nicklewis
Nick Lewis

Currently https://nicklewis.me which might change. My curiosity drove me to set it up and whether it will be useful for anyone else or not is another matter!!
I need to plan it out better.

2024-09-06 14:56:22

Creating crazy stuff this morning with the synths. The Bleass Delay is utterly bonkers and amazing. Sounds like the instruments have a mind of their own. It’s kind of nuts!
https://nostrcheck.me/media/dfc7c7853f6b71b6b3c6b527767a0b98dece231ba4a5aabbeecb2e034c3c6174/82c7ef484e87465f1b6c49d73b2b46e59a2e6f76672cae5f3761e3e2208bbdeb.mp4

2024-09-06 07:45:47

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I simply don’t know. I’ll see if there is a way of finding out. Checking the database perhaps? Log files? Command line for Ditto.

2024-09-05 15:43:49

Right my Ditto server is alive and hopefully kicking later once it's caught up with it's relays

2024-09-03 12:04:00

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Yes, been having some trouble with it. Have you?

2024-09-02 13:48:14

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We should all do more of this. Very proud of my daughter and her family, with what they’ve done on their allotment. It’s yielding good crops and they’re sharing with us, other family and friends. It’s so bountiful. My brother is also heavily into this , where he lives in London

2024-08-31 08:09:00

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I recognise the location of the second photo, West Highlands somewhere? Ranoch Moor?

2024-08-26 12:05:26

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Chessington World of Adventures Theme Park with the family today. A wedding on Thursday.

2024-08-26 09:27:12

GM - fun day ahead, fun times this week

2024-08-23 08:53:35

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Lovely lovely Madeira! Enjoy!

2024-08-22 14:14:52

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Like your thinking!

2024-08-22 00:09:13

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Checking out the update to Fountain which I’ve been using for awhile now and amassed a decent amount of Sats with it too. Checking out Proton’s new things…. It’s all happening!

2024-08-21 08:34:56

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Try a search for camera Sony 100 euros, lots come up albeit for me UK centric. Cybershot are really good.

2024-08-21 08:25:27

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There might be some cheaper cameras out there, you can pick up bargains these days for digital SLR and/or mirrorless cameras. It’s hard to be more specific than that other than to say have a look on your favourite second hand sites etc.

2024-08-20 17:02:23

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I want to go back to Lisbon, love it there

2024-08-20 12:55:17

In some Nostr apps, I follow people and then they show up as not being followed a day or so later #asknostr

2024-08-20 12:39:07

How fantastic!
#note1kd4…5jnh

2024-08-20 12:13:06

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It’s like a lot of things in technology, hurdles can be overcome to a point. Do you use any particular tools for your IPFS tasks that you feel make all the difference?

2024-08-20 12:09:57

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As you can see, the tree is the star of the show, the moon looks more like a torch being shone in my face! Will keep trying.

2024-08-20 00:14:26

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I’ve now got a Primal wallet whuch have just been released in the uk. On Friday received my first zaps and sent some too.

2024-08-19 21:25:39

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I’m on Bluesky and obviously here too but where am I right now!? Here Nostr’ing and having fun which I can’t say I do over there.

2024-08-19 21:14:07

@npub180c…h6w6 how did you set up your fiatjaf.com website that is plumbed directly into Nostr (seems to be at least)

2024-08-19 21:12:49

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Seemed great at first but then hit issues with files taking a more than acceptable time to load or not showing at all.

2024-08-18 12:50:06

I’m learning in public - a process I recommend no matter what you’re into.
For me it’s web technology as that is my main field apart from photography and music. My notes are going to get busy on Nostr but that is the spirit of it is it not?

2024-08-18 12:47:42

I’ve canned a project that made use of IPFS and looking for alternatives. Earmarked this article by @npub180c…h6w6
https://fiatjaf.com/d5031e5b.html

2024-08-18 12:44:41

I use markdown a lot but shall I check out asciidoc? Oh yes, I love stuff like this. Are there any JavaScript plugins for it to incorporate in static websites??
#note1jfg…qwjy

2024-08-18 12:38:02

I was responding to a post by @olivegroveeggs about photographing the moon with a smartphone and it’s not easy at all. This is the best I’ve ever managed.
https://nostrcheck.me/media/dfc7c7853f6b71b6b3c6b527767a0b98dece231ba4a5aabbeecb2e034c3c6174/11986cddd8d9fc91fd008fdf825a224b2bcd9038b281fdb718ef7d3a232088c2.webp

2024-08-18 10:35:11

Having got back into Lightroom again this week, though the jury is out on whether I prefer to stick to it or adopt Affinity Photo fully, is yet to be decided. Anyway digging into the archives a little bit to look at some images from last summer on the south coast of England. Southbourne near Bournemouth is a nice spot to explore and photograph with breathtaking views along the coast towards Hengistbury Head, Isle of Wight.
Now beach huts are fun aren’t they! Could never bloody afford one of the buggers though.
https://nostrcheck.me/media/dfc7c7853f6b71b6b3c6b527767a0b98dece231ba4a5aabbeecb2e034c3c6174/456b187d09ab6ceebe1f9573ef89f1349ec72ab6f4bc2a767065be7bb82dfee9.webp

