Josh 🇺🇲

I love X because we get live news from the ground as it's happening. Unfortunately, the incentive payments have flooded the algorithm with bots engagement farming. I think I've blocked over 1000 people to clean up my timeline. On Nostr I've blocked "Bitcoin" and "zaps" and my timeline is deserted.

2026-05-31 17:17:51 UTC

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What does this mean?

2026-05-31 04:49:22 UTC

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Check DMs

2026-05-31 04:48:58 UTC

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Are you guys still actively updating Damus? It feels like Nostr is losing steam all around. Would love an IPad version and a dark icon.

2026-05-30 15:36:25 UTC

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Would look a lot better if the weirdos would stop filing lawsuits. 😂

2026-05-30 15:35:31 UTC

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I met this guy at REI in Corte Madera CA. He was driving an old Chevy Volt and couldn't park it and needed a friend/assistant to help him pick out shoes. I only recognized him because of his annoying impeach Trump ads.

2026-05-30 15:30:39 UTC

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No idea what this is about.

2026-05-17 18:20:27 UTC

How's everyone doing?

2026-01-14 21:41:03 UTC

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MultiPlaza

2026-01-14 21:03:01 UTC

Didn't know this dinosaur was still around. (San Jose, CR).
https://image.nostr.build/31e8ca364d1113a3088b77e3fd48be3db19f76250a9c35063cc53808e81349cd.jpg

2026-01-09 19:28:26 UTC

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Been having a lot of issues with Mullvad being blocked. They need to do a better job at rotating IP addresses. Have Nord for streaming and that gets through 99% of streamers (100 with a server change).

2026-01-06 01:58:58 UTC

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Stuff like this makes me nervous. Grant a program with code I don't understand complete access to my tailnet. Seems counterintuitive.

2025-12-07 17:16:20 UTC

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Traveling through Central America and I'm surprised at how "hyped" their alleged use is. Even in places like El Salvador and Costa Rica it's only accepted in few niche places. Need to see how the Square integration is going in the States. So far only Steak and Shake consistently accept it.

2025-12-07 17:12:51 UTC

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Send em 😂

2025-12-02 18:16:46 UTC

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The LC. Doesn't have the built in cooler in the center console?

2025-12-02 02:11:59 UTC

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This is why I don't do extensions on my browser. You never know what an update is going to bring.

2025-12-01 21:00:44 UTC

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Aren't most apps just PWAs in an app wrapper. Some of the apps I use are literally Safari without the address bar to the point that my ad blocker still blocks half the stuff in it when I load it.

2025-11-30 15:16:53 UTC

Visiting the monkeys.
https://image.nostr.build/aee942204657d1e13b7b9e159653033a832d489f60ab6b53b914083137f422aa.jpg

2025-11-18 00:27:56 UTC

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At least I get included in the 💩 show.

2025-11-16 15:29:02 UTC

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You just haven’t noticed it before. Google refuses to allow a proper generic carrier support for some reason. Maybe so they don’t get sued by whatever countries version of the FCC. For example +Movil in Panama, Liberty in CR, Tigo in Guatemala. None of them work aside from basic LTE. No VoLTE nothing.

2025-11-16 06:33:14 UTC

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My Pixel nerfs itself whenever I cross the border into an unsupported country. Stuff just stops working like Wifi Calling whenever you add a local SIM (and yes the bands are supported). I have to use Pixel IMS just to enable basic stuff. Also forget about 5G (same scénario with the bands). Google will not enable stuff because it's not in their list of carriers. Not an issue with Samsung.

2025-11-16 06:30:22 UTC

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I have Android and iOS. There's some things both do better than the other. However iOS is the best when it comes to support, UI, and overall ecosystem.
For example Gboard on Android is unmatched. I also prefer Amethyst over other Nostr apps. The rest of the apps look like early 2000s flash apps.
iOS has better apps. Seamless syncing between other apple devices. Files integration for a lot of apps. And lastly Safari has a ton of really useful extensions.

2025-11-13 00:24:30 UTC

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Would be better if you could pay businesses and other people in USD instantly from your Bitcoin balance. Wider acceptance and more people holding Bitcoin balances. People would be incentivized to hold Bitcoin for the potential earnings.

2025-11-02 17:10:08 UTC

We need more current events and tech related content here. It's been an echo chamber for unrealistic alternate Bitcoin lifestyles. When I mute words like "Bitcoin" "Zap" etc my feed dies a horrible death.

2025-10-27 17:52:32 UTC

Atlanta
https://image.nostr.build/30b1adb64308eba9ff2e551dd6eb4d71e681da78711efad08781c774824cac2a.jpg

2025-10-08 02:32:09 UTC

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Abandoned on the iOS App Store. No published updates in 4+ months. This used to be THE iOS app. How the mighty have fallen.

