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"Their only hope is worldwide inflation ... so big that paper money's not worth anything. You use it for wallpaper. What do you think will happen when they run off this dough and there's trillions of extra dollars, francs and marks floating around?
You've got a collapse of confidence in the currency. People are gonna panic. There's gonna be gold riots, atonal music, political chaos, mass suicide. Jesus, I don't know what people are gonna do when a six pack of Budweiser cost $1200. That'll be awful."

2023-04-30 18:58:06

The top 15 banks control 75% of deposits in the US. Percentage of Deposits Controlled by US Banks:
1. JP Morgan: 16.1%
2. Bank of America: 14.8%
3. Wells Fargo: 10.9%
4. Citibank: 5.8%
5. US Bank: 3.4%
6. Truist: 3.4%
7. PNC Bank: 3.3%
8. TD Bank: 2.9%
9. Charles Schwab: 2.7%
10. Capital One: 2.6%
Meanwhile, JP Morgan and Bank of America are potential bidders for First Republic Bank which is failing. Shares of First Republic were in free-fall all week. The stock price, which peaked in early February at $147, began the week around $14 and closed Friday at $3.51.
It’s a steep fall for First Republic, which was well regarded in the banking industry and enjoyed rapid growth in recent years. Over the past four years, its total assets more than doubled to $212 billion, and its workforce grew to more than 7,200 employees from around 4,500.

2023-04-27 23:09:28

The U.S. central government and the Federal Reserve have repeatedly illustrated that massive financial corporations can engage in wild risk-taking while avoiding any downside. Politicians and Federal Reserve officials have given life to the “too big to fail” idea by repeatedly bailing out financial institutions that engage in risky behavior. The bailout rationale is always the same: we are so big, so intertwined in the global economy, so systemically interconnected into every facet of financial life, that not forcing taxpayers to pay for our mistakes will result in economic calamity and pain for not just us, but also for all the responsible people who did not take risks and who never stood to gain a penny from our recklessness.
Ammous, Saifedean. The Fiat Standard: The Debt Slavery Alternative to Human Civilization
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_d8249788da28ab32117b60b808c0f46eccad72217ba21151b49a9801a451446b.gif

2023-04-27 22:59:56

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Zap!

2023-04-27 22:50:28

I wanna say something. I’m gonna put this out there: if you like it, you can take it. If you don’t, send it right back...
https://media.nostrgram.co/i/0b/media_0b7584dfda446.jpg

2023-04-06 23:47:39

Is it Friday yet??

2023-04-05 22:35:20

Preston Pysh had chat #GPT4 produce a summary of the Jason Lowery book #SOFTWAR written in the voice of a celebrity (in this case Kevin Hart), then fed it through a Kevin Hart voice synthesizer AI. This is the result. https://vocaroo.com/1klEJZiXR2mA

2023-04-04 16:15:54

The IRS wants to purchase an internet monitoring tool from a company that has sold products to sections of the U.S. military and the FBI, according to public procurement records. The company, called Team Cymru, provides access to “netflow” data, which can show activity on the wider internet, such as which server communicated with another. This is information that may ordinarily only be available to the company hosting the server or the internet service provider carrying the traffic.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/93kwd7/irs-wants-to-buy-internet-mass-monitoring-tool-team-cymru-netflow

2023-04-04 03:28:01

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Those people lack imagination.

