It must be done, haha. There's probably a business in this, like if another iCloud hack happens, you pay $25k if you're a celebrity to flood fake content to a bunch of sites to obscure any of the real content. OTOH, this would probably make a market for folks to prove the "real" thing via some metadata, so the privacy arms race would just evolve.
Does anyone have advice on creating a NOSTR app in terms of device accessibility? I'm wondering if it may make more sense to do a very well integrated mobile site instead of messing with a mobile app, mostly due to the payment complications in the Apple App Store.
I haven't posted in a while, but I'll probably be posting a lot more now that we live in El Salvador!
Check out this article. It’s something else. If you connect with any of these characters beyond a sly grin, imo you have completely lost touch with most of the folks who’ve dealt with the fallout of this stuff for years. You probably just don’t understand culture or cultural turnings, and you’re on the academic side of the argument, i.e. you’ve collected and carried debt for an opinion that determines who will bleed for your thoughts. At best you’re misguided.
https://www.thefp.com/p/the-great-betrayal
It’s simple—help Americans (or countrymen) first, support allies where possible, and don’t spend American (countrymen) treasure in countries where there is not an alliance or a strategic interest.
Like…as a starter.
This ain’t rocket science, folks!
***posting here because Twitter won’t let me post for whatever reason. FFS. If I could get the engagement here I get on Twitter I would leave so fast. So, please repost/boost!
I'm not sure if they support custom apps/integrations. Usually those CMSs (Wix, Weebly, WordPress) treat their app marketplaces preferentially. If you are trying to integrate BitPay, use their marketplace--if you want to integrate the payments in a custom way, it's probably an annoying marketplace/vendor approval process form you've got to go through.
This goes with my last post. Forgot to attach it.
Living in a gray country on this map is also a good proxy for avoiding war in the form of propaganda, kinetic weaponry, and taxation/monetary instruments.
Living in a gray country on this map is also a good proxy for avoiding war in the form of propaganda, kinetic weaponry, and taxation/monetary instruments.
None of your suggestions will translate to other languages very well, and none will make sense to children or to non-technical people.
Bitcoin is for heroes, other coins are for scammers.
Due to the popularity of Marvel/etc, there are few English words known better across the world than “hero.” Being specific about what makes someone a hero is optional and gets at the ideas you mention.
Bitcoin is for heroes.
Simple. Memorable. Inspiring.
Bitcoin is for everyone...
is a horrible marketing/advertising phrase and it needs to die. It sounds like something the WEF would come up with. It is detached and bland, like a lame corporate HR poster.
As an alternative, how about...
Bitcoin is for heroes.
Do you want to be like everyone else and play it safe, or do you want to be a hero?
Do you want to be like everyone else and rely on the state to tell you when it's safe, or do you want to be a hero?
Do you want to be like everyone and eat ze bugs, or do you want to be a hero?
Do you want to be like everyone who wants to change the code, or do you want to save people from the burning dumpster fire that is the fiat system?
This is a bear market, and bear markets are for building.
Can we give ourselves something like "Bitcoin is for Heroes" to make orange-pilling so much easier next cycle?
When you're telling a great story, do you talk about everyone... or do you talk about the heroes?
ORIGINAL THREAD: https://twitter.com/rorshockbtc/status/1675697874053595137
I'm looking to connect with some folks working on Nostr marketplaces. I have a unique use case I'm planning to work on, alongside/adjacent to things like Bitcoin Beach. I'm doing some research on the landscape currently, but if you're working on these problems and want to talk to someone on the product side of the house, please reach out. Happy to share my idea with you, it's non-profit for now (for me) but for-profit for the merchants I plan to help. Here's the basic idea:
How can we simplify discovery of businesses taking bitcoin and also empower their employees to verify payments without a Point Of Sale (PoS) system? How would custodianship evolve, what are the remarketing opportunities, and how does this fit in with El Salvador's tourism focus?
If you can tip on the profile header, set a “beneficiary post” from recent posts by the user if they want to zap for it. Alternatively, have a flow where you can “like” a post and then prompt the user to zap if they want to, you could even have a mini profile card that displays when someone “likes” with the zap action right there. Lots of UX work around a, I think. HMU if you want me to mock something up.
