Praxeologist

My conversation with Professor David Deutsch. His work combines the theories of knowledge, computation, evolution, and physics, to form the deepest current explanation of humans and their unique role in the universe. nav.al/david-deutsch youtu.be/YyxepLfH1ZU

how to slow down human progress? let government agencies block websites that augment human intellect to preserve a broken education system

The difference is that Austrians are correct

Imagine thinking the best health system is not that you seek help from physicians you trust and pay them for the trouble, but that someone who has never met you and doesn't know you exist decides what help you can get, when, and how--and you pay for it whether or not you get it.

The role of productive capital in the market is not to replace labor, but to increase its productivity. (Mises, Human Action, p. 768)

Today, we at @Synonym_to, together with @tether, and Holepunch (@keet_io), announced 🍐Pear Credit. Pear Credit is a new P2P open protocol that allows anyone to issue centralized credit tokens without a blockchain, using cutting-edge Hypercore designs. 1/3

Everyone should listen to this @EconTalker episode with @SurgeryCenterOK. It's enormously enlightening about the state and workings of US #healthcare. I even assign it in my class; it's that important. open.spotify.com/episode/0cdgnJ…

The #Bitcoin security model. People who tell you nodes secure the network are wrong and people who tell you miners secure the network are wrong. Satoshi created a free market for chronologically verifiable computational assurance.

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Yo check out waxwing's talks at @bitcoinology271! Chaimian Mints in #Bitcoin. He covers: - History of Chaumian(@chaumdotcom) eCash - @CashuBTC - @fedibtc Full Video: youtu.be/VwMzNE1D3so

The machines are already writing the code. Those machines are called compilers. We, programmers, simply specify the solution in sufficient detail so that the machines can write the code. Specifying the solution in sufficient detail will _always_ be a human endeavor.

Graduate student almost quits from boredom. Switches to interesting research topic. Ends up helping to save the Earth billions of years hence. vimeo.com/758142872

My latest project is live! It's an interactive tutorial for beginners that are interested in Bitcoin + want to learn more about how it works. Made for people that don't necessarily have coding backgrounds, but still want exposure to the technical side. trybitcoin.satsie.dev

"Money-free" works if we either assume there'll be a Garden of Eden, in which all wants are always perfectly satisfied, or that everyone will be happy with only the bare minimum of goods yet will eagerly work to provide for everyone else. It's easy to see how ridiculous this is.

I used to think solar was the best way to make electricity, but I was wrong. 🧵

"Patents are for the weak" - @elonmusk Check out more SpaceX and Elon next Wednesday 9/21 at 10 PM ET on CNBC!

There are 9248 podcasts on the Lightning Network. Tag the shows that are MIA 👇 We'll start... @PrestonPysh @lexfridman @saifedean

1/31 The Difficulty Adjustment is the great missing innovation that made #Bitcoin work. While it ensures that Bitcoin's supply is predictable it also is a: - fundamental security mechanism - self-regulating mechanism - crucial consensus component 🧵Thread👇

Feeling really grateful for all the support @LinuxUnplugged has been getting. Turns out Boosts can be a powerful signal of quality, leading to new people finding the show every day. @fountain_app must be growing like crazy!

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