jbnevin
JBN

https://www.johnbnevin.com/

I can see birds flying happily in the sky through the window. It is good.

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2026-08-29 05:19:33 UTC

Why should we feel more vulnerable to the emotions that we all share than we do in ridicule? What left us comfortable with foolishness, but in fear of exposing the raw and tender nerves of hurt? Were we more able to feel than those we trusted? Could they have learned had they let anyone but themselves set the tone? Why should we hide what the broken had mishandled, from the trustworthy who will need it?

2026-08-21 10:40:20 UTC

test

2026-08-20 06:21:56 UTC

# Corkboards.me 0.8.5 Beta: "No Seriously, Native Android App Testing Soonish But Now I've Decided I'd Better Build Out Search And Mentions First" Edition
:cb-nostrich-run:
This thing is solid and really working well now. Almost all of the expected client features are here and are well tested: Threads, Reactions, Multi-Column, Lists(-as-corkboards), Zaps, Pins, Filters, Account Switching, Light/Dark Mode, Relay Options, Profile Edit, Autofetch timeline, Discover, Saved Notes ... and a few novel features too, on web and desktop/linux.
**Notable New Features / Changes**
- Older versions now available from get.corkboards.me
- Note fetching significantly faster and more reliable
### Login/Logout
- Cross-accounts isolation for drafts
### Threads
- Kind 1111 replies to non-kind 1 content
### Note Rendering
- Linux Desktop: 'My notes' display regression - didn't always show on 'All Follows' even when toggled, after idle / refresh. Also, sometimes was showing 'my notes' dated prior to oldest note otherwise fetched
- Notes render sooner after they are received, rather than all at once after all are fetched
### Compose/Reply
'All promises rejected' error after extended idle time when trying to post a note, fixed
### get.corkboards.me
- Download links for linux desktop, older versions available
### Known Bugs
- Linux Desktop: Shuffling sound still inconsistent over bluetooth. Works then doesn't when sound plays elsewhere on system.

2026-08-20 05:02:56 UTC

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2026-08-20 02:30:19 UTC

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just Sames. (i am retart)

2026-08-20 02:29:38 UTC

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sales Sames`

2026-08-19 01:38:37 UTC

https://blossom.ditto.pub/30634546313fcfa46bf4a70a8c426592988b4b2c9acb155ad499f0c0b12146b3.mp4

2026-08-12 13:53:16 UTC

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Finished this movie.
Pretty good with a bit of imagination.
The underground scenes were too Scooby Doo and the dialogue too Law & Order. The sound is terrible, it needs good music, and it had a few laughably terrible CGI scenes. There's a key scene that was treated as an afterthought, the plot reveal. I got a bit worried but the ending delivered reasonably well. It's got potential'

2026-08-12 08:29:54 UTC

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It's not about taste it's saying the word. Upscale foodie ingroup lingo virtue signaling.

2026-08-12 06:34:45 UTC

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The problem is in the absolute word 'solely'.
It doesn't matter whether there is revenue, it matters whether the existence of that revenue changes decisions, whether concessions are made to increase it, and whether the source of the revenue dictates the content.
There are people for whom the revenue is not primary, and there are people who would continue doing what they do for less than what they earn, and people who will change of it means more revenue.

