2026-10-31T01:56:41Z https://nostr.now Samuel Chase https://nostr.now/npub100x4wa729p9k7v8630dam5j5ptxq5znkrl4psjn8egxdw9y9nvlqaqgtyh https://fantastic.earth/system/accounts/avatars/110/236/013/857/088/047/original/77b5554fbcbe689c.png https://fantastic.earth/system/accounts/avatars/110/236/013/857/088/047/original/77b5554fbcbe689c.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw8lpcrm89zm6hjjl8wgptau6mzdj7clw75msseew3z5vpwh8t44czypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnucjg8z8 More writing. Changed the ink colour mid sentence.<br/><br/>#fountainpen #writing<br/> <img src="https://fantastic.earth/system/media_attachments/files/117/535/320/671/909/577/original/efc7ac2efb08b34c.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://fantastic.earth/system/media_attachments/files/117/535/320/662/436/651/original/8e63272311fc4950.jpg"> <br/> 2026-10-31T11:37:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstmumzrfzldn7m0c8vemshcne5q9hahcu7z5t6rqdun9xylu2rtcqzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnu29z4na In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszyjkjwff667akt78n9eheuhjh87hsuj6a0lvhpeeqnzcpjkea98sd3a2r7'>nevent1q…a2r7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I keep asking my kids to walk on my back, but they just lie down on my back which isn’t nothing, but yeah… 2026-06-10T05:24:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs99saj007pqtmhmld7h7knn2ezkuqtrmp8x45s4scy5lg6rmwv6hgzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuk36szz Went to #Singapore with family for a five day trip. Wrote 11 handwritten sides of A4 #tomoeriver paper with a #fountainpen <br/><br/>Will do a light round of editing, then transcribe and upload to the website. Might need a few days to get around to doing this.<br/><br/>Lots of pictures as well, will share them here. 2026-05-12T17:45:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstu5ht5nfyjy5uvycqnanpqe7ye7cgch0tm8pj4vsuk449lhu780gzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuxjnxje In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstf6jhkp3xc3rf5dklduszzsr6qu5g3hcqts89xddlg2ln0g59mqqpd5p5a'>nevent1q…5p5a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wish you you a very happy birthday! Enjoy. 2026-03-10T10:54:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs28w98v6epg686mpm65vxxd4fr9qh7ujqqn7uu64er3jwvsf4cv7czypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuq4hn2g Bible study notes from the book of Acts. I want to replace the turquoise ink with something else. Maybe black, dark grey or brown. Please share your suggestions.<br/><br/>For some weird reason there&#39;s a hangover from school days of being forbidden to use red (teachers) or green (principal) ink. <br/><br/>Pens: Sheaffer and TWSBI Diamond 580 Iris. <br/>Ink: Pilot Iroshizuku Asa Gao (blue). Pelilan 4001 (turquoise).<br/><br/>#fountainpen<br/> <img src="https://fantastic.earth/system/media_attachments/files/116/129/590/161/881/286/original/d053d7d485bdee9d.jpg"> <br/> 2026-02-25T05:22:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrhddsrqc7npq47vul06vw0ry553m2gjs9l7ne475zewgls0gp8egzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnu2c9663 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswq7uqesclvl2w34ceey4ql3966m9ts3ckv292krw5w8rntpml56swpudq7'>nevent1q…udq7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was able to manage until 1500. After that it was like reading a foreign language. 2026-02-22T11:39:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvhdwnpr3tar7002y70f6g2lfr4naspwjm2evjny5a5d4frqudpyszypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnu8a63j0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrm2evmxvc50ztcq64e99xpfk9t7prle9f0qk4l6may0j3sgfxf4qhwfqk7'>nevent1q…fqk7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I hope there&#39;s always demand for handcrafted software. 2026-02-22T07:04:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv4szs8gwa9xvzsayaj9mzy0sk7czppymmuzwrvu9nfvlg623vmzgzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnumrltwz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszdnucfds5df8yx5093l9qtqwkd28mpxc4qjgztcx3zskv6m4lshcpwjcqd'>nevent1q…jcqd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;If alcohol attempts to start a conversation with you, say nothing to it.