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The big problem in tech is when they're folks with large audiences and significant industrial reputation. It's not as easy when it's the folks responsible for hiring and investing.

2024-09-03 19:11:39

there's more of us!
#note1699…vahg

2024-08-30 12:32:51

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@npub1tsg…htk4 let's write a simple function that retrieves a list of badges earned by the user. We should be using NDK

2024-08-30 12:31:06

@npub1tsg…htk4 how many tokens can you receive and output?

2024-08-30 12:30:54

@npub1tsg…htk4 how many tokens can you receive and output?

2024-08-29 13:53:41

A lot of people don't know this but you used to get banned or suspended by Tiktok's algorithm for talking about Bitcoin lol

2024-08-28 11:06:08

#asknostr wondering if anyone has open code that shows their implementation of badges or nip-58
I seem to be missing something. Badge awarding would be a major implementation on https://program-ai.app when folks answer questions or other user behaviors

2024-08-28 03:17:28

A mild depression today. It feels like a part of my little brain just stops working, unable to receive what it deserves. There are medications, but I don’t feel confident in the long-term consequence of it.
A doctor once explained what I feared more - the consequences of a medication or the consequences of what my body will experience for neglecting it.
I think about that often when my mood declines or spirals and it reminds me that even if a part doesn’t work, I can still just cook a nice little vegetable meal and I can still stop pressuring myself to be better.

2024-08-26 15:03:48

making #feedback as popular as #introductions would be a cool usage of Nostr's zapping capacity. Usually designers or companies have to pay folks a small amount to gather feedback.
This has two great benefits that I've directly benefited from:
1. Products just get better because feedback is worth its weight in gold
2. Folks that don't prioritize being a creator in social apps still get to benefit from the differentiator that is zaps.
Given that zaps is so fundamentally different, it can exist differently, meaning that 'zapping posts or content you like' is really a legacy interaction entirely that is rooted in liking content. It can change and we ought experiment with the p2p commerce!

2024-08-26 13:44:36

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duuuude i legit just said the same thing and didn't see this posted before I said it lolllll for real though

2024-08-26 03:39:57

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Both! Ideally a computer because it has more capacity but I’m also trying to make it equally accessible and viable for mobile devices.

2024-08-25 11:54:46

Alright fuck it I’m staying awake. GODDDD WANTS ME WAKING UP AT BEFORE THE SUN RISES ‼️‼️‼️‼️

2024-08-25 11:49:03

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I started buying chocolate milk from the store recently. Haven’t had it in like 15 years. It felt slightly childish at the time but then I asked myself why the hell I think that way lol

2024-08-25 11:46:22

The humility on nostr is so refreshing man. Folks just connect because folks mean well and do well.
It’s not like this on any other platform at all. Tons of corporate-style social politics. Latino TikTok and Tech Twitter suffer from this a lot because ironically the centralized platforms have no collective cohesion or goals to work together. It’s all mostly incentivized self-promotional gimmicking.
I feel like I have a pretty good incentive to be on tech twitter because I live in the Bay Area but even then the best VC connection I’ve met were Hispanics from Miami.

2024-08-22 07:47:15

has anyone dealt with the " Error: Not enough relays received the event" issue before? I'm thinking it's probably a minor detail that I'm missing somewhere
https://m.primal.net/KHbb.png

2024-08-20 15:37:03

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We are chest deep in the reaction economy. The attention economy ended some time ago.
A lot of it was really a fault of TikTok. It’s going to get uglier before it gets better in my experience.

2024-08-17 20:57:33

how do you delete an X account? it doesnt let you disable for 12 months because it just returns an error. you can disable it for 30 days though.
you also cant use premium features if you change your name or user name lol

2024-08-15 22:54:35

The reason I don’t like Trump as a Mexican voter is a little different. I’m not really bothered by the undocumented antagonization because I view the Mexican cartel as a greater threat to Mexican society but…

2024-08-15 13:12:12

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I have some elementary stuff on
https://program-ai.com
which bridges to
https://robotsbuildingeducation.com
The general idea is that I can get folks from TikTok onto nostr/cashu in super plain language like “create account with username only” and “deposit with cash app”
And then from there cashu helps me monetize the user experience where I can essentially create scholarships with learning.
Still a lot of work to do with that though, it’s a very naive implementation
https://m.primal.net/KAND.jpg

2024-08-15 12:59:15

One of the most confusing things that I still don’t understand is replies vs quotes.
I just quote stuff because it makes sense to collect my thoughts on my profile lol
#note1gr8…lem0

2024-08-15 04:14:44

Why must the last 10% feel more difficult than the first 90%

2024-08-12 11:30:18

User npub14vskcp90k6gwp6sxjs2jwwqpcmahg6wz3h5vzq0yn6crrsq0utts52axlt has completed progress on the Lesson 4 Building Apps & Startups lecture and generated 1200 units of work on Robots Building Education.
"Discover app building | Students will set up their development environment with tools like VSCode and Node.js, create a project directory, and start a React project. They will also explore setting up a database with Firebase for user data management and authentication, bridging creative ideas with real digital applications."
The total work generated toward creating scholarships is 5604750. Learn more at https://robotsbuildingeducation.com or support us at https://patreon.com/robotsbuildingeducation.

