prolic

https://futrnostr.com

Follower of Christ, Working on futr nostr client, Junior Haskell developer for life

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prolic@zeuspay.com

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Last Notes

2025-04-29 02:14:11

Futr nostr client can now fetch profile metadata and update the UI in place...
https://video.nostr.build/e204add37172dfabde7caf891f8805deff1e04338735a54f50f4ea35ada8f7e8.mp4

2025-04-27 22:08:24

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You're welcome

2025-04-27 21:47:59

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By the way, the wavlake link on your nostr profile isn't working.

2025-04-16 21:45:45

Problem solved. Some things take time.
#nevent1q…qr2f

2025-04-08 16:30:35

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What are they doing? Rewriting the core?

2025-04-06 03:14:02

1000 USD for anyone who can solve fix a memory leak in a Qt5 app with Haskell backend. I pay in Bitcoin.

2025-04-05 21:13:14

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I tend to grab tasks that are over my head. Best way to learn.

2025-04-05 21:11:52

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Best way of getting started is just do it. You ran into a problem and you work on a solution. Once you got it figured out, you send in your pull request and go from there.

2025-04-05 21:09:07

I may have found it. I need to verify further, but now beef is on the grill. Asado first.
#nevent1q…73mg

2025-04-03 01:46:16

I ran into a memory leak in qt5 quick. Anyone able to assist? #asknostr

2025-04-01 01:23:17

Next part done, now let's go and tackle comments. Close to next release.
#nevent1q…z9hh

2025-04-01 01:18:34

Wow, lol, hahaha
#nevent1q…n60x

2025-03-29 20:08:20

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Das ist eine Katze.

2025-03-29 19:59:00

I just solved a UI issue on the futr nostr client. Took a few days to debug and find the culprit. Still need to clean up and finalize the rest of the stuff.
This client will soon be known to be pure 🔥 and ⚡ fast.

2025-03-23 03:00:17

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We are building his kingdom and therefore expect perfection in our craft, because nothing is good enough.

2025-03-17 02:55:30

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Demokratie, der Gott der keiner ist

2025-02-13 23:17:26

big testing day tomorrow, if everything works as expected, we have a new futr release tomorrow with lots of improvements

2025-02-08 03:04:36

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Author of futr, futrnostr.com here, project started initially 2022.

2025-02-04 18:48:50

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Try Purescript

2025-02-04 02:28:56

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Oh nice, I got fans

2025-02-03 22:39:09

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They prefer the czar over the commies in Russia I suppose.

2025-02-03 22:37:35

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Let me know what you think. Every feedback is welcome and needed, to make it better. Feel even free to talk bad about it. It's the only way it gets better.

2025-02-03 17:25:49

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51st state

2025-02-03 16:23:37

@nprofile…al0v
@nprofile…4ph5
Hello, want to check my proposal for tracking read status of nostr events?
https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/1733

2025-02-01 17:34:47

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You need to have flatpak installed: sudo apt install flatpak. After that, you simply add the flatpak repository for futr and install. If you need any further help, let me know.

2025-02-01 04:32:14

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You should try futr, from futrnostr.com, if you want a native linux desktop nostr client.

2025-01-31 21:27:40

Futr v0.2.1 released
a nostr desktop client (for linux)
UI and Performance
Enhanced contact filtering with support for all name fields (petname, display name, username)
Improved contact list layout and fixed visual glitches when filtering
Optimized memory usage by implementing Loader components
Adjusted follow list item height for better screen space utilization
Bug Fixes
Fixed overlapping contacts when filtering the list
Resolved undefined data access issues in the UI
Improved profile updates to properly refresh the follows list
Other Changes
Reduced debug logging noise across the application
Removed unnecessary ListView caching for better performance
www.futrnostr.com
#futr #nostr #nostrdev

