TRAILER: Introducing Between Two Chains, a Rehash Production with LayerZero

We're back with a brand new miniseries where we dive into all things blockchain interoperability. Join Diana Chen, host of Rehash, LDF from LayerZero, and some old and new faces from Espresso, Para, Stargate, and Risc Zero in this four-part miniseries starting Tuesday, July 1. In the meantime give our team a follow and join our Telegram group to engage in the conversation: t.me/rehashweb3. 👋 FOLLOW US: Diana Chen: https://x.com/ddwchen LDF: https://x.com/ldf_gm Rehash: https://x.com/rehashweb3 LayerZero: https://x.com/layerzero_core

Nathan Smith, Mike Goldstein

Guests: Life Coach Nathan Smith and Dating Coach, Mike Goldstein. Topics include: How our relationship with ourself directly affects our relationships with others and how women understand how and why men operate the way they do.

GM Farcaster ep262 Friday June 27, 2025

GM Farcaster ep262 Friday June 27, 2025   From our ChatGPT Intern: On today’s GM Farcaster, Adrienne and Nounish Prof derailed their own show over broken thumbnail embeds, tiny Stanley cups, and an urgent need to fix the new merch site mid-episode. Meanwhile, Adrienne live-streamed a Farcaster panel from a sake brewery at Permissionless, sparking FOMO, pink-truck FUD, and a philosophical breakdown of why everyone’s now contractually obligated to make TikToks. Full Show Notes and Links on YouTube GM Farcaster merch shop is open! https://gmfarcaster.shop/   Copyright 2025 cc-by GM Farcaster - reuse/remix allowed with attribution and link back to GMFarcaster.com.  NOTE: Cryptocurrencies are often volatile assets. Nothing in this episode should be considered financial advice and is for educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing should be considered investment advice, nor solicitation to buy or sell any assets. NFA, DYOR.  Chapters: 0:00:00 GM 0:04:07 GMFC news 0:07:17 FC news0:33:23 builders and timeline fun  0:47:50 gmfarcaster.shop0:50:54 CT drama

Nethermind Release Sets 45M Gas Default

Nethermind sets a 45 million default gas limit. Coinbase introduces perpetual-style futures. And Worldcoin introduces Worldvote. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/730 Disclaimer: Content is for informational purposes only, not endorsement or investment advice. The accuracy of information is not guaranteed.

RG 21 | Porter Geer

talking founder energy, building communities like SheFi to help empower women with finance, and the exciting things happening at girl math capital with Uniswap Foundation's Porter Geer on EP 21 of reply girls 💕 Connect with Porter https://x.com/portergeer https://www.linkedin.com/in/portergeer/

Episode #120 | Web3 Single player? | Hot Takes

What’s the word for Call of Duty BO6 adding an ad for skins in the weapon selection menu?Dead, Undead or Fully Alive - single player games in web3. Is this the solution to player liquidity issues? Can single player games work in web3?Dump, Date, Marry - Elden Ring movie, Clash of Clans movie and Clair Obscur movieFinal Form - what do game prices look like in 10 years? Mario Kart $80, GTA VI $100, what’s the future look like for game pricing?This week's panelists include:- Kohji from Parallel- Justin Gary from SolForge Fusion- Wills Spangler from Avalanche- Kevin Lambert from Project O with Koin Games- Michael O'Connor from Youmio- Michael Christine a.k.a the Tatted Lawyer from Andrometa- Kate Irwin from Blockworks- OG from GAM3S.GG- Sinjin from My Angry Yakuza Girlfriend- Gnoc from Magic Eden...and of course our weekly co-host from the EthLizards, Lemz!

