I'm turning 40 this week. (Yay!) And as a millenial who witnessed the birth of the Internet and all the social media Apps...

Nostr is nostalgic to the *very* essence of the best parts of the Internet: Napster P2P file sharing, ICQ P2P chat, IRC file sharing, Torrents, MySpace music sharing, etc.

Something about this feels like stepping back to 2000 with one foot, but also into the future of say 2050 with the other.

So rad. All of this.

#NOSTR #DECENTRALIZED #PLEBCHAIN #BITCOIN #LIGHTNINGNETWORK #ZAPS

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And I didn't even mention Geocities, Angelfire, AOL, AskJeeves or Netscape. Lol.

Although Yahoo is still around.

Ugh. Nostalgia is a heck of a drug.

Oregon Trail on the Commodore 64

Hahah so good, played Oregon trail so muchโ€ฆ wow forgot about that

Haha. Until the son would die of dysentery ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ˜ฎ

I just bought all the ammo and just hunter โ€œyou got 500 pounds of bisonโ€

Hahaha... I never made it across. All those years... never even made it out West. Haha. Game was HARD.

Omg... and SimCity.

Warm feels remembering all the games and programs.

Now it's Bitcoin and Nostr ๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿ˜

Did you ever have a pager?

STOP. Hahaha. My dad would let me use his. My girlfriend had one too.

Now I have a Cold Wallet?!

USENET vibes as well.

... I still have a pager. ๐Ÿ˜‚

#[5] flaunt em

Love my pagers ๐Ÿ“Ÿ

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Nooooo!! Iโ€™d be nervous thinking the hospital is *back to the future* current. But Iโ€™m sure your patients are in good hands!

Why pagers? Just curious. Is it common?

Common in medical still.

Yeah... it's still common. Just an alert device.

Wait. You're a doctor for real?

Mad respect. Those pagers are awesome. Hahaa.

Funny, I hadnโ€™t worn a pager on call since the mid 2000s - switched to cell phone

#docchain. You need to forward your pager to your cellphone ๐Ÿ˜†

Wait this is you?? Why not an actual picture of yourself!! ๐Ÿ˜Š

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yeah I know right? it's fun. does SMS + Email, and Voicemail. and it's a whole lot less annoying than having to keep a slab of delicate glass charged, without some how destroying it, and hearing it beep and blip and vibrate all day.

hm... what's a pagar?

*pager

OMG... hahaha. Its old tech that would make u laugh now!

๐Ÿ˜‚ this is a pager. it sends and receives text messages, emails and gets voicemails.

its assigned a phone #. most pagers just get voicemails, but you have to call the pager # to check them.

in this case, i dont use a smartphone, so i have a landline VOIP phone, and the pager...

cc: #[2]

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Back in the day, pagers only displayed a number that was meant for you to call back. They didnโ€™t do fancy things like VM ๐Ÿคฃ

si senorita. this is what happened at the turn of the millennium. its a t-52 (korean clone of the motorola p9000).

I remember having to mash a number 4 times to let someone know it was ME. Lol. Technology is wild at how it advances now.

๐Ÿคฃ yeah i remember that too....

at school the next day, whats your code? i thought it was 2569

Someone can correct me if Iโ€™m wrong but Iโ€™m pretty sure if youโ€™re scanning the right frequency you can literally just freely read pager messages youโ€™re picking up. ๐Ÿ˜‚

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It was something like this (disclaimer I never actually tried it, just remember reading about it a bit): https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=45142&p=357671

No way!!!

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if any yall want to relive feeling old for a moment, come stop by the irc server..

https://2x2chat.com ๐Ÿคฃ i'm in there as ringo and there's an applet on the site

you forgot livejournal.com :) i miss geocities somedays..

I had LiveJournal! Blast from the past!

Limewire๐ŸŽ‰

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Haven't thought about Geocities in years. I worked for the first social networking site, sixdegrees.com - that is until the dotcom bust.

Woah... you're more OG than I!

Yeah... Nostr is a look back and a peek forward.

Oh and #plebchain followed!

I remember Lycos too.. that was my favorite for a while.

Totally ๐Ÿค™โšก๏ธ

#plebchain followed ๐Ÿซกโ›“๏ธ

This does feel like the 2000 internet revolution

Totally right.

happy birthday :D

if you feel like ever reverting to earlier times, feel free to drop by the IRC server I run.

https://2x2chat.com

ps, sent you a follow.