&#34; 2026-02-21T15:04:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs92nleu8xegmzwdg8lchehz2mhs2ukcq35wwdxm6r337h76smquvszypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuzwtz5c I love how all the expensive devices with styluses advertise them as being &#34;almost like paper&#34;.<br/><br/>Just write on paper then (!), and save hundreds of dollarbucks. <br/><br/>I guarantee you that writing with a #fountainpen on some good quality paper (e.g. Tomoe River) will give you an experience that no digital device can hope of achieving... 2026-02-10T05:26:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswtm7tyzd4vnxee6zr3ktkfjpdtn3qmhlxq9upzhqwz2rqkexhlmszypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnur92q3m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxhrttxeq5c9eg0qgnvpzfns2jtussyz96yy2rj2p2dsdngsxx5scngh0pj'>nevent1q…h0pj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I know a friend in Pune who built one for me for 17K. 2026-01-31T07:00:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsytlgezjnxn9347u9jajlzsfwx756veta4zyv5jnlj3fh44q5syfgzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnu7cyn0q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswm7jxg6vg44xm77qs9r2tpwlcgntgt72ke0jj0ekyxcc95rcryec8u2jtw'>nevent1q…2jtw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>what you can do is rebind common key chords to use Hyper and Super.<br/><br/>For example, if magit is C-x g, then you can make that H-g, and thing like C-x b can be H-b or S-b or however you like.<br/><br/>The key principle is to avoid holding down any modifier key for a long time. That reduces dependence on the Ctrl key.<br/><br/>Now, my left little finger hurts a but from typing &#39;a&#39;, but this is a lot less than using it for pressing Ctrl.<br/><br/>It&#39;s also worth exploring split ergonomic ortholinear keyboards and alternative keyboard layouts.<br/><br/>I took most of a year to switch to Dvorak. The initial 3 months were rough, but I feel it pays off now. Alternative layouts are not necessarily for speed improvements, but less stress on your fingers.<br/><br/>RSI is no joke, and has to be proactively mitigated. 2026-01-31T06:20:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8lqnssknqucuc942d5smpp98kl2v7jscyt7nzlsykzsngyg6ep0qzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuyn5gk3 Practising some handwriting.<br/><br/>#fountainpen #handwriting<br/> <img src="https://fantastic.earth/system/media_attachments/files/115/875/388/910/735/351/original/e0a1a31f2fef7fed.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://fantastic.earth/system/media_attachments/files/115/875/388/910/100/359/original/64272eface36c56f.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-11T07:55:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp04msgz4kgjz5d9esksf6zv6a8zstc0j7gmhezrlc7akwvxj8xhgzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuz7hfkk Did a test video call with Magicall yesterday <a href="https://magicall.online/">https://magicall.online/</a><br/><br/>The framerate was good and the audio was clear. I&#39;ll be using this for any video call links I need to share. 2026-01-10T03:04:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqrt7uk99lmyv7e2l6rgrt4nm47jezc3lydh5aq99cgt6pv54nxfgzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuer8nsk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9rwl9s5wvjl43pah97k5rslsr702pqe8d2lsvn7dsthefnrmd58swqfk37'>nevent1q…fk37</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was trying to find the last paragraph of your post in the article, and then realised you wrote it.<br/><br/>It&#39;s a sad, but beautiful fragment of writing. 2026-01-02T10:57:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0hs70tnpzjzj6aw7mlelhg3ndvp92fl3wvvutp452dp44n8nhd9szypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuynv05q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxgv9xgvz9jvsswf4ckyjqdep5y5pwgmvaqdq2t2jyj28ejp6ucxq63rtgv'>nevent1q…rtgv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That was a great, sobering read. 2025-12-31T12:41:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2d8fu284esc4ufxrwcwuxfy568emu8f27t0nrczsmsakcaaxg3nqzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuen0e5n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxj5cms8jcrysn2s5pw7ku7w8urpwapylhkkl6x23mzathazz54xqq359dc'>nevent1q…59dc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Good looking clothes. Usually with toys there are a lot of repeats. 