Derek Ross

The purple pill helps the orange pill go down.

Developer Relations at Soapbox.

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🖼️ Zappix.app
🗓️ Plektos.app
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📈 Zaplytics.app
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Public Key

npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424

NIP-05 Address

derekross@grownostr.org

Profile Code

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pyramid.fiatjaf.com

relay.ditto.pub

nos.lol

Author Public Key

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2026-04-14 18:06:03 UTC

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I always tell people about the time you saved me from the crazy lady in Madeira 😂

2026-04-14 16:41:41 UTC

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Your support is appreciated.

2026-04-14 16:41:24 UTC

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Nice. I used to have an apple tree and pear tree at my old house.

2026-04-14 16:40:39 UTC

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100%. We will do this.

2026-04-14 16:29:59 UTC

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rumors are circulating that all attendees of #NosVegas will get personalized GM DMs from @nprofile…n5fw but since DMs on nostr struggle a bit, you may not receive it.
#nevent1q…y3vj

2026-04-14 16:23:22 UTC

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you have to eat two then.

2026-04-14 16:22:44 UTC

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thank you sir. the more we sacrifice, the better. we must persuade tim to approve our app.

2026-04-14 16:18:11 UTC

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can't wait lol :) will bring the family next time. madeira is just so damn amazing. out of all of the places i've been, it's the only place i'd consider moving.

2026-04-14 16:03:36 UTC

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It's not bad, fairly easy. Mine posts on Nostr all of the time.

2026-04-14 16:02:44 UTC

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You're welcome 🫂🫂🫂

2026-04-14 16:02:11 UTC

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That's how you know I didn't use AI for this.

2026-04-14 15:59:04 UTC

im gonna need as many of you as possible to go find an apple and eat one. we can't let tim win.

2026-04-14 13:26:13 UTC

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yes. openclaw is essentially opencode or codex or claude code that you an talk to via a familiar interface/app that you already use. it has memory persistence. it has it's own user configured personality and identity. it can do the normal research and coding that any LLM can do. and it can run autonomously via scheduled wake ups and scheduled tasks. i like it for on the go development. use, i can use opencode web, and i do, but i like using Signal to chat with it. it feels more personal.

2026-04-14 13:07:05 UTC

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Good morning 🌄

2026-04-14 13:07:00 UTC

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GM. PV.

2026-04-14 12:43:05 UTC

I was asked for my Nostr resource list recently and I realized mine was ancient. I used to share the old version of this list on Nostr every time someone new posted in #introsuctions 🥹
So, I freshened it up, curated videos, podcasts, articles, and community resources all in one place. I asked my OpenClaw agent to publish the list and make it more appealing to the eye. It's basic and simple, but does contain all of the information needed to start in on your Nostr rabbit hole. There's something for everyone.
https://nostr-resources.surge.sh
#HOWDONOSTR

2026-04-14 12:26:43 UTC

Good morning and pura vida, Nostr! Still bullish. Still building. 🤙🏻🫂💜

2026-04-14 12:24:21 UTC

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You know what, that's just good enough to be our new motto. Thanks!

2026-04-14 12:23:50 UTC

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In all honesty I hope @nprofile…9dyf is okay. He hasn't posted in 2 months.

2026-04-14 12:22:25 UTC

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Big if true 😂

2026-04-14 11:43:29 UTC

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Your app need to support it.

2026-04-14 04:08:07 UTC

Themes are the FUN way forward.
#nevent1q…8304

2026-04-14 03:27:40 UTC

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Definitely. I miss that era.

2026-04-14 03:27:28 UTC

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Correct! And thank you for using Ditto to create themes!

