Nostr notes by ian

Baking soda and peroxide all you need

2026-08-04T12:40:11Z

In reply to nevent1q…jwyj
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Baking soda and peroxide all you need

BIP110 is like the transgender argument. Some people think it is ...

2026-02-26T19:33:14Z

BIP110 is like the transgender argument.

Some people think it is wrong for men to be in women's bathroom with little girls before something bad happens and other people thinks there is nothing wrong with it until something bad happens.

#idonttrustcore

We're past assuming incompetence.

2026-02-13T15:31:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…2ld6
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We're past assuming incompetence.

Yeah it wasn't until the third episode my brain figured out ...

2026-01-22T21:41:39Z

In reply to nevent1q…5che
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Yeah it wasn't until the third episode my brain figured out what was going on. It was something familiar but very old. Tv today is something very different. The most obvious is you had to remember lines for an entire scene. But now they just switching camera angles so often so then can splice it all together later

@nprofile…wedf reposts, I listen Love the vibe 🤙 ...

2025-12-13T16:09:31Z

Roger9000 (nprofile…wedf) reposts, I listen

Love the vibe 🤙

quoting
nevent1q…vmyl
WOWOWOW — OUT NOW!

✨ A spark becomes a glow.
💌 A glow becomes a truth.
💖 A truth your heart knew before you did.

WOWOWOW is a song about passion — the kind that burns through uncertainty — entwined with self-doubt, flickers of hope, and the ache of what’s been lost.

Yet there’s still a pulse of wonder, a spark that insists on being felt, reminding you that even in the mess, magic finds its way back to you.

To honor that feeling, Fzero (nprofile…8ted) , Zaza (nprofile…4fq8) and I built an entire dream world for the music video, where love & light reveal in the split seconds of a heartbeat.

⚡️ Follow the spark — it’s waiting.
💜 Links in comment. Watch, share, sing along, and zap to help this little dream travel further.

#newsingle #wowowow #ivylumi #loveisthecure #wavlake #tunestr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d3R6W2AAFQ

This guy is amazing at explaining #bitcoin without ever saying ...

2025-11-19T01:49:16Z

This guy is amazing at explaining #bitcoin without ever saying the word. Bitcoiners need to hear what he says about he bronze age collapse.

https://youtu.be/rkt0HQOogHE

#gm my #nostriches Some people expect corporate level products ...

2025-11-10T13:43:05Z

#gm my #nostriches

Some people expect corporate level products and support from people still figuring out how to survive building for #Nostr

quoting
nevent1q…gmjw
I love that there are many enthusiastic Nostr users here who want to explore more features and options. At the same time, the dev grind is real and it takes time, effort and long term maintenance commitment to add them. App can be done and it is (for the most part) is “low” maintenance. Any additional services are a much bigger investment, planning, cost calculations, maintenance, and long term funding. It is costly, it is exhausting, and it is boring AF too. But, you still need water, electricity, basic food, and utilities, that’s the infrastructure that nobody gives a thought and ignores. According to the general opinion, I am not a Nostr dev or an OG shitposter. Although it is just an opinion, it is (on a human level) highly discouraging and makes me want to just throw in a towel and give up. Between family, day time job and Nostr development (yeah I do that too), I have almost no time for eating and sleeping, forget having fun or enjoying. So, I am hearing you, I would love to help, but I am a one man army when it comes to development, and I cannot stay in a hyper focus mode for too long before burning down again. Signing off for today, before I say something I’ll regret the following day. 🫡🫂

Does this let me archive any video on YouTube? Could I give it a ...

2025-11-06T19:54:45Z

In reply to nevent1q…49yz
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Does this let me archive any video on YouTube? Could I give it a channel and it would rip it all down?

Is this in a web app or native?

2025-10-26T08:21:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…jlk3
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Is this in a web app or native?

My farmer who we've bought 3 or 4 cows from in the past ...

2025-10-01T00:35:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…z2s6
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My farmer who we've bought 3 or 4 cows from in the past couple of years said he had no cows this fall. The people he recommended were all out too. I feel like people are figuring out they need to source their own food directly. I'm betting next year cows will cost way more than the last time we bought one. Luckily #bitcoin is up too.

#gm my #nostriches. Did anyone catch the #bloodmoon last night?

2025-09-08T15:53:09Z

#gm my #nostriches.
Did anyone catch the #bloodmoon last night?

No you won't 😂

2025-08-27T19:52:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…4uqs
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No you won't 😂

@nprofile…f9yy

2025-08-27T15:56:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…n4vv
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vinney...axkl (nprofile…f9yy)

#gm my #nostriches. After this morning's explosion at ...

2025-08-20T17:44:12Z

#gm my #nostriches.