2025-11-21T13:23:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspcyv6g6zyshp7cw9lsakdpgqk26tm6jjqwkaufh30vq8vgqw8qdczypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuxnf2mk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsde2hrvhczrm8aknx3uhcz3uws0j0s380jgh8qcvtk2slgk8xalqcjy5nmf'>nevent1q…5nmf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is one that I liked recently:<br/><br/> <img src="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilya_Repin#/media/File:Ilja_Jefimowitsch_Repin_-_Reply_of_the_Zaporozhian_Cossacks_-_Yorck.jpg"> <br/><br/>and in general, I like Ilya Repin&#39;s paintings. 2025-11-19T06:46:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgmyau03dx6735ncu5r0lcm0luqscrarkgfftyzw25a6r49u7rz5gzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnua69xkc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf8ndc2fc2hrzdtsudh7nh4r8yqwln4fxfyrjmu59n8ucckse8w4seza48j'>nevent1q…a48j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>whaaaa? I&#39;m curious now. Also, what hot chocolate are you using? 2025-11-18T04:20:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz7yt2nvv6vwhfag9yn65txx84p20v7eyj93dsxvthzayjnwz3ljszypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuv52hmp I&#39;m kinda tired of my handwriting. I mean I have decent handwriting, it looks something like this: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Nealian">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Nealian</a><br/><br/>Want to be able to switch between a few handwriting scripts (ideally, across multiple languages) effortlessly.<br/><br/>Any recommendations as to what I can try learning?<br/><br/>#handwriting #cursive 2025-11-16T11:00:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvc9zvkrlpkcwkeyqe0p2yy452vmmtrmmg97p7u5eajaelpfvvjsszypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnucwff8e Testing out the new pen on some nice paper.<br/><br/>#fountainpen<br/> <img src="https://fantastic.earth/system/media_attachments/files/115/548/761/617/514/384/original/f6ecc1d1cff5ba34.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-14T15:29:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0n44crtqtush9d5gmsc5f73zggw7x2wyv0wn64qchkvdmz2w55fczypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuz5xc9e Finally got my hands on a TWSBI Diamond 580 (Fine Nib)<br/><br/>It writes beautifully.<br/><br/>#pens #fountainpen 2025-11-14T11:48:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv94sph25fc47fyef4qn9w3cjkehfpdgsc8hlexts2kjakfhf9nuszypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnugka3ug In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdfzgx8r589cfh5eyhg927f7ljh0xn6dmxqcslpwqacsltsxzltkgjqc4hw'>nevent1q…c4hw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wow, I vaguely remembered Moore and Noyce guessed this and checked WP, and I was right.<br/><br/>Intel.<br/><br/>This is a great question! 2025-11-13T12:12:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspyvj00wruh5ywrey3je3m9vzddskze0n8hztze9cj5lpvc8nfgsgzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnufsl8un In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszva65hagg0t3l4sd3kmvknylucjal80v5fygc5rnjc72ngqsl2acnt8vgn'>nevent1q…8vgn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>some disruption in this space would be nice. 2025-11-05T04:15:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs80qc56fxkm75wxmlee4dur9sjg6kcv44dfrd6wd490u43mju3hagzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnusxylmd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyeja6ux5k42nd6fkrykezhux4jg63dh6d0uktt4rmkyx5ggrjvwcnd6njk'>nevent1q…6njk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>spoiler alert: it&#39;s not good. 🫣 2025-10-05T15:46:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqefx92q8dprq4sjeavyctgkm4v2jy6x06zqgehlg458e74cz9x2szypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnu02dff9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgp6mu4fnsc37vcu5hkht3r5hlfx2lf8apkqsu2tku42uj47e2skcfj26nq'>nevent1q…26nq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>if anyone wants honest / unfiltered opinions on India(ns), it&#39;s an interesting exercise to explore Rednote (Chinese Instragram). 