Nostr notes by meduzot

You don't think Coldcard was incompetence?

2026-08-07T21:17:49Z

In reply to nevent1q…fy8l
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You don't think Coldcard was incompetence?

Well, too much puppy energy for peeps who are in their 30/40s. ...

2026-08-04T23:31:13Z

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Well, too much puppy energy for peeps who are in their 30/40s. Hearts in the right places though.

Having had in-person discussions with him, where he's quite ...

2026-08-04T21:42:21Z

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Having had in-person discussions with him, where he's quite measured and understands nuanced points, it's quite surprising to see him talk like this. Mixture of his religious positions and X algo bubble perhaps.

Either he's saying dice are stoneage tech and thus silly or ...

2026-08-04T10:03:46Z

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Either he's saying dice are stoneage tech and thus silly or that you can still fuckup entropy generation if you don't know what you're doing. For the latter, you can do this by having insufficient rolls. Since each six sided die has log2(6) = 2.58 bits of entropy, to get 128 bits you need to roll 50 times (128/2.58 = 49.61) and then pass the roll data (e.g., "623415325...") into a crytographic hash function with at least 128 bit output (e.g. SHA256). If you don't use a hash because of modulo bias, the entropy per roll is only 1.67 bits so you need 77 rolls. Some people might even just roll 10 times or whatever and think it's secure. Point is, you still can fuck it up.

I have made three purchases from Coinkite (between 2022 and ...

2026-08-02T13:46:01Z

I have made three purchases from Coinkite (between 2022 and 2024). The first by a credit card with my own name (yes, dumb to do this and I can't remember why I did) and the two others paid for with bitcoin. For each one, I used a masked email address only used for Coinkite stuff. So I'm quite surprised that today I received an email from Coinkite to my primary email address, not the masked one.
How has this happened? Is Coinkite using some databroker data that matched my credit card to my primary email address? Or is this a phishing attempt that has managed to get some control over Coinkite's domain?

So I don't get the desire to merge chat and payment apps. ...

2026-07-10T12:40:29Z

So I don't get the desire to merge chat and payment apps. Maybe because I'm a Unix graybeard but I want each app to do basically one thing and do it well. We've had URI schemes (e.g. mailto) for ages and they work fine. Just make your app aware of bitcoin payment schemes (see BIP 321).

Could have written this article myself: ...

2026-07-10T12:33:47Z

Could have written this article myself: https://quillette.com/2026/07/08/why-soccer-is-boring-fifa-worldcup/

What are these posts even about? That you managed to suck your ...

2026-07-05T03:24:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…nmyc
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What are these posts even about? That you managed to suck your yankee doodle dick? Anyway, get yer Brits out.

Don't let people have power over you by accepting money. ...

2026-07-02T19:49:41Z

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Don't let people have power over you by accepting money. Generate value for others and get money for that.

You can always print a FGC-9 and make your own ammo.

2026-06-07T16:13:22Z

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You can always print a FGC-9 and make your own ammo.

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2026-05-24T12:19:28Z

Color me surprised that Dan Boneh doesn't hate bitcoin.

Nice work. Thought you developed on Linux though?

2026-05-16T07:16:45Z

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Nice work. Thought you developed on Linux though?

Wut? Citation needed.

2026-05-01T19:07:44Z

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Wut? Citation needed.

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2026-03-11T10:57:43Z

Has anyone gotten WhiteNoise chat to actually work?

If you ever go to Linux, give https://github.com/niri-wm/niri a ...

2026-03-06T11:34:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…zg58
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If you ever go to Linux, give https://github.com/niri-wm/niri a try.

Thanks for taking the time to explain the topic without the hype ...

2026-03-06T00:16:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…pmhp
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Thanks for taking the time to explain the topic without the hype bullshit. As an "artisan" developer, as you called it, I have been a bit resistant and skeptical to use AI but you've convinced me to give it a whirl.
I still don't like that I'm offloading my computation into big tech but I presume that local solutions will come.

Store of value first, I suppose. Plus, bootstrapping a currency ...

2026-03-03T09:24:08Z

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Store of value first, I suppose. Plus, bootstrapping a currency is a gargantuan task. But it is curious how few people care and even those who say they do really don't.

Meh, they want those sweet tax monies.

2026-01-29T01:52:34Z

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Meh, they want those sweet tax monies.

Haven't seen anyone on bitchat yet. I guess the walls are too ...

2025-12-27T16:50:32Z

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Haven't seen anyone on bitchat yet. I guess the walls are too thick.

