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I realize this means giving up the existing network effects on the fiat internet, but how else are we going to bootstrap a network without fiat authorities?

2024-10-04 09:25:00

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People who are buying an IP address from their fiat ISP are out of luck. I won't find them, because I'm on the proof of work (inter)network and it isn't their IP address on this network 😀

2024-10-04 09:21:12

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We already trust our DNS servers and our e-cash mints not to mess with us. This DNS server is a pool, so you don't buy a domain. You mine Bitcoin and you get address space + Bitcoin for your work.

2024-10-04 09:16:02

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@nprofile…3m56 do you think we can use pools to distribute IP addresses?

2024-10-04 08:45:06

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Bitcoin nodes use proof of work to ensure that our nodes can all agree on the current state of the Blockchain. However, I can't afford to shit post on those nodes because the consensus mechanism forces all nodes to store the same thing - which doesn't scale to many posts.
Nostr relays (and git remotes) don't have such a consensus requirements, which means that different relays may give you different profiles pictures. This seems annoying, but I also don't want all relays to agree which of my content to store, because in most cases they would agree that it's too costly to store any of my content.

2024-10-03 18:29:07

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Just use Bitcoin if you want consensus. Nostr is scalable because it doesn't come with guarantees...

2024-09-29 09:50:38

Seeing that syncthing exists makes me wonder why anyone would want to host their data on something like owncloud. Where is the catch?
@nprofile…5pxf do you have an option on this?
https://syncthing.net/

2024-09-24 10:05:54

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Hmm ya I can relate to that. Would you say that the movement around Bitcoin is bad for Bitcoin? So far my assumption was that it's a requirement at an early stage...
Perhaps the movement nurtured Bitcoin in the beginning and hinders it later on.

2024-09-24 08:00:12

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Interesting, yes I see a lot of value in working with others who bring insights or skills that I don't have and have the conviction to take things in a new directions.
However, I also see value in a project having visibility, users and momentum. Not sure if you had the audio on in the movement video. The narrator does emphasize the importance of the second and third participants rather than the person who started it.
Perhaps both teams and momentum/movement are required for impact...

2024-09-24 07:33:42

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I guess there might also be a distinction between a team and a movement. Latecomers to a movement might start putting the people who started the movement on a pedestal. Maybe it's just human nature...
#nevent1q…0vfv

2024-09-24 07:23:43

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Any chance you can make it to the hackday? I think this sort of input would be really valuable...
#nevent1q…gm29

2024-09-24 07:18:51

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This is why I'm a big fan of the bidding approach that @nprofile…x3ak is going for. I think its a great way to accelerate projects rather than accelerating individuals 😀

2024-09-22 11:33:26

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Nice catch! They probably don't need to rely on the relay mentioned at the end of their reply though. They could parse the previous notes to detect repetition maintain a list of their colluding peers.
However, this might give them an incentive to make their replies more repetitive / less interesting...

2024-09-17 09:56:44

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@nprofile…es9t perhaps a nostr integration could be useful for nix as well?

2024-09-16 19:23:35

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Mistake that many make. Self custody comes with responsibility, but it can be very empowering.

2024-09-16 19:20:01

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Aah, that makes more sense... People like me make the figures worse then because I'm a new follower who didn't realize there was a previous NPUB 🤣

2024-09-16 19:08:44

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Did you transfered your followers from one npub to another without them signing anything?

2024-09-16 18:56:52

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How did you do this?

2024-09-16 18:53:57

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Glad to hear that your working on LoRa for nostr. After struggling to add value to nutband I shifted my attention to OpenWRT and WiFi captive portals that accept Bitcoin.
I think nostr relays are the perfect glue for various transport solutoons interfaces like LoRa, TCP/IP or ham radio.

2024-09-16 13:01:39

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Not sure if I understand the graph approach. Do you mean somethingike a "Markov Chain" where redundancy leads to a lower probably of failure?
Yes the metrics are an issue. If someone claims that nostr is a decentralized identity layer, I would strongly agree because it gives anyone with entropy an identity. However, I might disagree with claims that it's a decentralized transport layer because we rely heavily on ICANN and IANA to exchange notes.

2024-09-15 05:31:39

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First time I hear of it. How does it differ from a Yubikey? Can it be used to sign nostr notes?

