2024-09-30 13:12:43
by npub18am…p424
Growing Nostr is hard. Not because we don't have the tools, but because it requires the hard work of many of us, not just the few. Decentralization is great, however this means that no centralized growth team is going to step in and do the work that's needed. We'll have to rely on a multitude of people to accomplish this. These people will be cultivating and nurturing Nostr's growing ecosystem. They're seeking out unique communities, on-boarding new users, and educating them on the tools at hand, so that new users can create their own spaces on Nostr.
These have been initiatives of mine since the beginning days here. I love building communities, helping people use technology, and speaking about my passions.
Many people across Nostr are working on similar initiatives, trying to #grownostr and foster community. @npub1hz5…tysa is one of them. We spoke at extent last week about her current project. She volunteered at the Nostr Booth that I organized at @npub167n…zu3r a few months ago, got purple pilled in the process, and is now planning on doing similar initiatives at three Latin American conferences coming up soon.
I had a conversation with the organizer of LaBitConf in Prague, who expressed a strong interest in having a Nostr presence at his upcoming conference. He asked that I replicate the same level of involvement he witnessed in Prague, including a booth, speakers, panels, and more. He clearly recognized the significance of Nostr and was eager to feature it prominently at his event. Unfortunately, I had to decline, as it’s not feasible for me to attend every conference. However, this is where the strength of the Nostr community comes in—others can step up and make it happen.
This is what Tanja is doing! Check out her project.
https://geyser.fund/project/thenostrboothinitiative
2024-09-30 12:03:21
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by npub1sae…kuqh
suddenly OP showed up in the thread. Here are questions for you
1) why are people and podcasters so quick to advertise a non fully free non fully foss software?
2) why when we ask "where is bitcoinj-core", most people disappear and don't reply, like the interactions I've had so far on nostr and X?
3) Are you & others contributing anything by omitting this important fact? Maybe shedding light on it would invite more java devs to rebuild it, but this fact was hidden and censored, what would be the reason?
My contribution is that I CHECKED the code, which actually I WAS checking already, I was studying samourai's code for my own personal projects and decentralized knowledge makes it more resiliant, which then a month ago I noticed a missing piece, then this is released and it seems I am the ONLY person to notice... where are those devs that you mention? I see zero efforts to make a full source available, but 100% effort to release it as is, and for the podcast crew to advertise it as soon as possible.
What we need is a movement that is pro-privacy and PRO-FOSS at all costs, no exceptions. Samourai has been working on bitcoin since 2011 or something, I started working on this for 2 years max. They had plenty of time to distribute copies of codebases, write in many different languages, write docs for new devs, not just focus on java lmao, but they don't have the FOSS spirit. I could also get into the "where is OXT?" or "where is KYCP?" discussion. But I don't have time to rebuild someone else's work for free from scratch, unless you pay me for it I already have a job and family to take care of, plus interesting how it's "oh you noticed? well rebuild it yourself!" why not set the same standards for whoever built the new fork and force them to release APKs only after THE FULL SOURCE is available, since they are already working on it?
I myself risk my life and my family's because I live in a dictatorship, they banned X, telegram and Rumble so far for supporting free speech. And this is why to me it is FOSS or nothing. If I had the complete source code that made samourai, I would've reimplemented the wallet and whirlpool and made it work without a centralized coordinator that could be shut down and seized, even while living in a poverty state with zero funding/donations.
2024-09-29 21:52:05
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by npub1rvy…pk3p
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2024-09-29 21:50:55
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by npub1rvy…pk3p
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2024-09-29 18:49:30
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by npub1xy5…3urc
I’m happy to judge, but selfishly I like making memes so wouldn’t want to do it EVERY week. But I would like to see a more formalized, hashed-out proposal for how this would work. Maybe come up with a working panel of people to help define some of these logistics. I know I’ve spoken to @npub1lrn…qnw5 about how this would work in the past. I’m sure he could give his input as well.
As for specific criteria for judging a meme, I think it is obviously very subjective but you could also come up with specific categories to help the judges think through it systematically (eg, How did the contestants incorporate the subject, how original was it, visual appeal, viral potential, clarity, etc).
2024-09-29 17:09:56
by npub1ark…h43w
NEW CLIENT ANNOUNCEMENT
https://m.primal.net/LDNn.mp4
I wanted to build on nostr and I asked OpenSats for a grant to work on ONOSENDAI one day per week. I scaled back my hours at my fiat job and began part time nostr development to work on a novel metaverse project where all actions require proof of work. This was the beginning of my nostr career. Today is a huge milestone in that journey.
It took me 52 Fridays from proof of concept to reality, and now ONOSENDAI functions as the first cyberspace client.