In support of @_pretyflaco and his brave article on custodians. Lots of possibilities with Nostr communities too, and pseudo-community banks. https://twitter.com/threadreaderapp/status/1657404285192228865?s=46&t=qQpyGuucdkC2GMx46trJMA
Link to the actual unroll, lol: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1657403375766454283.html
In support of @_pretyflaco and his brave article on custodians. Lots of possibilities with Nostr communities too, and pseudo-community banks. https://twitter.com/threadreaderapp/status/1657404285192228865?s=46&t=qQpyGuucdkC2GMx46trJMA
I’m going to try to use Nostr more. Iris is down for me tonight, but I want to support Marty.
Wrote a simple thread on ChatGPT. It’s ok. Can repost here.
Working on some longer articles for BitcoinMag. What’s the best way to use Nostr? Free preview?
How do I get more zaps?
Gonna be a simp and @jack
Yes, it is. Which countries would you consider?
If you are a full-time expat, then I’d suggest territorial tax countries. Depends on what you want.
We are moving to El Salvador. Costa Rica is a shitcoin, Colombia has punitive taxes, Panama is not really worth it.
Do you want to live in a city or in a small place? IMO best beach hoods in ES are Tunco or Atami. Best mountain town is Ataco and Apaneca. Look at Comasagua closer to the city, or Santa Tecla/Escalon if you want to live in a city.
Guatemala might be interesting. Hella cheap, real nice people. Problem there is rising crime rates and comparatively poor leadership.
Can you do Asia? Chiang Mai is cool AF and Tbilisi, Georgia is also an amazing place with fantastic people and probably the best food on the planet. Kazakhstan is dope, some of the most beautiful women on the planet with trad values and basically zero tourists.
I wouldn’t mess with EU.
For Africa, really diverse options there. Morocco would be tops, I wouldn’t mess with South Africa or most of sub-Saharan Africa due to wifi problems.
South America is hit or miss. Bolivia might intrigue you if you want to learn more about hydropower or ranching.
Yes, it is. Which countries would you consider?
If you are a full-time expat, then I’d suggest territorial tax countries. Depends on what you want.
We are moving to El Salvador. Costa Rica is a shitcoin, Colombia has punitive taxes, Panama is not really worth it.
Do you want to live in a city or in a small place? IMO best beach hoods in ES are Tunco or Atami. Best mountain town is Ataco and Apaneca. Look at Comasagua closer to the city, or Santa Tecla/Escalon if you want to live in a city.
Guatemala might be interesting. Hella cheap, real nice people. Problem there is rising crime rates and comparatively poor leadership.
Can you do Asia? Chiang Mai is cool AF and Tbilisi, Georgia is also an amazing place with fantastic people and probably the best food on the planet. Kazakhstan is dope, some of the most beautiful women on the planet with trad values and basically zero tourists.
I wouldn’t mess with EU.
For Africa, really diverse options there. Morocco would be tops, I wouldn’t mess with South Africa or most of sub-Saharan Africa due to wifi problems.
South America is hit or miss. Bolivia might intrigue you if you want to learn more about hydropower or ranching.
Have you never been to a Bitcoin conference, or have you been to one and felt underwhelmed? Wondering how to get it right?
This post is for you. Covering: why go, why go if u = dev. cost, conf goodness, conf recs, etc.
SHOULD YOU GO TO A CONFERENCE
Short answer: probably not. Bitcoin is at $28k right now, and most conferences will cost you $1,500 to $3k.
Rule of thumb: if you don’t have at least 0.25 Bitcoin, buy Bitcoin instead of a conference.
If you’re so new to Bitcoin that you haven’t had time to stack more sats, you’re likely to benefit more from a DCA (dollar cost average) and exploring more educational resources than you would from going to a conference.
If you’re a long-time Bitcoiner but have limited income, you’d love the conference—but keep stacking, sell some sats in the next bull market, and go to a conference then. Don’t compromise your stack for a conference—it’s not worth it. Full stop. Repeat. Full stop.
Cost is farther down, but if you’re not a quarter-coiner or higher, I wouldn’t even think about it. Grow your stack, stay humble, stay patient.