2025-10-05T12:22:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9m7uclmymzl380qlucpn6eeqsrfk8d6fd2u50t9qk989dnc99tlqzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnu87umf9 This is prescience. 🤯<br/><br/><a href="https://mst3k.interlinked.me/@artemis/103593164283415630">https://mst3k.interlinked.me/@artemis/103593164283415630</a><br/> <img src="https://fantastic.earth/system/media_attachments/files/115/263/383/031/872/033/original/49cbd568467d1234.png"> <br/> 2025-09-25T05:54:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszqgxkq3w0qglcwxea03zzjm0pylw078kld2ccv59dgy6paqmejpgzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnu426jev In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz2p8khuwzujdm5j5yfdcxpqlkjyz29nusy22k3c0ma8ak8gfp0vg4uys3a'>nevent1q…ys3a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>chuckling at this while eating breakfast. 🤣<br/><br/>I don&#39;t know what the second part refers to, but I am familiar with the John Mayer song. 2025-09-01T04:12:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8my3s34y97vv53hjhe4ltydecuxf93726cw7uug5upny244vkt5czypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnupgmftv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsghd6upnlqyl8mp8gtatrmrgnyg4srvz939jwnuu8q92fh5e8gtmqze886y'>nevent1q…886y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I loved that video when it came out.<br/><br/>, but my favourite from that era is: &#34;I personally believe, that US Americans, are unable to do so because some people out there in our nation don&#39;t have maps...&#34; 2025-08-25T04:24:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdn3vvp2lchm366pa7qmfr35qm7lupff3yqqft6vz54ple0vzwggczypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnu9kcwnq Tried out the #lem text editor today!<br/><br/>It&#39;s written in #commonlisp and the usual #emacs keybindings work by default. Obviously, it can also be customized and extended using CL.<br/><br/>Will be cool to see how this project progresses.<br/><br/><a href="https://lem-project.github.io/">https://lem-project.github.io/</a> 2025-08-21T17:42:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvx034mc333kmjdfgm8nmwrdvptfjj9yt4e3k72jz706y47cy6ykgzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuqyerpr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqydyl6av2nptc22drygl0ny5avnpyuhe9lvf78uamruv2rpk8w5s0tdtd4'>nevent1q…dtd4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Have you watched This is Us?<br/><br/>That answers it in an interesting way. 2025-08-18T19:41:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszh6pheypl046432c5ztn38zmd2uymejt039mdgd4k6n5x0mp4d8czypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnu27rn0f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspq6axzr6rxhflxdllc25u395ny972e8v4nlasp334k8cfr2x9jnctpx5nh'>nevent1q…x5nh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>scrolled a few toots, and this was the one that made me burst out laughing. 😂😂<br/><br/>I have 4 y.o. identical twin daughters. 2025-08-18T19:39:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2zryvn6jj8wmea3lm9ld0a2qrqdre2zmkde9na5s0nq79mk24xkgzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnul62zyf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2tax4y5g3ux5fwgt9m5gq6qdxvsgtna0zgmpqkk8dnc6afruelug85eylt'>nevent1q…eylt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks! <br/><br/>I have read Animal Farm and 1984. Both were depressing, but I enjoyed reading Animal Farm more. 2025-08-18T09:10:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs28tvq5f4grnrvqe2zc65uc5ls7q0rld48clkykdmapchdwskpn7czypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnutn76em In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdseyhkuxrqtxt64662yfv7j350stl0ahemxygrx9ch232x9rdcxc2h2pcn'>nevent1q…2pcn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thanks for reading! <br/><br/>Also, what did you mean by your second sentence? 