I enjoy reflecting on the creativity shown by the writers of “Star Trek”, especially the “Voyager” series. Many “Programming”-related idioms appear, which is unsurprising since they operate a “Starship”. The real ingenuity lies in how …
Intelligence as shown by LLMs is interesting. Here by memory I mean “context window size” though they are not equivalent. And by “Intelligence” I don’t mean human intelligence which jumps into metaphysical debates. Perhaps “cognitive …
This is an evaluation of HTMX a simple framework that enhances HTML with additional SPA behaviours using simple attributes.
What is the yield you can expect in your Bitcoin investment? Is there a consistent rate of return? Will it outperform other markets? Better than stock market returns? Gold? Will it beat inflation? All these questions arise from the …
Nice review of the state of Web 3.0. One thing that has always felt strange to me about the cryptocurrency world is the lack of attention to the client/server interface. When people talk about blockchains, they talk about distributed trust, …
Comparing fiat to Bitcoin monetary system
Engineers like to optimise things. It is one of the ways they express their identity. So, for example, if you give one a coffee machine, they would grumble about how much of the coffee bean pulp is wasted, the leaked milk, the wasted power …
There is an ongoing debate between gold bugs and bitcoiners about the “intrinsic” value of either money? Goldbugs fervently argue that only gold has intrinsic value, and Bitcoin does not have “intrinsic” value. Thereby its value should be …