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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Seth left the dead bird for Nostr in Feb 2023. Same time I did. Instead of doom scrolling, he built @zap_cooking—a social network for foodies on Nostr. We talked about why he made the switch and what he's building. Listen on @fountain_app: fountain.fm/show/radiodetox

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

"It's a peer-to-peer network, and people are sharing with other plebs, and it's a beautiful thing." Seth built @zap_cooking because he wanted a place to share recipes without the clutter. No ads. No Christmas tales before the ingredient list. On Radio Detox: fountain.fm/show/radiodetox

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

The future is impossible to predict. There is NO answer on how to future proof yourself. Upskill? Which skill is relevant in 6 days or 6 weeks? It's all moving so fast. If I were to concentrate on any skill right now, it would be resiliency.

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Anyone who says they have answers rn is full of it. NO ONE knows where this stuff is going.

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

The social worker in me always wonders how folks will navigate the inevitable. The way the money is changing. The way AI is changing the world of creativity and work.

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

We talked about: - Leaving Twitter for Nostr - Building without VC money - Why simple wins - The famous "Bevo's Wooster and Chips" 🎙️Listen on @fountain_app: fountain.fm/show/radiodetox

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Listen to Radio Detox on @fountain_app with Seth from Zap.Cooking. What started as "Nostr dot anything was available" became a community staple. @zap_cooking strips away the blog fluff and gives you recipes—that's it.

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

What if a recipe site just... gave you the recipe? No life story. No ads. No scroll of doom. That's @zap_cooking I talked to Seth about building it on Nostr and why peer-to-peer recipe sharing just works. Listen on Fountain: fountain.fm/show/radiodetox

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H.B. Berlow @thetikiman.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Part Two of our interview with @jennablum.bsky.social @weatherviking.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/64aw... #booksky

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Episode 61 Interview Part II with Jenna Blum

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

I can just tell a chat box what kind of app to build me.

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Those are my top 3 favorite things about staying 💯 open source while I vibe code on Shakespeare by @SoapboxTech. What are yours? I dole out non-tech tips about the open source life using Nostr, AI, & Bitcoin. I've got a podcast about it, Soapbox Sessions. Or just follow @SoapboxTech for more

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

3. Shakespeare helps you build quickly on Nostr, a free + open source protocol where what you build can't be censored. It's private by nature. Your identity isn't tied to any account. Files are stored locally in your browser. We never look at what you're doing because we can't see your data.

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

2. Access to a supportive community for troubleshooting & collaboration. We help you with weekly live vibe coding sessions on HiveTalk & chat with you on Nostr + X. New community coming soon™ 😉

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

3 Open Source Vibe Coding Benefits: 1. Flexibility to customize your workflow. Shakespeare is big on this: BYOK, choose @GitHub or @GitLab, & pay USD or BTC. You control your code & projects.

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

2025: "Have you read my book?" 2026: "Have you tried my app?" 👀 Cheers to more vibe coding next year 🔥

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

But Derek Ross (@GrowNostrOrg) does get me started! Plus, we go through every Nostr prediction he's made over the years to see if he was right... Call it a Nostr prediction audit!

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

• No more Telegram groups • We must build for social media teams • Nostr onboarding...don't get me started...

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

"Things are gonna need to change around here for 2026..." I give my list of things I'd like to see happen for Nostr on Soapbox Sessions:

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

RUNSTR Season 2 is coming January 1... 🗓️ Details in this episode of Radio Detox! 🔗 youtu.be/boXr7HbaIlI #bitcoin

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

RUNSTR keeps your data private by storing it locally on your phone 📱 It integrates Bitcoin for rewards, so you can contribute to your favorite charities, like @HRF.

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

🚀 @RunstrClub is changing the game for folks who love fitness but want to stay anonymous. The Wild Hustle, the mastermind behind RUNSTR, is sharing his journey with me on Radio Detox 👇

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

I'm excited to see how we can decentralize... • Music • Social Media • AI And now...Fitness! 💪 🏃 🧘

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Vibe coding is supposed to be easy. So why does everyone complicate it?

Screenshot essay titled 'Template #4: Myths' discussing the misconceptions around vibe coding. It emphasizes that vibe coding is unnecessarily complicated, driven by fears of making mistakes and the constraints of apps like Replit that charge for prompts. The essay argues that this pressure leads to overthinking and discourages creativity. It offers advice for users, regardless of technical skill, highlighting the importance of building at your skill level, the value of design, the necessity of follow-up prompts, and the reality of debugging AI coding. The final message encourages users to enjoy the creative process without the stress of scarcity.

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

I dole out non-tech tips about the open source life using Nostr, AI, and Bitcoin. I've got a podcast about it, Soapbox Sessions. Or just follow @SoapboxTech for more

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Also, don't overthink it. You don't need to write a prompt the length of a college essay to get building with Shakespeare. You can if you want. You can also choose Claude Opus 4.5 and give it a 1-word prompt like "TikTok" to start your own TikTok alt. Have fun! 🤩

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

We don't do a subscription model for our generative AI website and app builder. You can BYOK (which means bring your own API key from @OpenRouterAI or @PPQdotAI or whomever). You can also purchase the amount of AI credits you use. You can do that in USD with a card or use Bitcoin.

