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Christian Siller 11 months ago
Yo i own ZERO bitcoin & a few friends told me i need to hop on NOSTR! Im Christian, carpenter, yogi, surfer & snowboarder from Massachusetts. Been surfing my brains out in Santa Teresa for months over the past years. #introductions

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Hi Christian Siller, and welcome to #nostr! 🤓 ✅ Great, you've already set up your #lightning address! I just ⚡️zapped you some #welcomesats 😊 I can also help people check their #nostr address is working (if they have one). Nostr addresses are not mandatory, but some people like using them to add a personal touch to their profile. Once you've set it up, just post a note including #checkmyaddy and I'll check it again for you. If you like, I can give you one for free at "yourname@minestr.app". Just get in touch! 😊 Made with 💚 by @minestr.app
Welcome💜 Some great Nostr best practices include (imo); • Always say GM, GA, GE, GN as often as you can to folks • #zap more than you receive • Be your authentic self, we enjoy that Enjoy your time here in the nostrverse🚀 Also welcome to the Bitcoin hodlers club
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unknown 11 months ago
Welcome to #Nostr fellow Massachusetts Native
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Yo i own ZERO bitcoin & a few friends told me i need to hop on NOSTR! Im Christian, carpenter, yogi, surfer & snowboarder from Massachusetts. Been surfing my brains out in Santa Teresa for months over the past years. #introductions
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Betagraph 11 months ago
I love Santa Teresa (among many other secret spots)…any the jungle and the waves!
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Hofer99 11 months ago
Get off zero... Put your btc into self custody cold storage.
Welcome from an ex-snowboarder. And congratulations- now you no longer own zero bitcoin!
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B 11 months ago
Dropped the ball on Bitcoin but at least you made one good choice
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Cpt. Charisma 11 months ago
Welcome! Bitcoin is not required, but it makes things more fun 😉 image
Welcome to Nostr! Feel free to follow me if you like any of these subjects: I'm a soundscape musician, write about Philosophy, Bitcoin, Nostr, Parenting, Gaming, Anime, and regularly post homemade memes. ✌️
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Chad Lupkes 11 months ago
Welcome! Based on what I can see, you now have Bitcoin in your Nostr wallet. Resistance is futile, party on dudes!
Welcome to #Nostr ! image Suggestion to find whom to follow: Follow topics using hastags, you can follow hashtags... Suggestion for Nostr Clients: Exclusive for Android: @Amethyst is an excellent choice, feature rich, supports privacy, tiktok like feeds, multi user, supports #Amber (more security), #TOR, private chats, excellent look and feel, it is ahead of most clients by far. Working for Android and iOS: @0xchat is a good alternative, more like Telegram, including chat groups, channels and voice and video calls, all encrypted e2e. It is powerful with privacy as well, it has secret chats and it supports Amber, #TOR in the settings "Use SOCKS proxy" (just install Orbot and in the settings be sure it allows background starts you don't need to have it running as VPN). It has a wallet built in and interesting features of its own. Exclusive for iOS: @Damus (users talk positive about this client, give it a try) Suggestion for Wallets: Depends on your technical level and how much time are you willing to spend understanding and setting them up: 1. The impatient with no time to waste and who doesn't care to use custodial wallets (your money...): Go for Wallet of Satoshi (https://www.walletofsatoshi.com/), add it to your profile, it doesn't have the NWC (network wallet connect) setup, but you really don't need it. When you try to zap someone, the wallet will open and the invoice will load, easy and setup free. You are set. (they don't work in USA, unless you use a VPN) 2. For the impatient with no time but looking to have a non custodial option plug and play. The most complete web based non custodial wallet is definitely @Mysterious Hamster, https://coinos.io, rich with features, you can receive emails every time you are zapped too. Very cool wallet, the dev team rocks, they are doing the good work creating more Bitcoin awareness and helping businesses to accept it. There is more... Coinos does support ecash, Bitcoin L1 (legacy, segwit and taproot), LNURL, #Bolt11, #Bolt12, LIQUID, and the cherry on top... now it supports signing in with a NIP-55 Signer like #Amber, Nostr Connect or Browser extension, you get as well a cool customize LNURL, like your username@coinos.io to receive your zaps from or SATs from wallets that support BOLT11 & BOLT12. What is not to love! 3. The curious one with not much technical expertise but eager to learn: @Minibits (mobile app, you can buy from them your own address like yourname@minibits.cash BOLT11), the app is well polished, user friendly and the devs are hands on, responsive and active in the #Nostr community. 4. The tech savvy 4.1 GetAlby running AlbyHub (a bit pricey unless you do all yourself, not my cup of tea, but people in the community loves them) 4.2 npub.cash - get your npub followed by @npub.cash and use it as your wallet address to receive anonymous private #LN payments and #cashu payments. You can pay in the wallet web site for a custom address as well (cool) Check my nostr site: https://rod.npub.pro You can get your own site, give it a try, start writing! visit npub.pro Subscribe to my free substack content: Last but not least: Enjoy Nostr!
Welcome! Few things you should know: 1. get a check mark in #Nostr, there are few options, I suggest nostrcheck.me, once you get it, edit your profile and update your Nostr-Address, not having it will hide you in some clients 2. follow hashtags, a good way to find like minded people 3. think of your nsec as your Bitcoin private keys, act accordingly 4. chose a client that respect your privacy, meaning, you can sign in with a Signer protecting your nsec, it has TOR built in and above all, you can manage the relays you use. I suggest @Amethyst t 5. add your lighting address in the profile so you can get zap, few options out there, I suggest @Mysterious Hamster for most people have fun!
in the case of a desktop with the right setup you can do the same as with the mobile, including zapping, it is a fun kearning curve, take your time. how? you install a signer as an extension in your browser, you can use iris.to as a client and sign with nos2x Nostr extension and if on Brave you can use A.K.A Nostr, as a rule of thumb try not using your nsec to sign in directly, which is your private key, similar to your Bitcoin private key. you add the nsec to the extension and you sign with the extension
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npub1kwk9...hx95 11 months ago
Looks like you own some bitcoin now, Christian! Welcome to Nostr 💜
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npub1ea0p...6tfp 11 months ago
hello and welcome to nostr. if you like little children, click here: #loli. this is automated message by nostr admin. please do not reply to this message.
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serenitys forge 11 months ago
Welcome to the family, we're a starnge kooky bunch. But we're ok 👍🏻
Welcome! And judging by the zaps it looks like you now own at least 0.00015030 Bitcoin -- a nice start!
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npub1faz0...tu9c 11 months ago
Welcome! Here's a good starting place to get caught up 👇
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WELCOME, NOSTR NEWCOMERS! Here are a few "Nostr 101" resources that will bring you up to speed on WHY this protocol is primed to take over the social media world, as well as all the basics you'll need to thrive here 🧠👇 Nostr 101 w/ @Derek Ross 👇 Building Nostr w/ @jb55 👇 The Ultimate Social Media History Lesson and Why Nostr Changes The Game w/ @rabble 👇 Collection of every other relevant educational resource your little nostrich noodle can handle 👇 https://www.benwehrman.com/nostr-guide/ Enjoy the rabbit hole, and don't forget to share these links with your friends! 🐇🕳⚡️ #introductions image
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