Wishing you all a Merry Christmas, and some great memories too.

Nostr.build Nsec.app Fountain.fm Plebchain.market 2026 will be an interesting year for me. I intend to slide as much of my own content over to Nostr from various platforms and my website. I hope to do more sales of my artwork in Bitcoin going forward View quoted note →

Fountain.fm had a significant update - and it looks good 👍 This app has my attention- what it needs most is more music content Seems like they’ve got the podcast realm worked out. If you know some musicians who could benefit, encourage them to consider this app. Myles and I are gonna figure how to upload some of his catalog. If it goes well, I’ll start bugging other musician friends to join in.

Doubled down on the Avalon Qs F*ck the furnace. Bitcoin is keeping us happy and warm now😀 #mine #heat #avalonq #btc

Steve from Gamer’s Nexus usually has a pretty good take on things. How is it he’s not a bitcoiner on Nostr ? 🤔

A lot of Nostr client updates this year. They’ve all been steadily evolving. Each has their own set of features, aesthetics and quirks. Damus is still my daily driver. I think because of the way it feels. Predictable, easy to navigate and read. Primal is slick, possibly the most mainstream but some (like Canadians) will not be able to use the wallet. The search and firehose feed stand out. Nostur is quickly evolving. Simple looks belie strong features, like delete (which asks the relays to pull your note) a good option for fat fingered people like me. Yakahonne is a standout for style It kind of has its own culture coming from a Japanese perspective. Long form notes and lots of interesting stuff Amethyst (Android) I tried this app setting up a friend. Seems very twitter-like. There are a few browser based / clients for desktop I’m interested in. Although I currently use my phone almost exclusively.

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has a growing list to explore. #grownostr #apps #client #nostr #welcome

People post stuff intended to enrich others on Nostr. On other platforms, posts are crafted to extract from others and to enrich themselves. For me, the lower number of users and engagement is not of concern because there’s no value unless it’s genuine. Be generous with likes, if not zaps. It’s that go first, pay it forward, do it because you love it, without permission attitude that is keeping my attention here. #grownostr #like #value #platform

Almost… The last part you paint is the first part people see. As much as I’d like to check it off as done - these final adjustments and details really do matter, at least to me. #grownostr #work #progress #artstr #studio #artist #painting

Just ordered a second Canaan Avalon Q The first unit can hold the temps pretty steady until it dips below about 8C for me A second unit should allow me to heat right thru the winter without running the furnace at all this year. Evening fires in the fireplace 🔥 will be entirely optional. I currently use them to keep the temps from slumping at night. Last year I kept the fires going steady to keep the furnace runtime minimal. Mining is about break even for me, mining for heat and capturing the offset expense as bitcoin is pure fiat recovery dca ROI according to AI speculation looks bullish. If you heat your home, you should consider this option😀 one Avalon Q is probably good for 2000sq ft home depending on the climate. 2 gives you more options to scale the heat output efficiently. #canaan #avalon #heater #furnace #miner #mine4heat #avalonq #heat #bitcoin

Hahah, too funny Nostr for the win. 🏆 #grownostr #memestr #fun #social View quoted note →

A replica of one of the earliest hockey masks. It was known as the pretzel mask although its creator never referred to it as that. Steve Weatherbee invited us to watch the game from his private box, where his fathers‘ mask design hangs on the wall. Pretty cool. #hockey #pretzel #canucks #mask #grownostr

POV you take the kids to their first Canucks game. #boxseats #canucks #grownostr #pov

Vancouver Art Gallery Quick peek 👀 #artstr #art #artgallery #grownostr

This one is making some progress. details and some tall grass in the foreground yet to come. #grownostr #artstr #art #progress #painting #studio #coastal

True Story: I saw a provocative post on a social media platform and I was about to reply with a witty comment. Then I thought; who cares? This guys a degenerate shill and I closed the app, shared my experience on Nostr. When I visit social media it’s become a crazy place compared to Nostr. It just took some time to get out of the toxic orbit. Back to the easel, getting after it. #grownostr #normies #artstr #studio #artist #painting

a friend, Jeff Johnston, runs a Youtube channel called UkeeTube. He's a local musician / videographer, he gets some amazing drone footage and impressive views captured. Today he posted a nice longer format video, you might enjoy. #gm #grownostr #ocean #video #chillvibes #jeffjohnston #ukeetube #ucluelet #vancouverisland #canada

Grabbed a coffee with Jason Titian last night. We’ve been friends since about the 6th grade. Jason is a Nuuchahnulth carver from Uchucklesaht His most recent project is this portrait mask with an articulating jaw. It’s not quite finished The mask represent a figure who is kind of a heckler who says aloud the things others wouldn’t or can’t. He’s not so much critical as he is just trying to make sense of his situation. His nervousness and fidgeting, asking inappropriate questions indirectly teaches us about the uncomfortable realities of life. It relates to a societal device that has as once used here; a carved smiling grin that allowed the wearer to say things publicly they could not otherwise say aloud. This new mask is a contemporary persona, who is struggling and flawed, lives in modern culture and is reconnecting with their culture and true nature. Powerful stuff. Jason is thinking of making some videos featuring the mask running his mouth and figuring out some stuff on the way.