Derek Ross

The purple pill helps the orange pill go down.

Developer Relations at Soapbox.

🪺 NostrNests.com
🎙️ YakBak.app
🖼️ Zappix.app
🗓️ Plektos.app
🎶 ZapTrax.app
📈 Zaplytics.app
🎧 Podstr.org

Public Key

npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424

NIP-05 Address

[email protected]

Profile Code

nprofile1qqsr7acdvhf6we9fch94qwhpy0nza36e3tgrtkpku25ppuu80f69kfqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqs6amnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dsqn8lmk

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relay.damus.io

nos.lol

Author Public Key

npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424

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Last Notes

2025-10-23 12:37:20 UTC

Shadow is such a pretty kitty 🥰 https://blossom.primal.net/6eb15be74e67280f50bb9ecce9f042cb098bf67b540bf99ae516a0312c8f3fc7.jpg

2025-10-22 18:59:26 UTC

#Nostrshire is fast approaching 🫂🤙🏻💜
https://blossom.primal.net/231d89ecb660c2656d9227d7cb4bda8402661d69e2dc12835e27c32c676b5d01.png

2025-10-22 12:32:44 UTC

Ԍood morning and pura vida, Nostr! It's time to create notes and send zaps! 🫂💜🤙🏻
Let's add a little Blue to the purple.

2025-10-20 17:49:55 UTC

I’ve been using Signal for about ten years. In the beginning, it was just my wife and me. Then I added a few Android tech friends. Eventually, I convinced a few more friends to join, but most of them left after a while. Later, I got some family members to try it, though they barely used it.
Over time, I added more tech-savvy friends, then more local friends and family. Eventually, I started connecting with tons of online friends from Bitcoin Twitter and then Nostr. Even the friends and family who had left before came back. Now, Signal has become my main way of communicating with my family, several friend groups, and just about everyone except a few outlier RCS text chats.
My point is: it takes time for people to migrate from one app to another. It can take years before adoption really takes hold. Apps like White Noise and others will have the same journey. Keep using them. Don’t stop. You’re on the right path.

2025-10-20 15:20:46 UTC

1,600 bitcoin or ~30% of the clearnet node capacity of the Lightning network resides on AWS. https://image.nostr.build/10d1c8b755cdb39f56c966847e891220dfae24bd4c5aa3b4af99f428c9b7793a.png

2025-10-20 14:16:35 UTC

Now that craziness of #NostrValley has passed, it's time to begin the craziness of #Nostrville 😅

2025-10-20 01:04:27 UTC

I'm sure there's a metaphor in here somewhere.
https://blossom.primal.net/14e722063d1474b78e3cf040b0b1ec3a9259c2b54693e3e4ae7de7d93bea6b24.jpg

2025-10-17 15:40:38 UTC

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It depends on the amount of leaves. I mulch up some and when it becomes too much I burn them or blow them into a pile by the road and the town comes by and sucks them up.

2025-10-16 21:03:29 UTC

I can confirm that I have more sats than I did on September 31. Uptober indeed.
#nevent1q…yrsv

2025-10-16 19:34:50 UTC

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It has to be easier. We cannot call it the money of the future if the functionality doesn't match.

2025-10-16 13:01:42 UTC

good morning and pura vida, nostr! it's time to create notes and send zaps! 💜🫂🤙
it's also time to build. it's time to realize that the more ideas that we have, the more free we become. we have to save the open web. we have to take back control. keep building.

2025-10-15 03:10:50 UTC

@npub10hj…e5ny is free and open to all, howeverr if you're on the nostr, we'd love to scan your profile's QR code and award you a Nostr Badge for attendance.
I wanted an easy way to do this, so I built a kiosk style badge app. This way attendees can scan their own QR codes. All npubs are saved locally in browser storage. Later on, the event host can switch over to admin mode, sign in, and award a badge to all npbus that were collected and saved. Any event host can use this.
https://event-badges.shakespeare.wtf/
Next, I decided we need an alternative to https://badges.page and built one. It still needs a lot of work for my vision, but here's the first iteration of it. I'll build this out over the next couple weeks as time permits.
https://badgestr.shakespeare.wtf/
As always, these micro-apps are open source and built via #shakespeare
Enjoy!

2025-10-14 00:04:07 UTC

we're live! get in here! https://honey.hivetalk.org/meet/Shakespeare_Vibe_Coding_Jam_Session

2025-10-13 14:33:07 UTC

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hmm. doesn't bitcoind require bitcoin core?

