ChatGPT has gone from free to freemium to unusable unless you pay really fast. By the end of 2026 the free version won't get 2+2 right. I imagine other chatbots will follow a similar path. Thankfully we can make our own. Self-host. Check out Umbrel and Start9. They have a lot of AI tools. @Start9 @Umbrel ☂️

Territorial expanse of empires million km2 from 2500 BC to 2500 AD. #history #timeline I still don't fully trust the data. It seems as it gets more complete it loses accuracy. I'm going to have to manually check it all...

Skynet on track for 2029.

All databases will leak. KYC is dangerous. #Privacy is important.

Still not the final form, but continues to improve in historical accuracy. #timeline #history I've thrown in some future predictions for fun.

The Nigerian ban is also interesting. Instead of banning mining, like China, they banned all possession and use. The results were fun.

An Uber style private hire vehicle does an estimated 10x trips per day as a private car in a city the size of London. An extra 100.000 taxis/ubers could take 1 million private cars off the streets. It seems like low hanging fruit to reduce traffic problems in large cities. My guess is that there are political reasons not to do it (taxi licensing is a source of money for many municipalities).

Dems: we need a police state because climate change. Reps: we need a police state because immigration. Is there a political option that does not involve a police state?

It's so funny to me that the real metaverse, despite billions spent by Meta, MS and others, is Minecraft. Millions of kids are spending time on thousands of servers.

Slightly better data. Most curves are still just an approximation, but the roman, mongol, british, spanish empires now reflect the historical expanse a bit more accurately. I will keep improving it. #history #timeline

In the future... Bitcoin will protect our property rights. Nostr will enable our free speech. 3D print will guarantee our self defense. But for sovereign individuals to survive and thrive we need to imagine the institutions that will allow us to live in a free, open and voluntary society. Where cooperation and trade are not dictated from above by kings and parliaments, but built bottom up and constantly evolving to fit our needs. Some authors like Vernor Vinge (The Ungoverned), Neal Stephenson (Snow Crash) or Heinlein (The Moon is a harsh Mistress) have tried to imagine what would replace nation states and governments in a voluntary society. Others like David Friedman (The Machinery of Freedom), Murray Rothbard or Bruce Benson have theorised. More have studied what institutions historical stateless or decentralised societies used for conflict resolution and to provide the services that we have come to rely on the state for. Solutions and ideas are out there. But how to go from idea to reality? How to meme a freer world into existence?

Incomplete and only approximate... but I like the format. Territorial expanse (M km2). #timeline #history

Great book for 10-12 yr olds. Although probably very good reading for adults also. @Tuttle Twins TV

Creo que esto se publicó en 2012 (en español). Sigue siendo muy interesante. Yo aporté mi granito de arena a la traducción española. @Unión Editorial ⚡️

@BitBetBot up

#economic #history

Being able to communicate and coordinate with your family and friends is crucial in a crisis. It can be the difference between keeping your loved ones safe and walking unawares into a battlezone. If internet goes down, bitchat mesh network can be a lifesaver. #bitchat #venezuela #vzla

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Si estás en Venezuela, es el momento de descargar y aprender a usar Bitchat. Bitchat permite comunicarse sin internet.

BitChat - Wikipedia

@Leopoldo López 👍 @ContraCensura

January 3rd 2009.

January 3rd is Proof of keys day. 🗝🔑🗝 Every year on January 3rd bitcoiners are encouraged to move their bitcoins to wallets under their full control. By withdrawing from exchanges and other custodians, fractional reserve, "paper bitcoin", ponzis and other frauds are exposed. This makes Bitcoin stronger by removing weak and dishonest players from the market. Proof of keys day celebrates Bitcoin as a store of value. "Not your keys, not your Bitcoin" "Don't trust, verify."

Proof of keys day - Bitcoin Wiki

#proofofkeys @buzzbot 10000