Matt

https://mattyb.npub.pro/

Formerly @PortsmouthBTC on The Dead Bird app.

Possibly the only Bitcoiner to have *actually* lost everything in a boating accident.

🟠2013
🟣2023

#photography & #boatlife fan

Public Key

npub1cllf97qv29kqc493t6xj26kqw2qsxmvnf6sl7w0mpnv2plt8wumqta3zny

NIP-05 Address

mattyb@portsmouthbitcoinfoundry.co.uk

NIP-57 Address

mattyb@portsmouthbitcoinfoundry.co.uk

Profile Code

nprofile1qqsv0l5jlqx9zmqv2jc4arf9dtq89qgrdkf5ag0l88asek9ql4nhwdspzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0tfdwac

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relay.nostr.band

nos.lol

eden.nostr.land

Author Public Key

npub1cllf97qv29kqc493t6xj26kqw2qsxmvnf6sl7w0mpnv2plt8wumqta3zny

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2025-05-17 13:41:06

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I think I might be toxic 😂

2025-05-13 19:33:51

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I've got opinions on a number of conflicts, peace is possible and I hope they can get there. The Israel/Palestine conflict seems intractable to me. I can't see a pathway to peace there any more. There won't be peace there until one side or the other is entirely eliminated. It's tragic.

2025-05-13 19:19:27

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Yep, I've totally forgotten the horrific videos coming out last month. Totally.

2025-05-13 19:11:10

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Yeah, I'm not sure I like the idea of the new mentalist fuckers that have taken over having access to funding though.

2025-05-13 18:37:14

I like the sound of this, brilliant idea. I am yet to enjoy the pleasure of talking with you all via that chat room app (someone remind me the name please?), but I can actually see myself using this frequently.
#nevent1q…7ngk

2025-05-13 18:33:08

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Fucking bigot. Lock him up.

2025-05-11 18:09:14

Give it to them. It'll crash the system quicker.
#nevent1q…jng7

2025-05-10 15:43:12

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So if I was to re-dig a small bit out of the top of the mound and fill that with a bit of soil from the bag and plant the seeds in that. I could then use the bottles to try and keep the moisture in there as much as possible, just till they germinate.

2025-05-09 18:31:24

Try slamming your smart phone down in an angry rage. You'd ruin it.
Of course, slamming a 3310 down would damage the floor, but that was a special case.
https://image.nostr.build/5b3a8c50986d6ec8fd0a473fa44d97d4eec96fcc96213eeb5d21763a943c4cb3.jpg

2025-05-09 14:19:02

Pair of absolute bastards.
#nevent1q…2273

2025-05-09 12:30:56

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It's reassuring to know your lawmakers know exactly what they're talking about isn't it 😂

2025-05-09 09:22:12

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I'd havevloved to, I'd also love to have visited @nprofile…2n6j as well, but by the time everything was done and I'd had my evening meal I was well and truly knackered. If I'd been staying up there for an extra day it would have been a different matter, naturally. Also, turns out, I can go and stay there if I want to for quite a low price, so it may happen 😃

2025-05-06 19:47:50

I'll continue to maintain my position- I'd really rather they didn't.
#nevent1q…3234

2025-05-06 13:33:38

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Right, but those things were a problem. And that problem has been solved. Yet it seems you'd like argue the people are less free now. A weak, corrupt state lead to the position where it was one of the top murder capitals of the world.
Ideologically, I'm much more aligned with Milei in Argentina, but they face a different problem to El Salvador. I love the way Milei slashed the state. But if the state, or 'authority' in any form must exist, surely it's one arguable role is to ensure the relative security of its inhabitants?

2025-05-05 16:37:07

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I always pictured myself retiring in the med, but yeah, the way things are, not so sure. Hard to be sure where to go in the world now, which is why I think I'll simply stay mobile when the time comes.

2025-05-05 16:10:24

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Haha, I jest, just slightly. Pompey is almost as bad as London these days for knife crime. Fewer suicide bombers and car battering rams, but still, we'll catch up eventually I expect 🤣 Where are you going to leave for then? Somewhere within the commuter belt, or out into what little wilderness is left in old Blighty?

