Quick morning rant: No matter what... 1) anyone else does with their node, (whether it's -the version they have; the fork they have; if they run one of those sexy Parmanodes all the cool kids have, or the quantity of nodes spun up) 2) or no matter the number of bitcoin others might have... ...if you stay strong, no one can do ANYTHING to change the node you run, which is effectively YOUR CHOICE of the money you have adopted and accept as payment to your wallet. If no on agrees with you, it affects the quality of the money you've adopted, but it can never affect your choice. If the rest of the world adopted a shitcoin (fiat, gold, Bitcoin Finks Vision - doesn't matter which), it would mean the true Bitcoin adoption has gone backwards, not that Bitcoin has changed. They all will have to come back eventually after they get diluted to poverty by whoever the rulers of that version are. No one agreed with Satoshi at the start by the way, but true adoption of a money that no one can control has, and always will, continue to go up, until everyone in the world who hasn't perished, WANTS Bitcoin (not "has", as some will become Bitcoiners beginning in absolute poverty). I didn't make the rules, Satoshi did.

Parman's considerate driving tips... There's a double turning lane at a traffic light. 12 cars waiting in one of the lanes, 2 in the other! The 12th car is blocking others behind from getting in to the empty lane, and backing up the traffic going straight. Only the first 4 to 6 cars will make across each turning light change. Some people just enjoy lining up and being boosted, farken hell. Don't be like these people; fill up the lanes evenly. Stay tuned for more of Parman's considerate driving tips.

I am offering 150,000 sats to anyone who can demonstrate a zk-stark working in the following way... 1) I will create a text file with some arbitrary content, encrypt it, and hash the encrypted version. 2) You shall get a copy of the plain text and the encrypted file, and the decryption key. 3) I will pretend to not know the contents for this exercise, for proof of concept. 4) You will create code that can generate a zk-proof that takes these inputs: a) the encrypted file b) the decryption key c) a regex search (or simple grep search if regex too complex) ... and returns a True or False reading with respect to the regex search. 5) The hard part: I will give you a "random" regex to search, you create the proof, and direct me how to perform a verification SIMPLY, on my local Linux computer, with free open source software, and without the need for a shitcoin's blockchain or 3rd party verifier. I HAVE TO VERIFY. 6) The hardest part - I'll need to be shown that there's a clear way that I can reproduce the procedure; if I need to learn a new coding language, that's not a barrier. If I need to build my own polynomial circuit for this very basic zk-stark check, that could take years of work, so no beuno. You can use libraries to build the polynomial circuit, but I must be able to be convinced trustlessly that your computer has honestly performed the regex search, and you know if the document contains the search term, and can do that without revealing the contents of the document or the decryption key. If you do this I agree to paying the bounty and if satisfied, will probably give a tip. I reserve the right to refuse to pay if I detect trickery, shenaniganary, or abuse, eg weaseling out of doing what I intended because of some loophole in the way I structured these terms. This must be a zk-stark proof, not zk-snark. There must be no back doors, and no trusted setup. If I detect trust required, defeating the purpose of a zk-stark, the deal is off... but I may still pay some amount at my discretion; it's hard to know in advance. -------- Tweet from 5 days ago .. After 4 days of math and research, I can demonstrate to anyone interested that #zkstarks is a scam... They claim to remove the trusted setup of zk-snarks (used in the shit coin zcash), but in fact have shifted the trust to the proover who designs the the individual contract (circuit). The verifier can't see the circuit but can mathematically verify that the circuit behaves as claimed. Many hundreds of pages have been devoted to showing how the link between the circuit and the proof is valid, but the very first step is not discussed. "How is anyone to know of the circuit was created honestly in the first place?" The functioning of the circuit is obfuscated mathematically with high degree polynomials, so it could be malicious and the approval must be trusted in how they designed it. For instance, a claim could be made that a particular encrypted document when decrypted with a key that is not seen yeilds a true result. But the malicious actor could instead insert code that gives a true result directly if that same document is inputted. No actual decryption is designed to happen. Then this code is converted to a polynomial, and then expand (low degree expansion) to obfuscate the original code. The verifier then checks that the polynomial behaves as expected, but they've got no way of checking that the correct polynomial has been used. They could enter or check documents that are different to the target, and of course they'll get a false reading in the same way that they would if the key didn't work, but they'll be deceived. While the mathematics works, actual inputs a malicious meaning that the setup is trusted... NZK starks is a scam, bamboozling everyone with mathematics, and hiding the fact If something is simple as: dog shit in, dog shit out And they want to bring this into Bitcoin, pppppfffffftttt FUCK YOU