2026-08-11 21:15:44 UTC

A Sound of Thunder
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318081
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Sound_of_Thunder_(film)
A Ray Bradbury adaptation starring Edward Burns and Ben Kingsley.
> The film was originally going to be directed by Renny Harlin, star Pierce Brosnan in the main role, and be shot in Montreal, Canada. The budget was meant to be $55 million.
> Filming was to have begun in Montreal on 16 April 2001. Brosnan wanted a rewrite of the script. However, the filmmakers did not have time to rewrite and finish the film by July 1, which is when Hollywood writers and actors were poised to go on strike. Matters were complicated when Canadian producer Nicolas Claremont died in April 2001.
> By November 2001 Harlin had been replaced by Peter Hyams. Brosnan left the project as well and was replaced by Edward Burns.
> After Franchise Pictures went bankrupt during post-production, the remaining backers provided only $30 million to work with, out of the $80 million originally allocated. Previsualization software was used.
> The film was largely panned by both critics and audiences alike. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 6% score based on 98 reviews, with an average rating of 2.8/10. The site's consensus states: "Choppy logic and uneven performances are overshadowed by not-so-special effects that makes the suspension of disbelief a nearly impossible task." Common criticisms against the film included its poor special effects, uninvolved performances, scientific errors and Ben Kingsley's hair. Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "D−" on scale of A+ to F.
> James Duffy of The Boston Globe stated "The combination of awful special effects and mediocre acting created this catastrophe," and it included the film in its list of "Bomb at the box office". Roger Ebert stated that while he "cannot endorse it, [he] can appreciate it" as a film that is bad because it "want[s] so much to be terrific that [it] explode[s] under the strain."
> At the 2005 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, the film was nominated for Worst Director, Worst Supporting Actor (Kingsley), Most Intrusive Musical Score, and Least "Special" Special Effects, but it won none of those awards.
> Shooting took place in the Czech Republic in 2002. The unit was affected by the August 2002 floods.
> Kingsley said "I was allowed to give a very ironic comedic performance. I was able to make my director (Peter Hyams) stifle a huge amount of laughter behind the camera."
> Director Peter Hyams said the effects were done "in a mom-and-pop fashion. That's the only way we could make this film for a reasonable amount of money. We had stuff done in Germany, Hong Kong, India. We've also taken a long time to get it all completed. The post-production on this film will be over two years by the time we're finished. I myself will have worked on it for three years."
> Hyams' son John later said "it was one of the hardest experiences of his [father's] career. You know, it's got to be a real sinking feeling going into something shooting all of it against green screen with all this trust that you're relying on this whole element, this whole technology that ultimately you're not going to be able to afford and you have to do it anyway."
I'm halfway through. It's not nearly as bad as that makes it sound.
It looks to me like the big problem is context. It had cheesy dinosaurs 12 years after Jurassic Park had changed the game, culture didn't have the taste for a campy Starship Troopers style fun scifi blaster adventure. The $50 million below intended budget meant that all that was filmed on green screen for a big budget movie suffered the post production results of a low budget one.
The set construction is solid though, the story is good, and I'm actually finding disbelief easy to suspend, because it isn't trying to be heady accurate scientific intellectualism so much as fun. The acting is above average, Kingsley is great. There are interesting commentaries on profit motive and technological advancement, the ending is not obvious to me. It employs minimal low-IQ devices and cheap tropes. A few scenes capture situations I've not seen in any other movie.
Side note: In conversations between the main character and his computer, this movie predicts the behavior of AI models very accurately.
I propose a team of AI video enthusiasts use this as a proof of concept and rework the special effects. Much of it would be straightforward scenes where the foreground is professionally shot, but the background is amateur hour. Scenes where the model of the monster is okay - but needs higher resolution touchups. The physical sets are good enough as is and were really done well for its time. I think the challenge will be the smoothness of the monster movements, but who knows, maybe the tools will make it a breeze.
The result would not need to be a modernization that is meant to hold up to today's standards - but reworking it into a consistency that lets the good parts of this movie shine. The time that has passed has made it feel more like a blast from the past than the failed attempt at groundbreaking cinema that it must have felt like at the time.
Seems like the perfect specimen for a community remaster made cult classic showcase of what crowdsource tech + AI can do.
https://blossom.ditto.pub/132f58ed33918d0ece211498864cf11596a0aa1fe2dad01673f7f9bfdfcf4803.png
https://blossom.ditto.pub/a11c7215dfa82135b405e0574417dae2d68cbfbec77ca4c9cdab2e1bf878b03a.png
https://blossom.ditto.pub/e207ce5b94c70c6a8169658f05b2d331f7abff0ee68cee15be7cd02000b43207.png

2026-08-11 07:27:58 UTC

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I like it. My thought is that 'turn out to be' 'perhaps' and 'seems fair' obscure a lot of important detail. I usually tend toward WOT being not a decisionmaker but an informational facilitator, in other words, no 'consequence' of reaching arbitrary threshold beyond perhaps changing the color of the border on the avatar to inform human they might want to look further into whether the automated ratio algorithm has detected something relevant. I have been having WOT visions of many complicated metrics and sliders and shareable algorithms and sets published by communities along with data as to how well their unique combination has worked (ratio of 'injustice' and 'inaccuracy' claims to community approval ratings??). i.e. recursive complexity. I like your idea's simplicity - it could be very useful even though a one dimensional metric.

