Agreed. Had tons of LAN parties with friends, at one point we were doing it almost monthly. I planned and hosted a few larger scale events as well (~30 people). I miss it.

Prob big brother.

When your little brother watched and you saw a few episodes.

🌨️ + 🥶 + 🔥+ 🥩 =👍

Hmm no BBQ emoticon, prob got removed for being offensive. 😆

GM 🎵 It's Friday, Friday. It's my first day back at work... so, um... it's sorta like Monday... 🎵 🙃

At minimum you can talk to yourself if you run your own relay.

More advances.

https://thedebrief.org/darpa-research-makes-a-groundbreaking-discovery-in-quantum-computing-developing-the-worlds-first-logical-qubit-circuit/

Could I get one sent? Sent a donation a while back (I think through getalby because my node wouldn't route to btcpay, should have...) it may not be tied to my Nostr account anymore as I changed setup.

ChatGPT recommending to do a Google search? Did it injest a lot of responses from Reddit or something? 😋

Sorry, I didn't see your reply till today. Then I wrote a reply and it got erased, so here I go again. 😆

True V4V is you putting out a product and just ask people to send what it's worth to them. Again the key is that you have to remind them to support you. I get that this idea is hard to start out with cuz you don't know what you're going to get for the first while, but a lot of people seem to find at least some success with it. It's a big world out there with millions of potential users.

Most businesses have never even thought of doing things this way because they're so tied into the fiat payment system where the fees cost much more and payments aren't frictionless. Micro payments will be a game changer once people catch on.

Currently I pay for multiple paid relays, subscribe to Snort (now that their website works again for me), pay a yearly subscription for nostr.build and give to other projects like NoBSBitcoin and lightning wallets that I use. I also try to zap people that put in solid effort on technically detailed notes.

(Just have to say, the nostr:npub1nxy4qpqnld6kmpphjykvx2lqwvxmuxluddwjamm4nc29ds3elyzsm5avr7 integration with Amethyst is amazing. Love that I can just post a picture on Amethyst and it'll drop it right into my nostr.build account).

When thinking about paying for monthly subscriptions I would likely put it this way. If the subscription was $2 a month for a project I like and use I would subscribe right away. If it was $5 it would have to be something I want to use fairly often. If it was $10+ it would have to be something I use all the time and it's a worthwhile to have. (Should note I'm in Canada where our dollar is worth .75 cents on the US dollar, which can be brutal...)

I'd rather pay for a year in some cases when I'm all in on a product/service, as chasing monthly subscriptions can be a pain.

Sometimes I just want to support with a zap when a feature is added or I'm just really impressed with how a service works.

There are so many variables in this, of course. I support podcasts and other things with donations as well. Been using V4V for many years now.

Of course I can only give so much, so I do have to prioritise funding V4V projects at some point. Which is where the Costco model can remove people who may occasionally give bigger amounts when they have more spare.

I should add that I have noticed that a lot of Nostr projects do not have an "out in the open" way to support their project (badges.page and Amethyst *cough* come to mind). Having a link on the website or app would go a long way. 😉

Sometimes I'm not sure if zapping a specific dev profile is best way or if it should go into a project fund. Some are more transparent than others on how they split or use funds. In podcasting you can see the splits, which is nice.

Not sure if that helps, but I try in my small way to support the things I love. 💜 If a project can't get support, I guess it's just not meant to be.

I'm the guy that goes to a band's website trying to buy a digital album, and now they won't sell one to me... cause they're streaming only. Stupid streaming bs... I own a large music collection, want a personal digital copy, and want to give musicians money directly so they can make more!

It's insane to me that I cannot give money to someone directly, but have to go through a third party streaming service that sucks all of the bands profit out of it. It's the one thing that is missing from V4V music, the direct sales. I'd still zap and buy.

Is that when the comments are better than the code?

It loops on Amethyst. Not a fan of the unending loop myself, but whatever.

Noticed it didn't load. Should be plebeian.market 😉

Absolutely. Going to need to have people start a lot of local markets to allow for replacement of Facebook. Local delivery and in-person payments make it easier for people to sell, even if they elect not to use sats. Currently, and slowly, working on getting one setup for our area.

I'm hoping a reputation system (rating) is added to these markets soon.

Anyone using the platform at this point is crazy. I stopped using it when they started saying that they owned your photos, I think that was over 10 years ago. Soon after that they turned private posts public, "accidentally". Garbage site. Can't wait for Nostr local markets to make it irrelevant, because the market seems to be why people still use it.

Good Dev frustration humor. A must read? It's not up to that level. Not sure it has improved my life in any meaningful way. 😋

Confusing noise for those who don't know what they're looking at and/or those who only read headlines.

Nice. It's been a pretty poor start to the season this year for us. The ski hills are still in preseason conditions. Hopefully this month will pickup.

Is this real life or is it just fantasy? Will this train allow you to, escape from gridlock reality?

oh... wait... sorry, have to charge the train. Please, get out and find another method of transport. Should be ready to travel again in a few hours.

😋

15 years.

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You have your own though, right?