Love it when paths cross people who are progressive and explorative in a positive and innovative way, esp when it benefits all. The ‘can do’ attitude, ‘let’s figure it out’, ‘let’s try another way’ energy is great.

The concept of AI started a long time ago - maybe when the idea of computers started in the 50’s? - but the buzz (other than from Hollywood Terminator, Matrix, Her, Wall-E etc ) started in the 80s I think with autonomous vehicles using limited memory. Google and Tesla picked up on it but Google eventually sold off this division and Tesla made a fortune. In the mid 90s, IBM’s Deep blue beat Garry Kasparov (world chess player) and it was an AI hype again, this time with Reactive AI and real time input and dependency on the program with no learning capabilities. 10 years back there was something on about NLP (Neural Language Processing). The startup investments were buzzing over “Big Data”. Everyone wanted Big Data. Also a lot of the components were being built - machine learning, cloud computing, data storage etc. Like Nostr, where a lot of components are being built, it clearly takes time. Abt 5 years ago, GPT gained prominence due to high-profile investments and the development of open-source AI. It’s focus was on Large Language Models (LLMs). LLMs such as GPT and BERT, are a type of generative AI within the broader scope of narrow AI. GPT-3 was the epitome of global mass adoption of AI usage - after like 40 years from the time AI buzz started- but unfortunately GPT was acquired by Microsoft and became a close sourced AI model. You can still build upon GPT using their developers model, pay a pretty penny and your data is owned and tuned by them. Other companies have developed similar models, including Meta’s Llama, which is apparently comparable to GPT-4. I’ve used its visual-based neural network models. Both are open source, but I am sure they have their proprietary models. Your data is yours (i need to read a bit more on the privacy part) There are also many other predefined open-source models and frameworks out there to explore. But the fact that they are easing people into open platforms is a good gesture. It makes innovation better, equitable, faster, cheaper and transparent. The building blocks to this is not something I am familiar with yet - but many here are experimenting with open source models so feel free to read their notes and engage with them. If you don’t know who they are, you can visit nostr.band and search for relevant topics and people. But in short, you have your data acquisition / feeders, training your model, deploying it, GPU, FW, integration and UI to consider. There are various debates around AI : 1. Open source vs closed source - with close source, you don’t know how the answers are tuned to feed to your bias and therein lies the danger. If you thought social media algo is bad, AI is reading into every emotion and style of you and it's algo is super smart, and laser focused on you. 2. Pre-trained models - Another debate is that pre-trained models by both open and close source, which have better infrastructure, money and more geniuses behind it, will keep getting better making it hard for the lower funded models to catch up. 3. Governments and AI - Another debate is on governments - who know nothing of what you do or about AI - but deeply believe they must regulate everything and hold you accountable. This is becoming a trend esp for oppressive countries. Imagine corrupted gov't and closed AI models working hand in hand. 4. Machines controlling the world - This is my favourite one, and probably the only thing i know about AI - is if the machines are gonna take over? Not anytime soon. We are really far it (refer to pic below). But who knows? Maybe LLMs and Neural Networks and a lot of model training will speed everything up.

