Recent content by CynicusRex

Okay, never mind. I didn't know the density of wine/water was 1g/ml.

[I've solved b, but can't figure out a for the life of me. I have a couple of attempts, but it's just nonsense, it's like I've short circuited.]

My favourite idyllic nature photograph I've taken so far: https://500px.com/photo/1037218815/paradise.-by-angelino-desmet

Crypto“currencies”, a.k.a. multi-level marketing pyramid Ponzi schemes should not be cash for the cyber era. The problems you address won't be fixed by technology because they're a systemic human problem. Human problems will only be fixed by education producing more virtuous people. The only...

This podcast with Berkeley professor Nicholas Weaver contains arguments on why everything blockchain is complete hogwash.

§1 That's an extremely cynical view, and a fallacy at that. §2 Whether one has to use a middleman or not barely has anything to do with autonomy. §3 “Among those who do trade cryptocurrencies, the top reasons cited are that it’s easy to make trades, it’s exciting to invest in and there’s...

§1 Most people prefer middlemen. What happens when you pay for a product using crypto“currencies” without a middleman and the product is never sent? Your money is gone. A middleman can mediate the trade and reverse the transaction. §2 “But Ponzi schemes existed with fiat money before...

§1 “Bitcoin law protests break out in El Salvador as Central American neighbours wait to see its success”: https://www.euronews.com/next/2021/08/28/bitcoin-protests-break-out-in-el-salvador-as-central-american-neighbours-wait-to-see-its-s §2 “Bitcoin might be used by greedy people but not all...

Money corrupts; bitcoin corrupts absolutely. Disregarding all of bitcoin's shortcomings, a financial instrument that brings out the worst in people—greed—won't change the world for the better. https://www.cynicusrex.com/file/cryptocultscience.html

Sell it all and don't look back. The crypto“currency” space is inherently fraudulent because they're all multi-level marketing pyramid Ponzi schemes by default. One might want to listen to @milner_aviv's When The Music Stops podcast to learn why: . “This is the singularly best podcast I've...

Climbed this tree not so long ago. When you're at the top the slightest breeze gets amplified multifold; exhilarating.

An exponential and a logarithm walk into a bar. After ordering the bartender asks: “Alright, who's paying?” The exponential: “Me, because logarithme népérien.”

"General Introductory Links" is broken as well.

I've had two new decks so far, on one I tightened the bolts hard and noticed pressure cracks after a couple of days. The one I'm using now is tightened just hard enough to keep the trucks in place without crushing the wood below, and I haven't seen any pressure cracks yet. Thank you.

If I understand correctly, when we interpret our data about the universe it seems the big bang came from nothing and threw out everything. Is it reasonable to compare this to a video game? Games also start from nothing and have suddenly loaded everything. If the game's AI was able to analyze...