The idea that “hash rate proves energy” is true, but only at the shallowest layer. Hash rate tells you that miners are doing work, but it doesn’t tell you what that work becomes. It’s essentially a speedometer, not the engine, and relying on it alone misses the physics that actually makes Proof-of-Work a measurement.

The real proof comes from the structure of each block. Before a block is found, Bitcoin defines a finite thermodynamic field of possibilities: the miner must search a constrained probabilistic space set by the 32-bit nonce field and the network difficulty. That field is a real, physical entropy requirement, the amount of disorder that must be resolved to advance the chain by one unit of time.

When a miner finally lands on a valid header, something deeper than “a hash was found” occurs. The entropy invested into the search (the heat dissipated/probabilistic work performed) collapses into the exact informational structure written inside the block. The UTXO set produced in that moment is not arbitrary; it is the specific, irreversible informational state that corresponds to the resolved entropy. This is where energy becomes memory. The block is the computed discrete isomorphism between the thermodynamic uncertainty applied to the world, and the informational certainty recorded inside the ledger.

Hash rate alone doesn’t capture this relationship. The real proof of work is the successful mapping of heat (Boltzmann entropy) into structured, conserved information (Shannon entropy) via satoshis. That mapping is the block. It is the only moment where the universe acknowledges the energy spent, because that is the moment the information becomes permanent. The Kelvin dissipated in the mining process is tied to the informational mass of the block, conserved in the form of satoshi-denominated memory. This is what it means for Bitcoin to compute time: each block is a crystallized unit of irreversible thermodynamic history.

So yes, hash rate shows that miners are working. But the block shows what the work becomes. The physics is not in the speed; it is in the transformation. Calling hash rate “the proof” is like pointing to smoke and claiming you understand combustion. It is the entropy-information bridge or the block itself that is the measurement.

That is why PoW is not just an accounting trick or a security budget. It is literally the process by which energy becomes information, and information becomes time. Bitcoin is the first system in history to make that transformation measurable. Hash rate is the shadow. The block is the physics.

So again, are we going to look at the physics or keep pointing at the hashrate saying “backed by energy”?

Bitcoin provides Proof of Measurable Work, that’s the whole point.

Found a ghost pipe in the wild! It’s a rare all white wildflower doesn’t photosynthesize, it steals food from fungi connected to trees.

Spotted in the Adirondacks. Nerd knowledge from reading Entangled Life 🍄‍🟫

The Israeli Air Force launched a major wave of strikes today against Tehran, targeting key sites and operations deemed essential to the Iranian regime’s stability. The strikes focused on:

1. Command centers and assets of the IRGC and internal security forces

2. Basij Headquarters – A core IRGC stronghold responsible for enforcing Islamic law and reporting civilian infractions

3. Alborz Corps – In charge of security and military operations in the Tehran region

4. “Thar-Allah” Command Center – Tasked with protecting Tehran from internal and external threats

5. “Sayyed al-Shuhada” Corps – Oversees homeland defense and suppression of domestic unrest

6. General Intelligence Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Manages internal security personnel and handles information control and media oversight

In addition to these, IAF fighter jets struck military headquarters, missile and radar production facilities, and missile storage infrastructure throughout Tehran. The Israeli Air Force continues to escalate operations targeting the Iranian regime’s military capabilities, working to secure air superiority in defense of the State of Israel.

Excited to be on Nostr and engage with the community. Many shared ideas!

So I’m thinking of buying a retreat center in the redwoods of Northern California that supports about 50 people in a rustic setting.

It’s pretty badass. 8 cabins, riverside, large hot tub, 3 saunas, swimming pond on about +200 acres. It’s expensive and would take a few years to get cashflow positive, but I could do it.

I think it would be a great spot to do various workshops on self-sovereignty, and get brilliant people together to teach, learn, and collaborate together. Only problem is I have no fucking clue what I am doing or how to run something like this. I feel confident I could figure it out, I just know it’ll be a lot of work, administration, and management the first several years.

But with that being said, I guess get busy living or get busy dying.

My dad has stage 4 cancer and has made the personal choice to “fight” with chemo, radiation, and all that jazz.

I have seen him suffer all year. Now, he is in the hospital again and just called to inform me that they found a mass in his brain.

It’s a depressing situation because he wants to live so bad, but his body doesn’t.

I don’t like sharing stuff like this because I don’t wanna be a buzzkill, but if you don’t see me note as much or in a good mood, I got some stuff going on.

if i could design a scifi spacecraft interior I would go with this #worldbuilding

Facts

I'm still seriously offended by the lockdowns, the ban on all sorts of innocuous activities and the complete destruction of civil liberties.

And no, I won't let this go.

What aspects do you enjoy most about your favorite sci fi or fantasy novels? Obviously it’s a mix of everything but what consistent themes do you find yourself returning to frequently?

To give an example, I tend to like complex and internally consistent magic systems or “hard magic” systems, eg Brandon Sanderson. He basically invents an alternative physics in a given series and there’s a whole set of stories around that.

I also put a lot of weight on complex characters, eg Game of Thrones. You know it’s good writing when someone can push a kid out of a window in the first episode and then somehow kind of make you almost like the guy later on.

If you don’t like sci fi and/or fantasy, what is it about the genre(s) that you dislike? And do you like one but not the other, or both or neither?

Hello all!

I’m a family Physician with over 2 decades of clinical practice. Husband, Father & Farmer!!

#introductions

OUR GRANDFATHERS FLEW PRIMITIVE PLANES INTO WAR BUT YOU DO NOT HAVE THE BALLS TO DELETE YOUR X ACCOUNT.

I am lucky where I live. We have so many wild type of berries that proliferate. This is evergreen huckleberry they are ripening now but the great thing about this berry is they stay on the vine until at least December and they get better after a frost. I love to make a sauce with these that goes great on salmon. I’ve made ice cream with them. I’ve flavored mead also. This is one of the many reasons why I don’t mess with many of the permaculture shrub recommendations. Most of them are simply just massively inferior to the wild berry species that grow readily under nearly every pine around here.

#permaculture #gardening #forage

And so it is…

Hi Nostr

Any advice on buying a water filter?

My lady wants one but I’ve got no clue. Is there even a point to it?

It’s for use in Portugal