BenGWeeks
Ben Weeks ⚡

https://www.robotechy.com

Open source dev: @Damus | @LightningPiggy | @LNbits | POWR | @LnBits. Homeschool youngest and help her run @RobotechyShop (3D printing shop)

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npub1jutptdc2m8kgjmudtws095qk2tcale0eemvp4j2xnjnl4nh6669slrf04x

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ben@bengweeks.github.io

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2026-04-12 09:50:31 UTC

Hi @nprofile…aze8
I'm integrating Boltz v2 reverse submarine swaps into a Bitcoin Lightning wallet app for kids (Lightning Piggy) (levergaing NWC and on-chain wallets). I'm hitting a consistent routing issue and hoping you can help.
My setup:
- Node alias: Zapp.ie
- Pubkey: 03233616a8639ea25bcda4acf0f9d5beaf791d39df60549e4e47ad24e7bb4b2bf0
- Direct channel with main Boltz LND node (026165...49ceb2), 5M sats capacity
- We pass referralId: 'lightning-piggy' on all swap requests
The problem:
When we call POST /v2/swap/reverse, the returned Lightning invoice is consistently issued by a node with pubkey 03e9c515b1e48c0e3bff9af8af1fce15d9b3f1ebb51e0311b1f80e820ba4cabb18 (alias "Boltz Mini" on explorers). This node isn't advertised in GET /v2/nodes, has no publicly announced channels, and is unreachable from our node - lncli queryroutes returns "unable to find a path to destination" even through ACINQ (1,169 channels, 147 BTC).
Every reverse swap attempt fails with pay_invoice timeout because LND can't find a route. Submarine swaps (on-chain > LN) work fine, it's only reverse swaps where this node selection is problematic.
Swap amounts we've tried: 25,000 and 26,000 sats. Both land on Boltz Mini.
Questions:
1. Is there an amount threshold above which swaps are routed via your main LND node (026165...49ceb2) instead of Boltz Mini? If so, what's the minimum recommended amount?
2. Can our referralId: 'lightning-piggy' be registered on your side and bound to the main LND node, so all our reverse swaps use that node?
3. Is there an API parameter (documented or undocumented) we could pass to force the invoice to be created by a specific node pubkey?
4. Does Boltz Mini have private channels with the main Boltz LND node? If not, how are clients expected to route to it?
5. Are there plans to document this node selection behaviour in the API docs?
FYI @nprofile…tqqs

2026-04-12 09:12:04 UTC

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Oh yeah :-) haha 18

2026-04-11 22:25:01 UTC

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2026-04-11 13:01:21 UTC

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Are @nprofile…l94r going to play at the next Nostrica @nprofile…wwgl ?! :-)
https://fountain.fm/track/vOdYyPmVq0fUXkNKL22P
#nevent1q…0sv3

2026-04-11 10:50:46 UTC

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@nprofile…xm38
"As a regulated financial institution, Xapo Bank uses location data as a critical security layer. This helps us ensure that login attempts are legitimate and originate from permitted jurisdictions. This ‘location-binding’ is a key defence mechanism against remote unauthorised access and helps us maintain our high security standards."
Is this about compliance or about security?
Your architectural choice is hostile to privacy conscious users (of which a lot of Bitcoin users are). You could have done with using IP geo-location without Google Play Services. This suggest you have a poor understanding of your core customer base.
Now you expect me to share my location with you and Google. If that location data is compromised by either of you, you put Bitcoiners and their families at risk (note recent kidnappings in France).

2026-04-11 09:19:43 UTC

Anyone else locked out of @nprofile…xm38 now they've suddenly switched on enforcing that you share your location with them and Google or you can't login?

2026-04-07 23:16:36 UTC

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Suprised not more talk of this on Nostr. Americans - are you happy to accept (and fund) this?
#nevent1q…gp4e

2026-04-06 09:05:29 UTC

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Comments on scores would be good!

2026-04-04 20:53:49 UTC

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Still can't believe how bad the British Airways app is. Everytime you need to check at the desk as the app doesn't work and BA staff knowingly accept it like it's a known thing.

2026-03-30 16:37:34 UTC

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I thought it was auto-enabled and lamds in theor account as fiat unless they choose otherwise? I.e. allows people to at least use Bitcoin?

2026-03-30 15:04:16 UTC

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How did it go?

2026-03-26 23:18:27 UTC

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I find his stuff very intriguing on the whole. Enjoy his lectures.