2024-09-12 06:57:52

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#nevent1q…ncp5

2024-09-12 06:06:33

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Verifiable deletion would probably make the accounts more fun to delete.
If only they included open time stamps and some proof of work in these deactivation messages...
https://image.nostr.build/29270aecab95ee5b870bebc632b86420bc9bceb8f59849f48ed853e8942e1329.jpg

2024-09-11 18:39:04

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What about StratumV2? Strictly speaking node operators run their nodes at a loss, but they still do it.
RaspiBlitz + StratumV2 + Bitaxe = price the big guys out of the market

2024-09-11 07:21:14

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How does one even measure decentralization? What I love about nostr is the fact that anyone with a source of entropy can have an identity and the fact that one doesn't need a static IP address to be discoverable on the internet (NWS).
That said, I strongly hope we manage to fund open source development through zaps in future:
#nevent1q…5k5u
https://youtu.be/JWZPN-SAO3U?feature=shared&t=10m56s

2024-09-10 15:58:03

The modern CI-CD pipeline for testing hardware:
1. VPS publishes a note mentioning the git commit hash, git branch etc on nostr.
2. VPS replies to the note with a URL for downloading the binary upon success or with a URL of logs in the case of failure.
3. Device runs tests on first boot and replies to note with test result.
4. VPS publishes binaries on blossom...
Does this sound useful to others too?
Any recommendations around existing nostr tooling for git?

2024-09-10 14:10:10

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Stability is a lie

2024-09-10 08:35:29

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It's a certificate, but there is no guarantee that this certificate will buy you 1 hour in the year 2050.

2024-09-09 10:43:10

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Savage

2024-09-09 09:43:01

Nostr is where the social layer belongs. Our nostr clients are Turing complete and they are self hosted.
It's silly to run a fully replicated global Turing complete machine. If it isn't fully replicated and it's described as a "Blockchain" it's probably a Rube Goldberg machine that tries to be two opposite things at the same time.

2024-09-08 11:12:00

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@nprofile…vd2m I really liked your intro on decentralizing support for open source through zaps.
Your talk helped me to appreciate the challenge of people wanting to donate without having to think about which project to support.
I wonder if grant organizations could function as oracles for intellectually lazy people who want to do good with their zaps.

2024-09-06 12:32:08

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Nice feature! Is the map getting the location information from the nostr events? Quite sparse around here...

2024-09-06 10:56:31

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https://youtu.be/bBC-nXj3Ng4?feature=shared

2024-09-06 07:52:20

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Proof of Work? Then the walk in newbie doesn't need Bitcoin - just a nostr client...

2024-08-30 18:33:02

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We need TollGates in our couters, in our cellphone towers, in our internet exchange points and in our satellites.
If your infrastructure doesn't have a TollGate it will starve with the money printer.
https://github.com/chGoodchild/GLTollGate

2024-08-30 18:14:21

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Nostr web services was recently released

2024-08-26 05:47:09

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I rarely take the time for books, but this could be an exception. I'm especially interested in the part about programming languages...

2024-08-26 05:25:02

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Yes please!

2024-08-26 05:18:25

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Oh damn, maybe I should have hidden the ladder or something. I clearly told the guy who was waiting that we can only have nostriches and that he could look around if there are nostriches somewhere else...

2024-08-25 23:03:14

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Thanks for the beautiful nostriches! People lined up for more, but there weren't any left...

2024-08-25 06:47:27

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This is a great example of the kind of self sovereign infrastructure that individuals can buy for themselves.
Bring Bitcoin + free markets into the picture and people can get fast internet connections over modern/digital comms equipment. Switched networks are less self sovereign, but free markets are a force to be reckoned with...

2024-08-25 06:42:31

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If you have a contract with an ISP, you sell your neighbor access to your internet connection. Your neighbor can resell this access to his neighbor who is too far to access your WiFi directly. Now three neighbors are sharing the cost of one internet connection.
If your fiat internet contract stops because the ISP has issues or they don't like you, you can start using a neighbors connection instead.
They have to block everyone if they want to block you. Blocking everyone is much costlier and much harder. Together you guys have the purchasing power to build your own infrastructure

2024-08-25 06:35:27

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You must be traveling with a good passport

2024-08-25 06:31:39

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Tax, visas and other fiat stuff

2024-08-25 06:30:24

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I think most of them require that you buy a fiat balance for spending. Bitrefill works and bringin wants to enable a card feature soon. Bringin is non custodial, small and struggling so they need the users...

