I'm taking some time off writing this blog to work on a different writing project, but I still think bitcoin is the most interesting idea from the last couple thousand years.
How can his claim be in violation of this?
"Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this
software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software
without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify,
merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so."
Actually I was really asking. I don't really know much about licenses, but I still don't see how the actions of one person a judge ruled not to be Satoshi can sue bitcoin core.
I have 7 pairs of gray convertible pants, 7 black t-shirts, and 7 black polo shirts. I don't like wasting time choosing an outfit so I wear the same thing everyday.
Is that what you mean by extreme?
This is the most important election of our lifetime...again.
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I used to think monero was better than bitcoin for privacy, but now I know monero is not necessary.
We can achieve privacy using chaumian e-cash instead of a blockchain. What's more, these e-cash solutions are interoperable with the lightning network.
The steel-man argument against this is that chaumian mints require some trust.
This is true, but Bitcoin is a peer to peer electronic cash system that requires no trust. We can trutnthst there will never be more than 21 million #bitcoin. Every other blockchain is an attempted breach of that trust, an attempt at debasing bitcoin the same way governments have debased gold by adding other metal to it.
That's my two sats.
I would rather trust a few thousand sats with an e cash provider than try to debase the p2p electronic cash system that bitcoin is.
Sure, but I expect to empty my zappi g wallet every month. I don't keep my retirement money in a custodial wallet, just the money I intend to spend that month.
I used to think monero was better than bitcoin for privacy, but now I know monero is not necessary.
We can achieve privacy using chaumian e-cash instead of a blockchain. What's more, these e-cash solutions are interoperable with the lightning network.
The steel-man argument against this is that chaumian mints require some trust.
This is true, but Bitcoin is a peer to peer electronic cash system that requires no trust. We can trutnthst there will never be more than 21 million #bitcoin. Every other blockchain is an attempted breach of that trust, an attempt at debasing bitcoin the same way governments have debased gold by adding other metal to it.
That's my two sats.
I would rather trust a few thousand sats with an e cash provider than try to debase the p2p electronic cash system that bitcoin is.
In the Wealth of Nations Adam Smith talks about the debasement of currencies by governments all around the world. They achieved this by smelting different metals with gold, making each coin contain less and less gold over time.
I see all alt coins as an attempt to debase bitcoin, a peer to peer electronic cash system. My node does not accept these debasment coins.
I do view stablecoins a little differently however. For example, USDT is a digital representation of the dollar backed by the very financial instrument that is used to debase those dollars. I believe stablecoins are monetizing the debt, which debases fiat. This is not an argument for stablecoins, they're ust a little different.
I actually agree. Altcoins are failed attempts at debasing bitcoin, even Satoshi's namecoin.
I have been heavily influenquote. This Knut Svanholm quote:
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This was a great episode. I really enjoyed the stuff about misinformation as being a cyber atrack against "democratic institutions."
Yuval Noah Harari made this exact argument on The Waking Up Podcast. He thinks we need to fight misinformation and disinformation with FICTION to protect our institutions.
I think it's the incintives. The people who pay the politicians get paid to sell bombs psychopaths sign, but the ROI of saving people in a disaster = 0%.
It's sad, but destroyers make money. Heros lose money.
By the way, what's the d word?
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