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  • Why 21 million bitcoins? “I ended up picking something in the middle”

    Another fascinating glimpse into Satoshi’s thought process: My choice for the number of coins and distribution schedule was an educated guess. It was a difficult choice, because once the network is going it’s locked in and we’re stuck with it. I wanted to pick something that would make prices similar to existing currencies, but without…


  • A dump of random facts, learnings, quotes, and esoterica (#1 of 16)

    I’ve had the habit for many years now to take notes of, or copy-and-save from, interesting knowledge whenever I came across it. For longer form, I would sometimes publish it, like: TED talks, podcasts, and books. For shorter form — like a good quote, a random fact, a few well written sentences, some YT or…


  • I love Netflix’s They Cloned Tyrone

    I’ve watched it 4-5 times now since it came out in June… at some level I can’t resist re-watching it, it’s like a catchy Taylor Swift song in movie form, an earworm of a movie… John Boyega (the main character) is a total revelation — during my first watch through, I didn’t realize it was…