People realise that bitcoin is scarce, right?

When possible, I always take the racing line when driving. Not because I'm a hoon, but it's wasteful and wrong otherwise.

Parmanode4Win coming soon. I hate it.

Did, or how did, something come from nothing? Parman thinks he has the answer. Here it goes, don't hate me... The most fundamental property of reality is logic, the most basic elements of that being Truth or Falsehood. It makes up the essence of computers (0 or 1s), but also our reality, the universe. No matter how many dimensions or universes you think there are, logic is the basis of it. From logic, mathematics is birthed. From that, physics is possible. From that, chemistry and physical complexity (arguably a subset of physics anyway). From that, biology (more complexity). From that, consciousness. From that, #Bitcoin   ... LOL I had to say it. Anyway, without logic, there is no reality, and we can answer the original question like this... If there "was" a time (better to say a "state" to not assume time existing) when nothing existed - truly nothing, then it would be TRUE that nothing existed. But truth is something, not nothing. This means that nothing cannot exist in our reality. For nothing to exist, we have to step outside our reality. In this domain, there is no logic. In such a state where truth can equal falsehood, or a man can have periods, anything is possible. Also, EVERYTHING is possible; Also, neither of those things are simultaneously not possible on Tuesdays. It's completely illogical and not real, not reality. Much like Jeremy Bearimy (watch The Good Place for the reference). From this Jeremy Bearimy state, where anything and everything is possible and impossible, what can come to existance? A pocket of Logic (Like how Douglas Adams' impossibility drive was created from the improbability drive and a good cup of hot tea) In this logic pocket, things make sense, and reality begins, with whatever starting properties Jeremey Bearimy birthed. For the religious people, I don't know how to fit God into this exactly... Maybe God is the idea of Truth, and His counterpart, the idea of falsehood? And maybe this answers the question, "If God created us, who created God then, smart arse?" - Maybe the answer is "Jeremy Bearimy did", or maybe, God is Jeremy Bearimy?

They can kill presidents, control demolition buildings, protect pedophiles, fund viral gain-of-function research, bomb countries that refuse to sell oil for wmds I mean US dollars, spy through your computers and phones, force you to work for money they create for free, and generally enslave you all while u want more. Wake the fuck up, dickheads. Voting got us here, in case you didn't notice - it's not the solution, it's part of the problem. Resist by using a money they can't control or create for free. #Bitcoin

It's important to not judge how good life is compared to your expectations, fairness, or what you think you "deserve".

Timestamped prediction: Last minute they'll install a black ladyboy as presidential candidate, rig the election, and the polls can't be pointed to to highlight the discrepancy in result vs expectation.

Bloody Hell, Bitcoin is doing that thing again... Producing blocks every 10 minutes!

The president is not demented The planet is doomed because cows fart Inflation is good for you Michelle Obama has no penis Ignorance is strength What else? ...

I can now create signed Nostr events from the command line, and it's making me erect.

"Tax is ok, I'm happy to pay tax". = "I think people getting raped is ok, I like sex".

If you know what job this man has, we can be friends.

It's a little racist, I know, but today I aggressively didn't sell any bitcoin.

Bitcoin defunds the state. Pass it on.

#penistr

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There are people who will never know the pain of recording a favourite movie on TV, pausing during commercials, and forgetting to restart the recording after the break. 😭