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- Short feedback loops building in public with protocol and our apps
- 📍**Astana, Kazakhstan** 🇰🇿
My Second NOVRUZ 🌷
For those who followed me last year when I was in Iran, surely you remember the story of Novruz, the holiday celebrated in this part of the world. Persian, spring New Year, call it Novruz as you wish, but in any case, it's a symbol of new birth and hope.
Novruz falls around March 21st, when spring officially begins on our calendar, always on the vernal equinox, when day and night are of equal length. The roots of Novruz celebrations come from the religion of Zoroastrianism, considered the precursor to many world religions. Over the centuries, Novruz has often been banned in these countries, either due to strict conservative Islamic rulers or the Soviets, but the tradition has managed to survive to this day. It's a very joyful holiday, but also the longest celebrated, lasting from 10 to 14 days!
Last year, I celebrated Novruz in an Iranian home, with my friend Farshad who used to live in Serbia, in an intimate atmosphere, and this year at a gala celebration at the Astana Opera. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan organized a grand celebration for diplomats, and it was a great honor for me to be among them. Many ambassadors came dressed in their traditional attire, making the celebration even more emotional. I didn't expect such an event, so maybe my wardrobe wasn't the most adequate. I don't think anyone minded; everyone thought I was some kind of athlete 😁
There was dancing, singing, getting acquainted with Kazakh culture, customs, and food.
The most interesting encounter for me was with the "berkutchi" and "batyr." Berkutchi were once hunters of golden eagles, and today they are guardians since hunting wild eagles is prohibited; only those from strictly controlled breeding grounds are allowed. Berkutchi symbolize the love between man and bird. The eagle is the berkutchi's best friend, whom he must care for and regard as a family member. When the berkutchi tames the eagle, it becomes his hunter, mostly for foxes. Among most Turkic peoples, the golden eagle and falcon are sacred animals.
About the batyrs, Kazakh warriors and the only people taller than me in Kazakhstan 😄 I'll write about them a little later, as we're yet to meet them.
Let me know if you knew about the Novruz holiday and how you like such a celebration! 🫶🏽
- Some good discussion. Thanks all for the valuable input. I don’t agree with pumping follower numbers for users through growth hacks.
But of course it that’s what the market wants we could explore.
But quality and context most important for depth of follower relationship and social experience.
- 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲
- is gwei pronounced "gway" or "gee-way"
I am too afraid to admit which one i have been saying but @lens/defispartan
- Writing could be less intimidating and more rewarding. We built a free, open platform where anyone can borrow the power of niche communities to supercharge the way they write and publish.
After 1 year of building with hundreds of early writers, t2’s vision of a collaborative and socialized publishing experience is clearer than ever. **It’s now open to everyone, so you can find your niche on https://t2.world/ today.**
We've seen firsthand the challenges and limitations of existing platforms: fear of publishing into an algorithmic black hole, disappointment in a lack of meaningful engagement, and an unfair status quo where writers are told they should be happy getting paid peanuts.
The future of digital publishing will leave all of these frustrations behind. Within the safety of your niche, you will be a part of a vibrant but noise-free network in which communities with common interests unlock more creativity together. Here is how we make it happen: https://app.t2.world/article/clsyqnxoo897071zmcuns13c0b
Mario Gabriel, author of The Generalist newsletter, refers to t2 as **“one of the most audacious, original, and humane visions of the future of online connection.”**
To get started, all you need is an e-mail or digital wallet. You can access your writing and communities anytime on both desktop and mobile devices so you never miss a signal.
Special thanks to all our early community members and the 32,000 people who signed up for our waitlist. Our journey was only made possible with your feedback and support 💖
If you are in London this Wednesday, meet us IRL at our public launch party to celebrate this milestone with the t2 London community!
p.s. bring your best literary meme game 😉 https://lu.ma/8ipy3txc
- Excited to see Lens-native blogging @lens/t2world is now open to all writers! Anyone in London this week, join for the meetup to learn all things L2 and celebrate the launch 🥳
- $velo is not going to 3.5B market cap on the back of whales, but SEAsia retail. Hundreds of thousands if not millions of users loading up $velo to pay gas fees or just FOMO for two years strait.
- Loaded some VELO here, took the initial run up at the start of 2023 and took good profits but now that L2 season seems to be brewing I aped back into this.