2026-08-11 05:07:50 UTC

# Corkboards.me 0.8.4 Beta "Now I'm Having A Hard Time Even Finding Anything To Fix On Web And Linux Desktop Anymore So Will Test Android Soon Edition"
### Get started now, or just try it without logging in:
https://get.corkboards.me
**Notable New Features / Changes**
- Compose window preview, autosave draft locally
# Full Changelog
### UI
- Dark mode buttons were same color as bg
### Profile
- Linux Desktop: Saving changes to profile for second logged in account was not working
### Login/Logout
- Multi-account had regressed, was not functional, forced logout on Linux desktop and would not login the second account on web
- Fixed some account switching bugs
### Backup/Restore
- Web/Android: Backing up should be more reliable amid tab switches
### Threads
- Web/Small screen: Toasts were getting stuck on top of thread modal if undismissed on open
### Compose/Reply
- Emoji horizontal scrollbar had disappeared with prior attempted fix
### Architecture
- Automatic local data wipe after 48 hours instead of on every logout, with warning
### Features
- Manual local data wipe in advanced settings
- Drafts are autosaved and note can be previewed
### Known Bugs
- Linux Desktop: Shuffling sound inconsistent over bluetooth. Would appreciate it if someone could test to make sure this isn't unique to my setup, it sure is stumping ol' Clanks McClusky
https://blossom.ditto.pub/608628b7038c6b60e078122037ac161f8102178523353f070ec717847dd3fc95.png

2026-08-11 04:51:09 UTC

Testing compose note preview and draft autosave
### Markdown
https://blossom.ditto.pub/dea5580639e99691d769b380d313fdf019d00aa249373b6ea7f1756eb1a2b26e.png

2026-08-11 04:21:10 UTC

Testing compose note autosave and preview on corkboards.me
### markdown
https://blossom.ditto.pub/177ea536f61e59d7070110cbaba7d4b4a44a1e213531197043c8177402abc931.jpeg

2026-08-09 00:35:14 UTC

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The sign said 'no soliciting'
The solicitor had not read the sign
The solicitor's days of soliciting had reached their last solicit

2026-08-08 09:25:26 UTC

test

2026-08-07 17:42:52 UTC

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that would result from those down the road failures that are so much more likely when vetting is not prioritized. As individuals in a market (regulators), our responsibility is to incentive wise posture. Standing by those who reject short term profits and personal benefit in favor of responsibility and long term safe stewardship. Those who fail to do so, irrespective of intent, should by accountable. If the market instead softens the consequences of failure, it fails to regulate.

2026-08-07 17:37:44 UTC

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An org chooses a risk posture based on level of vetting. Strict requirements, less (arguably short term) upside less risk, loose requirements, the inverse. Bitcoin technology, and specifically cold storage solutions, should lean low time preference: rejecting long term risk

2026-08-07 07:57:32 UTC

Corkboards.me 0.8.3 Beta "Free Bugs? Or Free of Bugs?" Edition
Current state of multiplatform:
Web: Well tested - my daily driver on phone | https://corkboards.me
Desktop/Linux (Well tested - my daily driver on desktop:
- AppImage (works): https://get.corkboards.me/linux-latest.AppImage
- .deb (install works): https://get.corkboards.me/linux-latest.deb
- rpm (install untested): https://get.corkboards.me/linux-latest.rpm
Desktop/Windows: Untested
Desktop/macOS: Untested
Android: Untested
iOS: Untested
Threads: Replies were sometimes rendering on top of each other, requiring close and reopen
Note Rendering: Fix for images appearing twice and numerous failed 'replied-to' nested content renders; youtube links now show title and full in link options modal menu (not on linux desktop)
Compose/Reply: Emoji picker horizontal scroll was blocking the emoji pack picker in some contexts
Architecture: Return from idle on web/phone was requiring refresh to get expected results sometimes, should be better now
Features: Help menu has some info now and a link to get.corkboards.me
get.corkboards.me: Older versions now available for download
Known Bugs
- Linux Desktop: Shuffling sound inconsistent
https://blossom.ditto.pub/e2744c3c1cc545666a32a56cf42acc559ac1e3a1c5d47dcd98c8a9b64b81df71.png

