I have a rocket heater sauna. Is that traditional? It rocks with essential oils & a joint.
The South African government wants to regulate independent podcasts.
Yeah, because that's worked so well to ensure the veracity of traditional media.
I'm sure they'll do a great job, nothing to worry about!
https://video.nostr.build/f91bec57ce52d949e8b30292071c38d34e45c8354f2a2221ffe5d8eb0fee0f90.mp4
I think they're concerned they might irrelevant soon.
Winamp is the one I remember! Yuslak! It was probably the first music player I had on a pc! Great memory! Now I'm on Soundcloud & Spotify.
Hey Frenz & Fam!
About 15 to 20 years ago I wrote a novel. I had some interaction with a self-publishing company, and a startup publishing company which limped along then died. I shelved the novel as I felt it needed someone else's eyes. Jenny and her mom are the only ones I know of who have read it (I sent it to others, but I don't think they read it). They told me they thoroughly enjoyed reading it. I think they might be biased.
So, in the spirit of Mercury Retrograde to revisit, renew and review I've self-published on Amazon. Also, it might be a backstory for a character in another novel. The Kindle version of the novel is available for free on Amazon for 5 days. Read it, if you like, you don't have to. If you like it, share it. I'm thinking of serializing it on X or nostr (npub1q7xkvuryfz5ta22z4esjrqme0cfsntjtkyepmhwa2g3ew4synuxq4386af), or maybe just the first few chapters.
Happy Monday!
Happy New Breath!
Do you still use the official version of Firefox (not a fork) now that their new ToS have dropped?
https://video.nostr.build/e9031da420a9609a1d2b236fb54f4901e71051006200098763aff42d16324049.mp4
Thanks for the heads up! I've been using Firefox as a secondary browser with only one tab open. Been like that for years. I just downloaded Librewolf and changed. I prefer Brave.
I've just used nostr:nprofile1qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq36amnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3dxqcjucn0d36zummzwdjhyan9wghsqgrnc6aey3q2jdzz08m6x64rmct3pjge3v0faz3efngnurw4ex2vvv3lc28c for my first 'long form' on nostr. It's what I've been waiting for so I can drift away from X. Even Substack.
I like the idea behind the third one, but visually i prefer the first one.
Imagine having a personal assistant who could prompt you into riding a positive wave of creativity and warn you about a risky period of your life when you are cognitively distracted. An assistant that knows you better than you do, only because it has processing power and a database curated by you for you. A better you, created by you!
As a foreigner it is easy to access X, and watch. Not so much Fox. I wonder how much that affects things. So far Fox 24mil, Tucker 158mil.
I prefer plant medicines (psychedelics) to toxins/poisons...
What about an AI dedicated to yourself, living only on your devices, getting to know you and your habits?! Performs all the boring, procrastinational tasks for you. This is me, thinking about all the setup tasks for personal AI.
Something Magical
I asked for something magical before going to bed. I had enough of Unexplained Fleeting Phenomenon for a while, what with my neck hurting and non-existing hypothesis for the stuff I witness. So I asked for something magical instead.
I sit outside in the dark, often.
It’s quiet (but not all the time), spacious, but not when the clouds are covering the sky. I don’t last long these days. It gets colder quicker. A couple of puffs and I’m back inside listening to psyambient or glorious pop.
It’s not all that quiet in the country. Sometimes roosters will start crowing in the middle of the night for no reason, maybe it’s full moon, most of the time it is just random. The roosters will get all confused about something, discuss it for a bit, then the dogs will get irritated. They’re generally louder and their network is wider. Birds tend to not sleep through it. The nocturnals are first, then the doves, ultimately the humans, “Shut the fuck up!” to nothing in particular. If that fails, be sure you will hear the cows and horses next.
But when it is quiet it is magical.
Most of the time it is unexplained. Fleeting wisps of flying shadows, sometimes light. Many meteors, but sometimes they change direction. Or pulse in and out of star form. I have an idea it’s sometimes organic, sometimes man-made or alien.
I was bored, frustrated consciousness didn’t seem to be interested in rewarding my curiosity. So, I asked for something magical. I didn’t wait or flinch. It arrived in ten seconds.
A shadow silhouette gathers it’s wings as it steadies itself on the corrugated sheeting, slide-scratching with claws. It twirls it’s round head. I don’t move mine with eyes wide, it landed in my vision valiantly.
I thought I had smiled too much. My smile must have grown for five minutes until it took off. It was back, but not long enough for a landing, as I was expecting, hoping it would grace me with another moment. I was perched a little too perfectly, wide-eyed and expectant.
Photo by Agto Nugroho on Unsplash
I think nostr is just the thing I've been waiting for. X has become such a disappointment, but I'm not surprised. I'm prepared to ween myself off centralized platforms, and in the process write more for nostr. Hopefully, earn a bit of bucks through LN, not like Substack/Medium, especially as non-US human.