jb55

I made damus, npubs, and zaps ⚡️
Independent bitcoin core and lightning dev.
Owner of the oldest still running lightning node.
💍Nikki Sunset (npub1l0g…78fx)

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jb55.com

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nos.lol

nostr.land

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Last Notes

2026-09-08 05:09:09 UTC

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i thought nostur had it? @npub1n0s…lahe maybe im misremembering

2026-09-08 05:06:24 UTC

which clients have nip59 private replies now? Amethyst, nostur, damus… what else?

2026-09-08 04:31:23 UTC

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send them to me here

2026-09-08 04:01:15 UTC

TestFlight is up! build 1337
https://testflight.apple.com/join/urLbziKc
- Fixed CoinOS wallet auth
- New glass toolbar on newer ios versions
- Profile search + advanced search
- Private replies
- Switched to new metadata-hiding DMs (NIP17), enable legacy DMs in settings
- Many performance improvements
Please let me know if you run into any issues

2026-09-08 02:29:22 UTC

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everyone should have an X account to at least shill nostr

2026-09-07 21:14:58 UTC

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not every nostr user is a bitcoiner tho

2026-09-07 19:29:55 UTC

this is how i nostr https://i.nostr.build/TvTdFzcM4cPQpzwD3zcz57.png

2026-09-07 19:18:40 UTC

comms via pgp encryption over op_returns is cypherpunk af
#note1qcq…p8lt

2026-09-07 16:27:18 UTC

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i think wisp was mainly generated this way

2026-09-07 16:25:12 UTC

sorry
#note1rfq…5pqf

2026-09-07 16:19:11 UTC

agreed. remote signers are dumb.
the only thing that would make sense is a bluetooth based hardware signer or something that could sign things in realtime.
many applicates require very high decryption/signing throughput, like damus agentium that e2e encrypts all claude code user/assistant messages in realtime.
i have 360,000 of these notes in my notedeck at the moment. i generate sometimes tens of thousands per day.
remote signers just don't make sense except for very few low bandwidth and crude use cases.
#note1qqq…zaum

2026-09-07 02:42:59 UTC

testing 4k video on nostr. just a test plz ignore
https://media.thebadnerds.show/episodes/misc/share/first-real-iso/master.m3u8

2026-09-06 02:38:38 UTC

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thanks! we have ridiculous convos so it made sense to start a podcast. thanks for checking it out :D
we're hoping it attracts more people to nostr, but who knows. we are just having fun so its not a big deal either way to us.

2026-09-05 23:50:52 UTC

who knew the key to productivity was just "do meth"
#note17xt…fe9n

2026-09-05 21:07:48 UTC

Its working 👀
I use @npub1gcx…nj5z for testing because i l know he’ll always have it implemented 😅
https://i.nostr.build/yjGNc3J9adp1Fz2pkmmIFA.jpg

2026-09-04 20:37:08 UTC

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fuck yeah

2026-09-04 20:13:07 UTC

another useless side project just dropped https://media.thebadnerds.show/episodes/misc/tentacle/tentacle-ble/master.m3u8

2026-09-04 05:52:23 UTC

new toys
https://i.nostr.build/cjhwv3zLtuF2DKR5wxUJAn.jpg

2026-09-04 05:14:52 UTC

Ok optimized it even more. Turns out there was lots of duplicate drafts around.
Think we’re finally ready for testflight now 🚀
https://i.nostr.build/m5I5tcDMzTdNybD8xqFfab.jpg
#nevent1q…2ung

2026-09-04 05:02:03 UTC

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if people need more than that then they will use more harmful methods of storage like storing in utxoset. this is why unlimited makes the most sense. they still pay in fees if they are dumb enough to store data in bitcoin

2026-09-04 03:20:08 UTC

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i use rsync so much.

2026-09-04 03:06:45 UTC

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I think @npub16lc…ruje maintains it more than me since he has commit access

2026-09-04 02:35:30 UTC

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fake news

2026-09-04 02:09:30 UTC

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not saying sftp over blossom, could configure both.