Both RFK Jr. and JD Vance criticized Kamala Harris as a presidential candidate. One was substantive, focusing on policy weaknesses and integrity without personal attacks. The other criticized her as a mother. Historically, both democrats and republicans have respected women who raise children, regardless of biological connection. Yet now, this name calling is causing those who were fence sitters to split up and get into a shouting match. And eventually everyone forgets what really matters It would be an absolute disaster if the presidential selection of the greatest country in the world, is centered around massive bitching rather than addressing real issues like war, debts, healthcare, your children’s education, your job, their future jobs, bitcoin, FDIs, etc. It would be sad if you vote solely to oppose the other party, and in doing so, hoping that your choice will improve your life. If your leader spends more time bitching about the opponent than working to improve your own community, then likely that's how the next 4 years will be - what you sow, is what you reap. Politicians often use emotional triggers to distract from solving real problems. This is the same around the world. As much as you want your preferred candidate to win, remember that you come first. The people always come first. So ask all of them the hard questions, don’t let them distract you. I’ve read JD Vance’s book, he is a pretty smart guy. Ask him the smart questions. If he claims he wants to improve education, ask him how. What are his detailed plans for turning around the Midwest? Aid alone isn’t enough. How does he plan to boost imports and exports? Ask Kamala how she plans to improve market reforms in Rust Belt cities and reduce wealth disparities. What are her strategies for reducing polarization? Will she bring Snowden back, end the CIA, end the wars? How does she plan to address the poverty gap, illegal drug usage in suburbs? Her senator Rho Khanna has a book on the importance of manufacturing in the US - what are her thoughts on it ? How influential is DNC in her decision-making - let her openly say it out. She had a term to warm up Ask Trump why he hasn't invited Snowden back and why the CIA/Deep State still exists. What assurances are there that things will be different this time? What are his plans for market and social reforms? How will he tackle corruption at the borders (building walls doesn't solve the real problem), reduce wealth disparity in the South, Midwest, and suburbs, and address polarization? How will he ensure the judiciary remains independent and just? Get the specifics. Ask RFK how he plans to improve healthcare and make it equitable. What are his social and market reforms plans. Will he follow his uncle's approach of fostering global friendships (with russia, china, middle east) and all else to end wars? Will he bring Snowden back ? What's his thoughts on intelligence spying? What’s his vision for advancing technology and innovation, similar to China's maker movement? How does he plan to address the CIA? Where’s Nicole ? What’s her contribution and focus? She has to step up the game. You can ask all of them what their thoughts are on bitcoin. But you don’t need their permission. You need a mass adoption of people globally and eventually the country leaders will follow the people . Yes, investors will share the fancy slides and tell you differently. They have their arse to cover, not yours. At the end of the day, make sure your president is good enough to be called your president because he fights for you to have a better life. Not because he won the bitching competition. We only have ourselves to be responsible for our actions. Ask them hard questions and hold them accountable - all of them. You deserve the best of the best.

“We all use the exact same internet. Once it’s broken for one, it’s broken for all” I hope someday Snowden returns to the US as a hero that he is

Infrastructure loan, sustainable development, millennial development, ESG, WEF...

Postliberalism is an interesting approach that adopts both centrist right market reforms and centrist left social reforms while embracing community strength, and it might be the enhancement needed for many countries.

It's interesting to understand what your electricity bill tells you. Your bill is based on the tariff rate applied to the amount of energy you consume. Tariffs rate could be 50 cents per kWh or tiered. If we start from the source, homes are supplied with AC (alternating current) at 110V or 220V, depending on the country. If you have solar panels, these generate DC (direct current), which is inverted into AC. AC systems have impedance, which includes resistance and reactance (conductance, inductance). Each appliances in your home that needs electricity has resistance. Those with lower resistance like air conditioners will draw more current. Incandescent bulbs draw more current than LEDs. Current (I) is calculated using Ohm’s Law V=IR (or I = V/R). For accuracy Z will represent impedance and the lengthy calculation has cos theta but for simplicity we remain with V=IR Once you have voltage and current, you can then calculate power, P=VI which gives you in watts (1 horsepower is about 745 watt). To convert watts to kilowatts, divide by 1000. Energy is how much power you consume over a certain time frame (kWh). This is what your electricity bill is based on, Energy = power x time. You can then calculate your damage for the month by multiplying energy to the tariff allocated. Other stuff that might be interesting is that your home circuit is typically parallel circuits, which allows each appliance to receive the same voltage. Circuit breakers protect the system if the current is too high. I recently had a high spike in the bill so I tried testing the power points if there was a surge, and went to test most of the equipment. And eventually used a clamp meter to test the main panels one by one and found the culprit. I know this is probably your middle school learning, i taught my nephews this just last year. But it is interesting nevertheless

Maddie is probably preparing a health and diet plan on how to be a prime minister at the age of 56 for 20 years, and again at the age of 92, and at the age of 99, still ranting away.

