I can’t believe what a n00b I am. I need to take a course. Is this Nostr? Is this Damus? LOL
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Might be both Damus and Nostr 😉
Damus is a client, lots of different clients to try. Nostr is the protocol.
Yes! But I tried doing Nostr. Com and it’s not even letting me login with the credentials I used, sadly! Is there a course somewhere? A blog? I’m completely new. I never 4chan’d, I never q-anon’d, and I never took a computer course.
Needless to say - I’m worried about keeping up with the times!
There is a new onboarding site here that gives you the basic rundown of how things work and why https://start.njump.me/
There are other sites too. It's a steep learning curve right now, but apps like Damus or Primal make it pretty easy to just use like a traditional social media, without worrying about the nitty gritty, and you can learn as you go and adjust your app usage as you find new things you like.
Welcome to Nostr! Check out my memes if you want 😁
Hello and welcome to both. Nostr is the protocol that damus, primal, and the other hundred or so apps run on sort of like the internet as you know it, but unlike the World Wide Web, Nostr apps allow you to read and write to the actual protocol level so as long as you have your nsec key, you can use it to long into any other Nostr app and you still have all your data and same followers.
Welcome! Let me know if you have any specific #damus questions. Start replying and following people. Lots of helpful ppl here too
Thank you, I will. I don’t even know which questions I would ask, as I have zero understanding about this, or why block chain keeps being brought up, or truly - what block chain even is. I e got my work cut out for me! Hoping to find a course or maybe tutorial somewhere. It’s only day one though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA-jiiepOrE&list=PLbku38jgMk8URzQ1EaAEyQQdFNNjfwzqM this might be helpful!
venessa thank you for helping my login problem . you are life saver .
Welcome! The learning curve feels steep at first but if I can learn anyone can 🥰 enjoy Nostr!
Welcome!
Few things you should know:
1. get a check mark in #Nostr, there are few options, I suggest nostrcheck.me, once you get it, edit your profile and update your Nostr-Address, not having it will hide you in some clients
2. follow hashtags, a good way to find like minded people
3. think of your nsec as your Bitcoin private keys, act accordingly
4. chose a client that respect your privacy, meaning, you can sign in with a Signer protecting your nsec, it has TOR built in and above all, you can manage the relays you use. I suggest nostr:nprofile1qqs24yz8xftq8kkdf7q5yzf4v7tn2ek78v0zp2y427mj3sa7f34ggjcpzamhxue69uhhv6t5daezumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qyg8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnddakj703s8dt t
5. add your lighting address in the profile so you can get zap, few options out there, I suggest nostr:nprofile1qqst4qyeqenw7zm0fwjsty68h6cnys5jre2xd8ngqpjv5a2j26s78fspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujucm0d9hx7uewd9hj75a0pev for most people
have fun!
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