2026-09-04 02:07:26 UTC

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there are way more sftp servers in the wild than blossom servers. more accessible to techies

2026-09-04 02:06:42 UTC

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oh right web clients ☠️

2026-09-04 02:02:28 UTC

am i the only one who would just like to configure an sftp server + url prefix instead of having to run a blossom server to host files? 😅

2026-09-04 01:49:02 UTC

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should be easy to vibe that quick

2026-09-04 00:46:17 UTC

first pass at the new db compacting in damus. no startup compact. it actually prunes data now. here’s my db 11GB->700mb but i can get this down a lot more.
You can set a max storage size and it will keep your damus usage under that.
https://i.nostr.build/GOh1G4aaZEbSXBqHokprIc.jpg

2026-09-04 00:16:06 UTC

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so you just let the context get bigger? i find it does terrible work past 200k tokens

2026-09-04 00:12:46 UTC

shaming my clanker today. if you make them feel bad they will work harder the next time. https://i.nostr.build/WSR5zZSC7Ayrp6k5KQu4GO.png

2026-09-04 00:05:34 UTC

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i like having them split so i can resume any commit that was worked on https://i.nostr.build/TlecG4pWYTnZZtrxu3yjOo.png

2026-09-03 23:56:32 UTC

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do you manually copy the prompt into the next phase? i was able to automate that with agentium which was nice.

2026-09-03 23:43:36 UTC

its pretty easy to make features of arbitrary complexity with ai.
just get the ai to break it down into multiple phases, and then get it to run "/handoff next phase" for when its done each phase.
it will take the full context from the completed and build a really good fresh context for the next agent.
this keeps each work session under 200k tokens so that ais stays sharp.
it also allows me to track each session to each unit of work so i can go back with `agentium log` and see the work log for each feature, and continue from there if needed.
not sure how other people are doing it but this is working really well for me.
the ai are much better at prompting ☠️
https://jb55.com/s/handoff.md https://i.nostr.build/P1FiozICIQCPZ1fd9HwltN.png https://i.nostr.build/sN2v0ddzFt6FzWaao1ED3e.png

2026-09-03 20:34:15 UTC

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sounds like a nostur bug

2026-09-03 20:26:09 UTC

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i removed that

2026-09-03 20:11:37 UTC

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I don’t even see it in damus notedeck or android which have been working well

2026-09-03 19:39:03 UTC

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I got everyone else’s except yours 🤔

2026-09-03 17:52:19 UTC

giftwraps dms working in damus ios… yay! please send tests

2026-09-03 15:50:24 UTC

yes my goal is to make everyone feel like a loser for being here. he uncovered my secret plans.
#note19e4…05j9

2026-09-03 02:54:32 UTC

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We’ve never blocked dms

2026-09-02 20:10:26 UTC

new bitcoin just dropped
#nevent1q…wx3e

2026-09-02 18:08:31 UTC

nip04 just makes damus slow… now that we have giftwrap unwrapping in nostrdb i am just gonna rip out nip04 and replace it with giftwrap dms… its been long enough

2026-09-02 17:50:58 UTC

advanced local search 👀 dropping in next testflight
https://media.thebadnerds.show/episodes/misc/share/advanced-local-search.mp4

2026-09-02 17:22:38 UTC

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thats insane

2026-09-02 17:16:09 UTC

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people were saying i was dramatic and whiney about nvk but i turned out to be right there.
i'm sure people will keep saying i'm dramatic because they have a hardon for odell for some reason.
the fact that people keep sending money to this org while odell is in charge is amazing to me. dude should be in jail.

2026-09-02 16:16:18 UTC

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that would be pretty illegal though:
"A 501(c)(3) cannot be operated for private interests, and its assets cannot inure to insiders' benefit."
The IRS explicitly says private benefit can be monetary or nonmonetary, while inurement concerns insiders such as directors.

