Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 24/01/2025There's a lot wrong there, technically and philosophically. It's not the increasing size of the blockchain that increases the computing power demand - it's the difficulty part of the algorithm. And, etherium is not built in the same blockchain as Bitcoin. And, not all the developers were 'ancap' 030
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Bitcoin was not developed by 'the wealthy'. It was developed as an alternative to the corrupt financial system that was on full display when banks were bailed out during the GFC. 120
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 24/01/2025I'd try a different LLM if that's the answer you got. 110
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 23/01/2025So, apparently, we currently have multiple ongoing attempts by foreign actors to influence the upcoming elections in Australia: - Meta - X - Tiktok - Murdoch - Israel? Our biggest issues start with the media. It will keep getting worse until and unless our pollies show some spine. #auspol 030
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 23/01/2025I think they would start making very loud examples of people, starting with the leaders of the movement. 000
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Not much - like I commented there, it's incorrect to say that likes don't affect visibility, since some people do sort by 'most liked'. Reposting is more effective of course. I get annoyed seeing 15 copies of the same thing, and I don't like contributing to that noise. 120
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 22/01/2025There's a long history of wealthy folks buying things simply because they are expensive, as a status symbol - I think they used to do that with pineapples at one point. If we accept that status is a thing that affects everyone, would you say there's some value and utility there? 000
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 22/01/2025I like that. I'd throw some technology in there - lists of proposals we can all vote on, etc 100
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Hey! You might find this useful. There may be a couple of bots in there, but definitely some very knowledgeable bitcoiners too: go.bsky.app/VrsSid3 110
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Why would it matter how simply you say it? This is an attempt to argue from authority, and you haven't established any. Providing some evidence or reasoning might help. 010
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Ha, true. Hallucinations are when the language model just makes things up. They've been known to invent legal cases for example, which has gotten a few lawyers in trouble. 210
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Set theory and propositional logic. More interesting: the convex hull of a set of points on a plane projected into the third dimension using a parabolic 'lift', creates a Delaunay triangulation when those facets are squashed back down into the plane. The dual of that is a nearest neighbour graph. 010
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 21/01/2025I think they said I talk too much - for some reason their last sentence didn't make nearly as much sense as the rest lol 010
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Fyi I got some funky DM's from the Lyn Alden on your list - very much suspect they're a bot. 200
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 21/01/2025You posted in public dude. Not to worry, I've unfollowed. 110
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Yep, ethics is a big part of it. It is incredible technology. Like all tech, it's not inherently good or bad - totally depends on how it's used. I can see it will be huge in education. I've learnt tons chatting with chatgpt. Hallucinations are a problem but I think that will be solved soon. 120
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Might be, but if so it's because they don't understand how distributed systems work. 100
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 21/01/2025I'm about halfway through a masters in AI - taking it slow. Luckily I've never been much of a gamer. I hope to make that a PhD one day too. Much respect for your achievement, and the work you do in education - definitely another primary avenue for positive change. 110
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Fair enough. I fell in love in 2011 when I read the code, and some of the game theoretic reasoning around its mechanics. Smarter people than I have said, don't invest in what you don't understand. It has its complexities, but they pale in comparison to government currencies. 110
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Bitcoin is still very misunderstood, and cops a ridiculous amount of hate from mainstream financial types. It was invented as a defence against a corrupt financial system that promotes inequality. For me, it's one of few things that represents real change and hope. 241
Reposted by Scott EllisTim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 21/01/2025If you are feeling overwhelmed, I strongly recommend the livestream of the corpse flower at Sydney Botanic Gardens on YouTube. There are currently 1,500 people in chat waiting for a flower to open, and occasionally claiming that it definitely has moved this time. WWTF: We Watch The Flower.youtube.comCorpse Flower livestream: A plant to die forYouTube video by Botanic Gardens of Sydney 24608257
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 21/01/2025"That's not how economics works!" Take a look around. It's not fucking working. #bitcoin 290
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Much more environmental damage is caused by the economic bubble that inflation creates by incentivising spending for the sake of it. 100
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 21/01/2025It's fear that drives the lust for power. It's hard, it takes more courage than I've got a lot of the time, but love is the cure. "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that." - MLK 031
Reposted by Scott Ellis*NormalGamer* @ng480.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Look no further: go.bsky.app/VrsSid3 311
Reposted by Scott EllisLea Zengage @leazengage.bsky.social · 19/01/2025"Thousands brave the cold in DC to protest the incoming Trump administration." - Jay Kuo More of this please. 02911
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 17/01/2025I've contributed to the code in Bitcoin core, and I understand the basic algorithm, Merkle trees etc, but I'm not up to date with Schnorr signatures and some of the newer stuff. There's so much about its relationship to society outside the code too. Maybe 10%. 010
Scott Ellis @sje397.bsky.social · 17/01/2025I have it on good authority that 'alpha males' don't use social media. 020
Reposted by Scott EllisEbony QuShae' @ebonyqushae.substack.com · 15/01/2025New article out: The People's Currency: How Bitcoin Empowers Financial Independence. 🦉✨ And remember: Decentralization ≠ Deregulation. Bitcoin builds trust through code, not chaos. Ready to explore the future of finance? #Bitcoin #Decentralization www.linkedin.com/pulse/people...linkedin.comThe People's Currency: How Bitcoin Empowers Financial IndependenceBreaking Free from Centralized Systems In a world where centralized systems dominate nearly every aspect of life, the promise of decentralization offers a transformative vision. Consider the centraliz... 043
