f9ec8b.mp3
bright

2024-11-12 22:29:16 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/14ace55a85687b083fa4b020104aa4089a0ebe656c1700201dccbc6eb3161e00.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/1c5a3cca7ca1da6b22717371119b4bb8cc0a954a94b3587a6828657eda6951d0.jpg
In the Middle of Moving

2024-11-12 22:07:38 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5-gja10qkw

2024-09-22 14:50:43 UTC

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See: Political Consultants Radio Advertising, Financial Management
The disparity in expertise between the 'expert' and the layman allows for the industry to span decades despite providing no provable benefit. The perceived benefit - the myth - is enough. 'Advertisers still put a billion a year of advertising into radio!' Yeah, and also into Madame Cleo's Psychic Hotline. 'How should I get elected?' ... 'Put out costly mailers no matter what the post office charges and ignore the internet!'
Spamming is an entry level position, I assume requires only an email address and time, allowing the entire world to participate, most of whom are desperate and of a worldview that money is unjustly distributed (success at spamming would be ethical redistribution, to some). These and other delusions correlated with unwise behaviors make it worth testing whether spamming is an industry that is beyond its usefulness rather than profitable generally.

2024-09-22 14:12:59 UTC

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I would test that... are they profitable? Mere existence is not proof of sustainability. The bots we see may be largely those who imagine it will be one day be profitable, neophytes and unemployables desperately trying the ethically unjustifiable get rich quick schemes. It could be that the profitable spam accounts for some tiny portion of it. Everywhere else we see targeted advertising reign; it appears to have proven more efficient.

2024-09-22 12:43:14 UTC

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Idea a) note staging/triaging relays 'noob relays': relays that accept all notes, filter spam from them and offer a concentrated remainder as a service (wot rateable, 3rd party auditable service)
Idea b) reverse auditing the timestamps of notes by an npub manually/visually (a visual representation of the time distribution may show obvious algoposting to human). could be displayed alongside a visual representation of a word frequency analysis sourced from the npub's past N notes; perhaps deviation from typical vocabulary is a usable metric
Idea c) client sends a random bit of user data with the note. i.e. how long did it take between final character typed and 'submit note' was clicked? what deviation from straight line tangents were the mouse movements in the 3 seconds prior to posting? Was the note's text copy/pasted into the note editing box, or was it typed? Client sends just one of these bits of data to minimize making personal info public, but npubuser does not know which one will be sent, and so it is difficult to game, but helps to identify real users (and manual spammers).

2024-09-13 11:17:16 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/2wb26tcyWDpPixR9eSsX6q?si=RyLkc6riSXujgvdqb5FqbQ&nd=1&dlsi=7cf4f03b7dcb49ed

2024-08-29 16:14:34 UTC

clearheadedness is foundational

2024-08-28 17:51:11 UTC

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❤️ and ♻️

2024-08-26 22:25:54 UTC

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Seems more ideal that Ditto would have many forks upstream from this launchpoint? Or at least room for not-yet-seen innovation in moderation regimes.

2024-08-15 04:52:06 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/b5b8301c092456051a7fc7fb891cf9088d616acc443283ac415e243b14e60697.jpg

2024-08-15 04:09:44 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/5YIh8uixmY4g4cC1MxoXnt?si=lvOWCu6lSgeTnxMHyR47gw&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A7Jahqd1kx9Qau0E9x9iZj6

2024-08-15 04:09:01 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/6RNNj7Le89tmgF6xogxJLi?si=8Ov8u0YBTBuKsgQ_CUpoZw

2024-08-15 04:04:41 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/4i3jOeue9K8kh73ZXW7All?si=RJz8fAMQSk23JwOggyR_FA

2024-08-14 14:33:43 UTC

The king has fallen

2024-08-13 03:51:27 UTC

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Correct. Caveat M2 FRED report on economy is only slightly better than Pfizer's vaccine efficacy report.

2024-08-13 03:42:14 UTC

💛

2024-07-20 18:57:45 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/6yFL1NHsGzMtvFTmfOtLtv?si=H1B01u-8QpO-DS4KzHJd7w&nd=1&dlsi=844b41fcd5ed4a44

2024-07-20 18:56:52 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/7e04E6mTbHP3wqY2XhG17M?si=NlxjheS2Srq_D_QQV6_zDw&nd=1&dlsi=010a2f8252354901

2024-07-20 18:52:43 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/a8470d338666e1720e2881670bddb1f6314f2f6fc4145c668fcafec30c7ebb68.jpg

2024-07-18 03:17:31 UTC

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I've started advocating for i.e. damus.io/faq/whydoesdamusdevfocusonwhatdamusdevfocuseson

2024-07-10 23:53:11 UTC

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Did someone say 'hard to explain?'
Technical writer here, only mildly retarded.