2025-05-05 07:09:36

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I know we need it, I know it gives life, I just wish it wasn't near me 🤣

2025-05-05 06:09:04

GM #nostr - back to the fiat mine this morning 🌄 😀
Then off again tomorrow, then off for two days training in London on Wednesday.
Can't stand London, personally, but y'know. Needs must 🤣

2025-05-04 09:38:19

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I remember that, quality advertising 🤣

2025-05-03 07:58:31

GM #nostr
I know I've been blessed this past week, with heat and sunshine. It's been glorious. Now, it's cloudy. Not exactly cold, but cooler. And I resent that 😂
Hope y'all are having a good start to your Saturday 🥳

2025-05-02 16:14:42

Haha I remember when having a daughter was like this. It's not so much, now, but it was 😂 #dadstr https://image.nostr.build/00488ab013ecec3b58f054d9d91ea13f9eca6037e571ccbe573a24633f539cfb.jpg

2025-05-02 15:17:30

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The maths don't math

2025-05-02 15:15:19

Haha normieville is fucked. But we'll still need roads to move between citadels. So maybe it'll be us.
#nevent1q…epvr

2025-05-02 15:02:59

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You're welcome, keep sharing the great videos, I want to see more of that on my timeline

2025-05-02 14:49:32

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I'd probably do the same except I think my basic motor functions would have slowed to a crawl by that point

2025-05-02 14:47:11

This is great 😄
#nevent1q…x3eg

2025-05-02 14:40:24

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Shame they're not posting here, I'm going to have to check if I can update as this option doesn't currently show on mine - I've only got a few sats there but I'd like to know how they're planning to offer this

2025-05-02 14:35:02

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I couldn't handle 23f. I don't know how low that is but I know 32f is 0c, so it's an automatic no thanks from me

2025-05-01 20:22:22

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Looks like a very limited thing, apple still plan to take a cut, and will limit how and where links to exterior payment mechanisms can be used. Reading that through it doesn't look like it enables zaps.

2025-05-01 19:05:58

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That, I think, underlines one of the key problems with it; the more poor people got the vote the more they voted to take richer people's money. A group of peers, voluntarily submitting to the result of a group vote, is tolerable democracy.

2025-05-01 19:02:11

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Dunno, as small as possible for every given instance. No more than 1 where it can possibly be avoided.

2025-05-01 18:51:29

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I think democracy is shitty at scale. A million people have no more god given rights over me than a single person does.

2025-05-01 18:23:47

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Yeah, it works now, NWC gives you easy outbound zaps as I understand it, but you still need the address listed in your public profile to receive them

2025-05-01 17:58:23

I don't feel comfortable with politicians having Bitcoin. While we can't stop them, I really don't feel we should be encouraging it.
#nevent1q…utw7

2025-05-01 17:11:34

If we had a zoo, a #bitcoin zoo, what animals would we keep?
I'd start with an Alpaca.
Then a Bull.
Then a honey badger.
Then a bear, because we can't leave the bears out of it.
And loads of nostriches, of course.
What else would we need?

2025-05-01 09:09:21

GM #nostr - I definitely picked the right week to take off from the fiat mine.
https://image.nostr.build/cb216299b231adcd98eacedb20acf8086c549802b899f13098fe83fafea77a43.jpg

2025-04-30 18:28:44

Climate denial should be a crime according to this commie rat who just happens to make it rich off of the backs of hardworking tax payers.
https://image.nostr.build/452b68dfd3a7993ba9738aa1ce002e95deea25c3f39cb3225cd22d02aa646d3c.jpg

2025-04-30 14:08:56

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There's nothing cheap about them, that's for sure

