Derek Ross

The purple pill helps the orange pill go down.

Developer Relations at Soapbox.

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Public Key

npub18flfedyf3sysqchhckktz5lq5l5durm70a82577rxyklqc0993tqx5z5s6

NIP-05 Address

npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424@momostr-pink.mostr.pub

Profile Code

nprofile1qqsr5l5ukjycczgqvtmutt9320s206x7pal87n4200pnzt0sv8jjc4spz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43q0plphv

Publishing to

relay.ditto.pub

Author Public Key

npub18flfedyf3sysqchhckktz5lq5l5durm70a82577rxyklqc0993tqx5z5s6

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Last Notes

2026-04-10 20:56:06 GMT

Bluesky outage? 😂 How does a protocol go down? This reminds me of Solana going down. 😂
https://pckt.blog/b/jcalabro/april-2026-outage-post-mortem-219ebg2

2025-09-25 22:20:12 GMT

Boost more notes. Zap more notes. Reply more.
Engage.

2025-09-07 21:40:03 GMT

It's important to build, run, and utilize tools that increase decentralization and increase online freedoms.

2025-01-31 02:13:53 GMT

The Bitcoin mempool is near empty and we're chilling near ATH? Where are all of the Ordinals bros? Have they been priced out? Are they shitcoining on another chain? 🤣

2025-01-19 23:33:32 GMT

The welcome bots make me seem like a welcome bot too 😡

2025-01-01 19:24:34 GMT

@nprofile…l8hj your boys aren't doing too well. They better work hard if they want to play PSU.
https://i.nostr.build/clBERAAaguLQQLyv.png

2024-12-20 14:24:42 GMT

Nostr is always winning.
Why? 👇🏻
How many people did the protocol censor? How many people did the protocol push towards specific content? A specific narrative? How much of your attention did the protocol take? How many advertisements did the protocol shove down your throat?
The answer above is zero. ☝🏻
We are winning.
https://coracle.social/nevent1qqsdd59c89qtv7s63f0dgxpwn5ct0h5wjujde2ahvw2k58v9phezf5spz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsygp8n8zqq7dj4e0shcuaenjxlxzchqa8fgdtd6l8kaqcy046rz8w7cpsgqqqqqqs96mxml

2024-12-13 18:02:55 GMT

@nprofile…ctwe teaching CNBC about money.
https://m.primal.net/MvGA.mp4

2024-12-12 15:27:34 GMT

A Dogecoin security vulnerability was used by a hacker to crash 69% of nodes. It could have been used to bring down the entire network. Bitcoin's security is unmatched.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/dogecoin-flaw-nodes-crash-69-percent

2024-12-11 18:28:55 GMT

At least 3 tents, not from the press, are outside the jail where Luigi is being held.

2024-12-11 16:39:20 GMT

A bald eagle flew over my car moments ago. It's a sign and a great birthday present from the universe. 🦅 #murica

2024-12-10 21:18:24 GMT

What's the most telling about the FBI's announcement to use certain apps is that the announcement mentions "responsibly managed encryption".
This means they want a backdoor.
"Law enforcement supports strong, responsibly managed encryption. This encryption should be designed to protect people’s privacy and also managed so U.S. tech companies can provide readable content in response to a lawful court order."
Nostr can fix this with 0xChat and upcoming implementations of NIP-104 E2EE Messaging using the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol.
https://coracle.social/note105cjh95ce6yprc5y0x6alz3gcn75m0h3y0nuuy3yzjn7gmargn2sy3p2fc

2024-12-05 16:16:39 GMT

I made this simple web page a few weeks back to easily monitor the bitcoin price as we waited for 100K. It doesn't do anything special. No charts. No candles. No lines. It's just a number. It refreshes the price from Coinbase every 5 seconds. Now that we hit 100K, it probably won't get much use, but feel free to use it.
https://derekross.me/btcusd.html