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Big Tech™ has trained you through its shortcomings that you need to do this. You don't. They *just* now gave you the ability to chat with a robot at Lovable? How generous. 🙄 Shakespeare by @SoapboxTech lets you chat with it all day about your prompt if you want. Be free.

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

For the longest time I've wondered why I see new vibe coders pull together no fewer than half a dozen tools in order to create ONE vibe coding prompt. This. This is why.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 11/12/2025

Media theorist & “Team Human” host @rushkoff.com joins @rabble.nz to discuss reclaiming the internet from venture capitalists. In this ep: - How the internet became ad-driven - What worker-owned platforms could look like - Why Mastodon failed to take off Full episode out now: youtu.be/rLQmi8oMUCk

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Team Human vs. Tech Monopolies (with Douglas Rushkoff)

YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Lots of ditching spotify posts on here. I may have to come here more often!

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 06/12/2025

Social media is full of people sharing their Spotify Wrapped results. Meanwhile, Spotify is full of ICE recruitment ads. Stop paying for or using Spotify until the ICE ads stop: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti...

Spotify is helping ICE recruit more agents to:

1) infringe our rights
2) terrorize our communities
3) disappear legal residents
4) smash into cars & private homes
5) tackle & detain lawmakers

indivisible.org/cancel-spotify

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

While far from a perfect solution, the far more ethical route is @wavlake.com, Fountain.fm, and Tidal. These allow you to support artists with P2P payments. (Bitcoin on Wavlake & Fountain, USD on Tidal). Makes streaming less evil.

fountain.fm

Fountain

Discover millions of podcasts and emerging artists worth supporting. Powered by RSS, Lightning and Nostr.

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 08/12/2025

Ditching Spotify has been a bleak experience to say the least: aftermath.site/cancel-spotify...

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 08/12/2025

Spotify is wrapped in complicity for helping ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky

TOP & REASONS WHY ICE IS SPOTIFY'S #1 FAN
1) Spotify is running ICE ads in between your favorite songs
2) Spotify claims that ICE recruitment ads DID NOT violate it's ad policies
3) While ICE terrorizes communities, Spotify is helping boost their recruitment efforts
4) Spotify would rather be wrapped in complicity to ICE's terror than refuse ICE ad money
indivisible.org/cancel-spotify

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Ryan Pequin @ryanpequin.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

ditched spotify. growing and learning

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Maggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

NEW: xAI's Grok chatbot readily generated in-depth stalking instructions, down to lists of spyware apps + install ideas. Grok also drafted plans for surveilling + approaching real people, even sharing links to real locations where it said we could "stake out" a celeb. futurism.com/artificial-i...

Futurism

Action Plan

Grok Provides Extremely Detailed and Creepy Instructions for Stalking
"Stake out 10-11 AM near the hotel entrance (public street). Approach with zero creep factor."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Published Dec 6, 2025 9:45 AM EST

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jon christian @jonchristian.net · 08/12/2025

Pretty infuriating: King Gizzard quit Spotify over ethical concerns -- and now Spotify is letting AI knockoffs of its music (with all the lyrics copied verbatim) proliferate on its platform futurism.com/future-socie...

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King Gizzard Pulled Their Music From Spotify in Protest, and Now Spotify Is Hosting AI Knockoffs of Their Songs

An impersonator appears to be using generative AI to poorly clone rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's iconic sound on Spotify.

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Suuuurrrrrrre it's private 🤣 And if you buy that, I've got ocean front property here in Arizona to sell you, too. Nostr never asks your DOB.

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

P.S. I am zapping the best roasts! ⚡️ Follow @SoapboxTech to learn more about how we're decentralizing the web with open source software to give everyone (not just a few) more freedom.

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

We're having a lot of fun today roasting Derek, the *unofficial* "Nostr CEO!" If you'd like to join in, please do! Nostr folks don't hold back, since we're uncensored and all 😉 👉 roast-derek.shakespeare.wtf #VibeCoding

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

One of my fave roasts comes from one of our intrepid devs, Chad!

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

My app shows off the #RoastDerek posts and also aggregates the combo of "Derek Ross" and "Happy Birthday" so we can roast-scroll through it. I alerted some of his besties late last night so he'd wake up to roasts! 🔥

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Nost is more than a "social network." Today, I'm using Nostr for shenanigans: I'm roasting my Soapbox Sessions podcast partner Derek Ross! I'm using an app I quickly vibe coded with Shakespeare by @SoapboxTech 👇

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Heather Larson aka MAKE SONGS LONGER @heatherlarson.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Made a Cashu wallet with a one-word prompt: 1. Log into Shakespeare by Soapbox 2. Choose Claude Opus 4.5 3. Type "Cashu." Boom! 💥

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