Colby Serpa

https://linktr.ee/colbyserpa

Merge fields, nature is the only industry.

Public Key

npub1t89vhkp66hz54kga4n635jwqdc977uc2crnuyddx7maznwfrpupqwra5h9

NIP-05 Address

colby@hornetstorage.net

NIP-57 Address

colbyserpa@coinos.io

Profile Code

nprofile1qqs9njktmqadt322myw6eag6f8qxuzl0wv9vpe7zxkn0d73fhy3s7qspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhszymhwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwdf3r2dfwvdhk624crvs

Publishing to

relay.damus.io

relay.jb55.com

Author Public Key

npub1t89vhkp66hz54kga4n635jwqdc977uc2crnuyddx7maznwfrpupqwra5h9

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Last Notes

2026-08-08 23:23:59

https://open.spotify.com/track/78obsIMEd8LHrgz7lUcRlb

2026-08-07 22:05:45

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A better solution to spam will emerge one day.

2026-08-05 23:41:40

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Give me a break. Nostr is a smorgasbord of complication. Trying to distill what works is the challenge. Attacking Nostr doesn’t lead to profit yet too, incentives matter for attackers.

2026-08-05 22:40:47

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The council has spoken lmfao.

2026-08-05 22:34:44

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Check out NudeNet it’s an open-source option but a bit slow.

2026-07-31 16:27:33

https://video.nostr.build/a0dd93f492a7beb3db756914420978ee5e5ce474120bba3558751c500dccbcaf.mp4

2026-07-21 01:09:30

DOCTOR DOOM… has arrived
#nevent1q…gqgl

2026-07-17 22:48:19

Adding an author field to highlights would be cool, that way I don’t have to click on the link to see who it is from.

2026-07-17 22:44:01

X has removed reposts from profiles on mobile.
The algorithm’s control became stronger after the visibility boost on reposts declined, now they’ve taken it one step further.
It seems like X only wants you to see what their algorithm promotes, not what people propagate.

2026-07-16 06:23:04

Nostr devs be like:
#nevent1q…8ney

2026-07-10 18:50:33

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:-)

2026-07-10 18:49:51

https://open.spotify.com/track/112vWGULTc8l0w0fp6xgaF

2026-07-10 18:41:59

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The point of being a cypherpunk isn’t tax evasion, it’s about spreading the use of trust-minimized protocols.

2026-07-10 18:24:53

GM
How many cypherpunks remain? 👀

2026-07-10 18:23:57

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Won’t learn about it but will teach people how to use it LOL 😂

2026-07-10 18:20:18

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Go learn about the PoH system they use and their blockchain size. It’s literally hosted by a handful of parties. Or just keep your head in the sand. I’m not being a maxi, learn the facts, wake up.

2026-07-10 18:15:46

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You clearly don’t understand how these protocols work. Yes, teaching people to rely on fragile centralized protocols is indeed bad. You have no idea how centralized Solana is apparently.

2026-07-10 18:13:52

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Teaching people how to use Solana is a lot worse than merely accepting & converting it. 😂 Come on man.

2026-07-10 17:57:33

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Not my boy 😂🤣 I’m dunking on him

2026-07-10 17:52:09

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Bro what? 😂

2026-07-06 19:42:01

https://open.spotify.com/track/1Bl4YOutNtpcfi3lvs4ziY

2026-07-04 01:16:18

Peptides have been hijacked by looksmaxxers and influencers.
Cryptography and ZKPs have been hijacked by shitcoiners.

2026-07-04 01:05:45

Building what you love is more important than collaborating or arguing with the critics.
Principles, taste, and the packages are for you to decide… feedback from reality is more important, from vast varieties of users.

2026-07-03 14:48:29

Apply this to nostr apps
#nevent1q…9533

2026-07-03 02:19:16

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Nice

2026-07-02 13:41:44

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Protections in the client that warn against usernames with Primal in them might be better than trying to delete notes from a central server.
I hope primal adopts the multi-relay model one day. If it does, cheap solutions like filtering impersonators from 1 central server won’t work.

