an animal face in the bottom
I am not sure if playing music on leaves counts as an art or service.đ
Major #Bitcoin news outlet âBitcoin Magazineâ just published an article advocating for Bitcoin users to pay a âHODL fee.â
In an astonishing and mind blowing turn of events for #BTCÂ , Bitcoin Magazine wrote an an opinion piece saying âbitcoin hodlers need to pull their weight too.â
Since holding or âhodlingâ does nothing, it seems as hardcore BTC proponents are pushing for a new rule change so holders will pay a tax for doing nothing. BTC Mag also wrote, âA call for a fee for hodling Bitcoin, to balance the fact that the mining security budget is currently paid only by people transacting, not people simply hodling.â
The âHODL_FEEâ will be 50% of Median Transaction Fee (MTF) over the previous two weeks. So if the median fee is $5 for last two weeks, you will be charged $2.50 hodl tax fee. If the median fee is $20, the hodl tax fee will be $10. You get the point.
With high transaction fees going to $400 at one point earlier this year, itâs not hard to imagine high median fees and high hodl tax fees in the future.
They also changed the author to âBoBâ. However the real author is David Scalzo which is the VC of Kirenaga Partners
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/bitcoin-hodlers-need-to-pull-their-weight-too 
the only time I vaguely paid attention to bitcoin magazine was when they gave sats for reading their articles. They stopped so I stopped reading.
Send some silly sats to sweet "leafophonist@blink.sv," stacking sats swiftly satisfies stellar savings!
Sending sats signifies savvy stacking.
So, sensational slinger of sats, sprinkle some silly sats on sweet "leafophonist" swiftly!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBUHrsYComc&feature=youtu.be
In "The Story of Civilization," Will Durant suggests: dealing with a single corrupt leader, a centralized authority, might be preferable to navigating a web of bribery with countless individuals. The state, while undeniably a common enemy, can offer a twisted form of order compared to the chaos of individual corruption.
Not sure if that is the case but, it is the first time I thought about it that way.
#HOWDONOSTR - How do I use Nostr?
Nostr is much, much more than a Twitter alternative. Nostr allows us to have portal digital social identities that we can use in various applications and capacities. For this next iteration of #HOWDONOSTR I'll focus on a few of the applications that I use and the various ways that I use Nostr.
Since we know that Nostr uses a public and private key pair and keeping our private key safe is of utmost importance, we'll start this off with the basics and then move on to relays, before discussing applications.
* On my desktop, to login to and utilize the various applications, I'll use the Alby web browser extension to manage my private key. This works with Chrome, Brave, Firefox, etc. You can install it here: https://getalby.com
* On my Android phone, I'll use the Amber application to keep my private key safe when using native applications that support it. You can download Amber here: https://github.com/greenart7c3/Amber
* I'll also use the Kiwi web browser for accessing many web applications. With the Kiwi browser, I'll use the Nostr Connect extension because it's more lightweight than Alby. You can download Kiwi Browser for Android here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kiwibrowser.browser
You can install the extension here: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/nostr-connect/ampjiinddmggbhpebhaegmjkbbeofoaj
Nostr allows us to be in-charge of our digital social identity and allows us to be in-charge of our entire social graph. We can accomplish this by running our own relay. I do this in two parts.
* I run a private local relay on my Android phone. This allows me to easily write offline notes and save all of my drafts to my phone where they are not accessible by anyone but myself. I do this with the Citrine application. You can download it here: https://github.com/greenart7c3/Citrine
* I also run a publicly accessible relay that only my wife and myself and have write access. That means that no one else can save their social information to my relay, but everyone in the world can access my relay to read our notes and events. I use the Nostream relay for this. You can get started with Nostream here: https://github.com/cameri/nostream
Do I need to run two relays? Maybe not, but I do, because I can. Nostr allows me to easily do these more technical things if I want to do them, allowing me to be fully in control of my entire social graph and social identity.
Now that I have my private key being secured and managed and my notes and events are stored on my personal relays, I'm ready to start using various Nostr applications!
My number one daily driver is Amethyst for Android. It allows me to login via Amber to keep my private key safe. It allows me to easily use my private relay that runs on my smartphone. I use Amethyst because of the number of features that it supports, integrating with many other Nostr clients and various aspects of the protocol. From AI generated feeds of notes, to a bitcoin powered marketplace, to live streams and more. However, Amethyst does suffer from some stability issues and causes me headaches from time to time. Because of this, I also use Primal. Primal is smooth and stable. It lacks some of the extras that Amethyst has, but if I want an experience that just works, I choose Primal.
