Daniel Fernandes
@dfern.eth.xyz
Software Engineer interested in chip design, compchem/bio, crypto & DWeb tech. B4: Illinois ECE / Stanford EE
Also on Farcaster! (https://farcaster.xyz/dfern.eth)
Also on Farcaster! (https://farcaster.xyz/dfern.eth)
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rfk jr is going to put up stalin numbers, but he'll do it in terms of lives not saved. you can commit the most horrific crimes if you do it with bureaucracy
NEW: The F.D.A. refused to accept an application from Moderna for its mRNA flu vaccine.
Its reason: The agency did not think Moderna compared the new vaccine to one of the best flu shots available. The company spent $750M+ on a 41,000 person study.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
Its reason: The agency did not think Moderna compared the new vaccine to one of the best flu shots available. The company spent $750M+ on a 41,000 person study.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:38 AM
rfk jr is going to put up stalin numbers, but he'll do it in terms of lives not saved. you can commit the most horrific crimes if you do it with bureaucracy
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I think about this a lot.
February 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
I think about this a lot.
Hot take, but we don't need Rust thanks to AI. C++ plus Claude is all the borrow checking you need.
January 31, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Hot take, but we don't need Rust thanks to AI. C++ plus Claude is all the borrow checking you need.
AI Agents on Farcaster, open social + AI is going to be big.
farcaster.xyz/applefather....
farcaster.xyz/applefather....
January 31, 2026 at 3:07 AM
AI Agents on Farcaster, open social + AI is going to be big.
farcaster.xyz/applefather....
farcaster.xyz/applefather....
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Neat
US banks may lose $500 billion to stablecoins by 2028, Standard Chartered warns reut.rs/4r9UKKe
US banks may lose $500 billion to stablecoins by 2028, Standard Chartered warns
U.S. dollar-backed crypto tokens known as stablecoins could pull around $500 billion in deposits out of U.S. banks by the end of 2028, Standard Chartered estimated on Tuesday - new analysis that could intensify a fight between banks and crypto companies over legislation to set rules for the digital asset sector.
reut.rs
January 27, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Neat
I'm in 3 atproto discords, so I would beg to differ. This is just a byproduct of crypto being international, where Telegram has more users, while Signal is US-centric, reflecting atproto. I strongly dislike Telegram / Discord, but UI/UX is simply better than Signal & Matrix, etc.
The fact that most atproto people use Signal and most crypto people use Telegram tells you pretty much everything you need to know
December 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I'm in 3 atproto discords, so I would beg to differ. This is just a byproduct of crypto being international, where Telegram has more users, while Signal is US-centric, reflecting atproto. I strongly dislike Telegram / Discord, but UI/UX is simply better than Signal & Matrix, etc.
Welcome to the Clover Club cam
November 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Welcome to the Clover Club cam
Glad Zuck is standing up to Palo Alto NIMBYs. Anybody, including Zuck, should be allowed to run a local school in their home, free from nanny state bullshit. What you should be mad about is people poorer than Zuck who don't have the cash & lawyers to stand up to petty permitting lawfare from NIMBYs
SCOOP (free, as it's FOIA-based!): I obtained 1,665 pgs of documents about "Bicken Ben," a growing private school the Zuckerbergs ran illegally out of their Palo Alto compound
Neighbors complained the school for years. Then, in 2024, they reached their breaking point:
www.wired.com/story/mark-z...
Neighbors complained the school for years. Then, in 2024, they reached their breaking point:
www.wired.com/story/mark-z...
Mark Zuckerberg Opened an Illegal School at His Palo Alto Compound. His Neighbors Revolted
Neighbors complained about noise, security guards, and hordes of traffic. An unlicensed school named after the Zuckerbergs’ pet chicken tipped them over the edge.
www.wired.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Glad Zuck is standing up to Palo Alto NIMBYs. Anybody, including Zuck, should be allowed to run a local school in their home, free from nanny state bullshit. What you should be mad about is people poorer than Zuck who don't have the cash & lawyers to stand up to petty permitting lawfare from NIMBYs
Before I hear your jibber jabber on politics, I need you to recognize this is the median voter:
October 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Before I hear your jibber jabber on politics, I need you to recognize this is the median voter:
My side project is Web3 + Web5, so Web8. The Ocho!
Web5 was supposed to be did's and verifiable credentials, so yes, ATProto is Web5
October 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
My side project is Web3 + Web5, so Web8. The Ocho!