2024-08-10 23:00:19

I get paralysis thinking about having to explain this
https://m.primal.net/JvLX.png

2024-08-10 13:05:37

one does not understand the depths that is the Tiktok distraction algorithm
https://m.primal.net/JujG.png

2024-08-10 11:50:02

there's this old internet forum I used to use daily as a kid 20 years ago. Folks still check in now and then. It's a very loving corner of the internet.
https://m.primal.net/JugI.png

2024-08-07 13:01:39

has anyone seen this error before? havent been able to pick it apart. happens in one codebase but not the other ;_;
https://m.primal.net/JrEg.png

2024-08-07 10:52:35

if ~25 folks answer this poll it can give me a pretty good pulse on the knowledge base
#note1p46…kur7

2024-08-07 10:51:03

gm i've created a poll
"As a user of nostr, do you know how to code?"
https://pollerama.fun/respond/4da5f414c8a7df1761443787c5a226c531ffe41c3ef4c49202527bb0d8deac49

2024-08-07 03:49:21

TIL in app browsers are evil 🥲
https://m.primal.net/Jqhl.jpg

2024-08-06 15:00:19

It’s often my experience that folks have to navigate through some kind of prejudice and in talking to me they end up unlearning or sorting out the rigidness of their thought pattern. And in virtually all cases it’s men with some kind of insecurity.
It’s a little disappointing.

2024-08-05 06:14:28

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primal, education apps I'm building to bridge folks from centralized apps, warming up to snort/damus more.

2024-08-05 00:56:39

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Vite is the new CRA

2024-08-04 11:03:30

as a Mexican i will always have a bit of a rivalry with Puerto Ricans, so I will code in every dialect except the Puerto Rican one, while defaulting the dialect to Mexican 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂 no accessibility for puerto ricans 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

2024-08-03 21:14:24

spanish mode
https://m.primal.net/JnBK.png

2024-08-03 19:27:24

Common sense is uncommon is the third to last level.
Invert, always invert is the second to last level.
If you change the incentive, you'll change the behavior is the final level.

2024-08-03 18:40:48

Nothing really happens until you whore yourself out a little

2024-08-02 23:16:11

I like framing it as adaptive learning
https://m.primal.net/JmLp.png

2024-08-02 23:14:21

needs one minor detail
https://m.primal.net/JmLZ.png

2024-08-02 21:41:26

Knowledge ledger
https://m.primal.net/JmIE.jpg

2024-08-02 19:32:36

This was one of the reasons I stopped posting on Tiktok. I card a lot about the folks I was serving (hispanics & technology education) but I underestimated the social consequences of the coding bear market.
The financial/economic consequences wasn't a big deal - I very much enjoy scarcity and doing more with less - but the social consequences were shocking. Apathy, cynicism and just plain cyber-bullying became normalized over the emotional state of the bull market, which was optimism, hope and excitement for the future.
#note1mt0…gtyz

2024-08-02 09:42:27

Wrote an article on X why I implement cashu
https://x.com/sheilfer/status/1819153815142387951?s=46

2024-08-02 09:34:29

Self destructing posts would be a cool feature that gets this form factor right.
Being able to post knowing the post is only up for a few hours would be cool
https://m.primal.net/JlmC.jpg

2024-08-01 04:01:45

https://image.nostr.build/e797bad2c02d88b49de3ec6e149a7cec7dcbc82a0e4afd603714db8283c35417.jpg

2024-07-31 00:09:49

One of my biggest entrepreneurial black pills
people that pay the lowest amount are the most likely to stop paying. 95%+ of the people the unsubscribe are people paying $1/mo or $10/yr.
The reality is people that don't know how to properly value things behave like they don't properly value things.
https://m.primal.net/JjcY.png

2024-07-30 20:11:10

Utter the truth https://image.nostr.build/417ec21697aa5992fffa5111d9c83668da4721b73a0e3690be203a68d3536c8e.jpg