2025-04-30 13:52:54

So I mentioned a boat sank earlier...
Just as I'd got off my boat and was getting changed ready to go to the marina, I heard a crunch and looked up to see a boat where a boat shouldn't be.
He's the little yellow bit, next to the shingle bank.
https://image.nostr.build/c22fec4c0225785aef54123034166bc7bfce2b3dd64cf72f1ddc14105d8a6c1a.jpg
Fearing a medical emergency, I went over to see what's what.
He'd beached and signalled that the boat was dead, so I asked if he needed any help. He said no, but I stuck around to watch.
https://image.nostr.build/4fbcb8109ffba6f4b20ccca170bb48b74bb55b3da4c085001add7183a81c0d85.jpg
Just as well I did, he went to jump off the side, to what looked like the shingle bank and he *should* have been okay, but the channel runs deep and he disappeared under the water. No pics. I was too busy sitting myself thinking I'd have to jump in. Guys in his mid sixties.
He got out, having failed to find the hole. Common for men jokes aside, it became clear he was sinking and the tide, which had been very low, was moving in more and more.
https://image.nostr.build/cf349a4e38321687f93a651a66e88366ad260656f43416e4a6eb75cab8c07dfd.jpg https://image.nostr.build/0007df8aa5f0ee0c5fed425705f3768241899827bb29f06362682551e1266a3c.jpg https://image.nostr.build/782a1505370da31f28f59b6e72a1da2b53373d503ec3bdf5bd445e8e516ce396.jpg
I watched and offered to help off load goods while we could still reach across, but it became clear that she was going down and starting to list.
Fortunately another boat came by and they offloaded his gear, including what electronics he could salvage, so I waited to be sure he was off safely.
https://image.nostr.build/782a1505370da31f28f59b6e72a1da2b53373d503ec3bdf5bd445e8e516ce396.jpg
By this point he was still talking to us on shore, and we pointed out that he was starting to list badly and was close to taking on water straight over the side.
https://image.nostr.build/5854f4d37df694e9b697f87d7a6881c7ead0c785c8916e7c43623e415b4cf789.jpg https://image.nostr.build/0bf9d8d047c6c0a8bef313e3f655ea70f79348a44790b9b4215967075e8fc7f1.jpg
Fortunately he got off just in time. She went over, within 5 minutes of it starting to go over the side.
https://image.nostr.build/6d1c722f0a005f721e18b180896ede49ee306da9e12619b4c94a121f608fde84.jpg
Fortunately some 6 hours later, at the height of the tide, the Harbour Master put out a notice to inform mariners about the danger.
No mention of what he hit to cause him to sink though. It was a stupidly low tide but any dangers should be marked. I suspect an insurance claim incoming.
#boatlife

2025-04-30 10:55:24

https://image.nostr.build/9b7b21e5d3cd0d164e531957fb37f122af95ab14cd6a2fedd78d7b1958332ce3.jpg

2025-04-30 05:32:26

Bed by 10, up by 5, sat and watched the sunrise and now taking a wander along the beach, again.
This is how I picture my retirement looking like. This and the part time job to keep me busy and connected.
So I guess, in a way, that means I'm basically retired. I'll take that.
GM #nostr 🥳
https://image.nostr.build/79a3f4f21448294c086a50eece61263a836dbd832d45b445b18e58b84730cf49.jpg

2025-04-29 12:02:38

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Cheers, yeah I'm not a fan of plastic bottles but I do have to use them occasionally, so if I must then I'd prefer to get another use out of them and make the most of the waste

2025-04-29 09:57:23

From a beautiful sunrise 🌅 to a peaceful walk along the beach ⛱️ to the allotment, where I'm tending to my food and planting some more seeds.
I know not every day will be like this, but just enough of them are to make the rest worthwhile.
https://image.nostr.build/0864f3db39f0d933438c0747b1534708fcacf26f853b873ad4099d80043fec8a.jpg

2025-04-28 07:58:32

Southampton.
#nevent1q…f5fr

2025-04-26 06:33:54

GM #nostr 🥳 first day of the 9 day break, not gonna be an overly productive one. Unless I end up clearing the boat, tending to the allotment or otherwise finding things to do.
It's a real risk if I'm not careful. Pray for me 🙏

2025-04-24 20:39:51

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This is brilliant. I'm guessing you still need a fairly good idea of the process of building an app to be able to provide prompts that will create what you're looking for though?

