Bimoo

Universe is pretty cool

If you are building in crypto, you should apply to a16z's CSX in NYC. Applications close today.

Incredible things will be built in NYC this fall.

Please DM me if you have any questions or are hesitating to apply.

https://apply.a16zcrypto.com/

Shogun (very good, strong rec) is a brutal reminder of how much I second screen while watching TV.

"What'd that guy say? Oh right it's Japanese and I need to read the subtitles"

No pics, but F&F pizza in Carroll Gardens! Another blackbird special, but the people behind Frankie’s are killing it.

At some point soon, local-first & web3 will meet

This was a fun project! Make any website into a frame!

Urls should not include the protocol, so https://example.com becomes example.com. New URLs will take 10-15 seconds.

Website may go down when, for instance, my laptop closes 😆

http://165.227.216.111/url/a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/read-write-own-intro/

A warm Farcaster welcome to @skyler-jokiel!

Anyone lifting weights in south brooklyn? Where do you lift? Feels like most gyms are pretty limited, too casual, or crazy expensive. Is this just the world I live in?

Chris Dixon’s vision for crypto, laid out in Read Write Own, captures why I got into crypto: free (self-owned/libre) software & open protocols.

Read Write Own is widely available in stores (go buy it!), so it’s a good time to break down why Chris’ vision resonated.

A simple frames starter kit in with typescript & express.

https://github.com/SamBroner/farcaster-frames-express-template

Two KEY (don't ask me how long I spent on this!) facts for frames

1. you need a path (e.g. example.com/<path>)
2. you need og:image (e.g. <meta property="og:image" content="example.com/image.jpg" />

Example, very raw expressJS example coming in shortly.

(Please correct me if I'm wrong)

Pretty incredible the mindshare that the Vercel + Typescript + NextJS stack has in crypto. I don't think I've seen a single expressjs, python, etc starter project.

I immediately want to make a text-based adventure game with this... user button clicks are votes for the next stage.

"""
You're in a forest and find a magic potion
[Drink it]
[Move on]
[Put it in your bag]
"""

Next frame returns the result and new options.

When will the MIT Bitcoin Expo be announced? I have heard rumors of April 20th?!

Was it inevitable that ISPs (Verizon, ATT, Cox, etc) wouldn’t capture margin?

Or was there a world where they provided a differentiated service with some unique offerings?

This seems like the happy path: they are interoperable/composable with other layers of the stack and we have a path towards an open web.

Imagine being the engineer at Blink fitness who purposefully nerfs the billing page so you can’t cancel a subscription

I’m going to Breakpoint. Excited to see what people are building!

DM me if you want to catch up.

The secret's out: I am joining @a16zcrypto as an investor. I am excited to invest in crypto's best founders alongside the industry's most thoughtful team.

Thinking deeply about how to make web3 more powerful, safe, or user-centric? Reach out online or in NYC.