Today I present to you the thermodynamic update to #ONOSENDAI https://onosendai.tech
#welcometocyberspace folks. It's finally here. Check it out on desktop for the best experience. More updates for a better Mobile experience are in the pipeline.
I'm working on a video to explain cyberspace and how to use ONOSENDAI and I'll post it ASAP.
The short tutorial is this:
- WASD for movement (relative to camera)
- Q = down, E = up
- ESC to put camera behind avatar
- Mouse Click and drag to move camera
- Mouse Wheel to change Throttle
Sections of the app:
LOCAL
This is the on-the-ground cyberspace view. The shiny polygon you begin your journey in is your Home Coordinate, which is simply your hex pubkey. Your journey always starts here if you derezz (or get derezzed) at any point, but your progress is saved to nostr and your avatar will travel even when you're away from the app!
SECTOR
This is the 10,000ft view of cyberspace. Nearby sectors are automatically scanned for objects of interest and mapped in 3D: other avatars, hyperjumps, shards, and constructs (coming soon).
GLOBAL
This is the 100,000,000ft view of cyberspace. The staggeringly large full coordinate system is shown.
BUILD
This tab is a 3D editor that lets you build 3D objects called Shards. Shards can be mined and planted wherever you are at in cyberspace for everyone to admire. In the LOCAL tab you can mine and deploy a Shard at your current position. The size and complexity of the shard determines its mining difficulty.
Terminology:
- coord - a cyberspace coordinate is a 256-bit number, just like event ids and public keys.
- chain - the nostr events representing your movement which contain proof-of-work and are linked together via hash
- sector - a 2^30 cube area of cyberspace
- G - Gibson, the unit of measurement in cyberspace named after William Gibson (the author who invented the concept of cyberspace)
- plane - The last bit in a cyberspace coordinate determines its plane. Depending on your pubkey you will either be in D-Space or I-Space. You will be able to switch planes in a future update. All points in D-Space map to a real point in reality, including Earth. All points in I-Space are virtual.
Despite the polish I was able to muster, ONOSENDAI is still in its infancy, and so is cyberspace. It's up to you to explore, build, discover, and push it forward, because unlike other metaverses, this one belongs to everyone and is controlled by no-one. That's the whole point!
I would like to invite all #cyberspace enthusiasts to join my new ditto instance at https://straylight.cafe and use your nostr identity to ask questions, discuss cyberspace, futurism, and how to build this new world together. I think it's going to be a lot of fun. I want to shut down the ONOSENDAI telegram group in favor of Straylight Café because it's nostr based, so hop on over and make it happen!
When you join Straylight.cafe, it isn't connected to any external relays on purpose, so you must edit your profile and customize it for how you want your npub to appear on this site. Whatever you post on Straylight stays there and doesn't go out to the rest of nostr unless you do so manually. It's like an open telegram group -- public, but not broadcasted by default.
And so concludes my OpenSats grant. I want to thank so many people for supporting me, encouraging me, and helping me along this journey.
I am going to try to list everyone I can and I apologize if I miss someone:
OpenSats and the whole team there
Gsovereignty and Bitkarrot for having me on their podcast. This was a huge break for me into the nostr scene.
Johns and Marina for encouraging me and inviting me to awesome bolt.fun hackathons which were a wonderful opportunity to meet great people!
bnonni for being my first ONOSENDAI contributor
Chris for donating to support my work on cyberspace
laoc42
42pupusas for being the first to build on the cyberspace protocol
CryptoClay for his enthusiasm and support
Nik, for bringing life and sound to cyberspace with his videos
Pablo for bragging about me and sharing his contagious enthusiasm
JeffG for answering my NDK questions and being a good bro
Simon for donating to support my work on cyberspace
the FanFares team
AVERAGE_GARY for thoughtful consideration and friendship
Artur Brugeman
J@n, for having me on his podcast and being an awesome friend
Ioni Appleberg
Michael Tidwell
Ser Sleepy
Jay
Quiet Warrior
Avi
holdbod
hzrd149
Max
Max Hillebrand
biscuits
metamick and paula
jonb
shaun, isaac, yofu, and the yakihonne crew. They throw great hackathons and are wonderful people!
jeanpaul
Fiatjaf
https://m.primal.net/LFjl.png
Stephen Mosher and his crew
all of my faithful and beloved reply guys who hype me up when I post about cyberspace
Everyone in the telegram group and everyone who has zapped, tested, and waited patiently for this
Everyone who believed in me and the skeptics who pushed me to the finish line
This is just the beginning. Nostr isn't just for tweets. It's for cyberspace, and I think that's a big deal. Thanks everyone 👾💜
#OTHERSTUFF