2026-06-28 16:49:10

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lol

2026-06-27 12:05:48

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Good to see, I hope more devs see this to align their clients.

2026-06-27 11:53:52

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Ahh I see what you mean, need more clients to use it as default... just meant it might be nice to allow Blossom for free users (using the same quota) without requiring people to register a subdomain, npubs are unique so it could be automatic without requiring an explicit registration.

2026-06-27 11:49:29

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No need to be rude, I meant making blossom the default instead of requiring users to choose it. Better for nostr.

2026-06-27 11:45:58

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I meant make Blossom default for all photos on nostr.build. Is it? I thought not.

2026-06-27 11:35:07

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Make it default so people don't have to claim it. All photos should be hash-based.

2026-06-25 07:53:00

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Karpathy is right about the current X algo. I wish we could reverse engineer jack’s old Twitter algorithm and get it working on relays. Isn’t it open-source? It was a gem compared to the current TikTok-like X algorithm.

2026-06-24 14:54:08

The more you harden your heart, the less malleable your mind will be.
Plasticity starts with curiosity.

2026-06-24 01:49:29

https://image.nostr.build/08a083743fbdb2e8e183344ec598ff7b632cb63d6aef8ac12405423f032b84d2.jpg

2026-06-20 15:12:34

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2026-06-18 10:36:25

The greater your sense of foresight, the harder it is to live in the present.

2026-06-18 06:21:52

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No words to describe how horrible what you’re going through is. I wish there were better solutions.

2026-06-18 06:17:09

Fuck cancer.
#nevent1q…twpt

2026-06-17 08:41:46

https://image.nostr.build/9d559a97ce6af808ea03468ef7a49c7b8b33bdb9328bd0b235df82086c1e065e.jpg

2026-06-17 08:37:50

Time to blow the cobwebs off nostr

2026-06-16 03:34:01

Cryptography does not guarantee decentralization, it’s merely a prerequisite.

2026-06-12 06:30:02

https://open.spotify.com/track/6EIGapkCBRH29FZXTqzO0I

2026-06-11 15:19:34

https://video.nostr.build/5d8597d66166e10ac591aba1104870de7a59943ebceaaa9dc1398fd44e77fb15.mp4

2026-06-11 15:11:32

https://video.nostr.build/bbcdcecb4336a7e9bcc008e198ab8a8c88d6a6f334da2f9682b1e1faf23e86d9.mp4

2026-06-10 10:49:51

https://open.spotify.com/track/4pJixPuwTyyjzb6OLoVMAe

2026-06-09 05:27:21

How the mighty have fallen…

2026-06-09 02:00:03

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Ungovernable

2026-06-08 11:52:05

Drama is a substitute for substance.

2026-06-05 23:00:12

omar would’ve been 28 today. this one is for you brother. no holding back.

2026-05-29 23:07:22

The illusion of security is worse than no security, because at least you’ll be cautious in the latter.

2026-05-29 22:52:09

TEEs are vulnerable to side channel attacks. The Secure Enclave’s private key can be extracted. Once again, wasted work in the wrong direction!
#nevent1q…mgjg

2026-05-29 20:55:20

“When you try to command a spontaneous process, you stop it…” ~Alan Watts
https://on.soundcloud.com/RtIUNGoiHoaqI2mh3H
https://on.soundcloud.com/RtIUNGoiHoaqI2mh3H

2026-05-27 09:38:26

https://open.spotify.com/track/2OQS6fFDpJzpDVC6gNzoj5

2026-05-27 09:36:19

Mimic my scraps.

2026-05-27 09:18:35

Nostr is watching junior devs rediscover the CAP theorem in real-time from first principles instead of just learning the damn thing.

