“Nostr bad, X good”

Most people don’t realize that recommendation algorithms are the root cause of an inevitable civil war. People naturally think, “civil war? That’s extreme.” Denial is natural when the truth is too painful to bear. But these kinds of things happen in a snap. These algorithms continue to polarize, naturally, as they are incentivized to specifically optimize for reaction. And this will continue to happen until an attempted assassination of a president, the murdering of a prominent political influencer, the normalization of a paramilitary executing citizens, and so on. And by the time we get there, people will want it. And they’ll want more of it too.

I’m finding it’s not really “worth it” to post content like this on Nostr, or even X for that matter. Every algorithm/audience has its preference, which is why this kind of stuff performs best on YouTube. But whatever. Here’s a video on how we deciphered Mayan writing. I find it interesting enough to share, but I mostly stopped posting this kind of stuff here

The irony of conservatives always using the Slippery Slope fallacy to dismiss progressive initiatives while starting with "We need voter ID mandated" and ending at "You ought to carry your ID everywhere to prevent federal immigration agents becoming justified in detaining you" isn't lost on me

I don't know what I'm doing wrong when it comes to entrepreneurship. I work on good products, make them super affordable, built an audience of 100,000+ followers, reach out to people who ask for what I'm making, make content that's interesting and there's like no conversion. Not to compare, but there are people that literally sell total crap and make a living off of it too. I don't get it.

If you want to add nice sound effects into your web app, programmatically generated, feel welcome to use this file or configure it based on your needs. It uses tone.js to do so.

GitHub

nosabos/nosabos/src/utils/SoundManager.js at main · RobotsBuildingEducation/nosabos

an app to practice spanish. Contribute to RobotsBuildingEducation/nosabos development by creating an account on GitHub.

Duolingo pranks has got to be one of the worst design choices I’ve ever seen. Why would they approve and ship this? lol

Avocado packing day

I re-invented my link tree page to use nostr. Now you can instantly launch the language learning app or create a NIP-60/61 wallet to take with you across the education apps that allow you select recipients to effectively create scholarships through the act of learning. Why? Because on social media I’m often competing with the desire to scroll. So every single click counts because each click competes with the scroll.

Amazing things are happening on Bluesky

How to understand the “I love you” sentence structure in Nahuatl

Added cute sound effects and characters to my language learning app to make it more… ✨engaging ✨

It goes without say that if you’re in support of ICE you lack common sense with regard to civil liberties and immigration policy. Like Kirk’s murder, the recent murder wasn’t justified in any reasonable world. ICE is the arm of a government overextending its powers and preying on the fear of post-9/11 citizens. It serves no other purpose other than that. To believe otherwise only makes you a useful idiot.

“I can finally stop coding 12 hours a day” 💔 The path ahead of everything else that needs to be done daily:

I searched one thing and replied to someone’s post on threads and the entire algorithm changed. Kinda cool honestly

Gonna add Russian to my language learning app later. This is going to be a hard UX challenge because I haven’t really designed for different writing systems. However, if I can reason about this clearly, then I can add Mandarin or Japanese next, so it’s probably worth the effort. One must listen to their users, even if it hurts in the short term 💔

Why is corn so important to Mexican society?

Woah nostrapps submit process has updated

I’m not really sure I believe in nostr’s claims of value for value over the long term. It’s rather idealistic and disconnected from reality. In most cases, people’s money is often people’s time. It’s their lifeblood. They don’t have the privilege of venture capital or other structural means. So in most cases, if you want 10,000 sats from someone, you’re more likely than going to need to earn it by providing a solution to a real problem they’re having. If I have $30 to spend on art and entertainment, is it really going to go to a post on nostr that I’ll forget about or is it going to be that one event or show in my city? The reality of business is ruthless but so is the exchange of peoples time and lifeblood for products and services.

Breaking down how to say “thank you” in Nahuatl