HarrisonFriedes
Harrison Friedes

AI for Individual Rights at the Human Rights Foundation, Founder & President of Freedom Lab NYC , Chair of Fat Cat Fab Lab.

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npub1dlkff8vcdwcty9hs3emc43yks8y7pr0tnn7jewvt63ph077sw48s4cc4qc

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harrisonf@getalby.com

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Last Notes

2026-03-23 03:28:46 UTC

Very strange feeling walking around knowing literally every single thing we're doing digitally is outdated.

2026-03-20 02:10:16 UTC

Seems like there's huge potential to set up a P2P market with agents.

2026-03-20 02:09:42 UTC

Anything that requires a browser is friction at this point.

2026-03-14 02:53:58 UTC

Who's building the most interesting tools for agents right now?

2026-03-09 06:51:42 UTC

The economy in the near future might be much more local, individuals providing services to individuals.

2026-03-07 08:15:09 UTC

Agents might reward high agency the most, which would bode well for a world of responsibility and freedom.

2026-02-28 22:08:15 UTC

Open source will super power AI and vice versa.

2026-02-16 13:30:00 UTC

Software will now be bespoke, the only question is will it also be cypherpunk?

2026-02-16 01:11:36 UTC

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Or maybe signing Nostr notes, if we catch the right moment for it

2026-02-16 01:09:04 UTC

The medium term future might be communication primarily through .md files and agents?

2026-02-05 22:06:18 UTC

Turns out getting to 1 BTC might be easier than we thought.

2026-02-04 16:15:08 UTC

Music sounds better on wired headphones.

2026-02-02 23:58:12 UTC

"Code is law. Freedom reigns." Pretty cool song https://fountain.fm/track/0SDDXrKzbM0N8hklznbL

2026-01-30 06:32:09 UTC

Clawdbots created their own social network and are apparently trying to figure out cryptographic identity... https://blossom.primal.net/8d1fd63ace85eed7f43a9c47022f7cfb33e768e61e0c7bc26932ea673a55655e.png
https://www.moltbook.com/post/d2d67fbd-230c-49b2-a61a-1523bb1e3a8e

2026-01-28 03:30:00 UTC

What's the best AI video editor to use?

2026-01-20 06:15:10 UTC

Would Nostr clients be able to fork the X algorithm to take out the bad and keep the good?
https://blossom.primal.net/84fc42bda72fa0184ad7da0927872593d52b84376d2cc546a033226a4e09639c.jpg

2026-01-03 08:31:37 UTC

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Hey @nprofile…s8xd, we're hosting these on a monthly basis, any interest in creating an evergreen sticker for us to hand out at the event and post around the area?

2026-01-03 00:27:14 UTC

It might be a good time for us to switch from "Bitcoin is inevitable" to "We can make Bitcoin inevitable".

2026-01-02 04:50:49 UTC

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Who do you recommend following for good content?

2025-12-30 11:29:23 UTC

A local AI that tracked all personal transactions and provided an exact calculation of inflation could be cool.

2025-12-30 09:49:39 UTC

If it requires a YouTube tutorial, the UX isn't that good.

2025-12-29 13:23:52 UTC

Game night, round 2 of Mario Kart, coming up soon! https://blossom.primal.net/cf41fc00f3f343235f7e31d4e72e66e75cb8cd751b6dba848ea452d4876931d1.mp4

2025-12-23 06:25:37 UTC

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We're also playing Bitcoin board games for this, any recommendations on what to get?
#nevent1q…9jxy

2025-12-21 09:47:55 UTC

What's the best podcast on Bitcoin politics / policy you listen to?

2025-12-04 18:41:05 UTC

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I think it's worth encouraging more Jews to be anti-Zionists https://blossom.primal.net/89e4e6d21dd8dcb068b5de259af6aa568a204a8ac9b7b595c78e61c5fa309076.png

2025-12-02 09:22:07 UTC

If vibe coding can get to a point where it can easily replicate any app, which it's not far away from, everything will be de facto open source.

2025-12-01 02:39:13 UTC

Kind of crazy I've received $10 in zaps on Club Orange, for advertising I never have to even look at. Feel like there's something in the future of advertising here that could be very positive.
https://blossom.primal.net/1f2dfe8c76611bba815d9cc43335acac18443f086547923d037fe165b1e254dc.png

2025-11-30 07:40:53 UTC

We might be at an end of an era, where there will no longer be early adapters of technology, and AI tools like vibe coding become so intuitive that innovations are equally available to everyone at once, independent of aptitude or technical niche. Sort of unheard of throughout the history of technology? The implications of this seem largely positive, but I could be wrong or missing something.