2026-05-27 09:16:42

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Solved this years ago but no one cared.
You create a Merkle tree of your post hashes, as a catalog for your account. The posts can still be individual, but the tree serves as a guide for if anything is missing. You don’t need a chain.
Problem is, two devices trying to update the tree (or your chain idea) at once may have a conflict — or during a partition among relays etc — so UI would be needed for fixing the tree. Gets a bit tricky due to many devices due to the CAP theorem.

2026-05-27 09:13:03

Humans want attention (followers) and don’t want to waste their own attention (no algos).
#nevent1q…t53f

2026-05-27 07:44:41

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I certainly don’t think we should copy everything exactly. There are no real algorithms on nostr and I certainly don’t count primal.
Another feature no one has solved is follower count in a trust-minimized way that is fast. I have a few ideas for how to solve follower count but am swamped with other things right now — will get to it after launch.
Status (followers) and max discovery/dopamine (algorithms) are two huge blind spots of nostr.
We all have our reservations about if followers and dopamine-excess is bad, but relevant content and status is a huge part of what keeps people hooked. These are ancient programs of neurobiology that have been funneled into technology after decades of refinement. Nostr isn’t even close.
I’d rather people be hooked in a place like Nostr where they have freedom of choice about what algorithms they use, rather than behind walled-gardens that manipulate and farm their attention to advertisers for corporate or political motives.
If we can’t stop the addiction to social media, we can at least let people choose what they want to consume.

2026-05-25 12:53:58

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Bad UX

2026-05-25 10:20:43

https://open.spotify.com/track/5Gt9bxniM1SxN61yRzRhXL

2026-05-25 10:20:15

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We have no algos! How can you actually believe Damus or Primal is as solid as X? Not even close… one day I hope.

2026-05-25 10:15:05

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You are totally lying to yourself. Wake up

2026-05-25 09:56:58

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#nevent1q…34ha
#nevent1q…qmwv

2026-05-25 09:55:38

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The story is important only after the tech is ready, and the tech is still Dino tech.
Nostr is still in its Dino era.

2026-05-25 09:54:42

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Nike isn’t competing with shorts that are almost as powerful and addictive as drugs.

2026-05-25 09:49:06

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That seems to be all people do here :-)
No matter, what others refuse to build is only an opportunity for the ones eager to.

2026-05-25 09:31:16

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How many times has jack talked about the need for algorithm control and free will?
People are producing shorts that literally predict how your brain will react, which is then sorted by a monstrous algorithm that feeds it to people based on their interests. This is a near drug-level influence. You can’t break those chains with a mere chron feed.

2026-05-25 09:28:40

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Have I lost my mind? Really?…
Users don’t want chron feeds. You are competing with algorithms that are tuned to the reward system. Those aren’t going to be ran by relays for free.
Are you blind?

2026-05-25 09:14:54

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What ever happened to an interface for paying relays in the app? Zaps going to relays? None of it ever manifested in Damus, despite you discussing it years ago.
These funds can feed a free market of algorithms. X is paid for almost all highly active users now. That funding could be coming here.

2026-05-25 09:12:54

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Selling something not worth switching too won’t end well. We have no algos. It’s the obvious elephant in the room.
Everyone needs to wake up.

2026-05-25 09:09:24

Excellence is the great attractor. It leverages the masses to market itself.
Example: bitcoin
Satoshi didn’t market it. People did, not the developers.

2026-05-25 09:04:14

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Feature slop isn’t the answer. Don’t put words in my mouth, buddy.
Algorithms would be a good first step.
No one has achieved it. Even if it was relay-side…

2026-05-25 09:03:02

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Marketing chron’ feeds and “most zapped” feeds will get us nowhere. We are far from the final form.

2026-05-25 09:02:15

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Yeah I know. Good luck marketing.

2026-05-25 09:01:55

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AI Slop

2026-05-25 09:01:22

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Selling isn’t the answer. Nostr lacks many of the features traditional social media has. Algorithmic control for example.
Everyone takes grant money and accomplishes almost nothing. That’s why nostr is troubled, not due to a lack of marketing..