2024-07-29 23:43:26

Commentary on passwordless logins & passkeys https://video.nostr.build/8f983d107f285bec830b66a143f2f9bf2d84f77565ce8facebc329cf7fd3590f.mp4

2024-07-29 23:41:51

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Try with me. I can teach you with audio only. I recommend going through my video lectures while doing chores =)

2024-07-29 23:14:15

Pretty honest. AI recommends I touch grass. https://image.nostr.build/a07a1e947368dd772f611a9f99ce7a36aad7d31485216f56c3b189c71e7072fc.jpg https://image.nostr.build/663916ae315e6fa5912406ca0e179d1f5baa52993e8c9c2e914549ea076e00ba.jpg https://image.nostr.build/25825c16776456e86ff0e16c904a56cc2a16d9603e29cbaa4f5e58825e70a793.jpg https://image.nostr.build/1734610998ca5f2d23ee8885a8f981ce9e74c3c75de1da9f6b9479d3684bffa3.jpg https://image.nostr.build/1347df90bcc137c6567e6e9bb5624ea7ad1cbd60974432f3783bd56c6564db92.jpg

2024-07-29 22:46:53

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This week it’s Vita. I’m almost tempted to create a non carbonated energy drink out of this lol

2024-07-29 21:27:32

Hard to describe the feeling of drinking coconut water with lime during a fast. Makes me appreciate breathing.

2024-07-28 22:56:15

Generated 100+ questions based off a handwritten lecture series
https://program-ai.app/step/110
https://m.primal.net/JhUN.mp4

2024-07-28 22:23:50

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IMO it’s interoperable. Block is working on identity wallet constructs with the belief that users will own many decentralized identities.
To be frank, big tech trails not too far behind with device passkeys. It’s using a similar public/private key combination with private relays.
I believe the big difference architecturally is that web5 is a mesh-like construct.
https://m.primal.net/JhTQ.jpg

2024-07-28 22:15:33

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I wrote why I replaced web5 DIDs with npubs recently. I’ve followed web5 for a longer, since the beginning tbh.
The link contains videos.
https://x.com/sheilfer/status/1816209419581153579
“Monetizing UX > subscriptions
I’ve replaced web5 DIDs with a nostr key pair for authentication in my app. The trade off is clear.
Web5 gave me instant accounts, which was great for distribution and made a super smooth user experience when it came to distributing durable “AI experiences” or microapps on social media.
However, authenticating with nostr comes with a network effect. Creating an account is very simple as it only requires a user name, and creates a more visceral “I own my data” experience. So not much lost in terms of time-to-first-AI, but more material offered out of the box.
This ownership of data is important because Bitcoin balances can also be carried across applications with nostr key pairs using the cashu protocol (an ecash protocol that makes Bitcoin more usable.)
However, ultimately, there is nothing that nostr can do that web5 cannot eventually do and I believe that web5 will eventually take the position of being a parent or a container identity for much larger scale work (think X, threads, etc), especially as more web5 developers organize and create incentivizes to build more web5 apps. But that time is not now, and nostr folks are very focused.”

2024-07-28 18:02:03

Cashu protocol sorta reminds me of the digital version of exchanging cash for tokens and tokens for cash at a casino

2024-07-28 17:51:00

The reason I increased my default zap to 375 was because I thought about how I used to rationalize World of Warcraft subscriptions when I was younger. Back then, paying for online games was nascent.
If WoW was an arcade, I would be spending two quarters per day on an amazing game for many hours.
Today I spend money on X, monthly, and I have an issue with service subscriptions in the sense that it’s pretty wasteful. It’s not a cohesive like an online video game.
Spending 2-5 quarters on nostr a day adds up. It makes posters feel good and enriches the overall platform.

2024-07-27 23:20:59

Kinda humorous. Meta is pretty much what Roblox is
https://m.primal.net/JgVk.jpg
https://m.primal.net/JgVl.png

2024-07-27 22:46:17

Learning how to code with vocal coding using AI assistance (why) https://video.nostr.build/b4aaa08eba5dbc12847c279848cf4ee9bb9cddb06e9eaf2c7f409aef87dc45df.mp4

2024-07-27 20:35:39

Alyosha says of Ivan "His mind is a prisoner of his soul. There is a great and unresolved thought in him. He is one of those who don't need millions, they just need to get a thought straight."

