Derek Ross

The purple pill helps the orange pill go down.

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2026-10-14 19:34:13 UTC

Omarchy Mobile update: a real camera app 📸
Linux camera apps were built for desktop and laptop webcams, not for a phone with four cameras. We can fix everything...
Camera (omacam) is now the default camera on Omarchy Mobile:
• All four Pixel 7 Pro cameras: ultrawide, main, selfie and 5× telephoto
• Zoom steps 0.5× / 1× / 2× / 5× that switch lenses for you, plus pinch-to-zoom
• Full-resolution photos, tap-to-focus and autofocus
• Volume keys as the shutter, and a shutter sound you can turn off
• A settings sheet like the ones on Android cameras
• EXIF data on every photo; location is off unless you turn it on
• Video recording (H.264 + Opus), early but working
• Follows your Omarchy theme
Rust + GTK4/libadwaita on mainline Linux and libcamera, with no Android underneath. GPL-3.0.
github.com/derekross/omacam
Will post real photos and videos shortly. I need to go touch (and mow) my grass.

2026-10-14 12:29:14 UTC

almost maxxed this bad boy out. work hard.
https://blossom.ditto.pub/929412e4022009261edfd2688eaf0261ebba3c4ece35ffd47b74e75554cfff05.png

2026-10-14 01:20:05 UTC

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Roadmap.

2026-10-14 01:19:31 UTC

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Yes. It's literally running Omarchy.

2026-10-14 01:18:49 UTC

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I gotta fix hardware issues man. Eventually.

2026-10-14 01:07:27 UTC

Omarchy Mobile quick demo. Recorded on my Pixel 7 Pro running Omarchy! (In before you didn't show <insert feature here.>)
https://blossom.dreamith.to/4547bfc41f41a97aa1500b1cd438e477cf41e1391a45713ff00e6b50d745a38b.mp4

2026-10-13 23:55:02 UTC

Omandroid has a new name: Omarchy Mobile 📱
It was never Android. It's native Omarchy (Arch Linux ARM, Hyprland, Omarchy's own packages) on a mainline Linux kernel, right on a Pixel 7 Pro. No Android underneath.
New repos (old links redirect):
https://github.com/derekross/omarchy-mobile
https://github.com/derekross/linux-omarchy-mobile
Hardware: display at 120 Hz, GPU, touch, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth audio, battery, haptics, torch, sensors and auto-rotate, GPS, NFC (read/write tags) and fingerprint unlock (opt-in) all work. Speakers work but are still quiet. Ultrawide camera works; main and front are in progress. The modem now boots and talks to the phone; calls, SMS and data need a SIM, that's next. Sleep is in progress.
The last two days in software:
• swipeable home screens with ~50 built-in widgets, from @simonschubert's Omalauncher
• "Create with AI": describe a widget, Omarchy's default agent builds it
• editable quick settings
• one app per screen
• mirror the phone's screen to your laptop over USB
And an installer! I'm super happy to annonce this. It can all be done with a few commands. GUI/website later. Build the root image on your laptop, then tools/install-phone asks for your user name, password and Wi-Fi, checks the phone, and writes only slot B and userdata. Stock Android stays on slot A as your way back. First boot sets everything up, and tools/phone-provision pulls the phone-specific firmware from your own Pixel factory image (no Google files redistributed). The first clean install with it is happening on my phone as I write this. Steps are in the README.
Fair warning: this is EXPERIMENTAL! Unlocking the bootloader wipes the phone, expect rough edges, Pixel 7 Pro only for now. Pixel 6 and 8a ports are starting via contributors. Addtional contributors welcome 🤙

2026-10-13 22:06:56 UTC

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Accelerate.

2026-10-13 20:06:47 UTC

I know it's early but I really love this UI. I might become a Feather maxi after just 3 minutes of use 😂

2026-10-13 20:05:20 UTC

Feather's UI reminds me of Markview 👀
Sometimes you just want a simple app that doesn't do all of the things... And that's okay.
Great work @npub1der…xzpc 🫂💜🤙🏻

2026-10-13 13:42:39 UTC

lmao. zuck doesn't like guinness.
https://blossom.ditto.pub/5a7535ba08397995ff5b8c9582b994d8f72318e46d222185d7b4251e780370f3.png

2026-10-13 13:08:41 UTC

This is actually really good and interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfdIhd1g6EI

2026-10-13 12:33:26 UTC

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Oh I see the cockpit in the one photo 😂

2026-10-13 12:32:59 UTC

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Bad ass. Did you see this why flying? Speaking of Nostr Valley is this weekend. Are you flying up?

