I wonder whether Elon Musk has taken a look at Nostr, seen all the zapping taking place, and thought to himself - "Would this work on Twitter?"

I downloaded the newly released version of Iris from the iOS App store and am impressed. It manages to retain the clean organised look of the web version and everything worked fine for me. I'll still use the web version mostly, as I find its integration with Alby wallet to be a great feature, making payments a breeze.

Bitcoin skeptics always sounding of with "bitcoin has no use case", need to be on Nostr - just to witness the explosion of Lightning usage due to just one thing - integration of Lightning with a social network. Mind boggling and proof positive that Lightning has a bright future.

Final reminder to followers of mine who haven't claimed their 1000 sats yet. This is the last of my daily sats giveaways this past month. From now on I'll be rewarding good content with individual zaps. 😎 For my final giveaway I'm sending 1000 sats to each of my followers who taps/clicks to "like" this post. If you've already liked and claimed your sats, please ignore. Sats will be sent, once "following" status has been confirmed. Sats away!

Today is the last of my daily sats giveaways during February - my way of celebrating the emergence of Nostr, and what it means for communication freedom. From now on I will confine myself to rewarding good content with individual zaps. 😎 For my final giveaway I'm sending 1000 sats to each of my followers who tap/click to "like" this post. Sats will be sent once following status has been confirmed. Sats away!

Come March 1st I will have been on Nostr for one full month - every day of which I've been giving away sats. To mark the occasion, each and every one of my followers will be able to claim a 1000 sat bonus on March 1, when I send out the notification. Keep an eye out for that. And if you're NOT currently following me, you still have time. 😎 Meanwhile, it's daily sats giveaway time again - with 1000 sats to each of the first 10 Nostricians who "like" ❤️ this post.

Nostr is for everybody. 😀 Mobstr Gangstr Troopstr Wokestr Freakstr Sportstr Fanstr Boobstr Leftstr Rightstr Prankstr Jokestr Plebstr

I made my first post on Nostr on 1st February. A lot has happened since then. I've had time to evaluate what is happening here, in particular as it compares to my own activity in Twit land. First of all, it's obvious that the first wave of Nostr adopters are bitcoiners. So right now, for me, Nostr is the ideal place to meet all sorts of people who love bitcoin and to hang out together. This is especially useful to me, living in a small country on the other side of the world, where not much happens by way of open bitcoin activity. However, as I Twit user I realise I can't totally leave that platform yet, as I have other interests and follow other people outside of bitcoin space. For example I'm interested in the wider areas of freedom philosophy, economics and geopolitics. Ideally, over time, people with interests other than bitcoin will migrate to Nostr. However, the primary appeal and value of this platform is that it's free from government, corporate and algorithmic control - and the sad fact is many people don't value that as much as we do. Hopefully, as time proceeds and the nature and dead hand of state control becomes more widely understood, more people will appreciate and adopt what Nostr is offering.

Feel the Nostr love - get zapped on, not crapped on! 1000 sats each for the first 10 Nostricians who reply to this note with the word "Thanks".