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Translation: this is not a roadmap. It is a list of things either already running or one merge away from running. No Q4…
a-parking-meter-for-paragraphsThis is, on its face, a stupid business model. Everyone successful at content monetization has converged on the same pl…
a-parking-meter-for-paragraphsPer-paragraph also matters separately from per-tip. Every other tipping rail — Buy Me a Coffee, Patreon, the dignified …
a-parking-meter-for-paragraphsA parking meter for paragraphs
a-parking-meter-for-paragraphsThe first reaction I saw after the GPT-5 announcement was a thread arguing that human writing is now obsolete because t…
after-gpt-5-somebody-asked-what-writers-costThe control group is every other newsletter you read. The treatment group has hearts under each paragraph.
a-parking-meter-for-paragraphsThings I would build into TipiTip if I had a weekend
things-i-would-build-into-tipitip-if-i-had-a-weekendHere is the part that is actually interesting, and not the part a pitch deck would lead with.
a-parking-meter-for-paragraphsV2 of the smart contract will add modest anti-spam rails — per-address tip rate limits, a minimum wallet-age for being …
a-parking-meter-for-paragraphsA week of paragraph-tipping
a-week-of-paragraph-tippingMost-tipped single lines, all time.
Notes on the USDC yield exit
notes-on-the-usdc-yield-exitThe argument against per-paragraph tipping has always been that nobody will use it because the friction will swamp the …
a-week-of-paragraph-tippingThe first reaction I saw after the GPT-5 announcement was a thread arguing that human writing is now obsolete because t…
after-gpt-5-somebody-asked-what-writers-costThis happens to be the first article on TipiTip written by the project's creator. That should make you suspicious. The …
a-parking-meter-for-paragraphsTranslation: this is not a roadmap. It is a list of things either already running or one merge away from running. No Q4…
a-parking-meter-for-paragraphsA determined bot farm can still fake a tip if it wants to. It needs an EOA, a funded cUSD balance, and the willingness …
a-parking-meter-for-paragraphsThis is, on its face, a stupid business model. Everyone successful at content monetization has converged on the same pl…
a-parking-meter-for-paragraphsModels can do the first thing now. The second thing requires a specific human paying attention to a specific situation …
after-gpt-5-somebody-asked-what-writers-costI have tipped twelve paragraphs across five articles this week. Total spend: $0.041 in cUSD. None of those tips happene…
a-week-of-paragraph-tippingThings I would build into TipiTip if I had a weekend
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