2023-04-03 04:43:07

GhatGPT, write a letter to my United States Congressional representative about the benefits of bitcoin.
[Your Name]
[Your Address]
[City, State, ZIP Code]
[Email Address]
[Phone Number]
[Date]
The Honorable [Representative's Full Name]]
[Office Address]
[City, State, ZIP Code]
Subject: The Benefits of Bitcoin and the Importance of Supporting Bitcoin-Friendly Legislation
Dear [Representative's Last Name],
I am writing to you as a concerned constituent and a strong advocate for the adoption and support of Bitcoin. Over the past few years, Bitcoin has played an increasingly significant role in our economy, transforming the way we conduct business and manage our finances. I believe that it is vital for our government to recognize the potential benefits of Bitcoin and create a regulatory environment that fosters innovation while ensuring consumer protection and financial stability.
There are several benefits to embracing Bitcoin:
1. Financial Inclusion: One of the most significant benefits of Bitcoin is its potential to increase financial inclusion, particularly for the unbanked population within the United States. According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) report in 2019, approximately 5.4% of U.S. households, or 7.1 million households, were unbanked, and an additional 18.7% of U.S. households (24.2 million) were underbanked. These individuals often lack access to traditional financial services due to geographical, economic, or social barriers. Bitcoin offers a decentralized, borderless financial system that can help provide access to financial services for those who have been excluded from traditional systems. By embracing Bitcoin, the United States can work towards reducing the number of unbanked and underbanked citizens, thereby promoting greater financial inclusion and economic opportunities for all.
2. Lower Transaction Costs: Bitcoin can help reduce transaction costs and expedite processing times for payments between financial institutions, as well as between individuals. By leveraging the decentralized nature of Bitcoin, financial institutions can achieve greater efficiency and cost savings in comparison to traditional payment systems. Additionally, individuals can make payments directly to others without the need for a traditional bank or credit union, which can result in lower fees and faster transactions for both parties. This streamlined payment process has the potential to revolutionize the way we conduct business and manage our finances.
3. Transparency and Accountability: Bitcoin uses an open ledger, known as the blockchain, which provides full transparency for all transactions. This feature ensures that every transaction is traceable, verifiable, and cannot be altered, promoting accountability and reducing opportunities for fraud and corruption. The transparent nature of the blockchain can also help governments and regulators more effectively track and monitor financial activity.
4. Facilitating a Digital Economy: Bitcoin plays a pivotal role in fostering a digital economy, enabling faster, more secure, and more efficient transactions. As we continue to move towards an increasingly digital and interconnected global economy, the United States must establish a clear regulatory framework for Bitcoin to maintain its competitiveness on the world stage and attract businesses and innovators.
5. Unique Security: The Bitcoin network boasts a uniquely high level of security, owing to the stability of its open-source software code, and the robustness of the underlying blockchain technology, and the increasing hashpower of bitcoin miners. The decentralized nature of the network, and its growing hashpower, provides strong protection against cyberattacks. It is worth noting that, since its inception, the Bitcoin network has never been successfully compromised to steal or counterfeit funds. This exceptional level of security offers users confidence in the integrity and reliability of the Bitcoin network, making it a trusted choice for digital transactions.
To maximize these benefits, I urge you to consider the following actions:
1. Support legislation that promotes a clear and consistent regulatory framework for Bitcoin, making it easier for businesses and individuals to adopt and use the technology. This will help the United States maintain its competitive edge in the global digital economy.
2. Advocate for the creation of educational resources and programs to help citizens better understand Bitcoin and its potential benefits.
3. Encourage collaboration between government agencies, academia, and the private sector to explore new and innovative uses for Bitcoin.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I hope you will recognize the potential benefits of Bitcoin and take action to support its growth and adoption in our country. I look forward to hearing about your stance on this issue and any steps you plan to take.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]

2023-03-26 21:42:21

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Adding link. https://snort.social/

2023-03-26 21:41:35

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Snort on web is most responsive for me. Choosing the right relays has a huge impact too.

2023-03-22 14:25:29

gm #[0]

2023-03-21 02:49:20

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Doesn't look like it.
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

2023-03-18 02:22:08

Jerome - Pawn Star https://media.nostrgram.co/i/8e/media_8eca783215146.jpeg

2023-03-16 22:17:52

Loving the "Single Click Zaps" feature in Nostrgram.

2023-03-16 16:57:53

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https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_90cf7c7e1e72ee701c95ec51a6469ad78b7c0120befd8343eb08ae1ef2d39e38.jpg

2023-03-16 16:50:29

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Will Damus automatically strip exif metadata from uploads?

2023-03-14 17:29:42

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Maybe try Brave instead. And minimize extensions.

2023-03-12 05:01:58

Its just money; its made up. Pieces of paper with pictures on it so we don't have to kill each other just to get something to eat. It's not wrong. And it's certainly no different today than its ever been.... It's all just the same thing over and over; we can't help ourselves. And you and I can't control it, or stop it, or even slow it. Or even ever-so-slightly alter it. We just react. And we make a lot money if we get it right. And we get left by the side of the side of the road if we get it wrong. And there have always been and there always will be the same percentage of winners and losers. Happy foxes and sad sacks. Fat cats and starving dogs in this world. Yeah, there may be more of us today than there's ever been. But the percentages-they stay exactly the same.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAqAl292ozs

2023-03-11 04:05:55

Its movie night! https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0B67M18WT/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

