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REVIEW OF 1984 By Isaac Asimov I've been writing a four-part article for Field Newspaper Syndicate at the beginning of each year for several years now and in 1980, mindful of the approach of the year 1984, FNS asked me to write a thorough critique of George Orwell&
Utah residents concerned about restrictions surrounding VPN use can still reliably reach providers like Mullvad , IVPN , and TorGuard by installing Tor Browser, which routes traffic through the Tor network to bypass blocks and restrictions imposed at the website or network level. Under SB 73, signed into law by Governor Spencer
Two software developers are now serving federal prison sentences – five years and four years respectively – for building a Bitcoin privacy tool called Samourai Wallet. I used that tool. I followed the case closely. And there's something that anyone who values the rule of law should know:
AI;DR (AI; Didn't Read) -- Bitcoin mining is not likely susceptible to large-scale attacks or subversion by a Quantum Computer-wielding attacker in the next 20 years. If any breakthroughs happen to the point of threatening bitcoin, it will be against its elliptic curve-based signature scheme that guards
NOTE: This is a follow-up to my original Quantum Infeasibility (?) post wherein I expressed serious doubts about RSA or ECC cryptography being feasible to break with a quantum computer anytime in the next 50 years. I have revised my views given the recent announcements around ECC being potentially vulnerable much
AI;DR (AI, Didn't Read) -- This post was generated by combining various sources on the topic of 'Dead Internet Theory', with a couple prompts to the "ChatGPT 5.4 Thinking" LLM (a robot) asking it to explore the spiritual significance of empty and
AI;DR: (AI; Didn't Read) -- I saw posted on Hacker News a story about a new, supposed "universal respiratory disease vaccine nasal spray". This was something that in mice kept the innate immune system active for months instead of days at a time and helped
I grew up in a time of relative peace in America. My halcyon years as a kid were basically the tail end of the Soviet Union to right before the War on Terror began with 9/11. (Some would call this period the Decade of the Peace Dividend.) My parents
AI;DR: (AI; Didn't Read) -- Sometimes life surprises you and a week feels like a decade. This is true in markets and in real life too. The content below was written 95% by ChatGPT 5.2 Thinking. ORIGINAL PROMPT: Discuss real life examples of Heteroskedasticity as observed
From the dotcom peak in 2000 to today, the price of the S&P 500 index has risen on average 5.9% per year. With dividends reinvested, e.g. via the SPY ETF, the total return increases to 8.41% CAGR. via: https://dqydj.com/etf-return-calculator/?ticker=SPY This
UBCO study debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation Patty Wellborn – October 30, 2025 Original Article: https://news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/10/30/ubco-study-debunks-the-idea-that-the-universe-is-a-computer-simulation New study uses logic and physics to definitively answer one of science's biggest questions In the film The Matrix
Drastically Reducing Twitter (X) Usage Twitter (X) is very addictive for me. This is a problem. I can say I enjoy it, that I get value out of it. Some connections, insights, information, entertainment, tips, etc. But I don't get real connection out of it. Not really. At
NOTE: SENT TO THE PRESIDENT ON NOVEMBER 20, 2025 VIA whitehouse.gov/contact Dear Mr. President, Please consider granting a pardon to Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, the developers of the bitcoin app known as “Samourai Wallet”. I voted for you in all three elections. I took
AI;DR: (AI; Didn't Read) -- I doubt that Cryptographically Relevant Quantum Computing will be developed within the next 50 years. I have read a decent amount of other people's thoughts about this topic, but was a bit too lazy to synthesize all the notes I
This post outlines PGP key practices through user scenarios and hardware-based options for Linux users, focusing on security and usability. PGP Key Vignettes Alex is a sales rep learning about Linux and encryption. He is dipping his toes in for the first time on using PGP for secure email. He