# Uqbar Weekly Rollup (20230403) 

By [Uqbar Network](https://paragraph.com/@uqbar-network) · 2023-04-03

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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 officially releases %pongo, our own chat app that offers a telegram-like mobile experience but also has a desktop version. Included in the p2p chat app are in-chat crypto payments, reacts, polls, and more! Read about it [here](https://mirror.xyz/0xE030ad9751Ca3d90D4E69e221E818b41146c2129/7egdoPR9W5jrUCAefwxq5shwSIW353XvDLspqzolpdo) or check out the [twitter announcement](https://twitter.com/uqbarnetwork/status/1641894102286618625).

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/6af53a1be292d75b615f1cf36c46fad17c01e5dff032244640616548696472f5.png)

Urbit at Large
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**~tocrex-holpen** announces “Invisible Networks 2023”. You must figure this one out for yourself.

|install ~tocrex-holpen %inet2023

join ~tocrex-holpen/invisible-networks-2023

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/dd4ce40156c683e7bb23d75cfa691be9ce0e665172da0f0dec8a557962a90a99.png)

_April Fool’s brought a couple of bangers_

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A [Holium impostor and satirist](https://twitter.com/holium_corp/status/1642287703851925505) “submitted a game-changing pull request to the [#Urbit](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Urbit?src=hashtag_click) Core project that will revolutionize the way developers interact with the Nock VM.” Make sure to check out “Nock Kelvin 3”.

![Lucky 13.](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/95e2d93f78e464890979317665d150327d5b2cdd4fc4857c3e9d40f96b23bb54.png)

Lucky 13.

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And paldev [did the ol’ “buy a pixel for a dollar” grift](https://urb.pal.dev/million), updated to use $U (deep lore) which, unsurprisingly, isn’t ‘working at the moment’. If you didn’t understand any of that, feel free to ask questions.

![How much for SNEED?](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/0f9d33beb067b37e3843464d775a7ca743806650382e6fe96aa97b1eb7c4d254.png)

How much for SNEED?

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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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**~hodzod-walrus**

*   social graph, nectar updates with SSS upgrades
    
*   pongo SSS release, working on using social graph
    
*   optimistic receipts for all token sends (between ships)
    

5

**~fabnev-hinmur**

*   Added Polls to Pongo
    
*   More bug fixes + improvements
    
*   Started on a frontend for the new %screed app
    

6

**~sillus-mallus**

*   converted ziggurat to use the new desks architecture
    
*   started converting tests to threads (basically we're making everything more general so you can have as many desks to work on as you need in the IDE)
    
*   added literal sparkles to the UI tips
    

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**~dachus-tiprel**

*   completed the line db prototype (testing will likely begin this week)
    

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**~bitful-pannul**

*   Uqbar’s AMM is pretty much ready, continuing to tweak ahead of the launch
    

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/ab19c9680aa26c762e270bf9a893c27c5d0f96b7f2a1285fadbb503f004157b5.png)

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Recommended reading
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9

Evan Fisher [explains the thesis behind Portal Ventures’ investments in Urbit](https://portal.vc/urbit).

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[A review of Urbit](https://medium.com/@noahruderman/review-of-urbit-e7cc4c35f149) that says it is a “vanity project” without an actual problem to solve. _O tempora, o mores!_

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Lane Rettig recounts “[A Month Well-Traveled](https://rettig.substack.com/p/a-month-well-traveled)” including a trip to Eth Denver and Urbit’s Volcano Summit in El Salvador.

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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.

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.

Download the %pongo app from [here](https://ping.page.link/start). Once it’s installed, DM ~habsul-rignyr for access to Pongo General.

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-20230403)*