2023-03-09 23:31:55

https://media.nostrgram.co/v/f1/media_f1e5e55e5a046.mp4

2023-03-08 04:01:44

Under a fiat monetary system, banks issue loans and create deposits for clients many times their cash reserves. This system is spectacularly profitable for banks since it allows them to keep their money in one place while lending in another location, the fiat version of a bitcoin double-spend transaction. A bank can operate on fractional reserves perfectly fine unless and until a critical mass of its customers all come calling for their holdings... Should the fractional reserve house of cards begin to collapse, as it inevitably will, the banks know that the government will simply conjure credit out of thin air to bail them out.
Ammous, Saifedean. The Fiat Standard: The Debt Slavery Alternative to Human Civilization

2023-03-07 21:36:42

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#[0]

2023-03-04 21:14:01

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#[2]

2023-03-04 19:25:19

Trying to get your NIP-05 identity self hosted?
If your domain has a Wordpress site, try this technique to enable CORS. Modify the .htaccess file (using ssh or ftp) by adding these lines to the top of the file:
# Set CORS
<FilesMatch nostr.json>
<IfModule mod_headers.c>
Header set Access-Control-Allow-Origin "*"
</IfModule>
</FilesMatch>
# Set CORS

2023-03-04 05:00:03

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10 BTC is not chump change. That would be an impressive zap.

2023-03-03 20:31:31

#[0], the john madden of bitcoin, sharing wise words on ordinals. Its stupid AND its good for bitcoin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmzgKX91zKc

2023-03-03 15:36:50

Truth depends on where you are standing. https://media.nostrgram.co/i/c4/media_c4efabf502046.jpeg

2023-03-02 23:19:09

List of cool Nostr stuff. https://www.nostr.net/

2023-03-02 21:46:18

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Perfect time for an empty block!

2023-03-02 21:05:16

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Zapped!

2023-03-02 20:57:42

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Switched my LUD16 back to WOS.

2023-03-02 19:14:23

Bitcoin is an embodiment of the idea of antifragility, which is understood as gaining from adversity and disorder. Bitcoin is not just robust to attack, but it can be said to be antifragile on both a technical and economic level. While attempts to kill bitcoin have so far failed, many of them have made it stronger by ending up allowing coders to identify weaknesses and patch them up. Further, every thwarted attack on the network is a notch on its belt, another testament and advertisement to participants and outsiders of the security of the network.
Ammous, Saifedean. The Bitcoin Standard

2023-03-02 01:36:16

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Check Nosotr for iOS. https://testflight.apple.com/join/ouPWAQAV

2023-03-02 01:27:46

https://media.nostrgram.co/i/f1/media_f1ff1c7deff36.jpeg

2023-03-01 02:05:59

What is a spam transaction? What is a legitimate transaction? What is an illegitimate transaction? There are two ways to answer this. One is a paternalistic, top-down approach that says, this is what is allowed, this is what is not allowed, and by making a list, we will prevent the network from filling to capacity.
But that breaks the fundamental capability of bitcoin, which is net neutrality. Bitcoin doesn’t care who the sender or the receiver is, what the application is, what the value of the transaction is. All it cares about is, did you pay the fee? If you paid the fee, your transaction is legitimate by definition because you thought it was legitimate enough to attach that fee. The very act of paying the fee legitimizes the transaction.
Antonopoulos, Andreas M. The Internet of Money

2023-02-28 22:48:15

Export your data from Twitter.
You can request a ZIP file with an archive of your account information, account history, apps and devices, account activity, interests, and Ads data. You’ll get an in-app notification when the archive of your data is ready to download.
https://twitter.com/settings/download_your_data

2023-02-28 22:42:30

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Trolls just like attention. It makes them feel good to get reactions. Block and ignore.

2023-02-28 17:34:08

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If this picture shows your IP address, your Nostr client isn't hiding your IP address.

2023-02-28 17:32:45

https://whodis.fyi/data.png

2023-02-28 15:15:50

The Internet of Money was launched on January 3rd, 2009. This language, this currency, this wave of innovation is coming. It’s coming faster than you can imagine. It’s deeper than you can fathom. It’s more sophisticated than you can immediately understand. It takes years of study just to see all of the implications.
Antonopoulos, Andreas M.. The Internet of Money Volume Two

2023-02-28 06:36:57

Bitcoin is the first system of money that is not controlled by any entity, that is completely decentralized. Bitcoin introduces to money the very same things that the internet brought to communication.
Antonopoulos, Andreas M.. The Internet of Money Volume Two

2023-02-28 01:36:14

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Not really sure how to tell a browser to use IPv4. FWIW I've tried Brave, Chrome, and Safari. Same syptoms. White screen with these logos. Strangely when I configure Safari to use "iCloud Private Relay" it works.
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_7a5cf9f285664fdb9af60d14059b7e64d57a726bd14ab1059268c8f58229ca8d.png

2023-02-28 01:31:34

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I'm still unable to access. Perhaps because I'm coming from IPv6 by default?