After this morning's explosion at Baltimore port I had a chat with Claude about what "is happening in Baltimore?" And this is what we came up with.

🚢 **MAJOR SHIFT: America's #1 Auto Port Is Moving South**

Baltimore's century-long reign as America's top auto port is ending. Georgia's Port of Brunswick will claim the crown by 2026.

**Why this matters:**
• Manufacturing moved to the Southeast (GA, AL, TN, SC plants)
• Germany's auto industry is collapsing (-15% production since 2017, VW/Mercedes profits down 40%)
• Nord Stream sabotage spiked German energy costs, crushing manufacturing competitiveness
• Baltimore keeps having disasters (2024 bridge collapse + this week's ship explosion)

**The numbers:**
• Brunswick: 2M+ tons RoRo cargo in 2024, growth rate 3x Baltimore's
• $262M in expansions, capacity hitting 1.4M vehicles
• 90%+ of rail exports are US-made cars

**Top export destinations:**
1. Canada/Mexico (NAFTA advantage)
2. Middle East (luxury SUV demand)
3. Germany/Europe (filling the gap as German automakers fail)

Ironically, Baltimore was traditionally the main US destination for European car imports—now Brunswick is becoming the key port for American cars flowing back to Europe as German manufacturing collapses.

This isn't just about ports—it's about American manufacturing adapting to geography. When you build cars in Georgia, you ship through Georgia.

The Southeast is becoming America's new automotive export powerhouse. 🇺🇸

#Logistics #Automotive #Trade #Manufacturing #Economics

They want their berlin conference to colonize the internet with ...

2025-08-18T15:00:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…6f0z
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They want their berlin conference to colonize the internet with the new "crypto" borders

#GM watching Magic School Bus with my sick kid to help him learn ...

2025-08-13T14:48:44Z

#GM watching Magic School Bus with my sick kid to help him learn why he doesn't feel well. This show is still good. Most episodes stand the rest of time. But there are some things that have been disproven in the last 30 years. Especially the space episodes.

We didn't realize how good we had it.

Hamburger and mixed vegetables. Then blend it in a blender. Gets ...

2025-08-13T02:17:00Z

In reply to nevent1q…9wmr
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Hamburger and mixed vegetables. Then blend it in a blender. Gets my 2 y/o every time

#gm my #nostriches Almost every site I logged into this morning ...

2025-07-30T13:41:05Z

#gm my #nostriches

Almost every site I logged into this morning required an "MFA Code". I'm starting to read that as "Mother Fucking Access Code"? Thank you for your attention on this matter.

#GM my #Nostriches

2025-07-29T13:39:05Z

#GM my #Nostriches

@nprofile…3lp8, the only soap you can't buy with #fiat. ...

2025-07-26T22:17:20Z

SoapMiner (nprofile…3lp8), the only soap you can't buy with #fiat.

“It might make sense just to get some in case it catches on." - Satoshi Nakamoto

#gm and #pv my #nostriches #theparadox have Travis Barker ...

2025-07-25T15:47:17Z

#gm and #pv my #nostriches
#theparadox have Travis Barker drumming for them now in their latest video. This is the best timeline.

https://youtu.be/xj4g2P1QBuw?si=rEKmWuQsnnWHyzZg

#gm Things you only see in Washington #dc ...

2025-07-20T11:55:49Z

#gm
Things you only see in Washington #dc

Definitely on the bucket list.

2025-07-18T21:34:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…pegj
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Definitely on the bucket list.

Tell me you're a bitcoiner without telling me #bitcoin #fiat ...

2025-07-17T20:41:59Z

Tell me you're a bitcoiner without telling me

#bitcoin #fiat #debt
https://youtube.com/shorts/cCOU2YUqyE8

The world has became so simple. There are only 2 types of people ...

2025-07-16T00:50:36Z

The world has became so simple.

There are only 2 types of people in the world.
1. People on the list
2. Everyone else

And everyone knows which one they are.

https://youtu.be/B5if2hthPCs

2025-07-11T14:08:38Z

https://youtu.be/B5if2hthPCs

Releasing @nprofile…xqkm on @nprofile…tdq0 at the same time ...

2025-07-09T21:12:27Z

Releasing White Noise (nprofile…xqkm) on Zapstore (nprofile…tdq0) at the same time as everything else just feels right.

#nostr is winning.

#GM "It's an entirely different experience if you pay a ...

2025-07-06T12:21:35Z

#GM
"It's an entirely different experience if you pay a different way" - every bitcoiner ever

https://youtube.com/shorts/V-V7PoTDf28

#GM If you're in your 40s and want to teleported back to high ...

