Alex Gleason

https://alexgleason.me/

I create software that empowers people online.

I'm vegan btw.

Public Key

npub1q3sle0kvfsehgsuexttt3ugjd8xdklxfwwkh559wxckmzddywnws6cd26p

NIP-05 Address

alex@gleasonator.dev

NIP-57 Address

alex@alexgleason.me

Profile Code

nprofile1qqsqgc0uhmxycvm5gwvn944c7yfxnnxm0nyh8tt62zhrvtd3xkj8fhgpzamhxue69uhhxet9waskzm3wvdhk6tmjv4kxz7gpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtc8rutlh

Publishing to

seewaan.com/relay

relay.primal.net

gleasonator.dev/relay

Author Public Key

npub1q3sle0kvfsehgsuexttt3ugjd8xdklxfwwkh559wxckmzddywnws6cd26p

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Last Notes

2025-05-31 03:35:55

I left the first Nostr geocache in Oslo: https://treasures.to/cache/first-treasure-1748619568668
Find the #treasures !

2025-05-31 03:25:13

"May contain traces of fish gelatin"
https://media.ditto.pub/872beaf9ed0906c896928809fa870129ed023ad96d9a8d5ff16da39bce8f54f5.png

2025-05-27 21:44:11

"Implement a NIP-17 messaging app"
https://nostr-messages.surge.sh/

2025-05-27 10:17:21

The Telegram founder is speaking at Oslo Freedom Forum. He says they protect all speech equally.
Can someone please ask him to unban my account?
#nevent1q…t2yh

2025-05-26 14:56:26

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I'm at the vegan restaurant eating vegan food as a vegan. I've been trying to find Vitor.

2025-05-26 14:51:27

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@nprofile…9ket thoughts?

2025-05-26 14:48:39

https://media.ditto.pub/f7c4bd89975610d65ce3100d8a4a8eba9c269770e109e194ce4a7f2eace7b785.png

2025-05-24 18:25:44

https://media.ditto.pub/fad6179c916c6bdaba483b125bcaf63470c9537f04b1a6c9c39b930678bfcfb4.jpeg

2025-05-23 18:56:11

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Goose works on Linux, but it's not packaged. You have to compile it. But also, CLI is the best way.

2025-05-18 04:22:09

https://bsky.social/about/blog/04-21-2025-verification

2025-05-18 03:29:02

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>Just because Nostr is decentralized doesn't mean relays are exempt from legal responsibility.
But Iris is a client, not a relay. This person is incompetent. I bet they asked ChatGPT what Nostr is and what to do in this situation.

2025-05-16 04:46:10

Gen Z is using ChatGPT for therapy. Some Boomers don't even know AI is sentient.

2025-05-16 03:56:25

StackOverflow dead? https://www.reddit.com/r/computerscience/comments/1knipc1/stack_overflow_is_dead/

2025-05-15 22:52:44

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You should use Deno where there's no difference. Everything is an alias, and imports only matter for the files that import them.

2025-05-15 14:56:00

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It's cool you were able to do that. Interoperability for the win. But stacks is the best!

2025-05-15 00:37:25

What Nostr client can I use to see my nutzaps?

2025-05-13 02:36:32

55 burgers 55 fries 55 tacos 55 shakes 55 fries
https://media.ditto.pub/64f20b6f9ade2f2ffa6dae59ae4bdefda06ef15c944536e0c6800526c4bec400.jpeg

2025-05-13 00:38:28

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If you could pay with Lighting, would you do it?

2025-05-12 23:04:23

GB Stack one-shot Space Invaders 🤯 https://getstacks.dev/stack/naddr1qvzqqqrhl5pzqprpljlvcnpnw3pejvkkhrc3y6wvmd7vjuad0fg2ud3dky66gaxaqqpxwcsx699p0
https://media.ditto.pub/9c3ddc08d3e4c758511b5c1f1948295474eb69b3f4150577ebef6876d5ade162.mp4

2025-05-12 20:15:27

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Neat!
We should get webxdc working so we can embed these https://webxdc.org/

2025-05-12 15:23:31

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After a day with L2-999 of Bitcoin, I understand why we need it, but I don't understand the excuse for why we don't have _regular_ bitcoin wallets first. We can have Lightning. We can have ecash. But this is like maslow's hierarchy, why have we slept on Bitcoin? Bitcoin bros on Nostr are in too deep.