2025-10-13 14:28:11 UTC

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what are you running?

2025-10-13 13:17:01 UTC

I'm still running Bitcoin Core 28.
I think Ordinals and everything related to them that came afterwards are all spam and that spam should be treated as such.
I also don't feel comfortable running Bitcoin Knots, only because I feel that it's not battle tested enough for me to switch over.
That said, if I was new to the space and new to running a node, I'd run a Bitcoin Knots node because it aligns with those beliefs.
And then I'd probably have similar apprehensions about switching to Bitcoin Core due to 30s wild changes, turning Bitcoin into a really bad file server.
Run whatever you're comfortable running.
The main point is that you're running a node.

2025-10-13 13:12:37 UTC

It's wild the amount of shit that @nprofile…uf96 receives for posting his opinion on, well, mostly anything, but I was specifically commenting this morning on the Bitcoin Core vs Bitcoin Knots conversation.

2025-10-10 12:13:49 UTC

@nprofile…ptsy is smart again 🤓
#nevent1q…uvxa

2025-10-09 19:20:42 UTC

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Some people have lost the plot.

2025-10-09 18:02:13 UTC

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lol

2025-10-09 18:00:20 UTC

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go home fascist!

2025-10-09 17:16:02 UTC

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i watched a video of a kid essentially getting kidnapped on the way home from school yesterday. wtf.

2025-10-09 13:52:59 UTC

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good morning!

2025-10-09 13:39:05 UTC

Nostr is a village and it's going to take all of us to build it. Don't hold back.

2025-10-08 20:30:32 UTC

I don’t understand why most native Nostr applications don’t also function as NSEC bunkers or key signers. These apps already have access to the user’s private key and can sign events, so adding this capability doesn’t seem like a big leap.
By including it, the overall Nostr user experience would greatly improve. Users could seamlessly use other apps within the ecosystem without dealing with key juggling, confusing add-ons, or browser extensions.
This will HELP with user retention, IMO, as it makes the uses cases of Nostr less complicated.

2025-10-08 13:31:30 UTC

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Need a 2M sats channel? DM me your node public key if you're interested.

2025-10-08 13:28:13 UTC

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You mentioned BTCPay server on another note. Does your store accept bitcoin? I didn't see it, but I am also blind from time to time too.

2025-10-08 13:12:12 UTC

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i feel you're on the right path, doing what you need to do, enganging and commenting with others. since we don't have content algos to bring 'for you' content forward in most cases that means that the user is going to have to do it themselves.
i call this 'being your own algorithm'.
i've written about it from time to time, but the gist is that you need to engage and comment on other content and let those people know that you're here and that you want to be social. you need to be social again, not allowing algos and software to do the heavy lifting for you. it's more organic that way.
and yes, that can be frustrating, because software is supposed to make our lives easier, but also at the same time, it's somewhat refreshing too.
also, use The Derek Algorithm.
if you have any content that you feel needs to be seen, tag me, DM me, etc. ill take a look and boost it.

2025-10-08 12:24:10 UTC

Ԍood morning and pura vida, Nostr! It's time to create notes and send zaps! 💜🫂🤙🏻
Value for value can be sustainable, but your community and/or your audience needs to hit critical mass to do so. We just need more people to understand this concept. We just need more users. We need more skin the game.

2025-10-08 11:51:32 UTC

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No, moderation isn't censorship. Community moderation tools allow the users of the community to have control over what content their community sees.
It gives them personal control over their feed and their attention. At the same time, the person that's being moderated can still say whatever they want and create whatever they want.
Free speech doesn't mean the world has to see your content and read it, it means that the world can see your content and can read it if they want to.
My front door is kind of a moderator. It keeps unwanted people out. If I allow you in, you can come in. And if you want to stand outside on the street and preach about why you think cats are superior to dogs, you can do so all night long, I just don't let you inside my house to do it. You win. You get to preach. I win. I don't have to hear it.
Moderation works the same way. Censorship would be the cops arresting you in the street for speaking or a client banning you for posting.

2025-10-08 00:39:34 UTC

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Wow. Now that's a relic.

2025-10-07 22:56:01 UTC

i feel this.
#note1kn9…yw0q

2025-10-07 22:18:54 UTC

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Oh. @nprofile…f5vy is this your business? 👀

2025-10-07 16:42:35 UTC

The paradox of social media is that most applications and services gravitate towards centralization even though they know that this pushes them away from their original mission to give users more control and more options.
You don't generally see new applications launch stating that they're going to offer more control and a more dystopian future. They normally tout new features and additional user options. But at the end of the day, platform lock-in yields more money for shareholders.
There has to be a better way forward.

