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Derek Ross
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you can. there are various degress and levels of parentals controls, based on your technology stack and your personal capabilities.

when you find out there is no cashu.space nostr profile. #NutNovember

damn. that seems like a lot and a major indicator of something fucky is about to happen.

are you on a vpn or tor on desktop? i checked an im connected to relay on my primal desktop. we have one relay in common.

can you post/ reply on desktop?

if this were me, i'd probably close my browser and/or clear the cookies and cache for Primal only and then login again.

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explain this to me like im rolling my face across the keybaord to type this reply.

Ԍood morning and pura vida, Nostr! It's time to create notes and send zaps! 💜🤙🏻🫂

You cannot be silenced by a protocol. Platforms and applications can take away your voice, but you're still able to use other existing applications in the ecosystem, deploy existing code, or building your own. You can still participate. That's Nostr.

At nostr:nprofile1qqsphtcc46rrelvptfm4c2y58k85alnam0lfu773mgwdmtynka0zspspzemhxue69uhkummnw3ex2mrfw3jhxtn0wfnj7e2a36m 2025, I had the opportunity to have a fireside chat with nostr:nprofile1qqsy2ga7trfetvd3j65m3jptqw9k39wtq2mg85xz2w542p5dhg06e5qpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wshszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz7shavku 🔥

This was not originally planned. And I was also very hungover 😬

I jotted down some thoughts in my note taking app an hour beforehand 👀

While cleaning out some old data this morning, I found the notes. Here they are:

Intro

Legendary Martti

First work with Satoshi

Early adoptor

Intelligent

Knows decentralization

Perfect for this talk

Here to talk decentralized social media

Rewind to talk about centralized social

Legacy social media

Martti can you tell us about the issues with legacy social media

Why do we need to fix it

Examples

X banning countries

X shadow banning people

Instagram banning

TikTok banned at the country level

Reddit braking API

Discord rugging entire communities

Rage algorithms, doom scrolling

This can all happen because of centralization

Apps and platforms owned by on person for a few people

But It can't happen to an open protocol

Bitcoiners understand open and permissionless protocols

Bitcoiners recognize need for decentralized money

Understand what's wrong with centralized money

What's Nostr

What does Nostr solve

When did you hear about it?

What attracted you to Nostr

What are you building

Iris, DMs

Talk about favorite apps besides Iris

Others building

Use cases

Puts you in charge of your attention

In charge of your social identity

How do we grow nostr

People always ask how many users are on Nostr. Thoughts on this?

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There's the fireside chat:

https://youtu.be/WYIbTxlVS0Q

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Second attempt, trying to use the NWC string from cashu.me in nostr:npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955, but still not able to retrieve the balance or send zaps.

#NutNovember not off to a good start for yer pal here!

I'm using NWC from cashu.me on Notedeck and with Amethyst.

I found out on Notedeck that it doesn't like multiple relays. The string from Cashu.me has multiple relays in it. Remove them all but 1 and it might work in Damus.

It's an open protocol. You can implement it. Fork Jumble and add it via Shakespeare.

i've ran a lightning node for 5 years and i've never had an issue or major problem. i think lightning is easy.

i also have on-boarded thousands of users that are not technical like me. i've on-boarded people in various locations around the world.

my uses cases and comfort levels are not the same as the other 8 billion people on the planet. if that were the case, we'd have 8 billion nostr users and 8 billion bitcoiners.

we need solutions that work for humanity, not just a few technical people or early adopters.

and because of my real world use cases, i know that on-boarding to lightning is a huge cluster fuck.

because onboarding to lightning is an absolute cluster fuck, to point it nicely. we need better and easier options. it's good to explore.

you don't need to do anything. i want to use it so that i can better understand and recommend it to users. i want to help facilitate privacy. i want to help advance freedom technology. this is a public experiment for me and anyone that wants to join.

Reddit is still incredibly popular.

The next time I see you shitposting I'm going to tell you to get back to the nerd corner and get to work. No fun for you!

Donations aren’t a guarantee of direct interaction. You and I both know how busy things can get, especially for people who receive a high volume of messages and notifications. And let’s be honest, Nostr’s notification system hasn’t always made that easier.

I always try my best to respond to everyone, but sometimes messages slip through. That’s just the reality. The best way to stay connected is to keep reaching out. Persistence really does help.

Also, I don’t think anyone here is taking their zaps and spending them on trips, unless it’s clearly stated ahead of time as part of a specific fundraising event. A $300 donation in early 2023 doesn’t mean someone shouldn’t enjoy personal time or travel to a conference. Developers often use their own money to maintain infrastructure, build tools, and support the ecosystem, work that absolutely deserves support.

I appreciate the perspective. There's always room for improvement, but I also feel that it's hard to understand someone's situation or be in their shoes without actually being there.

hey no worries, that was my nickname in elementary school :) ill answer to both.

i am not a fan of op_return's limits being removed or spam on the timechain. however, i am a fan of nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s. you can have a difference of opinions on some things and still not be a grifter or scammer. Will is legit and one of the most intelligent people we have here with us.

perhaps there's something wrong with your radar if you think Will is a grifter. im not a radar mechanic though.

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Hey nostr:nprofile1qytzqamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7tcpr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ez6vfwde3x7tnpdenkzmnf9e3k7tcqypr90hlgjed73xq2jvrjhna4ukdx2yjyqmdslqvjzhh83wj8jd9numxx6g9 — is there any reason why multiple people I know are getting unrequested password reset attempts to their registered email addresses this evening?

Please tell me you guys didn’t have a data breach. 😬

Yikes. I know one person that got one.