Welcome @Bart! Great meeting you in #Berlin at #DWeb. #grownostr

Spotted at EWR @And Other Stuff

@Divine HQ is now available on @Zapstore! Thanks to everyone who has contributed to help our team reach this major milestone. Special shout out to the @And Other Stuff collective and our friends in the Nostr ecosystem—especially the @Soapbox, @primal, @White Noise, @Cashu, Zapstore, Amber, and Blossom teams. This is how I believe Nostr wins: through real relationships, shared principles, and a commitment to open-source collaboration.

When the time is right, the universe makes things happen.

I did the project featured in this article back in early 2022 (a couple of months before I learned about Nostr). The first draft of the article was written over the course of about 10 days I spent in Melbourne (AU) in July 2023. It took time to find the right journal and editor—plus revisions along the way—but it’s finally out in the world.

The Tl;dr (a/k/a Abstract)
Amidst the rise of Web3, a technology transforming user interactions and challenging corporate control, this study uses a hybrid model of appreciative inquiry that matches the remote and decentralized nature of Web3 communities, to investigate the formation of a blockchain startup and its emergent culture and values. Despite limited resources, the company has built a diverse, global community via digital platforms, exceeding stakeholder expectations. This appreciative inquiry uncovers a community manifesting five core values: excellence, sustainable innovation, inclusivity, continuous learning, and creativity, challenging stereotypes often associated with the Web3 industry. This work advances participative research by introducing a hybrid model of appreciative inquiry tailored for remote and decentralized Web3 communities. By adapting appreciative inquiry to the unique dynamics of blockchain-dependent organizations, this study extends the methodology’s applicability and demonstrates its effectiveness in uncovering and fostering core communal values within cutting-edge technological contexts.

https://aber.apacsci.com/index.php/BMTP/article/view/3851

WTF is happening with Williams Sonoma??? “Reversible” in what way??? #SoManyQuestions #NSFW

Happy (half) Birthday, @And Other Stuff!

In the last 6 months, here’s some of what AOS has accomplished…

• Marmot protocol
• Shakespeare, a Nostr-based AI coding agent
• diVine showing mainstream breakthrough potential
• Bitchat (iOS + Android) supporting people in freedom movement
• Major upgrades to Cashu libraries
• Flotilla as the Foundry’s first external project partnership
• A real innovation lab with traction + PMF
• The first Nostr Builder Experience Survey
• The core team is connected, engaged, and actively collaborating together

TL;DR: The kids are alright.

Learn more and get involved at https://andotherstuff.org