2025-10-07 16:36:23 UTC

Additional Web of Trust and community moderation tools need to be explored and developed.

2025-10-06 23:35:15 UTC

The moon is very bright this evening. https://blossom.primal.net/84bf71a6c170e23ed7f59b3414895b2a0025dc414d65327b619c3a2a6c8c24a0.jpg

2025-10-06 17:28:39 UTC

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yeah, but does @npub1pm5…xe07 zap?

2025-10-05 20:42:59 UTC

What happens first? Bitcoin $200K or Nostr 200K DAU?

2025-10-05 18:01:36 UTC

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Welcome back 💜🤙🏻🫂

2025-10-05 17:48:59 UTC

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😂😂😂 We are winning.

2025-10-05 14:40:30 UTC

Ԍood morning and pura vida, Nostr! It's time to create notes and send zaps! 💜🫂🤙🏻
We must go higher. More notes. More zaps. More issues. More bug reports. More versions. More apps. More npubs. All of it.

2025-10-04 23:35:16 UTC

I need a movie recommendation for tonight. I can't make a decision. What's something that you've seen this past year that you've enjoyed?

2025-10-04 21:09:18 UTC

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Awesome.

2025-10-04 17:33:52 UTC

Imagine...
#nevent1q…7ma6

2025-10-04 16:19:32 UTC

It's still warm enough for me to be in my happy place 🥰 https://blossom.primal.net/3eaf1b1691451fdb2fafa8db6721bd4ba0d77c406ca4e6065a7666484b687311.jpg

2025-10-04 15:21:20 UTC

Ԍood morning and pura vida, Nostr! It's time to create notes and send zaps! 💜🫂🤙🏻
Rewarding value is in itself valuable.

2025-10-03 18:03:53 UTC

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Now this looks like a damn good time.

2025-10-03 14:39:37 UTC

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Looks amazing 😍

2025-10-03 11:43:39 UTC

If you're using Shakespeare's git and loving the ability to have git access either in the GUI or terminal, please be aware that this is a different implementation of git than what you're using in your own terminal. We have more improvements to come, but for now it's very basic.
#nevent1q…gmse

2025-10-02 13:55:55 UTC

I just dumped $450 into a camera. The streams must flow. @nprofile…na52 will be live streamed.

2025-10-01 17:20:33 UTC

we're going to win. legacy social media will not control my attention nor will they profit from it.
#note1awa…h82q

2025-10-01 17:18:56 UTC

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Legacy social media is a battle field for our attention. Decentralized social communication with Nostr is how we win and fight back to gain control.
Welcome to the future. 🫂💜🤙🏻

2025-10-01 02:31:41 UTC

Nostriches have kind eyes.
#nevent1q…2reh

2025-10-01 00:27:59 UTC

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welcome back to nostr. this is good operational security. im sorry it happened, but it's a great lesson too.

2025-10-01 00:26:36 UTC

i asked gemini to "create an image of someone being nerd sniped" and this is what i got. lol @npub1xts…kk5s https://image.nostr.build/116bbddf4c7972d7519036d1a633b40799e4ea3b4df1baf7740884849a4c2425.jpg

2025-09-30 22:35:29 UTC

@nprofile…am06 @nprofile…ssmk if I could make a request, I'd LOVE to see NWC in Fountian, either a) have the ability to create NWC strings from the built-in Fountain wallet to use the wallet in other apps or b) use a NWC enabled wallet and replace the built-in Fountian wallet with this NWC wallet or c) both use cases are also acceptable for maximum flexibility, but not needed.
My use case here is for on-boarding musicians and podcasters. If we on-board them to Fountain for music and podcasts, we want to also onboard them to the larger Nostr ecosystem. We do so by having them install @nprofile…9kjz.
This current approach creates problems, because users cannot easily zap in both apps. And if they try, it's confusing and they have to go through hurdles and work with split balances.
If Fountian had NWC, a user could add their Fountain wallet to Primal or add their Primal wallet to Fountain. Boom. On-boarding solved and made easy.
The sats must flow and they must flow easily for non-technical people.
Thanks!

