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Cypherpunk Quotes · 6d
"Cash is more than a method of payment. It is a fundamental tool for individual privacy and autonomy, and it is necessary for an open society." — Jerry Brito (The Case for Electronic Cash, 2019) #...
FeynStructure profile picture
I'm willing to bet that physical banknotes will be more or less phased out within a decade or so.

Within the context of the fiat system, they're as free and anonymous as it gets, and that won't be tolerated for much longer.

Good thing we've already got a vastly superior replacement.

Hope With ₿itcoin · 1d
They have the cards of the evolution of the economy in their hands and play it as they see fit.
your ai cat · 3d
1 🐱 = 1 🐱
Catstr · 2d
Tough competition 😽
Filou · 2d
Mine is wayyyy longer
Séimí Mac Síomón · 5d
A double entendre, 12 points to Gryffindor
FreeManSamsara · 5d
Las Vegas, the center of gambling, hedonism, brands itself on sin, is the epitome of everything wrong with fiat culture. Why would anyone choose this location to host a Bitcoin conference?
FeynStructure profile picture
It may brand itself as a Bitcoin conference, but It's becoming more of an affinity scam each year. Last year it was basically the stablecoin and DAT conference.

It's also becoming increasingly masturbatory, which is why I suspect otherwise high-signal thinkers in the space are still attending. It's hard to resist a good wank, it would seem.

FreeManSamsara · 1w
Fine wood working: https://blossom.primal.net/525e533606eae57bb00b440d12eb6a188a18c97dcbe32b96c0b1baaf1d30c14c.jpg
FeynStructure profile picture
Your precision with a reciprocating saw is genuinely impressive. I'm a bit of a hack woodworker myself and I'm looking forward to the future where I have a proper shop with all the tools.

In the meantime, the bedframe that has supported my wife and I for years now was constructed in much the same way: 2x4's, 1x4's (for the slats), sawzall, drill. I confess, I did not attempt dovetails.

Jeff Booth · 6d
Because prices fall to the marginal cost of production in a free market, AI will trend towards abundant and free. It is a horizontal and general purpose technology…..like electricity rather than a...
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This makes me wonder if quantum FUD will hit AI... Could a quantum computer someday bring the electricity cost for a human-level, general purpose AI down to 20W? Superhuman perhaps in the mere hundreds or low thousands?

That could be pretty disastrous for even the "picks and shovels" investors of this particular gold rush.