2024-07-02 16:50:24 UTC

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Multisig confirmation requiring x% approval of poster's editor/preview/review team, which is comprised of a selection of volunteer followers, random, or based on one of a library of open algorithms

2024-06-28 18:05:48 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/7atMMTyNZsumXblV1TIUd6?si=UJd3GSWtShm8gwvwuzyC_A

2024-06-16 22:05:50 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/1WQxLELu0i8g2LhRvJJtHr?si=cd28ba6c56714249

2024-05-29 05:18:46 UTC

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I agree with what you are saying 90+% and yet instinctively I reach to respond about the other part :D
Rich people own stocks because a) they are dinosaur stupid b) they are propping up a house of cards c) that's the fad for their generation and they don't adapt well d) wealth inequality
Poor people don't own stocks because a) gamestop b) bitcoin c) because that would be retarded lol d) wealth inequality

2024-05-29 05:09:42 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/6237613520848ef3ef38986157e643a79b850e4c4a6064df5b47110fc8545e29.jpg
Wanted to be at a Nostr conference, but this is next best. Under a plastic palm tree at the local swimming pool, I can squint and imagine...

2024-05-29 05:05:12 UTC

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so has my grandpa, what should I do with my grandpa? huh??

2024-05-29 05:04:14 UTC

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I read too quickly. You were asking for Nostr longposters, I was responding as though you were asking for authors who would fit well in the nostr longposting universe... because I still scroll and respond like a Twittiot sometimes.

2024-05-28 15:24:11 UTC

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Although there are probably a few, it's the wrong question, IMO.
To find the revolution, what authors are:
a) Banned from making Twitter threads
b) Think asking people to 'subscribe to my substack' for the cost of a meal per day is offensive and/or disagree with Substack's user agreement and/or haven't the 'clout' to draw income with a paywall
c) Aren't being found on Ghost.org
d) self-custody their independent, free writing, and therefore are banned from the network effects of ever having a chance to be found on a search engine
e) work at centralized archive companies/services / National Archives
f) create scholarly articles yet understand that the gatekeeping peer review process is corrupt
Or if you must chase those who are already successful in a paradigm that does not reward free thinking,
- successful bloggers who can crosspost to nostr for mutual benefit

2024-05-28 03:31:24 UTC

We are well beyond 'opinions' on Donald Trump, star of the Apprentice, who was universally respected, and whom you probably thought was hilarious, until 2015.
I support Trump 2024 first and foremost because I denounce stolen elections. If foreign powers and captured domestics steal the election, I want it fixed.
Even if you don't like the guy, he is the only man on earth who has a legitimate claim to the United States Presidency - he won the vote in 2020, provably, obviously.
All the worst warmongers and corrupt government grifters and connected special interests and agencies, with the help of foreign adversaries, have been attacking him ever since.
The way I see it, you either believe in having a president who represents the people based on a fair vote (even if it's not your president!), or you believe in elite insiders selecting the president they want.
If it's the latter, I hope it's because you don't have the facts. But at this point, they are so easy to find...
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May 27, 2024, 5:44 PM
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112515236244796073
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Can you imagine, a President of the United States, who got more votes than any sitting President in the history of our Country, and who is also the Republican Nominee for President in the upcoming 2024 Election, and leading in all polls against the Democrat Nominee, Joe Biden, is tomorrow going before a Corrupt and Conflicted Democrat Appointed, Acting New York Judge, on a FAKE & MADE UP CASE by a Soros backed failed D.A., and the Judge himself, to see whether or not he will become a common criminal? According to virtually all Legal Scholars and Experts, THERE IS NO CRIME OR CASE against President Trump, and if there was it should have been brought seven years ago, not in the middle of his Campaign for President. Prosecutorial Misconduct. Election Interference!
==================
I also like his wife and kids. Who doesn't? I watched the Apprentice first 5 seasons or so, that was fun. Ivanka is smart as a whip, Don Jr is savvy and respectable. Trump makes some great decisions, and some questionable ones, as one might expect based on 2016-2020. But my God. It's just fun.
For that matter, Michelle Obama is pleasant, Travis Kelce is charismatic, I listened to Hillary Clinton on a podcast and then had a nice dinner with my kids and enjoyed the rest of the day. Why not?
Many of you are weird, and do not appear stable, when it comes to the opposition - on both sides.
Chill and fix this country. Don't be part of the radically emotional ridiculousness that drives us apart. IMO

