hey thanks! iām exploring keeping everything on nostr. itās been a learning experience but a lot of fun.
interesting. it works for me on a short post. but not a long article (kind 30023). thanks for the reply
Sound on, volume up
Let's go, eyes on the prize
https://blossom.primal.net/7189e23cd44b2450dafd3828f97ff54e81886cccc778870e58ca974ad90a0482.mov
hmm how did you get a video to post and embed? i am using primal. doesn't seem to work. bummer.
is there any way to embed / include a video in a long-from nostr note? ("article")? it lets me upload it in the primal image upload -- but doesn't display it at all in the post.
diggin on chipotle air fryer chicken. i leave a prepped bowl of raw chicken marinating in spices in my fridge every three/four days. cooked perfectly in like12 minutes. here, with coconut cilantro rice. 10/10 so good so easy actually healthy. #cook
is this an AI photo or is this mug available for purchase somewhere hahah
quite lovely watercolor thanks for sharing
so nice i made it twice! second night in a row because this might be one of the best sandwiches iāve ever made: chipotle chicken thighs with blistered peppers, cucumbers, red onion and red leaf, dressed with siracha aioli on a seeded roll. š¤¤ #cook
BRIAN TRIESā¦ cycling 45 miles!
i rode 45 miles down the shore 2 weekends ago. it was my first time on a bike in like 2 years ā last time was on a shittybikeā¦ oops i mean citibike ā landmark hopping in dc. that ride was awesome, but not because of the bike (that thing was heavy and slow compared to my old but speedy road bike). i didnāt even sign up for this ride ā toph told me he had an extra spot with 2 weeks to go. no time for training! would i be okay? would my ass hurt like hell? yes. and yes. but the bay was gorgeous, the sun shimmering in its wake. honestly it wasnāt that hard; felt like i couldāve gone twice as fast. iāve always wondered what itās like to do a triathlon or even an ironman ā itās the swimming that scares me. biking? i could double this distance and pace. swimming fast? ehhh, not so much. my buddy carlās been talking forever about doing a 4 corners bike tripā¦ maybe this was day one of training. š²š» #briantries
of course! let me know if you have questions. please make sure to credit nostr:nprofile1qqs2meaqc6kv5z2utvm03reqzcauekjdj7c8r39verlr98w8ynhv37cpp3mhxue69uhkyunz9e5k7qg5waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t0sqlaku for his slides (black backgrounds).
BRIAN TRIESā¦ HIP HOP
iām the guy who couldnāt clap on beat at a concert, so signing up for hip hop lessons felt insane. every week i walked in terrified, but walked out grinning. in a room full of mirrors, i didnāt see the nerd in my head ā i actually lookedā¦ kinda okay. when the rhythm hit, i could find it and feel it, and i stuck with it. the instructor even fist-bumped me yelling āYESSSS BRIAN YESSSS.ā peak of my hip hop career (so far). 5/5 would try again. #briantries
is the median income really $83k? i find that surprising. thatās gotta be household income no?
I was listening to nostr:nprofile1qyv8wumn8ghj7urjv4kkjatd9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wsq3kamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwvf5hgcm0d9h8qctjdvhxxmmdqqs879mhq6kkuzh2wk57xdzanl76uem8d7hlyjd7v4a4jcm4u88d8ygjaraye last night and was excited to hear the start of the show talking about Bitcoin gaming. There are parts I fully agreed with and parts that I'd love to debate. The full show isn't about gaming but here's a clip on the conversation around this post:
https://fountain.fm/clip/uLScC0fjdv78OXLZyiE3 (Timestamp 3:03 to 4:30 of The Coinbase Rugs Continue in case my Fountain clip won't load for you.)
nostr:nprofile1qyv8wumn8ghj7urjv4kkjatd9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wsq3vamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwpexjmtpdshxuet5qqsqfjg4mth7uwp307nng3z2em3ep2pxnljczzezg8j7dhf58ha7ejgqgzx3h mentions early on that Fortnite with sats has always been a dream of his and I couldn't agree more. I think gaming has the potential to make Bitcoin way more mainstream while offering gaming experiences that just can't happen in a fiat world. When done right I even think it's enough to make nostr:nprofile1qy0hwumn8ghj7cnfw33k76twd4shs6tdv9kxjum5wvhx7mnvd9hx2qg4waehxw309ajkgetw9ehx7um5wghxcctwvsqzq3e0gs8jnmued6f2rp4c6vs07xqvs4vs8zpwt82smcdch4txjvq76kl2yj find the time to game! š¤£
Matt goes on to say that Epic Games will never do it because it has to be a challenger to make the move. I think this was a bit hyperbolic because once Bitcoin gaming becomes the standard, Epic will have to do it to keep up with the Joneses. On the other hand I completely understand his point that they may be one of the last to move.