2025-07-03T14:02:17Z

#GM
If you're in your 40s and want to teleported back to high school just listen to these kids and thank me later.

https://youtu.be/vqBveK7XZg8

These are the types of people and projects @nprofile…3ra5 was ...

2025-07-02T02:47:04Z

These are the types of people and projects Sovereign Engineering (nprofile…3ra5) was made for.

quoting
naddr1qq…vugz

Andrew G. Stanton - July 1, 2025

After just a few focused weeks of building from scratch, I'm excited to release Continuum — a self-hosted, Bitcoin-aligned dashboard for reclaiming your digital life.

Continuum ingests and organizes your Nostr content — all locally, with full Markdown editing, SQLite storage, and time zone support. No platform lock-in. No reliance on Primal or any client.

🧭 What’s Inside (v1.0.0 Free Tier)

View, edit, and post Nostr notes + articles (kind 1 + 30023)

Local-first: SQLite DB + clean Docker setup

Timezone-aware timestamps via local_identity.json

Full Markdown preview + cleaner UI

Verified on macOS, Windows (WSL2), Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge

⚡ Built With:

Proof of Work 🛠️

Bitcoin values 🌍

Flask, SQLite, Docker 🐳

Iterated daily w/ ChatGPT (and a lot of coffee ☕)

🔜 What’s Next (Paid Tier via mycontinuum-pro)

Multi-npub dashboard

Relay restore + rebroadcast

Zaps, reactions, replies

Media manager + article drafts

Hosted dashboard (opt-in)

🔗 Links

GitHub (Free Tier):
https://github.com/andrewgstanton/continuum

Setup guide:
See dashboard/DASHBOARD-README.md in the repo

This started as a side project. Now it’s a real working stack.

From walled gardens to sovereign tools — that’s the shift.

If you’re a builder, a Bitcoiner, or just tired of surrendering your content:
This one’s for you.

Attending @nprofile…n66j was the most consequential thing I ...

2025-07-01T17:34:44Z

Attending Sovereign Engineering (nprofile…n66j) was the most consequential thing I have done in my entire 'career'. Sharing/debating ideas with some the smartest people I've ever met, pushed me to be a better technical communicator and developer. Highly recommend for any builders in the #bitcoin and #nostr space.

Next cohort starts Sept 1st.

https://sovereignengineering.io/

Soft launch of @nprofile…p67k. @nprofile…vjlg's ...

2025-06-24T15:24:06Z

Soft launch of NextBlock City: Observatory (nprofile…p67k). NextBlock (nprofile…vjlg)'s calendaring system based on #bitcoin blocks.

quoting
nevent1q…8chr

SEASON FINALE DROP:
The Roman Calendar is Dead: NextBlock's Bitcoin Time Revolution

"... this observatory has a moon and a sun. The lunar observations track difficulty adjustments, the solar observations track the Bitcoin halving."

Each halving = one year with four seasons:
• Summer: Higher prices
• Winter: Lower prices
• Spring & Fall: Transitions

"How amazing is that for people to understand the so-called volatility of Bitcoin?"

Mandana (nprofile…9s0r) and ian (nprofile…vg7m) discuss how NextBlock City: Observatory (nprofile…p67k) makes Bitcoin's cycles predictable and natural - just like the real world.

🎧 Full episode: The Roman Calendar is Dead: NextBlock's Bitcoin Time Revolution

https://www.flirtingwithbitcoin.com/p/fwb120

#Bitcoin #Observatory #Cycles #NextBlock #timechain

This was good. Does anyone know if this guy is on #nostr? ...

2025-06-07T04:13:47Z

This was good. Does anyone know if this guy is on #nostr?

#asknostr

https://youtu.be/55mpZLRZvN4

#nevent1q…asy5 #nevent1q…kcek

2025-04-28T21:14:03Z

quoting nevent1q…asy5

"If you're not paying me, I'm not watching." The rallying cry of the Nostr attention revolution. Should this be our standard for ALL digital interaction? #bitcoin #nostr #zaps

quoting
nevent1q…kcek
New episode dropping Tuesday!

"Attention Theft to Attention Wealth" explores how #Nostr is creating the first true #attentionmarketplace where YOU get paid for YOUR attention. We dive into #Zapertising, #Buzzbot, SIGs4SATs, and of course @NextBlock. The revolution isn't coming, it's already here on Nostr. #grownostr

#nevent1q…xpqz #nevent1q…3t9c

2025-04-25T18:16:05Z

quoting nevent1q…xpqz

#AI empowers creative minds to turn ideas into reality

#Innovation #Creativity #ValueForValue

quoting
nevent1q…3t9c
https://www.flirtingwithbitcoin.com/p/fwb116

From #Madeira - the real #Bitcoin Island, new Flirting with Bitcoin:

Can AI swap VC funding for freedom?