2024-05-26 21:20:26 UTC

"We believe that property rights are fundamental to a free society and that Joe Biden's rampant inflation is a monstrous theft from the American people.A theft.We believe that the greatest threat to our country is not from enemies abroad. It's to tyrants, communists, fascists and thugs attacking our rights and liberties from within and above all else.We live by the words of the great American patriot, Patrick Henry.Give me liberty or give me death."
I don't know who originally wrote these words, but they demonstrate an understanding of political theory light years ahead of the current political class, the base of either ruling party, the public at large, and even the common ground among some of the politically aware groups I would enjoy time with.
Spoken by Trump at the Libertarian Party convention. Together, MAGA, libertarians, anti-war, freedom lovers, and privacy advocates Cannot. Be. Stopped.

2024-05-22 17:28:33 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/0Dp0miPRDu0tLN09bnuP5a?si=2816832cf08c43b1

2024-05-21 16:27:26 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/04WnFdVesT0VLu1Fc57VoI?si=8972e93afd154351

2024-05-16 19:25:00 UTC

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We don't disagree. A marketplace of algorithms, some that are static rulebased and would show the same feed for everyone who uses them (like those in the video it looks like) - such as 'these five hashtags' will be useful to a wide swath of people. But imagine they are five corporate hashtags. The end game is that the hashtags / npubs / notes are chosen based on my preferences for me, and your preferences for you. The algo builds based on my sliders, knobs, levers, defaults, preferences, WOT scores, and I can change them to see what changes, rather than, the algo builds based on the engineer's ideas and preferences.

2024-05-16 17:53:31 UTC

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https://www.johnbnevin.com/snippets/protocols-not-platforms/
https://njump.me/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqcelx9lfn0z62hy9mpp8sjvf527dcvd750zvq87leq8axs86ej36qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwdehhxarj9e3xzmny9uqzqdged9pl052nlstgc9pf3lp8tku3ykg0rx832gx320jzm3x2a6he72elxa
Centralized implementation of the tool through a limiting idea, principle, or structure that the engineer has in mind is not ideal. Each algorithm producer may have the ability to create something useful, but the ultimate is when the algorithm builds the feed on the fly based on user's preferences and individualized WOT score. Though a step in the right direction, we must not settle for 'more centralized options' when the end goal is 'individualized choice.'

2024-05-16 17:51:12 UTC

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Parallel thoughts ^there. Centralized implementation of the tool through a limiting idea, principle, or structure that the engineer has in mind is a non-starter. It must MUST be an entirely different trust score for each individual, based on the individual's choices. And we must discourage wholesale adoption of standard trust data during onboarding at every turn, ensuring a seed for each user that allows for ownership of one's own discernment, rather than delegation to a one-click preset that threatens to defeat the purpose.

2024-05-16 17:47:38 UTC

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2024-05-12 17:11:47 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/1JZmwOO4IDOfIQYY4EU5JW?si=nVdQ-TxISOSH9lgLpStSrg&nd=1&dlsi=c430848dfeeb4be0

2024-05-12 17:06:44 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/0ZjFvlOaEVnD2eBj3ognHw?si=YYM0M4VJQF-Gvn5i1E-Dgg&nd=1&dlsi=83ae6d4dc49d44b7&flow_ctx=1b74e149-786b-4abe-b23d-33a48ae690d6%3A1715555147#login

2024-05-08 04:42:54 UTC

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Naw
Keep a positive experience for those who seek out your tweets, and explain your reasons, and provide an offramp there to an onramp here.

2024-04-30 17:18:52 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/f34d6bc395a59d24a6f49e295b364fa301849f563181dc11521e87086dcdcb7f.jpg
Kids and I invented a lego game. Each person adds one piece to the foundation at a time until it falls. Or each person has their own foundation and you choose one that the person has to put on their foundation.

2024-04-29 20:41:20 UTC

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Do I understand this correctly that there is only vulnerability to eavesdropping in realtime - so since the diffie-helmann ratchet isn't created on every msg / until a response, the the window for eavesdropping is as long as the time it will take to receive that response. Therefore in any context / setup where the individual must consider there is a chance of realtime eavesdropping, the overall risk factor is affected by the probability the needed response will come quickly? Or is it just necessary that the client implement different ratchet procedure (diffie-helmann on every msg) to detach risk profile from responsetime?