IF YOU’RE A DEVELOPER
… and you’re serious about it, go to a conference. Ideally, contrib to some FOSS and get partially or wholly sponsored. Do the work. Go to a technical one (more below) and build relationships. The quality of your experience will depend on your desire to drink (GA confs) or your targeting (smaller dev confs like TAB or Adopting). Suggest rejecting GA conferences, go for dev-focused events.
My suggestion is to get a friend who understands (generally) what you do, but is more gregarious than you are. Ideally, go with a friend who has a complementary skillset (design, marketing, biz) or even better, a pretty girl with principles who can call bullshit on other devs. If you’re a pretty girl with dev tendencies, do us a favor and code first and foremost, and then help nerds any way you can after you destroy their PRs.
WHAT MAKES A CONFERENCE GOOD?
Obvs, depends on you. If you’re new to Bitcoin, stack sats and join good Spaces and read more. If you’ve stacked >0.25 Bitcoin and are starved for Bitcoiner friends, start thinking about it.
Broadly speaking, the more expensive or difficult-to-get-to a conference is, the better it is. Like most things in life, Proof of Work generates higher quality adoption that Proof of Stake/Convenience. Traveling to a far away conference will probably expand your worldview, and the people who went there will display similar amounts of openness and dedication.
SHOULD I ASK MY EMPLOYER TO COVER THE COST?
This is up to you, but generally speaking, I advise against it (if you can afford it).
If you represent your employer, it’ll effect your ability to go where your heart/mind wanders because you’ll be thinking about your career instead of your heart.
If you’re working for a Bitcoin company and you can afford the travel, cover it yourself. After you attend it, keep your receipts and use it as a justification for a higher raise—a remote conference you paid for out-of-pocket is a great signal that you’re aligned with your company’s goals. If you work for a big corporate, get your employer to pay. And get a new job in Bitcoin using BitcoinerJobs or something similar. :D
WHICH CONFERENCES ARE WORTH ATTENDING?
You’ll get a million different answers. I suggest a few different ones, with a few “must attends.” My “must attends” have the Holy Grail combo of remoteness, affordability, and a focus on creators as opposed to commiserators.
—Must attends
:-: Nostrica (any)
:-: Adopting Bitcoin
:-: Bit Block Boom (got expensive, big, but still incredible) :-: TAB conference :
-: Local meetups!!!
:-: Unconfiscatable (capped tix)
—Strong Contenders
:-:Pacific Bitcoin (killer first year, tbd)
:-: Baltic Honeybadger (difficult to get to, vax issues, expensive, still great folks)
:-: Anything Gigi is going to
:-: Anything r0ckstar is going to
:-: Anything ODELL or Marty do
—Weak Contenders:
sorry to Bitcoin Mag, but Miami is too big and the conference is too open to shitcoiners for me to give it any endorsement aside from “If you live in Miami and have a business that’s consumer facing, I guess it’s not a total waste of your time.
” WHAT’S THE COST?
Free (+ travel/lodging) to $10k+. Seriously. If you’re not a quarter-coiner, don’t even think about self-funding it. If you work for a company that wants to send you to a conference to market a product, there’s a very good chance that your product is a shitcoin or your management is a shitcoin. Beware.
SUMMARY
Conferences like Bit Block Boom are about 30% education but 70% sanity-restoration—it’s SO nice to meet likeminded folks sometimes, and sometimes you need that. It’s literally cheaper than therapy. We live in Clown World, and BBB is an amazing conference I will attend most years, if I can.
Conferences like Nostrica or TAB are focused on action and connections between builders, they’re remote, and people show up out of conviction. If you’ve got the cash to spare, the love to give, and the time to invest you’re going to have an incredible time. I’m well-known for over-investing in others, and most folks at these conferences put me to shame. They’ll make you feel inspired, humbled, shy, stupid, genius, and all-around empowered. These are your people, but put in the time, work up to it. Don’t spend money to go to a conference unless you’re a quarter-coiner.
Got less than 0.25BTC? Stack more before conferences.
Got a conference you wanna rep? Respond, let me know where it fits in given the above!
Not a bad view for the Nostrica hacker space.