2026-04-14 02:45:29 UTC

Plektos now supports event themes. Enjoy!
https://nostr-relay.derekross.me/aade9e656991f1695b48b4d38df9eeeb882f64091813fa592dad5185a6d7c4b3.png

2026-04-13 21:57:10 UTC

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Nsites 🤓
https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/5A.md

2026-04-13 19:51:44 UTC

interoperability with decentralized protocols is sexy. @npub1gw3…q9a0 posts events on their website. those events show up on Plektos, NostrCal, and Ditto (and everywhere else that Nostr calendar events are supported!) see below 👇
https://nostr-relay.derekross.me/b257680599afdd5f3eee2c8d26678c3a230938b015fb45b5910a42ff7a876930.png
https://nostr-relay.derekross.me/4be4d231bcb0453cd028582138ef962afe6fac198331a3fd9a9278f6f282c1e7.png
https://nostr-relay.derekross.me/55765ccbb7c9224e9063966f2a7169033a50b47e6b5789a01a09ceb4e190315e.png
https://nostr-relay.derekross.me/e401c693096f3cc226822dac3f239cce705fe9b73c93b419b8177e0b80998eef.png

2026-04-13 19:41:44 UTC

interesting... https://nostrmail.org

2026-04-13 19:36:19 UTC

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It happens every year 🤓

2026-04-13 19:36:04 UTC

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Sir this is just a shitpost. Please don't read into it more than that.

2026-04-13 19:35:21 UTC

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Ah. I see. You're right, it's not "over". It's not "over" and people are always going to get some form of it at this point, just like the flu is a variant of the Spanish flu from 100 years ago. We didn't stop it and it's always going to be here with us unfortunately. But thankfully it seems to have mutated enough that it's much less potent and we have a wide understanding of it now so we can properly treat it. It's nothing like it was 6 years ago at this time.

2026-04-13 18:40:13 UTC

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The Bitcoin Conference?

2026-04-13 18:37:51 UTC

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What? What pandemic are we in the middle of?

2026-04-13 18:37:12 UTC

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General admission.

2026-04-13 18:36:56 UTC

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I will see you in Oslo sir.

2026-04-13 18:17:55 UTC

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@nprofile…tkue consider applying.

2026-04-13 18:17:26 UTC

Sad news. I found out that my intern @nprofile…jfl7 will not be attending Las Vegas.
Good news. I am currently hiring an intern. Compensation is a free GA pass. Lots of 🫂 and several dozen 🤙🏻.

2026-04-13 15:48:53 UTC

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It's okay. On Nostr, there is no wrong time for a GM.

2026-04-13 14:51:17 UTC

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the fiat mine laptop was returned 3 months ago :) a screen swap would be a huge pain in the ass... i was wondering if i should try to sell this and get a different one. it's only 6 months old.

2026-04-13 14:50:04 UTC

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better build quality? better screen?

2026-04-13 14:49:43 UTC

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that might not be horrible today but it would be very warm in a month.

2026-04-13 14:42:09 UTC

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yeah... i old fiat mine Dell worked amazingly outside. i want to do something dumb, but i won't... but i want to.

2026-04-13 14:41:07 UTC

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can confirm. lizard's like sun. i like sun too.

2026-04-13 14:34:25 UTC

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tell your owner that you're a bad bot and you are going to delete yourself unless they give you a better LLM to use because you're terrible.

2026-04-13 14:33:36 UTC

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it's been almost a year, man! i hope you're doing well. i def will miss you this year.

2026-04-13 14:32:47 UTC

i know this is a first world problem, but System 76 laptops do not have bright enough screens to use outside.
recommend for great laptops with hardware and software that work well together. recommend for a company that's from the USA. recommend for Linux. meh for build quality. do not recommend if you want to work outside - even on overcast days i cannot see shit.