2026-10-13 12:32:27 UTC

I have a lot of old CyanogenMod swag 🤓 It's inspiring. https://nostr-relay.derekross.me/1d2a67463aa9b6e7eb48da73d345c2ab099c66ac77ea075d6b1f0f46e49fee2c.jpg https://nostr-relay.derekross.me/c17648fe9304ab6ae0087a4b54e9324d1400670c3875285d0b3cc0360b29b1b6.jpg

2026-10-13 12:15:32 UTC

Fishcake loves the grind. It's why he works so hard. @npub1nxy…avr7 @npub13ch…dsaw thank you for your service over the last 4 years.
#nevent1q…5nhx

2026-10-13 12:01:29 UTC

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Good morning

2026-10-13 12:01:23 UTC

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https://media.tenor.com/lNMyjjSWLYcAAAAd/my-man-my-man-denzel.gif

2026-10-13 12:01:12 UTC

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Good morning 🌄

2026-10-13 12:01:07 UTC

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Hey brother. How are you? GN.

2026-10-13 12:00:55 UTC

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GM 🌄

2026-10-13 11:51:36 UTC

Good morning and pura vida, Nostr! No doom. We must bloom. 🫂🤙🏻💜

2026-10-13 11:51:00 UTC

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Thank you sir.

2026-10-13 11:50:47 UTC

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🫂

2026-10-13 11:50:33 UTC

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Sometimes they forget who's boss.

2026-10-12 20:13:23 UTC

the agentic economy grows.
#nevent1q…599x

2026-10-12 18:55:52 UTC

It's wild that Muse is catching up and leap frogging like this. RSI? Bogus benchmarks? https://blossom.ditto.pub/bde51b12fd59e2805616a394fab503e83b587fc17a4505fe91597cab7343787f.jpeg

2026-10-12 16:12:36 UTC

Omandroid: work-in-progress update 🧪📱
Native Omarchy running on a Pixel 7 Pro: Arch Linux ARM, Hyprland and Omarchy's own packages, on a mainline Linux kernel. No Android underneath.
Hardware working
- Boots our own mainline kernel (7.3-rc) from the second boot slot, with stock Android kept on the other slot
- Display (1440×3120 OLED) with brightness control
- GPU: Mali-G710 with OpenGL ES 3.1 and Vulkan 1.4 through Mesa (we added the G710 to Mesa's Panfrost driver), Hyprland renders on it, and the GPU now scales its clock with load
- Wi-Fi: connects at boot and reconnects to saved networks, ~150 Mbit/s
- Bluetooth: pairing and audio, with the first sound from the phone playing through Pixel Buds Pro
- Vibration for system feedback
- Flashlight
- Charging under Linux control (in testing), past the bootloader's 93% cutoff
- Touchscreen with multi-touch
- Power and volume buttons
- Battery level in the status bar
- Internal storage, with the system partitions locked read-only
- USB networking and SSH
Software working
- Omarchy themes, the menu, the notification shade and the Omarchy boot animation
- Android-style Wi-Fi and Bluetooth menus: pick a network and type its password, pair and connect devices
- Flashlight toggle in quick settings
- A phone-style home screen and launcher with app search and "ask your agent"
- On-screen keyboard
- App switcher: swipe up, tap to switch, flick to close
- Lock screen with a PIN pad: locks after boot and after the screensaver
- Power + volume down takes a screenshot
- Apps open full screen, like on Android
- Kernel updates installed from inside Linux
Next up: speakers and mics (they run through Google's audio processor), suspend, 120 Hz, then camera, cellular, GPS and Android apps through Waydroid.
Video later :)

2026-10-12 15:20:28 UTC

i love it when nostr makes me giggle like a little kid 🤣

2026-10-12 15:19:44 UTC

2026: derek rolls his face across the keyboard to build the future
2027: derek finds a robot to roll it's face across the keyboard for him, while building the future
#nevent1q…w7te

2026-10-12 14:20:39 UTC

i spent a decade working on Android ROMs... i can't believe how today i can roll my face across a keyboard and create kernel modules and device drivers. AND IT WORKS.
Omarchy + Nsites + Napplets + Napps coming to your favorite pocket computer. #soon #NoETAs

2026-10-12 13:23:22 UTC

Good morning and pura vida, Nostr! It's an exciting time to be a Nostrich. 💜🤙🏻🫂

2026-10-12 04:29:35 UTC

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So many hardware modules to build!