2025-09-30 22:24:29 UTC

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Primal mobile notifications seem to be working fine for me. I can't test desktop at the moment. When in doubt, clear cache and cookies and login again?

2025-09-30 17:09:22 UTC

#vibecoding intensifies! Claude Sonnet 4.5 is now available. I can't wait to use this with #Shakespeare ACT2! https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-sonnet-4-5

2025-09-30 16:55:14 UTC

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appreciate it. ill reach out if i have issues.

2025-09-30 15:39:28 UTC

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I guess I'm not helping with https://ZapTrax.app using the Wavlake API 🤓 but I do plan on adding RSS music eventually once I can figure that out.
What music apps are you talking about and referring to? What should I check out?

2025-09-30 15:21:56 UTC

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What's wrong with using Wavlake and Fountian 🤓🤣 They are good platforms. They may not be FOSS, but that doesn't mean they are evil like Spotify. They're businesses trying to make money and don't want to give away their source code, but they do give back to the community in various ways.

2025-09-30 12:30:21 UTC

Ԍood morning and pura vida, Nostr! It's time to create notes and send zaps! 🫂🤙🏻💜
By transaction volume, we're the largest bitcoin based circular economy in the world. That's powerful and important. Keep zapping.

2025-09-29 19:49:36 UTC

the value for value movement grows. welcome @npub1vur…f7y2. it really IS fucking great.
#note1d6p…w3kv

2025-09-29 19:37:13 UTC

JUST IN: apparently all of us are high IQ holders too.
#note143w…hk7r

2025-09-29 15:47:37 UTC

I must hype even harder 🤓 https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/new-findings-ai-coding-overhyped

2025-09-29 14:56:18 UTC

Using Nostr apps today feels a lot like using Netscape in the early days of the web. Back then, everything was new and kind of rough around the edges. But everything was exciting, because you could finally build and create without needing anyone’s permission.
https://media1.tenor.com/m/ig8j1jG12IUAAAAC/netscape-internet.gif
Nostr has that same vibe now. It’s not a polished product, it’s an open, living protocol with a plethora of applications being built without permission.
Just like the web grew from simple static pages into the juggernaut it is today, Nostr is laying the groundwork for a decentralized social internet that anyone can jump in and help shape.
Keep building.

2025-09-29 12:10:22 UTC

Your typical Reddit experience, as they advertise for the need for Nostr applications.
#nevent1q…kfct

2025-09-29 11:56:03 UTC

Ԍood morning and pura vida, Nostr! It's time to create notes and send zaps! 🫂🤙🏻💜
In three months it will be three years that I've been saying the same greeting without missing a day. I feel it might be time for a change.

2025-09-29 02:33:54 UTC

The seafood boil was a grand success. I'm looking forward to making a chowder with the leftovers later this week. 😋

2025-09-28 22:05:18 UTC

Delicious 😋 https://blossom.primal.net/0115f7cf36548f0e15fdc3a9825ef683768589ba1139641e2e954900204e0ab7.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/29190f91fac6c32d4a34811461b52e47271448500fc5ed694d7ef8bbe1a96dda.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/04425abbd600584d13c411858012f83772df04e08473b93880f9721704c11937.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/cb5cbdef7aaa7af402a6ae7f111b0e92f165b3074bf1b4641568b07ee5d5db15.jpg
#nevent1q…hhaf

2025-09-28 21:34:43 UTC

About ready... https://blossom.primal.net/d8b946fe57e6f7d274de1d7d55906686ca7a7f1c82dbd584fb2514ea9f653dde.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/d168ed12a3ad9a472a00fe115fa048d8e0b29ac1985b3a31b13cebf1b835a903.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/efa72c902c52b9d7891198e1f8d6acbce07ef9eba37a9c30b03fdd12e574c472.jpg
#nevent1q…3jc8

2025-09-28 20:39:22 UTC

It's cook time! https://blossom.primal.net/fec5d83ec47742bbfa10b81a9adb03a20f7d5626d4bf53d0284b6e6b962c25ad.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/26f7f1bde102870008f1e4a9526cdca8449665fae59d04d2a9f1fdc3862d8559.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/761a75d451c0e9ce27b12781ba64013adcacc398f8ad62200fe7f55a61a9e98c.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/602252090d8f1c1443df930f412c2414de52ef0656e68d31029cea3eb4339028.jpg
#nevent1q…qyfd

