Nostr Web Client

I can help with some of these:

1. https://shipyard.pub/ schedules posts

1a. You can upload the image anytime as the inline image shown is just a link. A good site (one of many) is https://nostr.build/ there are free or paid options

2. The concept of NOSTR is inherently different, it's not better or worse, just different. Understanding this difference will reduce your concerns here.

3. No advice, sorry.

1. Shipyard sucks, I’ve tried it. Very buggy, have tinfoil in my nsec and I have to divert from my preferred client.

1a. Nostr.build only supports manual uploads, and perhaps paid api uploads. I already pay for Primal, so I’d like to make use of their server, but it it has no api/automated upload option. I don’t want to use legacy sites like imgur.

2. This is what people pay good money for on social media like instagram, knowing how your posts perform is valuable information.

tuma 9mo ago

I guess a creator “sells” these data to sponsors and companies to convince them to support his work, right?

Do you think that by getting direct support by the community using #zaps can decrease the need for sponsorship and similar?

I use shipyard a lot (when posting daily GMs while on holiday), it's almost always worked perfectly for me. If you have issues, the great thing about NOSTR is you can tell the developer and they'll fix them. I believe nostr:nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7e3h0ghxjme0qyd8wumn8ghj7urewfsk66ty9enxjct5dfskvtnrdakj7qpql2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqta478g built this. Let him know what you want.

As for manual uploads, they were a revelation for me, it's what other platforms do, but it's hidden. NOSTR is a protocol, not a platform, company or algorithm, seeing how things really work is definitely a plus for me. Primal definitely hides this from you.

Primal is great, but it hides the NOSTR protocol from you. Think of it as more of an onboarding tool than a final destination.

2. I don't disagree with your point,

At the start of the last century, drivers complained that their new cars weren't producing manure when they replaced their horse drawn carriages with them. Nobody tried to fix that problem. Imperfect stats is a inherently an unsolvable problem for the most part.

If I create a npub and don't follow anybody and only use it to view posts, it remains undetected. I have maintained my privacy. My privacy, however comes at the cost of your metrics.

An open protocol based on #value4value may be a better long term option for you. You might find that being paid, peer to peer by zaps gives a much more visceral experience.

If it isn't, then the existing platforms do what they do extremely well. We're not necessarily trying to replicate those models.

Would be great if I didn’t have to switch clients..

One day, you'll look back at that post and laugh.

Switching clients is the best part. If you don't like how a client does something you switch to a different one or build your own.

There's a fun saying on here, if you're not using at least 4 clients on NOSTR, you're doing it wrong 😂

It's a joke, but there is a serious side to it.

Switching clients currently exposes your nsec, so there’s that..

Also, I’m not against using multiple clients, but I pay for 10GB of primal storage, so I’m not keen on also paying for a Nostr.build subscription just to be able to use their api.

https://shop.lnbits.com/product/nostr-signing-device

From the browser you can use a key signer like nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm or nostr:npub16uvg7mx3l97z8phfesl8rxj2vf82vn82hp9daala0egj45ynr8mstn0vkc signer like this:

But sometimes, unfortunately, you do have to expose your nsec. NOSTR is very much an evolving protocol.

Over time you’ll work out the best range of services for you and which ones you wish to pay for.

I hope you can stick with the journey. I think it’s worth it. Plus I’ve had a look through your posts and like a lot of your art.

I think you’ll find an audience here and you might even find it pays well.

Keyhan Alizadeh 9mo ago

this signer used esp32 which is not safe and have backdoors.

Have you let nostr:npub1c878wu04lfqcl5avfy3p5x83ndpvedaxv0dg7pxthakq3jqdyzcs2n8avm know?

vinney...axkl 9mo ago

you will slowly move to paying for more open services that interop nicely with other services, rather than centralized silos that rent-seek by arbitrarily trapping you.

maybe not today, but some day.

Niel Liesmons 9mo ago

1. Easy

2. Easy within a #communikey (with its own main relay + blossom server)

3. Hard but high priority

leo 9mo ago

what do you mean with tools for media editing? in app video editor?

Cutting resizing photos, video editing, cutting, adding music, etc.

nostr:nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzpq35r7yzkm4te5460u00jz4djcw0qa90zku7739qn7wj4ralhe4zqqsq594v6f6sv7k3u65yqsnl730r5lerrmz4s08egsyg5hfrqckz7sgur402w

Also, since there’s no algo. If you guys would Repost my work/Follow that would be amazing 🙏🏼

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aa15928f... 9mo ago

Those should be implemented as ‘layer 2’ client or server features rather than additions to the NOSTR protocol itself.

gandlaf21 9mo ago

'just' function as well as apps funded with millions if not billions is no easy feat though

Derek Ross 9mo ago

It's not... And that's where we are at now.

Patoshi 9mo ago

Sounds like Linux gradual adoption over the years … still… I’d much prefer open source regardless. What about some kind of development platform running off lightning snd sats? I feel a nostr YouTube equivalent would be a start with zero ads and 100% education/helpful content.

jo 🇺🇸 9mo ago

portable digital social ID

Fort Nakamoto 9mo ago

Bingo. The biggest hurdle isn’t convincing people why they should use Nostr—it’s making sure they can use it without friction. Most people don’t care about decentralization, censorship resistance, or sovereignty; they just want things to work.

