miljan

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Last Notes

2024-09-20 22:29:16

If you are on Primal TestFlight, please note that we just rolled out a build that makes our iOS app much more performant and reliable. If testing goes well, we aim to release these improvements early next week.
Apologies to those who wish to participate in beta testing; our TestFlight is not public at the moment. We work closely with our testers and don’t have the bandwidth to expand the group at this time. With a bit of luck, an improved build will be live soon. Thanks for your patience!

2024-09-19 09:56:30

A note to all Primal users. We are working hard on making Primal much faster and more reliable. We already deployed a more performant web app. Please let us know if it works well for you.
Major updates to all Primal clients are in the works. Thanks for your patience, it will be worth the wait. 🫡

2024-09-12 10:47:21

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Pills are to be taken in this order:
- red
- black
- orange
- purple
- white
🤝

2024-09-07 00:38:27

Bitcoin Twitter RIP 🪦

2024-09-05 16:26:48

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can you be more specific?

2024-09-02 17:36:52

Some bitcoiners are still sleeping on Nostr. My Riga talk was dedicated to them:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxkaUxzr4xY

2024-09-01 14:53:26

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The hilarious part is that we are going to crush it so massively that other competing networks are going to look like toys in comparison. Much sooner than most think.

2024-08-30 20:45:00

Argentina or Uruguay would be awesome for the next Nostr.World conference.
That’s my vote. 🫡

2024-08-27 14:24:55

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😂 👌 💪

2024-08-26 10:48:59

imho, nostriga was the best nostr.world conference so far. and that says a lot, because nostrica and nostrasia were bangers. as i wait at the gate to fly out of riga, wanted to share some thoughts while my impressions are still fresh.
i don’t know the actual numbers, but it felt like this was the biggest nostr event yet. the quality and signal of presentations was excellent. we are leaning into what is working, while at the same time there are still many fresh ideas emerging.
in comparison, i must say that bitcoin events feel a bit stale. you can almost pick any talk/keynote/panel and drop it into any other bitcoin conference over the past few years - and it wouldn’t feel out of place.
nostr has a lot of momentum and i dare to say that we have the winning hand vs. the legacy web. just keep pushing fam. 💜☀️
https://m.primal.net/KNku.jpg

2024-08-26 10:19:13

it seems really important to “them” that we are not able to speak

2024-08-24 21:07:54

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hell yea

2024-08-18 18:31:13

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By "same mechanism", I was referring to DVMs (Data Vending Machines) as a method to deliver custom nostr feeds.

2024-08-16 18:24:05

@npub1wmr…g240 nails it here:
#note14pa…4ha0
#naddr1qq…e09z

2024-08-08 12:55:22

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The "Latest" feed is a chronological list of notes by your follows.
We do have the global feed. You can access it via the web app: https://primal.net/explore/global/latest
If you wish to add it to your main feed picker, simply click the "add this feed to my home page" link at the top of the feed. This will add the feed to both web and mobile apps.

2024-08-04 23:27:44

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I use Primal and Highlighter

2024-07-28 23:31:33

The biggest story around Nostr isn’t censorship resistance.
It’s the total reshaping of the incentive structure on the Web. The platform silos currently hold most of the power, but Nostr will shift it to users and content creators. This will become more obvious as we build out the tools for users and content creators. Zaps are just the starting point. Exciting times ahead.
#note16uc…w4up

2024-07-24 18:00:40

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Definitely not related to note content, but not 100% sure it's the connection.

2024-07-10 14:33:52

Primal for iOS build 1.8.6 has been released. Here is what we have for you:
- DMs: performance improvements
- Network settings: enhanced privacy
- Network settings: set caching service
- Overall stability improvements
Our main goal with this release was to solidify the existing functionality and make the app more performant. Let us know what else we should improve in that area. Moving forward, stay tuned for a MAJOR update and a ton of new functionality targeted for the end of August. 👀
Enjoy! 🤙💜
https://primal.net/downloads

2024-07-06 19:17:08

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Thanks for reporting. I will reach out via dm to investigate.

2024-06-26 22:16:36

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Maybe it was a connectivity issue @npub14f6…qvty, @npub1lr2…dl6a. Good to know that it's working now.

2024-05-23 23:57:19

@npub1a00…9q3h is giving away their amazing tablet device to the top zapper below.
Top zap is just over 100k sats atm. Seems like a steal at that price. Let's see where we end up! 🍿
#note12tz…sc92

2024-04-22 13:38:05

If somebody wants to create and maintain a public feature matrix for nostr clients, that would be massively valuable.
#note1hur…xmyf

2024-04-16 19:34:42

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works for me. are you still having issues?

2024-04-14 14:13:50

A few facts about Primal:
- We have 4 devs: 1 iOS, 1 android, 1 web, 1 backend
- We open source everything we build under the MIT license
- We’ve raised a small seed round from mission-aligned investors
- We optimize our UX for onboarding new users to nostr and bitcoin
- We’ve always been friendly and supportive of other nostr projects
- We will continue building and shipping; that’s a promise
Our goal is to build a profitable business that serves nostr users and no-one else. We expect that to be a long process, spanning many years. We are here and ready to grind.
Anyhow, GM. ☀️

2024-02-26 00:10:47

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We already have these features. Have you upgraded to v1.2 yet?

