I jailbroke my Kindle and I *love* it.

I bought a used game from BGG and the seller said he would accept #Ethereum I have a little for playing around with, rather than investing, so I went for it. Regular ETH payments only make sense on L2 networks because of gas fees, so mine is sitting on zkSync Era and his is on Loopring. The UX of bridging the two L2 networks via orbiter.finance was terrible. Dangerously opaque. I managed it in the end, but I honestly thought I had lost the funds. #Bitcoin maxis can rest safely for now. #crypto

Inspiring call to arms from Erik Voorhees.

@jack what do you think of BIP-300 Bitcoin drivechain?

Why You Are Probably An NPC

Why You Are An NPC

And what to do about it

So much discussion about which is the best stablecoin, but so little discussion about how to use one effectively in practice. I can't see a practical use case at the moment - except high-value/international/private payments.

Measuring board game skill based on the ELO ratings of the top players at Board Game Arena naddr1qqxnzd3exgmr2ve5x5cnsv3cqgs06stfe3epxns5edx6skjced7pl0pfvny58qelcp9m6t0g7arejrqrqsqqqa28a6c2qf

Argentina should dollarize

Bloomberg.com

Argentina’s Future Is With the Dollar

Presidential candidate Javier Milei has some unorthodox policy ideas, but at least one is simple common sense: dollarizing his country’s economy.

According to a study by University College London, only 16% of students actually achieve their predicted grades. In 2019, 84% of predicted grades were wrong, with 79% of them amounting to overestimates.

New Statesman

It's time to scrap predicted A-level grades

There’s only one solution to this results day disappointment.

According to a study by University College London, only 16% of students actually achieve their predicted grades. In 2019, 84% of predicted grades were wrong, with 79% of them amounting to overestimates.

New Statesman

It's time to scrap predicted A-level grades

There’s only one solution to this results day disappointment.

If I want to pay someone in Bitcoin Lightning using a non-custodial wallet like Phoenix, do I have to make sure they are online? Does this also apply to a custodial wallet like @Wallet of Satoshi? #asknostr @QnA

“Altogether, my analysis shows that political affiliation can help to predict outcomes in over 90% of circuit court cases.”

NBER

The Pervasive Influence of Ideology at the Federal Circuit Courts

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating resear...

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Marginal REVOLUTION

Monday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION

1. “Altogether, my analysis shows that political affiliation can help to predict outcomes in over 90% of circuit court cases.” 2. Who b...