2024-08-18 00:30:53

I’ll share my more typical bridge photo tomorrow but here is another that I took from the other side perhaps an angle that hasn’t been used before or at the very least not often. Framing photos using foreground details such as this hedgerow, really helps draw the viewer to the subject in the photograph.
I did use some AI tools in Lightroom to remove two cars from the bridge and they worked phenomenally well, it actually impressed me immensely. I decided to leave the people in, that if you are eagle eyed might see.
I followed a Thames Path sign but wasn’t convinced this path was actually public because I could see how far it went and then stopped to turn back, taking this photo along the way!
https://nostrcheck.me/media/dfc7c7853f6b71b6b3c6b527767a0b98dece231ba4a5aabbeecb2e034c3c6174/4a1a7e36e68a2280b05d04341c106ef6f0b2a89611d6a91b8b0db962b173f1d5.webp

2024-08-18 00:25:29

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It’s a great area, the county as a whole is lovely. Looked nice down on the coast today from your photo.

2024-08-18 00:24:34

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Yesterday was very fruitful and have shared some here already, got a couple more to post tomorrow or Monday and getting to visit some more locations over the coming couple of weeks before going up to Snowdonia in September.

2024-08-17 13:19:38

Continuing my bridges of the Thames series, here is another abstract shot of Whitchurch bridge, this time in black and white. I am going to do some test prints on the Canon Pro 1000 that I have, in readiness for selling some prints later in the year. Plans are afoot for a coffee table book too. You’ll be able of course to buy using Bitcoin.
#photography #blackandwhite #art
https://m.primal.net/KCJQ.jpg

2024-08-16 23:48:12

One of the locations I visited today was Whitchurch and it’s beautiful bridge. I took a number of photos for a project I’m embarking on this year and into next, to photograph every Thames bridge, of which there are over 160. My aim is to capture a number of regular photos and some that stretch my and the viewers imaginations equally.
When photographing a bridge, what do you do, where do you position yourself and your camera? Do you photograph the bridge from a distance or do you go for some concepts that need to be taken on the bridge or from it.
I took a walk across it and whilst looking down, spotted this opportunity for an image, the contrasting late summer light actually helped in this instance, the light details of the buffers protecting the pillars that hold up the structure versus the dark waters of the River Thames, with the swirling weeds sketching out the flow of the water flowing through.
It’s just so fascinating and makes for an unusual image, very abstract. I shall share the more traditional photos I took tomorrow or when I get time later in the week.
GN.
https://nostrcheck.me/media/dfc7c7853f6b71b6b3c6b527767a0b98dece231ba4a5aabbeecb2e034c3c6174/e97d57856a98a669978c443def9e4de1a4dd8a691456806ff902521a7d4c71b5.webp

2024-08-16 23:37:03

St Bartholomews Church, Lower Basildon, photographed today - Sony a7r3.
Built of flint and brick 700 years ago, close to the river Thames. Jethro Tull, the father of modern farming, has a memorial here but the whereabouts of his actual grave is unknown. There is a tragic statue of two brothers in swimming trunks who drowned in the river in 1886.
The church is a simple construction and was once a very prosperous parish in the fifteenth century, when parishioners grew rich from the local wool and corn trade.
In the photo you can see that part of the roof has been fitted with corrugated metal, in order to temporarily fix a falling roof.
I wonder if they accept bitcoin donations?
I shall be sharing some more photos from this outing in the days to come.
https://nostrcheck.me/media/dfc7c7853f6b71b6b3c6b527767a0b98dece231ba4a5aabbeecb2e034c3c6174/593bd552021426310809b37e53320d11f993a672e90222fd1e15f7f1bf377a82.webp

2024-08-16 13:00:31

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Well done, that’s an incredible view. Thanks for being the first person to send me zaps since I joined Nostr by the way. Made my day!

2024-08-16 12:38:05

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Yep it’s all still working. Fellow UK nostrich.

2024-08-16 12:19:48

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Fantastic stuff, I love this.

2024-08-16 07:54:01

https://firstmanphotography.com/blog/why-do-we-accept-bitcoin/ sharing here to read later.

2024-08-15 23:07:03

Exploring the River Kennet this evening near the village of Woolhampton and came across this interesting old World War II pillbox on opposite bank.
A link to the details on Wikimedia- https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4902424
https://nostrcheck.me/media/dfc7c7853f6b71b6b3c6b527767a0b98dece231ba4a5aabbeecb2e034c3c6174/141c27dc321e8eab56f3d5d57873da985ccd55bb29ddd2c443c97cbac8bbd4fb.webp

2024-08-15 22:51:42

Testing out some different NOSTR apps that work well for iPhone and iPad. Interesting to note that I’m using a different app on the iPad to the one I use not the iPhone. Nostur is good for the larger screen as it makes full use of the space, two columns.

2024-08-15 22:35:58

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Thanks, no answers yet, which is a pity.

