Zigg

I was warning people about Binance a year ago. I wasn't being a hater; I saw bad things coming, and was confident. Looking back, I should have been more vocal about it. Morality in cryptocurrency seems to have been a gamble on its own for years now already, though.

2023-07-10 21:30:55 UTC

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It is more easily accessible to the masses than something like Nostr. I think the majority of people couldn't understand relays, even if you held a gun to their head, metaphorically

2023-07-10 19:56:12 UTC

So many good technologies being made for programming in development, as usual.
I can't wait for SolidStart to finally have a production release. I'd already use Solid before React, or any of the other frameworks, on any day. I'd also like to try HTMX for something more simple. I think it will catch on fast for static pages.
Carbon is a language Google is making to replace C. It's a long way away from production, but I'm still excited to see where it will go. I'm sure it is still very lesser known, as well.

2023-07-10 19:19:12 UTC

It looks like NASDAQ gave up on making that cryptocurrency platform

2023-07-07 18:55:49 UTC

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Welcome to the party! I'd suggest looking into good relays and getting a zap wallet going to really get the full experience.

2023-07-07 02:56:54 UTC

All my normie friends are on Threads but Nostr does it better 🤷

2023-07-06 19:44:05 UTC

While Nostr is the GOAT and I will always be on here, you can also find me on Threads (for now at least) with the username: _zigg.

2023-07-04 14:22:34 UTC

https://nostr.build/i/3bec882cc661389fda20733b488d9fe876753f2ce37856b175b46b62044cd551.gif

2023-07-03 17:40:06 UTC

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Yes, money poured into for-profit institutions that are making 0 returns to their communities, generated more poor people than educated people, ten-fold.

2023-06-29 19:05:45 UTC

Late-stage American capitalism is killing American higher education

2023-05-15 13:09:19 UTC

What it's like being in my mid-20's in 2023:
Old people think I'd be shocked and confused to see a VHS tape, and I'm a punk kid who doesn't like to work.
Teenagers think I aspire to be an old man who mows my lawn for fun because I listen to Deftones, and that I let work consume my life.

2023-05-09 02:43:14 UTC

Half a gram is the USDA average for marijuana joints

2023-05-04 01:16:45 UTC

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Yes

2023-05-03 23:44:42 UTC

Question everything

2023-04-29 10:39:55 UTC

I started as a line cook. I did that for a long time and got tired of it, so I learned everything I could about computers and programming, and ended up developing websites. Working 7 days a week wasn't my style, so I began at the bare ass bottom of the finance industry so I could only work 6. I'll never forget how the lady, at the bank interview, told me about how I can't develop Bitcoin software, because it would be a conflict of interest.
Only 2 years later, I'm now providing digital marketing and sales hiring management for an entire business franchise (and working on any damn Bitcoin project I want lol). My career has been a rollercoaster

2023-04-26 14:30:50 UTC

Statistical noise 🚫
Signals ✅

2023-04-25 17:57:47 UTC

Savings and investments is a big difference between the rich and the poor

2023-04-19 03:22:05 UTC

If the SEC chairman gets kicked, I will start a Bitcoin mining operation the next day. Maybe not exactly, but that's how I feel.

2023-04-18 11:09:48 UTC

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Yes. It's called Gossip

2023-04-17 13:35:41 UTC

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Space exploration is federal spending, while charity for the homeless is state spending. Both are separately limited by budgets. The federal government writes California, I'm assuming, a blank check, to solve things they see necessary, such as charity for homelessness. What the state of California actually does with that blank check is another story. I'd look into that. I can assure you that NASA has nothing to do with it.

2023-04-17 12:08:02 UTC

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Okay. Well, charity and natural science studies are two separate industries, responsible of separate developments. Can we not walk and chew gum at the same time, so to speak?

2023-04-17 12:03:54 UTC

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Do you mean we really shouldn't be focused on exploring Mars, or is it a context clue to you being in disbelief of NASA?

2023-04-15 15:05:20 UTC

I don't know if anyone has seen anything I haven't, but Snowden has been real quiet. I wish nothing but good health and wellbeing for the guy.