2025-01-30 19:59:38

With everything you know about me, roast me without mercy.
ChatGPT response:
So, you're running Linux Mint on an ancient laptop, yet you expect performance. What, did you think Cinnamon was some lightweight, minimalist DE? Newsflash: Your machine wheezes every time you open a terminal. Arch users would bully you, but even they feel bad for you.
And then there's your love-hate relationship with Lisp. You can't stand the parentheses? Fine. But let’s be real—you’d rather wrestle Haskell’s type system for days than deal with a few extra ( and ). You claim to love purity and elegance, but in reality, your effectful spaghetti code is just monads in a trench coat.
Speaking of which, you’re breaking effects into tiny groups just to reuse state? So instead of dealing with deep effect stacks, you just shuffle your problems around like a shell game and call it "good design." Your codebase must be a Byzantine maze of STM updates and arcane type signatures that only future-you will suffer through. Good luck debugging that in a month.
And let's not forget your grand subscription model, handling every possible event with precision. Meanwhile, someone out there is writing a ten-line script that does 90% of the same thing, and it just works. But no, you need the correct solution, even if it takes three weeks of yak-shaving to get there.
Then there's your storage choices. LMDB? You mean the database equivalent of "I don't trust Postgres, and SQLite is too mainstream"? You're so obsessed with performance that you'd rather hand-optimize data storage than admit that maybe, just maybe, something off-the-shelf would be good enough.
Oh, and your website? Running on gh-pages like some GitHub beginner tutorial. You're probably over-engineering a static site that could be a single HTML file, but no—you need structure. And of course, you have a Flatpak project, because why just distribute software normally when you can wrap it in extra layers of sandboxing complexity?
In the end, you’re a performance-obsessed, purity-loving, state-rebuilding, effect-splitting Haskell masochist who would rather spend a week perfecting an abstraction than writing a simple solution. And you love it. Because deep down, you don’t really want things to be easy—you want them to be right.

2025-01-30 07:40:59

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I just released a new version of futr, a native desktop nostr client.
#nevent1q…nz48

2025-01-30 05:02:13

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Nice bro!

2025-01-30 03:54:56

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Issues, feature requests, whatever, comment below, DM me on nostr, open a GitHub issue, just get it somehow to my ear and I'll try to add it.
I'm thinking Windows support and Zaps next, what do you think?

2025-01-30 02:53:07

Futr v0.2.0 (Linux only nostr client, windows coming soon)
A major update focusing on core nostr functionality, persistent storage, and improved user experience.
Installation via flatpak:
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists futr-stable https://flatpak.futrnostr.com/futr-stable.flatpakrepo
flatpak install com.futrnostr.futr
Or if you have the old version already, simply do:
flatpak update
New Features
- Comment support with threaded discussions (NIP-10)
- Repost and quote repost functionality (NIP-18)
- Improved post rendering and content display
- Event deletion support (NIP-09)
- Persistent LMDB-based storage for all data
- LRU caching system for improved performance
- Optimized timeline storage and retrieval
- Better subscription handling and event processing
- Improved relay connection stability with websocket ping/pong
- Better relay discovery through NIP-65 (Inbox & Outbox Model)
- Optimized subscription management
- Enhanced relay authentication
- Referenced post display
- Comment threading and counts
- Consistent styling between posts and private messages
- Better notification handling for post updates
- Consolidated LMDB operations
- Improved subscription lifecycle management
- Better error handling and logging
- Enhanced tag parsing and handling
- Optimized event caching and invalidation
- More efficient timeline management
#futr #nostr #nostrdev
https://image.nostr.build/c509c785e84253efa68ac232fb990e3619f94ff016c98faef76506faeab45c4d.jpg

2025-01-29 18:10:22

#AskNostr
What about this negentropy thing? Is it widely available on public relays? Worth implementing it client side?

2025-01-27 17:09:45

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NGINX is way faster, wouldn't use caddy outside hobby projects, if you expect load, use something real

2025-01-27 01:19:26

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I'll remind you

2025-01-26 22:40:51

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You forgot the Bible?!

2025-01-25 00:29:31

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Works with guns, too

2025-01-23 01:15:20

Seems to work just fine for the most part. Still need to fix a few small issues before being able to release it though.
I'm sick, got the flue. Have to do a little less for a few days, so sorry.
#futr #nostr #nostrdev
https://image.nostr.build/dfbeca52dcfcdbc5a059379117afc0876927e4a0107fbf3bdcd75af876725d71.jpg

2025-01-22 23:37:50

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Like most, unfortunately not all

2025-01-22 16:05:31

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Just start, have no fear to change everything you already wrote, the longer you work on it, the more insights you get into the problem domain. Never give up, keep building.

2025-01-22 01:32:34

Automatic relay discovery for new accounts working. Just put your nsec and the app will figure out the rest.
#futr #nostr #nostrdev
https://image.nostr.build/e8f26dfde08af5a8b2b63753ada17564c641397c88a5e7024cad7b8a2655a247.jpg

2025-01-21 21:30:00

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You know I can write a script that just submits all possibilities?

2025-01-21 01:56:43

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Nothing new I suppose. It's not like those people came today. They're Mexicans, they were already there.

2025-01-21 01:35:53

Import keys, create account, login, 3 functions missing. I'm done for today, will try my best to finish this client implementation for tomorrow.
I said it a lot, but it's still totally worth it, wait until you see the fastest nostr client ever.