2026-08-07 03:00:24 UTC

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https://blossom.ditto.pub/16d4d5f35ddbf1dbc18d9d5a6ce1dd99d8055ddc508e033b7b2dade6672f2cf8.png
https://blossom.ditto.pub/0cbb9e202d05cfb54550094e418bbac44146119eb9ffca3803491d9ad415d708.png

2026-08-07 02:04:38 UTC

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The ngit and nsite tools are great. The hard part was understanding to not just host locally but to also announce to others. All in all it was very doable. I mean if I can do it...

2026-08-04 23:39:42 UTC

My favorite sport now is unironically women's tennis. I've only been watching for a few months. This past week has got to be as good as it gets, though, right?

2026-08-02 17:12:56 UTC

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=raPlwBVQ7hU

2026-08-02 16:37:19 UTC

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Insightful

2026-08-02 15:36:13 UTC

https://tidal.com/track/204671361

2026-08-01 21:02:36 UTC

# Corkboards.me 0.8.2 Stable Beta *Daily Driver / Fail Closed Edition*
#vibecoding #grownostr
_No more forced algorithms._
No one but you gets to decide what notes you get to see, and in what order.
**The only thing left to decide is how many notes you want to read each day :D**
### Get started now, or just try it without logging in:
https://get.corkboards.me
### Contribute
https://git.jbnco.co
https://stage.corkboards.me (next version testing ground)
Testing, bug reports, feature requests, contributors, feedback of all kinds greatly appreciated.
### Current state of multiplatform
**Web: Well tested - my daily driver on phone** | https://corkboards.me
**Desktop/Linux (Well tested - my daily driver on desktop**:
- AppImage (works): https://get.corkboards.me/linux-latest.AppImage
- .deb (install works): https://get.corkboards.me/linux-latest.deb
- rpm (install untested): https://get.corkboards.me/linux-latest.rpm
Desktop/Windows: Untested
Desktop/macOS: Untested
Android: Untested
iOS: Untested
**Announcements:**
- Autorestore state/settings when switching between multiple devices appears to be working well
**Notable New Features / Changes**
- Tophat logo
- Manual youtube load + proxied title fetch
- Audit based on ensuring errors 'fail closed'
# Full Changelog
### Protocol
- NIP-25 k/a tags with relay hints on reactions
### Branding / Copy
- New logo / favicon - thumbtack is more like a tophat
### UI
- Rapid 'Follow' click protection
- Unresolved usernames show 'Goofy Gopher' convention instead of npub
- Autosave permissions prompt immediately on login
### Backup/Restore
- Autosave now pauses during a restore to avoid overwrite mid-stream
### Note Rendering
- Ignores notes dated in the future
- Feedgrid may be more stable / responsive, note loading a bit faster
- Manual retry button and informative message when note content doesn't load
- Youtubes don't embed for privacy reasons. User optionally can have titles fetched through Corkboard's proxy or can choose their own proxy (must test in production)
### Filters/Toggles
- Repost/quote impersonation check before rendering
### Architecture
- Fix: tor will not silently fallback to clearnet on failure
- Fix: nsec login that fails to encrypt will not fallback to silent plaintext local nsec storage
- Fix: Hostile relay cannot force nip-04 downgrade
- Fix: Blossom fallbacks were first on failure retry, user's relays are now prioritized always, and fallback preference always honored
- Video/audio routed through image proxy
### Zapping
- Verification safety checks and redirect refusal
### Features
- Ability to 'undo' dismissing a saved note
### Untested:
- Android, iphone, macOS, windows desktop
### Known Bugs
- Linux Desktop: Shuffling sound inconsistent
- Nested 'replied-to' notes not always consistent
- Sometimes images appear twice in rendered notes
https://blossom.ditto.pub/115235f3f44fe1bac63e706f0c342fd071ab3c35e8409b5e27730e5b889db5b1.png

2026-08-01 19:19:47 UTC

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2026-08-01 14:31:23 UTC

https://youtu.be/dVau7xYA8rk

2026-07-31 20:29:06 UTC

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OH. dam, whoops

2026-07-31 11:41:17 UTC

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Also must randomize shake time, release pressure, landing surface, and concurrent disco dance.

