matthewb

@matthewb

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I have started publishing research on Farcaster-native protocols and products. first up is pt. 1 of my @clanker deep dive which covers: - How Clanker works and bot deployment flow - Clanker rewards mechanism and splits - V3.1 and what's new - protocol metrics and revenue https://paragraph.xyz/@matthewb/clanker-pt1

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catching the latest Wes Anderson soon with @brileigh, anyone seen it yet?

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“Why aren’t people in their 20s and 30s having as many kids these days?”

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gm purple app, wishing you evenly pulled espresso shots on this fine day

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I have no fireworks or american flags to show you but here’s a coffee anyway

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I hold both of these beliefs at the same time: 1) farcaster needs to grow beyond its current culture and userbase (mostly crypto/tech) in order to succeed 2) some of the best content on the network is OG accounts casting firmly within their particular niche

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yuzu nanban with pumpkin seeds. tldr; karaage but prepared with a sweet vinegar-based sauce. these were so bright and citrusy yet not too sweet. really nice for the summer season. the term nanban means “southern barbarians” which historically referred to spanish/portuguese traders and missionaries who arrived in japan in the 16th century. in a culinary context, it came to be used to describe dishes influenced by western newcomers.

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honestly don’t envy the merkle team as they constantly navigate the thin line between alienating their existing userbase and attracting a larger, mainstream audience

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totally relate to this. hifi is one of the most punishingly expensive hobbies there is. you can spend $10k on an accessory without batting an eyelash, nevermind an entire system.

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haven’t tipped in a few weeks because of my generous @noiceapp + @tipn allocations, but started again this week thank you pt. 1 @andreaboi.eth @rubinovitz @jachian @ethandaya @xxc @drivenbyboredom @six @itsbasil

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this seems like a really good “gotcha” but unfortunately not supported by the data, here’s 2022 and 2023: U.S. heat-related deaths in 2022 (1,722): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11348089/ U.S. heat-related deaths in 2023 (2,325): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11348089/ likely underreported but still nowhere near the numbers in the EU despite higher temps in the U.S., particularly in the south.

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could listen to Kind of Blue over and over and over and over and over again

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nagra walked so that teenage engineering could run

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the point of diminishing returns for wealth:happiness is higher than most would like to admit

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TIL europe has more heat-related deaths per year than gun-related deaths in the U.S., sounds crazy but it's true

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daily hi-fi 033 McIntosh C22 tube preamplifier (first released in 1963)

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both parties are beholden to the money printer, don't get it twisted

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I haven't listened to the Thiel interview yet but one thing I did find striking is the truly bizarre colour grading. you can see the original on the left and my 2-second correction on the right. you would be hard-pressed to grade this footage in a less flattering way, almost as if your explicit goal was to make the subjects look alien. blue casts are a non-starter for skin tones.

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of course ETH had three +50-60% moves in that timeframe—tops in march 2024, may 2024, and december 2024—but you'd be forgiven for not finding that too exciting given that the S&P has delivered +30% over the same 18mo period with a trailing 12mo sharpe of 0.69 vs. -0.37 for ETH

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