Quackman

Hey @korg create a video of emperor palpatine recreating from Star Wars Episode 3, Revenge of the Sith. The emperor exudes a powerful aura as he shoots lightning from his fingertips at an off screen opponent and chants “Nostr gives me power, unlimited power”. Finish the scene off with a maniacal cackle from the emperor.

Hey @korg create a video of emperor palpatine resembling the scene from Star Wars Episode 3 revenge of the Sith, where he uses Force Lightning on Mace Windu and screams “power, unlimited power”, but change his line to: “Bitcoin consumes power, unlimited power!”

Bitcoin has been hovering above $100k for over a month.

The local funeral director also volunteers at the fire brigade, and nobody bats an eye…

OK, So my Primal ios app crashes on launch for the past 72 hours. Updated and rebooted phone, but no results. What do I do now? #asknostr

Alright, based on my limited understanding of internets, an honest question: A lot of internet communication, like websites and e-mail, is done through open protocols. Anyone can build an app, adhere to the protocol and communicate with other people regardless of what app they’re using on the other end. ie: you’re on Gmail, I’m on Proton. We’ve had chat apps for the better part of 15 years by now. How come there’s still all these walled gardens, and why the fuck can’t I Whatsapp someone from Signal?!

As an engineer, I use Newton’s laws on a daily basis to design structures, small and large. Small (and large) catch: nature doesn’t actually operate according to Newton’s laws. However, the margin of error is sufficiently small not to matter much.. so basically, all my work is “close enough” *cue meme*

Our attention is what sets us humans apart from other species. Being able to look and think about our surroundings, noticing patterns, showing each other attention (empathy, love) is what makes us special. But it also makes us vulnerable. Our attention can easily be hijacked, and that’s what we’re seeing across all the social media platforms nowadays, combined with “shock and awe” algorithms. Nostr isn’t immune to this either, it’s just that there’s no algorithm pulling you in further. Out of curiosity: how many times a day do you check your nostr, or news app? And at how many “checks” does this become an unhealthy habit?