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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love this story, thank you for sharing! totally relate to this as a collector, there’s always a story behind every piece. personally don’t own any watches at present but want to get a patek one day.

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agreed, quite petty to be arguing about shitposts on the timeline. his time is better spent on pretty much anything else.

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definitely some of that for sure, but I think it’s also as simple as not being able to raise a family of 4 in a studio apartment while working remotely lol

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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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welcome back, Ryan! nice to see you back casting

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this is my version of the thirst trap

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

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try kiehl’s or beauty of joseon for face, colorescience for body

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oh interesting! didn’t expect your preference for wired headphones but makes sense. also, for the record, I’m not a headphone guy so this isn’t exactly my area of expertise but the process is similar to auditioning speakers. in that case, since you’ll be mostly using them at home, do you mind if they “leak” sound that other people around you might hear? or does that not matter? similarly, do you mind if you hear ambient noise around you or do you want to be lightly isolated from your surroundings? trying to determine if you might prefer open back vs. closed back designs based on the above.

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brother what client are you using

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wait, you mean that the 50+ asinine 1-2 word comments on every popular post aren’t organic???

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

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finally, time for my ordinals to moon 🚀

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also the above is assuming you mean wireless BT headphones, perhaps you are open to wired in which case I’d have different questions / suggestions

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* sorry they’re up to XM6 now, disregard XM5 above

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there’s no perfect recco, headphones (and speakers) are quite personal and always involve compromises. AirPods Max (APM for short) are actually very good headphones overall with relatively neutral tuning and decent detail retrieval. I like their low-end response quite a bit. the only downside for me is that they’re heavy as hell and uncomfortable for 3hr+ sessions. a bit generic but I would give the Sony XM5 and Bose QuietComfort Ultra a try and see how you feel vs. APM. my guess is that you’ll find both more comfortable (mainly less heavy) and you might prefer the sound of one or the other. doubtful either will be higher performance, just different. I’d recommend choosing a set of tracks that you’ve heard a million times, and listening to the same tracks on whichever models you compare. if you listen to random tracks on each, you might confuse yourself rather than drawing useful conclusions. taking notes is also helpful rather than relying on memory. on the “consumer” side, I’m personally not a fan of headphones like Beats since they are tuned with a strong “smiley” EQ, tipped up at both the low and high end of their frequency response. that said, some people really dig it, so worth a try. on the “hi-fi” side, my personal favs are Focal Bathys wireless headphones. they are a notable notch above APM in sound quality and quite a bit more comfortable. the main downside is that they’re even more expensive than APM ($1000?). there’s a new Bathys Mg model that is a notch higher ($1500?) and allegedly better still. anyway, hope this helps a bit 💜

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hahaha, pretty sure I would be banned from entering france

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