2024-04-27 15:05:10 UTC

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Option for user, with identifying data cleared by default to every extent possible on any ostensibly privacy-oriented software.

2024-04-25 19:56:35 UTC

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Can the message be muted without the implication that it is 'abusive'? Can the mute be based on poster's preferences / rule based controls? i.e. timeshare, rotation, 'don't show unless '4/25/24 xyz' are included, etc

2024-04-24 05:01:17 UTC

wuddup fam
#nevent1q…skp2

2024-04-22 12:54:48 UTC

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Can be stored in the brain

2024-04-22 04:49:39 UTC

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Only if user chooses not to filter low WOT spammers, (or client defaults), right?

2024-04-19 01:46:52 UTC

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Bookmarks plus tags or categories. Bookmarked because good read or bookmarked because might read later or bookmarked because useful tutorial or bookmarked because i like curating articles that start with similes.

2024-04-19 00:42:24 UTC

Dynamic realtime graph that shows zaps to producers. WOT nominated producers ('most zapped producers from your following list') and/or 'choose a set of producers to see a visualization of the nostr npubs that zap notes they have designated as indicative of their production')
#nevent1q…9ufw

2024-04-18 21:42:18 UTC

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2024-04-18 21:41:12 UTC

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or pay to see if it *feels* like reach is unrestricted, irrespective of ostensible unverified statistical claims

2024-04-18 21:07:25 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/8608ee4269ccb90ce3ff15dd210b1fc43eae987a053ea0bdfa6f4ffed8f2a25d.jpg
I like it. Tab post text over to show full name and space for a thumbnail for any image in the post

2024-04-18 13:44:23 UTC

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https://www.johnbnevin.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Keep-Labor-Costs-Down.png

2024-04-18 13:39:19 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/67oyFnjJnn78fZP9KjeZx0?si=PIFbawleQ5apWKFnGzybtA

2024-04-08 18:14:04 UTC

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I should have taken one at the time but didn't, posting here was an afterthought. I can recreate it. It looked something like this. Just enough room to fit an arthroscope.
https://i.nostr.build/AaD9G.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/zd4kV.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/nWGkq.jpg

2024-04-08 16:31:39 UTC

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I received this. FYI the envelope WAS tampered with. Missouri, USA

2024-04-08 16:16:07 UTC

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@npub1lhe…w94n JDWagner17 made me literal lol the other day
@npub12r0…9qrx Seems like Puzzles knows something about everything
@npub1rjw…ccc9 Seimi is a thoughtful Irishman
I may or may not have ever talked to any of them in @npub1c0r…tlvg

2024-04-08 04:37:50 UTC

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Or math is sufficient, or nearly sufficient, or amazingly sufficient, to describe a detailed reality? [Math is just us]

2024-04-08 04:32:18 UTC

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I say just give them a paper wallet and make sure they know they can buy it in a few clicks on their existing cashapp if they change their mind. Or some people may just need to diversify into other things they are comfortable with, like food or clothes or their homes, that won't suffer as much loss as fiat.

2024-04-06 14:53:38 UTC

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Reason 2: is a false construct. The seed culture is not bitcoiners. The seed culture is people who understand freedom, open source, and technology. Which is a subset of Bitcoiners *only incidentally*. It is the only seed culture that can be. Anything else would also be a 'false construct,' some attempt to represent what isn't for people who aren't.

2024-03-31 00:16:38 UTC

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What does the ideal WOT model look like?

2024-03-29 16:22:47 UTC

H7f8Sj9jadWexi5W2AAk0siLhAfQLhWaA7gS_6GIMr4

2024-03-29 15:19:28 UTC

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I've been thinking of small creators. They are the ones who get $4 checks from Spotify, or have worked for 10 years to get 9,000 subscribers on YouTube, or reached 10,000 and are not granted authrorization to monetize. Bandcamp users. Local cover bands. Farmers market / festival booth / consignment shop artisans. TBH I don't care about successful musicians bringing starpower to Nostr. I care about talented people who are getting excluded and know it.