2025-10-07 20:55:02 UTC

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He has to pay the PR Hacienda which is worse 😂

2025-09-21 15:44:32 UTC

Panama Canal (Pacific)
https://image.nostr.build/2139a6830c9e5254859eb6c826f9c5173c7e87029073416545170c85fcd98ad1.jpg

2025-09-21 15:33:30 UTC

@npub1xts…kk5s can we get a dark icon on the next update 🙏

2025-09-07 06:53:01 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/7a3cedcad0e330fec9110f0327bf4495d297451c54b00cb4c6ec33f5f76e4372.jpg

2025-09-03 14:57:33 UTC

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I can't even imagine how much it's costing to store every picture and video that gets posted here by a torrent of bots. I believe Will said once it cost him like $600/mo to run a relay between the bandwidth and stuff.

2025-09-02 23:37:24 UTC

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In all seriousness it's become an echo chamber for some. Not a lot of engaging content. Lots of Bots. The old momentum is dying (the big conferences). Relay/client software/servers haven't received meaningful updates. And it's a huge money pit for the people who are actually running relays and developing.

2025-09-02 04:45:31 UTC

Are badges still a thing here?

2025-09-01 21:53:09 UTC

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Restaurants.

2025-09-01 21:49:56 UTC

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See you over there.

2025-08-24 05:02:57 UTC

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Atlanta?

2025-08-24 04:54:39 UTC

Anton Valley, Panama https://image.nostr.build/ea7b4f10ab450296f1c843dcd2453653d332523bf44e724be33613659a6844db.jpg

2025-08-01 05:04:49 UTC

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I havent been able to use it outside of texting myself.

2025-07-19 16:35:48 UTC

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Brave

2025-06-29 05:15:06 UTC

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Or pushes you farther to the right. (7 years in SF and didn't turn gay) 🤪

2025-06-29 04:59:05 UTC

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Damn I'm gonna be in Birmingham that week.

2025-06-29 04:56:53 UTC

Is Amethyst abandoned? No updates in 6 months. 😢

2025-06-29 04:56:06 UTC

Feeding the dinosaurs in Costa Rica. https://image.nostr.build/f8f9915fd7bd54dd137e2d7da180f5490721d391c27f1b17036d1d40795ae52b.jpg

2025-04-29 23:55:10 UTC

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Can you share some of the mundane details?

2025-04-27 21:16:33 UTC

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I wish it would happen. More to buy.

2025-04-20 16:11:37 UTC

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On my way to get half a dozen 🤣

2025-04-20 16:07:37 UTC

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“Decentralized”

2025-03-31 18:59:18 UTC

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You mean a foreign agitator? Being here on a student visa is a privilege not a right. Just like a driver license. If you come to the US to promote illegal protests and hatred towards a religious class then you should be removed.

2025-03-31 18:54:18 UTC

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Being poor doesn't give anyone the right to travel to a country and enter illegally. Why would these countries want criminals back? Same thing happened in El Salvador before Bukele which saw a rise in Gangs like MS13.

2025-03-30 17:24:32 UTC

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I disagree with this. Someone being deported is already there illegally. The underlying crime has already been committed. It’s like saying we’re going to vaccinate you while you’re already sick (using your analogy). The tattoos and their actions are aggravating circumstances after the fact. Ask yourself this: why aren’t their home countries welcoming their own citizens with open arms? 🤷

2025-03-30 17:18:48 UTC

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TIL roaches were mammals 🤣

2025-03-30 17:18:06 UTC

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Looks disgusting but im gonna try it.

2025-03-11 14:06:02 UTC

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Yeah I forgot about WeChat and Line. Just insane how people have completely relied on these apps for everything.

2025-03-11 02:36:53 UTC

Crazy how the entire world outside the US runs on WhatsApp.

2025-03-08 02:04:46 UTC

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Amen. I was just thinking that. I have no clue what the hell is going on. The last episode was the worst.

2025-02-22 15:58:36 UTC

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Thanks for the response. I've been seriously considering switching on my Pixel.

2025-02-22 04:25:44 UTC

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How does it work with Google Pay? Can you still store credit cards?

2025-02-15 17:08:12 UTC

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I miss the old Nokia. Now everything is a touch screen and we’re dependent on 3rd party apps and worry about irrelevant specs.

2025-02-15 17:05:36 UTC

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Wow I would’ve been gassed half way through.

2025-02-14 02:59:43 UTC

Coffee tour in Costa Rica. https://image.nostr.build/ba2ab3b5efeed05194757b52fdeb0d4ed634dce2703f570f878f1e25407102c6.jpg

2025-01-24 03:29:51 UTC

Looking for dinner ideas etc in San Jose, Costa Rica.

2024-12-23 23:17:48 UTC

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Dark Icon for iOS 18 and a better iPad layout in landscape mode.

2024-12-14 05:44:54 UTC

Randomly remembered Wallet of Satoshi today.

2024-12-04 05:34:57 UTC

Testing!

2024-11-25 06:06:40 UTC

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I once got 10+ emails of pgp encrypted RAR files. All with different passwords. Overkill.

2024-11-15 04:01:12 UTC

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Where did you watch it early?