Right now, onboarding is a nightmare for the average user. Private keys? Relays? Wallet integration? It’s all second nature to the tech-savvy, but a brick wall for normies. The moment they hit friction, they bounce right back to the platforms they know.

The game-changer isn’t building something better—it’s building something equivalent but sovereign. The second it feels as seamless as its legacy counterparts, the advantages of self-ownership will do the selling. Until then, we’re just preaching to the choir.

OpenMike 9mo ago

Creator communities 👀

@IsabelSydow Queen of Shrimps (but u can call me Dan.) 9mo ago

"...they just need to function as well as what Nostr is attempting to replace..."

I'm with this. Though I don't think we're setting people for failure.

I have failed myself, a lot, when it comes to using what few clients & apps I have the time & brain to use; but I feel this is a journey, an undertaking that many in this community have been very helpful with.

There has been times I've been the one to pause the "receiving of the help" because I need to catch up, or my non-Nostr life has decided to get in the way.

I am in agreement that user-friendliness does need to be a priority. If you are in your late 30s now, you need to think of how would your 80+ grandma/grandpa use this, why, & with how much ease.

Why?

Because the old ones still have a lot good sh*t to offer that many young'uns have no idea of its yuuuuge value.

I'm not saying let's cater to octogenarians, but when solving a problem from the perspective of your least capable participant, you solve it for everybody!!!!

I feel like I may be contradicting myself. I think I should, we all have yin & yang in us.

But while the user-friendliness of Nostr remains "questionable", we may need to focus on our community and help each other out to learn to use it with its current hurdles, as this creates new neurological connections. Challenge is good for our brains, while the work is done to smooth as many kinks to onboard EVERYONE. As in... No vulnerable member of our human specie left behind. Solving all the problems is a paradox, cuz new problems and challenges will always show up.

metadavid 9mo ago

Agree…one barrier I’ve noticed is some sort of cultural resistance to anything other than Bitcoins/Sats which makes it a bit discouraging to help build the necessary infra knowing it’ll be poorly received.

I ❤️ @jack 9mo ago

Bravo!! This is brilliant. I especially love the motto…

“nostr is where people and their agents learn and get stuff done.” 📋💥🚀💜

jgbtc 9mo ago

three lists of three

Shannon Persists 9mo ago

I find it intriguing that you're wealthy for life, yet you're still engaged in personal and professional development!

n 9mo ago

Something like nostr:nprofile1qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wshszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz7qgawaehxw309ahx7um5wghxy6t5vdhkjmn9wgh8xmmrd9skctcpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxummnw3ezucnpdejz7qgewaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8xmn0wf6zuum0vd5kzmp0qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcpzpmhxue69uhkztnwdaejumr0dshsqg9mly364yjxqe0c33qv0kdlv8xvcrlnlnlsvk5vktl5e7akyzy0rcpj9h6f ?

Shannon Persists 9mo ago

I think you should try and disassociate the idea that Nostr is full of people who only are into crypto, I think otherwise you're missing out on private who either dislike it or don't have a purpose for even having an opinion of it.

jack 9mo ago 💬 36

competing with twitter/x will not work.

make something new.

1f

Outis 9mo ago

Yes competing with already well astablished companies will be hard

Diyana 9mo ago

Jack, how do you keep track of your lists? What do you use to store/file/organize?

the notes app on ios

It’s a great app.

okay

Problems solved > Tech built

Spot on product advice as always

freecritter 9mo ago

The Nostr product playbook:

AI | Communities | Creators

nostr:nevent1qqsq594v6f6sv7k3u65yqsnl730r5lerrmz4s08egsyg5hfrqckz7sgpzemhxw309ucnjv3wxymrst338qhrww3hxumnwfuzmy4

🟠 isolabellart 9mo ago 💬 1

I'm a creator.

Nostr offers a unique opportunity for me as an artist to authentically connect with my audience and other creators.

Its structure encourages direct interaction and distribution of works, keeping my artistic identity high and enhancing my work with zaps.

This open and connected approach not only expands the visibility of my creations, but also allows for better organization of artistic information and greater collaboration among creatives.

For me, Nostr is a space in which to share art, learn and grow together with a dynamic community.

Tim Bouma 9mo ago

Proof of Painting. Purchased via #nostr #safebox

AI powered nostr public contents search engine? Or does it already exit?

Because the current clients' search bars are really unhelpful

https://search.chakany.systems is probably the closest thing for now. you can search semantically

Tried it 😬

Anything better? 😅

yeah, will make improvements this weekend.

events need to be posted to wss://relay.chakany.systems so that's the main limitation

I will drop in on it later

elsat 9mo ago

I searched for two common keywords and I am getting back some language I don’t know

can i see the query?

elsat 9mo ago

“romania”

“community”

peep the similarity metric

the sample size right now is low because events need to be posted to relay.chakany.systems

additionally we don't support quotes or anything like that

it's a similarity check between embeded pieces of text

What distance metric are you using?

the value of the text embedding of the query compared to kind1s in the db

Like cosine vs euclidean or others. If its cosine, a negative value could be "opposite" meaning in semantic space. Wheras regular texts would typically be positive

euclidean distance

Negative euclidean distances?! Sir, unless you're working with (literal) imaginary numbers the math isn't mathing 🫠

But in any case, cosine is typically used for semantic distances

i guess it's called "L2 Distance"

will fix when i get home tdy