2024-03-29 14:34:53 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSgAkr8G0OM
Here's the type of geniuses that could have made it on Nostr.
Their youtube channel only has 224 subscribers... compare that to your favorite most overrated band.
Looking at their website:
"Kitchen's closed but we'd be happy to put on our aprons and boots again for your special occasion! Contact us at [email protected]
WOULD MAKE GREAT FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT, YA HEAR?
https://image.nostr.build/ea8d399c6975f55841871c366d022a93857be5b42fb8eedb377675b1f4397d62.jpg

2024-03-29 04:31:34 UTC

#announcementofanannouncement #grownostr
#nevent1q…hdnx

2024-03-28 18:04:30 UTC

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Logged in and added 'categories' to my profile, it nuked all my profile information that I already had. I see this is designed for onboarding new creators now, but might have a warning? Thanks!

2024-03-28 16:03:28 UTC

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The wikifreedia pages that would survive in the market would certainly be the ones that did not neglect any citation of the original artist, and the artists that would survive in the market I idealize would be those who make donating BTC to them frictionless. Hopefully the wikifreedia pages that would be most viewed, then, would be those that bridge the gap.

2024-03-26 14:24:36 UTC

#nevent1q…d4uu

2024-03-26 11:58:30 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/7M47csS1XBvTQ4LipbMdll?si=QeLzTItQRRCrL6pwZr58Bw

2024-03-26 11:58:17 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/0G5uTD49HcgjQS8Qc2pQhh?si=KOBufbSMSjCMdvMmJPIA_w

2024-03-26 09:39:49 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/6AoG52kxfptY0QBQnjuQOe

2024-03-25 21:14:01 UTC

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Not sure if I requested twice :D Thanks!

2024-03-24 14:31:28 UTC

#antiwar
#nevent1q…8hrq

2024-03-23 13:17:59 UTC

https://open.spotify.com/track/05WBwrL0aq96FCwObMm2NB?si=cbc5da40e87547c6

2024-03-22 17:04:16 UTC

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Thanks!

2024-03-22 16:13:05 UTC

Part 7 - Induction is now out: https://stacker.news/items/475883/r/johnbnevin
Submersible is a serial interactive sci-fi story unique to Stacker News.
Readers vote with sats for where the story will go and guess at the solution to puzzles, riddles, and challenges presented in the story. A 4500 sat bounty was awarded for the last successful solution, and consolation prizes and additional bonuses for other participation.
Influences include Westing Game / Glass Onion / Clue / Choose Your Own Adventure / Agatha Christie / Sherlock Holmes / Ayn Rand
(SN is like Reddit, but with Bitcoin zaps instead of up and downvotes. Post articles, discussions, links, images, videos, and comment on them. Zap sats to the authors you appreciate. Don't worry if you don't have any Bitcoin sats, you can post for free for awhile until you earn some! Sign up now with this link https://stacker.news/signup/r/JohnBNevin it's free)
( Here is a link to part #1 https://stacker.news/items/446662/r/johnbnevin so you can start at the beginning. )
Pinging all who have expressed interest on Nostr (reply or DM to unsubscribe and please accept my apologies):
@npub12r0…9qrx
Here's a piece of part one to give you an idea:
https://www.johnbnevin.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fish.png
Submersible, Part 1
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin and Rebecca Boseman were on the smooth marble walkway clicking toward the centerpiece mansion of Oceanside Estates. "Beautiful," she remarked of it, and of the manicured landscaping, and of the modern, low-profile architecture ahead. "You too," he replied.
Rebecca was a grounded woman, given her stature; her formals were not entirely comfortable for her. A mostly unsocial workaholic, Kevin strode aside her with a posture chosen to match the occasion. Like the other guests to the billionaire's island, they felt fortunate to have been invited, but were curious and skeptical that no itinerary had been revealed.
The Bosemans had arrived just after a famous vocalist and aspiring starlet named Melody Moods had begun working the crowd inside. Melody's voice filled the lawn through the front door as they approached, supported by ambient sounds of a socialite crowd.
"Ah, the Bosemans. A delight to welcome your arrival. Please," the doorman said as he beckoned for Mrs. Boseman's fashionable overcoat. "My name is Silas, and I am at your service. Please feel welcome, and free to introduce yourselves to our other well respected guests."
#writers #writing #authors #nostr #nostrauthor #nostrauthors #grownostr #lit

2024-03-21 17:18:28 UTC

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https://stacker.news/items/450359

2024-03-21 17:17:47 UTC

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Thanks man! Glad you like it. The navigation link is just hard to find and doesn't come up to the top. I'll try to figure out a solution for that. For now I'm just gonna zap it so it goes to the top. THANK U FOR YOUR SUPPORT ! :D