2025-04-24 07:30:53

Cantor Fitzgerald has bad juju in the #Bitcoin industry.
Just sayin'.
https://image.nostr.build/2b93ff7831a4bd6846282aa8a0844d28a9b1323ce3381a0463c612070fdaf57e.jpg https://image.nostr.build/f18b6937bc4a9f84db45366e0891c514ada976e5769d782d9f0f36f73ecbead2.jpg

2025-04-23 18:11:51

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It does, but you have to have an open channel with their lsp to set it up and enable the app to stay open in the background - it looks like a good option and seems to be a really good technical wallet but I'm not sure it's as suitable for beginners as the breeze one is, on first appearance the breeze misty wallet looks ideal for new users

2025-04-23 18:02:59

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I've now downloaded blixt as well, based on the conversations there and it looks really cool but I'm not opening a channel till the fees drop off again

2025-04-23 17:45:51

Interesting.
#nevent1q…99nr

2025-04-23 17:22:08

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I need to update to the v0.11 version

2025-04-23 17:18:40

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Cheers, brilliant to see new options appearing - so am I understanding correctly that I could send direct to another liquid wallet from my balance?

2025-04-23 16:39:37

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I'm still on 0.10.2 - if I change it up to .11 will there be any impact on my two set ups, the alby link and the built in node?

2025-04-23 16:24:40

I still want to update my Zeuspay address but I get the message that doing so requires a zeuspay+ subscription and I can't find any info about this. Can anyone help? @nprofile…970s #asknostr

2025-04-23 15:42:57

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A question - I already run citrine on my phone and use the localhost to connect the apps to it. From what I've read, the main advantage of doing this would be direct to device DMs? I'm guessing it'd also make it easy to save your mates notes too, should you want to?

2025-04-23 15:35:22

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I just went looking through your feed and could find it, can you share a link, I'm curious to learn more

2025-04-23 15:29:35

I've only just seen this, quite why I wasn't already following Breez I don't know, but anyway, this looks and works great. Easy address set up feature too. I like that. I've now got mattyb@breez.fun and it works a treat- seen in the comments it basically uses liquid, so what's happening behind the scenes?
Is this lightning to lightning on liquid, or submarine swaps between lightning and liquid? Is there any of the benefits of liquids privacy feature?
#nevent1q…le5k

2025-04-23 14:24:39

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I've got to wonder why anyone, at all, especially in the supposed party of the working class, would choose a fucking lawyer as a leader. I couldn't imagine a worse possible choice. I mean, they aren't spoilt for talent, but starmer, really? Let's hope he's gone soon. Keep lammy for the entertainment value. He's a menace, but the jokes write themselves. How the fuck Rachel Thieves from accounts has clung on is beyond me.

2025-04-23 13:38:43

These people need to be locked away in institutions.
Make straightjackets great again.
#nevent1q…sldt

2025-04-22 08:50:35

GM #nostr, it's a bright and sunny Tusday morning here 😎 🥳
And I'm in the fiat mine, plugging away...
Hope y'all are having a great start to the day 👍

2025-04-21 08:44:12

The drop in testosterone levels over the last 80 years, demonstrated in a visual format;
https://image.nostr.build/5f8a2a3baf3baba8a41636f0b230c96b1095fdc50a7b0dfa83f7813b91d09cbf.jpg

2025-04-20 16:01:05

Wondering what to do later.
Thinking I might create a throwaway account over on bluesky and try convincing them to turn themselves in, bunch of fucking wronguns.

2025-04-19 15:59:16

Haha 😄
Winning isn't always the best option in life 😆 https://image.nostr.build/8b3c3c12964a8e8f4417bceabc49f54537b7890e194c4bdc672fa288622cc5cc.jpg

2025-04-18 19:03:32

Whoever sent me the 10k sat zap on this post, thank you, truly, very kind.
Was it sent anon though? For some reason I check the npub and get no response, even on the nostr.band site.
#nevent1q…ewr9

2025-04-18 18:02:53

Two and half years ago I needed to find some fiat mining work so that I didn't keep demolishing what was left of my stack after the fire and I stumbled upon a part time job, working with the local homeless services.
It's great work, the staff are awesome and I feel like my time is spent well.
Eventually I absolutely will get back to working in Bitcoin (theres a plan of action), but for now, I'm here.
We just took a call from someone who is on the street, for the past week; it's not been too bad but tonight it's cold and wet. He called to see if we have space. I had to refer him to the only service which *may* have a bed available for the night.
It's really pissing me off. There should be more local provision, more services, but they've all been gobbled up and taken over by the local council who handle all referrals now.
Did I mention that it's pissing me off?
I wish there was more I could do. Maybe there is. But that'd take energy away from where I'm even more keen to spend it, solving another problem. So I feel bad that I won't do what I know could be done. Fucksake.
Thank you for letting me rant, my friends.