Thanks... someone flagged your post. But you're legit ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿค™โšก๏ธ

how does one even flag a post around here?

I figured I'd eventually garner some haters.

and Yeah, thanks for noticing. I don't do anything but tell the truth of a matter, and really being honest is a hard thing for a lot of people, but it's important.

Respect!!

Happy birthday ๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽ‚

Thanks โšก๏ธ๐Ÿค™๐Ÿ’ฏ

right here with ya ๐Ÿ™Œ

LETS GO !!!

#Plebchain my guy!

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Got u back!

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Donโ€™t forget American On Line Instant Messenger. Or as we kids called it AIM! I never appreciated just what we were doing by messaging kids from around the world at that time. Itโ€™s like what weโ€™re doing now.

Totally!

That it a perfect way to describe Nostr and sums it up perfectly. This is exactly why I love Nostr. It reminds me of the early days of the Internet with no algorithms, practically untouched by big business, and endless possibilities.

Yes. But also with Bitcoin being built into it.

I mean. Cmon. How cool is that?!

And everyone here is CHILL. No yelling politics like on Twitter.

If you are looking for some nostalgic experience using Nostr, try Nostrgram.co web client. Apart of tons of cool features it has that unique early web touch. Love it.

Also sending 440 sats - 1 for each year you absorbed that life experience and 1 for each seminar you generously shared your experience with others through the seminars in 2022.

Gods work. Immediate follow ๐Ÿ’œ

Thanks! The Zaps and kindness here are awesome!

Yeah... teaching and explaining Bitcoin in a professional setting hasn't been easy. Lots of skeptics, gate keepers and deniers.

Couldn't have done any of it without my business partner Angela.

I'll pass those Sats along in the seminar I'm doing this Friday.

#Plebchain followed!

Legend.

Totally agree with you - been teaching Bitcoin for years now, and we do get a ton of criticism both from nocoiners and shitcoiners all the time. On the other hand it only makes us strongr (Nostr pun intended)

Is Angela on nostr yet?

Totally. Yeah... she's explored a bit.

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Wow, I seem to get the honor of being the first follower (or my relays are acting up again ๐Ÿ˜)

Relay follower count be as active as Bitcoins price sometimes hahaha

take it easy. although agree your point๐Ÿ˜‰

Oh, and I've been following nostrgram since it existed. I agree... really throwback Vibes. Good recommendation!

Yes, this. And USENET and IRC.

My 40s = Great โšก๏ธโšก๏ธ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’ชโšก๏ธโšก๏ธ

Hoping so too. I have a feeling they will be... !!!

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Happy birthday! Best wishes for you!!

Thnx. #plebchain followed

Our legend begin with something called FIDONet, before the InterNet, since 1994 in China Mainland.

At the time we used BlueWave to receive letters, and FrontDoor to maintain the connection, just like the clients and relays in nostr.

And from the FIDOer, turn out some great guys, at least in China. Somebody like Pony Ma(Tencent), Lei Jun(xiaomi), Vincent Qiu(WPS), and more.

What I want to say, it's the great time, both of FIDONet and nostr. Looking forward to the second golden era.

Cool! Glad you're here for it! โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿค™

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I remember no internet. ZX Spectrum, Speak and Spell, BBC micro, etch-a-sketch, Atari and Amiga. Those were halcyon daysโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ˜„ too funny. You took this to another level...

Hahahaha. Etch a sketch.

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๐Ÿ˜‚ Puts a lot of what we have today into perspective. We all played outside too. Had to telephone to make arrangements to meet up at the local park. BMXโ€™s everywhere ๐Ÿ˜

Totally. We were the last of humanity to grow up like that. Pretty impactful to consider.

It is actually. Itโ€™s funny. A bunch of us olds have now bought back those old BMXโ€™s etc. I guess trying to recapture or youth again lol.

I trawl marketplace and craigslist for a 1991 Hinda Prelude in good condition. Go figure. Hahaha. All of our beloved stuff is now collectible.

Yep so true ๐Ÿ˜

๐ŸŽฏ definitely puts it in perspective. Biking around with my friends on the Haro bike I saved up for a bought is a core memory.

Totally! Good daysโ€ฆ

Happy Birthday for this week too!

Thanks! Followed! #plebchain

Happy bday in advance buddy. ๐Ÿค™

Thanks! #plebchain followed sir