I told my agent to write some code "without side effects" and it thought that it was neither allowed to write nor read from the database. It felt funny to remind it that "no side effects" means it has permission to read, just not write. The point I'm making is that coding models can still be pretty dumb sometimes, even stuff that I would consider extremely obvious. GPT-5.2 Codex (via OpenCode)

Sleep soundly, safe in the knowledge that the EU is "monitoring the situation"

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When I run a PWA (e.g. cashu.me) on Android with Orbot (the tool which wraps your chosen apps into a Tor connection), is it sufficient to configure Orbot to wrap the corresponding browser (Firefox or Chrome, ...)? I ask because Orbot lists all the apps and allows to toggle Tor on and off, but none of the PWAs are on the list. I guess my broader question is: what's a good way to get Tor Cashu support on Android? Either natively in the app, or via Orbot? @Cashu #AskNostr

Love the progress on quantum-resistant signatures 324 bytes is great. The "stateful" is convenient, but I think there will be cases (Lightning?) where we're willing to pay that price By the way, this long video is excellent on how quantum computers can factor numbers, and on the hash- and lattice- based alternatives for signatures and key exchange

Dennis Porter has made an announcement. Bottom is in! Seriously though, I like the definition of "cryptocurrency" in this Bill in Indiana, especially the last line which rejects stablecoins I'm not sure if it includes developer protections A couple of days ago, I banned myself from interacting with X. I'm just allowed to read/follow/block. Anyway, here is how I found this:

RSS reader not yet whitelisted!

Back at coding today, after about a week off Most of my injuries suddenly cleared up and I got hooked on being active again (bouldering and weightlifting), so I overdid sport and was too tired/lazy even to code 😀 Gotta learn some balance

I just finished this, by @Jameson Lopp . Really nice More precisely, I listened to the audio - read by @Guy Swann - while doing other work around my apartment. Very well read I want to get in the habit of reading more stuff like this. I already listen to a lot of podcasts (mostly Bitcoin Optech) while doing sport, so hopefully I can find more stuff like this Link to the article, including the audio:

Cypherpunk Cogitations

A History of Bitcoin Maximalism

Bitcoin Maximalism isn’t what most people think it is, but there is a logical explanation for how it transformed into what we see today.

A line from 'Hackers' (1995) Say no to censorship!

Reading @Aaron van Wirdum's book now. The stuff on the precursors to public key cryptography is fascinating, about Diffie and Hellman and Merkle communicating with each other about their earliest attempts to solve this problem