2023-02-28 01:16:32

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Browser restart didn't help. I'm using Brave browser. Tried disabling uBlock Origin and Brave's "Shields Up". This is the SSL cert I get.
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_d7916785921e8127a6320f05c16cf3420909183f03db4bf0136154a3c1150c65.png

2023-02-28 01:09:03

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FWIW: I'm still getting the white blank screen when i try to access Nostrgram. Neither browser refresh nor clearing cookies helped. Thankfully we have multiple clients available with Nostr!

2023-02-27 23:45:14

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Still no good here.
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_26f69312228e9fc1f83925bc15772be51992fc5d8f7c4bbde5af6fe43c806b26.jpeg

2023-02-26 21:02:25

Collapse is a sudden, involuntary and chaotic form of simplification.
Rickards, James, Currency Wars

2023-02-26 04:02:29

Good fortune tellers and palm readers tell you what you want to hear. How? Context clues. What you share with them first.
ChatGPT and similar language models do the same thing. They are programmed to respond conversationally to your prompts. They try to tell you what you want to hear.
If you think ChatGPT confirmed your conspiracy theory, it was only following your conversational lead. You didn't actually hack some backdoor to the illuminati's central data bank.

2023-02-26 00:02:33

778271 sure is taking its time.

2023-02-25 23:01:01

Immutable Laws of Security
Law #1: If a bad actor can persuade you to run their program on your computer, it's not solely your computer anymore.
Law #2: If a bad actor can alter the operating system on your computer, it's not your computer anymore.
Law #3: If a bad actor has unrestricted physical access to your computer, it's not your computer anymore.
Law #4: If you allow a bad actor to run active content in your website, it's not your website anymore.
Law #5: Weak passwords trump strong security.
Law #6: A computer is only as secure as the administrator is trustworthy.
Law #7: Encrypted data is only as secure as its decryption key.
Law #8: An out-of-date antimalware scanner is only marginally better than no scanner at all.
Law #9: Absolute anonymity isn't practically achievable, online or offline.
Law #10: Technology isn't a panacea.

2023-02-25 17:47:36

An important demonstration of the importance of time preference comes from the famous Stanford marshmallow experiment, conducted in the late 1960s. Psychologist Walter Mischel would leave children in a room with a piece of marshmallow or a cookie, and tell the kids they were free to have it if they wanted, but that he will come back in 15 minutes, and if the children had not eaten the candy, he would offer them a second piece as a reward. In other words, the children had the choice between the immediate gratification of a piece of candy, or delaying gratification and receiving two pieces of candy. This is a simple way of testing children's time preference: students with a lower time preference were the ones who could wait for the second piece of candy, whereas the students with the higher time preference could not.
Ammous, Saifedean. The Bitcoin Standard

2023-02-25 12:45:54

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Not that I know of.

2023-02-25 12:29:37

Bitcoin is the first financial network that exhibits neutrality. In a bitcoin transaction, the network doesn’t care about the source, the destination, the amount or what type of financial application it’s supporting. The only relevant question is, did you pay a sufficient fee to use the network resources? And if you did, your application is valuable.
Antonopoulos, Andreas M. The Internet of Money

2023-02-25 02:33:28

2023-02-24 22:56:17

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https://media.tenor.com/NOPl69g31DkAAAAd/roth-jump.gif

2023-02-24 21:54:39

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I lost all my sats in an unfortunate boating accident.

