Good morning Corn ☕️ truer words couldn’t be said
But Ryan, Susan is a prominent shitcoiner and she wants to share her shitty secrets with you, but only on WhatsApp and after you send her just all your Bitcoin and she will send you double that in new up and coming shitcoins 🤣
🤣🤣 but that’s how we know who are human and who are bots
Yup…. Why can’t they be as tired as us
Hello and welcome to nostr. What do you want to do on the parallel to the World Wide Web? https://nostr.net has tutorials, lists of some of the available relays, and a decent list of apps and clients that run on the nostr protocol… anywhere from social media clients, streaming, podcasts, meeting apps, messaging, to blogging, AppStore, and marketplaces… just play around and explore.
Damn that global warming 🤣
Yeah today is the first day with now snow on the ground here and we were just craving it. I can’t wait to see more grillstr pictures this year
First grilling of the season. Mmmm #grillstr 
Honestly I just like the mix of pictures
Zaps are non-bias
Good morning ☕️
Alright, Nostr fam, what's a "Zap"?
Are we just slapping the word on any digital tip jar, or are we sticking to a core value? Because frankly, if I wanted vague financial gestures, I'd use Venmo.
Words are important. And our users need definitions.
Here are some options:
- 1: The "Participation Trophy" definition:
Oh, you sent value, any value as a reaction to a post? That's a Zap! Doesn't matter if it's sats, seashells, or your grandma's IOU. You can "Zap" anything, through any means: on-chain, lightning, cashu, whatever. It only has to transfer value.
Pros: Everyone gets a gold star! (Even if they don't deserve it.)
Cons: Turns "Zap" into meaningless digital confetti. (Isn't confetti fun?)
- 2: The "Bitcoin Or Bust" definition:
It's gotta be Bitcoin! It can use any chain, any L2, lightning, cashu and even BTC bank accounts, either custodial or self-custody. The method is irrelevant as long as it is valued in BTC.
Pros: Bitcoin-centric
Cons: Custodial shenanigans.
- 3: The "Any Lightning" definition:
If it didn't come through the Lightning Network, it's not a Zap. Period. However, Taproot assets count as lightning. So, It can be any token.
Pros: No other L2 shenanigans
Cons: Cashu is out. Might hurt nostr:nprofile1qqs9pk20ctv9srrg9vr354p03v0rrgsqkpggh2u45va77zz4mu5p6ccpzemhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejz7qgkwaehxw309a5xjum59ehx7um5wghxcctwvshszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz7qrxnfk's feelings
- 4: The "Lightning and BTC" definition:
"Bitcoin, Lightning, no exceptions. If you're not doing it this way, you're doing it wrong."
Pros: Clarity. Precision. Dictatorship.
Cons: Still hurting nostr:nprofile1qqs9pk20ctv9srrg9vr354p03v0rrgsqkpggh2u45va77zz4mu5p6ccpzemhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejz7qgkwaehxw309a5xjum59ehx7um5wghxcctwvshszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz7qrxnfk
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So, which is it? Are we watering down "Zap" until it's just another internet high-five, or are we maintaining some semblance of integrity?
How would you define the boundaries of what a zap is and isn't? Should a cashu zap count as a zap? Or should we name it something else?
Zap started out as a lightning transaction on nostr, but just like every thing big, it gets co-opted to other stuff, just like all facial tissue gets called Kleenex or pop (soda for you non-Michiganders) gets called coke in the south… if other people want to use the term zap for other transactions, I sorta feel it’s a win for nostr’s branding department, now we just need to get the vp of marketing up to speed nostr:npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424
Good morning or now afternoon for us EST nostriches ☕️
Oh wow the time change jumped up on me. Only 2 minutes to wish all you bad ass freedom fighters of the relays a very GOOD MORNING! Of a HAPPY #coffeechain to go with it. Have a great day and don’t let the political clown show own any of your mind today… or ever. #gm #plebchain
Good morning, and worrying about what the political clown show is doing is about as much of a waste. You do what you need to do and let’s all stop giving them the attention they are seeking 🌞☕️🫡
But just like congress says “you have to pay to see what’s in it”