the café

have had a crisis of confidence lately

social media is a necessary evil in order to succeed in some domains

but... what if i voted with my fork 

...and went back to an industry that doesn't require it

what i haven't been able to square, personally, when I consider leaving FC (which is my only social media atm) is willfully cutting ties with all of y'all

i say this place is special but it's only because of the people

otherwise this place is (imo, sorry) trash just like the rest of them

been stuck on a six song loop lately.

still... not loud enough.

faust

Updates on Roc Camera
- We're close to manufacturing. By 'Manufacturing' we consider it to be 2 parts: Printing & Assembly
- Integration / QA is gating printing / assembly - one of the decisions we made early on was to not do QA at the very end, but try to do it through the entire process. You can't improve quality when the product is coming off the line (Thanks W. Edwards Deming)
- We've assembled ~3 beta devices so far
- We've recently made some improvements to our latest v0.8.10 hardware - which improves the way in which we manufacture / assemble our devices 
- But until those hardware changes are re-tested again through our printer settings, we're not ready to start the production prints
- We thankfully sourced almost all our components before the tariffs hit - so we're good there
- End of this month / early next month is when we are shooting for some of our first Roc Cameras coming off the assembly line
- And by assembly line I mean my garage
- Thank you for your patience
- Can't wait to get you one

memebuilding • prev manifold.xyz, twilio.com

it can even be superhuman ux, because you don’t have to deal with the social norms and pleasantries required.

a lot of our voice interactions are skeuomorphic that way.

for example, the above can state payment method immediately, no pause, no upsells etc. likewise when I want weather with Siri, I say “weather”. A timer, “30m timer”.

Good compression. Superhuman ux.

watched tonight's NCAA game with a bunch of hicks. 

y'all don't understand america. i'm sure.

i'm going to recant this statement as an extremely elitist takeaway about a moment of camaraderie with people that offered me a lot of cigarettes

Warpcast

if we can earn > 2k USDC in the next year from the rewards leaderboard, we will buy a dishwasher and name it Dan The Dishwasher after @dwr.eth

i swear upon all that is holy if you like this cast instead of the quoted cast I will find you 

and I will make you wash your own dishes

i watched Suzume last night and I don't think I'm ever gonna be the same

i'm bad!!! 

but i could've been worse. 

(yeah maybe we should look on the bright side first)

i'm bad!!! 

but i could've been worse. 

(yeah maybe we should look on the bright side first)

https://open.spotify.com/track/5nxvSvwnZ0NpWzHXPFRvst

you make me really, really good
at making bad decisions.

all my friends know where to look
every time I go missing...

you make me really, really good
at making bad decisions.

all my friends know where to look
every time I go missing...

https://open.spotify.com/track/6qmvAJSUfVGMubvI2awW7p

i keep finding, over and over, that the only things that move me are love

idaho is also very pretty

i spent a couple days offline

there's been a lot to think about

tips are brilliant. i don't like them, but it's a smart move.

had to replace warpcast rewards *somehow*.

After a month on Warpcast, I have decided to stick around and keep posting here. Here's why:

1. The community is politically diverse, civil and curious

As a reporter, posting on X and Bluesky can feel repressive in that both platforms are filled with people who want their biases flattered and take offense when their priors are challenged. Many of you here seem earnest, intellectually omnivorous, and willing to engage with viewpoints respectfully without assuming bad faith when opinions diverge or being performative.

2. It feels like an older version of the internet

Maybe it's the cartoon avatars or the anonymity, maybe it's the fact that so many of you work on stuff I couldn't begin to understand how to code. But there's this pre-Facebook vibe here that is really cool. It's even made me appreciate crypto's potential beyond scams and crime.

3. Friends! Fun!

I can't remember the last time I forged bonds with people I don't know IRL about things other than work. And what can I say? I'm a loyal guy.

this warms my heart. big agree on all points.

no kings. only working on impossible things.

Caden

@cbxm