Starter Packs are a pretty cool Bluesky feature (yes, it's basically a glorified list but framing matters). Is there a Nostr version? https://www.starterpacks.net/

Great to see the Prototype Fund continue do its thing. They will focus on data security and software components now. https://prototypefund.de/en/the-prototype-fund-is-going-strong/

Very interesting presentation about open-source at the United Nations. Cool to see entities like the Sovereign Tech Fund pushing things forward.

UN Web TV

(Day 2, Part 1) OSPOs for Good 2024

The second edition of the OSPOs for Good symposium is set to be a multi-day conference held on 9th and 10th July 2024, with a richer global presenc...

We saved Satoshi! Thank you to all the wonderful bitcoiners who joined our Saving Satoshi workshop at TABConf today.

Sometimes the problems with adults is that they have the ability to plausibly-enough rationalize anything and everything, and trick themselves into believing weird stuff as some deep and newly-discovered truth. Good to be humble with opinions.

Got lots of these stickers, which are all meant 100% literal, delivered for TABConf. Say hi if you attend next week.

Matthew launched a new BDK example wallet, in Swift. Really nice.

Introducing BDK Swift Example Wallet

Design Decisions

Is this a good way to have users enter lightning offers? For example, in a Nostr client when editing your profile. Trying to use technical terms to the least amount possible. I threw identicons in there just for fun. Would be nice to have visual hashes for a quick gut check, but that would obviously relay on broadly standardized implementation.

Cool initiative to get open-source maintainers paid.

Open Source Pledge

Open Source Pledge

Open Source software powers the world, but who supports the maintainers? We do.

Some explorations around picking addresses in lightning wallets.

To request bitcoin, you can share a - (Legacy/Script/SegWit/Taproot) address - Reusable payment code - Silent payments address - Lightning invoice - Lightning offer - Lightning address - Human-readable address As text, BIP21 URI or QR Code. Or ask for a Fedimint/Cashu token. Probs overlooking some other options (including bad ones like sharing xpubs) and details, but either way this is a lot to wrangle in UX and for users to have a general framework for. Let's see what solutions we converge on.

A byproduct of @Saving Satoshi is this bitcoin script editor. The team built it for chapter 9, where you learn how to construct different spending mechanisms, and now it's available as a separate tool. It's brand new, we'd love to hear your thoughts.

Saving Satoshi Script

Saving Satoshi script editor

Good UX finds that sweet spot between the "grain" of the tech and the complex needs and behaviors of people.

This is a great episode to listen to for learning about the dynamics of how work sometimes gets done in open-source. Very relevant for designers and other contributors as well.

The Open Design Guide reading calls have been really interesting, in that we have been diving in the human experience of designers & open-source. I hope the guide will be able to capture all these nuances and make it 10x easier for newcomers. Lots of work to do still.

We're having our 100th design call for the Bitcoin Core App (https://bitcoincore.app) project today. First one was almost exactly 3 years ago. Slow, steady, and deliberate (OK, it's a little messy sometimes).

Lots of conversations the past weeks around education efforts for helping more designers find their ways into the open-source bitcoin ecosystem and do good work. Great to see, lots to do to make it a reality.

This may or may not become the new home page of Saving Satoshi.

Something to think about for Nostr builders - how can clients be designed for positive social effects? Research:

OSF

Source:

13 Years at Snap Inc.

Snap Inc. CEO Evan Spiegel sent the following note to Snap Inc. employees on September 3, 2024.

Two projects I've been involved with since the start are nearing big milestones. Saving Satoshi, started ~2 years ago, is nearing completion of the first 10 chapters. And Bitcoin Core App, started ~3 years ago is working towards an MVP stage. Both are very ambitious, with great teams, and true to the spirits of bitcoin and open-source. I'm excited.