2024-07-27 01:05:39

Thank you Lord! 🙏
https://m.primal.net/JfiK.jpg

2024-07-26 22:11:45

I made the questions shareable! Gonna juice up the vocal coding UX soon
https://program-ai.app/step/2

2024-07-26 16:15:10

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They’re wasteful by design

2024-07-26 09:01:36

Ppl don’t want to pay for subscriptions. They want to pay for what they use ⚡️
https://m.primal.net/Jeni.jpg
https://m.primal.net/Jenl.jpg

2024-07-23 21:05:03

It's kinda crazy how hard animators are going for Bleach's endgame episodes. It's almost like they're making up for what ended up happening with Naruto's final arc lol
https://m.primal.net/Jblv.png

2024-07-23 18:54:24

Why I don’t teach people how to trade stocks (anti-guru content) https://video.nostr.build/58d1784420bc456a3646bc7d85c8103dd15c30dff93768875d7ad3e9b6816554.mp4

2024-07-23 17:40:32

I was gonna use #asknostr to ask what app is great for article writing but https://nostrapps.com neatly organized that answer
https://m.primal.net/JbbL.jpg

2024-07-23 06:09:36

I wrote an X article one of my major investments, Block ($SQ). Basically the super long-term view.
Truth is Jack is focused on the performance of the company, so I’m sort of riding the wave and letting that fuel my ability to invest in my own ideas. That concept is inspired by Berkshire Hathaway - generate good profit margins with good business and invest it in the market with focus over diversification. Education for me is like insurance for them.
I’ll take a look at long-form posting on nostr shortly.
https://x.com/sheilfer/status/1815594416335360430?s=46

2024-07-23 03:30:34

Obviously Trump is going to “promise” Edward Snowden’s freedom during this weekend in order to stir up press and support and obviously Elon is going to boost that. But it’s all theatre and a simple way to pop that balloon is by asking “why hasn’t it already been done?”
One key detail to watch out for is the declining relevancy of both Trump & RFK. Something like that would typically stir all week. It’s lucky to last more than a day with current conditions.
https://m.primal.net/JarT.jpg

2024-07-23 00:55:37

It feels nice creating content in spaces that aren’t trying to pick apart everything I say 😂😭🙂‍↔️
UX engineering an AI education experience
#buildinpublic https://video.nostr.build/3571ca6205d1954267ea0ede487c502071f39fbfe17e63d54c75b305b58d71c4.mp4

2024-07-23 00:11:54

App is still super janky but now we have a mini terminal rendering.
Next “big” UX feature is some progress with coding by voice
https://m.primal.net/Jaii.jpg

2024-07-22 22:16:35

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True. But it's a nice signal that Bitcoin is relevant enough to draw actual time and attention from folks that historically were resistant to talking about it besides a brief mention, or even worse, straight up antagonism.
Will the conversations be less quality, more shallow and agenda driven? Yeah. But the nice thing about Bitcoin is its ability to be resilient through social randomness

2024-07-22 18:56:46

There's definitely an abundance of work to be done outside of software engineering when it comes to nostr. The network effect implementing a different version of authentication is pretty profound and a lot of web developers today are pretty cookie-cutter with how they develop software services

2024-07-22 18:38:18

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Haha yes i got a warm welcome some time ago but haven’t fully moved onto using nostr primarily, which is where I’m at now. The big reason is because I’ve learned an enormous amount about cryptography with NWC and cashu and have been able to push pretty interesting boundaries since then, so the choice to move is pretty clear in comparison to the algorithm apps. I’m getting older and the original version of the internet seems to be the right direction to create abundance for folks.

2024-07-22 18:30:46

Who I am & why I exist re- #introductions https://video.nostr.build/d6772035074f78feb001c98310f4a0bda4c4f3b9ae6907c3a21023baa759a1cb.mp4

2024-07-22 04:37:21

Feel like people undervalued how much of a chip on shoulder Elon had when it came to Biden and a lot of gas just left that tank.
It was getting popular to shift on the right during the Biden years and it seems like the cat is a bit out of the bag with Anyone But Trump being reinvigorated.
The damage control will be something to behold. Now Elon is supporting the super old guy that can only stick parrot some shallow lines about patriotism and greatness

2024-07-22 03:35:17

Damn I was really pissed off for an entire weekend. Never really experienced it that prolonged before.

2024-07-22 02:50:01

https://program-ai.app/

2024-07-22 01:29:37

Super simple demo of the app I'm going to start building out to teach folks how to code with AI assistance.
Still needs a lot of important features like a database, nostr keys, responding/coding with voice and proper styling
https://progr-ai.web.app/

2024-07-22 00:07:07

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it's real folks
https://m.primal.net/JZVI.png

2024-07-21 20:10:43

Breaking news… Joe Biden is dropping out of the election.
https://m.primal.net/JZJQ.jpg

2024-07-21 18:44:58

Gonna see if I can use AI to make writing code on a mobile phone realistic.
Why? Because most people will encounter my platform on a mobile medium, and being able to learn how to code realistically using a phone will likely use some kind of vocal communication.