2026-07-31 10:44:07 UTC

OPERATOR, GIVE ME WALL STREET
NOSTR GM VIBE (NGMI) IS ON DISCOUNT

2026-07-29 17:02:07 UTC

https://blossom.ditto.pub/271ea400c5084c8a81852ffc7905cbcdf161ac0406ecb3f5c359a7ada29873ce.jpeg

2026-07-28 17:03:57 UTC

More like a tophat
https://blossom.ditto.pub/76cff518d9265ee43caef91c069558ff3df72e84f9c0b1be2ae94a3bb4f21d75.png

2026-07-28 16:58:12 UTC

https://tidal.com/track/111556694

2026-07-28 14:27:14 UTC

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Vice versa here :D It's been yeeeaaarrrs. Nowadays building feels gamified. It's like actually achieving instead of feeling like achieving :cb-tapshead: Dadtalk

2026-07-28 14:14:08 UTC

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Ping him on diablo

2026-07-28 13:18:42 UTC

test-Tue Jul 28 08:18:41 AM CDT 2026

2026-07-26 12:41:34 UTC

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I love the updates to the site. Well done!

2026-07-26 04:06:37 UTC

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Noooo I wanted to so bad. It got me through the winter looking forward to it! But same here, I've got a lot of good going on here, but different. I just hope next summer is a traveling year 😎 Great work BTW, on Sidecar and on Zap.Cooking, and all the things~

2026-07-26 03:47:06 UTC

https://blossom.ditto.pub/e2698a81d8f59a2658bbf484e5de0a441c4f2a70146ea0d8dba6b49dd20a099e.png
https://blossom.ditto.pub/c6a0b64411c5a10c012e9388aecc2496b244dc5e007b08e752d8676e8b7d29d3.png

2026-07-26 03:35:19 UTC

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Yes, and more.
https://blossom.ditto.pub/bbc1cf21ec3ef656c4a71bc43aae41c58210f238870b90f6294b00b86fde428c.jpeg

2026-07-26 00:03:17 UTC

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Great suggestion. Always approximate. Thank you.

2026-07-25 12:05:35 UTC

https://gitworkshop.dev/npub1v89nr2zax8ef0ceyu9te0sjyqv3newa3e82m0rd4kye3ekeyhv2sqf30cc/relay.ngit.dev/nostr-skill
https://2fqvhgqm01dvbhf0lmla3ndj84lva52wn13nfayctcz6eog7pxnostr-skill.nsite.lol/
#vibecoding
Feel free to point your clanker at these when starting a nostr project.
> ### AI Coding Agent Skill Document for Nostr Projects
> ### A maintained agent skill for building on Nostr — protocol facts, current NIP status, deprecations, relay strategy, messaging, commerce, tooling, and a set of stated principles for the judgment calls that specs don't settle.
https://npub1v89nr2zax8ef0ceyu9te0sjyqv3newa3e82m0rd4kye3ekeyhv2sqf30cc.blossom.band/f2917816f66ce12e2bb3847d680bd626127f90865c95edf7f87be7f9c69b212b.png
https://npub1v89nr2zax8ef0ceyu9te0sjyqv3newa3e82m0rd4kye3ekeyhv2sqf30cc.blossom.band/4a8b6b1c59fc37cfd53b50acfd3b690815c1bf572d3fef04acb552656e1bae9c.png

