Calva

building self-sown.com | commerce cowboy | free market maximalist | nurture capitalist

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2026-09-09 17:04:36 UTC

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First thing that came to mind is using Nostr as a way to seed/sync settings when setting up a new device with Omarchy.

2026-09-02 02:15:19 UTC

https://carlsfriends.net/source.html

2026-08-30 21:17:55 UTC

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The interoperability is also a cherry on top of an app in my eyes, not a leading feature itself. It works well as a secondary thing to discover after using an app for a while, so making people be aware of it doesn't add much value unless you're explicity looking for something with interop in the first place. It might just serve to confuse users with needing to learn about Nostr if it's front and center.

2026-08-30 21:14:43 UTC

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Current longform clients are clunky for my preferences to use, but I've been meaning to turn my website into a Nostr-backed site, so natively going forward they will be posted on Nostr when I publish them.

2026-07-30 16:41:34 UTC

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Agreed, it can't be thrown out in its entirety. Social has some useful primatives (like following lists and the social graph), but interfaces focused on social-first experiences are a lost cause.
I see social-last at a UX level, not a protocol level, meaning users are only exposed to the minimum viable social features required to make discovery and communication in an application seamless via the network. The social UX landscape is not something I think Nostr should be focused on adopting or competing within.

2026-07-30 01:45:19 UTC

Lamb tongue on the menu today... 👀
https://npub16dhgpql60vmd4mnydjut87vla23a38j689jssaqlqqlzrtqtd0kqex0nkq.blossom.band/c1a5f67077d7e5a93000b5eafc0818dbc5ee4b89cbf1c1284c8d0a90ba570541.jpg

2026-07-30 01:10:15 UTC

Been writing my thoughts and reflections down more recently to work my brain outside of coding, reading, and training. Finished my first essay in quite some time:
https://calva.fyi/thoughts/posts/nostr-is-not-for-social-media

2026-07-30 00:21:44 UTC

"People expect beautiful melodies. But I already know the melodies. So does everybody else. Rather than look for more beautiful melodies, everyone's purpose should be to find blind spots."
- Keith Jarrett

2026-07-28 07:20:34 UTC

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I've heard of over 10x savings. Might just be my prompt style and usage.

2026-07-28 06:13:50 UTC

3-5x cost savings for comparable, if not better, performance. Actually insane.
#nevent1q…aa2c

2026-07-28 05:56:31 UTC

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Exciting!

2026-07-28 04:50:10 UTC

Kimi K3 is incredible! Anthropic is cooked.

2026-07-22 02:49:56 UTC

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What is the context? Can't see the note you're replying to.

2026-07-21 22:52:05 UTC

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Nostr as a foundation, the product as the selling point. Few.

2026-07-21 21:35:08 UTC

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👋

2026-07-21 19:23:56 UTC

Exactly the type of Nostr projects we need more of! Nostr as a foundation, the product as the selling point.
#nevent1q…l2v4

2026-07-20 21:34:22 UTC

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Working on doing just that. Closing on a citadel in the next couple weeks and planning on building out a farming business on top of the infra we've been building for @nprofile…v4ma . Will be spreading the tech and knowledge gained to support the circular econony online and in-person as we scale.

2026-07-20 00:30:31 UTC

Beef heart tacos on the menu today. 🤌
https://npub16dhgpql60vmd4mnydjut87vla23a38j689jssaqlqqlzrtqtd0kqex0nkq.blossom.band/d4588df23c89b332577715bae29bdea398ae41fdfaea3cb186fc4fd756f4d9e6.jpg

2026-07-20 00:29:31 UTC

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Love to see it!

2026-07-19 00:02:45 UTC

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Commerce adoption is by far the most important goal.

2026-07-16 18:19:22 UTC

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I think it's very cool. I talked to a friend of the founder yesterday and basically they're trying to onboard farmers to Bitcoin in order to help them protect their finances in the long-term with various Bitcoin-backed instruments. Farms often utilize a lot of debt to operate, and by getting them to join the network as node operators and as coin holders they can work to secure themselves financially. Also helps to strengthen the circular economy by introducing essential goods to the market.

2026-07-15 23:57:18 UTC

How have I not heard of this before? More real-world Bitcoin businesses like this are needed!
https://www.bitcorn.biz/

2026-07-09 18:28:41 UTC

Fantastic episode. For more than just training dogs...
https://youtu.be/n_qKxNcMvtM

2026-06-29 03:51:47 UTC

👀
https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail

2026-06-28 22:55:05 UTC

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They should pretty much eat just like a human, just without the seasoning.

2026-06-28 22:53:45 UTC

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South Dakota is very privacy friendly, and more fertile land.