2025-08-18T07:29:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9mhsqusllcffus7at2lqlcdhhmlgghef8l9a6t5kthdqkvepk29czypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuj5ffqd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfltl32fdshkvwca07n3l5sctevu5ythzkl0gt2gnltn5cefg3jcqyn3j9d'>nevent1q…3j9d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>well, it isn&#39;t a rerun for me ✨ 2025-08-18T06:10:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv7kfhydx0x46gdn9ppuperefjj0c3zfx4jf48zn7sgt56sq9jm9czypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuv02r4l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg0ttz2g8qnzy7sd8dzh4lct5ygj8kefmkak2hm05aepjjhcaxc4g8hcg7v'>nevent1q…cg7v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wrote this <a href="https://www.samebchase.com/p/2016-03-19-buffalo-spa.html">https://www.samebchase.com/p/2016-03-19-buffalo-spa.html</a> some years ago, but it is still my favourite piece from my own writing. 2025-08-18T06:06:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqp4273m7qrq43rnhj0efkhsfdaeyrk5v7mx6unk0lmcvjh9h6hsqzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnu7u6y8k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgd0l05qk9s7z3wfkwz87suhvc6yr33afq0vf4l6ntyatwld97yhgwzn2jw'>nevent1q…n2jw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve watched a lot of crowd work, this seems:<br/>1. Not funny at all <br/>2. Completely uncalled for <br/><br/>Some say that if you sit in the front row you&#39;re asking for it. But it should be funny, witty or creative. IMO this was none of those things. 2025-08-17T06:45:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2dt5dm5xgf3zszjt2wu5g0chzstgvs3h89yvhhqys88u42uwpf7qzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnu3s5uwt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspw4qqg38dc3dtkuwfmsajksq4kpzv7pzkc65k8c672xcgtejfstcjnqqk5'>nevent1q…qqk5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Whoa that is so not okay. Haven&#39;t seen or heard of such horrible behaviour, and I have watched a lot of standup.<br/><br/>Could you share who the comic was. Will make sure never to attend their show. 2025-08-17T06:41:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf802s077jcqgw35449gtsk73qfzle7gpgqsfmekq2nknfsnflw0szypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnu9keug6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9sv5hpf8u5yvefz9plwzr2l0u8yefeca28mq4ga7ju7chy9j7pacxgsve0'>nevent1q…sve0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>uhhh that sounds painful and frustrating. 2025-06-16T11:27:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs006l4ujeegerqqrpwavuetv3gjwzhalfnaha2dy5vfpq07tyz62gzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuw3e2pr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyqdssc7mfnkdtkd9v5c4mwfghmd8c0x7y3hgqs0f46nrtl75kq6c7zdefu'>nevent1q…defu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Personally, I&#39;d recommend getting your own domain name and hosting it. You can ask any LLM for a basic template (or even better, make a simple one yourself).<br/><br/>I have been using <a href="https://www.nearlyfreespeech.net/">https://www.nearlyfreespeech.net/</a> since 2010 for <a href="https://samebchase.com/">https://samebchase.com/</a> , but you can use any good hosting provider.<br/><br/>The domain may cost around $12 per year, and hosting a low traffic website may be around $5-10 per year at most. With $20, you&#39;re sorted for the year.<br/><br/>Eventually, you&#39;ll get sick of writing HTML each time, at which point you can figure out how to use a static site generator which let&#39;s you write in markdown and does the work of generating the HTML. A popular one is <a href="https://gohugo.io/">https://gohugo.io/</a> or <a href="https://jekyllrb.com/">https://jekyllrb.com/</a><br/><br/>I admit, this is a bit of a learning curve, depends how much time/energy/interest you have for picking up some basic web development skills.<br/><br/>If all this seems like a fun challenge, I can assure you, the first time you see your webpage over the public internet will be an amazing feeling. 