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The case of the disappearing secretary
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (1276+ words) Something different this week. This is an expanded version of a talk about AI that I gave recently at Sky Media. After I finished I realised I needed to investigate further, because "well, you'll see why. It's possible that artificial…...
IBC#032: Bitcoin Core Initialization, Step 12: Special Permissions
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (296+ words) Hello everyone and welcome to this new episode of Inside Bitcoin Code. We concluded the previous episode with discussing about the port bindings. Today, we continue our deep dive into step 12 of the initialization of Bitcoin Core, continuing on the…...
GENESIS MISSION: The Manhattan Project for AI and the Bailout No One Sees Coming
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (55+ words) There exists a dangerous mythology in our modern society, the belief that only the government, with its concentrated power and commandeered resources, can achieve breakthrough innovation. Ditch the sinking ship of a broken monetary system. Bitcoin is your lifeboat to…...
IBC#026: Bitcoin Core Initialization, Step 11: Apple Specific Checks
4+ mon, 9+ hour ago (390+ words) Hello everyone and welcome to this new episode of Inside Bitcoin Code. Last episode was focused on step 9 and 10. Today we are continuing step 11 of the initialization of Bitcoin Core, with some checks needed on MacOS filesystem. [Code Link] The…...
IBC#024: Bitcoin Core Initialization, Step 9 and 10
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (306+ words) Hello everyone and welcome to this new episode of Inside Bitcoin Code. Last episode was focused on Step 8, which was dedicated to starting indexers. Today we are going to move to step 9 and 10 of the initialization of Bitcoin Core. [Code…...
IBC#022: Bitcoin Core Initialization, Step 7— Peer Manager
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (185+ words) Hello everyone and welcome to this new episode of Inside Bitcoin Code. Last episode was focused on cache memory allocation. Today we are going to continue our trip inside the initialization of Bitcoin Core finishing Step 7. [Code Link] Once the…...
IBC#020: Bitcoin Core Initialization, Step 7— Cache Allocation
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (301+ words) Hello everyone and welcome to this new episode of Inside Bitcoin Code. Last episode was focused on Onion proxy configuration. Today we are going to continue our trip inside the initialization of Bitcoin Core with the allocation of cache memory…...
A Thoughtful Defense of AI Writing
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (949+ words) These days, it's status-boosting to notice when something was written by AI. Look at all those em dashes. Yep. Oh wow, "it's not x, but y; such a dead giveaway. I am so keen and discerning. Shortform and longform content…...