🇨🇷🫶Nostrica Day 2!🫶🇨🇷
Say hello to your favorite med school dropout turned on-site correspondent!🫡 Here at #Nostrica, we have spent the day watching some of the most brilliant minds in our time share their thoughts, and I mean, wow! What a blast!
The day started on the main stage with a talk from John Dennehy (npub1gax…985l) , founder of Mi_Primer_Bitcoin_El_Salvador (npub17cy…4ml3) . I never cease to be amazed by how eloquent John always is. He is a reporter at heart, and it shows. John explained how MPB started teaching in 2021 with one student, my beloved npub18rjdwux48asrcz25k32tqfxeuunwcm64v0eqvm8vw9aljyytfyss68fxch (npub18rj…fxch) . Today they have over 10,000 graduated students, mind-blowing!
Education is crucial, and Mi Primer Bitcoin is doing a kick-ass job. If those numbers aren't proof, enough rumor has it that, thanks to his words, no coiners became whole coiners after his talk was over.
Thanks, John! Education is a pillar for adoption, and we appreciate that you took the lead.
Day two also brought Derek Ross (npub18am…p424) onto the stage after a few days of not knowing if his voice would come back, Nostrica magic did its thing, and we heard him give a history class that if you were a newcomer to nostr, you would think this has been going on for years, please listen to this cool voice note I got from him (taking this reporter job very seriously, I am even walking around recording the thoughts of plebs).
Commercial break in this report to thank all Damus Devs today! They met for the first time, and we got a little proof-of-picture for all of you! (check it out! Photo via BenGWeeks (npub1jut…f04x) ) Thank you, guys. All of us iPhone users are grateful for your work.
To close my day, I was at the workshop stage, Nostr for Non-Devs, by JeffG (npub1zuu…c2uc) . Here I go again; thanks! You crushed it. As a Non-Dev, Non-Tech, and now thanks to the NostReport, I am apparently a content creator. You helped clear my doubts. I am sure I wasn't the only one, and to quote you, "Nostr is not social media."
And to wrap it up, I want to thank all the volunteers at the gate yesterday and today. I know it is a time-depleting job, but all of you nailed it and kept the flow on point; please DM me if you've been at the gate these past few days. I want to come back tomorrow and give you a proper shout-out!
I hope all of you are having fun, wether you are watching the live stream or with us on-site. We truly appreciate having your company and can't wait to see you again tomorrow!
Make sure to check-out MaxDeMarco (npub1lel…kvyz) ’s recap video of Nostrica’s day one
, and our earlier recap of today’s talksquoting nevent1q…x8qu#Nostrica Conference - Day 1 Recap 🤙💜
https://youtu.be/cSy2hkXAv6w
!quoting nevent1q…gq6a🇨🇷🫶Nostrica Day 2 Recap🫶🇨🇷
Day Two didn’t disappoint, with some amazing speakers covering everything from the history of decentralized communication protocols, to the future of Nostr. Check out the official Nostrica 2023 YouTube channel to watch the talks! https://www.youtube.com/@nostrica2023
The first talk on the Main stage was by John Dennehy from ‘Mi Primer Bitcoin’, who runs a Bitcoin education non-profit based in El Salvador. Check out his site at https://miprimerbitcoin.io/en/my-first-bitcoin/
#[0] followed up with a talk covering his NIP-05 provider Nostr Plebs, Nostr Nests, and future plans for his services.
#[1] then took the stage with a discussion on Nostr Bitcoin and how these tools that allow for sovereignty impact businesses.
#[2] gave a great talk about the history of Nostr-like protocols, including the founding and history of Twitter, and how we got here! He also encourages in-person devs to stick around for the NosTropical Hackathon (nos.social/nostropical)
After the lunch break, there was a relay panel moderated by #[3] Guests include #[4] Lee from #[5] #[6] and #[7] from Kollider.
After a brief intermission, #[8] moderated a talk with #[9] and #[10] where they discussed lessons they've learned starting products/companies, and how that can be applied by those building on nostr.
On the Workshop stage, talks were kicked off by Nabissmo Prime (npub unknown), who discussed running your own relay where he went through #[11] ‘s Nostream. Next up was a great panel that covered “Working with Markets in Nostr”. The Panel included Mark (npub unknown), #[12] #[13] #[14] and #[15]
One of the highlights of the conference, which produced a plethora of Nostr memes, was a workshop on bitcoin mining by #[16] #[17]
#[18] discussed music, payments, and digital rights.
Zamir Dhanji (npub unknown) gave an interesting talk on Culture, Consciousness, and Technology. And #[19] discussed contributing to Nostr, even if you’re starting from a non-technical background.
Can’t believe we are ⅔ done! Looking forward to tomorrow’s talks.
Stay Classy, Nostr.
Pura Vida!