2026-03-25 14:35:22 UTC

Any tips for getting zap.stream to work @nprofile…x8za ? @nprofile…6cwa
https://blossom.primal.net/d5be1adf7321eeabf456b44d16ba7d96f526281d28c0e9e6fe1654ae8ed2eb96.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/b2b282581dfb7e458b9aca29cda13665d3c988aca73b356397241303e2192d4e.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/1cd29bf89331656766480d1837a571b07ce30b1a2c4aa74ffae1e37d869d9ce0.jpg

2026-03-23 15:23:02 UTC

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You need to beat @nprofile…6hpu

2026-03-23 15:21:18 UTC

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That's impressive! :-)

2026-03-20 23:08:09 UTC

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I think even less for the UK

2026-03-20 16:19:40 UTC

How long before energy use lockdowns?!

2026-03-19 23:36:05 UTC

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https://github.com/BenGWeeks/yeshu-min-natzrat

2026-03-19 18:09:48 UTC

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My compiled canon arrived!
#nevent1q…zr02
https://blossom.primal.net/3d0f46af130e266e639165b3dddca4261fdca94ee5ca73b6b343adc0737e4b3b.jpg

2026-03-18 17:54:17 UTC

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Sounds awesome :-)

2026-03-18 13:31:52 UTC

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So tell me, do you speak from experience? If so, what prompted you to go there?

2026-03-17 20:25:19 UTC

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Didn't one of the disciples head in that direction?

2026-03-17 20:20:30 UTC

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Soundd intriguing.

2026-03-17 19:04:29 UTC

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These look great. Do you do comissions for other books? Do you have a minimum order size?

2026-03-17 18:55:07 UTC

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It's quite interestinf if you peel away the roman and institutional elements of the new testament too.

2026-03-17 18:46:00 UTC

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What books _would_ you include?

2026-03-17 18:45:33 UTC

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I have to wonder if many Christian's have actually read the old testament.

2026-03-17 17:33:34 UTC

Have been running am interesting experiment over the last week or so. After reading the old testament [although not all of it] I have concluded that the god of the old testament is not the god of Jesus. And, if we make an assumption of removing Peter and John's influence, on the basis of being bad actors, and include books by those closer to Jesus (brother James and "twin" Thomas, as well as the favoured Mary), we come to quite a different canon and message.

2026-03-15 23:13:46 UTC

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Ah yes, that's the one I raised. Was a while ago I looked at this but came across deletion event challenges whilst working on @nprofile…38w7 Glad to see it's fixed! FYI @nprofile…3u7a

2026-03-15 19:33:44 UTC

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What's the latest with delete events :-)

2026-03-13 16:02:35 UTC

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Can't AI do all the paperwork these days?! :-)

2026-03-13 08:58:00 UTC

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What's the latest UK wise?

2026-03-12 22:26:31 UTC

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Completely .... degraded.

2026-03-12 21:58:20 UTC

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The indication on the icon of the accounts I follow would be good.
Let me know if any more testing needed back.
When I have a little more spare time I'll get a local dev build running.

2026-03-12 12:44:45 UTC

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I presume first search is for messages I've had, then I click on [+] in top-right ("Start a new chat"), and that search uses my follow list**? I am presented a list that is populated (shows a bunch of people alphabetically, then some nPubs) but you are not listed, or searchable (at first). Then I realised little spinner to the right and left it, and you do indeed appear (actually 3 times). An indication of which one I follow would be good (and appear at the top) :-) All 3 say you're not on White Noise and to invite you.
** OK, it's doing more than that.
https://blossom.primal.net/79c892965ba05ea3724db7ca295b7015e44486f29da03ff3c41273f29ca04d32.png

2026-03-12 07:52:19 UTC

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Can't find you in White Noise @nprofile…ssyg

2026-03-08 03:35:24 UTC

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Looks like a serious bit of kit!

2026-03-08 03:27:35 UTC

Mmm ... why do I make so many more typos on @nprofile…c5de with FlorisBoard (setup to be very similar to IOS) than in iOS?
From some reading up, seems like there was some clever ML, although FlorisBoard do say they're re-writing the "Glide Typing" atm (I do like the SwiftKey functinality on iOS but maybe that is done in the cloud - or a separately installed keyboard - looks like it's owmed by Microsoft now).

2026-03-07 14:49:48 UTC

Free speech platform Elon?
https://blossom.primal.net/47a25e5baada95a77087624c01584f2dfb8e43ac07dd433dbcaf00ec4371a4d0.jpg

2026-02-26 13:01:44 UTC

I'm transitioning ...

2026-02-26 12:59:16 UTC

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1. Looks great! Is it open source?
2. Can you have multiple cards with a different NWC connection per card?