2024-08-24 17:48:53

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Unfortunately Bitcoin requires internet. Machankura also needs internet on their systems to interact with Bitcoin.
Nostr could help reduce Bitcoin's reliance on TCP-IP though - and your reliance also...
* Your server can lose access to it's domain or it's IP address, but your npub can't be censored.
* You can self host a nostr relay behind a static IP (paid in Bitcoin) from a VPN provider.
* You can use TollGates to reduce your reliance on ISPs: https://github.com/chGoodchild/GLTollGate

2024-08-23 19:15:24

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The UX in amethyst makes it much easier to mute than the unfollow. Is this a deliberate choice @nprofile…pyug ?

2024-08-23 06:19:58

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Have you spoken to @nprofile…dpzh yet?

2024-08-22 20:17:34

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Have you tried reaching out to @nprofile…mhd7 ?

2024-08-22 18:51:45

Latvia
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2024-08-22 16:30:24

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Thanks for the amazing workshop! I look forward to sharing our user questions in a couple of months and getting your feedback :)

2024-08-12 05:28:41

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Hopefully TollGate becomes a reliable source of income for users who operate such routers in future. We are currently working on improving nostr support for the routers so that the router's can talk to each other and their fleet operator without having a backend.

2024-08-12 05:14:21

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Are you comfortable with Router's? TollGate might be able to put bounties on the GitHub issues if the project gets funding...

2024-08-12 05:09:26

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Sure that's the goal. The internet is global :)
I'm still working on making it user friendly so I suggest waiting a few weeks before installing it. I'm testing it on a router called GLAR300m, but I'm happy to provide support if someone wants to try a different OpenWRT router.

2024-08-11 21:46:51

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Perhaps it's possible to replace the infotainment system without affecting the road worthyness certifications...

2024-08-11 08:52:01

Our yearly harvest
https://image.nostr.build/ec4c8842c3810132c3bcb07d0fea7aeca3b0abbf0cd4bd09766e547b07eadd2b.jpg

2024-08-09 07:41:54

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Yes search engines would be super valuable to have! Perhaps as a DVM :)

2024-08-08 11:38:08

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Fiat volatility

2024-07-31 08:32:27

Ready for Troubleshooting!
Go to https://satshoot.com and post your issues in these topics:
#TollGate #raspiblitz #clightning #lnd #bitcoin_cli #bitcoind #electrs #bitaxe #vpn #nostr #privacy #security #networking #ubuntu #tails_os #raspberry_pi #stm_32 #esp_32 #amd #risc #intel #bash #desktop #git #databases
#satshoot #asknostr #troubleshooting

2024-07-30 14:07:58

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I think this only makes sense to use when it's very many users are interested in the output, because generating such a proof can be orders of magnitude costlier than just running the code.

2024-07-29 15:56:21

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Do you mean something along the lines of zero knowledge proofs? What would you use them for?

2024-07-19 07:54:34

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It sources internet from other Internet gateways, but you can treat it like an ISP that doesn't KYC you. All it needs is Bitcoin and your good to go.
So far it's all WiFi, but the goal to make the market so efficient on our side of the TollGate that the supply chain (ISPs and their suppliers) are forced onto Bitcoin rails.

2024-07-19 05:23:52

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Using a captive portal called nodogsplash

2024-07-19 05:22:39

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This router takes Bitcoin and talks nostr :)
https://image.nostr.build/2b48f52bd5dda2595c06e2e6f0eeb20b06eb7469cd87df03f8c0e879c4de4e64.jpg

2024-07-19 05:19:20

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A GLAR300m WiFi Router. It's a simple nostr client now :)

2024-07-19 05:17:17

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Yes, the TollGate (router) has a captive portal that takes SATs and let's you in once you've paid. Now that it speaks nostr, it can talk to it's fleet manager and other routers to find a cheaper gateway or better market conditions.

2024-07-18 21:46:19

TollGates out in the wild!
#nevent1q…9927
https://image.nostr.build/71be40841e81fb82837504a096fc0ee1227532787cadfaf17ce18bc5eb8ec598.jpg
Special thanks to @nprofile…x5fu for helping me to compile secp256k1 for MIPS.

2024-07-12 13:52:05

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Why would it be dead? Seems useful to me...

2024-07-12 06:36:26

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Next comes websites hosted on Blossom with nostr as a discovery layer:
https://github.com/lez/nsite

2024-07-10 05:05:37

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Thanks, this is exactly what we need! Super useful :)

2024-07-06 12:54:42

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We also need reticulum over cashu - how else will we pay the devices that route our traffic?

2024-07-06 11:25:15

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Makes sense. I would love to see the two technologies integrate. Perhaps the relays could serve as glue for this...

