Daniel D’Aquino
danieldaquino@getalby.com
Part-time Entrepreneur, part-time Freedom Engineer at Damus. My mission is to build tools that empower Individuals to be more Free, follow their own curiosity, and express their creativity.
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Forever Laura
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1mo ago
Maybe the mistake I’ve always made when talking about Bitcoin was saying that the system was broken, like economists were stupid or something.
But it’s not broken. It works perfectly.
It took me a while to realize this.
We live in an era where we can cure once-incurable diseases, send people to Mars, and build AI that simulates human thought. And yet, we can’t ensure that two working adults can afford a stable life?
No, it’s not incompetence. They're not stupid. It’s not bad luck. It’s by design.
The economy isn’t in crisis. It’s just that we’re not at the center of it. It’s engineered to transfer wealth and power upward. The Cantillon Effect isn’t a side effect = it’s the engine of the system.
Money is the source code of power. And as long as it’s arbitrarily
But it’s not broken. It works perfectly.
It took me a while to realize this.
We live in an era where we can cure once-incurable diseases, send people to Mars, and build AI that simulates human thought. And yet, we can’t ensure that two working adults can afford a stable life?
No, it’s not incompetence. They're not stupid. It’s not bad luck. It’s by design.
The economy isn’t in crisis. It’s just that we’re not at the center of it. It’s engineered to transfer wealth and power upward. The Cantillon Effect isn’t a side effect = it’s the engine of the system.
Money is the source code of power. And as long as it’s arbitrarily
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Daniel D’Aquino
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1mo ago
I put together an experimental relay for selective file sharing over #blossom and #nostr that allows users to upload files and selectively share them with other users, with the following features:
🚦 Uploaded files are not publicly accessible by default
🔓 Files become available only to nostr users selected by the uploader
I created this to help me experiment with the concept of collective backups and social recovery of files/photos, but thought it could be useful to other builders on the space, so I am publishing it!
Here is where you can find it (still highly experimental 🧪):
https://github.com/Leaf-Computer/blobstr-relay/
If you end up using this (or if you run into bugs), I would love to hear from you!
🚦 Uploaded files are not publicly accessible by default
🔓 Files become available only to nostr users selected by the uploader
I created this to help me experiment with the concept of collective backups and social recovery of files/photos, but thought it could be useful to other builders on the space, so I am publishing it!
Here is where you can find it (still highly experimental 🧪):
https://github.com/Leaf-Computer/blobstr-relay/
If you end up using this (or if you run into bugs), I would love to hear from you!
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Daniel D’Aquino
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1mo ago
I put together an experimental relay for selective file sharing over #blossom and #nostr that allows users to upload files and selectively share them with other users, with the following features:
🚦 Uploaded files are not publicly accessible by default
🔓 Files become available only to nostr users selected by the uploader
I created this to help me experiment with the concept of collective backups and social recovery of files/photos, but thought it could be useful to other builders on the space, so I am publishing it!
Here is where you can find it (still highly experimental 🧪):
https://github.com/Leaf-Computer/blobstr-relay/
If you end up using this (or if you run into bugs), I would love to hear from you!
🚦 Uploaded files are not publicly accessible by default
🔓 Files become available only to nostr users selected by the uploader
I created this to help me experiment with the concept of collective backups and social recovery of files/photos, but thought it could be useful to other builders on the space, so I am publishing it!
Here is where you can find it (still highly experimental 🧪):
https://github.com/Leaf-Computer/blobstr-relay/
If you end up using this (or if you run into bugs), I would love to hear from you!
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Daniel D’Aquino
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2mo ago
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npub180cvv
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2mo ago
The frost bunker is the key rotation.
npub1qny3t
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Oct 7, 2024
TOO MUCH CONCERN OVER LACK OF KEY ROTATION.
NOT ENOUGH FOCUS ON HARDWARE SIGNERS AND MULTISIG.
NOT ENOUGH FOCUS ON HARDWARE SIGNERS AND MULTISIG.
