Nostr Web Client

imagine if everyone could code and if they ran into an issue they could just fix it themselves. I thought this would be way more common since damus is open source, but we get close to an average of 1-2 fixes from random people every *year*.

jslade 10mo ago

Even for capable coders, it is far from easy to just jump into some open source project and fix a bug. Getting familiar with the code, setting up a project to work with your local dev tools (or setting up entirely new tools needed for the project), learning how to test a change (even if the project has existing test coverage), etc.

It's a pretty high barrier, one has to be very motivated to scratch that itch.

jslade 10mo ago

I'm putting together a project to be used as a fun intro to programming -- getting some hands-on coding experience is the real goal, but it is presented as a game.

Started because I was asked to lead an activity on programming for the young men at church. One week down, two more weeks to have it ready. It's a big project (hoping for it to have more life beyond this specific activity), and I'm also learning a lot in the process, it's been a lot of fun so far.

https://github.com/jslade/pro-bots

Replying to

CARLA⚡️

who remembers Kinder eggs

jslade 11mo ago

I ate lots of them when I lived in Germany. Never seen them in the US

jslade 11mo ago

Perfect day for lunchtime pickup ultimate - gotta love Colorado in January. Sub-zero temps coming for the weekend.

https://m.primal.net/NkGj.mp4

Replying to

Mandrik

I'm not religious. There is no combination of words in the English language that you can use to convince me otherwise.

Sometimes, though, I wish there was. To admit anything else would be a lie.

Christianity is on the rise amongst bitcoiners, and I sometimes think of my own experiences with religion because of this.

I grew up in America with the Greek Orthodox church. I was an alter boy, and I went to Greek school after normal school. We were taught Greek culture, religious topics, language, etc.

The church was my social center. More than that, it was an aesthetically pleasing place.

The Byzantine iconography. The smells of incense. The feel of the pews. The beautiful hymns chanted in Greek. The taste of the Eucharist.

As a youth & young adult, the divine liturgy was an experience for the senses. I wanted to believe. The idea of a greater power watching over us is very powerful. It gives a man purpose.

Alas, I could not believe. I do not believe. It's not me.

True believers show up every Sunday, but there are also the ones present for the social aspects. It's what they grew up with. They go through the motions, live their lives as decent humans, but are likely too afraid to confront their beliefs.

I couldn't respect myself if I did this. I can't be inauthentic to myself and to the true believers in attendance.

Being honest with myself meant leaving the church. It was like denouncing the club, removing myself from a social circle that was the foundation for much of my life.

It left a space that I've done my best to fill.

I think the world would be a better place if everyone lived by the general teachings of Jesus. If we were kind to others. Love your neighbor, forgive people, and all that. This is decent human behavior.

I try to live my life this way, but it is not easy.

This post isn't a cry for help. Deep down, I'm not trying to be convinced. Much like my journey with the carnivore diet, and diet in general, only my own experiences will convince me. I remain unconvinced.

I'm glad some of you are true believers, and I wish you peace and happiness on your spiritual journies. 🧡

jslade 11mo ago

Try this as a new perspective. It's fascinating to see so many connections and common threads from the dawn of time.

https://theancienttradition.com/

Replying to

gladstein

Step 5 is wrong

It’s Bitcoin, not bullets

The collapse (or fading away) of dollar hegemony is inevitable but doesn’t mean chaos

Ending the fiat currency caste system will usher in a new age of global peace and collaboration ✌️

jslade 11mo ago 💬 2

I love the optimistic take. The future is what we make it

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jslade 1y ago

I was happy to learn about recent developments in Lightning Terminal last night at Denver BitDevs - especially auto fees and auto opens. Lightning node management has fallen below the threshold of interesting/rewarding for a while.

I still want to keep my node running, but I don't want to think about it. Thanks Rachel / Lightning Labs

jslade 1y ago

Another lovely night at the #temple

jslade 1y ago

Got this sweet photo of my son in Argentina from a couple visiting the Mendoza #temple open house

jslade 1y ago 💬 1

Any #pickleball players here? I love it.

I'm relatively new to racquet sports - a fair bit of racquetball years ago, only played tennis a handful of times. Pickleball is great because it's accessible to beginners, but still a long road to mastery.

jslade 2y ago

greenhouse is mostly done

Replying to

The Daniel 🖖

Raise your hand if you own a car that’s older than the whitepaper. ✋

jslade 2y ago

2001 Chevy Blazer

jslade 2y ago

Chicken coop is almost done #grownostr

jslade 2y ago

"Consider the Lilies" with my son and mom https://youtu.be/n8cjjUwLDEU #grownostr

jslade 2y ago

I'm going to rebuild / expand my chicken coop. Thoughts on what works well, what seems like a good feature but I should avoid? Suburban backyard in northern Colorado, currently 11 hens

#grownostr

Replying to

Gigi

To those not in Miami: what are you up to tonight?

jslade 2y ago

Dinner with my wife, then catching up on the news from today

jslade 2y ago

Love being part of the Unchained team. (More) great things to come! https://twitter.com/unchainedcom/status/1648342656454369283

Replying to

ck

Thank you the the Simply Bitcoin team for making this short video of mean explaining why Bitcoiners today may be peaking in their total Sat count!

Remember we are still early!

https://youtu.be/T_l3r9MACbE

jslade 2y ago

It was a very interesting perspective, I hadn't thought about the impact of the terminal block reward -- and the importance of simply "getting there" with an intact stack.

Slight disagree: if you're saying 37 sats is "generational wealth" or however you want to classify it, that would still be happening 144 times a day. So it's probably more on the order of 5k sats that will be the level of wealth your talking about

Replying to

jslade

Starting a 100 day challenge today - 100 pushups, 100 squats, 10k steps. Not because those amounts are particularly challenging, but because I need the consistency.

jslade 2y ago

Days 15-32 100 pushups 100 squats ✅

jslade 2y ago

"If we do not have a secure meatspace, then we cannot have a secure cyberspace" - @maxhillebrand

bitcoin, property rights, power projection, civil society all go together, mutually dependent and reinforcing