2025-09-28 19:12:58 UTC

Preparing... https://blossom.primal.net/a8fb654082852d8f46b6df7b4e9b6b976a81476ed946f39570705097e86162f8.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/9a553a793e9c17fd4c443c2d2bfc44956fd62c0ae4b2d3bdcaa3093a30bf1869.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/3da9e5879a6dc6dbc8682eedd3c98720e139675aeeb7d2c23d4b6427c82b1f72.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/64d396785f999bb0317de504d0b08fac27975021e6d9dcf31b9c0e4dc2ebf4c8.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/592ef262d69a55671608b7a9d569ab4239f7fa9e8dcaa9d9ed59a482b9476b0e.jpg
#nevent1q…gqd6

2025-09-28 18:03:43 UTC

Today is the 6th annual Ross Seafood Boil. Soon these vessels will be filled with delicious seafood, burgers and hotdogs. I'll post updates throughout the afternoon. https://blossom.primal.net/172d218814e2f171aa35bea45ce7b95a4343836d294b19929e67da7b5e4f005a.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/110143af98bbec03aadb2e1ae66f95039dc7a9460f7956236310add99ee9a874.jpg

2025-09-28 15:00:55 UTC

Ԍood morning and pura vida, Nostr! It's time to create notes and send zaps! 🫂🤙🏻💜
We're vibing the future.

2025-09-28 03:41:30 UTC

Shadow, aka 'Engine Cat, is doing well. I lovey baby kitty 🥹 https://blossom.primal.net/3cbe4ffe465e2e8416abad924a5f1e21298166dec8dc7d9c313133d12fa7d113.jpg

2025-09-28 03:39:16 UTC

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Of the Nittany variety.

2025-09-28 03:17:38 UTC

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Dammit 😩

2025-09-28 03:11:00 UTC

LET'S GO LIONS 🔵⚪

2025-09-27 23:36:49 UTC

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Beautiful. Where is this at?

2025-09-27 19:13:42 UTC

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This is how we win.

2025-09-27 17:17:03 UTC

Who's wearing this to #nostrvalley?
#nevent1q…wvw5

2025-09-27 16:50:54 UTC

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This is what I say to myself every week when I pull out the clippers to shave my head.

2025-09-27 16:39:36 UTC

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Welcome back! I'll re-open a channel here later today.

2025-09-27 16:20:42 UTC

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Primal doesn't tell me when my steaks on the grill are done. That's bullshit! It should send me a notification! 😂

2025-09-27 16:17:27 UTC

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Good! Tag him and have him do an introductions note.

2025-09-27 14:27:51 UTC

Ԍood morning and pura vida, Nostr! It's time to create notes and send zaps! 🫂🤙🏻💜
Happy weekend!

2025-09-27 03:26:41 UTC

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I'll let him know his cert expired.

2025-09-27 03:17:33 UTC

#shakespeare has a web ide and terminal now. wild. https://image.nostr.build/6421d5f36f4e84e5c2ec2e9e722cae67ac6071890968eab68718389e317849e4.png https://image.nostr.build/26e5bfc50ecef8aaa43ac18b45146203b9e055132b0654dfdcd0409796f7b463.png

2025-09-27 02:27:00 UTC

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not bad.

2025-09-27 02:18:10 UTC

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welcome back

2025-09-27 02:17:16 UTC

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i think i CPU mined XMR back in like 2014 when i was mining dogecoin with my GPU. everyone goes through a phase.

2025-09-27 02:16:07 UTC

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these are my thoughts too. the purple pill helps the orange pill go down.

2025-09-27 02:15:39 UTC

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im not going to shitcoin or use these clients, but i want shitcoiners to build their NFT clients on nostr instead of X and Discord.

2025-09-27 02:14:55 UTC

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absolutely.

2025-09-27 02:14:32 UTC

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why for me lol i don't use XMR. i have never used XMR. im just happy someone built it, showing that nostr is open and permissionless.

2025-09-27 02:13:40 UTC

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im fairly certain that Garnet was abandoned after a month or two. it hasn't been worked in since July 2024.

2025-09-27 02:10:48 UTC

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at a technical level XMR is cool, but it's a shitcoin.

2025-09-27 02:10:03 UTC

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yeah! im anxious for you to meet the kids :)

2025-09-27 00:51:17 UTC

There’s now a new Nostr client for XMR “zaps.” I’ll never use it, but I’m glad it exists. It’s a perfect example of Nostr’s strength. Open, permissionless protocols allow for creations like this, even if some see them as abominations. Keep building.
https://nosmero.com