🤓 2025-06-03T12:17:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst2kcs8y6yhdfadqjuajrd72sn27d46gv6q656vrfnk0t9g7auk6szypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnujyehwq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs299mk00mwnsxjwl4hwnmzuxmnaevp6rjtn3w74pzgm8swaa9rymgnpnnlz'>nevent1q…nnlz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>over here, Simon Willison says tptacek is &#34;worth listening to&#34; <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44164836">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44164836</a><br/><br/>😬 2025-06-03T11:18:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs299mk00mwnsxjwl4hwnmzuxmnaevp6rjtn3w74pzgm8swaa9rymgzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuucedfr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxvkguq6hn8pedtq6eadcs4nsxhnpx2mrxnmzedwa6z7a9393aplgr5dz5m'>nevent1q…dz5m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I thought he was a sensible person, and respected him, before I read this article. 2025-06-03T09:59:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2qxl6kl8jpc3gz8ave7l7tst7zexswm39v2yhcc5utd2rfxh05dqzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnufxh0ya In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2mujrldc9cwdwfx6j492mjw38kchmdptx2u0dzmppxjqv4ns7ctgv6qlzp'>nevent1q…qlzp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Theoretically, you would could do that, but I won&#39;t recommend it. Personally, I would run everything on the same OpenBSD node (and I do that on my OpenBSD VPS). If resources are an issue, you can always spin up another separate node.<br/><br/>I think you&#39;re looking for something like jails or Docker containers which would be more performant than spinning up an entire VM for each separate function/service. 2025-05-25T12:07:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz9xpy9ett7gv6p58ct3z8xejp8hkljaryrzf9zg95wl5peqvlgwqzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuneqz57 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqse7z7f8jf3whpc93pk044mxdfwkelhzrxdvll2zsm2v7rqldw9gxqh7n3'>nevent1q…h7n3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>we need to be teaching kids to do woodwork, metal work, electronics, soldering, cooking, tying knots, crochet, sewing, programming, music, drawing, camping, swimming... before they even need to know how to write an essay. 2025-05-23T10:26:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdy6w747ac96a3y5pq93tj5dagffjulexzv6phdu82r0gmk3fkt8szypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuzlcu93 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxj8w89sf9yjgczlknf6q4ma6q6d2smd06lwma4q6uz5vvl4apuvgmknmg8'>nevent1q…nmg8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>not less Kourtney (I do like Travis though) and Kris? 2025-05-22T03:29:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs02ucrcs5x0y9qjs5sat7a5q2273um6zs955m3fvteypphk8k3vxszypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnunnd9uh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ew2apz00uqtpgmcc60dazs3glqc66v7z0qkhhqsjlwwfc7fd37qaqj8qs'>nevent1q…j8qs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>seriously, how do you do this? It would take me days to write a tweet remotely as good. 2025-05-15T04:59:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2ew2apz00uqtpgmcc60dazs3glqc66v7z0qkhhqsjlwwfc7fd37qzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuxyyk4d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyef5e80k52t09ec5ej6mzuw3trjazv65y85xvcdyj8krc2pvcffsd5d375'>nevent1q…d375</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I declare this the greatest and my favourite account on the fediverse. 😂😂✨✨ 2025-05-15T04:55:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx6drd7v43dc62d4je2swscfhea7ehhanjruamjrg8r4g0khg6e8czypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnum4k3xk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgkxv70u5cz5hftsha33a0m2493hxd275qegkrl7su99mw4dmfswq3puwh7'>nevent1q…uwh7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Find a reliable broker and pay for the service. I had the pleasure of working with a good one when I was looking for houses to buy. It was expensive (1%), but I felt it was worth it.<br/><br/>The websites are useless. 