2024-07-06 07:23:28

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@nprofile…7dju if your looking for an overlay network that abstracts away the hardware stack to enable named data networking, I recommend just using nostr.
Nostr relays could easily accept events via LoRa, but LoRa isn't strictly required when running a nostr relay. I also see a lot of value in the nostr relays, because they enable asynchronous communication.
Reticulum addresses a lot of problems at once and it isn't as modular as nostr: path finding, TCP/IP, LoRa etc.
I found this podcast very insightful in this context:
https://pod.link/1678531266/episode/bf4d8dc9698131921236d1524136f675

2024-07-05 21:09:34

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Meshmastic could still be useful as a discovery layer for TollGates to announce that they are in need of a gateway.
Each TollGate will have its own npub, meshmastic could even be used to transport some basic notes if needed..
#nevent1q…j9cm

2024-07-01 16:54:39

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Cool idea! It makes sense to reserve all negative numbers for private kinds since there could be any number of private kinds.
However, I wonder if there are any other things that also need their own space. Maybe a binary prefix (+ or -) limits the number of orthogonal kinds a bit much.
In Bitcoin we use `bc1` to indicate that an address is a bech32 main net address and `tb1` to indicate that it's a bech32 testnet addresses.
I wonder if we can introduce similar prefixes for nostr notes or signatures...

2024-06-27 00:07:58

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We are still looking for a way to accurately measure the user's data consumption, but there are also other open issues if you like.
Feel free to reach DM me if you need help setting up your router.
https://github.com/chGoodchild/GLTollGate/issues/1

2024-06-27 00:01:26

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Nodogsplash is just a wifi captive portal. Nothing special about it. Now that we have cashu and lightning Bitcoin can do the things that it couldn't do in 2012...

2024-06-25 18:12:33

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2024-06-25 17:22:44

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Maybe Mt Gox is selling their Nvidia stocks to make the exchange hodlers whole 😂

2024-06-24 14:19:39

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Walls stop you from getting somewhere. TollGates pay for the road that gets you where you want to go. The TollGate is for encouraging you to share your WiFi

2024-06-24 14:00:23

When StratumV2 pool as DVM on nostr?

2024-06-24 13:15:17

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Currently I'm thinking of a wallet that sits on the router so that the router can shop for cheaper and better gateways. However, the user who buys data from the router might also benefit from a customeized wallet that keeps lots of small notes offline and automatically pays in small installments.
The router I'm working on (GLAR300m) usually has between zero and 500kb or remaining storage space. There is probably a lot of room for optimization though...

2024-06-24 10:50:50

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Number 2 is about building a mesh network. Thats the end goal. Captive portals are just a useful milestone...

2024-06-24 10:48:00

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I tried doing number 3 about two weeks ago with the intention of enabling TollGates to resell each other's Internet gateways. The router's resources are much too limited for CDK or cashu-cli though. Now I'm using an endpoint that melts cashu tokens to LNURL.
Eventually the router's need a way to issue payments as well though...

2024-06-24 10:40:58

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It works on the GLAR300m
LNURLw is not maintained at the moment, but payment might work on other routers if you use LNURLw.
You will to make a custom build of nodogsplash for your router if your not using the glar300m and you want to use e-cash instead of LNURLw
This build is super hacky and the strings that nodogsplash accepts are still quite short. Improvements are most welcome 😀
https://github.com/chGoodchild/nodogsplash

2024-06-24 10:34:43

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My upcoming todos:
1. Get ndsctl to measure the data usage correctly - might need to dig into iptables
2. Get TollGates to recognize each other so that they can do business with one another
3. Either try to fit a cashu wallet onto the TollGate or make nostr events to broadcast connection intent so that DVMs can pay invoices on the router's behalf

2024-06-24 07:11:04

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2024-06-20 21:55:57

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2024-06-17 19:29:11

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2024-06-14 22:26:56

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Wow that's probably a huge schock to the system when it comes at such short notice. Generally I cherish opportunities to lower my expenses and I try to avoid having to interact with fiat mines all together. This is easier said than done, but I find it quite liberating when it works...

2024-06-14 20:32:57

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Congratulations on regaining control over your time! It sounds like this wasn't by choice, but perhaps it's a blessing in disguise 😀

2024-06-03 09:08:23

Tasty! https://image.nostr.build/e31dc4470c55127433649a5bd79202850d0903a1ce75cbf67aaf221adf7ae6b1.jpg

2024-05-29 17:38:48

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2024-05-28 15:45:32

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When radio?

2024-05-19 19:51:29

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2024-05-19 19:42:44

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2024-05-19 19:38:15

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