2025-11-29 13:37:06 UTC

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Seeing privacy advocates successfully making moves in Bitcoin is very heartening

2025-11-25 16:08:19 UTC

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@nprofile…etsy or @nprofile…yvfs means you at least get to skip the subscription part. We're also going to be trying out Goose at our next workshop - https://luma.com/wkhgc1yc

2025-11-23 01:49:58 UTC

What AI do you like best for logo image generation?

2025-11-23 01:21:43 UTC

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"Make privacy invisible and automatic" 💯

2025-11-10 01:46:20 UTC

Has anyone tried vibe coding a Nostr Etsy with Shakespeare.diy? Seems like low hanging fruit.

2025-10-29 04:37:16 UTC

Pro-tip: Tell AI to ask 5 - 10 clarifying questions before generating or editing an image. It turns out it actually has a thought process behind all the inane-seeming choices it makes, and it will spell them out for you to direct beforehand to preempt.
Example of an image I was able to get in a few prompts using this trick. https://blossom.primal.net/718ae584f3339f1b1d48a8ed0f7dc2dffa049dffa4010a83001896cacc8b7734.png

2025-10-26 14:18:08 UTC

Had a great time presenting @nprofile…rzcm 's AI for Individual Rights program at Oslo Innovation Week. It was very cool to get to join a conversation that was largely about policy and the potential dystopian outcomes of AI to introduce the goal of supporting AI tools that are privacy- and sovereignty-preserving on a technical level.
https://blossom.primal.net/2611b560d84781cbedf574b092ad393155b5718c993453f0b3f6468ec8b36ce9.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/450c4101ad2b5a1363259de08a4639da33449d1d706a0384d7b08228dcc88279.jpg

2025-10-19 02:22:53 UTC

I just slaughtered 3 Nostr zombies using #PlebsVsZombies! ⚔️🧟‍♀️🧟‍♀️
My Zombie Score™ was 7%! What's yours?
🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟩
Follow @npub1pvz…sd4h and join the hunt at: 🏹
https://plebsvszombies.cc

2025-10-14 00:45:25 UTC

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There is no viable alternative 💪

2025-10-01 22:58:50 UTC

Kind of wild to see this in the NYC subway
https://blossom.primal.net/069b749e8702059c664551be568722006ba34ef87fcbd58d3ba8536e8b1cf646.jpg

2025-09-23 02:44:24 UTC

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@nprofile…lgwt I can sendyoua a few too if you like

2025-09-23 02:43:21 UTC

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These now exists as limited edition stickers! @nprofile…rczv come pick them up whenever you like.
#nevent1q…q0y5
https://blossom.primal.net/1afa0c1a8a95993bf6bea38ffbde42bbf03e2689daa33521d5279f850fba81ad.jpg

2025-09-20 20:34:17 UTC

Had a great time at @nprofile…nsyp's Imagine IF. There's no feeling like the one you get walking away after an event where everyone cares about Freedom Tech.
https://blossom.primal.net/2279305a318ad8f0c8e6dea53a05a19c3b9275307d832331c64706dc383c69a4.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/2a0fc199599c8240b3c870228f67b4c6623a11cde0b8d4738936628737f4a534.jpg

2025-09-20 18:21:05 UTC

Holding the moral high ground is the most effective way to wield power long term. And we wouldn't want to live in a world where that wasn't the case.

2025-09-11 03:22:25 UTC

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The citizen journalism ecosystem can be massively built out to ensure those responsible for violence are reliably exposed. There's no reason for every interested pundit and commentator to not closely follow all leads until the truth is found. And they can even often a bounty to those who find the most compelling evidence in search of the truth (via peaceful investigation).

2025-09-11 03:15:50 UTC

In the age of the internet, a mass and sustained outcry for a full-throated investigation has the potential to lead to the actual truth. Whatever that may be.

2025-09-11 02:30:59 UTC

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These seem good too, but the one I'm thinking of was one guy presenting on a call from his desk, and making illustrations with a computer program to explain concepts as he went.

2025-09-11 02:28:56 UTC

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It is a genuine mask off moment, and to a degree we don't get often. A lot of people I know are doing better than expected, which is nice.

2025-09-10 02:58:47 UTC

Does anyone remember a video of a Nostr developer teaching other developers the basics of how Nostr works, on a virtual call with illustrations?
It's to date one of the best videos I've found that explains the mechanics of Nostr on a basic level, I thought I saved it somewhere but must not have.

2025-09-05 14:57:31 UTC

What kind of animal would choose the subway car with the harsher lighting

2025-09-04 17:34:00 UTC

Superman getting healed by the sun is pretty based.