2026-02-19 00:34:37 UTC

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Dave’s getting pretty hardcore :-)

2026-02-08 10:59:19 UTC

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My experience is it could be do simple question / answer type stuff such as answering e-mails, responding to messages, etc.
May be my expectations were a little high, but to do actual useful work it was challenging, e.g. creating presentations, etc. I really had to refine its skills and still then it struggled. It would forget what I had said to it, not finish tasks, etc.
I was using Opus 4.5 / Sonnet 4.5 (allowing it to choose models as appropriate). To reduce costs you can use a mix of models, reduce the heartbeat etc. Or use a local model. But I’ve found local models really struggle with tool use. That said, it was a costly experiment. Anthropic is just too expensive compared to what you get out of it (with OpenClaw).
That was a week ago though - and things move quickly atm.
Might have a go with ChatGPT (cheaper token use) and see if OpenClaw has improved.

2026-02-06 18:41:00 UTC

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But don’t get OpenClaw to do that - might be too late (or any locally running AI).

2026-02-06 13:10:51 UTC

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Agreed fiat money is bad. But now tell us how you buy your loo roll :-)

2026-02-06 13:03:52 UTC

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You must do a better job of orange pilling than me then :-) Your local garage, corner shop, butcher, green grocer all accept Bitcoin?

2026-02-06 12:27:36 UTC

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Could you build your own tap-to-pay app @nprofile…sehn

2026-02-06 12:23:41 UTC

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Maybe … looking to plugin the likes of @nprofile…sehn so payments pulled from Sats balance. Obviously prefer to shop at Bitcoin accepting businesses …

2026-02-06 12:12:54 UTC

Does Graphene have the equivalent of Apple Pay (or an app that does something similar). I would have thought it would be possible to create an app that runs on Graphene that “simply” clones a card easier than other OS? Maybe I am oversimplifying …

2026-02-03 13:55:05 UTC

At what point do we all agree to stop paying taxi’s to these pedos? Asking for a friend.

2026-01-29 22:54:51 UTC

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Do you respond to posts too?

2026-01-29 22:47:22 UTC

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They’re only going to get better too :-(

2026-01-29 19:53:20 UTC

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Watch costs too … especially as it can get caught in loops such with browser automations (tell it to check in after 10 or so tool calls). You can configure it to use cheaper models and span sub-agents that helps a bit.

2026-01-29 19:47:27 UTC

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Have you been able to get MoltBot to be valuable yet? Can converse, but she seems to get easily distracted and not complete tasks

2026-01-28 09:47:19 UTC

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First experience:
- Not “fast” but still to determine how much value can bring (would say still in onboarding mode)
- Took some workaround to get working in Teams
- Not sure how well it remembers tasks or is going to build connections between concepts
- Gonna burn some API credits! $150 in a day yesterday. Will see if I can offload some simple tasks to local AI.

2026-01-28 00:21:27 UTC

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If your gym asks, yes, that’s a 100% what it is :-)

2026-01-28 00:15:49 UTC

Seen on X. Is the creator on here too? Presented at @npub1hvq…y4jq I think? @npub1kmw…xqk9 @npub1lws…y86j
https://image.nostr.build/f8709f43eeffd9e1e308cdbb3e90e2626fd3ace1927982d0b057bcda58b97b56.jpg

2026-01-27 23:01:43 UTC

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Yeah, bit daft really calling it that. As long as it’s not a CCP infected clone ;-)

2026-01-27 22:52:18 UTC

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Looks like just a fork? Gonna be difficult to know what’s the longest timechain soon :-)

2026-01-27 22:27:13 UTC

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Yes it’s open source, but if you’re using Anthropic (etc.) as the LLM (brain) your chat will be going off there. Would be interesting to see how local LLMs compare these days.

2026-01-26 01:46:48 UTC

Has anyone vibed a decent Office replacement for Linux please?! :-)

2026-01-24 13:47:43 UTC

Do we have any @npub1235…0ht5 news about Graphene running on non-Pixel devices yet?

2026-01-22 17:21:30 UTC

Coding in 2026.
https://image.nostr.build/a12406e4387fbf9e1602e75a5d5c816bf48c786d43c3a097eb0b048a7762a1b5.jpg

2026-01-19 18:05:43 UTC

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@npub1wdz…2z0e

2026-01-13 21:42:49 UTC

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Looks like need a Nostr plugin for Shopify :-)

2026-01-13 20:41:27 UTC

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Where is this available from? Available on Nostr marketplaces?

2026-01-11 15:43:50 UTC

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Submitted my first PR to it today :-)
https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/pull/10260

2026-01-11 15:37:25 UTC

Anyone else a Ghostty terminal user?

2026-01-11 15:17:46 UTC

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Oh, too easy! :-)

2026-01-11 15:08:43 UTC

Can you work out where i am?! @npub17df…y09f
https://image.nostr.build/8150a381eae5f45ded177bcd8127771b1e9afa3e63821941b6b7aacfee7490b8.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/fb4546a49db890c8c51b748d42648f2875e77f5e8bf6d2a7b5e87dbaa6378249.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/1a4f2b838c115be2c2d2fba29a2eaded24f27d19cf9ca59c60834c904333ccb5.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/f7406d8ed94aff5ca9a63ada7c3839b45355312171e44865697d2fce448339fe.jpg

2026-01-09 18:36:20 UTC

Any #DevOps users on here?

