What is OP_RETURN after all?

Some people are really slow learners (like yours truly). But if you don’t give up, you’ll succeed long after the fast learners have given up with smaller gains.

This might be the first time in a decade that I’ve gone an entire day without coffee or even tea. It’s my new experiment.

There is no alternative. Bitcoin only!

She said yes!

Just watched Disclosure (1994) with Michael Douglas. If you’re looking for some solid entertainment with a decent story, Disclosure is a good pick. However, I felt the film ran about half an hour too long and the final act seemed oddly rushed—as if the creators were experimenting to see if they could elevate it even further. Unfortunately, those choices didn’t land for me and ended up costing the film about three points in my overall rating, bringing it to a 7/10.

“The ‘real’ mathematics of the ‘real’ mathematicians — Fermat, Euler, Gauss, Abel, and Riemann — is almost wholly useless.” (G. H. Hardy, 1940) Ironically, RSA, one of the most groundbreaking applications of math in the modern world, was born from that very “useless” field: number theory. In my latest chat with Sohail, a mathematician and old friend, we explore the history of RSA, the math behind it, and how it works through simple, accessible examples:

Before elliptic curves and Bitcoin, there was RSA — the cryptographic breakthrough that changed everything. Join me and Sohail (a mathematician & my long-time flatmate) as we unpack the math and the magic behind RSA. 🎥

What does the "Incorrect or banned Payment Methods included" flag in Peach Wallet mean? I tried to request a buy option, the rate was good, the rating of the account was also good, but I got this error after requesting to trade. @peachbitcoin

Been reading Silas Marner lately. As a teenager, I encountered its simplified version, crafted for English learners and was deeply moved Silas Marner’s solitude. Though it was on our BA curriculum, I never read the original then. Now that I’m reading it, I find it even more beautiful –tender, melancholic, and profoundly human.

Cholesterol doesn't cause heart disease. Just don't look at it to assess your heart disease risk. Toss out the nuances: "Oxidized cholesterol is bad," "Small LDL particles are bad," or "High LDL/HDL ratio is bad". Forget it all. To determine your real heart risk, look at your fasting blood sugar, HbA1c, and triglycerides.

Cholesterol doesn't cause heart disease. Just don't look at it to assess your heart disease risk. Toss out the nuances: "Oxidized cholesterol is bad," "Small LDL particles are bad," or "High LDL/HDL ratio is bad". Forget it all. To determine your real heart risk, look at your fasting blood sugar, HbA1c, and triglycerides.

Cholesterol doesn't cause heart disease. Just don't look at it to assess your heart disease risk. Toss out the nuances: "Oxidized cholesterol is bad," "Small LDL particles are bad," or "High LDL/HDL ratio is bad". Forget it all. To determine your real heart risk, look at your fasting blood sugar, HbA1c, and triglycerides.

Just finished a second watch of Breaking Bad. Wild how many powerful, unforgettable scenes I’d completely forgotten. Turns out my memory of the whole show was basically: Walter White gets cancer, cooks meth, and dies.

When I first came across keto, it felt counterintuitive. But it immediately clicked for me. I had already tried a no-meat diet (I was a vegetarian for over a year) and knew how constantly hungry it made me. When I reintroduced meat, I noticed I could go much longer without needing food. That experience opened my mind to the idea that a low-carb (and therefore lower-plant) approach might actually improve health. And so it did.