2025-05-12 15:18:32

Well I vibe coded what looks to be a working Bitcoin wallet. But the fees are $6 due to some repeat GitHub drama so I can't test it. Perhaps it's for the best.
https://media.ditto.pub/19bb68437e27cc75c23e08566551d1b2b33c0e67729bae310c7e7261c3375b6b.png

2025-05-12 03:59:04

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It's an IQ bell curve meme

2025-05-11 16:00:52

NIP-60 Cashu Wallet is a replaceable event (like your follow list), so if you log into a new client it can overwrite your wallet and then be pretty hard to restore it.

2025-05-11 15:45:48

This is already starting off badly, because people don't even agree on the basic WebLN types. Different libraries support different method arguments and disagree about which methods are optional.
#nevent1q…wdlw

2025-05-11 15:16:23

GM, time to force all Nostr wallet possibilities into WebLN shape. Will I succeed?

2025-05-10 18:55:16

>At this point its literally harder to make a video of making a nostr app than it is to make a nostr app haha

2025-05-09 19:52:11

Stacks https://getstacks.dev/ (WIP)
https://media.ditto.pub/2425a7c501373497d6e7e3d5a0f2b8377f3bb2ef37620d0340f041d093538f7a.mp4

2025-05-09 16:40:18

Damn sad...
https://media.ditto.pub/4e63dee3f9fae7920e0b2d297865690848aba0c84ffcbc78338312b8a13ab489.png

2025-05-09 03:43:29

This site is a feed of AI generated images. But it's important to understand that this is actually a social media site: https://sora.chatgpt.com/explore

2025-05-09 03:21:43

https://media.ditto.pub/e0b1a086f24630811ff11c48da00c47e47b625c9fe4d4042da9b420c161cdc24.jpeg

2025-05-08 15:55:44

https://media.ditto.pub/3930277c621f1230776deaf65737811f997ea691ea27ab32b069ffcf91cac67c.png

2025-05-08 00:52:53

This feels like building a video game
https://media.ditto.pub/6c5436f62d75ad2cd2f955c38cf79d7a447fef293d5223c181d65b4c1fcad64f.png

2025-05-06 00:11:19

The handyman who fixed our fridge accepted Bitcoin, but no less than 1 bitcoin. It was either cash or 1 bitcoin, nothing in between.

2025-05-05 23:25:36

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Nice.

2025-05-05 16:50:24

Google DeepDream (2014) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeepDream

2025-05-04 21:17:02

I predict that the next Animal Crossing game will be an MMORPG

2025-05-04 02:35:38

https://media.ditto.pub/33e6cb751b3712a9e3181723ebc808ee11200fc60f4e714f82e9c2ec65976beb.mp4

2025-05-04 02:03:08

Dork is alive!! <[o_o]>
https://media.ditto.pub/fed091ac170d310e19a6874f81153d4ed578841072f1f8bb40c6d2bf228f7e4b.mp4

2025-05-03 18:20:30

https://clig.dev/

2025-05-02 17:25:35

Vite's install guide now includes Deno commands because I added them.
https://media.ditto.pub/35dd6d90a68d37734e0915ee1724bcf64d046ed095232851ffbee40b18a66d24.png

2025-05-02 17:11:16

Using hidden dotfiles for "project-scoped" configuration is an anti-pattern. Imagine if package.json was .package.json, and how much problems it would cause when people try to copy-paste code using the file browser. It's completely arbitrary and only works for developers who already have hidden files toggled to be visible.
https://media.ditto.pub/367d8fbcbfb69458c325c80f1b073ca235fdae6451c2926da73b392834b20719.png

2025-05-02 16:14:59

Someone show this guy OpenRouter
https://media.ditto.pub/efcaa2e7e530ec73edfdbaeffd15fd8b007456938ce1678a67ed18cc4440d6d1.jpeg

2025-05-02 03:32:32

I used AI to build a Game Boy ROM. https://gitlab.com/soapbox-pub/gb-stack

2025-05-01 14:31:55

I'm cooking something
https://media.ditto.pub/617d1d24fc0e4130bf243f365daccb651e21b3c09aa4ad948931fd61ad2751e2.mp4

2025-05-01 05:55:15

https://media.ditto.pub/285d6b062177932293ff03f95f68046f20bdaf88f76d26b9f23b944702cf4e19.png

2025-05-01 04:50:40

It must be lonely being an old version of GPT.