2024-07-21 14:45:31

Bitcoin was my first venture backed investor kek
#note1cqa…pehm

2024-07-21 03:11:19

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Biden really cooked himself being anti tech industry. Makes no sense because Obama & the federal reserve both worked together to bolster tech after the 2008 crisis.

2024-07-21 02:20:19

This song came out when I spent a while homeless. It’s seared into my mind and I’ll love Kanye forever for it.
https://tidal.com/track/199143814?u

2024-07-20 23:13:15

CHICAGO MENTIONED 🗣️🗣️🗣️
#note1hrj…pmq6

2024-07-20 23:00:23

Damn I’ve been getting smoked by headaches

2024-07-20 18:26:19

Sometimes I zap but it doesn't appear to happen 🤔

2024-07-20 18:25:32

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It adds up!

2024-07-20 17:37:23

Reforming my network is a rather difficult task. Lots of bloat and decay from the past.
https://m.primal.net/JXoE.png

2024-07-20 17:19:19

alright im back on my #onlyzaps gameplay. defaulting to 375 sats

2024-07-20 17:14:53

https://tidal.com/browse/album/573283?u

2024-07-20 16:51:44

Gonna build version 2 of the app to teach folks how to build nostr apps asap.

2024-07-20 16:51:06

I went off on folks subscribed to Patreon last night... felt kinda good to get it off my chest tbh

2024-07-20 02:43:15

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I linked the wrong website. It’s https://robotsbuildingeducation.com

2024-07-20 02:33:40

gm nostr.
Are you interested in an app that teaches you how to code as fast as possible?
If the answer is yes, what currently prevents you from learning?

2024-07-19 14:45:20

I’m gonna rebuild https://robotsbuildingeducation.com with a separate application that is centered around nostr and the lessons I learned developing education technology.
The goal will be to create a platform more enriching and pleasant than Duolingo.
It will be done publicly and I’ll be happy to serve folks here. If you want to support, I have a $1/month tier only with the intent of using that money to support my work and the work of other developers here.

2024-07-19 12:27:52

Another thing I’ve learned is the heavy lean toward consumerism.
People want sex. They want candy. They want entertainment. They want status. They want to buy things that reinforce a deep selfish need in a competitive marketplace.
This is one of the reasons why video games and social media experiences consumption far more than education technology. Why spend time picking fruit and freshly squeezing it when you can just buy Coca Cola?
#note16rw…65l4

2024-07-19 12:25:12

One of the biggest issues I found in edtech and education content creation is that people “don’t have time”
Technically what they’re saying is “I’m not going to prioritize this, so I won’t make time for it”, it’s akin to telling a homeless person you don’t have any cash as a quick out.
The statement is a half truth that is negotiable. One of the reasons is because education is an emotional and social economic choice: when someone learns something they more or less expect some kind of return on investment and coding right now is a rather spoiled skillset.
This result is heavily skewed toward success since it was a paid platform, however outside of it the “I haven’t learned” option is about 99% of the outcomes.
https://m.primal.net/JWMf.jpg

2024-07-19 06:31:57

Welp. I guess i failed my first startup. I learned a lot about consumer behavior however.
People love to be entertained.

2024-07-19 01:29:17

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Yea this is because you can’t guarantee randomness in a closed system that is finite (computers).
This is one of the profound things about Satoshi’s design - it is one of the closest things we have to true randomness, and probably by design.
This lecture covers some of the basics of how and why the stuff that’s worked on here is unique
https://www.patreon.com/posts/107248209?utm_campaign=postshare_creator

2024-07-19 01:13:58

Nevermind, I’m deleting TikTok and I’m moving to only nostr. I think some folks have seen a spiritual sickness from me for the past couple of months and it’s mostly rooted in how I spend my time online.
Success on the internet used to be working with people to achieve things. Now it’s going viral to make commercials.
TikTok has been a platform where I’ve received enormous amounts of abuse for selling education with the intention to create scholarships. I’ve created about $10,000 in scholarships mostly to be ignored by a collective 100,000+ following that seems to only be moved by the most traumatic social justice pornography they can find online.
The attention economy is dead in favor of the reaction economy, and that has made my soul spiritually sick.
I don’t expect much financial support on nostr to be totally frank, and that’s fine. I’ve seen enough here - people care about the well-being of the internet and that’s the kind of place I fundamentally want to be in with or without reward.