Episode #119 | P2E STEELMAN

What’s the word for one of the most viral indie dev sensations on Roblox ever?Steel man - new game mode where you have to steel man an argument for it. This week: Play to earn is the future.Hot or Not Take - vote whether it’s a hot take or not and explain why: New live service games are dead on arrival.Final Boss - new final topic game mode. This week you choose one of the following topics and give a hot take on it. You have to pick one, no fence sitting:Fornite back on the app storeBattlefront 2 just broke its ATH concurrent player record on Steam. The game is 8 years old, no updates for 5 years.The Activision Blizzard merger finally closedThis week's panelists include:- Wills Spangler from Avalanche / AVAX- Vidar from Mure App and Yurei- Gnoc from Magic Eden- Jerry Singer from WolvesDAO- Kohji Nagata the founder of Parallel- Kevin Lambert from Koin Games at Project O- Tony Valcarcel from Glitter Cloud Solutions- Jon Radoff from Beamable- Michael Christine from Andrometa...and as always my co-host Lemz from the ETH Lizards!

Ethereum’s Next Chapter, According to The Foundation’s New Leader

Tomasz Stańczak is the Founder of Nethermind and now Co-Executive Director at the Ethereum Foundation. In this episode, the Ethereum Foundation’s new Co-Executive Director shares his vision for Ethereum’s next decade--covering L1 scaling, the evolving role of the EF, treasury policy, and how Ethereum can stay essential in an AI-powered world. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Newsletter: https://the-edge.xyz ► Youtube: https://youtube.com/@DeFiDad ► Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://x.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://x.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn DeFi: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources 🪄 NEWTON | SIMPLER CRYPTO UX WITH VERIFIABLE AI AGENTS https://newton.xyz/ 🔮 ⁠PYTH NETWORK⁠ | SMARTER DATA FOR SMARTER CONTRACTS https://pyth.network/ 🤙 FAIR | THE FIRST L1 BLOCKCHAIN TO ELIMINATE MEV AT CONSENSUS https://www.fairchain.ai/ 📊 iYIELD | YOUR FINANCIAL PICTURE, SIMPLIFIED https://go.iyield.com/edge 🏦 MANTLE | INNOVATING THE FUTURE OF ONCHAIN FINANCE https://group.mantle.xyz/ 🌔 MOONWELL | THE LEADING LENDING AND BORROWING APP ON BASE https://moonwell.fi/ ⚙️ GEARBOX PROTOCOL | ONCHAIN LENDING REIMAGINED https://gearbox.fi/ 🐡 PUFFER UNIFI | AN ETHEREUM BASED ROLLUP WITH NATIVE YIELDS https://unifi.puffer.fi/ 🥞 SYRUPUSDC BY MAPLE | DEFI'S PREMIUM YIELD ASSET https://app.maple.finance/earn?referral=Mig0gHP59IYC ------ Timestamps 0:00 – Intro 6:35 – Tomasz’s Path to EF Leadership 16:46 – EF’s Legacy Role vs. Today’s Mission 22:34 – How Regulation Shapes Ethereum & Crypto 27:36 – Sponsor Break 28:17 – Ethereum’s Top Priorities: L1 Scaling, Blobs & UX 39:08 – Will Ethereum Accrue Value if L2s Win? 43:49 – Sponsor Break 45:28 – Inside EF’s New Treasury Policy 49:24 – New Collaboration Models: Etherealize & Beyond 52:58 – Ethereum + AI: What’s Possible? 1:04:03 – What Success Looks Like in 10 Years 1:09:57 – Closing ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► Ethereum website: https://ethereum.org/ ► EF website: https://ethereum.foundation/ ► Ethereum on X: https://x.com/ethereum ► EF on X: https://x.com/ethereumfndn ► Tomasz on X: https://x.com/tkstanczak ------ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions. Podcast guests and hosts may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. Both DeFi Dad and Nomatic hold ETH. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