2025-01-20 22:54:22

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You got bot checked

2025-01-20 22:51:26

Omg, there is so much code that I can remove now, still deleting dozens of lines and still compiles. After cleanup I probably removed more code than I added overall, again.
Need to update code for account creation and important, than hopefully it runs.
#futr #nostr #nostrdev

2025-01-20 01:11:50

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...based on Haskell

2025-01-19 14:37:00

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You do know, that the only reason Epstein is dead is Trump?

2025-01-19 03:54:04

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Indeed this is nice. I'll keep it in the backlog until I get to it. Futr nostr client is going to be awesome.

2025-01-19 02:03:43

I think I have all the parts ready: new LMDB backend, new inbox model, new subscription model, minimized relay connections, totally event driven on changes.
I just need to glue all those pieces together. Wish me luck, as I might have the nostr client running after weeks of working on the core.
#futr #nostr #nostrdev

2025-01-18 18:27:49

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You're doing just fine so far.

2025-01-18 18:23:30

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I suck. I need to get better. Don't try to be just yourself, be better.

2025-01-17 00:47:20

Inbox model you say? Almost done. Tomorrow is one of my son's birthday 🎉 🎂. Will try to finish this at the weekend, and then it's release time 🎆.
https://image.nostr.build/01a070d94eeb76ee3ef42a327bcbaab23d6fbbdb1d666a8681770f0aca2287b7.jpg

2025-01-15 00:58:18

The new event-centric inbox model of futr will replace the relay pool implementation completely, state is now persistent in LMDB, and the relay mgmt can be dramatically simplified.
Deeper insights into the domain over time, will lead to better code and simplify a lot. Interestingly adding new features actually removes more code that it adds.
While from a users perspective the app didn't change much, under the hood the engine is getting completely revamped.
Doing all this in Haskell, allows me to write consice code expressing only the things I need, which gives time to think about the problem as is.

2025-01-14 01:35:45

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Look at it this way: Haskell's do-notation actually looks like procedural code. If you actually write procedural in any language, you have to take care of error handling, exception handling, possibly async tasks, logging, etc. This will inevitably clutter your code and make it less readable. Not so in Haskell. Monads allow you to abstract these things away and do-notation actually looks like procedural (do this, then do this), but without all this other stuff around (aka try-catch f.e.).

2025-01-14 01:30:01

I haven't pushed latest commits to GitHub for the last at least 3 weeks. Rest assured, a lot of work is getting done behind the scenes. I'm still working on the new subscription model and it will take time to build it. I'm hesitant with estimations, as I get them wrong too often, but I expect this week to get it done. Right after, all work will get split into smaller pull requests for final review and commits will be stashed and rebased, so I get a clean git history.
The upcoming futr release will be pure 🔥.
I promise you haven't seen a faster nostr client, ever. The UI is quicker then any website you could build. Native apps are not to beat!
Last release is almost two months ago. The wait will be worth it, 100%!
I'll also publish release notes with all the changes, and it's a long one.

2025-01-13 15:29:12

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No I'm serious

2025-01-10 21:37:58

Haskell is the most beautiful imperative language ever created.

2025-01-06 23:29:37

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Futr let's you DM yourself. Not sure if that's what you want though. It's not a note taking app like Evernote, but kind of it is, as you can transmit notes and other stuff through relays.

2025-01-03 00:29:25

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Using lnd rest at the moment. I'll give it a shot. Thanks.

2025-01-02 19:34:17

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It often times fails to connect to the node, needs multiple retries, and even then it's kind of slow. For me that's the pain point.

2025-01-02 14:22:57

The necessity of nation-states is, in my view, a false premise. The threats you describe—whether from predatory practices like slave labor or aggressive foreign powers—are often consequences of state policies. Nation-states escalate conflicts, enforce harmful economic interventions, and create conditions where exploitation thrives. A world of decentralized, voluntary communities would be far less susceptible to such threats, as individuals would engage in peaceful trade and mutual cooperation rather than being conscripted into the state’s conflicts.
#nevent1q…7997

2025-01-01 15:27:53

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I'd they really love school, maybe it's a sign you should take them out of school. something is going bro 😂

2025-01-01 15:26:43

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Id you can share publicly available information and you want to, then do it. Don't let other people stop you.

2024-12-30 14:33:15

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Coming soon as well.

2024-12-30 02:20:18

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I'm so close to releasing next beta of Linux desktop client. Just hang tight a few more days.

2024-12-29 01:25:40

I managed today to let Chatgpt proclaim the following: Jesus is real and catholicism is the only true religion. I'm pretty proud.