2026-07-25 07:37:12 UTC

:Nostrich_run:
## Corkboards.me 0.8.1 - DailyDriver Edition - Quickfixes
Web is solid. Linux desktop working fairly well but still testing. Had a few important regressions and bugs to squash tonight. Enjoy, #GN
### Try it now without logging in:
https://get.corkboards.me
### Create an account now, or login with your existing (nostr) account (Solid working web version):
https://corkboards.me
### Current state of multiplatform
**Web: Well tested - solid daily driver** | https://corkboards.me
Desktop/Linux (functional beta - less tested):
- AppImage (works): https://get.corkboards.me/linux-latest.AppImage
- .deb (install works): https://get.corkboards.me/linux-latest.deb
- rpm (install untested): https://get.corkboards.me/linux-latest.rpm
# Full Changelog
### Protocol
- p tags now include parent's p-tags for proper notifications tracking in clients that use them
- proper relay hints in reply e-tags
### Branding / Copy
- Updated logo to include a silver thumbtack
- App / PWA icons updated
- Coinos wallet suggestion copy was in accurate ('No signup required' -> 'no ID or bank account required')
### UI
- Linux Desktop: Links don't open in system default browser when clicked
### UX
### Sound
- Linux Desktop: The shuffle sound wasn't playing correctly at first, then delayed
### Note Rendering
- Linux Desktop: Socket connections / note fetching should be more reliable
- Autoconsolidate had regressed, ceased to function
### Filters/Toggles
- 'This exact text' filter had regressed, ceased to function (Not case sensitive.)
- Filter toggles (other than replies and reactions) had regressed, ceased to function
### Architecture
- Linux Desktop was slow and memory use unbounded. Memoization and memory growth / performance improvements across platforms
- Various Opus 5 audit fixes
### Zapping
- Support for scan QR code to zap (lightning)
### Untested:
- Android, iphone, macOS, windows desktop
- Have only just started bughunting on linux desktop
### .....Get.....
- Included download links for linux desktop versions
#vibecoding
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https://blossom.ditto.pub/bab880fa84507099bbb9d0ce439d3f52695827800e6547d291fe2c7adc67495e.png

2026-07-23 17:36:12 UTC

Finalizing major update to corkboards, then testing on stage. Continuing theme of heavily prioritizing increased stability of existing features over adding new ones.
1) Stable with minimal bugs
2) Fable audits
3) UI, get.corkboards.me, and explanatory copy updates/revisions
4) Linux desktop version testing
5) Android testing
6) Scope clarity
7) Market knowledge gap remedy: Summaries, concise explanations, talking points, visuals, videos prep
8) Tailored nip supports / integrations toward project goals
9) Create store / portfolio Corkboards for specific ambassador nostr-only creator projects
10) Corkboards project collaboration infrastructure (buzz/ngit/concork) & invites
11) Security hardening, protocol compliance, cypherpunk alignment
12) Features
13) Infrastructure
14) Revenue model / protocolized contributor sharing
15) Purchase (family friendly) tropical island citadel
16) Achieve immortality
Not sure what to do after that though
https://blossom.primal.net/8f52ab11dd20d91cc247e49696499fea63d6b7a97fcd8684a15fbf2ebd9487c0.jpg

2026-07-23 15:51:48 UTC

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"This might be useful for something someday but I don't know what" fallacy

2026-07-23 15:41:35 UTC

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Meant to reply to Sync
Am I in the right thread? 😅
:cb-homerdisappear:

2026-07-23 15:30:53 UTC

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"GM" : Yes
"That video" : No

2026-07-23 10:36:17 UTC

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gratefulday.space is a great nostr app for making gratitude a habit.

2026-07-22 02:42:27 UTC

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Thanks for this idea, working on this for Corkboards. me

2026-07-22 01:29:28 UTC

https://tidal.com/track/250309908

2026-07-22 00:04:50 UTC

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Correct and that's okay. Less than five percent of artists are truly original, and most of those, most people don't like particularly much (zappa, devo, dylan). There is a cynical portion of the major music industry that simply copy paste changes one track from an existing hit. But more often the actual talent is siphoned from the cheapest end of the pool and made material by a machine aimed at upper middle class teenagers' allowances based on lowest common denominator marketing. Then they use copyright trolling and calcified industry-centric assumptions as propaganda to blame 'musicians' for 'copying' when they sample, cover, or tribute. All of the blues and country, most of hip hop, most of EDM, blues rock and folk rock of the sixties, jazz, they all borrow from who came before - so much so they would not exist of youtube's copyright standards were applied. And there is a limited set of enjoyable scales/chords in existence. That said, I would agree in that too often the musicians and producers of record are not original enough, are to risk averse, or are rationally aware of the unsustainability and lack of reward for original music. And it is too easy to play very simple music of a style and appear as idol to unsophisticated masses (bluegrass, rap, death metal, punk, electronic). Even then, even though it only becomes harder to be truly original over time, there is truly great music in all of those categories. I lament to an extent the predictable rise and fall of fads, and the relatively unmeritoctatic industry. There's plenty of talent and originality out there among creators, but it is the one percent of consumers who seek it out, and therefore typically a hobby without years of careful market cultivation. And the truth is that the masses buy covers and retreads! The masses appreciate understandable rhythym and melody and starpower far more than originality. And, when someone has it all, half the masses hate them (beatles, elvis, tswift). But I am careful not to point ire at the creators - they rarely are the source of the plagiaristic conduct, and when they are, they will only be the popular targets for criticism if they also cross the industry powers. Thanks for the space to rant lol, it's not really at you Karnage, I bet we agree on almost all of this. I do agree music and musicians and particular studios get stuck. The west is stuck in multiple ways, including the guitar/bass/drums paradigm.

