Job market is like online dating

Hiring is dating from woman's POV: a deluge of applicants to sift through looking for the diamond in the rough

Applying is dating from man's POV: putting yourself out there, getting ghosted, if lucky getting rejected, hoping for that 1st date

Ethereum

Working for the Superchain 🔴🔵🟡🟠🟢🟣

In apps, 80%+ of the difficulty is in figuring out which apps actually make sense to build. I think this is why a generalized pitch of "we need apps" gets applause from pragmatist types but ultimately leads to no action - if our vision for the world is "WE WANT STUFF HAPPENING ON OUR CHAIN!", that's very uninspiring.

Meanwhile, specific categories of apps are starting to do well! Lots of progress in zk identity and zk social, all kinds of interesting stuff in info finance. I think if we want more apps, a more definite-optimist approach where we talk about specific types of apps and what kind of world they will lead to will be much more effective.

As generative AI becomes more ubiquitous, less than amazing grammar, sentence structure, and vocabulary might be seen as a green flag in job applications and cover letters.

This may be a dead horse, but there needs to be a new protocol for tipping in the US. Leaving a tip based on the cost of your meal is not it, especially as pricing rise and waitstaff is doing less and less.

Summer of Protocols

Got the last packet of my protocol kit. Congrats @joshdavislight and @jenna for finishing strong on the most complex publishing project I’ve ever been part of.

HIgh five ✋ to @jenna on a job well done with the Protocol Kit. This project became infinitely easier due to her keen eye and impeccable work ethic.

🔭🔎 scouting near and far :: thought follower

I'm pretty sure that each platform had it's own poll...and voted for itself, with the exception of the Discord, who voted for Eth Magicians.

Interesting guide to networking protocols. Might need to be updated though...

🎩: @wslyvh.eth

Events @Ethereum 🦄 Indie Hacker 🛠️

I’m not sure there is a more devise subject matter than whether or not it is appropriate to recline your seat on an airplane.

What book is the greatest ode to a single protocol?

I’ll start us off: Marc Levinson’s “The Box” is the undisputed 🐐

Levinson attributes most of 20th century globalization to the protocol standard of shipping containers.

Bet y'all would have some great answers here...

Ever considered contributing to the Ethereum core? 

Applications are open for the fifth cohort of the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship!

The EPF provides a pathway for aspiring protocol contributors to make meaningful contributions to Ethereum.

Ever considered contributing to the Ethereum core? 

Applications are open for the fifth cohort of the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship!

The EPF provides a pathway for aspiring protocol contributors to make meaningful contributions to Ethereum.

https://blog.ethereum.org/2024/05/13/epf-5-announcement

* meters
* kg
* lean celsius but don't care too much either way
* abolish seasonal time changes
* for online calls/events specify time in UTC
* YYYY-MM-DD date format
* ground floor is 0th; don't skip 4 and 13
* don't put sugar in cold tea

Simple rules for a civilized society.

Summer of Protocols 2024 applications close *today* ☀️

All info to apply is available here: https://summerofprotocols.com/research/sop2024

For an overview of SoP, the 2023 research, and 2024 plans, see our recent @bankless episode 😄 https://youtu.be/B45593oZGNs?feature=shared

Food

Not much better than a perfectly seared scallop. Getting good at these.

Blobs are coming .oO 

Dencun is scheduled for mainnet activation at epoch 29696, occurring March 13 at 13:55 UTC. See the announcement below for client release versions and other useful info about the upgrade 🤖

https://blog.ethereum.org/2024/02/27/dencun-mainnet-announcement

Photography

One of my favorite photos from the NEOWISE comet visit.

There is a large perceived gap between your average dev and an ethereum core dev. But as @dannyryan likes to say, "the door is hilariously wide open"

There is a large perceived gap between your average dev and an ethereum core dev. But as @dannyryan likes to say, "the door is hilariously wide open"

https://blog.ethereum.org/2024/02/07/epf-study-group

More SoP content pumping out.

https://paragraph.xyz/@protocolized/addressable-space?referrer=0x1234567890

Join the Protocol Town Hall talk on standards setting with JoAnne Yates.

Join the Protocol Town Hall talk on standards setting with JoAnne Yates.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uw9UiyvYBQ