2024-12-04 13:59:37 GMT

The introduction of badges changed Reddit for me. The psychological need to continue using Reddit to continue my daily streak is strong.
I noticed this after the first few badges. 5 days 10, 20, 30, etc. I wanted to keep going because I was getting notifications that I was completing something special.
After earning a couple badges, I found myself forcing myself to use Reddit every day just to keep my streak alive. Then, badges started to become more rare in quality as the streak day count increased. I wanted to collect them all! I wanted to see if I could earn the legendary ones. 365 days? 500 days? Hell yeah!
I don't particularly care about Reddit all that much. Most days I'd be fine just reading. I don't need to upvote or downvote. Or at least I thought I didn't? Badges changed that for me.
I see this with my children, especially my daughter. Her and her friends all use Snapchat to communicate. She cares about keeping her streaks alive with friends. It's a silly little indicator in Snapchat, just like Reddit, that keeps pulling people back in.
I know that we all recognize the issues with legacy social media. I know these tactics are meant to keep bringing us back, so that the algorithms can keep us enraged and engaged, to steal our attention. We can do better!
It's no secret that user retention is horrible across the Nostr ecosystem. Could a Nostr client implement something similar to these streak badges without the negative aspects to keep people coming back? Definitely.
Nostr doesn't have evil algorithms. (Someone could build one though. It's an open protocol!) I believe a developer could implement a similar feature to draw people back into their application. We have a badges spec. The badge could be automatically assigned and displayed on the user profile as their engagement increases.
I guess technically this doesn't even need to be implemented by a specific client. Someone could essentially write a DVM for this, right? This would be a large task though. The DVM could use the nostr.band API or search.nostr.wine API or something similar to do this and assign these streak badges automatically across "all of Nostr" or even just a specific set of relays. Relay operators could implement something such as this too. It's all possible.
Thoughts?
https://nostrcheck.me/media/3f770d65d3a764a9c5cb503ae123e62ec7598ad035d836e2a810f3877a745b24/127a45c2a1e4a754ea7d00f860ed8eafd0f45dcac7b7f9794b51d717e58766c4.webp

2024-11-27 13:31:04 GMT

Twitter is now throttling Tweets that contain external links.
https://www.mediaite.com/news/elon-musk-admits-x-is-throttling-links-effectively-limiting-people-from-reading-news/

2024-11-26 14:27:35 GMT

I'm being told that I have a scammer impersonator on Bluesky apparently. I am winning. 🥹

2024-11-23 21:33:25 GMT

We're 20 hours into the upgrade and we're all like, don't worry, we gave them a 36 hour window. We're fine 🥱🥱🥱

2024-11-21 21:39:19 GMT

A new "brand" npub. Doesn't know what a Nostr address is, but immediately adds Cashu npub.cash Lightning address.
🚩

2024-11-20 00:37:32 GMT

I don't know which cool new chat toy to use 🤣 I'm using both. Both are fun to use and have different use cases.
http://route96.derekross.me/8e24e267e9a4636734e4da8ad26243ad0d531e274436899b496f0a6c8a3adc0c.webp
Chachi is like Telegram.
Flotilla is like Discord.

2024-11-16 03:28:43 GMT

Meanwhile at Netflix
https://c.tenor.com/qg324pNzm50AAAAd/tenor.gif

2024-11-14 20:14:48 GMT

My son made a python soccer game in class. I asked him if the game could do something that it doesn't do. He said yes, and began working on it. This is showing me that he truly understands what he's learning. I've never been more proud. Watching him code live is fucking cool. 🥹 #dadstr
https://nostrcheck.me/media/3f770d65d3a764a9c5cb503ae123e62ec7598ad035d836e2a810f3877a745b24/08e44e77d7b0b5c5a1082e6f00b794534ee4eb626be30cf84f3f85d4a1b852f4.webp

2024-10-08 16:51:50 GMT

Steak and eggs after a 5K
https://i.nostr.build/hKbXGWz94h3psFoR.jpg

2024-10-05 16:19:06 GMT

Morning hike. It's good to be back in Pennsylvania.
https://i.nostr.build/AsqLVQL8K6UpZRWl.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/HzfewmjUrQ5EaWGM.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/lsldgGOI3hiEqQ8Q.jpg

2024-09-07 18:57:58 GMT

It's a beautiful day for an outside wedding.
https://i.nostr.build/j83rNIvkgvJQoMsC.jpg

2024-09-06 19:04:14 GMT

this new blink 182 song is a banger imo #tunestr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgfLCgnqwDI

2024-09-04 16:51:38 GMT

It's a beautiful day for a run.
https://i.nostr.build/TS9Oq4dJgY7xpwQu.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/qEflJ0NA2VdJHrLO.jpg

2024-09-03 13:46:01 GMT

I'm think about spinning up a Ditto instance for a local community that's deeply engraved in Facebook. I no longer have a Facebook, so I don't know how to onboard them 😂 This will take some work.

2024-08-28 16:43:56 GMT

It's been deleted. Do you see it?

2024-08-27 18:37:19 GMT

for all of you new/old Bitcoin Twitter folks: if you're looking for a simple web client that just works without all of the extra bells and whistles, check out https://ditto.pub

2024-08-27 18:29:13 GMT

It's good to see people realizing that protocols are better than platforms.

2024-08-14 14:54:31 GMT

I've been holding onto this for over a year. It will finally be hand delivered next week 🥹 #plebchain
https://i.nostr.build/i8XiZNpPkavxECsD.jpg

2024-08-13 16:52:02 GMT

🏃🏻‍♂️5K ✅
🥩 Ribeye ✅
https://i.nostr.build/vwCzGGK5k5UcJ9iK.jpg #foodstr #ProofOfSteak
https://i.nostr.build/vwCzGGK5k5UcJ9iK.jpg

2024-08-08 14:13:00 GMT

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I go back and forth with swiping and two handed typing. No real rhyme or reason 😂