# Uqbar Weekly Rollup (20230306)

By [Uqbar Network](https://paragraph.com/@uqbar-network) · 2023-03-06

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_Aloha, welcome to Uqbar’s weekly rollup. Every Monday we’ll provide you with exciting updates on everything Uqbar: dev reports, media mentions, and general happenings around the Urbit ecosystem._

Media and News
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Uqbar found itself at Eth Denver and was warmly received. ~hocwyn-tipwex, Uqbar cofounder and director of technical outreach, joined VP of Product at Tlon, Marisa Rowland, for a fireside chat with [Autonomous Ecologies](https://www.autonomousecologies.xyz/) entitled _Urbit Demystified._

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/2da55afd18c4efd35beba06d2b31dd8cc13eee5c9516d8c5bd307e406df91fb8.png)

The next place you’ll find Uqbar is at the [Volcano Summit](https://www.summit.urbit.org/) _assuming you signed up._

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%pongo has goerli and zig payments via messaging! The dream of a decentralized WeChat is approaching reality. Other apps pongo boasts or soon will: %pokur, a wallet, and QR code integration via %handshake.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/b1173dd3e6f56269653ab43d7fe563a9a84e0e5477450b066aeaa600ea3b5353.jpg)

Urbit at Large
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~hanfel-dovned released %board and it was immediately a hit. %board is an implementation of [Robin Sloan’s Spring ‘83 specification](https://www.robinsloan.com/lab/specifying-spring-83/) , a principled rejection of Javascript, timelines, and inboxes in favor of a “newspaper classifieds section” experience. _And it’s fun._ People right away began pushing the envelope on the currently-allowed CSS types, creating not just [visually interesting boards](https://twitter.com/linnyd_sapnyr/status/1632086582579666944) but apps as well! Download: |install ~dister-hanfel-dovned %board

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/6c5de66ffb22edf63fdd1ff4f72bdd10eb011580f7934e26b2ef960624b93388.png)

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~mastyr-bottec built Stripe integration into Urbit in less than a day!

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/8e6d395906927547a12752be87e1b052d73e385e24a80c46802093ce43f6d66d.png)

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Uqbar Network: Developer and Operations Updates
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Another busy week for the Uqbar team—check out some of their accomplishments:

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~sillus-mallus has much to report:

*   Fix: test-steps from file have accurate naming
    
*   ship/chain states now have labels
    
*   ship/chain states now on separate top level tabs
    
*   New: load ship/chain state views from file on project open
    
*   Fix: dupe state view fetches / fetching always on 0 views
    
*   Fix: input fields smaller at smaller screen sizes
    
*   Fix: null/none expectations in test results should not display
    
*   Fix: new file opens up to a custom template depending on type
    

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~fabnev-hinmur put Uqbar token sends into Pongo

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~hosted-fornet did bug fixes for the %ziggurat IDE alpha

Recommended Reading & Listening
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Following his success with %board, ~hanfel-dovned explains [why Urbit needs fun and why fun needs Urbit](https://hanfel-dovned.tlon.network/blog/urbit-needs-fun).

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~poldec-tonteg has also boarded the %blog train. Read Designing for Low Fidelity.

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Fin
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That’s it for this week. Be sure to follow everyone and everything listed in this week’s rollup.

Also, drop by our Twitter to learn when [Uqbar’s Office Hours](https://twitter.com/uqbarnetwork) will be. And remember that Urbit’s On-nomi (Happy Hour) every Thursday at 1830 Eastern at the [Urbit Hacker House on Gather Town](https://app.gather.town/app/xAYeiPI2XDYhRM9t/urbit-hacker-house).

If you’re on Urbit, join our group at:

~hocwyn-tipwex/uqbar-event-horizon-forever

If you’re NOT on Urbit, amend your living. We can help you with that: find us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/eCqJ8Rf87H) (preferred) or [Telegram](https://t.me/uqbarnetwork).

Until next time!

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*Originally published on [Uqbar Network](https://paragraph.com/@uqbar-network/uqbar-weekly-rollup-20230306)*