TIL how the inventor of the trebuchet got the idea. View quoted note →

Was a nation state shitcoin attack on Bitcoin on nobody’s bingo card?

Self host or this is a strong possibility. View quoted note →

Fuck Revolut View quoted note →

I’d rather China has as capable AI as the US if it means we get near-frontier level open source models. “Open”AI can get fucked.

Excellent summary. View quoted note →

Some business owner at some point in the next few years is going to have to say “No, I don’t accept Cumrocket. YOU sell it for what you say it’s worth in Bitcoin and pay me in Bitcoin.” View quoted note →

My “hello world” app when learning a new programming language is always a desktop sats to USD calculator. Is that lame? 😂 #asknostr

There may or may not have been times I started the Keurig before putting a cup there. View quoted note →

At least this tech is open source so, unlike most arms tech of the 20th century, we can use it too. View quoted note →

Why we need a decentralized Nostr market (also why the IRS needs to be gutted or, preferably, abolished): online platforms like eBay will send a 1099-k for thresholds as low as $600.

The Independent

IRS is cracking down on your online income. What to know

Millions more taxpayers with online side hustles will receive 1099-K tax forms this month

After he’s taken lots of time to rest with his family first, of course. View quoted note →

It’s no mystery why OpenAI is begging the government for more regulations on AI. Open source models that keep up in capability completely destroy their business model which has billions of dollars in capital expenses for their compute data centers. It’s possible OpenAI will find Trump’s ear with a “China bad!” angle in their argument for squashing open source.

ZDNET

DeepSeek's new open-source AI model can outperform o1 for a fraction of the cost

In another open-source win, DeepSeek aims to redefine 'open AI' with R1, its latest model.

Nice! View quoted note →