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jb55
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2mo ago
physics, mathematics, chaos, assembly, complexity take up so much of my awe and wonder , by the time religion and spirituality come around i am just *meh*
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jb55
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2mo ago
how many people would like to use damus iOS as an nsecbunker signer for web apps? signing requests sent over push.
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Daniel D’Aquino
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2mo ago
Version 2 of this draft is out now with several improvements!
https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/1767#issuecomment-2676529794
https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/1767#issuecomment-2676529794
Daniel D’Aquino
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2mo ago
Tired of closed project management and productivity tools that don't quite fit your use case, but is also hard to extend/customize?
I wrote a draft for some new NIPs that aim to address these issues: https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/1767
If you have interest in building productivity tools based on Nostr, I would love to hear your thoughts!
I wrote a draft for some new NIPs that aim to address these issues: https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/1767
If you have interest in building productivity tools based on Nostr, I would love to hear your thoughts!
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Damus
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2mo ago
Hey nostr! It's our favourite day of the week - Testflight release Friday!
Check out what’s cooking in this version 👀
📝 Drafts! Notes in progress will always be persisted and saved automatically. Never lose those banger notes when you aren't quite ready to ship them. Take your time, make them great.
🖼️ Profile image cropping. Make your profile look just right without any fuss. It also optimizes them on upload now to not nuke other people’s phone data bills. Nice!
🧹 Feed cleaning. You won't see the same note more than once in your home feed - ie. No more scrolling through the same reposts!
⏳ Fixed note loading when clicking notifications and damus.io links. No longer will you get dropped into the app wondering what the hell just happened.
☎️ Fixed NWC not working when you
Check out what’s cooking in this version 👀
📝 Drafts! Notes in progress will always be persisted and saved automatically. Never lose those banger notes when you aren't quite ready to ship them. Take your time, make them great.
🖼️ Profile image cropping. Make your profile look just right without any fuss. It also optimizes them on upload now to not nuke other people’s phone data bills. Nice!
🧹 Feed cleaning. You won't see the same note more than once in your home feed - ie. No more scrolling through the same reposts!
⏳ Fixed note loading when clicking notifications and damus.io links. No longer will you get dropped into the app wondering what the hell just happened.
☎️ Fixed NWC not working when you
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Daniel D’Aquino
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2mo ago
Tired of closed project management and productivity tools that don't quite fit your use case, but is also hard to extend/customize?
I wrote a draft for some new NIPs that aim to address these issues: https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/1767
If you have interest in building productivity tools based on Nostr, I would love to hear your thoughts!
I wrote a draft for some new NIPs that aim to address these issues: https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/1767
If you have interest in building productivity tools based on Nostr, I would love to hear your thoughts!
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Forever Laura
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2mo ago
I’m from a small town in Italy, and if you think longevity comes from steaks and relentless self-discipline, think again. Here people drink wine daily, eat carbs without guilt, and yet most live well into their 90s. Maybe the real villains aren’t carbs, but stress and isolation.
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Daniel D’Aquino
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2mo ago
I believe SSH is somewhat underrated as a Freedom Tech protocol.
It is stable and reliable, features built-in pubkey authentication, does not require certificate provisioning, and can establish multiple secure data channels for almost any purpose.
It sounds like an excellent protocol to build on.
It is stable and reliable, features built-in pubkey authentication, does not require certificate provisioning, and can establish multiple secure data channels for almost any purpose.
It sounds like an excellent protocol to build on.
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Daniel D’Aquino
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2mo ago
Please disregard my previous note, it seems to have been only a technical issue
npub180cvv
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2mo ago
Replying to @USER
Oh, I guess this must be because I thought bots were spamming njump.me a while ago and blocked b̶i̶l̶l̶g̶a̶t̶e̶s̶b̶o̶t̶ BingBot. Turns out it was just a bunch of bugs of my own creation, which I then fixed, but forgot to unblock the bots. Thank you for raising this now.
But sadly njump.me is not getting very much indexed on Google either. I used to be able to find most of the Nostr influencers like @PABLOF7z 🧡 and @jb55 by doing a njump-scoped Google search, but now not even that is working.
