Over dinner tonight…
My son: Daddy, when were you born?
Me: [redacted]
My son, with zero hesitation: Were you the first person on Earth?
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We're in the Proof of Work vs Proof of Destruction stage.
Always has been? Nah. But it's becoming more stark every day.
Claude is that Hollywood agent who insists on producer credits.
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TIL people still talk about “Web3”.
To have the courage of one's convictions… priceless.
There are days when if feels as if nostr is resigned to and even most comfortable with mediocrity. Took 10 tries on 3 clients to get that last post out. I hope I'm wrong.
Production glitches slowed us down, but the wait was worth it.
New episode of @Trust Revolution tomorrow.
@Roland and I discuss @Alby's ongoing mission to mainstream Bitcoin payments for humans and agents alike.
Thanks, Roland. This was a fun one.
This might be the most dangerous tool I've ever built.
Reply with the word "SLOP" to have utter nonsense sent directly to your inbox.
Feels like being in the penalty box.
Some will call it serendipity.
h/t @ODELL for the spot.
It is a time of brilliance. It is a time of retardation.
DHH: "Omarchy has no plans to do anything in response to this retarded California law."
This is the way.
What breaks when the user isn't human?
What gets built instead?
My brother just messaged to let me know that his company has announced they'll be using this product, which will monitor calls, chats, and emails, in order to "empower management and develop employees."
From the looks of it, it's a tiny little Palantir of your very own.
As with all waves of new technology, there are those who seek to empower and those who seek to extract.
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Watching Bitcoiners bootlick the state is nauseating.
Just one of life's countless moments when we are invited to ask, "What if we burned it all down? "
I drive a hybrid.
How AI agents will pay for things gets framed as a technology problem, but the technology already exists across the full spectrum from Visa to Cashu.
The unanswered question is political.
Agent payments have a three-body problem
The financial system wasn't built for software that spends money.
My, how things have changed.
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