2023-04-15 11:54:46 UTC

I have a distant cousin who tried really hard to be a rapper. He failed because instead of focusing on originality, he cared more about his leased sports cars, spray-tan wife, and trying to ride the coat tails of bigger artists by getting features.
One time, he really said something about it, though, that has stuck with me. He compared trying to maintain a social media following to "feeding the beast". And he said that if you miss a single day, you get forgotten about.
I think about that saying of his when I look at big tech social media algorithms. I think Nostr saves us from those kinds of shackles of communication and wanting to meet new people on the internet.
https://i.imgur.com/QVG1yZp.gif

2023-04-14 02:32:26 UTC

Ngl, stressful days hit way different now that I'm in a management position at a job. It makes me see how easy it was for managers I've previously worked for to be rude and condescending to me. Just a thing on my mind. Stay humble

2023-04-12 14:26:29 UTC

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Raising children is difficult. Even if the A.I. is directly teaching the child things without a parental mediary, at least it will teach the child things like evolution, the history of American colonialism, and finances, which the American education system is failing to do. Talk about Idiocracy...

2023-04-11 13:33:27 UTC

Bitcoin can help teach people about finance in the scenarios where they have no fiat or a chance to receive quality education otherwise. I bet that's why the US government wants to see it gone.

2023-04-11 02:56:50 UTC

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I wouldn't even give the guy the kind of credit to suggest he's smart enough to have a plan afterwards of purposely destroy the site. He's the king of shitcoiners. Not a proud title. My hot take of the day

2023-04-10 03:47:39 UTC

Bitcoin, thou hast been a steady star
That shinest in the dark and stormy night
Thy value hath not changed in weeks so far
But held its ground with unrelenting might
But what will be thy fate in days to come?
Wilt thou ascend to heights unknown before?
Or wilt thou fall and lose thy precious sum?
Or wilt thou stay the same for evermore?
We know not what the future holds for thee
But we do hope that thou wilt prosper well
For thou art more than just a currency
Thou art a dream, a vision, and a spell
So let us not despair, but rather cheer
For Bitcoin is the wonder of our year

2023-04-08 12:14:48 UTC

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Okay, yes, but I'm still going to analyze the value of my asset as someone who is financially responsible. Bitcoin's relational monetary value is also going to control it's adoption rate. What that means is that if it's worth more, people will buy it. Follow me for more insights 😉

2023-04-07 13:25:50 UTC

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I genuinely think that it doesn't get any better than Amethyst at this point in time

2023-04-05 12:14:45 UTC

You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone, most of the time. Be grateful for the things you have. The creator of some of my favorite software initiatives, come to find out. His name was Bob Lee. 🙏
https://i.imgur.com/d9HzLfa.jpg

2023-04-05 03:13:32 UTC

I hope all Bitcoin holders now are millionaires by the end of this decade

2023-04-04 16:41:49 UTC

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Honestly, at this point in using Nostr, I see inherit value in having my route to zaps being dispersed among multiple separately affiliated services

2023-04-03 22:32:30 UTC

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Current is really cool, and I can't wait for it to be usable. Therefore, I was really excited for the recent update. I have no doubt that the developers are great people and mean no harm, but they could have just tested the recent production-level update a little longer.

2023-04-03 21:53:12 UTC

Don't use Current. It will fuck up your relay list. 🤬

2023-04-03 16:40:28 UTC

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I can approve

2023-04-03 01:44:26 UTC

There once was a coin called Bitcoin
That soared in value beyond all reason
It made FIAT look lame
And central banks ashamed
And their CBDC was the joke of the season

2023-04-02 23:40:30 UTC

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Groomed into removal, hyperfocused on nonexistent issues

2023-04-02 23:24:37 UTC

Bitcoin's value has been steady. I hope it breaks out into a continuation

2023-04-01 13:25:52 UTC

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I agree! The need for privacy is real. I have a right to be the only person who is able to read my notes.

2023-04-01 11:34:18 UTC

🚨BREAKING NEWS: Twitter's content recommendation algorithm just leaked yesterday. Musk's search against the anonymous Twitter leaker on GitHub ramps up as the illegal leaks continue.
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2023-04-01 03:24:44 UTC

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Just don't be scared, be prepared. Stay informed.

2023-04-01 02:53:16 UTC

I am fine, but after today's super-rare freak tornado event, a lot of people in my hometown are not. Please wish well for the good and innocent people of Little Rock, Arkansas who are newly homeless, and are sleeping in a shelter for the first night tonight.
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2023-03-30 20:02:41 UTC

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Preach it! I flew halfway across the country for Thanksgiving, and the process of it was chipping my soul away for every bit of it.

2023-03-30 15:33:20 UTC

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While she may only be able to be an active politician for another 10 years, she is attempting legislature that will could last a lifetime, and will end trade of Bitcoin as we know it.
She is trying to start a lobbyist group to attack Bitcoin. I said it once now on Nostr, and I'll say it again.... We need a strong and loud pro-Bitcoin lobbyist group in the United States!! The international groups aren't influential enough here.