😔 2025-04-06T11:22:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvg3fav9dddc7ww3s5jl05jr05jpu88qn4km6za4t7tyc47fyz74czypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnujtmxa9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz822z36h8qqhplju3hd6rl84s2yanj4qnvv9a0xk9gexvms4q26cxav0cz'>nevent1q…v0cz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>haha, I usually skip down to &#34;Personal Life&#34; 2025-04-05T02:52:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy6dvdxsexha6quwzeuwy4rdwgutaxnefh7a0q62uyqtldeh9w0kqzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnumnqt4q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdel73hr3v23ftp7fpn2q9d6wp6dkckvg2kzwyr2dht7qqny9psvgqa7m63'>nevent1q…7m63</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>go for it 🚁 2025-03-24T10:08:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyp6v2qt9et8v6dlf682rg3m2uatjckl8cqr6dr3xjn0ys5cqsesgzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnu0lt63y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfuvcx3uscxrtegxnjmcp3dmwl4390sptltsg2ulzmhe0g7sw90fgavmxan'>nevent1q…mxan</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wuuuut. I had heard something was going on with caramel popcorn, but this school stationery thing has completely gone under the radar. 😓 2025-03-21T06:14:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs99cs7a0ufl54xkfl4fqr92c77fhdctxfeakacklks78hpkf85e2szypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnupjqsk6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyjrsmsqrp2kt5whfckkcufj7dektgfx5sz269ncacstw59eyrk4qn60fdg'>nevent1q…0fdg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wrote IIT, AIEEE, BITS entrance exams after studying 9-12th in Australia.<br/><br/>It was brutal. Somehow managed to get a decent enough rank for my college in Visakhapatnam. That year no one wanted to get into CS due to the recession, so that was my foot in the door.<br/><br/>Those were the downsides. The upside was that I was completely fresh and compared to my coaching college burnt out classmates, I could actually learn CS from the fundamentals through the resources available on the internet. 2025-03-19T08:42:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszdylfqkrws8whaaqxhd089scxc0z0k56rceef209hetrjapaxnhqzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuyc3y8n My grandma made this bookmark for me.<br/><br/>It has a passage from book of Isaiah written in Telugu.<br/><br/>&#34;O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.&#34;<br/><br/>It wasn&#39;t until many years later, that I recently realised there was a birthday greeting to me in the last two lines.<br/><br/>It reads:<br/><br/>&#34;Dear &#39;Chintu&#39; (my nickname), I greet you in the Lord, on the occasion of your 25th birthday. Your Grandma, Helen.&#34;<br/> <img src="https://fantastic.earth/system/media_attachments/files/114/165/032/582/747/213/original/55a4566ff8c7e77b.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-15T06:29:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrz3a02dzcn99ukysvysv5aycd72nr6afugj3y8znavfuk8y6ks7gzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnujshjwh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq04d0k4hugvfkmmqsnw5mwm4j4z0uky3g3w9q23q73scgjt7w76snz7xay'>nevent1q…7xay</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Happy Birthday Sunanda, enjoy the day! 💐🎂 2025-03-10T09:42:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdscqccg4vs383e0y7d87ryps9xvsrg36jv895le8aecsl95k90lqzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnugnyytw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszg5y9l5k5r06scqsjh4d66qh74s4p2xqytr93895tz4a99dqtugqwa2tjt'>nevent1q…2tjt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>More info here:<br/><a href="https://izzzzi.net/welcome">https://izzzzi.net/welcome</a> 2025-03-02T05:51:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqanhfulwjtehuzuvt9seepe5cyccrnvtsyj86e9jhr466kyzc2lqzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuqjncm2 Feel free to add me on #izzzzi <br/><br/>(P.S. Check out what <a href="https://izzzzi.net">https://izzzzi.net</a> is!) 2025-03-01T15:58:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgay6v6c5k56q9mkr0ucmfkmtjdkp4qas87v80vad9yz3njlphltszypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuz25d2j <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1re96me77752m50j9h726hd8lnfpjpcx93huz8mtk5v3rfxkgh4jq6u2mgp" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mama's Pinky Toe</span> (<span class="italic">npub1re9…2mgp</span>)</a></span> due to missing some cultural context I don&#39;t fully understand or appreciate some percentage of your posts.<br/><br/>However the ones I do understand are enough to make yours my favourite account. <br/><br/>Truly, you make me laugh. 