Zora vs Pump.fun: Who Wins the $4B Creator War? | NAC Ep. 22

Zora’s new Creator Coins drop sparks a round-table on the future of onchain creator economies. Lucas, Coop, and Devid break down the launch mechanics, compare Base vs. Solana liquidity, debate token valuations, and riff on how listen-to-earn could reshape music and podcasts. Plus: Circle stock goes meme-mode, and QR codes at concerts as growth hacks. 🎧 Mint the episode onchain: pods.media/not-a-cartel Timestamps: 00:00 – Cold open: Celestia dip & crypto hot potato 01:07 – Zora Creator Coins explained: profile = ticker, 1% fee share, 5-year vest 02:30 – How Creator Coins work: routing, supply, and fee design 07:00 – Zora vs. Pump.fun: launch formats & liquidity wars 14:50 – Pump.fun’s $4B ICO vs. Zora’s sub-$100M FDV 23:18 – Circle’s stock pumps 200% & stablecoin bill alpha 27:10 – Coop Records update: song tokens & sniper bots 42:00 – QR-code airdrops at concerts & proof-of-attendance 46:45 – Wrap-up & onchain mint link 📱 Subscribe for more convos on the onchain creator economy. 🧠 Follow us on Farcaster: https://farcaster.xyz/~/channel/notacartel 💸 Support the show by collecting on pods.media/not-a-cartel

CLOB Battles, Disclosure Fights, and the Meme-ification of Circle – The Chopping Block

Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto. This week, we’re joined by Vlad, the leverage legend behind Lighter, a zk-powered DEX taking aim at Hyperliquid in the rising CLOB wars. We unpack the new Token Transparency Framework from Blockworks and whether self-regulation can fix crypto’s disclosure problem. Should VC wallets be public? Are market-making deals legally risky? And why do most projects still say nothing? Plus: Vlad explains how Lighter uses zero-knowledge proofs to enforce fairness and fight toxic flow—without harming retail. And Circle’s stock goes full meme mode, TikTok retail piles in, and Robert reveals he’s short. Is crypto finally growing up—or just evolving its chaos?

Why We’re Irresponsibly Long DeFi

In this special crossover episode, we take the hot seat as guests for the first time, to talk about why we remain so bullish on DeFi! Guided by Wallfacer Podcast host Ryan Rodenbaugh, we cover a wide range of investor topics including how Bitcoin’s ideological roots still shape today’s industry, why Ethereum and ETH remain fundamentally undervalued, the growing tension between narratives and reality in crypto, and how our perspective as DeFi users informs how we invest as angels. We even share some of the actual protocols and tokens we’ve been allocating to, something we rarely do in such detail. Special thanks to our friend Ryan for hosting! He is the CoFounder & CEO of Wallfacer Labs, the team behind vaults.fyi, connecting users directly to 500+ DeFi vaults across 50+ protocols and 10+ blockchain networks. Ryan was kind enough to originally invite us on The Wallfacer Podcast and then allow us to republish this episode for our own audience. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Newsletter: https://the-edge.xyz ► Youtube: https://youtube.com/@DeFiDad ► Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://x.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://x.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn DeFi: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources 🪄 NEWTON | SIMPLER CRYPTO UX WITH VERIFIABLE AI AGENTS https://newton.xyz/ 🔮 ⁠PYTH NETWORK⁠ | SMARTER DATA FOR SMARTER CONTRACTS https://pyth.network/ 🤙 FAIR | THE FIRST L1 BLOCKCHAIN TO ELIMINATE MEV AT CONSENSUS https://www.fairchain.ai/ 📊 iYIELD | YOUR FINANCIAL PICTURE, SIMPLIFIED https://go.iyield.com/edge 🏦 MANTLE | INNOVATING THE FUTURE OF ONCHAIN FINANCE https://group.mantle.xyz/ 🌔 MOONWELL | THE LEADING LENDING AND BORROWING APP ON BASE https://moonwell.fi/ ⚙️ GEARBOX PROTOCOL | ONCHAIN LENDING REIMAGINED https://gearbox.fi/ 🐡 PUFFER UNIFI | AN ETHEREUM BASED ROLLUP WITH NATIVE YIELDS https://unifi.puffer.fi/ 🥞 SYRUPUSDC BY MAPLE | DEFI'S PREMIUM YIELD ASSET https://app.maple.finance/earn?referral=Mig0gHP59IYC ------ Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 5:37 - Our start in crypto 16:46 - How our roots in Bitcoin grounds us 21:46 - Bitcoin vs Ethereum vs high-performance L1 ideologies 30:05 - Sponsor break 30:46 - Ethereum and ETH’s bright path ahead 41:24 - All investments start with our POV as users 47:58 - Pros and cons of narratives over reality 54:33 - Notable winners from DeFi 1.0 to now 1:08:18 - Sponsor break 1:09:57 - What needs to happen for DeFi tokens to reprice? 1:22:44 - DeFi ideas, protocols, tokens we’ve bet on recently 1:40:46 - Closing ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► vaults.fyi website: https://vaults.fyi/ ► vaults.fyi on X : https://x.com/vaultsfyi ► Ryan on X: https://x.com/ryanrodenbaugh ► Wallfacer Labs on X: https://x.com/wallfacerlabs ► Subscribe to The Wallfacer Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wallfacer-podcast/id1709530326 ------ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions. Podcast guests and hosts may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.

