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Each one of us was brought here for a reason.

Use it for work. It’s a non-stop distraction, a surveillance-ridden sh*tcoin. SimpleX & Keet for back channel comms with my inner circle. That’s how we help. 😎

On this day in 1994, #queensryche released the album "Promised Land" - a fan favorite. Song lyrics covered midlife crisies, info-saturation, attention span deficit, and a growing distrust of the overall socioeconomic system. The more things change, the more they stay the same... https://youtu.be/_kfyDaeYu-I

Just turned on network #TV for the first time in forever. Are there shows that highlight the fake clown fiat world we’re living in more than The Masked Singer & Name That Tune? They’re both nauseating cringe-fests filled wIth D-list celebrity-panels & NPC studio audiences.

America has fallen. Buying more bitcoin.

Autumn golf is just around the corner. #golfstr #utah

Me: Where should we go for our 33rd Anniversary?

Her: Wouldn’t you rather buy more ₿ with what we’d spend instead?

🧡

On this day in 1999 #Queensryche released the album Q2k. While not a favorite of mine in the overall catalog of the band, it did give us this gem.

😎🤘 #music

https://youtu.be/-E3msOSgWo0?si

On this day in 1984 #Queensryche released the album The Warning. Seems downright prophetic today. I hope some here enjoy. 😎https://youtu.be/SDFiD87CHcg?si=FO0Zw0NGh73fGl74&t=54

It’s not everyone’s kind of music, I know…but your post reminded me of the tune below (language⚠️). 😎🤘🏼

https://youtu.be/lpaMb26CAGg?si=9ZIaHt8cRX1jB8Tq

Spent the day with a wealthy friend. Tried to engage him in a chat about bitcoin, but the fiat world has treated him very, very well. He’s not ready. Instead of pushing it, we swam in his pool, had a bbq & ended the day as friends of 30 years. Like so many times before.

Still a win in my book.

Started the day with a round of golf and some good friends. The #sunrise was magnificent.

I’ve been using Evernote as an archive of important docs, art projects my kids made that I didn’t want to physically keep, ancient family photos, etc. It’s time to self host this stuff, and I’d like to do it using my nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll Pro. I’d like to keep as much Evernote parity as possible (tags, folders, etc).

I realize I could go to Start9’s Telegram channel and ask around, but I’d prefer to get a broader list of suggestions (and I really dislike using Telegram). The closest thing I can find on the official marketplace is NextCloud, which may or may not be awesome. Any suggestions from fellow Nostriches is appreciated. Migration is going to take some time. I was an early adopter of EN, and I have a ton of stuff to move…and I only want to do it once. 🙂

Bitcoin is hope.

More people need it.

If anyone here knows this dude please help him get a Nostr account so we can zap the hell out of him.

https://youtu.be/sqSA-SY5Hro

3:15 am & I’m wide awake. Been cutting down on caffeine drastically over the past 2 weeks. What the hell?

LinkedIn is a sh*tcoin.

That is all.

Replying to Avatar Derek Ross

While https://nostr.build is down, you can use https://nostrimg.com, https://imgur.com, and https://void.cat for your image hosting needs.

Build seems to be working now. My pic from an hour ago just showed up. 🙂

Replying to Avatar Derek Ross

**NIP-69 is being proposed to use the Stacks blockchain and BNS .btc name system for Nostr Names**

The proposal states to use the Stacks "Bitcoin Name System", which has nothing to do with Bitcoin, but uses that name for name recognition only, as a new *"Nostr Names"* implementation. This is being proposed as an improvement to NIP-05 IDs. As a NIP-05 ID service provider, I will agree that the NIP-05 is not perfect, but NIP-69 is **not the solution**.

The Nostr Names NIP-69 proposal states that NIP-05 is flawed because:

* DNS names are controlled by the state and 3rd parties

* they're expensive, need to own a server, ssl, etc

* you need to be skilled to do it

The first key point is true, DNS names are controlled by third parties. That's something we can't fix yet.

The second point about being expensive is completely false. Domain names are fairly cheap and you don't need to pay for SSL certificates, nor do you need to own a server.

*For example: derekross.me costs me $12 a year. The server is a Rapsberry Pi 4. The SSL certificate is free from Let's Encrypt.*

The third point is partially false. The skill required isn't incredible, but it probably is too much for the average person to handle. This leads us to third party services such as NostrPlebs.com providing ID services for customers. This can lead to some centralization and trust, but we will reach a point where certain providers are better than others. Some providers will allow anyone to register, some will charge for this service, some will provide additional perks and support to their members. As time progresses, clear leaders in this new industry will merge and providers will be known and judged by their reputations, services, and support.

"Nostr Names" states the following are benefits to using NIP-69:

* use the centralized service btc.us to register a name

* learn how to use Stacks Clarity language and programmatically register your name

* use the Stacks blockchain, run a Stacks node

So, it sounds like you need to use a centralized service and you need to be skilled to register a NIP-69 Nostr Name, doesn't it? I thought these were issues that NIP-69 was trying to solve for NIP-05?

It costs about $10 for 5 years, so a BNS name is cheaper. That's a plus.

**But you still need to use Stacks.**

I like the effort here as NIP-05 is not perfect, but I'm sorry, I'm going to say no to this one.

[Source](https://www.newinternetlabs.com/blog/nostr-names/)

For whatever it’s worth, I’m the type of user you refer to in Point 3. If I can ever be litmus test of sorts, feel free to reach out to me via DM…I don’t need to expose my ignorance publicly all the time 🤣. Sometimes developers give regular users too much credit in our ability to figure out what might seem simple to creators. I could potentially level-set expectations, if you will.