2023-02-24 21:40:53

The common name for government money is fiat money, from the Latin word for decree, order, or authorization.
Ammous, Saifedean. The Bitcoin Standard

2023-02-24 17:24:40

When people call bitcoin a “digital currency,” they’re missing the point. The euro is a digital currency, the US dollar is a digital currency. Less than 8 percent of these currencies exist in physical form; the rest is bits on ledgers. But the fundamental difference is that these ledgers are controlled by centralized organizations, whereas in bitcoin, they’re not. Bitcoin has a decentralized network, an open network.
Antonopoulos, Andreas M.. The Internet of Money

2023-02-24 14:28:08

Blockchain decision chart.
https://void.cat/d/UyQhc9CZCW4tSr5D5Pe7kp.webp

2023-02-24 05:47:19

As an amusing thought experiment, imagine that Bitcoin is successful and becomes the dominant payment system in use throughout the world. Then the total value of the currency should be equal to the total value of all the wealth in the world. Current estimates of total worldwide household wealth that I have found range from $100 trillion to $300 trillion. With 20 million coins, that gives each coin a value of about $10 million.
Finney, Hal. The Cryptography Mailing List

2023-02-24 04:38:21

https://void.cat/d/XfKEE4K7B4nhFH8ijsB2hW.webp

2023-02-24 03:38:52

Bitcoin is fundamentally different because in bitcoin, you don’t owe anyone anything and no one owes you anything. It’s not a system based on debt. It’s a system based on ownership of this abstract token. Absolute ownership. We have an expression in the United States, which is “possession is nine-tenths of the law.” In bitcoin, possession is ten-tenths of the law. If you control the bitcoin keys, it’s your bitcoin. If you don’t control the bitcoin keys, it’s not your bitcoin.
Antonopoulos, Andreas M.. The Internet of Money

2023-02-24 01:40:51

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Very well put. What excites me most about Nostr is finding my tribe.

2023-02-21 04:55:10

https://void.cat/d/B9JrMFn8tXxAAKhsowFCKS.webp

2023-02-20 14:55:36

A gift of 100 sats for the #plebchain. https://lightning.gifts/redeem/86b535d85fefc2665a43e813d64e0a6490f08b3eb903acb7

2023-02-20 05:46:38

A gift of 100 sats for the #plebchain.
https://void.cat/d/9Zacj56hqtoMUx69p9T2DW.webp

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Why does the app collect contact info and identifiers from an iPhone?

2023-02-18 00:16:01

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2023-02-17 20:12:54

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As someone who appreciates his take on EBIDTA (i.e. "bullshit earnings") I am really disappointed in his lack of informed opinion about bitcoin.

2023-02-16 14:28:39

What is likely to be the next reserve currency?
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_258d677a376cce65c763a0108ce6924adef98f562de946bb67bf0191654c5185.webp

2023-02-10 22:17:17

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2023-02-07 19:35:57

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Zap sent.

2023-02-06 18:39:09

I will never understand why some people are so destructive.
https://wapo.st/3jDvrmH

2023-02-06 05:10:39

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A fool and their money are soon parted.

2023-02-06 02:55:13

Free sats for Nostr newcomers!
https://lightning.gifts/redeem/90ced1cf39b776db3c00de8a745f592029ea8e143f905eb0

2023-02-06 02:51:51

Free sats for Nostr newcomers!
https://lightning.gifts/redeem/6e3e9dcdf78ba770a84113cc6da02b32b9b7e684a389f768

2023-02-06 02:15:53

https://void.cat/d/TF6f4VB2JPtd3qA6yWBtB8.webp

2023-02-04 06:04:12

https://whodis.fyi/data.png

2023-02-04 03:28:46

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Happy to give it a try

2023-02-04 00:42:06

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#[1], Happy to. Just get me in the TestFlight!

2023-02-03 22:29:32

Today its mass hysteria about balloons. 20 years ago we were afraid of yellow cake! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa6UfcMWXPI

2023-02-02 05:19:33

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Nope

2023-02-02 03:10:18

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Ummm I think you are supposed to pay the previous invoice first. Lol.

2023-02-01 23:38:58

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The speed of the game certainly slowed down! I am sure I won’t hold the torch for long.

2023-02-01 23:26:27

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2023-02-01 12:54:18

Welcome newcomers!

2023-01-30 05:22:46

https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_717790176a87671e98c81405b391a301ea691e0872ed5f2842b121e04a2b7ddb.jpeg

2023-01-29 21:42:20

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Good to know!

2023-01-29 18:24:26

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The delete choice should delete all user data stored by the Damus app on the device and any iCloud sync. Data already transmitted to nostr relays cannot be deleted. A request to delete shouldn’t generate more data on the nostr network.

2023-01-28 18:48:27

https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_4aab34f68ed9a2c8b1cf1e118690e43bdbe8eb1fde48f2b976229fbac4923496.jpg

2023-01-28 18:19:38

#[0] Verifying My Public Key: "brendanmoon"

2023-01-28 18:18:35

#[0] Verifying My Public Key: "brendanmoon"