2023-12-27 17:11:15

I really enjoyed this conversation with @npub1s5y…6q7z.
Given Preston’s audience, my goal was to talk about the virtues of Nostr, instead of simply shilling Primal. I hope we’ll see some new faces around here as a result of this pod.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEfH9jaLBz0

2023-12-25 15:17:39

My Nostr predictions for 2024
Today marks one year since I joined Nostr. It’s been a crazy year, but I have a feeling that 2024 is going to be much crazier. Here are some predictions:
1. Nostr social media clients will become insanely good. By the end of the year we will surpass the legacy social media clients in terms of UX and features, making them look like relics of the past.
2. More lightning wallets will implement Nostr integration. By the end of the year Nostr will become a de facto standard public lightning directory.
3. The bitcoin bull run will bring more users to Nostr, adding more gravity to the network.
4. At some point, a massive new cohort of users will join Nostr. We won’t be ready for them. Relays and other services (indexers, media hosting, etc.) will struggle to support them. After some hiccups, the Nostr ecosystem will adjust.
5. With the increased network activity, spammers will return in force. They will be sophisticated and relentless, putting all of our spam mitigation services to the test.
6. Long form notes will become much bigger on Nostr.
7. At least one “other stuff” content type will take off in a meaningful way.
8. Nostr’s censorship resistance capabilities will get tested in a major public episode.
9. The AI community will get much more interested in Nostr. They will be attracted by the idea that open source language models, combined with Nostr’s open social graph and publicly accessible data - could actually democratize AI.
10. By the end of the year everyone - even the haters - will realize that Nostr is going to win.
11. @npub1qny…95gx will accuse me of not being bullish enough.
Anyhow, GM ☀️ and Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏻

2023-12-19 13:23:21

Primal for iOS v1.1 is now live on the App Store.
Everything should be faster, smoother, and more reliable. Hope you’ll enjoy the shiny new image viewer. Please let us know if you run into any issues and what you would like to see in the upcoming releases. Enjoy! 🤙💜
https://apps.apple.com/app/primal/id1673134518

2023-11-16 14:17:12

GM frens ☀️
Massive things on the horizon. We are going to win.

2023-09-07 02:10:47

Dust has finally settled on the “Primal censorship” drama. That’s good to see, but I don’t want to sweep this episode under the rug. It is probably appropriate to do a post mortem, assess what has happened and see what we can learn. Let’s make sure that Nostr is a better place after this episode.
Two weeks ago, Primal’s trending algorithm was attacked by bots. The attacker generated hundreds of thousands of reactions, propping his note to the top of our trending feed. At the time, our only defence was a simple “can’t trend” list, so we put the attacker on it. He immediately posted on Nostr, accusing us of censorship, but his note never took off. The attacker then selected a few well liked Nostr accounts and started stuffing the ballot box for them. We saw a bunch of bogus notes with massive bot engagement, so we resorted to the only blunt tool we had. The attacker jumped on the opportunity to publicize the fact that some well liked accounts were being suppressed on Primal and accused us of “shadowbanning”. The whole thing exploded on Nostr.
What followed was a pretty tough week for Primal. Many of our users turned against us. They took the idea of shadowbanning seriously, as they should. Most feedback was in good spirits, people making fun of Primal via memes. But we also got a fair bit of hate from complete strangers, which was super-weird. All in all, Nostr users were clear about what they think of censorship. This was the Nostr immune system reacting. Being on the receiving end of it really sucked, but still it’s beautiful to see!
The crazy part is that those “shadowbanned” accounts were actually perfectly visible throughout the entire Primal site. They had *exactly* the same level of visibility as they do on Damus, Snort, Coracle, and other Nostr clients. They just couldn’t show up in our trending bar. I tried to explain, but there was little room for nuance with the drama in full swing.
So we decided to disengage temporarily, focus on building, and let our product do the talking. We made our trending algorithm more resistant to bots and removed everyone from the “can’t trend” list. We also built a new content moderation system for Nostr, giving complete control to the user. This is our best take on how to do content moderation on such a radically open network. I cover the features and our reasoning in my blog post below.
So Primal is strictly a better product after this episode. But what about Nostr itself?
Attacks can be useful. While they disrupt our systems and really suck for us and our users, they do force us to improve and become more competent at operating in an adversarial environment. However, we should be careful about making it socially acceptable for Nostr devs to attack other projects in broad daylight. That’s not the most productive way to collaborate. It also creates weird vibes which I think we don’t want here. Nostr is in its infancy and the way we act will set the tone for things to come. There is so much to build and we are all working as fast as we can. At Primal we build open source software and run services for Nostr. If you don’t like the way something works, fork it and do your own thing. If you want to contribute, we accept PRs. If you have found a vulnerability, there are multiple good ways to disclose it.
As for Nostr users, I think you all reacted perfectly. Push back hard at any whiff of censorship. When in doubt, mercilessly create memes, point out things that are wrong, and don’t let up. Even if the target is Primal.
If Primal is real, it can stand the pressure. 🤙💜
https://habla.news/u/miljan@primal.net/1693416828339

2023-08-31 18:28:20

Primal’s trending algo is no longer easily gameable by bots. We implemented a new system based on web of trust. We will publish more details soon, but the high-level idea is to infer humanity of a pubkey based on its connections in the social graph. As always, full source code for this system is open and available in our repo.
Given this new capability, we removed everyone from the "can't trend" list. This means that every Nostr account is able to trend on Primal; they just need to post a note that produces genuine user engagement. We will monitor the results of this, but it is possible that a global "can't trend" list is no longer needed.
The best part: Primal’s trending feed got a whole lot better!

2023-08-23 19:58:06

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Next Primal iOS build is coming very soon. And it's going to be worth the wait, believe me. 👀

2023-08-23 15:29:34

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Oh but that would be cEnSoRsHiP!! 😂

2023-03-28 12:12:23

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Primal is in preview and zaps are not implemented yet.
Soon™