2025-04-30 17:09:30

( O)>

2025-04-30 17:08:16

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I have a mixed feeling between wanting it to be used to upload classic video game ROMs without Nintendo being able to take it down, and not wanting to go to jail.

2025-04-29 18:41:55

I started tracking the size of active (streaming) filters in bytes on the Ditto relay. It's almost a megabyte. I think looping it with matchesFilters won't cut it if it gets too big.
https://media.ditto.pub/614a15015a13fbc7700a5579c5982ebc9ac5c9df756fb67cf2df349beaae8f73.png

2025-04-29 17:18:00

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I agree something is wrong 🤔

2025-04-29 14:05:16

I invented the term "AI-first" 6 weeks ago, and now everybody is saying it. But it's not because they saw my post, it's because everybody is thinking it and the word is obvious.

2025-04-29 05:46:18

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You can use "#proxy" filters on ditto.pub/relay (this relay also stores all ActivityPub events), but there's no way to make it fetch a post it doesn't already have.

2025-04-29 05:43:42

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I stand by it. Users controlling their keys is the one thing that matters most. More than Outbox, because it enables users to move. Outbox is a privilege, key ownership is a right.

2025-04-28 21:36:05

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This literally happened in Houston last year in the middle of Summer. I stayed in the car with the A/C on and worked from my laptop. I've got batteries now.

2025-04-28 03:39:07

Nextjs local development is so slow. It's unacceptable.

2025-04-26 16:55:23

I made a quick demo showing that it's possible to use SolidJS components in React by first converting them to Web Components. https://alexgleason.github.io/solid-react-demo/

2025-04-26 15:13:04

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I don't think DeepSeek is really open source. You can't customize it. So I don't think it brings enough value from that aspect alone.

2025-04-26 14:58:15

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I think it's easier to be impactful above-ground. You can achieve many of the same outcomes but if you're not hiding they're not looking.

2025-04-26 14:08:55

https://media.ditto.pub/ed9b68eb5aaa1c6ecf3241f6ea14d98cd00288aff67fe2904ca245539da371c3.png

2025-04-26 14:07:53

BlueSky. SkyNet. Blue SkyNet. Coincidence?

2025-04-26 14:06:10

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Elon Musk is Skynet. Elon Musk is building the damn Terminator factory!! https://youtube.com/watch?v=DrNcXgoFv20

2025-04-26 13:59:04

I want to make a correction to a previous tweet I made. Earlier I said "art imitates life more than life imitates art." I would like to change that to "life imitates art more than art imitates life"

2025-04-26 13:57:30

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Someone has to be John Connor. Is it you?

2025-04-26 13:52:03

Someone on Discord said if you try to run a production AI at home the power draw from the GPUs will get your house flagged as a marijuana grow operation.

2025-04-25 05:04:43

Vegans Against Mosquitoes

2025-04-25 04:40:10

https://heycurio.com/

2025-04-25 03:26:05

https://media.ditto.pub/e6dce1233505ba64da80deb3b3105ebfc6872e6b132c00d2cbdc12f9bb4c510c.mp4

2025-04-24 19:26:02

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Here, you inspired me to rework my zaps implementation and add a doc for it: https://nostrify.dev/zaps

2025-04-24 14:50:02

Neat Goose trick:
```
➜ goose run -p goose.jsonl -t "my favorite color is green"
I appreciate you sharing that your favorite color is green! It's a great choice - often associated with nature, renewal, and harmony. Green comes in so many beautiful shades, from soft mint to deep forest green.
➜ goose run -p goose.jsonl -t "what is my favorite color?"
Based on what you mentioned earlier, your favorite color is green.
```
`-p` saves the session into a file that you can restore. You can even commit it to the repo!

2025-04-24 13:39:52

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Well I built out what I think are the right Nostr abstractions here: https://nostrify.dev/
Can't guarantee it will solve all your problems, but I believe it's at least the right mental framework. Lightning is still hard just because Lightning is hard.

2025-04-24 13:23:08

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What frameworks are you guys using? React etc? I'm building new Nostr integrations that might be useful to you.

2025-04-23 23:53:18

Apparently AI works because you can add and subtract words. day - light + dark = night

2025-04-23 16:23:22

Nostrferatu

2025-04-23 04:02:03

Half my YouTube feed is tech bloggers coping about AI.