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Bits + Bips: Bitcoin Brushes Off Another War & Will Powell Relent on Rates? -

As tensions flare between Iran and Israel, investors are watching oil, gold, and, of course, crypto. In this episode of Bits + Bips, the panel digs into the market response to war risk, the chances the Fed will actually cut rates, and how Circle’s IPO is being treated more like a meme stock than a fintech play. Plus: Why Scaramucci says we’re all living in a surveillance state  Whether stablecoins are being kneecapped by U.S. regulation  When altcoin ETFs are coming And what BlackRock’s Larry Fink secretly told Scaramucci about Bitcoin in 2021 👀

ZKsync Launches Airbender zkVM

ZKsync launches the Airbender zkVM. And Chainlink partners with Mastercard. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/727 Disclaimer: Content is for informational purposes only, not endorsement or investment advice. The accuracy of information is not guaranteed.

Building a Global, Multi-Strat Crypto Fund with Hypersphere Ventures | Jack Platts + Mehdi Farooq

Follow Proof of Coverage Media: https://x.com/Proof_Coverage Connor and Sal are joined by Jack Platts and Mehdi Farooq to explore the evolving landscape of crypto investment, venture capital, and deep tech. They discuss strategies for unlocking value in crypto assets, the critical role of NAV in investment decisions, and the rise of micro strategies in deal-making. The conversation also covers the resurgence of ICOs, the importance of disciplined evaluation of investment vehicles, and the global perspectives shaping today’s crypto markets. Jack and Mehdi share insights on how podcasting drives research and networking, while emphasizing the transformative impact of deep tech on robotics and AI. The episode wraps with a look at why community building remains essential for startup success in decentralized ecosystems. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 01:47 - The Value of Podcasting   03:12 - Podcasting as a Platform for Founders   04:11 - Jack's Perspective on Podcasting   05:47 - Micro Strategy and Investment Trends   06:18 - Understanding Capital Markets   07:56 - Evaluating Investment Vehicles   11:07 - Natural Buyers for Investment Vehicles   16:00 - Long-term NAV Multiples   20:50 - 21 Capital Investment Insights   24:02 - Expanding Beyond Bitcoin   30:53 - Global Investment Perspectives   34:09 - Lessons from Polkadot   40:06 - The ICO Meta and Community Building   46:04 - DePIN Investments and Future Outlook   Disclaimer: The hosts and the firms they represent may hold stakes in the companies mentioned in this podcast. None of this is financial advice.

It’s not Apps or Infra, it’s Middleware with Finality Capital | Adam Winnick and Kamal Mokeddem