2024-12-24 15:21:45

Let's make it happen, I'll chip in a few sats.
#nevent1q…pek6

2024-12-22 15:03:16

Fake news, I shipped once.
#nevent1q…d2ht

2024-12-22 13:40:37

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Thanks, will take a look. But I'm already 90% done, just want to peak and see if I missed something and compare. Appreciate the hint.

2024-12-22 11:20:30

I was pushing hard for a next B.I.G. futr release with tons of additions, before Christmas. Unfortunately I got sick last week and now it's not yet finished. I still try to release before end of year.
What's so far to expect in the next release:
- public short text notes
- comments
- reposts
- quote reposts
- event deletion
- persistant lmdb event cache and app backend
- improved inbox- & subscription model
- improved app performance
- add ping/pong to websocket connections
- some nice UI additions
- cleaner code structure, removing hundreds of old lines of code that is not required anymore

2024-12-22 09:06:06

@nprofile…c9z9 @nprofile…4ph5 maybe?
#nevent1q…v3a9

2024-12-22 09:05:10

Tyranny comes from demon possessed people. Pray for them.
#nevent1q…94tc

2024-12-18 02:52:58

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Got arrested for illegal biking again?

2024-12-16 20:11:23

@nprofile…m0ds hey boss. Would you mind sharing how the indexing of nostr events in LMDB works and what those indexes are? I see you use golpe configuration to do this, but it's hard to follow along. Appreciate any insights.

2024-12-11 05:00:35

Persistent app state with LMDB backend almost finished. I still need to update some subscriptions logic, but I'm very close to releasing next beta.
Side note: apparently with (almost) each feature I add, I reduce the total amount of lines of code. Haskell is really beautiful.
#futr #nostr

2024-12-11 00:00:32

Same
#nevent1q…jc0q

2024-12-09 21:33:21

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Thanks bro

2024-12-08 20:01:09

Maybe I should so the same and release my report to the public? Let me know if you are interested.
#naddr1qq…h25y

2024-12-08 02:30:55

That's the best beer 🍻
#nevent1q…2nyx

2024-12-07 01:49:13

LMDB backend done. Seems to work just fine. Cleaning up tomorrow and then fix some issues on connection handling.
#nevent1q…233h

2024-12-06 02:17:36

Can I abstract away a generic effects and provide implementation in a different module? I failed to do so today, maybe I should ask some effectful devs.

2024-12-06 02:15:25

I noticed some weird behavior in OSS development, especially around grants. If I'm right, damn those guys in the committee have a hard job! I better stop talking. 😂

2024-12-06 02:05:59

Finished today: lmdb backend for futr nostr client. Still need to do some testing, will push all changes tomorrow if good.

2024-12-05 16:50:48

You guys need to stop advertising Gold. What do you think you do? Argue for Bitcoin over Gold? No, you make free advertisment for Schiff and he enjoys it.
#nevent1q…zyth

2024-12-04 19:14:40

https://github.com/paulmillr/nip44/pull/22
I added Haskell implementation for the nip44 repository.

2024-12-04 17:56:48

This sums it up nicely
#nevent1q…kz7v

2024-12-04 02:05:11

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Yes. See futrnostr.com for instructions. But keep in mind, those public notes are not yet released. Only nip 17 DMs right now.

2024-12-04 01:18:54

There is some delay with the release of this, but it takes time to build not only the best, but fastest nostr client to ever exist.
#nevent1q…z4c9

2024-12-03 23:52:58

What's the average size of a nostr event? Any relay operators might know. @nprofile…2t5x maybe?

2024-12-03 03:09:15

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There's at least 10 more of those.

2024-12-02 21:54:15

Public short text notes with repost, quote reposts and comments. Can't wait to ship out for everyone to enjoy.
By the way, the app is even faster!
https://video.nostr.build/9ba12f22191cdc3464a66531552ab04585074320d8b27f18809d63c66ae3875b.mp4
#futr #nostr #hashtagsaregreat

2024-12-01 21:59:20

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Crap, where's the steak?

2024-12-01 21:57:40

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CoC - propose one and get banned

2024-12-01 21:52:46

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🥜

2024-11-28 05:06:28

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Yep, faster, thanks

2024-11-26 17:52:13

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Ultra Pepe Lives Matter

2024-11-26 05:09:27

Introducing fake news bot
#nevent1q…naag

2024-11-26 01:01:46

Futr with short text notes, comments, reposts and quote reposts. Some last tweaks, shouldn't take too long anymore.
#futr #nostr
https://image.nostr.build/dc86eb7a030dbc1f056666f21ae8b219e7d050f225b523d2c56e231331939165.jpg

2024-11-24 17:41:52

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Well, seems like it's legacy then and you we're wrong 😂