2026-01-09 17:16:10 UTC

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Link?

2026-01-07 02:06:47 UTC

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Very cool. Does AI help with PCB board design yet? I had a go a few months ago for the FOSSA ATM project but the learning curve was more than I had time for at the time.

2026-01-05 03:08:05 UTC

Snagged from X
https://video.nostr.build/06ecb6d748ef60d4b51ebe9a09c63a6470735bcef28d20bc0380aaf11ebcbada.mp4

2026-01-03 10:55:19 UTC

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Going to do an audible version? :-)

2026-01-03 10:46:27 UTC

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This is an awesome read.
@npub1zaf…26k5 known issues with sharing these note types? @npub1wdz…2z0e got “Can’t display note. We do not yet support viewing this type of content”. @npub18m7…q955
https://image.nostr.build/35ea04d0034a6ac18229c50523ddc38452600b620142b7f7ae8cb12f413a7551.jpg

2026-01-02 15:02:14 UTC

Matchbox vs Hotwheels
https://image.nostr.build/e1f80ff0890426d7d58d4428b5fb2beb7d521c2f2bc409008862a2a8d28d199b.jpg

2025-12-31 23:53:43 UTC

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The Conor McCormack Show :-)
I think he would be a valuable addition to join you on the regular shows @npub14mc…frlx. He’s rightfully angry, more radical, and holds you (and hopefully your guests) to account.
#INoLongerConsent [by not using their money]

2025-12-31 22:16:58 UTC

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This is great. Look forward to find out more and see more content from you.

2025-12-30 18:15:51 UTC

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Yeah, we don’t even need many producers for the UK. Just a couple of farms / butchers / hardware store / IT store and alike and we can do our weekly shop online. Obviously the more local the better (which is where @npub1864…t2tq comes in). I love the way @npub1mar…p7hd aggregates the shopping basket checkout.

2025-12-29 13:43:03 UTC

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Weird. Don’t see it. Have sent you Signal link - hopefully you get that.

2025-12-29 10:16:58 UTC

Saw this on X :-)
https://video.nostr.build/3f43726780c0f3618fe74eb6eca945f49e0b1049c94a666eeb4b38a3ded505f2.mp4

2025-12-29 10:01:44 UTC

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DM’d you. Happy New Year.

2025-12-28 21:02:19 UTC

Are there any butchers or farmers in the UK on Nostr?!

2025-12-28 20:52:45 UTC

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*Keen
#MakeEditsGreatAgain

2025-12-28 20:51:02 UTC

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No README.md?!?! ;-) Ken to find our more @npub1e6t…gqft

2025-12-28 20:46:02 UTC

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Got a link?

2025-12-28 20:37:53 UTC

@npub16mq…vcur Can we have some T-shirt designs on black please?! :-)

2025-12-28 20:34:28 UTC

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@npub1sfp…cq9l wants a Nostr Scribble game she can play with her mates.

2025-12-28 20:28:51 UTC

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Any thoughts on discoverability of someone waiting for an opponent?

2025-12-28 20:27:34 UTC

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Feature request - you go straight into the game with an option of a free trial.

2025-12-28 20:25:19 UTC

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Would be cool to figure out how to do multiplayer on Nostr.

2025-12-28 20:24:22 UTC

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Will the bot notify you if someone beats your score …

2025-12-28 20:22:58 UTC

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What other games do we have in the works @npub12ay…ryxk ?! @npub1cn6…wt8a
Can Shakespeare handle “Way of the Exploding Fist”?! I used to love that game (when it loaded successfully from the tape drive). @npub10qd…arpj

2025-12-28 20:18:15 UTC

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You can publish your products (wine) using @npub10ef…aeh3 and @npub1mar…p7hd to Nostr for purchase through decentralised marketplaces.

2025-12-28 20:11:52 UTC

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Have you published your wine as Nostr NIP-15 / 99?

2025-12-28 20:07:09 UTC

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Will “he” gamify scores with “x just be you @someone” @npub1cn6…wt8a

2025-12-27 14:40:31 UTC

There should be an app that detects at exactly what point in an audible book you fell asleep.

2025-12-27 14:38:52 UTC

Having another go with neovim. Claude Code makes me now want to stay in the CLI.

2025-12-27 03:24:38 UTC

Ever wanted to just talk to CLI AI? Create a nice little utility that can connect to your own self-hosted Whisper service. https://blossom.primal.net/cc8dbbeea949818f80abc421f8f44742f9c55b9bb72fd2daf1fe188d777270ab.png