Carson

Bluebird by Charles Bukowski there's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I'm too tough for him, I say, stay in there, I'm not going to let anybody see you. there's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I pour whiskey on him and inhale cigarette smoke and the whores and the bartenders and the grocery clerks never know that he's in there. there's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I'm too tough for him, I say, stay down, do you want to mess me up? you want to screw up the works? you want to blow my book sales in Europe? there's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I'm too clever, I only let him out at night sometimes when everybody's asleep. I say, I know that you're there, so don't be sad. then I put him back, but he's singing a little in there, I haven't quite let him die and we sleep together like that with our secret pact and it's nice enough to make a man weep, but I don't weep, do you?

Called in sick to work this morning and made the 7 hour haul to Mobile, Alabama for nostr:npub1g6csces2yp8afda2uxnhue4rjvgpa29zqurkhqyufklehusxdcrswe6zky. Met weirdos. Talked more freely than I’ve managed to in a while. Connected. I’m thankful to have attended and glad I told myself to go do the crazy thing.

Why and how did you get your sh*t together?

This seems like a good opportunity to do an #introductions since I never did a proper nostr introduction so here I am. I’m Carson and I joined nostr about 2 years ago when I saw Jack Dorsey tweet his npub. As I learned about nostr, I got excited because it actually fixes the issue of censorship, and serves as a protocol engineered for free speech. I'd been mostly off social media for a few years (more because It's easy to waste time on and I’m worried about how it’ll affect my brain down the line). Nostr introduced me to bitcoin, and though I haven’t read as deep as I’d like into it yet, it seems to be pretty cool. I am in my senior year of college. I will be graduating with a BS in Materials Science and Engineering in a few short months. I chose this path because of the interest in nanomaterials (carbon nanotubes, more specifically) I developed in high school. While in school, I got a job working in a nanomaterials research lab, where I became associate manager (until I quit today!). Through working in research for nearly four years and reading research for five years, I have come to think research and research publishing could benefit from change. It is in my goals this year to learn to code and build what I see as the solution to the issues with research, and share that here with y’all. One of my main goals at the moment is to find a job for when I graduate. I’m really interested in moving to the Austin or Houston areas. However, I recognize that I am at the mercy of life and the opportunities I encounter. I am entrepreneurial, fast learning, and motivated to work hard, given the right environment. I love talking to and learning from people, biking, reading, wristwatches, cars and motorcycles (and fixing them). There’s lots more to me that I’ll try to share over time. I haven't engaged a ton with the community on here, but I've followed some of y’all for a long time, and am happy to be a witness to the awesomeness here. Here’s to getting to know you all better and getting more involved this year! nostr:note19nfem7rpkcgc0427t87lg3qej7nffpu96tnhaqm9nkygmq6qyxfqpde9ez

Making a trip to Houston and Austin soon. Hoping to interview and connect with people. Particularly interested in learning from people involved in nanotechnology, but open to anyone who can teach me anything valuable. Any suggestions?

What do you do to understand others?

What do you do to make yourself understood? Heard?

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My friends

Who is God to you?

https://spotify.link/FqQnGXvstDb Lex Fridman Pod 357: Greg Lukianoff

What really engages you?

#[0]​ paid relays are free to read no matter what right? Only ability to post is paid? Just checking

What wish do you regret coming true?

So from what I understand nostr protocol is like a constitution and NIPs are it’s amendments

When did what really matters to you now become important to you; what made it matter?

#[0]​ #[1]​ Let’s get this year long discussion started! I’m happy to talk and learn about anything so feel free to guide this any way you’re interested in. To start I’ll ask what drew you each to nostr? Why do you personally see a need for it?

Where could humanity be if all knowledge was shared freely?

How different would your life look if your only responsibilities were those you chose?