Nostr really shines on the web. Most of Nostr's Other Stuff clients are not native applications for Android and iOS, they're web applications - regular websites powered by Nostr. Remember, to securely use these applications, you'll need one of the web browsers and extensions that I mentioned above. Alternatively, you can also use many of these with nsec.app. This website runs a Nostr nsecBunker in your web browser, allowing this application to function as a secure key management application.
* Snort.social or Iris.to are popular clients, but not performing for me as well as they used to, so now I'm using Primal.net and Coracle.social more and more. Primal is very stable and simple, but Coracle is loaded with features that keep bringing me back. Coracle's new custom feeds feature is a game changer, however the UI is a bit much and may seem overly complicated.
* For audio chats, I listen to NostrNests.com where people chat with friends and Plebchain Radio hosts their weekly podcast. I used to do weekly shows here every Monday, but it's been a while for me.
* Zap.stream is a Twitch or YouTube alternative for video consumption. Here, I watch friends and streamers here, interacting with them live, chatting, zapping, and consuming all that they have to offer. Sometimes it's weekly podcast shows, sometimes it's gamers playing video games, or sometimes it's just developers hacking away at code during a live coding session.
* I use Highlighter.com for reading long form notes or blog posts, but I also use Highlighter for sometimes writing my own. Content creators can also use Highlighter to create subscription tiers, similar to Patreon. I don't use that feature, but it's nice to have for those looking to fund their content in other ways similar to what exists elsewhere on the web.
* I use listr.lol to manage my Nostr lists, to help me organize npubs that I follow.
* I use metadata.nostr.com to restore my Nostr profile, including my contact list, if a rogue client accidentally deletes or alters my contact list in a way that I didn't intend. This does happen from time to time. We're early.
* I use w3.do to create Nostr powered shortlinks for sharing with others.
* I use Wavlake to listen to music, supporting artists in a value for value manner. I use this application on the web and I use this application on my Android phone too.
* I use Shopstr.store to sell items, such as old Android phones. I've sold 3 via this Nostr powered marketplace.
* Tunestr.io is a website similar to Zap.stream, but it's specifically for live musical performances.
* I use Zap.store to manage applications on my Android phone as an alternative to Google Play or Obtainium.
I use these applications the most, but many more applications exist across the Nostr ecosystem. I encourage you to check out https://www.nostrapps.com from time to time and see what's available.
thank you this is awesome! Is anyone building a client for authors to circumvent the publishing houses?
I wrote two short books. How can NOSTR become a publisher? One book is about people named Adolph it is an attempt to redeem my name. Today is make music day so I wrote a story about playing music on leaves.
A little A.I song to get you up and dancing. Hodl on my friends https://video.nostr.build/ad31ed575117cff99a92af7f43b08d954200ef726b80ac5e9e743bcc94dc6c2a.mp4
I put those lyrics on suno.com and asked it to turn it into a regae song.
https://audio.nostr.build/187229883fc77a1ad97d3e6332bc699f811903bea1579998d2e87e136fbec1ae.mp3
I am the author of the book, "Some Other Adolphs"
This is a self-published work exploring a different perspective on the name Adolph.
Adolf Hitler, was born in 1889, and tarnished the name for all the other Adolphs.
Adolph van der Walt was born in 1989, and is determined to redeem the name Adolph.
A limited number of free copies are available!
Reply to this event with "Free Adolphs" for a chance to win.
I am offering the book for 1989 sats.
Dm me for sales.
#SomeOtherAdolphs #NostrPublishing #DecentralizedAuthorship
For over a century, the name "Adolf" has been overshadowed by a dark figure. But what about the others who bear this name? This booklet explores the lives of various individuals named Adolph, showcasing the richness and diversity that a single name can encompass.
In this little book Adolph seeks to reclaim the narrative. Through personal stories and historical accounts, this read sheds light on the remarkable "Adolphs" who have shaped the world in countless ways.
Is a name defined by a single person, or can it hold a multitude of stories? Dive in and discover the inspiring "Adolphs" waiting to be known. 
I am working on a little book about music. Would appreciate some comments. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JYUMn32zurcuhvC_JeElGqZ8nkWNbXg2Rn5ImUScjPQ/edit?usp=sharing
I never knew people are still zapping. Ah i miss the olden days
LingQ sent an email reminder to get back to language learning.
If I start they will give me 50 'coins'.
If those coins were sats I would be more encouraged to learn!
Can some one build a language app that you can load with sats and work to get them back?
In a way the government has become a religion. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_civil_religion
https://futurism.com/how-infamous-hydroelectric-dam-changed-earths-rotation
Fascinating that we can change the earth's rotation. We cannot save daylight but we can alter it slightly.
I am interested in writing a post doc about bitcoin and religion. It is fascinating to see the religious language.