Graffiti artists want their work to be seen by as many as possible, and yet the artist stays as anonymous as possible - on Banksy Banksy is a pseudonym for Bristol’s legendary street artist, famous for his stunts of shredding his masterpiece ‘Girl with Balloon’ at Sotheby's after the gavel went down. Eventually this piece was named Love in the Bin and became his most expensive art. He also silently (illegally) placed many art pieces in famous galleries worldwide without being caught. His work often includes stenciled graffiti, installations, and prints. His art addresses issues like war, consumerism, and inequality, and is seen globally. Despite his anonymity, Banksy remains one of the most influential contemporary artists. Banksy rose to fame in the 90’s when the country's social inequality was on the rise (similar to the US during the collapse of rust belt cities). In the UK, the right wing party is known as the Conservative Party (Tories), focusing on free-market policies and traditional values. The Labour Party is left-wing - focusing on social justice and public ownership. There are many political ideologies but these 2 are the most prominent ones. At present, Keir Starmer from the labour party is the Prime Minister replacing Rishi Sunak from the conservative party . From 1945 to 1979, the UK was mainly governed by the left-wing Labour Party. Churchill was conservative but had a short reign. This period was peak nationalization of the big industries - steel and other manufacturing, the creation of a free public health system NHS, and expansion of the welfare state. But from the 60s the budget was exploding and the UK started facing high inflation, unemployment, and industrial unrest (unions on strike), with a decline in traditional industries due to global competition and struggles with budget and public spending. That’s when right-wing, conservative party Margaret Thatcher came on board in 1979. She was big on neoliberal reforms : deregulation, privatization, globalisation, trade union restrictions, and tax cuts. "Neoliberalism" means differently in the US and Europe. Typically neoliberalism supports free markets, deregulation, and less government spending, and is often tied to the right-wing. In the US however it is center-right economically and center-left socially. The term liberals also mean different things in the US and the UK. In the US, liberals are left-wing with a focus on social equality. In Europe, liberalism is tied to center-right focusing on individual freedoms and free markets. But similar to the US, the major capitalism and right wing movement in the 80’s and 90s led to high unemployment and social unrest. In the mid-1980s, the economy began to recover but it started benefiting the South East (London, Oxford, Milton Keynes) and created high wealth disparity for the poorer northern areas. Till today, the northern UK are not a fan of Thatcher, but the Southern UK are indifferent. This is the opposite of the US as the states impacted by right wing policies became a fan of it, and the states benefiting from capitalism are taking on a socialist approach. Margaret Thatcher left in 1990, but by then there was rising unemployment, particularly in places like Bristol, which became worse because of job outsourcing and globalization, leading to social discontent. And people like Banksy were not afraid to express it. He started his work through graffiti. Graffiti emerged as part of the broader street art movement particularly from New York City and became popular globally as a way of creating political awareness, especially in areas experiencing economic decline and social unrest. I love the artistic part but I’m also wary of the importance of private properties and signboards remaining intact. These days, places are allocated for people to express their wall arts but back then, they had to sneak in and risk getting caught. As graffiti created more awareness in people, naturally it became outlawed in many places. There was a time in NY where spray cans were prohibited from being sold to minors. The UK went on to arrest many graffiti artists and dissent expressions. Till today, Banksy remains free and never charged, as he is nym. Nobody really knows who he is, or if he is one person or a group of people. But many of Banksy’s wall art are seen globally, in recent times in war-torn areas. At first it seems sweet and pretty but when you take a closer and longer look, man it hits hard. I really love how these groups of artists, especially Banksy, were not afraid to show the public what was obviously a problem with oppression, in an artistic way. Would be nice if Banksy was part of Bitcoin and Nostr. Till then, here’s a nice documentary on Banksy’s work.

When I first started exploring Nostr, i thought relays were some fancy electromagnetic switches.

The word "national security" is often the best excuse to silent dissent.

That time when Sports Illustrated decided to dabble into wearable tech after watching one to many episodes of Get Smart