😂 2025-02-20T04:51:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszeekemhg2dt8swcvvgqtrl2mmg33tdugzw7hl32x66szsvk9spuszypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnu4434tz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8em4u6h34djz8qh55g039nfkn4cc2jvcnxtte4djvug6q4y2v5mg9eytz0'>nevent1q…ytz0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>emacs works great on windows. Being able to use emacs is usually the best thing about having to use a win machine for me. 2025-02-14T10:43:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvu2v9d9mhe8t3h8z08zjrjmrmkzrup7us2tj9cnc09khz7vmhylszypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnu4mehdj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrvg6fje64yz3m8v2c57h0dz2ee9pn5qxdj5szfwuh4fj6ss00rrg8mv6e5'>nevent1q…v6e5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Haven&#39;t watched much Star Trek, but I love this:<br/><br/><a href="https://fantastic.earth/@samebchase/111461087727791882">https://fantastic.earth/@samebchase/111461087727791882</a> 2025-02-14T10:41:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvjv4kplh4lpv5fsv5nt630vrefd0yqy4ythdzllc4jskhetye2zczypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnu03uwqe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0sc2d6l57zfcyjqgqydwvkw85efv0cxcvcu9wes44r38qp9v6reqrxxvny'>nevent1q…xvny</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m in season 1, ep 3.<br/><br/>Thanks for the heads up. Will probably stop before this point. 2025-02-08T06:45:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvs7tyuaqgdyyka3jera68zryfqt0hjzd58u4fp3rnds9fxpv6lhgzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnu4h9y62 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfeu8exawdvym6j47uld4yke4rf58kzzmw2plelv0294x202thh3quv0qjc'>nevent1q…0qjc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I would say start with typst as it&#39;s modern and might be easier to pick up. If that doesn&#39;t work for your needs there&#39;s always LaTeX.<br/><br/>LaTeX is a significant time investment. It remains the hardest programming language I&#39;ve tried learning. Essentially, it&#39;s a program that you feed into the typesetting system, and we have to deal with all its idiosyncrasies. Many times we&#39;ll be banging our heads wondering why it is not being typeset the way we want.<br/><br/>There&#39;s a free book, &#34;The not so short introduction to LaTeX2e&#34;. I learnt from that. 2024-11-14T08:21:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqu4tnpqqpshfympl353vq54pgxcmjnmxweucap6xpm6h5mq9th3czypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnu94pjxg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfd7zcw3grctm96qsl0yvaxv6nd5dq6jfsf8l37022m9f8vwayqgq8hcj57'>nevent1q…cj57</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Many of the people who paid in misery coins their whole life, are still unable to enjoy their lives. 2024-11-13T07:56:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgd5u96lhy4querz53q009rpsmqfhdtkvx3dsr2ptq90w6yp3s6eqzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnu8vepq9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrn39nwdalx3g99kjw55rfqn042dy7055pq4d8jh47fwh604d3k9gws8rhx'>nevent1q…8rhx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Could you please share any good articles you have found about this. 2024-10-03T05:42:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9cxcdnl5yt4secxxafdqa9rljt45hx36cckl0hyacrlsak4xgtwqzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuklmnnd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstm2z7zqhswnzphead7073h8hg6kzpz7d972vav8lfrjhdsp9y00cywp6rn'>nevent1q…p6rn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nix is a great idea, but it needs to be made less &#34;expert-only&#34; to get wider adoption. 2024-08-23T11:03:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstyzvdzus7mrvck728fxj3g8xw88gaa4hmvpzwu2tjra3385a9r4qzypau64mheg5ykmesl29ahhwj2s9vczs2wc075xz2vl9qe4c5skdnuqe3d66 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstqjtp6rt7x8e6y58uan5zt3tfpu4tx5dcjsu06sldd26gt7757eqxxeak3'>nevent1q…eak3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I saw a nix derivation that internally did a &#34;pip install&#34; 😬 2024-08-23T10:53:27Z