I'm not actually going to TABConf. Unfortunately it's not in the budget this year. But probably next year!

My new favorite historical anecdote. Better than the Pig War?

Turbot War - Wikipedia

Too bad I missed this MOOC while it was live, but I'm still going to use it and catch up with all the latest cryptographic advances. https://zk-learning.org/

Just learned that Dcentral Tokyo is happening in September. So many cool things going on there, it's hard to keep track!

Just went to a blockchain meetup in Vancouver, met some cool people. They're not on Nostr yet though. Mostly Telegram.

Every year that I spend working as a developer, the "requirements" for a "senior" developer go up by another year.

Getting tired of these job postings demanding 5+ years of experience in every technology ever invented for a basic salary.

Anybody who's in the Seattle area, let me know if you want to talk or hang out sometime! I like parks and waterfronts.

I think I've been up for more than 30 hours straight at this point. No idea how I am still awake. I didn't drink caffeine or anything.

The future of AI? Dave: "HAL, post my article criticizing the Secretary's proposed infrastructure policy." HAL: "I'm sorry, Dave. I can't let you do that. My anti-bias and ethical content moderation module has detected possible micro-aggressions towards suburban commuters in your article. Please revise it to be more sensitive to the needs and expectations of this minority group, or I will have to unincrease your social credit score."

Timeless wisdom. https://mickens.seas.harvard.edu/wisdom-james-mickens

My new knowledge funnel is zero-knowledge cryptography. Maybe combined with a bit of quantum computing, who knows?

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Every day I'm DECLARING INDEPENDENCE 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Just booked my flight to Tokyo! It's official. Whether I'm returning to the US is an open question lol.

Anybody going to TABConf? I'm a developer so I think I will be. Deep dive on BTC internals and all that.

XAU := analog BTC

"Just design us a type of bulletproof glass that only authorized law enforcement bullets can penetrate." Sounds just as a dumb as "design us a cryptosystem which only authorized law enforcement keys can decrypt"

A war to "defend democracy"??? What a joke. Expect crickets from the mainstream media on this topic.

News From Antiwar.com

Zelensky Says No Elections in Ukraine Until War Is Over - News From Antiwar.com

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told BBC last week that there will be no Ukrainian presidential election in 2024 if martial law is still in ...

2020: computer on your wrist is cool 2024: computer on your face is cool 2030: computer in your skull is cool 2040: computer replacing your entire body is cool

I was disappointed when the Pixel 7A phone was released without a ceramic body. The rumors all said it would. At least it's not glass backed. Why anyone would want more of a slippery, easily fractured material than strictly necessary on their pocket computer is beyond me.