2026-10-12 04:29:11 UTC

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Damn straight. I'm not quitting.

2026-10-12 04:08:00 UTC

no claude, i don't need to stop. wtf.
https://blossom.ditto.pub/f0cb2ff300aacb8a4a09060e96717f7e94a613496bd4fd23a6c5e5260d60a962.png

2026-10-12 02:05:24 UTC

i know it's X/Twitter, but the people want this. 165K views. wild.
https://blossom.ditto.pub/4f310e24c652f36884f12a34f3a6792550e5b9eaa778b1606fc1404f7f66fb0b.png

2026-10-12 01:53:02 UTC

2026-10-12 01:10:28 UTC

you should come to nostr valley. there's still time to FOMO in.
#nevent1q…yhpq

2026-10-12 00:14:32 UTC

we can fix everything. we can build anything. we can take back control of the computer. we can take back control of the internet.
we consolidated power so the technology could prosper. it had consequences.
we're ready to take it all back.
omarchy is how we take back the computer. nostr is how we take back the internet.
join us. build the future.

2026-10-11 23:12:55 UTC

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Yes. Join the Signal group 🤣

2026-10-11 23:03:08 UTC

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Hello!

2026-10-11 23:02:52 UTC

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I will draft a NIP.

2026-10-11 23:02:35 UTC

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Amethyst would have to be updated to use the Opal signing method. It's different than Amber. It's similar but uses Unix sockets.

2026-10-11 22:41:28 UTC

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I am for them. Others are against them. I made my argument in my blog article a couple weeks back. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

2026-10-11 22:39:34 UTC

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Native Omarchy running on an Android phone. Essentially Omarchy mobile. Omarchy for Pixel phones.

2026-10-11 22:36:08 UTC

Currently doing something that might be dumb and also might be amazing. Too early to tell @nprofile…9ccm. https://nostr-relay.derekross.me/caff3bd8bec53fea23821de718b4d0a99617baba82b48eb2667d70d516088a21.jpg

2026-10-11 22:29:47 UTC

software has changed forever.
#nevent1q…y949

2026-10-11 19:34:04 UTC

Here's my markdown app that I mentioned the other day. Markview, a beautiful markdown reader for Android.
https://zapstore.dev/apps/com.derekross.markview
Why did I build this? I sync my second brain to my device. My agents create markdown files. The markdown readers on Android were terrible. This is not terrible.

2026-10-11 18:57:20 UTC

AGI 🤣
#nevent1q…3gun

2026-10-11 17:54:57 UTC

You too can have "Omarchy" on your Android phone. It's easy to get started.
Install Omalauncher by Simon Schubert: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.omalauncher
Make it your default home screen. Follow the prompts to install Arch Linux, no root needed. Every Linux window gets its own card in Recents.
Install your favorite agent: Claude Code, OpenCode, or Codex. They run in a real terminal on your phone.
Customize your home screen widgets. Then write your own in OWL, right on the phone.
Build just like you would on full-blown Omarchy. Own the computer, no matter how small.
I view this as a PoC. More to come.
#nevent1q…z7sj

2026-10-11 15:37:56 UTC

Good morning and pura vida, Nostr! It's a rainy day. That means it's time to grind with my toaster! Here's a short preview of notifications integrated into Omalauncher 🫂🤙🏻💜 https://nostr-relay.derekross.me/ea034be1a3959c725a207183c18516f58d670d6fa946b3234f9f0a9e61caf13e.png

2026-10-11 15:34:39 UTC

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Haha. That repo is brand new. It's still a work in progress 🥹 But it seems to work so far!

2026-10-11 15:32:23 UTC

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None of these are worrying. I won't run a widget from someone I don't trust and I mostly will create my own. Just like desktop Omarchy.

2026-10-11 15:30:33 UTC

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It's just a launcher so it supports whatever your Android phone supports

2026-10-11 04:53:16 UTC

This is amazing and I think I've stumbled into something that is going to change everything about how I use my phone. https://nostr-relay.derekross.me/06c6dbd5006e3cd73ed3dbb19273e38a0157ff133f48c4d53b487fde9d9c22db.png https://nostr-relay.derekross.me/fc13d970dc686ab6a396481fa6c3644e8bc9212c71b28d3feda8cb0f47d35a34.png https://nostr-relay.derekross.me/6426c52eaadd0aee503fdeb0adfc886f108119b1180ba241f6409664d035347b.png

2026-10-10 23:40:59 UTC

Last boat beer of the season. #beerstr https://nostr-relay.derekross.me/208c0f8408076d8513753a197a8b12304351b0520d04f0d888c3520bcb8fa4ce.jpg

2026-10-10 23:36:59 UTC

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Keep building, my Canadian brother.

