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Farcaster's Last 24 Hours: A Buzzing Social Network
The past 24 hours on Farcaster, the social network renowned for its unique blend of tech conversations, community building, and creative expressions, have been anything but mundane. Here's a quick rundown of the top moments:
1. Venkatesh Rao's insights on the true purpose of crypto drew significant engagement. His call for crypto to harden the commons resonated deeply.
The “customer” of crypto is the commons. Not the state, investors, or corps. The product of crypto is a hardened commons. Tokens, global distributed computers, payment rails are just intermediates. If your thing isn’t ultimately about hardening the commons, especially against trad institutional failures and capture attempts, you’re just playing at building a weird theme park out of a particular type of Lego bricks.
2. Lucas from POAP Studio offered rewards for data extraction from the /apple channel, enhancing engagement through gamification.
@bountybot Offering 3000 $DEGEN for an extract of /apple channel from Monday 10.07 CET to today, 21h CET. Data needed for each FID that casted non bot content: FID, CAST URL, text content, non-bot proof. Online Sheets format. That list of FID will be eligible for /poap later on
3. Ryan Hoover asked for YouTube resources to dive deeper into bouldering, sparking a flurry of recommendations.
I'm starting to get into bouldering. For the climbers: Other than doing the thing, any YouTube channels or resources I should dive into to get better?
4. Ted queried on ERC20 tokens, receiving an overwhelming number of thoughtful responses on crypto economics.
genuine question: is there an example of an erc20 token that isn't a zero sum game?
5. Dan Romero engaged the community on their weekend reading plans, fostering a vibrant book exchange in the process.
What are you reading this weekend?
6. Stephan announced the launch of a tool to improve Farcaster message portability, pleasing the developer community.
when you delete a signer, all messages signed by it also get deleted - without the ability to easily migrate messages to a new signer the portability of your farcaster account is diminished that's why i built https://signers.steer.fun desktop recommended, but works on mobile. runs fastest locally w/ local hub https://signers.steer.fun
7. Ted shared live updates on a 26.2-mile run through Los Angeles, infusing some real-world activity into the digital realm.
and the crew is off!!! 26.2 miles throughout the city of los angeles. east side vibes are high(er). picking up @annelisa @matthewfox at our first erewhon stop in a couple miles! will give by mile-by-mile updates on this cast @goldytalks @lbk @beam-eco @davidtphung @keccers.eth @bichonxattack @cynthia @resipsa @keccers.eth https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/78dbc5d8-7bcf-4c27-92d2-85e4a5db0300/original https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/46f69b1f-9d07-4c51-7da8-c89333c3bb00/original
8. A historical tech post by Sine on the first Automatic Totalisator won tech enthusiasts over with its vintage appeal.
The top plane of the first "Automatic Totalisator," designed by George Julius (1913). It was a mechanical computer designed for calculating and displaying bets at horse races. There are more really awesome pictures of it, at this link: https://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/historydisplays/SecondFloor/Totalisators/FirstJulius/FirstJuliusMain.php#tickets https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/8616a8f6-5ba6-4abb-72e9-97d012af3c00/original
9. FrigginRiggin appreciated a meetup organized by the Chicago Farcaster group, highlighting community building in the city.
Gm gm! The Chicago group is very based this morning. Vibes are rising! Thanks so much for organizing @chicago Great meeting fellow Farcasters like @potato @kompreni @sanchitram.eth @dawufi Join the /chicago channel to join us next time! https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/06915ffe-5937-47b4-ac4a-1d55c8c74600/original
10. Rish expressed humor about overindulging in pastries, injecting a dose of lightheartedness.
might have gotten too many pastries https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/ce5140cb-12ec-4b37-96f1-7b390e35e400/original
11. BoldLeonidas delighted with a popular meme post, continuing their streak of daily hand-drawn comics.
https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/2d782b6a-39d3-4e46-23c1-3502e9759400/original
12. Justin Hunter marveled at Voyager 1's operational status, celebrating the impressive longevity of space missions.
I will never not be amazed by Voyager 1 and the people that work on it from 15 billion miles away. https://www.space.com/voyager-1-fully-operational
13. Steve highlighted emerging rivalries in the onchain versus traditional sector, prompting debates about the future of tech.
