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

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! 🤩

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 😉

👉 https://roast-derek.shakespeare.wtf/ #VibeCoding

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

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! 🔥