Mandana (nprofile…9s0r) & ian (nprofile…l9fn) on #SovEng’s no-debt future. Zap sats! #ValueForValue

@nprofile…7ya7 coming through with a massive jar of honey. How ...

2025-04-23T22:23:33Z

SweetSats (nprofile…7ya7) coming through with a massive jar of honey.

How many bees worked their asses off to make of all this honey?

Nature is awesome

After spending 6 weeks in #madeira working on @nprofile…24rq at ...

2025-04-23T01:46:11Z

After spending 6 weeks in #madeira working on The PROMO Protocol (nprofile…24rq) at Sovereign Engineering (nprofile…3ra5) I come home to Ross' first post on #nostr.

#grownostr

quoting
naddr1qq…myw5

Ads Fueling Freedom

Ross Ulbricht's "Decentralize Social Media" painted a picture of a user-centric, decentralized future that transcended the limitations of platforms like the tech giants of today. Though focused on social media, his concept provided a blueprint for decentralized content systems writ large. The PROMO Protocol, designed by NextBlock while participating in Sovereign Engineering, embodies this blueprint in the realm of advertising, leveraging Nostr and Bitcoin's Lightning Network to give individuals control, foster a multi-provider ecosystem, and ensure secure value exchange. In this way, Ulbricht's 2021 vision can be seen as a prescient prediction of the PROMO Protocol's structure. This is a testament to the enduring power of his ideas, now finding form in NextBlock's innovative approach.

[Current Platform-Centric Paradigm, source: Ross Ulbricht's Decentralize Social Media]

Ulbricht's Vision: A Decentralized Social Protocol

In his 2021 Medium article Ulbricht proposed a revolutionary vision for a decentralized social protocol (DSP) to address the inherent flaws of centralized social media platforms, such as privacy violations and inconsistent content moderation. Writing from prison, Ulbricht argued that decentralization could empower users by giving them control over their own content and the value they create, while replacing single, monolithic platforms with a competitive ecosystem of interface providers, content servers, and advertisers. Though his focus was on social media, Ulbricht's ideas laid a conceptual foundation that strikingly predicts the structure of NextBlock's PROMO Protocol, a decentralized advertising system built on the Nostr protocol.

[A Decentralized Social Protocol (DSP), source: Ross Ulbricht's Decentralize Social Media]

Ulbricht's Principles

Ulbricht's article outlines several key principles for his DSP:

User Control: Users should own their content and dictate how their data and creations generate value, rather than being subject to the whims of centralized corporations.

Decentralized Infrastructure: Instead of a single platform, multiple interface providers, content hosts, and advertisers interoperate, fostering competition and resilience.

Privacy and Autonomy: Decentralized solutions for profile management, hosting, and interactions would protect user privacy and reduce reliance on unaccountable intermediaries.

Value Creation: Users, not platforms, should capture the economic benefits of their contributions, supported by decentralized mechanisms for transactions.

These ideas were forward-thinking in 2021, envisioning a shift away from the centralized giants dominating social media at the time. While Ulbricht didn't specifically address advertising protocols, his framework for decentralization and user empowerment extends naturally to other domains, like NextBlock's open-source offering: the PROMO Protocol.

NextBlock's Implementation of PROMO Protocol

The PROMO Protocol powers NextBlock's Billboard app, a decentralized advertising protocol built on Nostr, a simple, open protocol for decentralized communication. The PROMO Protocol reimagines advertising by:

Empowering People: Individuals set their own ad prices (e.g., 500 sats/minute), giving them direct control over how their attention or space is monetized.

Marketplace Dynamics: Advertisers set budgets and maximum bids, competing within a decentralized system where a 20% service fee ensures operational sustainability.

Open-Source Flexibility: As an open-source protocol, it allows multiple developers to create interfaces or apps on top of it, avoiding the single-platform bottleneck Ulbricht critiqued.

Secure Payments: Using Strike Integration with Bitcoin Lightning Network, NextBlock enables bot-resistant and intermediary-free transactions, aligning value transfer with each person's control.

This structure decentralizes advertising in a way that mirrors Ulbricht's broader vision for social systems, with aligned principles showing a specific use case: monetizing attention on Nostr.

Aligned Principles

Ulbricht's 2021 article didn't explicitly predict the PROMO Protocol, but its foundational concepts align remarkably well with NextBlock's implementation the protocol's design:

Autonomy Over Value: Ulbricht argued that users should control their content and its economic benefits. In the PROMO Protocol, people dictate ad pricing, directly capturing the value of their participation. Whether it's their time, influence, or digital space, rather than ceding it to a centralized ad network.