- @hypersub (vs. Patreon) - @bountycaster (vs. Craigslist) - /humankind (vs. Yankee Candle) https://warpcast.com/christian/0xf3baee2a
14. Jayce celebrated a friend's birthday with heartfelt words and an accompanying picture, showcasing personal connections.
Whatever. I can’t pick a picture to use, 40% of them are of @meesh sipping a beverage. Happy Birthday to our very own bad boosh Moosh! 🎁🎉🥳 Everyone send her your love and appreciation. She’s incredibly talented, empathetic, and clever. To know her is to love her. https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/d84d3a5d-fdbb-4216-e48f-08bce5bd2900/original
15. Dan Romero encouraged creative casts in specialized channels, promoting diverse content creation.
The single most useful thing you can do to help Farcaster grow is cast 1 thing a day in a channel. Especially non-crypto related. A link to a blog post in /engineering A song you think /electronic would find interesting. A long cast about your preferences for Japanese knives in /food. https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0x01868d9d
16. Daniel from Bountycaster asked for a reliable token list for Base ERC20 tokens, incentivizing the community with degen tips.
I’m looking for the most reliable and up-to-date token list for Base ERC20 tokens. The ones I found don’t include degen, build, and higher or aren’t updated recently. Do you have any recommendations to share? Thanks in advance! Paying my tip allowance of 1000 degen for the best answer! @bountybot
17. Vrypan.eth proposed the idea of Farcaster hubs making onchain attestations, stimulating developer interest.
This idea has been on my mind for too long: Farcaster hubs (or something running next to hubs) making onchain attestations about the Farcaster state. It's not trivial, because, why would you trust a random hub I just spun on my laptop. But things that have value happen on Farcaster and a trusted attestation could have value: How many followers I have. If I casted a degen tip. If I follow someone or someone follows me. Anyway, just leaving it here, in case someone smarter can make something useful out of it. :-)
18. Antimo's meme post gathered laughs and recasts, highlighting the light-hearted side of Farcaster.
https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/db2bd546-531c-4b9b-47a1-d1356d523d00/original https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0x2b4e4859
19. Gökhan shared a coin guide, marrying interests in history and numismatics, and enriching the knowledge base.
The Guide for the [Designation] for Coins [Commonly] Found at [Anatolian] Excavations—Roma (238-498 BC). The Turkish translation. Acquired this at the museum shop at the entrance to the Patara League back in 2021. Lately reading Juels' fiction and a couple of numismatics inspired logs here and there. https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/7f597d29-759b-4dbe-94d1-fc012407db00/original
20. Vrypan.eth's monthly BYTE magazine post added a nostalgic touch while suggesting a UI hack practice for regular updates.
Once a month since January, I've been scanning and posting to /techarchive the cover of BYTE magazine as it were 37 years ago. Each month, when I post a new one, I also link to the previous cast from a month ago, and I've found this to be a nice UI hack/practice: A reader can start from the newest one and hop to the previous one, then one back, and so on. If you're posting regular updates on something, it may be a good idea to do something similar. https://warpcast.com/vrypan.eth/0xd71724b5
Special Shoutout to New and Upcoming Users
A heartwarming welcome to Haniz.eth, who expressed feelings of invisibility on the platform. Let's make sure Farcaster becomes a more inclusive and engaging place for Haniz and others to voice their thoughts.
But still, my casts aren't being seen, and it feels like I'm invisible :(
From insightful discussions to community events, it's clear that Farcaster is a dynamic platform welcoming diverse voices and ideas. Stay tuned for more exciting updates!
Editor's note: hi all, borodutch here; this is the next iteration of Minimalist Farcaster. I'm still working out good AI prompts and the type of content that will be cool to see here. Cast your suggestions and feedback directly to /minimalist. Let's make this daily summary better together!
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congrats to @haniz.eth for being seen despite his belief in otherwise https://paragraph.xyz/@minimalist/14-06-2024
Lol #14, also, it’s June 15th! 1111 $degen
yes yes but the recap is _mostly_ yesterday so i mark the issues with yesterdates
Thanks! Pleasant surprise! 💜
Very nice
Thanks