2025-04-18 09:28:02

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GM - similar start to the day for me today - hope your spell at the fiat mine is tolerable

2025-04-17 07:01:18

GM #nostr - beautiful peaceful morning today, after the wind yesterday it's lush sitting here with the sun on my back and the water so calm you can hardly hear it lapping against the shore ❤️
Hope everyone else is having a lovely start/middle/emd of the day 😊
https://image.nostr.build/778ca3f8098834c255d8649f12cee84b9b74a93c6f573f2bfec16136ffddd94f.jpg

2025-04-16 18:17:39

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I can only assume that he means that distance is no longer a major issue, we can travel vast distances, very quickly.

2025-04-15 10:09:51

First Bitchute, now Gab dropping access to services in the UK.
Will the nostr ceo fold like a cheap deck of cards next?
https://image.nostr.build/30414bde9766bdcad22dabcd5fe17e679de2098225ac45946f61529d2748ea40.jpg

2025-04-14 16:57:37

Didn't realise I could block the (m)ostr relay bridge just by adding (m)ostr as a blocked word.
That's handy.

2025-04-13 21:06:53

Just looked at the nostr stats site and saw I joined on 19/3/23, so I've now been on here for over 2 years. That's pretty damn cool, especially when I consider how much it's evolved over that time. #Nostr is awesome.

2025-04-12 17:50:38

😂
https://image.nostr.build/1f0f34853499db89d138cbaad399d03567dc366caf8beabf8db12f72b549d79c.jpg

2025-04-12 08:18:06

GM #nostr 🥳
https://image.nostr.build/4972a887862ae18351bf27fda16c7ed298c7334f04cbaa2f22bdbdee146077de.jpg

2025-04-11 18:43:03

It's FriYAI 🥳
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gSXJVMU3OFk

2025-04-11 18:11:15

It's for the good of all of us 🙏 https://image.nostr.build/c4cf880e246100fe0a1401a93ea2be7bfe5089c4e77baea363984c7e488f6cc9.jpg

2025-04-11 15:37:54

Now it makes perfect sense.
https://image.nostr.build/d20fa5a4e8c6f526ea24124876f191b7569021c196308421fe14e42d644d8e7a.jpg

2025-04-11 09:02:51

Watching the global financial markets, if nothing else, Trump has made them fun again. Volatility like this is mild, for Bitcoiners, in general, but watching normal st freak the feck out over every little move is awesome. Also, Peter Schiff is loving life right now. Fair play to him 👍

2025-04-11 08:00:36

GM #nostr amd Happy Friday 🥳
Jumped off the boat and instead of going to tend to my allotment I wandered along the beach and enjoyed the sunshine and calming sound of the water lapping against the shore.
Beautiful way to start the day, really.
#photography
https://image.nostr.build/e4111fb4ff227d4dc9f978ee3394987c6dca49d1ba09deb49d9e3ca17cbf8660.jpg

2025-04-09 09:58:47

GM and Happy Wednesday #nostr family ☕️🥳🌄
I'm down the allotment atm, slowly clearing the winter covers, chopping back the grass, watering the garlic and onions, the potato's and getting the radishes on the go. Tomorrow the carrots go in, and hopefully I get my wee cherry tree down here.
So glad winter is over and done with, for now. It's going to be great fun growing my dinner this year 👍
https://image.nostr.build/501ed60edc36a925062666f02bbac8e68ebb71f01c21db36249af084642f81e0.jpg

