Dries

Founder and Project Lead of Drupal

Public Key

npub176xpl3dl0agjt7vjeccw6v5grlx8f9mhc75aazwvvqfjvq5al8uszj5asu

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Dries@dri.es

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nostr.plebchain.org

relay.nostr.bg

eden.nostr.land

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2024-08-16 23:19:26

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Thank you! 🙏🏻

2024-07-25 10:00:36

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That works! The feed is missing a description though. Enjoy your vacation! Thank you! https://image.nostr.build/47dd9ea6a17b852b7071bf9e3080e512d6177fb8abd76f9a9e7816a3a7ffd916.jpg

2024-07-21 10:54:13

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Looks great! The purple UI is a nice touch. 👍🏻 Can I subscribe to updates using RSS? I find it easier than following on Nostr itself. Social media tends to get noisy, and content often gets lost. RSS is better at ensuring I don’t miss anything.

2024-06-22 06:49:32

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Yes, all my content is currently stored as HTML. I assume Nostr requires plain text content?

2024-06-10 08:25:54

I spent 30 minutes verifying that https://dri.es/ is ready for the upgrade to Drupal 11. It's ready, and I'm excited about it. I then spent another 30 minutes documenting the tools and workflow I use to update my custom Drupal code. https://dri.es/major-version-upgrades-in-drupal-tools-and-workflow #drupal #digitalgarden

2024-02-29 17:20:14

After two years of neglecting my Web3 site, does it still work? Plus, insights in Web3's progress for website hosting. https://dri.es/two-years-later-is-my-web3-website-still-standing #web3 #ipfs #ens

2024-02-25 21:37:04

@npub1g53…drvk's old email conversations with Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto unveil their joint efforts on launching Bitcoin's website using Drupal. Cool! https://dri.es/satoshi-nakamoto-drupal-adventure

2023-07-25 20:57:25

Blog post: An updated plan for Drupal 11, or how #Drupal aims to be the top choice for ambitious site builders through user-friendly site building tools, enhanced content editing, and simplified upgrades. https://dri.es/an-updated-plan-for-drupal-11

2023-05-31 23:13:10

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Good question, and glad to see you here!

2023-03-21 07:36:44

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For the benchmarks, I just went with the most popular SSGs. Happy to add others to the list! I’m not sure which ones use a CDN. Even if they use a CDN, my site is likely to be faster still.

2023-03-03 08:05:43

One thing that has raised a red flag for me about #Nostr is the fact that several applications require users to provide their private key. Needless to say, this is not in line with security best practices, and could put a users data at risk. Am I wrong? Thoughts on that?

2023-03-02 07:23:13

I just updated my personal website to Drupal 10.0.4 (https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/releases/10.0.4), and it was a breeze! Super grateful for the care and effort that so many people and organizations put into maintaining Drupal. It's impressive. Stay amazing, #Drupal! 💙

2023-03-01 16:46:20

@jack Is there any connection between Nostr and Bluesky’s AT Protocol?

2023-02-28 15:56:02

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Thank you for bringing that to my attention. I will correct that in my post. I appreciate the feedback. :)