We've already seen smaller studios, like 1047, adopt Bitcoin as a means of bringing users back in when they teamed with nostr:nprofile1qyf8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytn6vfjzuem8qqsv73e7h6tndwngn3ccmc74auufpx722ldncw8rl8087hddljyw6mc5ux85g back in 2023 to have Bitcoin added to Splitgate. ( https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/zbd-launches-bitcoin-prize-pool-for-splitgate ) I saw first hand how this invigorated a community around that game for players that had never played it in it's first 4 years of being on the market.
Then came the part that really inspired me to write this post. I've had chatgpt reword the following two paragraphs given my critical view of the project.
Matt mentions that he helped convince Satoshi Games to launch Lightnite with Bitcoin and that it was a massive development sinkhole. I was deeply invested in SG's vision, purchasing an early copy of Lightnite, their original Liquid-based NFTs and even created web properties to promote their game because I strongly supported their mission. Unfortunately, they eventually shifted their focus and moved entirely to Solana.
In my opinion, the move to Solana was not because Bitcoin itself created insurmountable development hurdles, but rather due to business decisions that favored an easier issuance of tokens. As someone who passionately supported their Bitcoin-centric mission, I was disappointed and publicly expressed my frustrations, leading to being blocked by their team on Twitter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3I9CWMRf4Y
nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7enjv4jhxur9v43kstnrv9ekztcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qqsp4k846d0waujd6m5dj0eyhmdjdn6tqu4xcymtehvjj0kdhd3yfpsjdwlck is a complete antithesis to the concept of Bitcoin in gaming being tough to develop. They launched a modded server on Rust years ago and have continued to build and enhance the experience. Supported by the community through nostr:nprofile1qqstdhxam7rxw5586xjwscsdj24fqhp93kzsh7xvjg7nnhc7mlh9aeczqf2t4 ( https://geyser.fund/project/orange ), theyāve consistently delivered sats directly into players' hands simply for participating.
Remarkably, they initiated this with virtually zero traditional development. Instead, they creatively repurposed existing in-game assets to represent Bitcoin and utilized nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qpq3qv9uflfdn70c0zcccju7uxymwn407xjax4he2uq75qj5dp7klfq5x5rqe vouchers dispensed from in-game vending machines. This innovative setup provided a Bitcoin earning experience without any significant development overhead. Their vision and dedication directly inspired me to invest thousands of hours into Rust.
Inspired by Orangeās mission, I've since developed multiple plugins for Rust, including Orangemart.cs. This plugin allows any Rust server to integrate seamlessly with an LNBits server, enabling players to easily move sats in and out of the game via Discord-sent lightning invoices or payouts with nothing more needed than a lightning address.
Creating this plugin was far from a development sinkhole, it was essentially "vibe-coded," before that was even a term. Leveraging prompts fed into chatgpt, I was able to learn enough about Rustās modding framework to integrate Bitcoin directly into the game. I completed the first working version with just a few weeks of my spare time, clearly disproving the notion of Bitcoin gaming as inherently difficult or resource-intensive to develop. (I'm certainly no real game developer!)
I've since launched my own Rust server in collaboration with Orange to offer a unique take on the Rust experience. I've incorporated virtual Bitcoin mining that let's players use in-game Bitaxes to "hash" and turn those hashes in for rewards similar to a FPPS mining pool. This then determines the rewards they can claim at the end of the wipe based on the number of shares they turn in. I've found managing a Rust server more work than integrating Bitcoin into the game.
TL:DR - Bitcoin is likely the future of gaming. LLMs will continue to reduce hurdles for development and market forces will eventually push teams to focus on the hardest money as players demand real rewards for their time and effort. This will make cash grabs around issuing your own currency less valuable and further entrench Bitcoin into gaming.
i was also very bummed by the switch to solana. iām not a gamer but bought the early copies and bought stupid in game nfts and felt betrayed when they switched. wouldnāt have supported any of that if that was announced as the plan.
mediocre tbh. abandoned it halfway through. will pick it up again soon but it was kinda just uninteresting vignettes that didnāt flow together. very journaly.
sorry you and he are going through this. cancer is a bitch