Ecosystem of Providers: Ulbricht envisioned multiple providers replacing a single platform. The PROMO Protocol's open-source nature invites a similar diversity: anyone can build interfaces or tools on top of it, creating a competitive, decentralized advertising ecosystem rather than a walled garden.

Decentralized Transactions: Ulbricht's DSP implied decentralized mechanisms for value exchange. NextBlock delivers this through the Bitcoin Lightning Network, ensuring that payments for ads are secure, instantaneous and final, a practical realization of Ulbricht's call for user-controlled value flows.

Privacy and Control: While Ulbricht emphasized privacy in social interactions, the PROMO Protocol is public by default. Individuals are fully aware of all data that they generate since all Nostr messages are signed. All participants interact directly via Nostr.

[Blueprint Match, source NextBlock]

Who We Are

NextBlock is a US-based new media company reimagining digital ads for a decentralized future. Our founders, software and strategy experts, were hobbyist podcasters struggling to promote their work online without gaming the system. That sparked an idea: using new tech like Nostr and Bitcoin to build a decentralized attention market for people who value control and businesses seeking real connections.

Our first product, Billboard, is launching this June.

Open for All

Our model's open-source! Check out the PROMO Protocol, built for promotion and attention trading. Anyone can join this decentralized ad network. Run your own billboard or use ours. This is a growing ecosystem for a new ad economy.

Our Vision

NextBlock wants to help build a new decentralized internet. Our revolutionary and transparent business model will bring honest revenue to companies hosting valuable digital spaces. Together, we will discover what our attention is really worth.

Read our Manifesto to learn more.

NextBlock is registered in Texas, USA.

quoting
nevent1q…6l5c
jack (nprofile…zj6n) showed me nostr recently. Reminds me of a writeup I did back in 2021 on decentralized social media:

https://rossulbricht.medium.com/decentralize-social-media-cc47dcfd4f99

I'll be mirroring my X account here and hopefully finding some good conversations.

The #soveng program showed me how freedom tech can level the ...

2025-04-22T17:01:46Z

The #soveng program showed me how freedom tech can level the playing field against the dystopian future we are all trying to avoid. We'll build an #AI powered coding workforce that only works for #Bitcoin.

quoting
nevent1q…64pv
Can AI ditch VC cash for creator freedom?

New Flirting with Bitcoin: Mandana (nprofile…9s0r) & ian (nprofile…l9fn) on how #AIForCreators builds pro apps without angel funding. Live from #Madeira - the real #Bitcoin Island.

Zap some sats! #ValueForValue

https://www.flirtingwithbitcoin.com/p/fwb116

Perspective for #nostr and #bitcoin #gn ...

2025-04-22T01:32:36Z

Perspective for #nostr and #bitcoin

#gn

https://youtu.be/PVPZsJwDh5I?si=SJHrVsG4whEFUnZM

"Civilization exists by geological consent. Subject to change ...

2025-04-17T22:02:42Z

"Civilization exists by geological consent. Subject to change without notice."

https://youtube.com/shorts/NxWjuLh1ICY?si=UqYNnQAO_Mi7IvBC

https://github.com/joinnextblock/promo-protocol #nevent1q…t2a5

2025-04-17T12:38:13Z

https://github.com/joinnextblock/promo-protocol

quoting
nevent1q…t2a5
jack (nprofile…zj6n) showed me nostr recently. Reminds me of a writeup I did back in 2021 on decentralized social media:

https://rossulbricht.medium.com/decentralize-social-media-cc47dcfd4f99

I'll be mirroring my X account here and hopefully finding some good conversations.

One loaf of tea tree please 🙏

2025-04-15T20:52:06Z

In reply to nevent1q…7ww0
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One loaf of tea tree please 🙏

Knowing me I asked for lemongrass last time LOL. What's ...

2025-04-15T20:38:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…p6m4
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Knowing me I asked for lemongrass last time LOL.

What's scents do you currently have?

@nprofile…3lp8 are you still doing custom whole loafs?

2025-04-15T20:27:29Z

SoapMiner (nprofile…3lp8) are you still doing custom whole loafs?

#nostr is the bridge to a compute layer for #bitcoin. ...

2025-04-10T21:51:10Z

#nostr is the bridge to a compute layer for #bitcoin. #decentralized aws

https://github.com/gzuuus/dvmcp/

We use Descript. It has some ai tools built in. If your looking ...

2025-04-02T13:56:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…vqj3
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We use Descript. It has some ai tools built in. If your looking for something templated that you just plug your audio into I highly recommend it.

https://www.descript.com/

There will be a more coherent announcement in the coming weeks ...