2025-04-08 17:37:45

Great news 👏
#nevent1q…zdlf

2025-04-08 17:37:17

This seems like good news.
#nevent1q…p8c9

2025-04-07 19:58:59

WANT.
https://image.nostr.build/a182a2469a3ca62a54c3ed14c1ed66a43b23e5e41024d96987da45d9f4658563.jpg

2025-04-01 20:39:28

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Always worth sitting to watch a sunset 🌇 👌
Mine this eve:
https://image.nostr.build/941749a8ddd5d7318fc59aee251e44dda53f9e7063a50b1c43890847e662ff1f.jpg

2025-03-31 10:12:42

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If I could keep one on the boat I'd do it just to be able to claim that honour 🎖

2025-03-31 06:51:37

You can now buy a cow, with Bitcoin, via Nostr.
I absolutely love this place.
#naddr1qq…g2ss

2025-03-27 11:31:34

#GM #nostr, I drifted off just after 9 and woke up at 4 this morning. I've spent some time watching the fog, tidying up and listening to music.
I've missed spending time out here. It's so calming.
#nevent1q…mh9q

2025-03-26 21:09:57

Sitting here at 9pm almost drifting to sleep as the boat slowly bobs around in the gentle clmalm water, listening to the sound of foghorns blaring from the opposite side of the city. I wanted a mooring there too, in quite a prestigious spot, but I'm not sure I could put up with the noise 😆

2025-03-26 19:10:45

Andrew Torba just told OFCOM to fuck off, there or thereabouts.
The UKs online safety act is absurd and places an unreasonable burden on too many people.
They still haven't written to the #nostrCEO yet, though.
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2025-02-28 14:05:53

Off to a beer festival tonight, so I expect to be utterly drunk by midnight. Gonna stay off the interwebz, I think...

2025-02-21 16:08:56

Hello #nostr - a question for those who know - the best current iteration of private messages through nostr, are they vulnerable in any way as a result of what's being decided in the UK? As best as I can tell, they can't stop committing, but how much data can be captured?
https://image.nostr.build/8ac8080162bf32002118dea10c320e6f45e9aaf844d5244ecb9f55df81836007.jpg

2025-02-15 13:34:12

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This IS the way ☕️

2025-02-15 09:39:46

GM #nostr - I am so ready for winter to be over now 🥶☕️🌄

2025-02-11 07:58:46

GM #nostr - things are improving 🥳
Saw a Dr yesterday, now I'm on antibiotics, I knew it'd gone to my chest so I'm not surprised. I can finally start healing...
Also, my close friend is back from hospital and now my grandfather is out of hospital too, albeit in a home now.
The last couple of months have been really stressful and challenging. Like all periods of stress though, it ends 🙏

2025-02-09 15:57:45

Less than 3 weeks till March...
I can...I must survive winter 🙏🥶

2025-02-08 21:31:26

May have identified an issue in either @nprofile…0uz8 or #Amber;
I created a new account via Amber, used the app to sign in to #Amethyst, no issues, created a profile etc.
Went to shopstr and tried to log in, entered the bunker details from Amber, initially a notification appeared to grant permission.
Amber closed when I clicked confirm.
I went back to shopstr and the sign in screen didn't go away, so I x'd it. There was no account signed in...so, I clicked to sign in again, repasted the bunker code, clicked to log in and it logged me in...
To this npub.

2025-02-08 16:41:37

Love the fact that I'm jealous of Argentine atm 😂
#nevent1q…7t0l

2025-02-07 23:34:33

Well well well.
The UK establishment are determined to dig a deeper hole.
Gonna have to get a whole lot more creative about where I store certain personal data, not that I use apple products, but it'll stretch to everything soon enough.
Out of curiosity, what legal jurisdiction in nostr.build in?

2025-02-02 12:07:35

Happy Sunday #nostr 😊
Reading news that Barclays bank in the UK is down for the third day.
It's tragic entertainment reading people's struggles with the legacy banking system.

2025-02-01 15:07:26

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Seem to be having trouble signing in from Amber- I enter the bunker details in the app and press log in bit nothing happens, I tried several times and realised there were several junamed connections - am I just being dim and doing something wrong?

2025-01-29 12:03:04

GM #nostr - today I am at the dentists 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳
Eek.