Confession: It’s been a while since my last post on Nostr
I’ve been busy.
Lots going on IRL, some good, some bad - but it’s kept me tied up.
My ai assistant is helpful - but the time spent working on it absorbed the time gained by using it. I feel more organized-
The signal : i finally got a few moments to look at social media and I go to Nostr not some crumby platform. 😁
Hope you all have the best day ever.
Mark Penney
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A well regarded painter living and working from Vancouver Island
The mini arrived and I got Openclaw + Ollama + Obsidian installed.
48hrs of work with no problems at all - amazing
On the PC it was endless issues and troubleshooting.
#openclaw #mac #mini #ai


Now I actually want to go, fuk. 🫤
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This is great
#nostr #value #music
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Maple Tree Blossoms are edible.
Eat them raw, in salads, sandwiches, use them as garnishes or steep them in tea.
Indigenous were thankful for some variety after the winter.
These tender greens taste kind of like broccoli


It struck me as odd that Elon Musk recently discouraged saving for retirement. People are wrestling with the very concepts of savings and value
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OpenClaw update 2026.4.12 is quite a level up. I don’t want to spew about ai on Nostr but I did want to point out that I was able to get a lot further toward a fully autonomous bot.
Updates to the memory system, dreaming and significantly better models, have reduced the troubleshooting.
The bot is working away on its own - things are getting better.
It’s building a couple of ambitious web projects and helping me juggle my schedule
More impressively it’s learning and self improving - and it’s becoming genuinely useful.
Nostr hits different when it throws down an online challenge
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HaveStatus — Have Status. Shop Indigenous.
Save money. Support Indigenous businesses.
Today I put a couple of paintings into Aquamaris Gallery in Duncan BC.
Proof of venue
#artstr #art #painting #gallery #artist #themarkpenney


A friend posted this earlier
possibly the best post I've seen today


Proof of work
My most recent painting
My website rebuild.
It’s ArtSplash drop off day.. it’s the largest non-juried art show on the west coast. I have a couple of paintings to submit this year.
My AI assistant has been a real help this past week. I managed to get a lot done in the studio amd it’s doing a decent job of nudging me toward better productivity
I’m optimistic about a lot of things ; bitcoin , Nostr, ai, my career and fam
I’m thankful. Hope you have happy and productive day too.
#bitcoin #nostr #art #ai #painting #openclaw #artstr


www.themarkpenney.com is currently being rebuilt with the help of my ‘bot.
It’s going pretty good.
Have a look.
#art #website #updates #ai #artist #artstr
Today I made some strategic moves
I killed my account with SiteGround after a couple of decades of hosting websites with them.
I switched to a free cloudflare account, and moved my email to a free zoho account.
I redirected, then moved my domain after setting it all up
That's $200+ USD / year in savings
My bot walked me thru it 🦞
We're working on a rebranded site from scratch now
First we wash the pallet
Then we mix paint 🎨
#artlife #artstr #paint #studio #proofofwork