2025-03-30T10:00:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…5m6d
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There will be a more coherent announcement in the coming weeks but NextBlock (nprofile…fwta) is creating opt-in marketplace for content promotion. You either enter a "promotion" with a price you're willing to pay, or you enter your "attention" and how much you want someone to pay for it. Thus finding the market clearing price for attention.

joinnextblock.com

👀 @nprofile…h6m6

2025-03-29T15:05:39Z

In reply to nevent1q…q7lk
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👀 flash (nprofile…h6m6)

Thanks to cursor.com I was able to find and fix a couple of bugs. ...

2025-03-21T14:54:50Z

Thanks to cursor.com I was able to find and fix a couple of bugs.

quoting
nevent1q…hqd4
The Satoshi Savings Calculator Is Back!

https://goals.flirtingwithbitcoin.com/

🙏 #nevent1q…mhwz

2025-03-19T11:04:48Z

🙏

quoting
nevent1q…mhwz
Blossom is quickly becoming a standard for media hosting, and now nostr.build supports it with https://blossom.band

There may still be some kinks or bugs, so please let us know if you run into any.

It works with our free uploads and paid accounts.

This is a ‘soft launch’ more details will be coming this week, enjoy!

note1cyp…c32h

#GM my #Nostriches Here's a great tutorial to get you started ...

2025-03-19T11:04:11Z

#GM my #Nostriches
Here's a great tutorial to get you started building #Nostr clients in #JavaScript

quoting
naddr1qq…h38e

How to create a nostr app quickly using applesauce

In this guide we are going to build a nostr app that lets users follow and unfollow fiatjaf

1. Setup new project

Start by setting up a new vite app using pnpm create vite, then set the name and select Solid and Typescript
➜  pnpm create vite
│
◇  Project name:
│  followjaf
│
◇  Select a framework:
│  Solid
│
◇  Select a variant:
│  TypeScript
│
◇  Scaffolding project in ./followjaf...
│
└  Done. Now run:

  cd followjaf
  pnpm install
  pnpm run dev
2. Adding nostr dependencies

There are a few useful nostr dependencies we are going to need. nostr-tools for the types and small methods, and rx-nostr for making relay connections
pnpm install nostr-tools rx-nostr
3. Setup rx-nostr

Next we need to setup rxNostr so we can make connections to relays. create a new src/nostr.ts file with
import { createRxNostr, noopVerifier } from "rx-nostr";

export const rxNostr = createRxNostr({
  // skip verification here because we are going to verify events at the event store
  skipVerify: true,
  verifier: noopVerifier,
});
4. Setup the event store

Now that we have a way to connect to relays, we need a place to store events. We will use the EventStore class from applesauce-core for this. create a new src/stores.ts file with

The event store does not store any events in the browsers local storage or anywhere else. It's in-memory only and provides a model for the UI
import { EventStore } from "applesauce-core";
import { verifyEvent } from "nostr-tools";

export const eventStore = new EventStore();

// verify the events when they are added to the store
eventStore.verifyEvent = verifyEvent;
5. Create the query store

The event store is where we store all the events, but we need a way for the UI to query them. We can use the QueryStore class from applesauce-core for this.

Create a query store in src/stores.ts
import { QueryStore } from "applesauce-core";

// ...

// the query store needs the event store to subscribe to it
export const queryStore = new QueryStore(eventStore);
6. Setup the profile loader

Next we need a way to fetch user profiles. We are going to use the ReplaceableLoader class from applesauce-loaders for this.

applesauce-loaders is a package that contains a few loader classes that can be used to fetch different types of data from relays.

First install the package
pnpm install applesauce-loaders
Then create a src/loaders.ts file with
import { ReplaceableLoader } from "applesauce-loaders";
import { rxNostr } from "./nostr";
import { eventStore } from "./stores";

export const replaceableLoader = new ReplaceableLoader(rxNostr);

// Start the loader and send any events to the event store
replaceableLoader.subscribe((packet) => {
  eventStore.add(packet.event, packet.from);
});
7. Fetch fiatjaf's profile

Now that we have a way to store events, and a loader to help with fetching them, we should update the src/App.tsx component to fetch the profile.

We can do this by calling the next method on the loader and passing a pubkey, kind and relays to it
function App() {
  // ...

  onMount(() => {
    // fetch fiatjaf's profile on load
    replaceableLoader.next({
      pubkey: "3bf0c63fcb93463407af97a5e5ee64fa883d107ef9e558472c4eb9aaaefa459d",
      kind: 0,
      relays: ["wss://pyramid.fiatjaf.com/"],
    });
  });

  // ...
}
8. Display the profile

Now that we have a way to fetch the profile, we need to display it in the UI.

We can do this by using the ProfileQuery which gives us a stream of updates to a pubkey's profile.

