The history of mixed martial arts (MMA) is an example of how dominant strategies emerge in adversarial environments. An adversarial… Read more Dominant Strategies
Butterfly Effect
I think people discount the butterfly effect. One small event sets in motion a series of events that create large… Read more Butterfly Effect
Crypto Use Cases
People often ask about use cases for crypto. They’ll say OK, weirdo, I get that you think Bitcoin is cool… Read more Crypto Use Cases
Proof of Stake and Proof of Work
Proof of work has proven effective ever since the network was launched just over 10 years ago. Complex systems are… Read more Proof of Stake and Proof of Work
How Bitcoin Dies (Maybe, Hopefully Not)
Let’s hope this post doesn’t age well. Recently, there was a bug in Bitcoin (arcanely called CVE-2018-17144) that could have… Read more How Bitcoin Dies (Maybe, Hopefully Not)
The Real Satoshis
I’m convinced that Nick Szabo, Dave Kleiman, and Craig Wright are Satoshi. Nick Szabo made a post on his site… Read more The Real Satoshis
A case for using Tor
If you care about privacy, I advocate downloading The Tor Browser. Tor is a private web browser. It’s like Incognito… Read more A case for using Tor