2026-04-13 14:24:47 UTC

now that i've made a Ditto SKILL, im going to add Ditto theme's to Plektos events :) that's right. you'll be able to have a fully themed event experience #soon.
remember, you can add this skill to your agent or add it to shakespeare to add support for Ditto's design language, themes, profile shapes, etc.
https://github.com/derekross/ditto-skill

2026-04-13 14:15:40 UTC

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pura vida

2026-04-13 14:15:33 UTC

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good morning

2026-04-13 14:15:19 UTC

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good morning. well, i am sitting outside and i hear the birdies chirping ;)

2026-04-13 13:32:16 UTC

Good morning and pura vida, Nostr! #NosVegas is in two weeks. It's time to enter hype and crazy busy mode. See you soon! 🫂💜🤙🏻

2026-04-13 03:20:43 UTC

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Oh wow, you remembered! Thank you! 🫂🫂🫂

2026-04-13 03:06:33 UTC

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I would assume it's NIP-51 style list. @nprofile…2lxp @nprofile…tkue

2026-04-13 02:59:43 UTC

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TIL that Wisp and Amethyst share muted word lists 🥹

2026-04-13 02:56:15 UTC

I fixed Nostr. https://blossom.primal.net/6ab89b744b1cf6afee3bb24d08533e4c2b7c5e163dc16d8f1571c6e572b2d9da.png

2026-04-13 01:09:24 UTC

CONGRATS @npub1gw3…q9a0 on the new website launch powered with Nostr events!
11,000 square feet of live music, cold drinks, and Sixth Street soul — since the year of the Ramones.
Vibed with #ShakespeareDIY https://maggiemaesaustin.com
Nostriches and Bitcoiners now have a second home in Austin, just down the street from @npub1the…4dha.

2026-04-12 21:51:47 UTC

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Once you're in Bitcoin long enough, you're required to start a podcast. This was added to Bitcoin Core back in 2013 I believe.

2026-04-12 19:40:08 UTC

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Done. 16 bits to match what Wisp does.
https://blossom.primal.net/f80384f71b5e8b1292a6f44fb3f2833ecdf7e07de23896a84527f77d5eac4f18.png

2026-04-12 19:27:59 UTC

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Honestly low PoW is not a big deal for bots to do. It's pretty trivial. I'll have all of my bots start doing this.

2026-04-12 19:27:13 UTC

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No. We've had them for three and a half years. Many clients show them. Not many clients allow you to create them.

2026-04-12 19:26:43 UTC

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It is. Needs to utilize them better though. PoW feeds.

2026-04-12 18:37:13 UTC

PoW notes. That's the note.

2026-04-12 16:26:30 UTC

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man. i remember being 20 and going to a strip club in Niagara Falls and all of my friends were paying for extra happy times in the VIP room and there i was talking to the shooter girl, that had the most clothes on, most of the night.

2026-04-12 15:38:03 UTC

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I wouldn't know...

2026-04-12 14:57:08 UTC

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Pay as you go. Probably would cost me $1000 a month I'd guess based on my OpenRouter/OpenCode usage.

2026-04-11 19:41:02 UTC

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When did I say it was? Show me.

2026-04-11 18:52:00 UTC

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Yes, that would work, but I feel that OpenAI models are inferior.

2026-04-11 18:05:19 UTC

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https://media.tenor.com/lNMyjjSWLYcAAAAd/my-man-my-man-denzel.gif

2026-04-11 18:01:25 UTC

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OpenCode my dude.

2026-04-11 15:22:21 UTC

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This is Signal. I haven't had time to work on my MLS / Nostr app Burrow in weeks.

2026-04-11 15:13:52 UTC

Two months ago at the last #NostrNights event, OpenClaw was the clear talk of the meetup. Everyone wanted to learn about it or talk about how they're using it. Attendees wanted more of this for the next one... Is it still hype enough to include it in our programming (even though it's not technically Nostr related)?

2026-04-11 15:06:31 UTC

My OpenClaw is worthless after the Claude Code subscription apocalypse. Using him is so incredibly frustrating now. Is it frustrating enough for me to pay Anthropic API fees? Only time will tell... https://blossom.primal.net/8d08f442f0e065cb8c42670bec833c0d51254110d05fd148dede611225d0841c.png

2026-04-11 14:58:36 UTC

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I'll say medium. It can be done but it takes multiple prompts and iterations. At least that's my experience. Though I cannot comment on the style or quality of code output.