Grandpa gets his legs amputated after some chronic edema because ...

2025-11-18T03:31:30Z

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Grandpa gets his legs amputated after some chronic edema because the socialist healthcare system only does dressings 2 times per week when it needs to be done everyday. But he gets a free wheelchair. Viva España!

12 is sufficient entropy.

2025-11-18T01:25:08Z

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12 is sufficient entropy.

Have you sold all?

2025-11-18T01:23:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…u205
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Have you sold all?

Yes, it's a part for sure. But, as you've mentioned, we ...

2025-10-30T00:41:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…fav2
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Yes, it's a part for sure. But, as you've mentioned, we really need to start thinking hard about network level primitives which are open and we can build on.

Took about 4 days. Really slowed down on block verification in ...

2025-10-29T12:43:37Z

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Took about 4 days. Really slowed down on block verification in 2023.

<<I breathe in>>

2025-10-26T00:18:29Z

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<<I breathe in>>

My Yubikey of many years just died. Took its secrets to the ...

2025-10-22T16:07:18Z

My Yubikey of many years just died. Took its secrets to the grave.

Starting an initial block download on a Pixel 4 running ...

2025-10-17T15:02:06Z

Starting an initial block download on a Pixel 4 running PostmarketOS (pruned because only 120 GB internal storage). Let's see how long this takes.

Core v30 release caused the largest liquidation event in history. ...

2025-10-11T10:26:18Z

Core v30 release caused the largest liquidation event in history. Perhaps Knots people were right that bitcoin ends this Friday.

Here you go: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/tree/v30.0

2025-10-10T21:49:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…rnt3
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Here you go: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/tree/v30.0

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2025-10-10T18:11:14Z

Compiling Core v30.0.

Who are you saying has what attitude?

2025-09-30T12:20:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…jscw
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Who are you saying has what attitude?

I also had the same thought. I'm also surprised so many ...

2025-09-30T00:09:06Z

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I also had the same thought. I'm also surprised so many people are so concerned about legalities as if the present set of rules matches the ethos of stateless money. It would be like if the cypherpunks in the 90s were worried about the munitions classification.

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2025-09-26T19:53:52Z

Everyone's gone full proper cunt over this filter shite.

Nobody ever thinks of Mongo.

2025-09-26T19:38:25Z

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Nobody ever thinks of Mongo.

".. the libertarians left in 2017 to support Bitcoin Cash and ...

2025-09-26T07:35:11Z

In reply to nevent1q…t9wf
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".. the libertarians left in 2017 to support Bitcoin Cash and Ethereum...". Can you elaborate on this? Makes no sense to me.

Always preferred it to the 40 foot. How old is the photo?

2025-09-23T10:34:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…gmqf
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Always preferred it to the 40 foot. How old is the photo?

Thanks, I see calle's response that wifi doesn't support ...

2025-09-09T09:34:14Z

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Thanks, I see calle's response that wifi doesn't support meshing (though for some reason I can't respond to it). Which surprises me because I thought it was possible as I remember the OLPC project having it. I'll have to read up on this more.

This article is quite good at explaining: ...

2025-09-08T11:32:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…lj3a
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This article is quite good at explaining: https://wickstrom.tech/2017-11-10-finite-state-machines-part-1-modeling-with-haskell.html

Don't get hung up on the language though. Anyway, using something like this may help how you structure your code.

You've modeled this as a finite state machine?

2025-09-08T09:44:57Z

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You've modeled this as a finite state machine?

Did AI write this? Almost too on point.

2025-09-04T23:54:10Z

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Did AI write this? Almost too on point.

If you're Israeli then there aren't much options apart ...

2025-09-04T22:30:12Z

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If you're Israeli then there aren't much options apart from big state so...

That's just the nature of being a steward of a technical ...

2025-08-31T23:27:16Z

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That's just the nature of being a steward of a technical system that people expect to work. When was the last time you praised your telco engineer?

It seems like he never got what cypherpunk is.

2025-08-30T22:43:35Z

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It seems like he never got what cypherpunk is.

Seems like intellectual property bollocks.

2025-08-30T22:39:49Z

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Seems like intellectual property bollocks.

Does anyone know why Bitchat uses bluetooth instead of WiFi ...

2025-08-20T21:26:58Z

Does anyone know why Bitchat uses bluetooth instead of WiFi (802.11s)? The latter has much greater range.

Craig Wright.

2025-08-17T12:47:21Z

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Craig Wright.