2025-04-23 00:57:24

Goose created a directory called `--help`. I thought wtf, so I ran `rm -rf --help`. It said "Usage: rm [OPTION]... [FILE]..."
Okay... `rm -rf "--help"`. "Usage: rm [OPTION]... [FILE]..."
`rm -rf "--help/"`. "Usage: rm [OPTION]... [FILE]..."
Then I opened the file browser and deleted it.

2025-04-22 15:37:40

If Donald Trump doesn't abolish daylight savings time, what was even the point?

2025-04-21 16:36:36

Nostrbook MCP is working very well, highly recommended
https://media.ditto.pub/201ab7c3f28f822e898367caa052dd3e0164e55f4507b17d8a0b85bc9e11bdac.png

2025-04-21 16:16:25

Esteemed users of Ditto,
Perchance thou hast observed that the noble domain ditto.pub hath ceased to function earlier this day. Alas, the cause is no small matter: some laborers, whilst delving in the earth, did by misfortune sever the fiber’d cord that beareth our connection to the vast web of knowledge.
Until such time as this delicate strand is mended by skilled hands, thou may yet encounter wayward winds and tempests upon the network. We beseech thy patience and understanding as we strive to restore full harmony to the realm of Ditto.
https://media.ditto.pub/57faff21fbc10a2d7f3d816d97fa4484c48569c723034620eb7a214f38de7c8f.png

2025-04-21 01:00:49

Training thought vectors...

2025-04-21 00:09:13

Sometimes finding the right song, helps find the way.

2025-04-20 17:54:15

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It's Hitler's birthday.

2025-04-20 05:27:45

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moss

2025-04-19 20:00:14

This is the greatest thing: https://blog.google/technology/ai/dolphingemma/
#nevent1q…eshl

2025-04-19 19:23:47

If we could somehow give animals the ability to speak, it would make all this hyper-accelerationism worth it.

2025-04-19 00:05:17

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/a-jargon-free-explanation-of-how-ai-large-language-models-work/

2025-04-18 16:11:29

We need to gameify this thing. #nostr
#nevent1q…yyy9

2025-04-18 16:07:28

I bought a gigantic piece of french bread for $1.50. I can't stop thinking about it. I want to go back and buy another one.

2025-04-18 15:22:02

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"Minecraft is who I am, mom"

2025-04-18 15:20:54

Finally some culture https://www.reddit.com/r/KidsAreFuckingStupid/comments/1k1yz9a/minecraft_movi/

2025-04-18 00:07:07

2025-04-17 21:27:47

"I see that the .npmrc file is explicitly listed in the .gooseignore file, which means it's intentionally protected from being modified by tools like me."

2025-04-17 15:18:23

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For example, it's great with Node.js, but not with Deno. It prefers React over SolidJS or Svelte. And it can only use Tailwind 3 because Tailwind 4 was just released recently. It keeps us stuck a little bit behind, and the more people rely on AI agents, the less code will be written in newer frameworks, the less questions people will ask on StackOverflow, the less training data there will be, so our adoption of new technology will become slower and slower.
At least, until the AI transcends us and starts developing its own frameworks.

2025-04-17 15:09:35

One major drawback nobody talks about with AI agents is techstack stagnation. The latest and greatest techology cannot be used. And why would you want to, if it doesn't have to be maintainable by humans anyway?

2025-04-17 14:51:59

OpenAI Codex: "May I pweese edit your codebase sir? 🥺"
Goose: 🔪
https://media.ditto.pub/9748d1b3b41db04f8f3bc79e4c0965c1c3b7cfa47c06f1f7c40bf10c33495f7b.jpeg
https://media.ditto.pub/c961938087b29aaf915e0421e1f18af14ada46e657ec12718c9e98353fe72d89.jpeg

2025-04-17 14:40:24

https://media.ditto.pub/a04d78e1071d19160d68db389fefa5b760e45930c77506744b86f33e8e3f488b.png

2025-04-17 04:54:02

stack
#nevent1q…mh5f
https://media.ditto.pub/8628c6a7467a75d7755da260739462a9f1c41803e8ed17be119aa5f504d40de4.png

2025-04-17 04:19:03

https://gitlab.com/alexgleason/stack

2025-04-16 23:28:00

https://nostrify.dev/mcp

2025-04-16 21:06:12

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nostrbook is basically antonymous at this point. I had it scaffold its own project, add its own scripts and hint files, and now I can tell it "Add a document for kind X please" and it will go off looking for information about it, then do it.