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Mining, markets, & systems Freedom go up

Claude Code is very enjoyable

Speculating here:

AI agents operating on DEX networks (nostr, RNS, mesh). Observing OPSEC to avoid alpha leaks to untrusted parties. Network level observers will want to understand capital flows to try and sneak a profit (MEvil).

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fMVcjQ_-mGo&pp=ygUMRXJpYyB2b3NrdWls

https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-system/wiki/Other-Means-Principle

The AI bubble is speed-running subjective value theory šŸ˜…

I'm ready for the Chinese cypherpunks to join nostr

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This is prob the best explanation

economic-security = receipts * distribution(receipts) * [merchants / humanity]

confirmation-security = hash-power * distribution(hash-power) * [miners / humanity]

https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-system/wiki/Qualitative-Security-Model

Any framework enjooyers here?

#asknostr

Replying to Avatar Dimi

ā€œThe NixOS ā€œModeration Mass Resignationā€ story is fascinating.

It provides a clear case study in how political activists can infiltrate an organization (in this case, an Open Source project) and effect mass change (censorship, leadership, rules, and even contributor ā€œpurgesā€) with zero accountability or oversight.

The NixOS project allowed for the creation of a ā€œModeration Teamā€ which did not report to… anyone. Yet it had broad power to censor and ban any user or contributor of the project. For any reason.

Who appoints new members of the NixOS ā€œModeration Teamā€, you ask?

They’re not elected. Nor are they appointed by anyone who *is* elected.

The existing ā€œModeration Teamā€ chooses who the new members are. And nobody else has any say over it. They are, in effect, shadow government.

Near total control over all users and contributors, and over all discussions. Zero accountability.

The result is exactly what you would expect. Mass bannings of people who are political ā€œundesirablesā€, banning of people based on personal relationships, and extreme censorship of any criticism of the ā€œModeration Teamā€.

Heck. NixOS even banned me (a Tech Journalist not involved with the project) from all NixOS properties (Git, Forums, etc.) even though I didn’t use them. They did so as a precautionary measure… an attempt to restrict reporting of their activities where possible.

And NixOS is not alone. The same (or similar) ā€œModeration Teamā€ type structures exist in many major Open Source projects and foundations.ā€

- @lundukejournal on X

Bye commies

Replying to Avatar mike

As a foreigner, I've been researching 401k's for the last 30 seconds using ChatGPT

What is a 401K?

ChatGPT said:

A 401(k) is a U.S. retirement savings plan offered by employers. Key points:

Defined-contribution plan. You put in money from your paycheck before tax (traditional) or after tax (Roth, if offered).

Contributions often get employer matching up to a limit.

Investments usually go into mutual funds, ETFs, or similar options chosen from the plan.

Money grows tax-deferred (traditional) or tax-free (Roth).

Withdrawals allowed from age 59½ without penalty. Early withdrawals usually incur a 10% penalty plus taxes.

Required minimum distributions (RMDs) start at age 73 (traditional only).

It is a tax-advantaged way for U.S. employees to build retirement savings.

Want me to contrast it with UK pension schemes for context?

You said:

I understand it didn't start life as a pension plan, but ended up replacing them. Is this true? If so why?

ChatGPT said:

Correct. The 401(k) was not created as a pension plan. It emerged from a loophole in the 1978 U.S. tax code.

Timeline and shift:

Pre-1970s: Most large employers offered defined benefit pensions (guaranteed lifetime income). Risk was on the employer.

1978: Congress added section 401(k) to the tax code. The original intent was to give executives a way to defer tax on bonuses and stock options.

1980s: Benefits consultant Ted Benna realized the rule could be applied broadly so ordinary employees could defer salary into tax-advantaged accounts. Employers saw it as cheaper than running pensions.

1980s-1990s: Employers shifted en masse. Pensions are expensive and volatile, since the company must guarantee returns and cover shortfalls. A 401(k) moves the risk and responsibility to employees.

By 2000s: 401(k)s became the dominant private-sector retirement plan. Pensions remained mostly in government and some unionized sectors.

Why the replacement happened:

Cost control: Pensions are open-ended liabilities. A 401(k) fixes employer costs at the contribution match.

Volatility avoidance: Pension funding depends on market returns and interest rates. Companies disliked the balance-sheet swings.

Regulatory shifts: ERISA (1974) and later rules increased pension oversight and insurance costs.

Workforce mobility: Employers argued 401(k)s suited modern, more mobile employees.

Financial industry push: Wall Street profited from mutual funds and fees in 401(k) plans.

So yes: 401(k)s were an accident of tax law, later seized on as a cheaper alternative, which led to the slow death of private-sector pensions in the U.S.

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Were those patches logged at one point?

Kumar is a great Twitter follow

@datarade

How hard is it to import an S15 into the states?

So much cool tech, what a time to be alive

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So I've been getting assisted by this teenager Jack the last few days, helping me apply an insulin shot to a fat cat I am caring for that turned out to be quite volatile and aggressive and frankly I have not felt safe approaching her. Jack has come in for a few days wearing all protective leather biker gear so we can ensure she stays alive.

Finally today we get to talking a bit and I asked him about the little carpentry project he was doing with his coder dad a couple days ago. Turns out his dad is taking a sabbatical for a month and focusing on creative endeavours.

He starts asking me what I do and I blur out a bunch of words to explain my direction and the field I am oriented in and looking to be involved in whether with my healing and spiritual guidance and community care or in other perhaps marketing, story telling and community organizing endevours.

Hearing me he begins to mentions he is interning at his aunt's foundation where they are creating an open source library for disability resources. And he mentions his uncle and his job at a foundation focused on free speech which causes me to bring up Nostr.

Then he says, "oh yeah and my dad's friend Kevin invented this thing called #Meshtastic".

So I tell him about nostr:nprofile1qqsgydql3q4ka27d9wnlrmus4tvkrnc8ftc4h8h5fgyln54gl0a7dgspp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpxdmhxue69uhkuamr9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wshkz7tkdfkx26tvd4urqctvxa4ryur3wsergut9vsch5dmp8pese6nj96's #bitchat and that we should test it out tomorrow. šŸ™ƒ

Now I need to ensure I got the latest nostr:nprofile1qqs9pk20ctv9srrg9vr354p03v0rrgsqkpggh2u45va77zz4mu5p6ccpzemhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejz7qgkwaehxw309a5xjum59ehx7um5wghxcctwvshsfmrzrk Android version ready and updated.

What a 0-1 degree of separation reality if I only spoke to people more often. 🧔 And indeed that seems to be the calling I've been hearing lately. #network

Trying grabbing her by the scruff behind her neck. Cats are used to this from being a kitten

Yeah I think LN-usdt or liquid are the only options that make sense. And the liquid swap would be L-BTC from the trusted sideswap market maker

Why are you messing with cuckbucks anyway šŸ˜„