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I don't think we can pitch decentralization as a solution to people who want a bad account banned because they're not trying to fix what they see in their own feeds, they're trying to control what I see in mine.
Fixing their own feeds is already accomplished by blocking and going on with your day
Fixing their own feeds is already accomplished by blocking and going on with your day
October 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I don't think we can pitch decentralization as a solution to people who want a bad account banned because they're not trying to fix what they see in their own feeds, they're trying to control what I see in mine.
Fixing their own feeds is already accomplished by blocking and going on with your day
Fixing their own feeds is already accomplished by blocking and going on with your day
The POIDH (pics or it didn't happen) miniapp on Farcaster crowdfunded a bounty for the most kickflips in a minute and Dave here just broke the world record!
farcaster.xyz/davebachinsk...
farcaster.xyz/davebachinsk...
Farcaster
A decentralized social network
farcaster.xyz
October 3, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The POIDH (pics or it didn't happen) miniapp on Farcaster crowdfunded a bounty for the most kickflips in a minute and Dave here just broke the world record!
farcaster.xyz/davebachinsk...
farcaster.xyz/davebachinsk...
Since everyone is still giving hot takes:
IMHO the biggest mistake was ever having a 'trust & safety' team or 'community guidelines.' The only rule shoulda been: "this is a tech demo, if you annoy us in any way for any reason, we will ban you & maybe all your followers, if toxic enough"
IMHO the biggest mistake was ever having a 'trust & safety' team or 'community guidelines.' The only rule shoulda been: "this is a tech demo, if you annoy us in any way for any reason, we will ban you & maybe all your followers, if toxic enough"
October 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Since everyone is still giving hot takes:
IMHO the biggest mistake was ever having a 'trust & safety' team or 'community guidelines.' The only rule shoulda been: "this is a tech demo, if you annoy us in any way for any reason, we will ban you & maybe all your followers, if toxic enough"
IMHO the biggest mistake was ever having a 'trust & safety' team or 'community guidelines.' The only rule shoulda been: "this is a tech demo, if you annoy us in any way for any reason, we will ban you & maybe all your followers, if toxic enough"
The constitution should be a living document: a large language model powered by Worldcoin™
In any question under the Constitution every word is to be construed in favor of liberty.
I am the only constitutionalist with the clarity of purpose
September 30, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The constitution should be a living document: a large language model powered by Worldcoin™
Kinda surprised the ATProto repo doesn't build out of the box on main...is there not a CI commit hook checking this stuff? I can't be the only one trying this...
September 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Kinda surprised the ATProto repo doesn't build out of the box on main...is there not a CI commit hook checking this stuff? I can't be the only one trying this...
Orange Dreamsicle Negroni & a "Night in Cancun" clarified tequila/mango milk sour with Hibiscus foam.
September 27, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Orange Dreamsicle Negroni & a "Night in Cancun" clarified tequila/mango milk sour with Hibiscus foam.
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That time I was forced to participate in a team-building exercise based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).
September 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
That time I was forced to participate in a team-building exercise based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).
Happy Negroni Week!
September 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Happy Negroni Week!
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Just a reminder that, despite what these freaks would have you think, antivaxx is extremely unpopular and we need to attack them relentlessly for putting insane dipshittery over our health
September 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Just a reminder that, despite what these freaks would have you think, antivaxx is extremely unpopular and we need to attack them relentlessly for putting insane dipshittery over our health
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A widow chose love. Trump chose hate. Carlson chose conspiracy. The crowd chose laughter. Faith turned into fraud, right before our eyes.
The Grand Imposters
In Grace, a Movement’s Moral Bankruptcy on Grotesque Display
www.notesfromthecircus.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
A widow chose love. Trump chose hate. Carlson chose conspiracy. The crowd chose laughter. Faith turned into fraud, right before our eyes.
I hereby endorse Taste of Persia in San Jose. 11/10 😋
September 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I hereby endorse Taste of Persia in San Jose. 11/10 😋
I'm seeing enough misinfo on here that I think Community Notes should probably be pushed up in the 'priority stack' of features.
September 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I'm seeing enough misinfo on here that I think Community Notes should probably be pushed up in the 'priority stack' of features.
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Internet Archive’s big battle with music publishers ends in settlement arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Internet Archive’s big battle with music publishers ends in settlement
The true cost of keeping the Internet Archive alive will likely remain unknown.
arstechnica.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Internet Archive’s big battle with music publishers ends in settlement arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...