2026-06-24 06:57:25 UTC

Officially a Dark Wisp maxi. No client comes close.
h/t @nprofile…jejf

2026-06-22 17:31:19 UTC

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Tablets >>>

2026-06-19 00:45:44 UTC

Up next...
https://npub16dhgpql60vmd4mnydjut87vla23a38j689jssaqlqqlzrtqtd0kqex0nkq.blossom.band/fcaaba62a85667b3b872042b820bd92b33c0fdb450a18bea1615323b610cd7c0.jpg

2026-06-18 20:12:15 UTC

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In the process of wrapping up our @nprofile…65ny mobile build! Seller-focused for product listing and stall management.

2026-06-15 18:58:29 UTC

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That's why I think France will win. Mbappe has been suffering these last 4 years. 😅

2026-06-15 18:01:56 UTC

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No way they're winning the World Cup playing like that.

2026-06-15 18:01:02 UTC

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What do you use for that? Replit has built-in agent roles that spin up specialized tasks within a single prompt, but they're not fine-tunable.

2026-06-15 01:50:16 UTC

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Great one to catch!

2026-06-14 18:04:09 UTC

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Why?

2026-06-13 03:41:20 UTC

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Did not age well.

2026-06-13 02:05:37 UTC

https://www.anthropic.com/news/fable-mythos-access

2026-06-12 18:34:51 UTC

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Same! Just saw it today.

2026-06-12 18:13:24 UTC

"You may delay, but time will not."
- Benjamin Franklin

2026-06-12 16:07:56 UTC

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Welcome! Great to have you here.

2026-06-12 00:55:29 UTC

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This is the message I needed to make time for BJJ today. 🫡

2026-06-10 17:41:15 UTC

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That's roughly what I pay using Claude models via Replit.

2026-06-10 03:24:29 UTC

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25% off via Replit... 👀

2026-06-10 02:58:04 UTC

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Yeah his interviews are what made me pick up the book. Very well thought out.

2026-06-09 22:59:43 UTC

Interesting perspective from a self-proclaimed Marxist Libertarian. The problem is well diagnosed, but the solution is one that I'll have to mull over.
https://npub16dhgpql60vmd4mnydjut87vla23a38j689jssaqlqqlzrtqtd0kqex0nkq.blossom.band/e742ce966f61e04ff177cfbd53df831a6d6998015547217280fa35a4417229d9.jpg

2026-06-09 19:52:54 UTC

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THE slowest on a good day.

2026-06-09 03:56:01 UTC

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https://naughtygoat.co is an example of what you can do with Milk Market:

2026-06-09 03:47:06 UTC

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You can get him set up selling on https://milk.market ! Supports normie friendly sign-in options and fiat payments (if he wants them) while still being Bitcoin and Nostr native. Also gives you the ability to customize your storefront and connect personal domains on top of the general marketplace. Happy to grant him a lifetime account if he decides to stick around with it!

2026-06-08 18:52:04 UTC

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Might be worth it just for the initial IPO bump.

2026-06-06 17:45:06 UTC

Essentials...
https://npub16dhgpql60vmd4mnydjut87vla23a38j689jssaqlqqlzrtqtd0kqex0nkq.blossom.band/0a646d5426d6c4a8f2caeae274097fba651f8c92c51fc8044297f906fcf0e069.jpg

2026-06-05 00:14:56 UTC

👀
https://haven.calva.dev/d6dfbe4ec467163bc7c0f1909038187b5571dfbc1e0966aeaaf9344aa672fbf0.jpg

2026-05-27 22:56:25 UTC

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Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. A little on X but that's not as good platform for consumer products.

2026-05-27 22:15:40 UTC

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Exactly what we've been doing with @nprofile…65ny and @nprofile…t03w

2026-05-25 05:12:36 UTC

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DMd!

2026-05-24 23:37:44 UTC

Shoutout to @nprofile…vmkv for doing most of the heavy lifting with launching our @nprofile…5azl cajeta. She makes every batch by hand and has been working hard to get it out the door. Excited to have more people trying it and give people a taste of our childhood!
#nevent1q…v6jn

2026-05-23 23:35:38 UTC

Life got better as soon as I stopped running away from sugar.

2026-05-18 03:09:38 UTC

Utility upfront, freedom as a foundational aside.
#nevent1q…nv8k

2026-05-15 17:33:41 UTC

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@nprofile…65ny has had it for some time:
https://github.com/shopstr-eng/milk-market/commit/41e00cd6d98ebdab4a537fc118a90539aa789477

2026-05-15 17:29:13 UTC

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That's exactly how we do Google OAuth on @nprofile…65ny

2026-05-10 21:47:24 UTC

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Happy mother's day!

2026-05-09 18:13:58 UTC

"The only way out is through, but the only way through is together."

2026-05-09 16:35:04 UTC

Act.
#naddr1qq…s584

2026-05-08 23:31:49 UTC

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@nprofile…2nxn 👀

2026-05-06 17:45:40 UTC

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Finally arrived!

2026-05-05 01:22:22 UTC

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It's not jelly, it's cajeta! A traditional mexican caramel made from goat milk. Spread it on toast, add it to coffee, or eat it straight from the spoon.
Coming #soon...
cc @nprofile…vmkv

2026-05-05 01:18:36 UTC

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They need some raw milk.

