GM Farcaster ep57, Feb 5, 2024

Up to 38. Just passed this app WeChat.

i really hope this doesn't become the next trend. we shouldn't be in the habit of sharing seed phrases

This week's most active channels on Farcaster: 1. /degen 2. /frames 3. /farcaster 4. /base 5. /indonesia https://outcasters.xyz/snapshot-030

This week's most active users on Farcaster: 1. @guapolocal.eth 2. @wake 3. @dwr.eth 4. @jesse.base.eth 5. @greyseymour https://outcasters.xyz/snapshot-030

farcaster tip for newbies: farcaster is the protocol. warpcast is the client. think of farcaster as Italy and warpcast as your tour guide. there's only one Italy, but lots of other tour guides, such as @super, @farquest, @yup, among others. a great resource for this: https://github.com/a16z/awesome-farcaster

We've designed it so it's nearly impossible in Warpcast: 1. Frames only interact with Farcaster account keys (EdDSA keys) and never with Ethereum keys (ECDSA keys) 2. Frames are sandboxed and can only render markup, making it very difficult to jailbreak

New features for channel hosts - Pin As a host, pin as many casts to the top of your channel as you want. Announcements, a frame, or highlight someone in your channel. - Ban from channel Prevent a user's casts from appearing in the channel feed. Note: user's casts unaffected at protocol level, just the channel feed.

Warpcast team priorities right now 1. Stability / uptime 2. Feed quality, esp. with off-topic casts in channels 3. Frames 4. Any other bugs

Farcaster requires proof of work.

Active badge update: we're increasing the requirement to 400 followers. Updated badges will roll out in the next few hours. https://warpcast.notion.site/Active-badge-d81fea2e953e4dafae7c85295ffaf3ae

Frames are now privacy preserving! Your IP address is no longer visible to frame authors. All requests are proxied via Warpcast's backend servers to keep your clients private. A few caveats: - This change just went live, there may be bugs - Clicking a button will expose your username (but not IP) h/t to @sds!

i have some unfortunate news for you this shipday eve

Frame Fridays: Text Input! Frames can now ask for text input. You may need to restart mobile a few times to get this frame to work. https://echo-the-dolphin.vercel.app/

I’ve been thinking about how to enjoy Warpcast without the agitation that comes with new commotions Love the new features and will use them, though the buzz can sometimes degrade my feed experience What has helped: 1) browsing cozy channels like /costco and /sardines , fewer casts per day 2) un-follow high spam..

are you ready for farcon, anon? https://warpcast.com/robrecht.eth/0x293bd7a9

coming to a Vision Pro near you* *some day and i bet you’ll be able to thank @zachterrell.eth and @greg for it :)

New feature on Warpcast Video! - Everyone can view videos today on mobile and web - Gradually rolling out video uploads; starting with the earliest FIDs - Up to 5 minutes supported; more improvements coming soon - Be respectful with video uploads—trolling will result in a nerf from me :)

ITS HAPPENING

Farcaster 101 New here? 6 tips to getting the most out of FC 1. Cast to get you Active Badge 2. Get the most out of channels 3. Understand Warps 4. Follow the engaging casters 5. Wrap your head around frames 6. Explore other clients and apps I get into the details of these and more below 👇