June 10, 2024

Moderating a Farcaster channel

This is my third and final article in a series about Farcaster channel moderation. The first article described how the new decentralized moderation w...

June 2, 2024

Setting up channel moderation with automod

I have previously explained why I think the new Farcaster channel moderation system is an exciting experiment that adds new primitives to social medi...

June 1, 2024

The new Farcaster channel moderation system is exactly what we need

Farcaster recently embarked on the first step towards decentralized channels, and this move has caused a lot of consternation and confusion. Multiple...

#farcaster#moderation#channels#social media

April 14, 2024

In defense of AI art

Generative AI for image creation has divided the world into two camps. On the one hand, there are people who are enthusiastic about this novel set of tools, who incorporate AI into their artistic practice, and/or who collect works ...

#ai art#art#emprops

April 13, 2024

Is it AI art if a human designed it?

I made an end-run around an AI generative art platform to release art that doesn't actually use AI for its image generation. However, because I couldn't entirely turn off the AI, it leaves a trace in visible image artifacts. Is the result AI art? Is it not? Should you collect it ...

#ai art#generative art#compression artifacts#emprops

April 9, 2024

Do I need to become an attention farmer?

If you're following me on Farcaster you may have noticed that I've been less active there lately. I have been quite busy with my day job, but more im...

#farcaster#airdrop#degen

March 30, 2024

Airdrop tax: Turning lemons into lemonade

On the occasion of the latest $DEGEN airdrop, let's talk about taxes. People are celebrating their substantial airdrops they have received, but the t...

#airdrop#tax#crypto

February 17, 2024

How to get more followers on Farcaster

Somewhat in jest, 0xsmallbrain recently casted that he had googled "how to get more followers on farcaster" and there wasn't a guide. To remedy this ...

#farcaster#social media