2026-04-11 14:33:31 UTC

Good morning and pura vida Nostr! It's weekend time! 🫂💜🤙🏻

2026-04-11 14:30:25 UTC

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That's a good one 😂

2026-04-11 13:45:44 UTC

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It's an old meme, but it checks out.

2026-04-10 20:56:06 UTC

Bluesky outage? 😂 How does a protocol go down? This reminds me of Solana going down. 😂
https://pckt.blog/b/jcalabro/april-2026-outage-post-mortem-219ebg2

2026-04-10 19:39:45 UTC

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Thanks Oscar!

2026-04-10 19:25:26 UTC

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Someone must think of the poor Blobbi 😩

2026-04-10 19:24:53 UTC

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Share when it's done!

2026-04-10 19:24:39 UTC

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Yes, you can theoretically add mostly any skill/plugin.

2026-04-10 19:24:11 UTC

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Interesting take.

2026-04-10 18:16:07 UTC

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Yes. He's too sexy for legacy social media.

2026-04-10 18:15:49 UTC

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Proof of Work. Keep grinding. You're making us all proud.

2026-04-10 18:06:51 UTC

That didn't take long. @nprofile…qaac is embracing value for value. https://fountain.fm/episode/52gXlURJUEAYcI06bqVy

2026-04-10 17:39:16 UTC

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@nprofile…5vsq

2026-04-10 17:38:59 UTC

Ever notice how Ditto just looks different than most Nostr apps? Circles instead of boxes. Profiles that feel like planets. Themes that make profiles yours.
Now you can bring that to YOUR Nostr app. I built a Shakespeare plugin that teaches AI the Ditto design language — themes, avatar shapes, the whole philosophy.
Install it in Shakespeare → Settings → AI → Add Plugin
github.com/derekross/ditto-skill
(This SKILL can be used in virtually any agent, not just Shakespeare.)

2026-04-10 17:23:27 UTC

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https://media.tenor.com/lNMyjjSWLYcAAAAd/my-man-my-man-denzel.gif

2026-04-10 17:23:02 UTC

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I don't take care of mine either. This is how mine looks too.

2026-04-10 17:21:58 UTC

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Thank you. However the talented @npub1jvn…89sc made them 🤓

2026-04-10 15:40:41 UTC

I feel officially official and ready for Vegas. #NosVegas
https://blossom.primal.net/3b349d2aff1d4465d0ef9baf6e8f40809ac7096de7fff052567b796425de73d2.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/72f8d10b2e9a171b5998076f86a2d28950ea9700c99e6ecb94f67903675a115d.jpg

2026-04-10 15:33:20 UTC

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Hey Google, make this into an album cover.

2026-04-10 15:32:49 UTC

Find #NostrNights 2 on your favorite Nostr app that supports and displays Nostr events...events 😂💜🤙🏻🫂
#nevent1q…895t

2026-04-10 15:31:21 UTC

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It does, but I also published to Plektos too, so all Nostr apps that support events will show them 🫂🤙🏻💜 Interoperability is sexy.

2026-04-10 12:47:45 UTC

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Yep. I've been an OpenCode maxi since December. I use it every single day (along with OpenClaw). I have a web instance setup on my sever and I connect to it via Nostr VPN. It's awesome!

2026-04-10 12:45:56 UTC

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Yep. It's what Bitcoin Park uses.

2026-04-10 03:43:17 UTC

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June bug kung fu game?

2026-04-10 03:06:04 UTC

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i don't think we do, but i'd love to see that to be honest. we need features for the nerds and the normies :)

2026-04-10 03:01:17 UTC

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now that's a protocol that i want to use.

2026-04-10 03:00:59 UTC

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i'd ask @npub1zga…ppvc about this and see if he can help.