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Sovereign Engineering started as a crazy experiment: what would happen if we brought 21 motivated engineers together for a prolonged period of time, in person? When we came up with that idea a little over two years ago, we didn't really know how this could look like or if it would work. The imagery that came to mind was a combination of "Bell Labs" and "The School of Athens" - as strange as this might sound. But we had our reasons for said imagery, because we knew from the get-go that the underlying philosophy of it all would be crucial. After all, it's philosophy and underlying principles that brings about freedom tech, not the other way around. While the program and its cohorts are still evolving, I think it's fair to say that we are past the experimentation stage. The concept works. The amazing projects that came out of the past cohorts are testament to that: Blossom, Nutzaps, TollGate, Cashu Wallets, Zapstore, Wikifreedia, nSite, npub(dot)cash, DVMs, and many more. All these ideas were born during discussions on the island, and Sovereign Engineering helped bring them about. Vibes were high during the last cohort, as the dominating factor of these particular 6 weeks was vibe-coding in all its facets. I am incredibly bullish on nostr as the glue for the agentic web, and that's precisely what we want to explore some more in the upcoming SEC-05 cohort, kicking off September 1st. Six weeks of high-bandwidth conversation, ideation, experimentation, exploration, and yes—implementation. Ideas are worthless without the validation of a working prototype, and vibe-coding is rocket fuel for prototyping. But we are also convinced that it can be way more than that, so that is what we will focus on. YOLO Mode. If the above does resonate with you, don't hesitate to reach out and apply. Applications for the upcoming cohort close in a week from now. #SovEng nostr:nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzpq7enxs5scju854msxd0xpjvpa4p94763rmgktrfyg0n5arpw8geqyg8wumn8ghj7mn09eehgu3wvdez7qgwwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkctcpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0qqsqxvs8fz4f889awen65vuma7da6q8l0kymcgqr0k8x7tmyjc58tsqtgux48

It sounded fun on nostr:npub1n00yy9y3704drtpph5wszen64w287nquftkcwcjv7gnnkpk2q54s73000n nostr:nevent1qqsqxvs8fz4f889awen65vuma7da6q8l0kymcgqr0k8x7tmyjc58tsqpz3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wc32a9gn

nostr:nprofile1qqsg8kve59yxyhpa9wupntesvnq0dgfd0k5g769jc6fzrua8gct36xgpzpmhxue69uhkumewwd68ytnrwghszxthwden5te0wfjkccte9eekummjwsh8xmmrd9skctcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsq53ra5 is basically where nostr:nprofile1qqs83nn04fezvsu89p8xg7axjwye2u67errat3dx2um725fs7qnrqlgzqtdq0 was born, where the idea was refined and first prototype built. nostr:nprofile1qqsxu35yyt0mwjjh8pcz4zprhxegz69t4wr9t74vk6zne58wzh0waycprpmhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0qy2hwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytn00p68ytnyv4mz7qg3waehxw309ahx7um5wgh8w6twv5hsrp2qn4's "walk and talk"s with a bunch of the coolest nerds in a magical island was like rocket fuel. Apply and go. nostr:nevent1qqsqxvs8fz4f889awen65vuma7da6q8l0kymcgqr0k8x7tmyjc58tsqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsygyrmxv6zjrzts7jhwqe4ucxfs8k5ykhm2y0dzevdy3p7wn5v9carypsgqqqqqqsd8cpnd

Love the idea of this, but it's right in the middle of school for me 😫. I wouldn't be able to go since it's not remote.

Giving myself 24 hours to apply to this nostr:nevent1qqsqxvs8fz4f889awen65vuma7da6q8l0kymcgqr0k8x7tmyjc58tsqpz3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wc32a9gn

email never came through. did i fat finger it?

i just tried again, if it doesn't work this time it's probably on your end