But sadly njump.me is not getting very much indexed on Google either. I used to be able to find most of the Nostr influencers like @PABLOF7z 🧡 and @jb55 by doing a njump-scoped Google search, but now not even that is working.
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Daniel D’Aquino
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2mo ago
It seems like njump.me results are being shadow-banned by DuckDuckGo. Can anyone confirm if they are experiencing the same issue? I was able to find results up until recently.
cc @fiatjaf
cc @fiatjaf
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Daniel D’Aquino
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3mo ago
It is not much posting compared to some other people I have seen on Nostr, but definitely my own personal record, I used to post close to zero things when using other platforms 😂
I am way more proactive on Nostr than I have ever been on any platform in my life, and that makes me happy 😄
https://damus.io/purple/2024-in-review/npub13v47pg9dxjq96an8jfev9znhm0k7ntwtlh9y335paj9kyjsjpznqzzl3l8/
I am way more proactive on Nostr than I have ever been on any platform in my life, and that makes me happy 😄
https://damus.io/purple/2024-in-review/npub13v47pg9dxjq96an8jfev9znhm0k7ntwtlh9y335paj9kyjsjpznqzzl3l8/
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jb55
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3mo ago
Me and @Daniel D’Aquino hacked together a little end of year thing for our purple subscribers, enjoy!
Damus
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3mo ago
If you’re a damus purple subscriber, add your npub to the end of this url:
https://damus.io/purple/2024-in-review/
To get your 2024 year in review. The page is empty without your npub, just stick it in too see your #damuswrapped !
Yes, it's a few days late, but we really appreciate our purple subscribers and wanted to do something a little fun. Enjoy!
https://damus.io/purple/2024-in-review/
To get your 2024 year in review. The page is empty without your npub, just stick it in too see your #damuswrapped !
Yes, it's a few days late, but we really appreciate our purple subscribers and wanted to do something a little fun. Enjoy!
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Daniel D’Aquino
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Dec 21, 2024
GM
Constraints are often seen as a bad thing to be overcome or complained about — but with a shift in perspective, they can often be viewed as an opportunity.
People tend to complicate things. Constraints can help by forcing one to constantly reconsider their approach and shift their focus towards fewer but more important things.
If simplicity is the highest sophistication, then constraints are the way the Universe guides you to uphold that principle.
Constraints are often seen as a bad thing to be overcome or complained about — but with a shift in perspective, they can often be viewed as an opportunity.
People tend to complicate things. Constraints can help by forcing one to constantly reconsider their approach and shift their focus towards fewer but more important things.
If simplicity is the highest sophistication, then constraints are the way the Universe guides you to uphold that principle.
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Damus
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Dec 20, 2024
It’s another #damus TestFlight Friday! We need your help Purple Subscribers! Please try out the new stuff and let us know if there’s any feedback before the next release. Here’s a quick overview of what’s new and a ton of what’s been fixed for everyone’s sanity:
What to Test:
Added:
- Render Gif and video files while composing posts (Swift Coder)
- Add profile info text in stretchable banner with follow button (Swift Coder)
- Paste Gif image similar to jpeg and png files (Swift Coder)
Changed:
- Improved UX around the label for searching words (Daniel D’Aquino)
- Improved accessibility support on some elements (Daniel D’Aquino)
Fixed:
- Fixed issue where the "next" button would appear hidden and hard to click on the create account view (Daniel D’Aquino)
What to Test:
Added:
- Render Gif and video files while composing posts (Swift Coder)
- Add profile info text in stretchable banner with follow button (Swift Coder)
- Paste Gif image similar to jpeg and png files (Swift Coder)
Changed:
- Improved UX around the label for searching words (Daniel D’Aquino)
- Improved accessibility support on some elements (Daniel D’Aquino)
Fixed:
- Fixed issue where the "next" button would appear hidden and hard to click on the create account view (Daniel D’Aquino)
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Damus
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Nov 22, 2024
They say you shouldn’t release on Fridays….but we didn’t get the memo! Check out what’s new in our latest App Store release version 1.11:
- Multi image uploads
- A video player that actually works!