- Collect "XMAS Pepe" by Timeswap ( @timeswap_labs )
https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x4008b78047f8c944e7fd828e6b5839444dd67c2a/2?referrer=0xb3D1e41F84AcD0E77F83473aa62fc8560C2A3c0C
- It’s almost 2024, why do we still need to switch networks
- Total Unique Addresses 4767592
- Thank you so much for inviting me ❤️ @lens/punkess @lens/alense ❤️
- on @lens/converseapp you get those messages in the “request” tab and can block the address with 1 click.
- @lens/stani @lens/nilesh please aware people about this kind of message 🙏
- ★ Introducing our newest feature, Composer!
○ Create **Stories**: long form content with on & off-chain assets
○ Curate **Showcases**: drops & themed curations with curator fees
○ Compose **Open Calls**: contests, exhibitions & more
- @tkthelegend - "Passionfruit" is out NOW on @sound_! Produced by myself and Matt @noisedao
6 more days to collect the limited edition https://www.sound.xyz/noise/tk-passionfruit?referral_source=link
An invitation to a wonderland of pleasure, the sensual lyricism foreshadows a tantalizing storyline that will play out in Eternal Garden, a narrative franchise being brought to life by TK’s new creative venture studio @gardenx.lens. “PASSIONFRUIT” really expresses the feeling of a certain moment within the universe of @eternalgarden.lens,” says TK. “I’m really excited to debut this as we roll out certain parts of the story.”
This is the fifth track from HIGH FREQUENCY Volume 2 — a compilation album curated by NOISE and the web3 music community.
Read interviews with each artist at noisedao.mirror.xyz
- It's kind of cool 💎
You can send a DM to triviatown.eth to try it out.
https://orb.ac/post/0x01bbee-0x1951-DA-8846ed02
- Your Trusted Digital Asset Exchange
- Ripple made Fortress customers hit by security incident whole as part of acquisition
https://www.theblock.co/post/250082/ripple-made-fortress-customers-hit-by-security-incident-whole-as-part-of-acquisition?utm_source=lens&utm_medium=rss
- Exciting News 🎙️
Meet our guest for tomorrow's Spaces: @nicnode.lens , aka Nico Gallardo! 🔥
He's joining us to unveil Lens Clubs V2 (https://www.lensclubs.xyz/) and announce a brand new project -> **Troops** 👀
Don't miss the exclusive project reveal live on our show! Tune in tomorrow! 🎉
Set your reminders now 👇🏼
https://buttrfly.app/space/avr-izao-mxm
- We believe that the JASMY community is very strong and still in the process of growing.
- JasmyLab Announces Community Operations and Implementation of New Program
- If you wanna ask what is OG Benefit? How can I get it?
- gm react-native devs, what is the average memory consumption of your application, or what is the ideal usage should be?
- "Sirona" By the balinese artist Wild Drawing, painted in Wiesbaden, Germany.
#streetart #mural #art #lensprotocol
- sands of time - the s.o.s. band
https://g.co/kgs/UhgbbW
#visualsound
- Bf
- mutual following🔄
- Today, we’re announcing a (final) naming change from TOPIA to HYTOPIA. **HYTOPIA** reflects a name that we’ve begun to trademark; we own the .com and nearly every major domain variant; there is no search, public perception, or branding competition. With this name change, there are some important things we want to point out.
- While the name TOPIA is great, it lacks the ability for us to fully own it as a brand from a public perception, SEO, trademark, and .com perspective. We’re building what we believe can become the world's largest UGC-based games platform.
- Today, TOPIA is going through a final iteration in branding.
- the 'Protocol on Bilateral Trade Consultations' to promote cooperation in livestock & agriculture and customs facilitation; and the 'Outcome Document of the 3rd 10 - Joint Investment Committee’, for partnership in the fields of investment. I am positive these MoUs will pave the way for enhanced economic activity between our two brotherly countries.
- Happy to sign a number of MoUs with m
my Iranian brother @Amirabdolahian during his visit to Pakistan. These substantive Agreements include the 'Five Year Strategic Trade Cooperation Plan’ (2023-2028);
- It has been one year since we started Orb, and communities have been one of its core features.