Follow Rubicon Podcast: https://x.com/Rubicon_pod Produced by Proof of Coverage Media: https://x.com/Proof_Coverage Hersh and Dawufi sit down with Adam Winnick and Kamal Mokeddem, founding partners of Finality Capital Partners, to explore the evolving world of venture capital in crypto. Adam and Kamal share their journey launching a crypto-focused VC firm, emphasizing their thesis around middleware, data portability, and enhancing user experience through decentralized technologies. They discuss their bold $5M seed investment in Eigenlayer, the importance of a mature tech stack, and the critical role of business co-founders in driving innovation. The conversation also covers the convergence of AI and blockchain, with a focus on verifiability, interoperability, and new monetization models. They wrap up with insights on Web3’s future and the power of storytelling in shaping the next wave of disruptive technologies. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 03:00 - Founding Finality Capital Ventures 05:48 - Investment Strategies and Conviction 08:42 - The Eigenlayer Bet 11:36 - Understanding Shared Security 15:00 - Middleware and the Future of Web 317:54 - The Role of AI in Blockchain 20:44 - Legal Considerations in Data Interoperability 23:40 - The Future of AI and Web3 Middleware 29:48 - The Future of Web 3 and Big Tech 33:05 - Disruption and Investment in Blockchain 39:14 - Maturing Tech Stacks and Business Founders 44:52 - Client-Side Execution and ZK Technology 56:42 - Final Thoughts and Future Directions Disclaimer: The hosts and the firms they represent may hold stakes in the companies mentioned in this podcast. None of this is financial advice.

#12 - Wyatt Meldman-Floch & Brian O’Beirne, RealityNet

Jeff is joined by Wyatt, Founder and CEO of RealityNet, and Brian, Governance Lead. RealityNet is a decentralized infrastructure network designed to democratize access to computing power and enable the development of scalable, community-driven applications. By leveraging everyday devices, RealityNet transforms idle computing resources into a global, permissionless network that supports a new class of decentralized applicationsLearn more by exploring: https://realitynet.xyzFollow RealityNet on Farcaster: https://farcaster.xyz/realitynetFollow RealityNet on X: https://x.com/realitynet_xyzFollow Brian on Farcaster: https://farcaster.xyz/therealbobFollow Brian on X: https://x.com/BrianOBeirne1

DCP Migrates to Base

DCP is migrating to the Base mainnet expanding onchain access to creative funding and participation. AMA where the teams talks about Base migration, what's new, and how the DCP community will be positively impacted by the change.

MEME, MARS & Lisbon

The Matthew & Rizzle Show is back after a busy, travel-filled start to June with a special guest, Johan of meme.com and Marble Cards. This week's show focuses on the recent NFC Summit held in Lisbon. Matthew provides his view of the summit from afar before getting a couple of boots-on-the-ground takes from Rizzle and Johan, both of whom traveled to Lisbon this year.

GM Farcaster ep261 Wednesday June 25, 2025 presented by Octant

GM Farcaster ep261 Wednesday June 25, 2025 presented by Octant  Thank you Octant for supporting GM Farcaster for the past three months! We love having you as a premier partner!   From our ChatGPT Intern: The show opens with a spy-sized Stanley cup and a confession that Prof’s TikTok is basically BravoCon in algorithm form, but things get serious(ish)with leaderboard drama, spam label policing, and a call for non-crypto content that doesn’t rot your brain, while reminding us all that “unregrettable minutes” spent on an app should be the goal—not a two-hour doomscroll throughUtah mom drama. AND the Los Fomos crew join to talk about building community with vibes, glitter, and memes—proof that Farcaster can have high-quality culture and a good party.  Full Show Notes and Links on YouTube Thanks to Pauline and Tako from Los Fomos for stopping by! Learn more about their crowdfund raising now: https://farcaster.xyz/pauline-unik/0xebda92f4 THANKS TO OUR PREMIER PARTNER OCTANT: @octant: https://warpcast.com/octant /octant: https://warpcast.com/~/channel/octant Octant site: https://octant.app/home    Copyright 2025 cc-by GM Farcaster - reuse/remix allowed with attribution and link back to GMFarcaster.com.  NOTE: Cryptocurrencies are often volatile assets. Nothing in this episode should be considered financial advice and is for educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing should beconsidered investment advice, nor solicitation to buy or sell any assets. NFA, DYOR.  Chapters: 0:00:00 GM 0:04:44 FC news0:19:05 Octant0:20:50 Uniswap House/Permissionless0:25:36 leaderboard/more FC news0:34:25 Los Fomos0:51:08 lightning round

