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Remember how I was writing a book? Well, I gave up on it. But then I wrote a different one:

https://building-nostr.coracle.social/

This book is both practical and philosophical. It ellides a lot of the details you can otherwise get by reading Nostr NIPs, focusing instead on all the things I've learned over three years working on nostr.

It includes a number of contrarian opinions which may be partially or completely wrong. Feel free to disagree, or even tell me where I'm wrong. I'll be releasing updates to the book as I have time and inclination to repent of my mistakes and omissions.

The book is free, with epub and pdf versions available for your reading pleasure. If you like the book, you can send me bitcoin via nostr or at https://geyser.fund/project/buildingnostr, and if people like it enough I may publish a version that you can touch with your fingers.

Welliv 5mo ago

Hi nostr:nprofile1qqsf03c2gsmx5ef4c9zmxvlew04gdh7u94afnknp33qvv3c94kvwxgspr9mhxue69uhkscnj9e3k7unpvdkx2tnnda3kjctv9uqsuamnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dshs8t20f0, I’ve been thinking of turning your book into an audiobook to listen on the go and tried it out with the intro.

If you’re into it, we could do the whole thing and post it as an album on nostr:nprofile1qqszy58kj62v9fpe98nhuh0q76np4e0r0g0wd44rhth3wphdnyqjfzcpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqzrthwden5te0dehhxtnvdakq4mjy0c. That way, people can listen and zap chapters, which could help fund a print version faster.

Let me know what you think of the intro and if you’re interested.

https://blossom.primal.net/a428c4ae540fb4cabe8a8a86ef61e9574f5b4f81cd09a4f25ae7fe2e2c824ffe.mp4

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hodlbod 5mo ago

This is great! You have a very good reading voice. You even got the right pronunciation of "nostr" (although I pronounce my name "hawdlebod").

The book's license prohibits derivative works or monetization by a third party, but I would like to see this happen. I'll send you a NIP 17 DM — let me know if you don't receive it.