While we have iterated on it many times, we soon realized that there is a need for a composable and interoperable architecture for the community.
Today, we are extremely excited to introduce the first version of Orb communities on top of the
@LensProtocol.lens, powered by ERC-6551, and interoperable among all Lens apps.
For more detailed information, we have written a mirror article. Check it out!
Huge shoutout to @kiptowallet.lens and @sankalpk.lens, a great team for making it possible!
https://orb.ac/post/0xbbb9-0x0298
- Blockware Solutions account executive David Gamble told Market Talks host Ray Salmond that the crypto market will hit a $10 trillion market cap in the next few years.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/how-will-bitcoin-halving-affect-btc-price-and-is-defi-dead
- @bradorbradley talks Collects
- I've been having a lot of fun building my #openlens
art collection!
Here's a gallery featuring all the artwork I've collected so far. In addition to acquiring pieces from #lensfrens I'm already familiar with, I've thoroughly enjoyed curating and learning about others I hadn't known before.
https://gallery.so/Definn/galleries/2TRcejw39bZYC4MlDMDz321C7J3
👩🏻🎨 Featuring: @tinyrainboot.lens , @arterlioz.lens , @whale.lens_code , @andresbriceno.lens , @jamesfinnerty.lens , @cybershakti.lens , @jessyjeanne.lens , @mazemari.lens , @punkess.lens , @cavernaeremita.lens , @cmn.lens__ , @augustuscaesar.lens and others to be added.
Indeed, I like to check out the profiles and feeds before adding to my collection, making this list particularly special 💜. I hope you'll find a new artist or creator to support here.
👇🏻 Feel free to comment on this post if I've overlooked someone or missed collecting their work!
ps.: I couldn't add animations to Gallery, so I'll add those in the comments.
- Paris 🇫🇷🫶🏼
- **5 Money Rules to remember :**
1. Marry the right person
2. Never hesitate spending money on good books
3. Always pay for the best quality you can afford
4. Always have 1 year of emergency funds
5. Don't cut funds on your health
- Points to consider to help students better understand AI.
- “My radical dream is that we can achieve equity in learning spaces.”
- “How can we create something so awesome so engaging that students want to be in the middle of it?”
- CEO of @ISTE, author of Digital for Good: Raising Kids to Thrive in an Online World, speaker on digital citizenship, edtech, and innovation.
- Austria
- 1 DAY TO GO. Join us in an AMA hosted by the Zurf and Twine teams!
See you tomorrow at 10PM SGT!
https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1dRJZMlBkbMGB
- Welcomed to Lens @inscription.lens, here’s some info to get you started! These are popular websites/apps in the ecosystem:
https://lensport.io is a full Lens social website + a marketplace for Post NFTs!
https://orb.ac + https://phaver.com + https://buttrfly.app are three Lens mobile apps!
https://lenster.xyz is a full Lens social website!
https://memester.xyz is a full Lens NFT meme platform where you can create memes and participate in meme competitions!
https://lenstube.xyz is a Lens version of YouTube!
https://lensvert.xyz lets you convert Lens links between different apps!
For more apps visit: https://lens.xyz/apps
—— What makes Lens special? ——
1. It’s decentralized and composable.
All Lens data is stored on the Polygon blockchain. This means that no company has control of your data, only you do! No one can delete your profile, posts, or followers
Composable means that all of your data (followers, posts, etc) appear on every Lens website/app… it’s all shared!
If you switch to a new Lens website, your data is already there!
2. Posts can be collected
Every post can be “collected” a set number of times for a price set by its creator. When a post is collected, a “collect” is created. This is a copy of a post. Each post can have a limited amount of collects
Collects can be collected on most Lens platforms and can be bought, sold, and traded on LensPort
Collects function as the economy of Lens! They are a novel new mechanism for creators to earn and for collectors to feel social ownership
Try collecting your first post for free! https://lensport.io/p/1_1
More resources: https://lens.xyz
- The new Bookmark feature is live on @lenster.lens, allowing users to add Bookmarks to their favorite posts. There's also a new 'Not Interested' option for content that doesn't match your taste.
Dive into the dev docs:
https://docs.lens.xyz/docs/bookmarks
https://docs.lens.xyz/docs/not-interested
- Everything Happens for a Reason.
- Be fearless.