"Building for People, Not Wallets" with Privy cofounder Henri Stern | ZEROPOD S2 E16

What if crypto products weren’t built for wallets, but for people? In this episode of ZEROPOD, Privy.io founder Henri Stern joins host Toady Hawk to talk about building user-first infra, why account abstraction matters, and what it’ll take to onboard the next billion. From his Parisian roots to Protocol Labs and now Privy, Henri shares sharp takes on fragmentation, EIP-7702, and why most crypto apps still miss the point. Come for the insights, stay for the travel tips and Italian bread slander. TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro: Meet Henri Stern, founder of Privy01:44 - Henri’s backstory: Growing up in Paris, moving to NYC03:55 - Adjusting to life in New York and early education04:32 - Choosing Stanford over the French education system06:00 - Discovering computer science and why it stuck07:54 - Founding Shout: a peer-to-peer marketplace experiment10:01 - What went wrong with hyperlocal marketplaces12:20 - Filecoin and Protocol Labs: Henri’s next chapter13:49 - What Filecoin taught Henri about zk, consensus, and infra19:00 - Falling in love with crypto, then falling out of it for a bit20:06 - The origin of Privy: starting with privacy, landing on onboarding24:00 - What Privy does today: abstracting onboarding, not just accounts26:10 - The nuance of account abstraction vs. 4337/770228:30 - Privy’s internal values: focus, experimentation, ownership33:00 - Wallet sprawl and the identity fragmentation dilemma36:00 - Wallets as identity tools, not just money holders39:00 - Why crypto infra must be built now, not later41:00 - Notable partnerships: Farcaster, Pump.fun, Hyperliquid & more45:10 - Privy's current roadmap: chains, funding UX, identity UX47:02 - EIP-7702: What it is and why it matters50:00 - Speculation vs stability: the real bifurcation in crypto52:40 - Henri’s vision for 2025 and hiring at Privy54:08 - Rapid-fire round: food, music, tech, travel, and more1:04:28 - Where to find out more about Privy and wrap-up--- Podcast recorded by Toady Hawk, edited by Toady Hawk. Hosted by Toady Hawk. Produced by Zero Rights Media. This content is zero rights reserved (cc0), please remix and reuse it in any way you like! #base #onchain #ethereum #privy #crypto #stripe

#11 - Toady Hawk, BETRMINT

Jeff is joined by Toady, Founder of BETRMINT. BETRMINT is a native Farcaster Mini App that gamifies support for creators. Users bet on “Based Creators”—posts or profiles they back—and can win Base ecosystem memecoins in return. Learn more by checking out https://betrmint.fun/mint-spin-win/betr-tipnFollow BETRMINT on Farcaster: https://farcaster.xyz/betrmint Follow Toady on Farcaster: https://farcaster.xyz/toadyhawk.ethFollow Toady on X: https://x.com/toady_hawk