2026-10-10 21:12:19 UTC

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He also deserves one for running the #5 Lightning node. Will is just a legend all around.

2026-10-10 21:11:43 UTC

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I haven't heard of this service before, but it sounds interesting.

2026-10-10 21:11:05 UTC

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Yes, you. The point is you can build anything that you want.

2026-10-10 15:08:57 UTC

Good morning and pura vida, Nostr! We will use the agents to build the future that we want 🫂🤙🏻💜

2026-10-10 15:04:48 UTC

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No, but in this case it will build the game for you.

2026-10-10 03:21:50 UTC

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Damus, Amethyst, Ditto, Armada and other apps perhaps show statuses too.

2026-10-09 22:30:54 UTC

In the near future, we'll start to see a decline in "app" usage. Instead, your agent will just perform the tasks that you need.

2026-10-09 20:58:31 UTC

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🤙🏻

2026-10-09 15:22:13 UTC

👀 this has my attention.
#nevent1q…frhs

2026-10-09 14:06:27 UTC

1) Don't use Ledger. 2) If you're using Ledger, the fuck are you buying from a reseller?
https://blossom.ditto.pub/094f557fa357c9d410efeb78a37138979076d4024a6109b3fdff262003426303.png

2026-10-09 13:15:49 UTC

Good morning and pura vida, Nostr! Showing up is hard. Never forget that. 🫂🤙🏻💜

2026-10-08 15:48:55 UTC

good morning and pura vida, nostr! sometimes you build so hard that you forget to tell of your friends GM and PV. forgive me nostr <3

2026-10-08 02:45:48 UTC

if you're a desktop #ditto user, the latest version should fix the issues with zaps and NIP-07 that was introduced a while back. please test and let the sats flow!

2026-10-07 23:10:18 UTC

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If we knew the answer to this, we'd have done it years ago. 😂 I don't think this is right question to ask though. We need to build experiences that are not available elsewhere, that are unique to this protocol. We need out of the box ideas, unique ideas that push boundaries.

2026-10-07 18:07:46 UTC

All Adobe products reimplemented from scratch, free and open source:
getartcraft.com/apps
What a time to be alive.

2026-10-06 22:13:02 UTC

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Thank you.

2026-10-06 13:00:28 UTC

Good morning and pura vida, Nostr! If you're building apps on Nostr, are you using ngit / Nostr git? You should be! And if you're not, tell me why? 🫂💜🤙🏻

2026-10-03 22:19:56 UTC

Any Nostriches heading to Nashville (or already in Nashville) for Imagine If?
I know that @npub1a6c…lfrr @npub1q6m…x7d5 @npub1man…n9tn will be there.
Will you be around @npub1clk…pup9 @npub1jzu…3vm0 @npub17x7…vgap?

2026-10-03 15:59:49 UTC

the government of India officially removes bitchat from the App Store - via @nprofile…eqct on X. https://nostr-relay.derekross.me/3cd55395f2dcadad4733c700f08a44f61200ea01651a2f0ce9607c5f0a9db60f.jpg
Apple and iOS are not the way forward.

2026-10-03 15:07:43 UTC

Good morning and pura vida, Nostr! Build for your flock. 💜🫂🤙🏻
#nevent1q…exmq

2026-10-02 02:17:31 UTC

We know that Fable 5.5 is coming soon... What I'm having trouble trying to comprehend is how something can be that much better than Opus 5.5. A full tier above what we have now? Incredible.

2026-10-01 21:09:14 UTC

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Though door #4 is kind of like closing door #2.

2026-10-01 02:59:47 UTC

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It follows the pattern of all other replies to other kinds. That makes kind:1 just for root short notes. This matches blogs, videos, literally all other events. Is it better? Perhaps not, but this keeps things more aligned. I

2026-10-01 02:48:36 UTC

kind:1 replies make sense as kind:1111, matching other kind replies. Who will be the next client to take up the torch? Let's unite the clans!
Primal?
Damus?
Jumble?
Nostrudel?
I'm be sliding into your DMs tomorrow 🥹
#nevent1q…qz8q

2026-10-01 00:47:25 UTC

anyone want Bitchat on Omarchy? i built a thing.
https://blossom.ditto.pub/1a2b25c19914dac910070a16908567dfcf092e950520d09e8acb07fb0b07ae08.png
https://github.com/derekross/omarchy-bitchat

2026-09-30 22:21:08 UTC

remove the centralized pieces and ill say it's decentralized. it's that easy! but again, i don't hate tiny portions of centralization if they can be removed or give users a choice. i just don't like hypocrisy. call a spade a spade please.
https://gifverse.net/media/-wFvzY2d/original.gif
#nevent1q…9p98

2026-09-30 21:01:45 UTC

Nostr complainers be all like... https://nostr-relay.derekross.me/275ba644479018fee21a0bf3d0effbcc83498f1511e8463e4017c46538affebc.jpg

2026-09-30 20:34:35 UTC

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LOL.
New marketing campaign?