2026-09-02 15:29:16 UTC

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yeah they are great

2026-09-02 15:24:58 UTC

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this guy is retarded, i doubt he has reading capabilities and doesn’t realize i have been mainly working on notedeck the past few years. i had a paid maintainer on damus ios until my opensats grant was cancelled.

2026-09-02 15:16:36 UTC

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Honestly i wonder how many laws they are breaking by doing shit like that. Probably another reason they got rid of nvk.

2026-09-02 15:13:31 UTC

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This is coming from an organization where their board members who call me to threaten me, im going to assume the worst because its usually the case

2026-09-02 15:04:32 UTC

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the rot goes deep with that org and people around it.

2026-09-02 15:02:45 UTC

nvk concerned that i am poisoning this technology and hindering other people working on it due to my opensats criticism 😂
#nevent1q…qr9s

2026-09-02 14:47:27 UTC

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No shit, i was a competitor to everyone on the board

2026-09-02 14:46:23 UTC

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I did send my last report, usually they hold back payments until you send a report. Now they are asking to send another report or else they will claw back. Some bullshit going on

2026-09-02 14:41:03 UTC

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I don’t want any more money from that org. The fact they say want the money back now is insane

2026-09-02 14:35:50 UTC

Here’s my report you fucking scammers @npub10pe…n34f
Me and my contributors you never seem to fund ship more code then all of the worthless projects you fund for your friends of your board.
Fuck you 🖕
https://damus.io/notedeck/notedeck-v0.11.0.html
#nevent1q…p78w

2026-09-02 14:32:20 UTC

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good question. Lets see who they send after me

2026-09-02 14:31:14 UTC

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sats

2026-09-02 14:22:16 UTC

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I know right

2026-09-02 14:20:58 UTC

Opensats is asking for a “refund” because i didn’t send a final report to their fraudulent organization. Pretty insane.

2026-09-02 13:39:35 UTC

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yeah i fixed it. I am just at my work offsite so just gotta find time to push a new version to TestFlight in between. Should be sometime today

2026-09-01 15:23:00 UTC

preparing a new damus ios testflight build. thoughts on glass tab bar?
https://media.thebadnerds.show/episodes/misc/share/glass3.mp4

2026-08-31 21:27:40 UTC

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he’s not a commie therefore they hate him

2026-08-31 19:59:27 UTC

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working on a new build now

2026-08-29 22:16:20 UTC

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good idea

2026-08-29 17:59:56 UTC

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blocks the bed mirror though

2026-08-29 17:43:35 UTC

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soon!

2026-08-29 17:42:05 UTC

bedroom is way more fun now. addicted. https://media.thebadnerds.show/episodes/misc/wled/reactive-bedroom/master.m3u8

2026-08-29 08:16:09 UTC

multiple speakers and lights all network synced via sendspin protocol. who needs sonos.
https://v.nostr.build/umbTiTyjJGGkCbHoCYeGjG.mov

2026-08-28 18:18:57 UTC

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nope. i built my own linux desktop environment on nixos a decade ago. still using that.

2026-08-28 18:06:12 UTC

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auth issue with coinos. fixing this today

2026-08-28 17:16:49 UTC

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Very cool

2026-08-28 15:42:25 UTC

Going to hook this into my unifi during the day so the lights around my house show the realtime network traffic
#nevent1q…mj9h

2026-08-28 07:26:26 UTC

wled and chill
https://v.nostr.build/DgD2SV1B5vdFN4GtBSvmIw.mov

2026-08-27 18:38:44 UTC

why the fuck is anyone still here. what is wrong with you.