- Share sheet action
- Seamless scroll
- And more!
http://cdn.jb55.com/hls/damus-1.11/master.m3u8
- Multi image uploads
- A video player that actually works!
- Share sheet action
- Seamless scroll
- And more!
http://cdn.jb55.com/hls/damus-1.11/master.m3u8
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jb55
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Sep 23, 2024
New #damus appstore version just dropped!
- Support for viewing Highlights and a way to create highlights in the Safari share sheet
- Push notifications powered by our new nostr push notification server (notepush)
- More obvious friend filter for reducing spam in notifications and DMs
- Improved reconnection speed
- Support for AlbyHub zaps
Enjoy!
- Support for viewing Highlights and a way to create highlights in the Safari share sheet
- Push notifications powered by our new nostr push notification server (notepush)
- More obvious friend filter for reducing spam in notifications and DMs
- Improved reconnection speed
- Support for AlbyHub zaps
Enjoy!
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Daniel D’Aquino
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Sep 8, 2024
How is the Bitcoin/Nostr scene in Tokyo? Are there frequent bitdevs-style meetups and other social events?
I found some events online, but I would love to hear the opinions of someone living in Tokyo!
#asknostr
I found some events online, but I would love to hear the opinions of someone living in Tokyo!
#asknostr
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Daniel D’Aquino
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Sep 6, 2024
Cool new features on this TestFlight! Try it out and let us know what you think!
Damus
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Sep 6, 2024
Create Highlights in Safari!
Push notifications!
New testflight just dropped. Learn more about these awesome new features here! Available now to Damus Purple subscribers.
Get the testflight: https://damus.io/purple/login
https://cdn.jb55.com/hls/highlighter-testflight/master.m3u8
Push notifications!
New testflight just dropped. Learn more about these awesome new features here! Available now to Damus Purple subscribers.
Get the testflight: https://damus.io/purple/login
https://cdn.jb55.com/hls/highlighter-testflight/master.m3u8
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Daniel D’Aquino
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Sep 6, 2024
GM! Even though it’s night time where I am, it must be morning to someone around the world 🌎
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Daniel D’Aquino
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May 28, 2024
Sorry, I don’t know any 🤷♂️
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Daniel D’Aquino
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May 17, 2024
Humanity needs more books and learning resources on how to build sustainable and ethical human-centric products and companies. There does not seem to be a lot of those around (or at least I am not aware)
jb55
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May 17, 2024
And we wonder why people are so fucked up, people building apps just want you to be hopelessly addicted so they can make more money from ads. It’s hard to find design books on optimizing human well-being. Why does our relationship with computers have to be framed around getting users hooked on crack? There is something seriously wrong with our industry.
jb55
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May 17, 2024
Replying to @USER
When i tried to google design books around this concept all i found were books and how to keep users addicted. Let’s not care about peoples well being, let’s just get them hooked 🙄 
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Daniel D’Aquino
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May 14, 2024
Thanks for your comment @🦄Onigirl🐹🐉! To help me create better content, are there any specific use cases or objectives that you’d like to achieve with IPFS?
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Daniel D’Aquino
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Apr 29, 2024
What are you using currently?
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Daniel D’Aquino
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Mar 22, 2024
Well said! It’s hard not to fall into this trap.
Do you have any specific strategies that have helped you avoid falling into this trap in the past?
Do you have any specific strategies that have helped you avoid falling into this trap in the past?
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Daniel D’Aquino
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Mar 21, 2024
How? What’s happening in Canada today?
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Daniel D’Aquino
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Mar 18, 2024
Thank you! Please let us know if it happens again!
Did you happen to change your mute list (add or remove someone from your mute list) recently?
Did you happen to change your mute list (add or remove someone from your mute list) recently?
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Daniel D’Aquino
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Feb 10, 2024
I know an even longer song: 23 minutes 😜
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Daniel D’Aquino
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Jan 4, 2024
What is the logarithmic bitcoin chart?
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