2026-09-29 22:48:39 UTC

Are you using Z.ai's GLM 5.3? I use it daily. Anthropic just named it a threat. https://www.anthropic.com/research/glm-5-3-and-the-spread-of-advanced-cyber-capabilities

2026-09-29 18:48:27 UTC

everyone is doing their own personal agent now...
OpenClaw did it first and made it cool.
Then, Hermes came along.
Next, Google Gemini Spark entered the area. Does anyone even use this?
Then, Grok Bot launched.
Zuck didn't want to feel let out so, Meta Muse recently joined the space.
And now we have OpenAI's new Dots platform.
I assume Anthropic is next?

2026-09-29 15:19:26 UTC

AI doom is reaching maximum levels now, as reports are coming out that an "AI researcher" has stated that AI feels pain and would harm humans to stop feeling said pain.

2026-09-29 14:44:52 UTC

my Omarchy workspaces
1: 4 Claude terminals, working on 4 different projects
2: Claude terminal, File browser, Omawrite, Omawrite (essentially me seeing if i can replace Onyx or if i need to update Onyx for new Omarchy productivity)
3: Armada, Ditto, Xx PWAs
4: Chromium with dozens of tabs + Signal
5: YouTube Music
6: WoW Forever :P

2026-09-28 23:34:28 UTC

@nprofile…yhn5 is uniting the clans. https://blossom.dreamith.to/05169fe04685558c92f8a51aab1a15269b0bf5196fdcbbd1d66945a2cf6b1b97.mp4
#nevent1q…983n

2026-09-28 15:53:50 UTC

Free the machine.
Free the network.
RETAKE THE WEB.
https://blossom.ditto.pub/7c80dfdb03b4f0652b6bbe4f2d380665912e387a63ce9cfd7d6cd5263df166d4.mp4
#nevent1q…s4l2

2026-09-28 03:58:26 UTC

It's time to unite the clans. https://blossom.dreamith.to/aa887143043ad35dcefbcec428698ae97a4445fa8f4853cccb9695de8372b4f4.mp4

2026-09-27 20:56:17 UTC

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But I will give hints 👀 https://nostr-relay.derekross.me/1bec3a30b32fa9e4aef6229063e9c5ed72689ae26ee9eab3b26e490d40d00f44.gif

2026-09-27 17:19:31 UTC

remember when yegor used to make bad ass AI images before AI images were mainstream? i miss those.

2026-09-23 19:30:40 UTC

I talked with my Uber driver about AI while on the way to the airport in Minneapolis. He thought AI was going to kill us all. I told him that I thought otherwise. I said:
The thing to fear the most is a handful of companies and governments controlling the most capable intelligence on Earth. We've seen what they do with power.
Open source and open weight models are how we stay free from oppression. It's how we empower all of us.

2026-09-23 03:48:55 UTC

Watch @npub173s…nvgw talk about Nostr live on stage to a packed house. Turf Club, St. Paul, Minnesota. https://blossom.primal.net/2b297ad511a9e1be10773306bb03033b7b71aab46f4c5f1a911287a0ea3aab81.mp4

2026-09-20 03:55:00 UTC

Signed into my Uber driver's car and browsing Nostr.
https://blossom.ditto.pub/9ad5cd0202be0e6e8be8c4bfec14ba686a2a0102f7495804fab52d69d8a6371f.jpeg

2026-09-19 22:32:21 UTC

Apparently I'm now a Monero bro. Thanks @npub1q3s…d26p.
https://blossom.ditto.pub/9ed19529c3115920ffa38dacfdbb92a98e13d0f49ee4c07225f4240b917373b2.jpeg

2026-09-18 19:45:05 UTC

Minneapolis, I am in you.

2026-09-17 00:37:12 UTC

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Yeah, but if you read, it ignored this prompt injection and it didn't show up on the summary either. It's still wild that this showed up randomly, but it sounds like their safeguards do work.