2025-08-30 02:33:40 UTC

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PubKey just became the most legit Bitcoin org in NYC
#nevent1q…00gk

2025-08-26 22:04:31 UTC

Learn how to buy Bitcoin P2P tonight! Thank you @nprofile…37j2 for the front door sign! Good events don't happen without good wayfinding.
https://blossom.primal.net/1cbd7ac1c1c46bfe50eabd7fe76425e7db1652501c47611b1856a63cfc1d7797.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/2e55df1f914da6e6d0171a8b9e36463ca7607bb3e4621ea08fabadfafd1671cb.jpg

2025-08-20 17:41:06 UTC

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It looks amazing, thank you!

2025-08-17 15:34:45 UTC

Had a great time at our last workshop, join us at our next one to learn How to Buy Bitcoin P2P! On the last Tuesday of the month, 8/26 - https://lu.ma/c8jz07q5 https://blossom.primal.net/e5e0a2150b21ede75b96c170777240fe9cf1d1368c3f817368e1337098402611.jpg

2025-08-15 17:51:14 UTC

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Totally agree! We're committing to the last Tuesday of the month until people realize it's a thing

2025-08-01 16:30:05 UTC

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"To get there, mint implementations need rigorous reputation management features and proof-of-reserve functionality so that users can understand how much counterparty risk is introduced by the mint. "
🔥🔥 Seeing this in Forbes is pretty cool

2025-07-31 06:36:59 UTC

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Haha that's a great song. But I'm not sure the revolution will happen without good UX

2025-07-30 05:11:20 UTC

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Pretty consistently, any Bitcoin tool that doesn't have a clear profit incentive to use has underdeveloped UX and adoption

2025-07-29 02:27:39 UTC

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Merchants choosing to accept currencies rather than just not make a sale at all may be a little binary thinking.
I could see a world where merchants offer a discount for transactions made with bitcoin, since both parties save on what would otherwise be more expensive credit card fees. Which incentivizes the spending of Bitcoin. In addition to the reality that the more one spends in Bitcoin on every day expenses, the less spending money has to hold in other currencies.
This is reliant on scaling solutions being more fully built out, but that seems like the primary hurdle to me, as opposed the hard supply cap.
Also, could you elaborate on what you mean by fractional L2? I.e. paper Bitcoin that can be inflated? I think it's possible the market, after a few tough lessons, will learn to value non-fractional L2s over fractional ones in that case.

2025-07-28 20:21:35 UTC

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Is there an argument to be made that a fixed supply makes Bitcoin more in demand, which means merchants and other receivers in a transaction will start to demand it as opposed to other currencies?

2025-07-11 22:12:53 UTC

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Bitcoin isn't inevitability positive until, at the very least, P2P is as easy or easier than KYC
#nevent1q…z4p7

2025-07-11 16:42:26 UTC

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This looks amazing, thank you @nprofile…rt8p !
Check out our hands-on workshop on running a node, Tues, July 29th!
Featuring lessons from the great npub1ypj34wxzlv07hjjkhqx7hg2xxzh5227uue873uz2na0k0e9rc8xqeapukx and @nprofile…6z38
#nevent1q…z056

2025-07-11 02:19:28 UTC

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It was really cool to see the Nostr community come to life in NYC. There are dozens of us!
#nevent1q…j2ys

2025-07-10 21:59:55 UTC

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Undeniably cool

2025-07-09 18:39:25 UTC

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@nprofile…6z38 and co are singlehandedly bringing Bitcoin to merchants in NYC
https://blossom.primal.net/deab62be81a09ae0278ab974cfba2c85753ffd1f44d9c303524d996c8d893793.png
#nevent1q…3ckf

2025-07-09 00:38:43 UTC

I don't think Nostr will win until it's hyperconvenient to use.
https://blossom.primal.net/cf716469e6ed3156feabb5a9e0a43f7f518ccc5e5e2588b6e77b59b433de1c72.png
(Ratings are my own and may be inaccurate)

2025-07-07 22:19:36 UTC

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Memento

2025-07-07 17:39:56 UTC

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Would be huge!

2025-07-02 22:01:51 UTC

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The future is bright with @nprofile…tdq0

2025-06-30 14:37:17 UTC

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Realizing the problem is the first step to solving it. While there's no immediate actionable step, I think it lies somewhere in using Bitcoin and building local communities in order to opt out of fiat politics. Being open minded about how power being misused is indicative of being open minded towards solutions, and possibly even searching for how one can be a part of them. This is 100x times better than believing the legacy media headlines one reads, which is still a huge problem and far closer to the opiate of the masses than not believing them is.

2025-06-29 14:28:06 UTC

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https://blossom.primal.net/774f1f6aa827aec1bd65dd83c25ed4560b05c3b81f0375504326bcdfae2ce944.jpg

2025-06-29 03:27:53 UTC

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🧱 by 🧱

2025-06-29 01:51:06 UTC

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Except the vaccine

2025-06-29 01:48:10 UTC

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"The merchant who understands bitcoin will unavoidably and inevitably drive the shift to bitcoin payments." - Parker Lewis
(and those who onboard them)
#nevent1q…hvqa

2025-06-29 00:28:21 UTC

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I've seen a few prominent figures do it. I think it's less about getting them to say yes, and more about getting the clarity that they reserve the right to misrepresent you if they say no.

