Minimalist Farcaster
The digital buzz on Farcaster has been electric over the past day, with major discussions, technological advancements, and community happenings leaving users captivated. Here are the standout moments:
Kicking things off, Pashov revealed their astonishing success a year back, making over $120k in a single month through Solidity smart contract security audits. Farcasters were abuzz with questions about their journey.
A year ago (August 2023) I made ~$120k pure profit doing Solidity smart contract security audits. Single month, 6 figures. Worked day and night. Ask me anything✌️
Ted, sharing their Farcaster journey since joining in 2021, underscored the evolution from a social media platform to a vibrant social network. Ted's heartfelt reflections resonated widely.
i joined farcaster in 2021 after my then bf got me an invite. i had never met dan, didn’t have any crypto twitter friends, and had always been v private on social media. i casted with sincerity about anything and everything, reported bug after bug, and began to host and show up to meetups where everyone was shocked to learn i was a woman. it was obvious to me that we weren’t building social media, but a social network. and, if successful, it wouldn’t be just one network, but a network of networks. whenever someone asked me why i loved farcaster so deeply, i’d reply that it had the highest signal:noise ratio. then permissionless happened, then frames, then degen. the signal:noise flipped. i abruptly boycotted. the issue is that boycotting is inherently inaction. but me? i have always had a bias for action. 3 days later, i was back on FC. 3 months later, i led FarCon alongside an incredible group of casters. and now, half a year later, i’m still here building. this is how we win together. https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0xec2dcce4
Sanjay updated the community on the network's growth metrics, highlighting significant improvements in performance and scalability. The numbers excited tech enthusiasts.
Since this day, we're at 50x the message count, 180x the peer count, ~40x the db size. Perf metrics are harder to compare since it was during an incident but currently p95 merge latency is ~30ms and p95 gossip delay is <1s (vs 2000ms and ~2.5hrs during the incident) https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/83300578-f174-4570-0720-744ecb48c500/original https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0x72ec34b5
Boys Club expressed their admiration for Ted after a feelings check-in, showing the genuine human connections forming on Farcaster.
we had a feelings check-in with @ted and somehow fell even more in love with her??!??????!?!?!? how is that possible
Kartik introduced Nook Search, making content lookup seamless. This feature promises to enhance user experience significantly.
Introducing the Nook Search cast action! Use it to automatically look up any piece of content that is being referenced in a cast, including images. See video for a runthrough of how it works :) https://nook.social/api/actions/search/install
Tony D'Addeo reminisced about fixing a Hubble bug, which led to joining the Farcaster community, marking the transformative potential of open contributions.
the quotes view of Dan's cast is beautiful my story: opened this tiny PR fixing a hubble bug, I had no idea who Dan or Varun were @v merged it and reached out to ask for my Farcaster handle and I told him I didn't have one he sent me an invite, I started following the protocol updates and all the kings and queens on the follow list, made some contributions to hubble, and eventually joined the MM team https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0xec2dcce4 https://github.com/farcasterxyz/hub-monorepo/pull/253
A call for innovative thinking came from jtgi, urging users to create their own Ran Domero with the Ghost feature for team collaborations through shared alt accounts.
new: create your own Ran Domero with ghost. ❯ create a team and cast through shared alt accounts ❯ open source, link in thread. anonymous.fly.dev
Linda Xie celebrated securing a New York apartment, ending four years of nomadic living and marking a significant personal milestone.
Officially signing an apartment lease in NY, 4 years of nomading out of a backpack coming to an end soon! :)
Mic Solana highlighted Larry Sanger's endorsement of an article on "how the regime captured Wikipedia," stirring discussions on information integrity.
new one from pw. sort of the canonical “how we lost wikipedia.” larry sanger liked and shared it, which is the best i could possibly hope for https://www.piratewires.com/p/how-the-regime-captured-wikipedia
Victor Ma announced the start of the Onchain Summer Challenge with Base on Receipts, encouraging fitness and a competitive spirit among users.
Onchain Summer Challenge with @base on Receipts has officially started! Workout & win prizes from Garmin, On, Barry’s, Bandit, & more 🧾 To join: tap the leaderboard icon on the top right of the home screen Every minute counts.
Coop teased the nearing launch of The Midnight Diner in LA, a space for onchain music aficionados to converge.
The Midnight Diner is just around the corner... We're gradually building a home for onchain music to spread in LA. Where crypto people and music people can coexist. Recorded sets from @cooprecs artists. Open for business on Wed night!! https://www.mixcloud.com/Coopahtroopa/rec_20240805_1wav/
Rachel made a light-hearted return to Farcaster humorously with "Back on fartcaster," getting a chuckle from the community.