2026-07-17 06:39:26 UTC

https://npub1v89nr2zax8ef0ceyu9te0sjyqv3newa3e82m0rd4kye3ekeyhv2sqf30cc.blossom.band/370b67f5f2def589306f40cec4ce9983841460145f59664fd372cea74b02dec7.jpg

2026-07-16 23:58:02 UTC

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This is for people who will only eat salad if they can drench it with multiple kinds of salad dressing.

2026-07-16 21:14:03 UTC

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I think this is true in some cases but personality dependent. For some, financial desperation brings despondence, while abundance brings hope and motivation through new possibility. For others, abundance encourages sloth while financial desperation triggers survival instincts and motivation to employ individual agency.

2026-07-15 17:53:49 UTC

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how about madonna vogue whilst catwalking to the clothes closet, having strategically chosen the farthest shower from it

2026-07-14 19:55:50 UTC

https://tidal.com/track/495382

2026-07-14 19:50:01 UTC

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few, very few

2026-07-07 05:37:32 UTC

https://tidal.com/track/3466956

2026-06-29 04:38:45 UTC

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why frustration though
or are you just a good ranter
we do need good ranters

2026-06-29 04:19:29 UTC

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https://npub1v89nr2zax8ef0ceyu9te0sjyqv3newa3e82m0rd4kye3ekeyhv2sqf30cc.blossom.band/e1594a649d9479fc8eb5385341b3e91e77aeb2c8c83edacae03069b003e0e0e3.jpg

2026-06-27 16:30:53 UTC

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nostr.build

2026-06-25 22:23:05 UTC

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Even I got a $20 grant for an installment of a short story once. Am I a professional?

2026-06-24 23:21:53 UTC

https://files.sovbit.host/98f8544423f613c321558dcb33f4921c38fa6bf8ea7a7f84f7a534fcb29fc8ea

2026-06-24 02:11:54 UTC

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I have a feeling this is just a random 15 seconds of drive time in the noshole family.

2026-06-23 03:49:22 UTC

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I would be guessing 😁 I looked it up, no spoilers LOL. Hint: typographers dropped it because of potential confusion.

2026-06-23 03:31:20 UTC

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:cb-typingcat:

2026-06-23 03:28:00 UTC

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stupid congrefs

2026-06-18 00:54:41 UTC

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bitcoins don't really come from storcs, buddy

2026-06-18 00:38:11 UTC

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Wowo... do you do some kind of wild jungly dance before you go hunting in the back yard to find these things? The most exciting thing I've seen in the back yard lately is a cardboard box.

2026-06-16 23:30:49 UTC

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Define 'winning'

2026-06-16 16:27:26 UTC

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good idea
1 some bongino supporters didn't trust me
2 my sense of humor is an acquired taste, that for the most part isn't worth acquiring
3 i am not hiding anything, which comes across as suspicious to people who are
4 i am anti war
5 i don't root for a team i just enjoy the game
but also, i am a bit of a douche. not a one star douche either

2026-06-16 16:13:39 UTC

- Is it your position that there is no such thing as a good person with a legitimate reason to communicate privately?
- Is there no such thing as an authority abusing power?
- Does a law ever exist that shouldn't be?
- Can a government offocial or politician decree wrongfully?
- Has history ever recorded a citizen who rightfully refused compliance?
Long live the naysayer, the whistleblower, the conscientious objector, the detractor, the ombudsman, and protections for these individuals, who are counterbalances to overreach.