2026-08-27 16:39:45 UTC

Notedeck v0.11.0 beta (source only).
We're full outbox now!
It's been awhile since we did a changelog of what we've been working on. here's a small overview of some of the things.
Full changelog https://damus.io/notedeck/notedeck-v0.11.0.html
512 changes, 2,339 commits, 14 contributors
- Horizon: a timeblocking nostr calendar (NIP-52)
- Headway: kanban boards over nostr, shareable, with a CLI
- Notebook: nostr canvas + private longform vault, with a CLI
- new routed relay outbox runtime
- NIP-77 negentropy sync, in the client and the embedded relay
- an embedded localhost nostr relay
- mark relays private: dave, headway and notebook sync across your devices
- keys in an encrypted file by default, not the OS keychain
- giftwrap support
- nostr-based auto-updates, incl. Android APK self-update
- release channel selector
- browser-style app tabs, back/forward history, unread badges
- Dave sessions you can spawn, watch, message and resume from anywhere
- inline live chips for headway cards, notebook nodes and dave sessions
- grouped zap notifications
- zap receipt verification + verified zap amounts on notes
- zap/reaction detail on notes
- custom filter timelines
- follows list and view-as-user
- realtime note stats
- markdown rendering with clickable task lists
- 10 languages
- sound effects
Still a beta. expect rough edges, and please report what breaks.

2026-08-27 16:16:32 UTC

bounty still open plz hack me
#note1sc5…znrm

2026-08-27 15:35:25 UTC

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noones there 😂. I think one of their main devs left and is working for a shitcoin company now

2026-08-27 15:31:00 UTC

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Yup i see your reply now!

2026-08-27 14:29:35 UTC

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you should p tag replies

2026-08-27 14:00:09 UTC

https://i.nostr.build/rqsmRO2Pwjpc0HM53ECSDd.jpg

2026-08-26 15:45:03 UTC

making a new claude skill: tautological test hunter
no assert(true === true) is safe. i'm coming for you claude.

2026-08-25 15:21:53 UTC

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lots of changes since last version! https://jb55.com/s/fb2d81fb2887dd6a.md

2026-08-24 18:50:43 UTC

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i think he is referring to my wife who is not a stripper, but is a poledance champion and instructor.

2026-08-24 18:50:06 UTC

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i have never bought drugs in my life, although am happy to try them if i am offered

2026-08-24 18:45:09 UTC

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Nah i actually care about maintaining interop with existing clients, if im the only dev to bitch about this than so be it.

2026-08-24 18:44:05 UTC

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Damus is dying? We are a top 3 client in terms of users

2026-08-24 18:43:35 UTC

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Odell is liar

2026-08-24 18:21:57 UTC

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its a lie btw, this guy is a massive liar

2026-08-24 17:59:55 UTC

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replace the word software with protocol (the more accurate description of what we're talking about) and then this statement is deeply wrong.
lets keep hardforking bitcoin because of upkeep!
lets keep changing tcp!
lets keep changing the email spec!
quickly these protocos would all become useless, which is happening to nostr.

2026-08-24 17:33:03 UTC

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this doesn't give you a notes and replies feed, it forces a notes-only feed unless you fetch 1111 and 1 in your main feed, then you are back to what you had before

2026-08-24 17:27:05 UTC

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i'm sure damus will just stop working at some point with all the people trying to break social nostr. the goal of interop on nostr is slowly fading. lets just keep breaking the interop so that only a few clients work. great plan.

2026-08-24 17:25:21 UTC

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update to add a kind to the query, update all my nip10 thread reply logic, just to pull down the same amount of data i did before for the notes&replies feed. whats the point

2026-08-24 17:13:43 UTC

rip notes&replies feed
#note1qqq…km74

2026-08-22 01:00:35 UTC

We’re starting a podcast! Will support podcasting 2.0 and zaps. Follow @npub1r9m…d2jw to stay tuned 👀
#nevent1q…54wy

2026-08-20 15:21:44 UTC

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there's no way for us to rug wallets, damus is just an NWC interface to external wallets

2026-08-20 15:00:51 UTC

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cc @npub1nzh…z7rp

2026-08-19 23:02:58 UTC

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yeah i was designing my own protocol and then chatgpt was like "btw you reinvented sendspin"

2026-08-19 22:38:12 UTC

cool protocol https://www.sendspin-audio.com