2024-11-11 18:32:16 UTC

20 years ago. Happy Veterans Day.
https://image.nostr.build/5d573941f30249f018e5a3a180591450c448eafea3070558f797b58b0e112f0b.jpg

2024-11-11 08:37:07 UTC

Costco is recalling butter because they forgot to warn people it contains milk. This world would be much better without warning labels.
https://www.foodandwine.com/costco-kirkland-signature-butter-recall-8742337

2024-11-10 18:09:54 UTC

Happy Birthday Marines! Semper Fidelis!
https://youtu.be/HKpfV_dKOWY?si=wO-yxR4vI6waZbnf

2024-11-09 04:17:36 UTC

Ferry views. https://image.nostr.build/3a150dd9074f4592192fed23638feb9f2bb379bc58e515b3a385861a47f09e6f.jpg

2024-11-05 00:16:38 UTC

Ok just for a bit. Wtf. @npub1el3…l27r 🤣 https://image.nostr.build/0af9ec97fc9434a0bf5958dc10ccd80a84b2ec18a815b9c39739504637c6f04a.jpg

2024-11-04 23:59:55 UTC

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At least I wasn’t tagged as a Cunt

2024-11-03 23:36:32 UTC

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LMAO. I’ll work on my “gm” posts.

2024-11-03 23:33:23 UTC

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How come? It seems like the who’s who’s were getting plenty of traction here. I have even noticed that development has sort of ground to a halt.

2024-11-03 23:27:05 UTC

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A good lesson. If it’s his computer, reinstall the OS and be back up and running in 30 minutes. I don’t store much on mine anymore. Everything is on the cloud. Easy reset.

2024-11-03 23:24:16 UTC

I take a break from Nostr every once in a while and every time I come back it’s more dead and quiet. I remember engagement in here was through the roof 2 years ago.

2024-11-03 05:52:43 UTC

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Seriously. Can’t even watch YouTube on the TV cus one pops up every minute. And they’re the annoying minute long ones you can’t skip.

2024-11-03 05:13:59 UTC

Weird request for Damus. Scrolling down with the spacebar on a physical keyboard. Very convenient with a Clicks case or iPhone mirroring on MacOS. @npub1xts…kk5s

2024-10-04 15:32:16 UTC

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Been here 7 years and never got in the water. That shit is cold.

2024-10-04 01:04:05 UTC

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The definition of insanity. The people of Oakland think it's working the way they keep voting.

2024-10-03 15:21:51 UTC

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We have a similar view.

2024-09-23 03:46:56 UTC

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Any love for the iPad?

2024-09-18 22:10:16 UTC

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Nah. They're pretty biased. You'd be pressed to find ANYTHING positive on any Republican candidate on that site. I've discussed their political rants with a few of their employees and they agree they shouldn't be commenting on politics either way. It's a tech site. Seems like their readers eat that stuff either stuff.

2024-09-18 11:57:59 UTC

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What is it?

2024-09-18 11:55:54 UTC

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Ah The Verge. A tech site going through a meltdown and posting political rants. 🤣

2024-09-16 22:20:14 UTC

We need an iOS 18 dark icon for Damus 😜

2024-09-16 02:47:47 UTC

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They updated their credentials a while back. Just go to their page and copy over the new stuff.

2024-09-15 21:38:23 UTC

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Disagree 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

2024-09-14 03:59:27 UTC

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I live in the ghetto so I'm good.

2024-09-10 04:07:55 UTC

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I prefer running my relay on a Raspberry Pi. Don't have to worry about my battery draining.

2024-09-10 04:07:07 UTC

New iPhone announced today with a capacitive button that is a recycled touch ID button from the iPad Air. And all of the case makers are going to leave a giant hole in all of their case rather than find a way to make it work through the case. 😢

2024-09-09 22:04:08 UTC

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He was president for 4 years. You know what you're gonna get.

2024-09-09 16:24:47 UTC

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Why keep beating this drum? He's denied having anything to do with them and has shown support for some abortion allowances including the emergency provisions.

2024-09-09 03:06:57 UTC

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The Apple event is tomorrow. Pre orders most likely on Friday with a release the following week. 99.9% of people would be fine with the 15. The problem is paying full price for an old phone the day before the 16 comes out.

2024-09-09 03:04:52 UTC

Mount Tamalpais, CA. Really hot out there today. https://image.nostr.build/5e016005f5ab5baa8334a564e090bde564d6b175f15763c7385c6c25f4b073b6.jpg

2024-09-09 02:55:48 UTC

What’s up with these reply bots posting the same thing over and over in your notes? #asknostr

2024-09-09 02:54:55 UTC

It’s incredible how the majority of people don’t really care about tech. Went to the Apple Store today and was told by one of the associates that they have been “discouraging” people from buying iPhones until next week and that most don’t care and buy anyways.

2024-09-09 00:19:26 UTC

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I should make a new account and pretend to be a chick. Watch the SATs roll in 🤪🤣

2024-09-08 18:37:46 UTC

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