2023-03-30 15:06:06 UTC

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Manifest and receive 🪄💰

2023-03-30 14:45:08 UTC

Elizabeth Warren's constant and direct attacks against Bitcoin will not be tolerated 🔥

2023-03-29 19:03:16 UTC

The Richest Man in the World is scared of A.I. because it deprecates his usefulness, and evens the playing field between him and the less fortunate. 🚮
Power to the people!

2023-03-28 22:24:36 UTC

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I can run Swift compilers on Linux and Windows. But then, when it's time to publish a mobile app to the Apple store, I need to sign the app for the app store. To do that requires Xcode, exclusively available on MacOS.
Theoretically, I can suck it up and set up a virtual machine to run MacOS, just so I can sign my app and get it published. But after that, a year passes, and I have to pay the annual reoccuring developer account fee *again*, just to keep my ad-free, non-profit passion project apps on the store, for the accessibility of phones that I don't even use.

2023-03-28 21:21:43 UTC

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Also, Google and Microsoft both have *the exact same* rigorous filtering on their app stores as Apple has on theirs. They've got Terms & Conditions, and all that legal jazz, that nobody reads, but they regulate, just like Apple. They're definitely not a minefield of malware, but they do still host software that is lesser-rated on the spectrum of their stores, just like Apple.

2023-03-28 21:11:30 UTC

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The argument of Apple having a better UX is also a classic that I've heard a lot.
I'd accept the preference of familiarity, as perhaps iphone users are just used to using iphones for a long time. However, for people who don't program computers or phones and only use either as a Facebook machine, they probably couldn't really point out what the difference is; other than the inconsequential simple things, such as: "on this phone, you go to this menu to change the wallpaper, which is a different menu on the other phone".
Idk about the other thing, I've just plain never heard of people needing to debug their apps on Android during casual use.

2023-03-28 20:44:19 UTC

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Yes, Android has been natively Java since before Google acquired it. The reason they haven't refactored Android to use Go, is because despite Go having a passionate community, Go is only intended to be a language for text-processing, to accelerate the search engine. Nothing more, nothing less, which is also why frameworks based on JavaScript and Python still dominate web app server market shares.
Relating to Go not really intending to be a general-purpose language, look into Carbon-language. It is supposed be their developed general-purpose programming language, as many probably think of Go, to succeed C++ in the future. Not many people know about it, and it will be a bombshell on the whole tech industry when it is finalized.
Anyway, thank fuck that Swift hasn't caught on outside of Apple, because even with Android using Java, Oracle (owner of Java) was up their ass 24/7 with lawsuits. Now, imagine Apple's reaction to someone trying to use Swift as the native language to create some kind of development environment outside of the Apple environment. Come to think of it, their possible reaction is probably why nobody has tried! It would be an all around waste of time.

2023-03-28 18:20:40 UTC

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I hear this particular argument quite often. Just to keep this particular reply shorter, I'd say that an ideal free market is what will filter the good software from the bad. Involving restrictions, such as needing to learn objective-c or Swift to write applications native to the iphone environment instead of being able to just use Java, is counter-intuitive wheel re-inventing.

2023-03-28 17:53:05 UTC

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I'm surprised the app is still free to download at this rate. It's like they are against people using the app.

2023-03-28 17:18:40 UTC

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You have thousands of followers. Following some of them back might help

2023-03-28 16:04:32 UTC

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I've never used Damus before, so what I'm saying is that using a different client is a possible solution. Making sure the Damus app is fully up to date on your phone would be an essential step in troubleshooting, as well.

2023-03-28 15:55:10 UTC

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The only time I've ever had a problem like you're having is when I've tried to previously use @current. The issue makes that app useless to me. What is probably happening to you is that the app itself is caching your followers list without considering updates to it.
In short, try a different client

2023-03-28 15:49:57 UTC

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It's all about the client you're using

2023-03-28 15:43:49 UTC

I just want to come right on out and say it. This is the absolute nicest way I can think of to put this:
I've never understood the appeal of Apple products. Ever. When I was a kid, I got a Mac computer as a gift, and installed Linux on it. Seriously! What is the incentive for me to develop software compatable with the Apple gatekeeping?

2023-03-28 14:52:43 UTC

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🗑️

2023-03-27 16:35:02 UTC

Where things stand now, I really think that Bing has the throne on conversational A.I.