Create the profile using queryStore.createQuery and pass in the ProfileQuery and the pubkey.
const fiatjaf = queryStore.createQuery(
  ProfileQuery,
  "3bf0c63fcb93463407af97a5e5ee64fa883d107ef9e558472c4eb9aaaefa459d"
);
But this just gives us an observable, we need to subscribe to it to get the profile.

Luckily SolidJS profiles a simple from method to subscribe to any observable.

To make things reactive SolidJS uses accessors, so to get the profile we need to call fiatjaf()
function App() {
  // ...

  // Subscribe to fiatjaf's profile from the query store
  const fiatjaf = from(
    queryStore.createQuery(ProfileQuery, "3bf0c63fcb93463407af97a5e5ee64fa883d107ef9e558472c4eb9aaaefa459d")
  );

  return (
    <>
      {/* replace the vite and solid logos with the profile picture */}
      <div>
        <img src={fiatjaf()?.picture} class="logo" />
      </div>
      <h1>{fiatjaf()?.name}</h1>

      {/* ... */}
    </>
  );
}
9. Letting the user signin

Now we should let the user signin to the app. We can do this by creating a AccountManager class from applesauce-accounts

First we need to install the packages
pnpm install applesauce-accounts applesauce-signers
Then create a new src/accounts.ts file with
import { AccountManager } from "applesauce-accounts";
import { registerCommonAccountTypes } from "applesauce-accounts/accounts";

// create an account manager instance
export const accounts = new AccountManager();

// Adds the common account types to the manager
registerCommonAccountTypes(accounts);
Next lets presume the user has a NIP-07 browser extension installed and add a signin button.
function App() {
  const signin = async () => {
    // do nothing if the user is already signed in
    if (accounts.active) return;

    // create a new nip-07 signer and try to get the pubkey
    const signer = new ExtensionSigner();
    const pubkey = await signer.getPublicKey();

    // create a new extension account, add it, and make it the active account
    const account = new ExtensionAccount(pubkey, signer);
    accounts.addAccount(account);
    accounts.setActive(account);
  };

  return (
    <>
      {/* ... */}

      <div class="card">
        <p>Are you following the fiatjaf? the creator of "The nostr"</p>
        <button onClick={signin}>Check</button>
      </div>
    </>
  );
}
Now when the user clicks the button the app will ask for the users pubkey, then do nothing... but it's a start.

We are not persisting the accounts, so when the page reloads the user will NOT be signed in. you can learn about persisting the accounts in the docs

10. Showing the signed-in state

We should show some indication to the user that they are signed in. We can do this by modifying the signin button if the user is signed in and giving them a way to sign-out
function App() {
  // subscribe to the currently active account (make sure to use the account$ observable)
  const account = from(accounts.active$);

  // ...

  const signout = () => {
    // do nothing if the user is not signed in
    if (!accounts.active) return;

    // signout the user
    const account = accounts.active;
    accounts.removeAccount(account);
    accounts.clearActive();
  };

  return (
    <>
      {/* ... */}

      <div class="card">
        <p>Are you following the fiatjaf? ( creator of "The nostr" )</p>
        {account() === undefined ? <button onClick={signin}>Check</button> : <button onClick={signout}>Signout</button>}
      </div>
    </>
  );
}
11. Fetching the user's profile

Now that we have a way to sign in and out of the app, we should fetch the user's profile when they sign in.
function App() {
  // ...

  // fetch the user's profile when they sign in
  createEffect(async () => {
    const active = account();

    if (active) {
      // get the user's relays or fallback to some default relays
      const usersRelays = await active.getRelays?.();
      const relays = usersRelays ? Object.keys(usersRelays) : ["wss://relay.damus.io", "wss://nos.lol"];

      // tell the loader to fetch the users profile event
      replaceableLoader.next({
        pubkey: active.pubkey,
        kind: 0,
        relays,
      });

      // tell the loader to fetch the users contacts
      replaceableLoader.next({
        pubkey: active.pubkey,
        kind: 3,
        relays,
      });

      // tell the loader to fetch the users mailboxes
      replaceableLoader.next({
        pubkey: active.pubkey,
        kind: 10002,
        relays,
      });
    }
  });

  // ...
}
Next we need to subscribe to the users profile, to do this we can use some rxjs operators to chain the observables together.
import { Match, Switch } from "solid-js";
import { of, switchMap } from "rxjs";

function App() {
  // ...

