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Moore’s Law for intelligence
by professor rat 07 Feb '24

07 Feb '24

Nabeel Qureshi on whether there is a Moore’s Law for intelligence: “The shocking implication of what we have seen in this piece so far is that there may be no great, transformative breakthroughs needed to get to the critical inflection point. We already have the ingredients. As Ilya Sutskever likes to say, “the machine just wants to learn” – data, compute, and the right algorithms result in intelligence of a particular kind, and more of those inputs results in more intelligence as an output!” We’re tapping scroll lines. We know that that ain’t allowed https://scrollprize.org/grandprize Wonderful things! ( Howard Carter ) Philodemus throwing shade at the stoics in his closing paragraph, asserting that stoicism is an incomplete philosophy because it has “nothing to say about pleasure?” It gives me great pleasure to announce Moore's will continue until we have Startrek communism and its called ' Cryptoanarchy " Ferengi Klingons and Borg bores go fuck yourselves.

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Pakistan Needs to Get Past 'Lock Him Up' Politics
by professor rat 07 Feb '24

07 Feb '24

Traitor to humanity, Imran Khan sought neutrality after KGB Russia invaded its neighbor!? BRING BACK HANGING! Pakistan was founded by Muslims, for Muslims. Muslims believe in Islam. Islam is bad. The character of Islam involves violence, corruption, tyranny, poverty, and illiteracy. Fuck Islam. Fuck Muslim. Fuck Sharia. Fuck Halal. Fuck Mecca. Fuck Korans. Fuck Hijab. Fuck Female-circumcision. Fuck Allah. Fuck Muhammad . If you're not Islamophobic by now you're not paying attention. And if there was any God we would have to destroy it. REMINDER for the deaf and dumb. Anarchism opposes God and the State. Religions and Nations. So Theocratic type states are doubly dammed. And its a huge part of CYPHERPUNK 2027 to take down all the big religions along with all the nation-states. Let freedom reign. This list needs to get past certain stupid spammers* cos, last I heard " National borders are not even road bumps on the information superhighway " *Like Gunnar and Gramps. Take your toxic pro US garbage and shove it up your arse. DEATH to AMERICANS!

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Adressing quantum computer threatens crypto FUD spread by total fucking morons
by professor rat 07 Feb '24

07 Feb '24

Happy to keep this thread going as long as it takes. Before it Peters out. There are quantum key distribution systems that are expensive and still open to attack in some esoteric and expensive respects. As I said, Moore's Law should apply to these. Minimize the risk. Maximize the utility value. Especially as soon as quantum networking systems start up. Quantum encryption remains the gold standard, Petey. No matter who hasn't heard of it, or who wants to class it with vaporware like fusion reactors are at present. My main point remains that FUD about some alleged quantum threat to encryption is worse than a crime - its a mistake. Quantum mechanics is the Holy Grail of encryption. And increasingly of broader physics as well. SEAR Charles K. Rhodes 2003 - Cryptographic Unification of Mass and Space https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0217751X03016392?journalCo… 2010 - Cryptographic Theoretical Calculation of the Fine-Structure Constant https://arxiv.org/abs/1008.4537 2012 - Direct Cryptographic Computation of the Cosmological Constant ( PDF ) https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1212/1212.5941.pdf If you like the argument that cryptoanarchy can't work without a quantum network you might also like the argument APster required digital cash - there is still the odd ' Flatearther ' rattling around for that one. Just ask Jim Dumbell.

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Trump's Fans & Foes Warn Justices Against Narrow DQ Ruling
by Gunnar Larson 06 Feb '24

06 Feb '24

Trump's Fans & Foes Warn Justices Against Narrow DQ Ruling <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1792992?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Jeff Overley As the U.S. Supreme Court ponders former President Donald Trump's potential disqualification from again being commander-in-chief, scholars and groups with wildly divergent views agree on this: If the justices take the easy route by deciding the case on narrow grounds, they'll put the nation and their own reputations on the road to ruin. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1792992?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1792992?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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Ripple Must Hand Over Financial Info As SEC Seeks Remedies
by Gunnar Larson 06 Feb '24

06 Feb '24

Ripple Must Hand Over Financial Info As SEC Seeks Remedies <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1794219?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Aislinn Keely Ripple Labs must hand over financial information about the institutional sales of its XRP token to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after a magistrate judge sided with the regulator's claims that it needs the details to formulate its remedies request in the yearslong registration case. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1794219?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1794219?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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1st. Circ. 'Concerned' With Crypto Founder's Trial Roadblocks
by Gunnar Larson 06 Feb '24

06 Feb '24

1st. Circ. 'Concerned' With Crypto Founder's Trial Roadblocks <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1794195?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Brian Dowling A First Circuit judge suggested on Monday that a trial judge may have "short-circuited" a cryptocurrency founder's defense against fraud charges by blocking testimony from two government case agents and a U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission attorney. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1794195?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1794195?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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Pakistan Needs to Get Past 'Lock Him Up' Politics
by Gunnar Larson 06 Feb '24

06 Feb '24

Pakistan Needs to Get Past 'Lock Him Up' Politics https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-02-06/pakistan-needs-to-get… This week, Pakistanis will go to the polls to elect a new National Assembly. The last vote, in the summer of 2018, took place under controversial circumstances: The country’s powerful military was generally perceived to have put its hefty thumb on the electoral scales in order to elevate its preferred candidate, former cricket star Imran Khan. Khan’s main rival, former three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, had been kicked out of office and sent to jail for corruption.

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SpaceX Accused of Sexual Harassment as Fight With Ex-Employees Intensifies
by Gunnar Larson 06 Feb '24

06 Feb '24

SpaceX Accused of Sexual Harassment as Fight With Ex-Employees Intensifies https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-06/spacex-accused-of-sexual… Executives at Elon Musk’s SpaceX discriminated against women, joked about sexual harassment and fired workers for raising concerns, seven former employees allege in California civil rights complaints viewed by Bloomberg.

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NYCB Extends $4.5 Billion Stock Rout to Lowest Level Since 1997
by Gunnar Larson 06 Feb '24

06 Feb '24

NYCB Extends $4.5 Billion Stock Rout to Lowest Level Since 1997 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-06/nycb-extends-4-billion-r… New York Community Bancorp sank by double digits for the fourth time in five days, extending a rout that was triggered last week by a surprise quarterly loss and move to slash its dividend.

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Apple Calls Crypto Cash App Claims 'Demonstrably False'
by Gunnar Larson 06 Feb '24

06 Feb '24

Apple Calls Crypto Cash App Claims 'Demonstrably False' <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1794212?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Hailey Konnath Apple has asked a California federal court to toss a proposed class action claiming its agreements with Apple Cash competitors illegally limit competition by blocking decentralized cryptocurrency technology, arguing that technology is not actually blocked and is in fact available on Apple's App Store. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1794212?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1794212?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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