2023-03-27 03:30:21 UTC

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relay.orangepill.dev has been very good for me

2023-03-27 00:09:23 UTC

I'd like to get paid to program websites and mobile apps as I travel the world

2023-03-26 23:43:59 UTC

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The option to add a twitter post link to your profile in Amethyst is just to have a link to your twitter page on your profile

2023-03-26 23:42:10 UTC

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If you are referring to nostr.directory, it is just to help you find people, and help people find you, through twitter accounts

2023-03-26 23:28:39 UTC

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Zigg#5179

2023-03-26 06:42:50 UTC

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You can search by nip-05, and on certain clients, lightning address

2023-03-26 06:38:58 UTC

Nostr is what has the real feel of an internet town hall

2023-03-26 05:15:08 UTC

There's two kinds of programmers now: ones that use A.I., and ones who don't. Which is more efficient? Better yet, which is more employable?

2023-03-26 01:35:22 UTC

I wonder what they are expecting
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2023-03-25 21:06:13 UTC

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Thanks! I'm using Amethyst, which has a photo upload button.

2023-03-25 18:42:22 UTC

My favorite pictures from Charleston, NC (also testing multiple photos🤞)
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2023-03-25 12:13:15 UTC

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Not necessarily, I don't think

2023-03-24 20:49:05 UTC

Where there is #Bitcoin, there is Freedom!
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2023-03-23 22:57:01 UTC

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hey hey heyyyyyyy

2023-03-23 22:43:47 UTC

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Sounds great! I'm glad Texas legislature has been pro-Bitcoin. I hope the bill gets accepted by the rest of Congress. I like the suggestion in the bill that cow farts should power PoW mining.

2023-03-23 21:38:19 UTC

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I have no idea where you heard that congress as a whole started calling cryptocurrency pro-environment, but at any rate, I'd give Executive Order 14067 a read. 🥶

2023-03-23 18:58:14 UTC

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The SEC and Joe Biden said some stupid shit about cryptocurrency that made the value of Bitcoin dunk by a $1,000. It's kinda going back up by now, though.

2023-03-23 14:45:43 UTC

#Bitcoin needs better and stronger federal bipartisan political lobbying in the United States. I'd be more than happy to contribute what I could to the cause.

2023-03-23 14:27:53 UTC

I want more paid relays, but I seem to be having trouble connecting to the point-of-sale pages for them. My zap wallet is stacked for it regardless, though, and at this point, I'm just buying any paid relays that will accept my sats. So far, unfortunately, that number is only 5.

2023-03-23 00:15:37 UTC

Bitcoin value drop = paid relay flash sale 😄

2023-03-22 17:55:25 UTC

I'm not expecting access to the closed testing for Counter Strike 2. However, being ranked Legendary Eagle and having 2,895.1 hours in Counter Strike: GO, I am still very excited for the game's development and release!
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2023-03-22 12:35:48 UTC

One month ago from today, I saw a post on the bird app talking about a new social network called Nostr. It was late at night, and I had to work early in the morning the next day, but I had a good feeling about what I had just found, so I stayed up all night getting my account configured on the new social network.
I've had a great experience on here. Thank you all!

2023-03-22 03:16:57 UTC

The USD gold standard hasn't existed for 51 years
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2023-03-22 02:43:23 UTC

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Only legends know Lisp

2023-03-21 21:16:12 UTC

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It exists. I've seen anti-Bitcoin sentiments in a few notes so far. They must come to the light!

2023-03-21 21:04:29 UTC

Imagine having Bitcoin and not being on Nostr 🥴

2023-03-21 13:27:00 UTC

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To keep apps on the Google Play store, it only costs a one-time fee of less than $50. The worst it gets is $100 a year to keep apps on the apple store, last time I checked.
Client builders aren't starving. The people maintaining relays are the people doing the heavy lifting. Feel free to try and change my mind if you disagree.

2023-03-21 13:10:37 UTC

Making gains everyday with the pump 🌪️😎

2023-03-21 04:16:27 UTC

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The value of anything is what people would trade for it

2023-03-20 21:45:10 UTC

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Check out a client in development called Current. The developers spoke at Nostrica yesterday.

2023-03-20 19:09:16 UTC

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Still going strong ⚡😁

2023-03-20 18:57:39 UTC

Would Nostr be better as an aggressively marketed "twitter killer" mainstream platform, or is it better as the "if you know, you know" secret club it is now?
Think about it!