2026-05-04 05:44:03 UTC

"If something goes really horribly ugly, wrong, don't be tearing yourself up that I didn't know. I knew. I knew and I'm here. Because I believe in the purpose, I believe in the value of what we're doing here to the country, to mankind."
- Kathryn Sullivan

2026-05-02 22:37:25 UTC

Mood...
https://haven.calva.dev/9f210a7e7690cb48aa1f0f5a0693e59be08efdaca67189c0ebb73ceb87f66d2f.jpg

2026-05-01 23:20:05 UTC

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Will do!

2026-05-01 01:03:44 UTC

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#soveng 👀

2026-04-30 05:26:28 UTC

When you see it...
https://haven.calva.dev/6617bde6ff278799ccc607344a54fd84e982943bbc772feb788fc66e04c73595.jpg

2026-04-28 04:58:51 UTC

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Talking tomorrow on a panel about e-commerce on the Enterprise stage!

2026-04-19 18:10:01 UTC

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Yessir! Fantastic conversation.

2026-04-17 21:39:51 UTC

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It's the only way!

2026-04-17 17:54:49 UTC

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After my tax bill, same...

2026-04-16 23:28:11 UTC

https://haven.calva.dev/39ed7258e8ff1b19eeb315b5079e048ddb7d3ad54b691fbe004e725d4d7542c8.jpg

2026-04-10 03:51:04 UTC

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👀

2026-04-03 21:01:45 UTC

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I actually forgot I haven't yet added the optimizations from @nprofile…65ny to the Shopstr storefronts, so it might be better to test it out there instead. DMd you the listing password.

2026-04-03 20:29:53 UTC

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You could play around with the custom storefronts recently added to @nprofile…j9cd if you don't want to touch code!
Makes styling a shop page pretty simple and could give you some inspo to change your site; would also be great to get feedback on it.

2026-03-26 23:57:14 UTC

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They are in opposition, but when taken to the logical extremes, I see peak globalism as a maximal number of localized markets.

2026-03-23 21:51:33 UTC

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It is but with much more flexibility.

2026-03-22 20:15:17 UTC

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No, I mean globalization taken to it's abolute maximum.

2026-03-21 21:45:36 UTC

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🎯

2026-03-21 21:39:21 UTC

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In the context of the US as well, if you think of all of the times the US was out waging war to supposedly "defend" its citizens, it was actually out acting as an agressor. Pearl Harbor and 9/11 were pretty much the only times where there was an outright attack and (argueable) need to defend.

2026-03-20 17:35:40 UTC

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Em-dashes are elite.

2026-03-13 05:41:29 UTC

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Growing the free market: https://shopstrmarkets.com

2026-03-11 02:27:25 UTC

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Invert the fingers for one of the flipped sides so the complete each other!

2026-03-09 20:57:28 UTC

https://youtu.be/sE44MUGV5gg

2026-03-04 04:45:50 UTC

Perfect; they can spend that Bitcoin on @nprofile…c8sd now... 😉
https://github.com/shopstr-eng/shopstr/commit/94ef7d1a4519e8e0158668d13c8cb8684b1d46e2
#nevent1q…nnef

2026-03-04 03:40:21 UTC

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Forgot about Halo 2, maybe Fallout New Vegas

2026-03-04 03:39:10 UTC

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BioShock
GTA V
Hotline Miami

2026-03-02 06:54:06 UTC

It's on us, not others.

2026-02-28 23:40:01 UTC

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Yup. Adding it to @nprofile…65ny for card payments was essential for normie onboarding and checkout flows.

2026-02-28 23:38:13 UTC

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It's to allow AI models to interface with external systems they're not necessarily familiar with. With Shopstr's MCP implementation, an agent would be able to query the marketplace and autonomously create a Nostr identity, browse, search, and purchase products with Bitcoin and fiat.

2026-02-28 22:29:22 UTC

Shopstr MCP coming...

2026-02-28 16:59:13 UTC

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Copy-left is the way. MIT as the default is bad for open-source.

2026-02-27 18:50:20 UTC

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Steak tartare!

2026-02-27 05:30:09 UTC

Today's haul...
https://haven.calva.dev/006dd24ac5e4bdaa6097138bf1df657550c98a118945f8a894cd0d543797252c.jpg

2026-02-25 22:32:06 UTC

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What's the point of closed source when any competitor can copy your entire startup at the click of a button?
Going all-in on open source shows more of the confidence that you have in your brand, distribution, and maintenance/customer support ability, which is what matters in the end when the cost of building drops to zero. Sure it gets easier to copy a product, but that can help you to find issues and resolve them along with the copiers. The product itself is also becoming less and less important; brand identity and community is key.
Security vulnerabilities are also somewhat more enticing/rewarding to find if you're unaware of what's running behind the scenes imo, so being closed source could be more of liability in that case.

2026-02-25 17:38:23 UTC

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Stop building solely for bitcoiners.