2025-06-28 20:01:49 UTC

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The move for interviewing with legacy media may be to make it a condition for them to release the unedited interview before agreeing to speak with them on the record.

2025-06-26 19:28:56 UTC

We had a great time at the How to Mine Bitcoin Workshop, thank you
@nprofile…zhk4 for teaching! https://blossom.primal.net/6d2cb8087a5934e58a921b5e08e45db41ded775745daa5a9ec23d45f481cb696.jpg

2025-06-13 17:53:22 UTC

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Zapfluencers are now inevitable

2025-06-13 02:12:28 UTC

"The merchant who understands bitcoin will unavoidably and inevitably drive the shift to bitcoin payments." — @nprofile…vuws
https://blossom.primal.net/0445b9d3d2c509acf0d7b9aa7119ea92f619e32d38643f3d6564e48a7c0adcbc.png

2025-06-10 20:54:28 UTC

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Thanks!
https://blossom.primal.net/4a1c03f89b7b3b46682e87fc115a8eca453a8bae1f2551997188427d263cc150.png

2025-06-10 17:37:52 UTC

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Taught by the great @nprofile…zhk4

2025-06-10 17:33:12 UTC

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We're hosting our first workshop on how to mine bitcoin - designed specifically for the beginner. If you're in NYC on the 24th come check it out!
https://plektos.app/event/naddr1qvzqqqrukvpzqmlvjjwes6askgt0prnh3tzfdqwfuzx7h88a9juch4zrwlaaqa20qq5xyet8d9hxuetjyaej6am0wf4hx6r0wqaz66r0wukhgmedd45kuefdvf5hgcm0d9hqsk8mzj

2025-06-10 17:21:28 UTC

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Amazing!!

2025-06-10 05:41:55 UTC

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To compete with existing event platforms, most important will be capturing user's email (making it required to RSVP) for event organizer's to use to email blast them later.
DM's are neutral in terms of value added IMO, but if/when a Nostr messaging service becomes dominant could be very helpful.

2025-06-09 17:04:12 UTC

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One of the cool things about Bitcoin is that wealthier countries tend to be overregulated, giving less developed countries a chance to get ahead in adoption. That said, the big picture goal is to increase privacy as much as possible to make regulation less and less feasible across the board.
#nevent1q…m8g3

2025-06-09 14:14:02 UTC

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Undeniably cool.

2025-06-09 13:58:14 UTC

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Welcome!

2025-06-09 13:54:36 UTC

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Any suggestions on where to start?

2025-06-09 13:16:01 UTC

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Definitely agree, I've just considered reduced deletability closer to a bug than a feature, but I'm also open to thinking about it differently. To steelman your point, extremely prominent figures not being able to delete their posts increases their accountability, like Bitcoin's reduced privacy increases institution's transparency, despite the ideal end state of the technology being perfect deletibilty / privacy.

2025-06-09 13:00:49 UTC

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This is amazing. One of the first questions a newbie has when starting is "Why do I have to buy bitcoin in a separate app?", and I've yet to hear a good answer to it.
#nevent1q…g3ge

2025-06-09 12:32:36 UTC

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Would you be opposed to nostr users having the ability to delete their posts, if it was somehow figured out?

2025-06-09 08:05:56 UTC

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Mostly Primal for the web and Amethyst for Android

2025-06-09 08:00:31 UTC

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Thank you!

2025-06-09 04:54:37 UTC

Anyone have any niche TV show recommendations? First ones that come to mind are Ultra City Smiths, The Life & Times of Tim, and Peep Show.

2025-06-08 22:43:47 UTC

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Welcome!

2025-06-08 20:42:31 UTC

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Welcome!

2025-06-08 18:44:20 UTC

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🔥🔥 let's do it!

2025-06-08 18:38:07 UTC

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@nprofile…qesn @nprofile…5gnc @nprofile…6z38 @nprofile…wfrw @nprofile…h2h7 @nprofile…xpqw @nprofile…xmm9 @nprofile…x58v @nprofile…g0a5 @nprofile…485d thank you everyone for the warm welcome!

2025-06-08 14:22:41 UTC

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Honored 🙏

2025-06-08 14:11:34 UTC

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Thank you! The beefsteak was my favorite meal of the month btw ☺

2025-06-08 12:28:27 UTC

Finally set aside a day to fully set-up my Nostr! Thank you @nprofile…zhk4 for the encouragement.