2024-03-21 16:16:37 UTC

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Heya hey...
Part 7 of my interactive serial sci-fi story on Stacker.News is almost complete, just need to sleep on it this evening and give it a final read.
Before I post it tomorrow, there's a bounty on Part 6 that hasn't yet been claimed:
https://stacker.news/items/471317/r/johnbnevin
*ya make yer guesses, ya wins yer prizes*
I've received a grant, so I'm going to be boosting the prize amounts abit.
Here you can start at the beginning if you aren't caught up:
https://stacker.news/items/446662/r/johnbnevin
Here's an excerpt from the very start, to give you an idea:
Submersible, Part 1
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin and Rebecca Boseman were on the smooth marble walkway clicking toward the centerpiece mansion of Oceanside Estates. "Beautiful," she remarked of it, and of the manicured landscaping, and of the modern, low-profile architecture ahead. "You too," he replied.
Rebecca was a grounded woman, given her stature; her formals were not entirely comfortable for her. A mostly unsocial workaholic, Kevin strode aside her with a posture chosen to match the occasion. Like the other guests to the billionaire's island, they felt fortunate to have been invited, but were curious and skeptical that no itinerary had been revealed.
The Bosemans had arrived just after a famous vocalist and aspiring starlet named Melody Moods had begun working the crowd inside. Melody's voice filled the lawn through the front door as they approached, supported by ambient sounds of a socialite crowd.
"Ah, the Bosemans. A delight to welcome your arrival. Please," the doorman said as he beckoned for Mrs. Boseman's fashionable overcoat. "My name is Silas, and I am at your service. Please feel welcome, and free to introduce yourselves to our other well respected guests."

2024-03-20 16:30:34 UTC

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Forgive me if this is stupid
'Unpaid relays that have recently successfully accepted a note' could be a useful list for a client to choose from, in a way that favors the least commonly used relay among them, to increase decentralization.

2024-03-19 13:50:42 UTC

Part 6 of my interactive sci-fi / tech / econ / etc serial story is out:
https://stacker.news/items/471317/r/johnbnevin
Part #6 has a bounty 2000 SATS to solve a riddle in the story. Here's a link to part 1 if you're not caught up:
https://stacker.news/items/446662/r/johnbnevin
Note: Part #5 had two bounties. 1 was not solved (so the prize rolled over), and 2 was won by @cryotosensei for offering 'Robotics Engagement Declarations' as an idea for what R.E.D. should stand for. Perfect and better than anything I had thought of! Great ideas as to what the solution to #1 were offered, and much appreciated. Consolation prizes will be awarded :D Thanks~

2024-03-19 00:44:49 UTC

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1 Each individual chooses his or her default visible trust algorithm, and can change its parameters freely independent of client.
2 Yes, No. And, 'Is trusted' is not granular enough. 'Is trusted in meatspace' vs 'is trusted globally' vs 'is not untrusted' vs 'is prolly not a fed'
3 Absolutely not. A user should have the freedom to follow someone they do not trust without it affecting their WOT algorithms, if they don't want it to.
4 Require? Perhaps not. An option though. 'Create Throwaway Filter' or 'Create Persistent Filter' or 'Edit default filter' or 'Change default filter' -- these should all be independent of client
5 I'm not sure the implications, but it seems not only by clients.
I definitely think there should be a market for filters. I need to be able to click and see 'what do employees of x company' tag this image, say about this fact-check, rate this person's trust, etc.

2024-03-19 00:19:49 UTC

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Yes. 'Follow' means 'connected'. A personal global. On a list means, whatever the individual wants it to mean.

2024-03-18 16:21:23 UTC

Last call for 1750 sat bounty in my interactive serial story. Here's part 5:
https://stacker.news/items/464478
where the bounties are, but here's part 1:
https://stacker.news/items/446662
so you can start at the beginning if you're not already caught up.
It's a scifi story that brings together tech, engineering, economics, and *TBD/you'll see*.
One bounty is for anyone who can guess the current riddle in the story. The other bounty is for the best idea of what an acronym in the story should stand for.
You can post your guesses in the comments, and at other times vote on which way the story should go.
I'll be posting the next part in the series tomorrow morning, so bring those guesses and ideas!
#writing #authors #grownostr

2024-03-18 13:00:36 UTC

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Yea. It's a misunderstanding of economics, common with what is taught in schools today. So much coercion is involved in so many of our purchases that it's too often forgotten that, here in a voluntary v4v environment free of coercion, one can only 'make money' if people choose to part with it. Fraud is still an issue, but here we have a level playing field and we can 'zap the change we want to see in the world.'