Brought my mom and niece to a pick your flower farm this weekend and we had the best time! Picking flowers and then making bouquets at home! The best part: the flowers are lasting much longer than pre-bought bouquets!
Are you open to sharing why you post from multiple accounts? I’m curious in general but specifically if it has anything to do with curating content or interacting with particular communities?
I agree that we need to talk about the clients and not reference the protocol.
2) I’m curious how you define V4V? When we talked to Nostr users in January the thing they all agreed on was the need for more diverse content. What is the incentive for Creators and Journalists to come to Nostr if they can’t get paid for their work? Maybe not fully make a living but at least cover equipment costs.
3) At this point I think the ux is fully optimized for engagement and dopamine hits. Even in the programs Nos is running we are finding that a subset of people feel the need to make Bitcoin or Nostr related content so they fit in. This is instead of the content they applied to the program with. I would argue that by implementing the corporate social ux patterns the clients on Nostr are reinforcing the dopamine effect. At the same time we need to enhance discovery of other types of content - especially for those who are excited about the tech but aren’t interested in building it.
To this end Nos launched a replacement for reply counts on the main feed last week. In part bc it’s too process intense to do the counts while generating the feed. It’s the first of many experiments to move away from infinite scroll and update the experience of viewing content on Nostr.
Oh is the 35k WAU? That’s the number I thought Nostr had for DAU.
My frustration with zaps is that we’re not using them enough to support more substantive content like nostr:npub17nd4yu9anyd3004pumgrtazaacujjxwzj36thtqsxskjy0r5urgqf6950x’s art vs her takes on nostr or btc. Or nostr:npub1qspus6smkn8mcdxg5jflh50s69vdgtwsd5p74gmjpzp2qekn5duqfv5afj’s coverage vs opinion.
If you look at the data from nostr.band leas than 2000 people per day send zaps to ~800 people per day.
The message of V4V doesn’t add up when you look at the data for zaps.
I don’t think its the fault of zaps per. They have been implemented in a way that mimics likes and feeds into our dopamine receptors. In addition much of Nostr resembles the UI for algorithmic driven feeds.
If zaps are going to support creative work on Nostr both the work and the zaps likely need to be represented differently in the UI.
One of the things that is depressing about Generative AI and imagery is that the outputs all start to look the same - high gloss illustration/ animation-y.
Today the only popular magazine cover that features art in the states is The New Yorker. Previously Life, Time and others often featured original art.
This link features a set of prints from agricultural magazine covers of the previous century. The amazing thing is the wide diversity of art and styles and even mediums.
We need AI to clean bathrooms not do art.
https://www.fifteen.ca/collections/agricultural-arts?page=3
#art
Excited to share an interview we did with a couple of the Nos Creator Residents who stream on Nostr.
Having worked on streaming software elsewhere I learned that technology has enabled streamers to single handedly do the work of 10. What used to require videographers, audio engineers, lighting specialists etc is now undertaken by the streamer. It’s quite incredible when you think about it. It’s also the reason Nostr has the potential to change the game for these creators.
Both nostr:npub1rr3678k7ajms2sht0cqqeawy86sdd5ahn6akfj8zex9ng82zuh0sz8nywd and nostr:npub1q33jywkl8r0e5g48lvrenxnr3lw59kzrw4e7p0cecslqzwc56eesjymqu0 are at different stages of their streaming journey but both were excited about the experience streaming on Nostr offers.
Check out the interview and give them a follow! https://www.nos.social/blog/a-friendlier-place-to-stream
Waiting for the sun to burn off the sticky, humidity that descended last night….☀️
Nos is thrilled to partner with nostr:npub1qspus6smkn8mcdxg5jflh50s69vdgtwsd5p74gmjpzp2qekn5duqfv5afj for coverage of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics! Their coverage of the Euros and Copa America were 🔥! Including real-time updates. And it is continuing with today’s first Olympic football matches.
Check out this link to learn more about the Olympic Coverage and how to gain access to the relay!
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Evening wildlife encounters.
Walking the dog I startled two of these owls. This one was so mesmerized by my dog that I was able to get a photo.
Later we were walking back to the car in town and spotted this doe chilling in someone’s front yard.
Not pictured: the juvenile black bear walking across someone’s driveway.
The 2024 Olympic surfing competition will be held in Teahupo’o, Tahiti, home to what is considered the heaviest wave in the world. See how this heavy wave is formed and how surfers will have to handle it in order to get the gold
Parisian games with nostr:nprofile1qqsq7gkqd6kpqqngfm7vdr6ks4qwsdpdzcya2z9u6scjcquwvx203dspr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ez6vp39eukz6mfdphkumn99e3k7mgpremhxue69uhkummnw3ez6vpj9ejx7unpveskxar0wfujummjvuq3gamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k78ft6q5 🗼 #ParisOlympics
Excited to see this competition!
Have you tried a hashtag introductions post to introduce yourself? You can also use hashtags when posting topical content- some apps will aggregate your content under those hashtags.
Engaging in discussions is likely your best bet to build a network.
To find people use the apps that support hashtags, check out the Discover tab of various apps where people are featured.
It allows you to have accounts on both Nostr and mastodon
Maybe. Try logging in with your mastodon account to OpenVibe app - I think it’s iOS only.
Nostriga Workshop Proposal!
Sometimes you build something and no one is using it. Often people chalk it up to marketing issues and call it a day, and sometimes it is a variation of a marketing issue, but often it comes down to one of three things:
- The thing you built solves a problem that people aren’t that interested in solving
- The thing you built solves a problem, but you haven’t quite found the audience it solves it for
- The thing you built solves part of the problem, but needs some tweaks to see real adoption.
You can understand which sector your product is in by talking to users, however asking them directly will often not get you honest answers.
I’ve proposed a 90 min hands-on workshop at nostr:npub1nstrcu63lzpjkz94djajuz2evrgu2psd66cwgc0gz0c0qazezx0q9urg5l on how to ask the right questions when everyone is lying to you. Based on over 10 years of user research experience and tips from Rob Fitzpatrick’s book, The Mom Test, this workshop will help you identify the right questions to ask to understand where to take your product next.
Interested in seeing it happen? Please take a couple of minutes to like it on Github.
This is incredible and shows the demand for rail service in the US. I remember being in an office building with a very small non profit years ago who railed against the replacement of rail tracks with bike trails. They were correct- it was not the best move in many cases. nostr:note1urauq8z5lkguwhc5sgw7ev4y0wu37pnddg6qdyek9hnfz3kxtkjselzn8c
If you are looking for a Monday morning energy boost check out nostr:npub1q33jywkl8r0e5g48lvrenxnr3lw59kzrw4e7p0cecslqzwc56eesjymqu0 ’s electronic music stream from last week! https://zap.stream/naddr1qqjxve35v5ukyvtx94skxwt9956rwvfe95ungde595urvvtrvdsk2vtrvgexvqghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxummnw3ezucnpdejz7q3qeaz6dwsnvwkha5sn5puwwyxjgy26uusundrm684lg3vw4ma5c2jsxpqqqpmxw5azex9
This is based on conversations with journalists and publications over the past few months it’s not naïveté. They run controversial story headlines and social media posts by their legal teams. It’s the lawyers making the calls.
The headlines have all updated anyways. Why resort to name calling?
If they say gunshots before receiving official information it can incite reciprocal violence. They will always play it safe.
A few days ago I found this rosy maple moth on my garage door! #nature #moths
