hodlbod

Christian Bitcoiner and developer of coracle.social. Learn more at info.coracle.social.

If you can't tell the difference between me and a scammer, use a nostr client with web of trust support.

by hodlbod

June 6 2025
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AI is Anti-Human (and assorted qualifications)

AI is like any other tool. It's our responsibility to make sure it stays convivial.

by hodlbod

March 6 2025
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A Guide for Relay-Based Group Implementations

A guide for people who want to build clients for "relays-as-groups" that are compatible with Flotilla and Chachi.

by hodlbod

March 5 2025
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Why Keys Matter

An introduction to cryptographic identity for the non-technical (but patient) reader.

by hodlbod

February 18 2025
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Svelte 5 is not Javascript

Svelte 5 as a case study in how abstractions aimed at simplifying concepts can actually make software development more complex.

by hodlbod

February 17 2025
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Doing DVMs

A brief walkthrough of what DVMs are, and how to build them

by hodlbod

February 3 2025
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Simpler Attestations

On trusted timestamp attestations and converting a NINO into a nostr standard.

by hodlbod

January 30 2025
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What *is* a nostr app anyway?

How to make the best, most impactful nostr apps by leveraging both the nostr network and the nostr protocol.

by hodlbod

November 22 2024
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Why not NIP 29?

Why I didn't use NIP 29 to build Flotilla... and why I still might.

by hodlbod

November 18 2024
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Key Management is a Blocker

A rough and ready survey of the nostr signer space, with a special focus on NIP 46, what's great about it, and how far we have to go.

by hodlbod

August 29 2024
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What is the Outbox Model?

An explainer on the Outbox Model, including what it is, where it came from, and why it's integral to making nostr work.

by hodlbod

May 21 2024
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Making Outbox Work

Disambiguating the Gossip Model. Advocating for relay proxies. Separating the Truth from the Jokes. Ban Jack! Down with Blastr!

by hodlbod

May 9 2024
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The ethics of nostr

On why ethics is an essential component of software development.

by hodlbod

May 8 2024
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Square peg, round hole

A brief ramble on where the protocol is going, and how we might use it more effectively.