Interesting how there are a few fake copies already.

2025-08-09T00:59:21Z

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Interesting how there are a few fake copies already.

Nah, not enough...something.

2025-08-03T04:29:18Z

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Nah, not enough...something.

Hair is looking good.

2025-07-24T20:25:09Z

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Hair is looking good.

Fucking A

2025-07-24T20:23:02Z

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Fucking A

Emoticon translation?

2025-07-23T20:39:48Z

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Emoticon translation?

If you're having issues installing software then I recommend ...

2025-07-23T07:43:16Z

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If you're having issues installing software then I recommend Nix: https://determinate.systems/nix-installer/
https://zero-to-nix.com/

You can also run software without installing: `nix run nixpkgs#git`

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2025-07-17T19:24:24Z

I got a Bitaxe. Very fun and impressive project.

Ah, gotcha. Those astrology guys. Pretty sure there's a few ...

2025-07-13T23:19:22Z

In reply to nevent1q…24vf
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Ah, gotcha. Those astrology guys. Pretty sure there's a few posts on bitcointalk from Satoshi on how he decided on the supply limit. Just rough guesses.

What's your point? Lots of parameters like this were changed ...

2025-07-13T21:56:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…auv4
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What's your point? Lots of parameters like this were changed before public release.

Charities, mutual aid societies, etc. These will have better ...

2025-06-23T08:56:13Z

In reply to nevent1q…84m3
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Charities, mutual aid societies, etc. These will have better outcomes than state solutions as there is the personal element.

Council juice in Ireland and UK.

2025-06-20T22:30:19Z

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Council juice in Ireland and UK.

Well if you think you should obey the state then perhaps you ...

2025-06-20T21:12:03Z

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Well if you think you should obey the state then perhaps you should divest from bitcoin.

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2025-06-19T05:55:04Z

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https://inquisitivebird.xyz/p/the-myth-of-the-nordic-rehabilitative

The man runs on emotion recently. Sometimes he's right.

2025-06-11T08:46:54Z

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The man runs on emotion recently. Sometimes he's right.

Isn't much of cypherpunk culture's economic knowledge ...

2025-06-10T06:12:03Z

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Isn't much of cypherpunk culture's economic knowledge fascimile Austrian economics? Cantillon, he was a great lad, and such.

Just tried using AI to generate some Haskell code. Despite ...

2025-06-09T22:37:02Z

Just tried using AI to generate some Haskell code. Despite repeated prompting it keeps generating uncompilable code over and over.

You know it's hot when your laptop palmrest has salt stains ...

2025-06-08T23:56:49Z

You know it's hot when your laptop palmrest has salt stains on it.

Republic of Cospaia?

2025-06-02T06:27:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…ujmm
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Republic of Cospaia?

Had a girlfriend that went on that drug after the doctor insisted ...

2025-05-30T05:34:18Z

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Had a girlfriend that went on that drug after the doctor insisted that it was necessary. A year later the doctor said perhaps it wasn't necessary but she'd have to stay on it forever as going off of it was not possible. Glad to hear you didn't start and managed the condition.

DIGI offer IPv6 but the rest of the ISPs you can forget about.

2025-05-28T17:14:09Z

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DIGI offer IPv6 but the rest of the ISPs you can forget about.

But why are you wearing a mask?

2025-05-28T07:51:23Z

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But why are you wearing a mask?

Breaks end-to-end principle. Requires stateful services. ...

2025-05-28T07:42:43Z

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Breaks end-to-end principle. Requires stateful services. Generally makes debugging network stuff way harder. I was doing some TPROXY stuff and AWS NAT made it much harder.

Wait until you live someplace with foxes.

2025-05-28T07:28:59Z

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Wait until you live someplace with foxes.

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2025-05-27T01:11:34Z

Fuck NAT with a the fury of a thousand suns.

Gell-Mann amnesia effect

2025-05-26T15:19:06Z

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Gell-Mann amnesia effect

But are you not missing Peter's point? That other well funded ...

2025-05-21T02:23:31Z

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But are you not missing Peter's point? That other well funded actors will use this to disrupt Ocean to their advantage?

I don't think it will be this clause which would present ...

2025-05-11T05:31:48Z

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I don't think it will be this clause which would present opposition.

https://www.amazon.com/Tour-C-Bjarne-Stroustrup/dp/0136816487

2025-05-11T05:29:13Z

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https://www.amazon.com/Tour-C-Bjarne-Stroustrup/dp/0136816487

The grandmothers are the real criminals now

2025-05-09T07:43:19Z

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The grandmothers are the real criminals now

How did you hail it?

