Putin claims to be saving Russian speaking Ukrainians... Meanwhile in the real world, this Russian speaking Ukrainian soldier was able to speak Russian so perfectly he fooled two Russians into thinking he was one of them. Then he shot them at point blank range.

Sold some Bitcoin here in Kyiv, AML/KYC free: Their windows got damaged by a Russian airstrike against the British Council and EU Delegation buildings a few days ago, ~300m away. The same day Russia also attacked apartments buildings, killing 24 people, including four children.

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“He truly lived up to the legacy of Mohammad (police be upon him)” https://x.com/FinkAl1985/status/1961417995634303369 😂😂😂

One of the Kyiv apartment buildings Russia destroyed last night in their attempt to force Ukraine to surrender. So far 14 confirmed dead, including three children. They'd be alive if we had blown up more Russian refineries sooner. View quoted note →

There's a ton of great videos out there of Ukraine's attack on Russia's Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery. One of three Russian oil refineries that were hit in the past day. The anti-aircraft fire coming out of the burning site is hilarious. All Russia can do is continue to blow up apartment buildings in Kyiv with cruise missiles; yet another one last night. They're trying to find a way to win, and they're losing. Oil from those refineries paid for those cruise missiles...

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russian-oil-refineries-terminals-burn-ukraine-hits-putins-war-economy-2025-08-25/ Some very good news: Reuters estimates that Ukraine's campaign of air strikes against Russia's economy has managed to take out 17% of oil refining capacity. Not just oil and gas either: farming has been so badly hit that Russia recently put restrictions on bankruptcies of farming companies to try to slow down the collapse. This has always been how Ukraine will win, and Russian violence will be stopped forever: accept that the "civilian" economy in Russia is a valid military target, and kill Russians and blow up their infrastructure until it collapses.

Libertarians are idiots to think market forces will solve this. Google and Apple have enormous incentives to lock down their platforms. View quoted note →

Building Ultra Cheap Energy Storage for Solar PV

Solar still needs storage cheap enough to move energy between seasons. I have been working on a startup to do this for the last two years.

Possible competition for Bitcoin mining heat reuse... If they can make this as cheap as they want it to be, mining might not be able to compete due to capital costs.