Tré Cool is one of the most underrated rock drummers ever.

GM 🌞 Build something new today.

It really pisses me off that agents ruined en/em dashes. I used them all the time before LLMs came along and now, I'm having to train myself to stop so that people who don't know grammar won't think I'm AI slop.

GM af 🌞

Genuinely curious what everyone's thoughts are on product analytics in the apps you use. I think most teams building in the nostr/bitcoin/freedom-tech space are a hard-no without thinking about how you could do them well (i.e. privacy-first, opt-in only, etc). A lot of people complain about the quality of Nostr apps but, the truth is, it's nearly impossible to build a high-quality product that delivers real value without having at least some idea of how folks are using a thing. Trolls, gtfo. I'm only interested in thoughtful or thought-provoking responses.

* From Matthew Green's recent post on WhatsApp:

A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering

WhatsApp Encryption, a Lawsuit, and a Lot of Noise

It’s not every day that we see mainstream media get excited about encryption apps! For that reason, the past several days have been fascinati...

** Oh, and Instagram just announced they are removing the option of E2EE

GM 🌞 An amazing use for LLMs is to give them github URLs for open source projects you're unsure about the quality on (or whether they might be unsafe) and ask them to do a full review. GPT 5.4 on extra high is a phenomenal reviewer.

Open your terminal and type "banner hello". My son just showed this to me. 😂 Still finding terminal easter eggs after all these years.