2025-05-08T03:38:35Z

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How did you hail it?

https://beacondb.net seems like a reasonable alternative to ...

2025-05-07T04:03:38Z

https://beacondb.net seems like a reasonable alternative to Mozilla Location Services (which is defunct now). Working fine with geoclue.

Framework has a board

2025-05-07T01:51:34Z

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Framework has a board

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2025-05-03T14:50:24Z

ACK to BIP 177.

>The practice, from week to week, of openly robbing me of all ...

2025-04-27T20:05:09Z

>The practice, from week to week, of openly robbing me of all my earnings, kept the nature and character of slavery constantly before me. I could be robbed by indirection, but this was too open and barefaced to be endured. I could see no reason why I should, at the end of each week, pour the reward of my honest toil into the purse of any man.
>The thought itself vexed me, and the manner in which Master Hugh received my wages, vexed me more than the original wrong. Carefully counting the money and rolling it out, dollar by dollar, he would look me in the face, as if he would search my heart as well as my pocket, and reproachfully ask me, ‘Is that all? — implying that I had, perhaps, kept back part of my wages; or, if not so, the demand was made, possibly, to make me feel, that, after all, I was an ‘unprofitable servant.’
>Draining me of the last cent of my hard earnings, he would, however, occasionally—when I brought home an extra large sum—dole out to me a sixpence or a shilling, with a view, perhaps, of kindling up my gratitude; but this practice had the opposite effect — it was an admission of my right to the whole sum. The fact, that he gave me any part of my wages, was proof that he suspected that I had a right to the whole of them. I always felt uncomfortable, after having received anything in this way, for I feared that the giving me a few cents, might, possibly, ease his conscience, and make him feel himself a pretty honorable robber, after all!

Frederick Douglass

Yes, use URL ...

2025-04-20T12:17:49Z

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Yes, use URL https://git.omaps.dev/organicmaps/organicmaps/releases

Who are you quoting?

2025-04-13T01:01:14Z

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Who are you quoting?

LaTeX

2025-04-10T01:00:34Z

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LaTeX

Yeah, it's remarkable, really.

2025-03-02T15:39:28Z

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Yeah, it's remarkable, really.

Just perfect.

2025-02-17T20:05:22Z

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Just perfect.

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2025-02-16T17:45:16Z

No markdown style hyperlinking yet in Nostr it seems.

There's something very pleasurable about falling into a state ...

2025-02-16T17:44:19Z

There's something very pleasurable about falling into a state of [sonder](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sonder).

Imagine calling your son Karl.

2025-02-09T00:36:56Z

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Imagine calling your son Karl.

Meme needs more lobsters.

2025-01-09T03:48:33Z

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Meme needs more lobsters.

I mean nothing this year about Wikileaks either. It's soft ...

2025-01-09T03:40:56Z

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I mean nothing this year about Wikileaks either. It's soft political and tacit state now, there was a talk about how the German prosecutor needs more centralized power and people stood up to applaud.
But can you explain how you characterize the incursion into Gaza as a genocide?

A Declaration of Separation: ...

2025-01-01T23:51:54Z

A Declaration of Separation: https://voluntaryist.com/articles/issue-145/a-declaration-of-separation/

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2024-12-29T13:16:29Z

Does anyone have a torx screwdriver? #38C3

What is JES?

2024-12-27T16:32:40Z

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What is JES?

Who are you referring to?

2024-12-26T21:33:18Z

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Who are you referring to?

Is that in response to this article? ...

2024-12-21T22:48:34Z

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Is that in response to this article? https://mises.org/mises-wire/bitcoiners-guide-austrian-economics

Good rebuttal to the recent EUCB paper on bitcoin: ...

2024-11-23T19:19:30Z

Good rebuttal to the recent EUCB paper on bitcoin: https://www.murrayrudd.pro/challenging-bias-in-the-ecbs-bitcoin-analysis/

Original meme? Zaps for you.

2024-11-21T23:56:12Z

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Original meme? Zaps for you.

Gracias por recibirme. Estoy deseando dar la charla.

2024-11-18T10:53:21Z

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Gracias por recibirme. Estoy deseando dar la charla.

What about being silently smug?

2024-11-10T16:45:08Z

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What about being silently smug?

What's wrong with Firefox? Since its quantum release it's ...

2024-11-09T22:04:38Z

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What's wrong with Firefox? Since its quantum release it's the bomb.