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@henry #732

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I sat down until 1am yesterday to really learn about proxy contracts. Today, integrating a UI, I don't need to track addresses upon contract redeployment. It's a dream.

If you are working closely with solidity and haven't yet checked proxies out then I highly recommend

https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-1967
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Day 20 of moving from a 9 foot board to a 6 foot board

I caught a wave
Life hack:

Use @gnosispay
Top up with $GNO
Increase cashback % by being rewarded $GNO each month
Repeat
Building smart contracts for a Layer 2 and not needing to worry so much about gas fees to deploy is heavenly.

Really being able to dig into solidity and the benefits of the language is fun!
/dev
This Thursday there is a screening of The Yin and Yang of Gerry Lopez being hosted by the Venice Surfing Association & Patagonia, in Santa Monica LA!

If you'd like to come, make sure to RSVP at the splashthat link on the event !

https://events.xyz/events/026c45
I am not sure how to feel about the latest channel release.

Spam reduction is important, yes, but is making new joiners feel ostracised by turning a previously free and open system into something authoritarian really the way to do it?

I think rewarding proven good actors with moderation powers is enough.
OK season 3 Industry is just incredible.

Bravo.
Waiting until henry.gno becomes more useful...
I just installed the unhook extension to reduce YouTube distractions..

- Removes Shorts / Recommendations on home page
- Option to replace home with subscriptions feed

Finally, after years, my YT home page again contains content only from channels that I have subscribed to
Browsing programmatic IPFS solutions...

Pretty fed up with the steep pricing curve that Pinata offers
NFT.storage is great, however their API is under maintenance
web3.storage looks great so far

Are there any other solutions out there that are worth investigating?
/dev
Spent today digging into Progressive Web Apps. May be late to the game here but amazed at how powerful these are...

Does anyone have any good reading material covering PWA notifications, background processes, and more? 📚
/dev
Been thinking a lot lately about democratised house plant careship
~ 20 minutes in
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~ 3 hours in

Plotting Cosmic Poems by @markwebster
Invader returns to Los Angeles?

Spotted in Venice Beach on Westminster & Pacific
Pleasure to hang out with @liciahe yesterday, geeking out about plotters in her delightful west London studio 🎨🖊️
~ 4 hours in to the first generative art auction on @artxcode

Working with @sofiagarcia is a joyful reminder that algorithmic art is rooted in curiosity, creativity & fun.

Excited to bid on her first generative piece, Misunderstood Machines!

https://www.artxcode.io/collections/misunderstood-machines-the-generative-series
Last week I used the @highlight file system to upload a generative project onto the Blockchain. First, to Sepolia and then to Ethereum mainnet.

Continue to be impressed by the teams ability to simplify complex topics.

Intuitive, educational and easy experience

https://github.com/highlightxyz/generative-onchain-tools/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file#generative-series-file-system
Welcome to the vault, Rhythm & the Machine #392

~ @larswander
playing with the generative piece on https://artxcode.io

my favourite so far...
Honoured to be leading the development of the new @artxcode platform

Website live today after months of collaboration with @sofiagarcia

Proud to be part of such an innovative, energetic team & working with incredibly talented artists!
> AARON invites us to rethink what constitutes art and the intention of art

Finishing off this Harold Cohen themed weekend with a wonderful limited edition book, produced by Gazelli Art House, London
Left (1987) machine plotted and then painted by the artist

Right (1995) plotted and painted by AARON - the first notable artificial intelligence program for art making

Harold Cohen, 1987 / 1995