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Microchip Implant as COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker? It's Coming
by jim bell 22 Dec '21

22 Dec '21

Microchip Implant as COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker? It's Coming https://share.newsbreak.com/9lsiwedq

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State-as-operating-system metaphor calls to mind plot of " 2001 - a space odyssey "
by professor rat 22 Dec '21

22 Dec '21

State-as-operating-system metaphor calls to mind plot of " 2001 - a space odyssey " where the remains of the human race are trapped on board a migrating starship and have to deal with the ships computer being infected with a logging virus. The key to survival involves jury-rigging basic systems like supplies, communications and love-dolls. Your parsec mileage may vary.

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Cryptocurrency: Democrat Policies Are Worst Party In US For Crypto
by grarpamp 21 Dec '21

21 Dec '21

https://decrypt.co/88040/democrats-bitcoin-policy Democrats Are Blowing the Bitcoin Vote Democrats are alienating an important constituency with its anti-crypto rhetoric, ceding the crypto vote to Republicans. Joe Biden does not own any Bitcoin. Congressman Tom Emmer (R-MN) took to Twitter this week to wish his followers a hearty "gm," which Decrypt readers know is crypto-speak for good morning. It was just a tweet, but as one Washington observer noted, Emmer is the second GOP member of Congress to offer up a "gm," while no Democrat has done so. So what? Does it matter if politicians throw around a piece of crypto slang? It might matter a great deal. The "gm" gap is significant because it underscores a broader trend in U.S. politics: Republicans are becoming the party of crypto, while Democrats are earning a reputation as anti-crypto. While figures like Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) push bills to boost the industry, Democrats are taking their cue from tech-averse figures like Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), who has declared she views crypto as a thing for "shadowy super-coders." President Biden's pick to run the OCC was a vocal crypto skeptic; she withdrew her nomination earlier this week. Other Biden appointees, most notably SEC Chair Gary Gensler, have disparaged crypto at all turns and erected regulatory barriers to slow its growth and even drive it from American shores. This is a terrible mistake. While there are legitimate concerns over crypto—notably scams and rug pulls, and its implications for the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency—that is no reason to shun it. Like any technology, crypto and blockchain can be used for good or bad; the tech is apolitical. And those who mock it—like Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) did during a rant in Congress this week—are likely to be seen as fossils akin to the politicians in the 1990s who blasted a then-new technology called the Internet. Why are Democrats opposed to crypto? Their hostility may be rooted in the libertarian leanings of many early crypto adopters, few of whom are inclined to support a party associated with big government. What they're missing is that Bitcoiners will happily support any politician who supports Bitcoin, no matter how flawed, from Nayib Bukele to Ted Cruz. Today, crypto is used by millions of Americans, and is especially popular among younger people and Blacks—two groups that are important Democratic constituencies. By ridiculing crypto and adopting paternalistic policies, such as Gensler's inexplicable aversion to Bitcoin spot ETFs, the party risks alienating these voters in the same way its embrace of "Latinx" has reportedly turned off Hispanics. The irony is that crypto offers Democrats an opportunity, and some younger members of the party clearly see this. This was evident during this week's Congressional hearing when Rep. Antonio Torres (D-NY) asked how crypto can lower the cost of his remittances for his constituents in the Bronx, and when Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) proposed writing bipartisan rules to promote Web3. Colorado's Democratic governor, Jared Polis, has also been an advocate for crypto and helped found the Congressional blockchain caucus. Alas, their voices have been drowned out by older figures like Warren, Biden, and Gensler, who have made clear that the Democratic party line is that crypto is dangerous. In adopting this stance, they are rejecting a fast-growing constituency that also contains numerous potential millionaires and billionaire donors. Republicans like Lummis, who has raked in a bundle from crypto owners, and Emmis, who leads a national committee to get Republicans elected, appear to recognize the importance of these crypto whales. The Democrats are already expected to take a drubbing turning next year's mid-term elections, and angering the crypto community won't improve their chances. Fortunately for party leaders, they still have eleven months to change their tune. Saying gm would be a good start.

