wonder why there isn't an open source implementation of messaging

almost all messaging UX is the same

an open source code base with all bells and whistles with the ability to plugin identity, storage, configure specific settings like retention etc. could perhaps work....

Both @xmtp and Signal are open source, but only XMTP supports plugin identity.

Come build the most secure and private messaging network in the world—owned by the people who build it and use it.

1000%

It's so much work. We still have so much to do.

https://x.com/nikitabier/status/1928847135216382109

The most important messaging feature is N²

SMS proves this year after year...

Platform-specific messaging is useful to be certain of the identity you are trying to reach.

Twitter proves this year after year...

Football

Tom Cruise showering some love on David Beckham. I’m here for it.

“You changed the face of the sport in America and for the world all for the better … you singlehandedly changed it.”

Tom Cruise telling David Beckham that he changed soccer in the U.S. 🇺🇸❤️🤝 https://t.co/1z4iqRyZ34

USMNT Only

Tom Cruise showering some love on David Beckham. I’m here for it.

https://x.com/usmntonly/status/1928897025107431563?s=46&t=InqFv-rHAXmvTpjoTSm7Cw

curiosity has died and was reincarnated as tribal dogma

curiosity has died and was reincarnated as tribal dogma

https://bsky.app/profile/ouvre-boite.com/post/3lqarnajx5s24

A sufficiently decentralized social network. farcaster.xyz

Hey @farcaster team, any idea why an image embed would be broken on post from two years ago?

https://farcaster.xyz/boscolo/0x9f18ad

Shower Thoughts

Ethereum builder & people connector. Juicebox, Revnet, Defifa & Footy App

As the recipient of a tip, I always feel guilty like I don't deserve it.
This in turns makes it hard for me to publicly say thank you because it draws attention to what already makes me feel bad. I'm not sure what happened in my childhood to break me this way...

With this confession out of the way, let me also say thx, @v!

Technowatermelon. Elder Millenial. Building Farcaster. 

nf.td/varun

Most of crypto: easy to invest in, hard to get users.

Stablecoins: tons of users, but no clear way to invest.


How ironic: We finally found PMF, but we can’t get upside.

I saw the stable coin pmf years ago and loaded up my bags. I haven't made any profit yet, but I also haven't lost any, so 🤞 🚀

justinahn

🐟 Snappa | picosub.artlu.xyz | SassyHash.artlu.xyz

Find me with my same PFP on GH

I've paid with money that Merkle send me before. that's the status right now. I get that it'll be paid back to creators, I'm just not impressed that 10k people are willing to pay because most people I talked to speculate on future airdrops

This is what makes it so hard to find signal in crypto. There are so many people playing with house money that it's hard to discern what can go mainstream.

wufs

Wish I would have casted more so I could afford pro

Lessons learned 😭

I chose to double down on my proletariat identity

It's going to be interesting to see if this new OpenAI device will revolutionize anything.

To make a sports analogy. I think we are going to learn if either of these guys are Tom Brady or if they are both Bill Belichick.

Europe is a walking contradiction. 

Cash is one of the best ways to preserve the privacy of buyer and seller. But if you make the same purchase online, no such privacy will be afforded to you. 🥴

"All European institutions will be involved to make sure Europe is equipped with the currency of the future... digital cash."

https://t.co/Sy2M9AIjxJ

Thomas Sowell Quotes

Europe is a walking contradiction. 

Cash is one of the best ways to preserve the privacy of buyer and seller. But if you make the same purchase online, no such privacy will be afforded to you. 🥴 

https://x.com/ThomasSowell/status/1926409122162905498

In 2022, approximately 89% of Americans aged 16 and over had a driver's license.

What year will this drop below 50%?

Recording this in the time line as a permanent remembrance

politics

Maybe one day Americans will realize Democrats and Republicans are just larping their animus toward each other and realize both are driving the nation off a cliff.

Pearls of wisdom from classic rock:

"if love is bling I guess I'll find myself a cane" 👨‍🦯

Farcaster

RIP cast actions. None of them work anymore.

Do I have to rethink my "Solana will never come back to Farcaster" comment?

Solana

Today we’re announcing our new partnership with @BackedFi for the launch of xStocks on @Solana 🚀

@xStocksFi will offer tokenized versions of U.S.-listed equities, available soon to eligible Kraken clients in select non-U.S. markets.

A new layer of market access, built on https://t.co/eXUnpHDipF

Kraken Exchange

whoa!
https://x.com/krakenfx/status/1925578761212150007

boscolo.eth

@boscolo.eth