Funny story and a beacon to the nostr/bitcoin tribe 🙏 :

As some of you may know, I run an AI team at a large fiat health-tech company. The job has been sucking out my soul for the past few years, but I persisted because the paycheck was very comfortable and helped me keep the lights on at home. It's been brutal working 10-12 hour days under high stress, hardly being around for my teenage son's final years of childhood, and then trying to make time for my passion projects in bitcoin, nostr, and AI.

Last week, I had enough and finally did what I had been stopping myself from doing for over a year. I asked my SVP to lay me off. He laughed and said that's going to be really tough because I run a high visibilty team and the optics would be terrible if I was laid off. 😂

I pressed him some more and told him there was no way I could continue for much longer and he finally demurred and agreed to "see what he can do" 🤷‍♂️

I'm going to take him at his word and assume the sweet axe will fall by the end of June, plus about two months of severance. That's about as much runway I have to start making a dent with all the projects I want to dedicate my time to:

- NosFabrica: health data and interoperability on nostr

- Casa Nostra: an umbrella for all my creative projects

* "Finding Home," my Bourdain-inspired food/travel/culture show

with bitcoiners

* "July 18," the sequel to my novel 24 that's 20% written

* "Plebchain Radio," my nostr and bitcoin podcast I co-host with

I just got the OK to produce & host a Battle of the Bands at my job

🚀 Announcing Plektos - my latest vibe-coded creation!

Plektos is a NIP-52-powered calendar app designed for scheduling meetups, events, conferences, and more. It's a decentralized alternative to platforms like Meetup and Eventbrite.

🔍 Discover Events

Browse the Discover feed with filters for location, category, and date. Tap into any event to:

View full event details

Join the conversation

RSVP (and update it later if plans change)

Purchase tickets (if available)

Add the event to your personal calendar via downloadable iCal

Message the organizer using NIP-17 DMs

Share the event with your microblogging audience

✏️ Create & Manage Events

If you're an event organizer, Plektos offers an easy-to-use event creation page where you can:

Add event details and an image (uploaded to your blossom servers)

Search and select a location via the OpenStreetMap API

Set the date, time, and category

Enable ticketing if needed

You’ll be able to edit or delete your events directly from the event page. Organizers also get insights into ticket sales, including buyer profiles and timestamps.

Need to send updates or reminders? Creators can send mass NIP-17 DMs to all attendees.

🔐 Log In & Use Anywhere

Plektos supports logins via NIP-07 extensions, nsecBunker, and nsec. It’s also a Progressive Web App (PWA), so you can install it on your phone for quick access.