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How to fight the technofascist AI
by professor rat 21 Dec '21

21 Dec '21

This isn't too hard actually - just get off the internet. For those others not allergic to using intelligence now and then these are exciting times. Quantum computing is spooling up that should soon bootstrap itself into being able to model the hardest problems imaginable. ' . . . The result suggests that the possible ways we can describe the universe with math are actually much more constrained than we might have thought, Renou said. "Just by observing what's coming out of some experiments, we can rule out many potential descriptions without making any assumptions [on the] reliability of the physical devices used in the experiment," Renou said. In the future, this could mean that it might just take a small number of experiments, building from first principles, for physicists to arrive at a complete quantum theory. Beyond this, the researchers also said their experimental setup, which was a rudimentary quantum network, could be useful for outlining the principles on which a future quantum internet might operate. . . " https://www.livescience.com/imaginary-numbers-needed-to-describe-reality I don't know about 'small number' - but if a quantum computer can model the first moments of our universe successfully that will give us a unified quantum-gravity field theory automatically. And of course this is deeply linked to the future quantum ( cryptoanarchist! ) internet ever since Seth Lloyd wrote a book about it ( Universe as quantum computer 2007 )

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Cryptoanarchism rising
by professor rat 21 Dec '21

21 Dec '21

Crypto-currencies market/ economy is now over 2 trillion and poised to harness 100 trillion more in the next few years before CYPHERPUNK 2027. Polygon (MATIC) Creates $200,000,000 Fund With Reddit Co-Founder To Back Games and Social Media on Blockchain https://dailyhodl.com/2021/12/21/polygon-matic-creates-200000000-fund-with-… This is like the first net bubble when FAANG shares were dirt-cheap. And OG c-punks got the broad brush strokes right. Crypto-anarchy is the new paradigm.

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Schrödinger proved wrong.
by professor rat 21 Dec '21

21 Dec '21

Schrödinger did find ways to express his equation with only real numbers alongside an additional set of rules for how to use the equation, and later physicists have done the same with other parts of quantum theory. But in the absence of hard experimental evidence to rule upon the predictions of these "all real" equations, a question has lingered: Are imaginary numbers an optional simplification, or does trying to work without them rob quantum theory of its ability to describe reality? Now, two studies, published Dec. 15 in the journals Nature and Physical Review Letters, have proved Schrödinger wrong. By a relatively simple experiment, they show that if quantum mechanics is correct, imaginary numbers are a necessary part of the mathematics of our universe. https://www.livescience.com/imaginary-numbers-needed-to-describe-reality

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Rupert Murdoch needs killing
by professor rat 21 Dec '21

21 Dec '21

He's such a bad example for other Aussie publisher / journalists Fauci calls for Fox News host to be fired 'on the spot' for 'kill shot' comments CNN 39 minutes ago ‘The guy should be fired on the spot’: Fauci rebukes Fox News host over violent rhetoric POLITICO 1 hour ago

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Assassinphones gone wild
by professor rat 21 Dec '21

21 Dec '21

When bad things happen to good assassinphone's gregpmiller · 6h A UAE agency put Pegasus spyware on phone of Jamal Khashoggi’s wife months before his murder, new forensics show https://washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2021/hanan-elatr-phone-pegasu…

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Hackaday: All Hail Your New Giant 555 Timer Overlord
by jim bell 21 Dec '21

21 Dec '21

Hackaday: All Hail Your New Giant 555 Timer Overlord. https://hackaday.com/2021/12/20/all-hail-your-new-giant-555-timer-overlord/

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The Guardian: US ‘closer to civil war’ than most would like to believe, new book says
by jim bell 21 Dec '21

21 Dec '21

The Guardian: US ‘closer to civil war’ than most would like to believe, new book says. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/20/us-closer-to-civil-war-new-…

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