2023-02-28 09:23:57

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I completely agree, but Nostr is still in its early stages.
Although I believe the Nostr protocol is superior to ActivityPub (as noted in https://dri.es/nostr-love-at-first-sight), protocol superiority is not enough for Nostr to win.
In order for Nostr to become a viable alternative to Twitter and Mastodon, the overall end user experience needs to improve dramatically.
And the ultimate user experience for Nostr is this: engaging, thought-provocing, cutting-edge conversations across a diverse range of interesting topics.
Currently, these types of conversations have been infrequent on Nostr.
To improve the overall end-user experience, two things are necessary: (1) we need significant improvements to Nostr clients to make them more polished and user-friendly, and (2) we need to attract more interesting people that can bring along a more diverse user base and community.
It is impressive to witness the rapid progress that @jb55 is making with the Damus client. I'd shift more investment to Damus. Specifically, I'd love to see @jb55 surrounded with more UX testers and UX researchers. Clients like Damus are the gateway to Nostr.
Over the past few years, a significant number of leaders in web development and the Indieweb community have migrated to Mastodon. This shift was largely driven by the alignment of their values with the open and decentralized nature of Mastodon. As a result, Mastodon has become the primary hub for the most engaging web development conversations today.
In my opinion, the web development community would be an excellent early adopter for Nostr. The same reasons that prompted their adoption of Mastodon could apply to Nostr as well.
Furthermore, the web development community played a key role in Twitter's early success, as @jack may recall. I personally became a Twitter user in 2007, when the platform was less than a year old, after a conversation with Ev Williams and Larry Page.
The web development community could be a valuable target audience for Nostr. Not only are they technically savvy and able to navigate through difficult-ish user interfaces, they can also brings some more diverse and engaging conversations. Additionally, web developers have the ability to create integrations that can enhance the reach of Nostr. Since I blogged about Nostr on my site, two Nostr integrations have been created for Drupal already.
Furthermore, the web development community has a strong presence online, which can lead to increased visibility and promotion of Nostr through their blog posts, website links, and social media. Overall, targeting the web development community seems to be an opportunity for Nostr.

2023-02-27 20:16:29

Wrote a long blog post on how AI can speed up the "Big Reverse of the Web", how content management systems like #Drupal can integrate with AI tools, how to optimize your websites for AI bots, and the short and long term impact of AI bots on digital marketing. Check it out at https://dri.es/artificial-intelligence-the-future-of-content-management-and-the-web.

2023-02-22 20:43:46

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Better now?

2023-02-22 02:20:57

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How about now? Just updated the setting. Would be nice if Damus would do some verification (if possible).

2023-02-22 02:13:07

I *think* I set up zaps in my profile, but I’m not sure …⚡️

2023-02-16 20:17:30

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I don’t believe I have Zap integration set up yet.

2023-02-15 23:13:46

I just published a blog post about #Nostr, where I discuss my first impressions, compare it with ActivityPub, and explore the possibilities of Zaps. I'm absolutely loving it so far! https://dri.es/nostr-love-at-first-sight Feedback welcome!

2023-02-15 20:50:13

Writing a blog post on #Nostr. Are there openly-licensed Nostr images that one can use?

2023-02-13 20:51:28

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I'll copy-paste my draft here as well:
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To start, I would like to emphasize that Nostr and ActivityPub are commendable for their efforts in addressing the problems encountered by traditional centralized social media platforms.
* Nostr employs hash-based identification for users, while ActivityPub utilizes a more conventional user account system. ActivityPub user accounts are based on domain names, which can be controlled by third-party entities. Nostr's hash-based identification system is more decentralized, as it does not rely on domain names controlled by outside parties.
* Migrating to a different Mastodon server can be challenging as your username is tied to the domain name of the current Mastodon instance. However, this is not a problem in Nostr as users are identified using a unique hash.
* The Nostr protocol is easier to implement than the ActivityPub protocol, and appears more extensible. What I like about Nostr is what I like about RSS: it's simple and extensible.
* ActivityPub protocal has some artchitectural challenges; when you post a link to a site, that sites gets hammered with requests. (Any other architectural challenges?)
Depending on your views on censorship, the following could be good or bad:
* In ActivityPub, Mastodon server owners have the power to ban users. In Nostr, users can't be banned. Conversely, in Nostr, users cannot be banned, but either Nostr clients or Nostr relays may opt to block specific users or messages. This is a distinct approach compared to a network-wide ban.
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2023-02-13 20:50:12

I'm new to Nostr, but working on a blog post about it. Given my reach in the web community, I'd like to include a basic comparison with ActivityPub. I want my comparison to be fair and balanced and would appreciate any feedback that you may have. 🙏🏼 Screenshot with my current draft: https://void.cat/d/Y8pohSxZEv16Y6BLGVPv5G.webp. #nostr #activitypub /cc #[2] #[3]

2023-02-12 12:23:37

First post!