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florian
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building https://nostu.be and https://slidestr.net

For desktop definitely yes. For mobile you probably need some quick access buttons (zaps, repost) and more details on a separate panel/view.

I have played around with nsec.app now and have looked at the nip46 code by nostr:npub107jk7htfv243u0x5ynn43scq9wrxtaasmrwwa8lfu2ydwag6cx2quqncxg in ngine: https://github.com/verbiricha/ngine/blob/main/packages/core/src/context.tsx#L222

Will use that as a starting point, when I find some time.

Great design! I’m wondering if the nostr text could be made more concise. Compared to the Bitcoin part there is a lot of text that could deter someone from reading it all. Just my first impression.

That’s crazy … it’s hard to tell even if you know it (i.e. from hairs coming out of her beanie).

On the other hand even regular photos are created with software these days and have artificial portrait effects, post processing and the like.

Hard to tell. The last one either has some over-sharpening done in Photoshop or it’s the AI one. The depth of field of the foreground objects looks weird as well.

Enjoyed a walk through #nature listening to podcasts and now I’m back for some #coffeechain

I probably should record a demo … it’s still confusing to use. It basically shows all image and video content on nostr, with filtering by tags and npubs. Last thing I added is TikTok-like scrolling when used as a PWA on mobile.

https://lmstudio.ai/ is a good alternative with UI to use different models locally.

Yess, what is the best NDK project to get example code?

Replying to Avatar Gigi

Most #nostr clients still suck in terms of discoverability. But they don't have to.

They don't have to because we have all the right building blocks already, we just lack courage to steal. Yes, STEAL. I'd encourage everyone to steal—not copy—what other clients did well. In the spirit of "good artists copy, great artists steal."

Let's take a web-based reddit client for example, one that still works (sometimes) despite all the horrible API changes: https://www.popular.pics/

If you visit that site in your browser, you'll be greeted with something like this:

It's a viewer that supports multiple subreddits by default. You open it, and it just works. It has sensible defaults. (Important!) It defaults to multiple subreddits from the get-go. Subreddits that are visual, i.e. subreddits that have users posting visually pleasing images.

You can change these defaults easily, and the URL will update accordingly. This one is for subreddits concerning #nostr #bitcoin and #memes for example: https://www.popular.pics/reddit/subreddits/posts?r=nostr,bitcoin,memes - easy to share & easy to see what's going on. Steal this. Please.

Of course, if this is a nostr client (and if you're logged in) this should default to your personal web. The people and hashtags you follow; the communities and relays you are part of, etc. Bonus points if you implement an "expand" button which will expand your personal web by one degree, i.e. shows "friend of a friend" kind of stuff. Not only people you follow, but people followed by people you follow. Another click and it's two degrees. You get the idea.

Back to the interface, and the problem at hand: discoverability. As you can see, every image card quite prominently shows the subreddit it was posted the as well as the user who posted it.

Apart from the beautiful masonry layout (did I already mention that you should steal this too?), that's the one thing I like most about this image interface: it's so fucking easy to discover stuff. You click on a subreddit, and boom, you see all images from this subreddit.

You click on a username, and boom, you see all images from this user.

You will discover new subreddits via the "user" view (most users post to multiple subreddits) and you will discover new users via the "subreddit" view (most subreddits have posts from multiple users). You can spend DAYS just clicking through stuff, and we could do the same on nostr with #hashtags (or NIP-72 communities) and usernames (yay, we have those).

Even more, you could go from user to NIP-05 provider, which basically gives a list of users under a single domain. Or you could show what kind of actual lists (NIP-51 lists) the user is part of, so you again have a list of users which you could use as a base for your exploration, populating the grid view which is the base of this image client. And again, because this is nostr, we get a "ghost" mode FOR FREE. You can use someone else's npub and look at things through their eyes. Some clients implement this quite well already. Most people have no idea that this is possible (because we suck at discoverability, including discoverability of features).

Pinstr is ALMOST there, but it takes like ~5 clicks to get to a hashtag (and it doesn't always work for me). Slidestr has potential and is also ALMOST there, but again, it takes like ~3 clicks to get to a profile and open it in Slidestr and you have to know exactly what you're doing, which isn't exactly discoverability-friendly. Same for hashtags, which are even more hidden, as as you have to open an almost invisible menu at the bottom of the image view.

Don't get me wrong, I love what we have. But we shouldn't be afraid to steal what other clients did well in the past, especially stuff that has been around for a long time. To me, the popular pics client is near perfect. No pop-ups. No modals. No unnecessary clicks. Everything makes sense and is in the right place. It doesn't waste space and is beautiful to boot.

I think we're very close to greatness on many fronts, and I hope that—with some technical improvements that are around the corner, as well with some help from #nostrdesign—we can finally kick some ass in the discoverability department too.

Thanks for starting the discussion on this and for the shout out. At first I've created slidestr.net as a tool to see my own photography profile when there were no galleries in nostrudel, snort, etc. yet.

I like the masonry type view and have implemented it multiple times since 2016, when I stole it from Google Photos the first time. That being said, it makes most sense on desktop with more horizontal space.

I'll take some ideas from this right away to implement in slidestr and make it less clunky to use. There are some things that can be easily done but other, i.e. reverse lookup of group memberships would require some backend magic, where someone needs to write a smart DVM 😄

I'm in Madeira from the 26th if you want to take the time to discuss ideas IRL #soveng

Perfect … it looks like you even found a mirror!

Still not sure if this article is satire. They are taking my taxes to produce webcam stickers and send them to people for free?

I have to see this - I ordered some from the “Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend” and will keep you posted.

Replying to Avatar franny

Yesterday I received a beautiful piece proof of work. I didn’t expected it at all! 💚😍

Last year in November/December nostr:npub17nd4yu9anyd3004pumgrtazaacujjxwzj36thtqsxskjy0r5urgqf6950x was searching for inspiration and I sent him a photo I took. He fell in love with the view. And he started drawing. 🎨

This photo holds a beautiful memory within. And he draw it in his little Italian atelier. My partner didn’t hesitate much and ordered it. It’s priceless now.

And it arrived safely in Germany! I was little bit sad but more happy for Carlo, that he sold it! 🙌🏼🖼️

But suddenly I hold it in my hands…. 🙏🏼 with this sweet personal message of Carlo. I’m full of joy. I’m looking for the perfect spot, so I get frequently enchanted by the memories. ✨🫶

You are the best. Grateful to have you by my side. nostr:npub1fq8vrf63vsrqjrwqgtwlvauqauc0yme6se8g8dqhcpf6tfs3equqntmzut 🙏🏼❤️❤️

#art #proofofwork #thankful #artonnostr #v4v

Franny's story of her surprise gift is such an amazing story on how #nostr connects people, spreads love and supports creators. 💜

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#plebchain #love #artstr