Back on fartcaster.
Rob spoke highly about the integration of Sign In With Farcaster, an innovation simplifying authentication for Bend-Eco, drawing positive feedback from Fest attendees.
one of the coolest things/fav takeaway from @fwb fest was how most people i interacted with about @bend-eco.eth loved that it offered SIWF (sign in with farcaster) and how much easier it was than email or twitter auth as someone who incessantly pushed the need for this integration it was v validating to see it glorified irl h/t @dwr.eth @v https://warpcast.com/balajis.eth/0x80293391
Balajis emphasized Farcaster Login's potential to revolutionize social login by integrating decentralized social context and wallet functionalities.
FARCASTER LOGIN What is Farcaster good for? It’s good for devs. It’s good for data analysts. And it’s good for social login. The last is the thing I’m most interested in. When you start a new site you can use Google or Apple login. And that’s fine. But it just gives you an email. And maybe Google Drive access in Google’s case. You can also use X/Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn. But those APIs change so quickly and adversarially that you can’t really build features on your site that rely on them. So you end up using them similarly to Google login, where you get a username only. Now arrives Farcaster. The first fairly large scale decentralized crypto social protocol. Where people aren’t in it solely for the money. Now, for all users who log in with Farcaster, suddenly you can provide encrypted messaging between accounts and pull their full social context. And if they’ve connected a wallet and ENS, they have a balance and can spend and receive money in your app. This changes everything.
Zinger shared a standout video by Ethan on food, capturing hearts and appetites alike with its unexpected charm.
Another banger video from Ethan 🐟 Enjoyed this one more than I would've thought! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtWMeHIqif8
kk humorously encapsulated marketing reluctance with "we don't need marketing...ok maybe just 1 campaign," depicting the common startup dilemma.
"we don't need marketing" "...ok maybe just 1 campaign"
Christin responded to Art Lu's essay on Farcaster with poignant reflections on staying versus leaving, eliciting engagement on platform dynamics.
Why didn’t I leave? A response to @artlu’s essay on why he left farcaster as his show co-host (https://artlu.xyz/why-did-he-leave-aug2024/) The first time I chatted with Art on a zoom call: he immediately began his characteristic monologue: about how there are people who are interacting with us on farcaster that we never see on warpcast. They saw what we are saying and try to get us to reply, but we didn’t even know they were there.* Like ghosts! I was horrified, but I chuckled at how he didn’t ask a single question about me in the entire call. We did bond over our wish for fairness in farcaster especially with our common minority background, since this social platform is a microcosm of society-at-large. 1/X https://artlu.xyz/why-did-he-leave-aug2024/
0xDesigner queried the community on active engagement with "who’s still here?" sparking a resurgence of interaction.
who’s still here?
Matthew kept the meme culture alive with a compelling visual post, leaving the creative community entertained.
https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/b6fae125-32fe-4975-7863-acfc58c56d00/original
Isaac of Zora answered key questions on protocol updates, ensuring developers remain informed and poised for upcoming changes.
we've received some questions from teams building using our protocol. tl;dr → no major changes that require a significant overhaul of your app → we'll be rolling out an updated SDK that lets your app incorporate the upgrade see you tomorrow 🌞 https://warpcast.com/zora/0x70b7db8f
Smashice.eth, demonstrated a commitment to Farcaster and open-source by setting up an engagement event on August 6th in SF, made notable contributions, and actively sought feedback from the community.
Relevant check for anyone building transaction frames. The Coinbase wallet number here is a good estimate for the percentage of users you target on mobile. Small math: 85% of Warpcast is mobile use. ~ 1/3 have Coinbase wallet Your transaction frame is assumed to be perfect and has 100% conversion to transaction (unlikely) 28% of views lead to transactions Say a conversion per view is 5% then it starts to get bad at only 1.4% of views mint. That’s one drawback currently to transaction frames. They aren’t supported by Rainbow and Metamask on mobile On desktop these 15% of users have WalletConnect and there you only have your frame conversion rate to worry about https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0x2ab04072
This dynamic wave of casts cements Farcaster’s reputation as a hub of impactful dialogues, innovative tech, and communal spirit. Here’s to the next twenty-four hours of digital intersection and insight.
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it's boring again... https://paragraph.xyz/@minimalist/august-5,-2024-on-farcaster
I just subscribed tho
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Not for a moxie guy?
Why bro? 5 august is a victory day for mine.
i read it is that ur paragraph ma'am? how to increase point ma'am?
But why bro ?
Hey buying a pass is mandatory or what?
Talk each other make happiness 👀
What's the problem
Yes boring