2026-05-25 07:13:57

Let the battle begin.

2026-05-25 07:11:52

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Star Wars the clone wars did.

2026-05-25 07:10:55

I stand for truth, for extropian lifespan extension -- for immutable consensus rules e.g. the rule of law, not the rule of man...
These fields are being overtaken by, not the powers that be, but by the degens that be.
The degens have invaded crypto for years, and now they are seizing longevity. I will fight with every ounce of effort I have to stop this mutilation from taking hold.
Their principles are false, their slogans are strong, and their results are impotent -- flashy numbers that don't translate to tangible gains in health or security.
Over the next few years, things will unfold no one will believe -- I just ask you all to remember that all that I do is in this spirit... all that comes is a testament to this. I call on you all to carry this flame with me.
Shitcoins are not crypto, Looksmaxxing is not longevity. There is a better future worth fighting for...

2026-05-22 08:31:09

Zaps are secondary, free will and reliability are primary concerns that centralized infrastructure struggles with — either selling out to ads, or struggling to scale free lunch.

2026-05-21 02:31:20

“Just how different it feels…”
https://open.spotify.com/track/0FmrNFYyLLRtIS7XWJPLLk

2026-05-21 02:30:47

Had to lose all my gold to get the golden ratio.
02ff0fea85c4cffcc4dd56e1d98c42e766b6c1406a5c7093a65d74c7a79a9146

2026-05-13 06:33:54

“…then, one day..”
https://open.spotify.com/track/2tRWMCijEFsGPDxBgHxHre

2026-05-13 00:56:22

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underconstruction

2026-05-12 08:04:42

Necessity is the mother of adoption.

2026-05-11 21:09:19

https://video.nostr.build/f1fbb20a84a5b043aad4bb00c38f9a1c583b0959f86b8b43479f1d27dd4ee3c7.mp4

2026-05-09 09:11:53

https://video.nostr.build/901d7d49129c5fd8edcd2ca92d0290c72e6365a858a7f23a59d6034bd5a685f4.mp4
#nevent1q…mdj2

2026-04-18 16:59:26

https://open.spotify.com/track/5qVSAlaXWbGY3Y6gXRxbAM

2026-04-13 12:10:30

Hayek on the day he met John von Neumann:
https://image.nostr.build/22133203c6e1d84fbf217fed3f10fd23c5cfb70343643407ea89d7fc58c70626.jpg

2026-04-06 12:32:48

BRI: Open-source Peptide Protocols
https://biophillic.com

2026-02-27 15:05:23

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Coding has always just been a means to an end. If your entire job was held up by your ability to code, then you're cooked. It's about creating something worth using that other people can't imagine yet.

2026-02-27 14:59:09

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Hi Jeff! When will MDK add support for recovering your data after deleting an MLS-enabled app? Is this something on the roadmap?
Can secrets be stored on a relay as a gift wrap tied to your npub, so that it can be retrieved with just your Nostr account?

2026-02-27 14:57:15

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The barrier to entry for hackers has lowered too, making it far easier to exploit poor security.
My buddy is vibe coding an app…
He texted me and said he added security — I reviewed what was added. It was barely security.
Beginner vibe coders will get cooked by security gaps.

2026-02-27 14:38:27

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Don’t be a doomer
The bar for quality has simply risen.
There is still a massive skill gap between advanced engineers and beginner vibe coders, especially related to security.
The barrier to entry has lowered. But the skill gap has risen for advanced engineers. It is a joyous time.

2026-02-26 00:57:26

https://x.com/bri_protocols/status/2026815936096096664

2026-02-22 12:16:31

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Well said

2026-02-22 11:21:05

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I meant the direct biological assault on our nervous system.

2026-02-22 11:19:21

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We are underestimating 1. I suspect… especially after COVID inflamed the worlds’ nervous systems.

2026-02-21 09:30:27

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Lol