2024-08-15 22:33:54

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Thanks that’s really useful because I’ve setup a Voltage account earlier last month and just need to get my head around it. The only thing that hasn’t worked so far is the free channel, that is still setting up many weeks later but when thinking about it this might be due to the size of data it needs to pull in from across the chain.
I’m treating Nostr as a sort of blog for all of the things I’m working on, photography, music and technology as a whole.
I managed to get a wallet on Primal.net today, which wasn’t available a month back.

2024-08-15 18:57:37

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Apologies I was going to write more! Then got it interrupted!

2024-08-15 13:43:25

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How did you setup your BTCpay out of curiosity? Finding my way around Nostr.

2024-08-15 13:42:39

Looking for advice on how to setup BTCpay in order to take zap donations and noted that some people I follow here on Nostr may prefer this method?

2024-08-15 09:43:40

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Definitely a book and then take it from there. I am going to put together some kind of plan and the autumn/winter months will be best for the light - it’s going to take a long time but where I live, not far from the location pictured I’ve easy access to them. Some photos will be taken from a boat.

2024-08-15 09:36:40

I think we’ll see more and more aggregation tools for online content springing up enabling the combination of feeds and I’d love to see RSS in the mix too. Something like a hybrid of @openvibe.bsky.social and Fountain - which for those of us who use v4v powered apps can earn some Hive,Bitcoin etc

2024-08-15 09:25:31

I plan to visit and photograph every bridge on the river Thames, how many are there in total? 138? Quite a lot! Some may be concrete motorway bridges but then there are magnificent ones too. Such as this delightful specimen at Whitchurch on Thames. https://nostrcheck.me/media/dfc7c7853f6b71b6b3c6b527767a0b98dece231ba4a5aabbeecb2e034c3c6174/00bc8825448ffd781cba3759e76b9903ae822809573d8c5bc3e1b7b375e21b80.webp

2024-07-12 18:48:11

https://nostrcheck.me/media/dfc7c7853f6b71b6b3c6b527767a0b98dece231ba4a5aabbeecb2e034c3c6174/8da99f96bef50bcdee2dd78dfc714c74ed8981664a80e43a166d924f59c4cc1e.webp

2024-07-12 18:46:48

London skyline. Taken today. https://nostrcheck.me/media/dfc7c7853f6b71b6b3c6b527767a0b98dece231ba4a5aabbeecb2e034c3c6174/8ecc72618d3ed51d47335d022bcf2ab24bd3d1ccbb21f49bc307a8afd2ce867a.webp

2024-07-09 18:56:56

I shall be checking this app out soon. Lots of great stuff coming out at the moment. https://nostrcheck.me/media/dfc7c7853f6b71b6b3c6b527767a0b98dece231ba4a5aabbeecb2e034c3c6174/b3799dbda3bc94969f226fead73644bc19a235e1d62015e74dcce6f8d274db91.webp

2024-07-09 08:37:33

I really like Wavlake and that I’ve earnt some sats so quickly there with just two tracks onboard. I’ve a question, the sats total is still zero. Does it take a few days or more for the sats to accrue?

2024-07-08 21:19:59

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it’s very clean and works nicely. I’m a fan already.

2024-07-08 21:18:47

I’ve been posting a couple of tracks on Wavlake recently, here is a linky dink. https://wavlake.com/nick-eb-lewis

2024-07-08 20:49:15

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Trying out!

2024-07-07 20:44:09

https://wavlake.com/studio/albums/e89889c4-2df1-4332-b463-dd8e274a1de4

2024-07-06 12:05:05

https://image.nostr.build/cc6a4f06c2b82217e8d4ff505be425dfa1c3a308caf3b45baec8e4f8d2e0021a.jpg
Salisbury Cathedral

2024-07-06 00:02:52

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It’s a unique place is the IOW!

2024-06-30 11:07:05

https://image.nostr.build/6aef068522dd7a5c603961583a505b5c9c57774f66047c94b7b90330fc7994c0.jpg
London looked resplendent the other night on a hot balmy evening as we walked back to Waterloo.

2024-06-29 23:46:43

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NOstriches! I love that! I’ve learnt a great deal from this one more and it’s got me thinking about ways in which I could get involved as a developer at some point but also keen to set up some things.
Highlighter has me intrigued. Just having a look for that.

2024-06-29 22:48:22

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That would be amazing!

2024-06-29 21:56:35

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That’s so true, web 3, 4, 5 etc. I’m getting started here.

2024-06-29 21:15:17

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Thanks I’ll have a look

2024-06-29 21:15:03

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Thanks, just catching up

2024-06-29 21:13:07

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Thanks. Sorry for the delayed reply

2024-05-12 19:47:55

Testing testing. Yeah, will get better I promise. Just looking for better Web 3 networks right now.

2024-05-12 17:49:00

Have been exploring some local woodlands today and the best time to photograph them right now. Apart from Autumn of course! https://image.nostr.build/3297da1738c0321df6dccab12a10a19d0c647be24709539feead9c22dddf91f8.jpg

2024-05-12 17:47:25

Hello everyone I’m diving in to Nostr. I’ve some experience of other web 3 projects, decades of experience in the web industry as a software engineer. I’m also a very keen musician and synth nerd. Love photography. Based in the UK.
#introductions