21: Geoffrey Litt: Software You Can Shape

Geoffrey Litt (Website, X) is a designer, engineer, writer, and researcher at Ink & Switch, where he champions malleable software: the idea that ordinary people should be able to mold the digital tools they rely on every day. Ink & Switch is an independent research lab focused on how computers can help us think and work. While researching and writing, Geoffrey and team also build products and prototypes to explore how their ideas can exist in practice. Geoffrey got his PhD at MIT CSAIL, where he built on his inspiration around computational media like spreadsheets, hoping to push more software toward the ethos of end-user programming, but without the technical complexity. In a sense, why should using software and changing it be any different? Previously, he built software for teachers at Panorama Education, which he joined out of school as one of the first employees.Geoffrey and collaborators recently published a definitive piece on malleable software and we discussed it in detail. We dig into why most modern apps feel like sealed boxes rather than flexible tools and environments, and what changes when your app, document, or workspace, feels more like Lego than machinery. Geoffrey makes his case that we want software tooling to feel like a chef knife, not an avocado slicer, and we talk about how the best designed tools help users up a smooth slope of learning and ability. He argues in favor of deeper understanding, illustrated by one of my favorite ideas: The Nightmare Bicycle. We talk about how LLMs are enabling malleable software and how local tinkerers might be able to build systems for themselves and their team or communities that understand their needs more deeply than any professional designer could. Finally, Geoffrey lays out a call to arms for founders: build products that treat users as co-authors who understand their own needs, not just consumers.On one level, this is a conversation about software and design. But it is really about agency. I hope it inspires you to pop open the hood on various aspects of your life, look at what's inside, and trust yourself to tinker. As Steve Jobs said many years ago, "the minute you can understand that you can poke life, and if you push in, then something will pop out the other side; that you can change it, you can mold it—that's maybe the most important thing."All links and transcript: https://dialectic.fm/geoffrey-litt---This episode is brought to you by Hampton, a private, highly vetted membership for founders. Hampton surveyed over 100 members with net worths of $1M-100M to create its 2024 Wealth Report. They asked about financial goals, spending habits, how much founders themselves, investment portfolio breakdowns, risk tolerance, estate planning and philanthropy, and more. Visit https://joinhampton.com/community to access the report.---Timestamps2:12: Agency in a Digital World and Geoffrey's Creative Medium: Software12:17: Intro to Malleable Software20:42: "Popping Open the Hood" & The Nightmare Bicycle: A Case for Understanding How Systems Work27:47: Computational Media, Spreadsheets, and Digital Informality34:01: Legos and Home Cooking as Metaphors for Software42:30: Two Types of Malleable Software: Modular-by-Design and Hacking48:35: Hampton50:13: Designing for a Smooth Slope58:20: Unbundling Apps into Environments and Tools1:17:58: Why Do the Work at All When AI Can Do It? When Should We be in the Details?1:29:22: Empathy & Design: Enabling "Local Developers" Who Know Their and Their Community's Needs1:38:23: A Case for Optimism About Human Agency1:51:09: AI's Impact on Malleable Software1:59:03: Commercial Incentives and Ecosystem Change2:04:17: Research and Ink & Switch2:11:46: ChatGPT as a Muse2:15:34: Working at MUBI and Solving the "Too Many Things to Watch" Problem2:18:27: Japan's Culture of Care2:22:15: Mastery and Variety2:24:34: Joy and Clarity as a Parent2:25:30: Expressing Care Through What we Make

Josh McIntyre Has a Picture of Four Men and a Novelty-Sized Cheque

Josh McIntyre is a musician, DJ, and co-host of Cold Pod, a pop culture podcast at the heart of Toronto’s emerging underground podcasting community. After curb stomping onto the scene just over a year ago, Cold Pod wasted no time in its effortless delivery of hot takes on all things music, art, and pop culture—all while keeping true to and embracing its home (the six). 'The Cold Pod Formula', meticulously crafted by Josh and his co-host, Austin, was considerably influential in shaping Toronto’s extremely gritty and underground podcasting scene. To this day, the recipe to the formula remains shrouded in secrecy despite many would-be podcasters claiming to know what’s in it. These days, you can catch Josh hanging out in Toronto’s infamous “West End" working on new music with his band, Thermal, recording Cold Pod episodes, and more… Topics discussed in this episode: - Liberty Village - The service industry - Halloween - Pigeons and racoons - Facebook marketplace - Spadina - Podcast analytics Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/picturetimeoclock⁠ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/picturetimeoclock Website: https://www.davidsutrin.xyz Zora: https://zora.co/@chairs44 X: https://x.com/chairs44 Nina Protocol: https://www.ninaprotocol.com/hubs/picture-time?tab=all ENS: chairs44.eth

Ethereum Dev Tools Guild Introduced

Dev Tools Guild launches its dev tool funding initiative. Coinbase launches Coinbase Payments. Ethereum developers add four more EIPs to Fusaka. And L2Beat implements its new classification framework. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/724 Disclaimer: Content is for informational purposes only, not endorsement or investment advice. The accuracy of information is not guaranteed.