2026-06-16 09:02:20 UTC

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iSorry, reread, missed that part of your question. howrude

2026-06-16 08:56:18 UTC

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no, web apps. Corkboards.me will be soonTM 🙂👍

2026-06-16 08:23:10 UTC

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There is a non-zero chance that one of these t-shirt designs gets printed without anyone's permission, regardless of the opinion of any panel of 'judges.' Pretty good odds it has a cat on it, too. @awayslice

2026-06-16 08:07:49 UTC

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Try noobstr.me for read only low data
Try corkboards.me for options/tradeoffs

2026-06-11 18:08:42 UTC

https://borntobefree.store/
Sounds like a true value for value philosophy.
Rooted in a desire to improve lives primarily, profit secondarily.
Markets work best when profit motive is unencumbered, but when the entrepreneur makes principles a higher priority.
Am i focused on providing value, or more toward making numbers?
https://fountain.fm/episode/TZL4HHpePAohcPnwQTR6

2026-06-11 17:39:00 UTC

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Make sure you report your complete vaccination schedule, forever, so that I can be sure that I'm safe.

2026-06-11 15:02:52 UTC

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Echoes is good
Echoes in Time
Blast from the Past
Leftovers (Reheated for You)

2026-06-07 18:47:45 UTC

I bought art
https://npub1v89nr2zax8ef0ceyu9te0sjyqv3newa3e82m0rd4kye3ekeyhv2sqf30cc.blossom.band/a322acbdb572ae6a1061fc9204499ae8004e4be632152438d369f843e07e82fc.jpg

2026-06-06 14:08:55 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oP5TU2avBBQ
I think it's pretty important that I share this very relevant piece

2026-06-06 14:05:25 UTC

They say that 'The sage lets go of that, and chooses this,' but 'this' is not all that it can be, and our choice defines what it will be.

2026-06-06 13:50:17 UTC

The ego should not be eliminated entirely from the individual, but from the results of his achievement. The extent that it remains in the product is the extent that its resonance is limited.

2026-06-06 13:35:51 UTC

A thing is the physical manifestation of a vast but certain set of facts. The meaning and relevance of that thing is subjectively experienced, even when commonly shared.

2026-06-06 12:53:39 UTC

The role of the institution is, at best, facilitator or guide. The institution is secondary, in service to the primary individual. Civilization is the byproduct - most possible when institutions do no more than this.

2026-06-03 02:17:50 UTC

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Well said. There is so much like this. NGU. Optimizing for profit margin. Irrelevance Maxxing.

2026-06-02 21:05:12 UTC

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the objectively correct answer can be derived from first principles
few

2026-06-02 04:46:13 UTC

https://tidal.com/track/89269756

2026-06-02 04:45:48 UTC

https://tidal.com/track/224409848

2026-06-02 04:45:18 UTC

https://tidal.com/track/35081582

2026-06-02 04:44:35 UTC

https://tidal.com/track/22232943

2026-06-02 04:43:02 UTC

https://tidal.com/track/4143449

2026-06-02 03:56:17 UTC

https://tidal.com/track/234064331/

2026-06-02 02:46:52 UTC

https://tidal.com/track/27100909

2026-06-01 19:30:04 UTC

I have opinions

2026-06-01 12:51:19 UTC

I think I must have a fairly refined taste and well curated experience because my all follows corkboard and my favorite nostriches corkboard are almost the same notes. Like minds stay.
That much more roller coaster when nostrfam siblings fight tho.
I thought about weighing in longform, and I might, but you guys already know, in time, proof of work out-performs NGU fiat.
Good reminder though, 'what do i still do that's fiat?' is not the worst meditation. 'where do I measure with the wrong metric?' kind of thing. Plenty to find here locally before I fix nostr with my words 😆

2026-06-01 12:22:26 UTC

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If our dance moves can be cryptographically guaranteed to be completely unassociated with our real identities, I think this could work.

2026-05-29 15:15:46 UTC

https://files.sovbit.host/39c6adee9b0b5e286bbc2a2aac85437b7b93818f0f7dd1dad1b799981efb5e9e.jpeg