You can, if you set it up as federation. But in the regular signet that is already done.

Im not a huge fan. It's hard to get coins for it. There's no mining, so it doesnt really simulate bitcoin or any of the block time dynamics. I think it's useful for certain things (if you can get coins), but for working with bitcoin consensus, testnet is really much closer to mainnet.

The gif did not play. But i know it...

Well done

Stack those sats frens

Today I was listening to one of my favorite macro podcasts talk about the Fed's meeting from yesterday. One of the best interviewers in the space, and one of his top interviewees.

And I couldn't finish it. So boring.

They were literally noting the tiniest details. The Fed's prepared statement didn't mention a rate cut in September. And then Fed chairman Powell's prepared press talk also didn't mention it. However, when asked about a September rate cut, he flipped to a page where he had a prepared statement indicating that yeah they're kind of leaning toward a September rate cut, and read it.

So they were like, "Huh! I wonder what the significance of that is. He had a prepared written statement about September, but only when asked!"

People literally judge the Fed chair's body language, facial movements, details like whether he has a prepared statement for a given question, etc. Omg.

For my work I need to note the basics of what the Fed said and all that, like the 3-minute summary of all that stuff. But the sheer excitement that these people had when discussing details like that for an hour was so banal. It seemed like satire.

Zoom out.

is anyone trying to zap me and failing right now?

not sure, maybe it's fixed... i'm running alby hub on their cloud deployment i seem to be able to send out but the log shows nothing inbound for since i switched it over

but if she said it’s go time

you’d wake up!

Yea I’m going to have to do footnotes. Will just try not to get lost in them. That has caused me to put the book away in the past and I really want to finish it.

Well this is my third crack at reading this book. Have only ever gotten about a 4th of the way through. But damnit, this time I am finishing it! (Probably won’t read the footnotes 🤷)

#bookstr

If you're old enough, you may recall that 20 years ago or more, you used to see many more dead insects on your car's windshield, while today you see almost none.

This is called the Windshield Phenomenon.

In the first years 2000s it became a commonplace observation among drivers that after a long drive, windshields no longer had to be cleaned of numerous insects.

It was basically born as a meme, but in 2016, naturalist John Acorn noted that the phenomenon had real and objective proofs.

Since 2017, major publications and media covered the topic of reductions in insect abundance over the last few decades and entomologists linked this withthe fact they no longer had to frequently clean their windshields.

It turned out that a meme was aware of a proved trend.

A 20-year study measured the number of dead insects on car windshields on two stretches of road in Denmark from 1997 until 2017. Adjusted for variables such as time of day, date, temperature, and wind speed, the research actually found an 80% decline in insects.

Several factors are thought to contribute to the declining insect populations.

The expansion of human settlements, agriculture, and infrastructure has led to the destruction and fragmentation of natural habitats, essential for insect survival and reproduction.

The widespread use of pesticides in agriculture and urban areas has had a devastating impact on insect populations, directly killing insects and indirectly harming their food sources.

Rising global temperatures and extreme weather events are disrupting insect life cycles and altering their habitats, leading to population declines and even extinctions.

Artificial light at night can disrupt insect navigation and foraging patterns, reducing their reproductive success and overall survival.

The introduction of non-native insect species can disrupt ecological balances and compete with native insects for resources, further contributing to their decline.

One can still consider the trend and the effect as anecdotal, but the studies conducted created a connection between the global redutction of insects species and what people of a certain age can actually confirm as something more than a simple perception.