  // subscribe to the active account, then subscribe to the users profile or undefined
  const profile = from(
    accounts.active$.pipe(
      switchMap((account) => (account ? queryStore.createQuery(ProfileQuery, account!.pubkey) : of(undefined)))
    )
  );

  // ...

  return (
    <>
      {/* ... */}

      <div class="card">
        <Switch>
          <Match when={account() && !profile()}>
            <p>Loading profile...</p>
          </Match>
          <Match when={profile()}>
            <p style="font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: bold;">Welcome {profile()?.name}</p>
          </Match>
        </Switch>

        {/* ... */}
      </div>
    </>
  );
}
12. Showing if the user is following fiatjaf

Now that the app is fetching the users profile and contacts we should show if the user is following fiatjaf.
function App() {
  // ...

  // subscribe to the active account, then subscribe to the users contacts or undefined
  const contacts = from(
    accounts.active$.pipe(
      switchMap((account) => (account ? queryStore.createQuery(UserContactsQuery, account!.pubkey) : of(undefined)))
    )
  );

  const isFollowing = createMemo(() => {
    return contacts()?.some((c) => c.pubkey === "3bf0c63fcb93463407af97a5e5ee64fa883d107ef9e558472c4eb9aaaefa459d");
  });

  // ...

  return (
    <>
      {/* ... */}

      <div class="card">
        {/* ... */}

        <Switch
          fallback={
            <p style="font-size: 1.2rem;">
              Sign in to check if you are a follower of the fiatjaf ( creator of "The nostr" )
            </p>
          }
        >
          <Match when={contacts() && isFollowing() === undefined}>
            <p>checking...</p>
          </Match>
          <Match when={contacts() && isFollowing() === true}>
            <p style="color: green; font-weight: bold; font-size: 2rem;">
              Congratulations! You are a follower of the fiatjaf
            </p>
          </Match>
          <Match when={contacts() && isFollowing() === false}>
            <p style="color: red; font-weight: bold; font-size: 2rem;">
              Why don't you follow the fiatjaf? do you even like nostr?
            </p>
          </Match>
        </Switch>

        {/* ... */}
      </div>
    </>
  );
}
13. Adding the follow button

Now that we have a way to check if the user is following fiatjaf, we should add a button to follow him. We can do this with Actions which are pre-built methods to modify nostr events for a user.

First we need to install the applesauce-actions and applesauce-factory package
pnpm install applesauce-actions applesauce-factory
Then create a src/actions.ts file with
import { EventFactory } from "applesauce-factory";
import { ActionHub } from "applesauce-actions";
import { eventStore } from "./stores";
import { accounts } from "./accounts";

// The event factory is used to build and modify nostr events
export const factory = new EventFactory({
  // accounts.signer is a NIP-07 signer that signs with the currently active account
  signer: accounts.signer,
});

// The action hub is used to run Actions against the event store
export const actions = new ActionHub(eventStore, factory);
Then create a toggleFollow method that will add or remove fiatjaf from the users contacts.

We are using the exec method to run the action, and the forEach method from RxJS allows us to await for all the events to be published
function App() {
  // ...

  const toggleFollow = async () => {
    // send any created events to rxNostr and the event store
    const publish = (event: NostrEvent) => {
      eventStore.add(event);
      rxNostr.send(event);
    };

    if (isFollowing()) {
      await actions
        .exec(UnfollowUser, "3bf0c63fcb93463407af97a5e5ee64fa883d107ef9e558472c4eb9aaaefa459d")
        .forEach(publish);
    } else {
      await actions
        .exec(
          FollowUser,
          "3bf0c63fcb93463407af97a5e5ee64fa883d107ef9e558472c4eb9aaaefa459d",
          "wss://pyramid.fiatjaf.com/"
        )
        .forEach(publish);
    }
  };

  // ...

  return (
    <>
      {/* ... */}

      <div class="card">
        {/* ... */}

        {contacts() && <button onClick={toggleFollow}>{isFollowing() ? "Unfollow" : "Follow"}</button>}
      </div>
    </>
  );
}
14. Adding outbox support

The app looks like it works now but if the user reloads the page they will still see an the old version of their contacts list. we need to make sure rxNostr is publishing the events to the users outbox relays.

To do this we can subscribe to the signed in users mailboxes using the query store in src/nostr.ts
import { MailboxesQuery } from "applesauce-core/queries";
import { accounts } from "./accounts";
import { of, switchMap } from "rxjs";
import { queryStore } from "./stores";

// ...

// subscribe to the active account, then subscribe to the users mailboxes and update rxNostr
accounts.active$
  .pipe(switchMap((account) => (account ? queryStore.createQuery(MailboxesQuery, account.pubkey) : of(undefined))))
  .subscribe((mailboxes) => {
    if (mailboxes) rxNostr.setDefaultRelays(mailboxes.outboxes);
    else rxNostr.setDefaultRelays([]);
  });
And that's it! we have a working nostr app that lets users follow and unfollow fiatjaf.

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