Nostr Web Client

Been digging reading with #Boris, awesome work nostr:nprofile1qythwumn8ghj7ct5d3shxtnwdaehgu3wd3skuep0qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcqyphydppzm7m554ecwq4gsgaek2qk32atse2l4t9ks57dpms4mmhfx5ltf6v!

Is it possible to bookmark a writing I find in the Explore section? I may have to add that feature if not...

Highly recommend read.withboris.com for 2026 long form reads

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Kevin Alfred Strom

No, I haven't. I did look up his biography and it looks like he was in Alaska in the Air Force at around the same time as my father. I wonder if they ever met. I will try him out.

Jon on Nostr 4d ago

Lyn listed some classics but I'd recommend starting with All the Pretty Horses. Can't go wrong though.

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Kevin Alfred Strom

Lack of proper punctuation can lead to serious misunderstandings.

"Let's eat, Jerry." "Let's eat Jerry."

"How do you do, Sally?" "How do you do Sally?"

And the infamous "Eats shoots and leaves." vs. "Eats, shoots, and leaves."

I suppose an excellent writer could display his skill by still conveying the right meaning without punctuation, but that just seems like showing off to me, sort of like trying to write a whole book without the letter "f." The art of writing would suffer.

To me, a really great novelist conveys not only the words and thoughts, but also the rhythm of his characters' speech. Raymond Chandler would be a prime example of that. Can't see how that can be done well without punctuation. It was developed over the centuries for very good reasons.

Jon on Nostr 4d ago 💬 1

Have you read any Cormac McCarthy? Genuinely curious if you think he is able to convey the rhythm of speech.

I'm a big Cormac fan so may be biased but I feel like he is able to convey the rhythm of everything, not just speech, better than almost any other writer.

Jon on Nostr 4d ago

Man, I have been down those vibe holes, they can run deep... looking forward to using Boris, nice work!

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Shawn

I just spent 5 minutes trying to quote and comment on a long form post in multiple clients but gave up.

Long form on nostr holds so much promise and is still so completely broken. It's my wish for 2026 that this gets better.

Jon on Nostr 5d ago

I just checked out the YakiHonne github and it's described as a "social payment client" and the habla.news github hasn't been updated in 9 months.

Any other open-source long-form clients in active development?

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Wasssaaaa

Welcome!

Jon on Nostr 5d ago

Muchísimas gracias!

Jon on Nostr 5d ago 💬 2

#introductions

Hi #nostr, I'm Jon and I hope to explain things clearly, simply and sometimes deeply... even if just to myself.

Currently most interested in ways existing #Bitcoin tech can be combined to make new things but hoping to dig a little deeper into decentralized communication as well.

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life with bitcoin⚡️

❄️This Week on Life with Bitcoin❄️

This time, nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqgdwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkcqpqsyazeldyn2yqrcsma57z8q88smayett48hg4kxh3ngm6s92hj4usy7l4c2 sits down with nostr:nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqyw8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnzd96xxmmfdejhytnnda3kjctvqqsfrjd9ux5hgsg5cmlz6cdwfh5zv2024g8m2t6g9zqf83l8uqm0svsjgnxal , in person, after nostr:nprofile1qqsphtcc46rrelvptfm4c2y58k85alnam0lfu773mgwdmtynka0zspsql7emy Hong Kong, to explore a side of #Bitcoin that has nothing to do with charts or price — and everything to do with identity, potential, and who we become when we engage with this technology.

One line stayed with me long after we wrapped:

“Bitcoin is not the answer, it’s the key.”

And that’s exactly how this episode feels.

Not a promise that Bitcoin will fix your life… but an invitation.

A doorway into understanding yourself more deeply, questioning who you are, and exploring who you could be.

Through that lens, we dive into:

🔍 How Bitcoin becomes a catalyst for examining old wounds and limiting stories

⚖️ The relationship between technology, identity, and personal growth

🧐 How past trauma shapes the way we approach risk, autonomy, and possibility

🚇 Why Bitcoin can serve as a gateway to new opportunities and new versions of the self

🫂 How engaging with Bitcoin can surface deeper questions about who we are becoming

This episode looks at the human side of Bitcoin — the internal transformation that begins when you stop asking what Bitcoin can solve and start asking what it can reveal.

Full episode out now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E5bnF0AwTk

Jon on Nostr 6d ago

Interesting to think about how Bitcoin changes our perspective of self. Nice discussion!

Jon on Nostr 1w ago

I tried posting this an hour ago on #YakiHonne but I'm not seeing it, do I need to be more patient?

Anyway, here is an idea for offline #Bitcoin payments inspired by #bitcoin-jungle #Uvita

I would appreciate any feedback

https://jonslabyrinth.substack.com/p/jungle-mesh-trust-minimized-offline

Jon on Nostr 2w ago

Hi, I'm Jon and I want to learn and build in public so let's try.

I'm working on a few projects with #Ark. I've got them pinned in github here: https://github.com/jgmcalpine

Currently working on a browser extension that uses the nostr:npub1hf5sgehj874r3y2hps9r36qap20cffauc7t895var2ajlsg32mcqa7dp8n SDK. Hopefully I can zap here using my extension soon.

✌️#puravida