Month: August 2025
Lively Linear Lisp (1992) [pdf]
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Businesses are absorbing Bitcoin 4x faster than it is mined: Report
Businesses are outstripping miner output several times over, potentially triggering a supply shock if exchange reserves continue to dwindle.
NetSurf on ReMarkable 2
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Chatbots can be manipulated through flattery and peer pressure
Generally, AI chatbots are not supposed to do things like call you names or tell you how to make controlled substances. But, just like a person, with the right psychological tactics, it seems like at least some LLMs can be convinced to break their own rules. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania deployed tactics described … Read more
AI will make stocks obsolete, driving investors to Bitcoin: Analyst
Artificial intelligence will speed up innovation exponentially, making slow-moving public companies a poor investment vehicle in the future.
A Look at Games Made With Godot XR (December 2024)
Godot has a very active XR-focused community on the XR channel of the official Godot Discord server. Today, we want to put a spotlight on a number of community projects. Godot XR community Game Jams To showcase the engine capabilities and the ingenuity of the Godot XR community, game jams are now being organized twice … Read more
Ether party won’t stop as RWAs, TradFi cement it as the best institutional play
Ethereum’s dominance in stablecoins and real-world assets shifted ETH from a speculative play to a major platform for institutional finance.
UK age check law seems to be hurting sites that comply, helping those that don’t
The U.K. recently started enforcing new age-check rules, and The Washington Post reports that it’s already having a significant effect on traffic to porn sites.
Rich Bitcoiners Are Reportedly Spending BTC on Luxury Holidays: Does This Really Make Sense?
Bitcoin’s latest rally is spilling over into the luxury holiday market. The Financial Times (FT) reported earlier today that private jet firms, cruise lines and boutique hotels are increasingly accepting crypto payments. Flexjet-owned FXAIR, for instance, now takes tokens for transatlantic trips costing about $80,000, while cruise operator Virgin Voyages sells annual passes worth $120,000. … Read more
Installing UEFI Firmware on ARM SBCs
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What to do with C++ modules?
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Director Jim Jarmusch ‘disappointed and disconcerted’ by Mubi’s funding from Sequoia
Veteran indie filmmaker Jim Jarmusch is the latest to criticize Mubi for taking money from Sequoia.
Eternal Struggle
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Venture capital game has changed due to market maturation — VC exec
Venture capital firms are now investing in established projects with clear and predictable revenue generation models over early-stage tech.
Yen-Backed Stablecoin Can’t Come at a Better Time as BOJ Seen Raising Rates
One of the biggest stories emerging from the Far East this month is the imminent launch of a blockchain-based version of the Japanese yen, one of the world’s major fiat currencies. The timing for this development couldn’t be better, as the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is widely expected to raise interest rates soon, a move … Read more
Code Is Debt
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This Meme Coin Will Turn Your $2,000 Into $1,000,000 Before The Next Crypto Bull Run
Every altcoin season has one token that rewrites the story, taking small entries and turning them into fortune. With the Bitcoin halving drawing close, the question on most traders’ minds is simple: what is the best crypto to buy before new liquidity flows into the market? Increasingly, the answer being shared is Pepeto. Pepeto is … Read more