europlus

@europlus@oldbytes.space
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I collect Apple ][ europluses and host WOzFest, single day gatherings of Apple ][ enthusiasts.
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Bloghttps://the.europlus.zone/
WOzFest Detailshttps://the.europlus.zone/WOzFest
Show threadeuroplusSep 18, 2024
@europlus @floppydays just replying here to see if there’s something about the oldbytes web site that mucks up live links https://blog.europlus.zone/
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europlusMay 11, 2022
web3 is going just greatMay 11, 2022

RT @web3isgreat@twitter.com

UST hit $0.30 overnight and is currently trading at around $0.50. Luna has plunged below $3, from its previous price of more than $80. There has been a marked change in tone in tweets by Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon since the problems began a few days ago.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/web3isgreat/status/1524346182482472962

web3 is going just great on Twitter

“UST hit $0.30 overnight and is currently trading at around $0.50. Luna has plunged below $3, from its previous price of more than $80. There has been a marked change in tone in tweets by Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon since the problems began a few days ago.”

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Show threadeuroplusMay 10, 2022
@volpeon bravo!
Show threadeuroplusMay 10, 2022
@linker3000 @volpeon why not just drink a gold solution and piss it down a dirty urinal in a dodgy pub?! I reckon you'd get more benefit from being in a dodgy pub than from using this!
europlusMay 10, 2022
Moved ➡️ @volpeon@is-a.wyvern.rip ⬅️May 10, 2022

I would not recommend using Intel CPUs for compiling Rust. The binary that comes out technically correct, but lacks the warmth and POPCNT that the AMD CPUs can generate. The binary code layering that you can achieve on a 32-core AMD 6969 Ryzen has a completely different level of opcode detail resolution, especially the branching is noticeably smooth (your average amateur might not notice subtle differences when a processor executes 4 billion instructions per second anyway, but true codeophiles will).

Important: make sure you use high-quality shielded gold-plated USB cables to connect your keyboard when typing the code -- no matter how sophisticated the CPU you use to compile, the result will be bad if the input was distorted.

europlusMay 10, 2022
@carmensandiego too late, long gone!
Show threadeuroplusMay 9, 2022
@dosnostalgic @Spinningmind Wut?
europlusMay 7, 2022
@ultramagnus_tcv words were written, hyperbole was overdone, no one change their minds... just the usual Internet soap opera!
europlusMay 7, 2022
@ultramagnus_tcv surely they expected some blowback - and yours was nothing compared to a couple on the mailing list!
europlusMay 6, 2022
moved to outerheavenMay 6, 2022
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moved to outerheavenMay 6, 2022
Show threadhank_de_moodyMay 6, 2022
@suika THANK YOU!!
Show threadjordanMay 6, 2022
@suika
i dunno. do you need a permanent receipt? its useful for whatever use case that would be.
Show threadWiredFireMay 11, 2022

@wagesj45 @suika the actual technology *is* a great idea. The problem is the party awful implementation (appreciate there’s work to make some chains far less power-hungry) but mostly the crowds using them for pump-and-dump schemes and trashing the wider public image.

NFTs, for example, are a fascinating concept with some, hypothetically, brilliant applications but selling jpgs and tweets are not some of them.

Show threadjordanMay 11, 2022
@wiredfire @suika
i think this is the 100% correct take. dipwads sell the tech as something its not. its a currency/receipt system. eventually society writ large will catch up and we'll figure out how to live with it.
Show threadWiredFireMay 11, 2022
@wagesj45 @suika hopefully by then the more efficient chains will be mature and ready to wider use! 😁
Show threadJavierMay 12, 2022
@wiredfire @wagesj45 @suika Merkel trees cover all the non-scam uses
Show threadjordanMay 12, 2022
@javierg @wiredfire @suika
sounds like a block chain without the trustless verification.
Show threadJavierMay 12, 2022

@wagesj45 @wiredfire @suika look again.

Merkel trees are successfully used in BGP monitoring, which allows anyone to detect issues in the non-governed network underlying the whole internet. This helps to avoid or fix both human errors and malicious change injections.

Show threadjordanMay 12, 2022
@javierg @wiredfire @suika
those are a lot of fancy words i don't understand man
Show threadSörenMay 12, 2022

@wagesj45 @suika the problem is that virtually *any* real use case makes blockchain properties pointless or outright undesirable.

A permanent receipt? Digital signatures already do that.

A ledger? It’s ultimately filled by humans, who make mistakes or outright lie. Which a blockchain, being append-only, cannot fix. Unless you append a correction, of course, but then you render the entire concept moot.

An NFT? It’s neither necessary nor sufficient to enforce copyright.

Etc.

Show threadSörenMay 12, 2022
@wagesj45 @suika the only successful wide-scale application of blockchain has been wealth transfer from scam victims to scammers
Show threadjordanMay 12, 2022
@chucker fair. i'm not arguing that we've got it all figured out yet.
Show threadSörenMay 12, 2022
@wagesj45 that’s fair. In theory, it’s an interesting data structure.
Show threadMaxMay 13, 2022
@chucker @wagesj45 @suika Still amazes me that NFTs are such ineffective DRM from people that claim to hate DRM. (I’ve got some fun HN downvotes for referring to NFTs as Sparkling DRM.) It’s bad DRM: it doesn’t actually prevent Right Click > Download. But NFTs also don’t serve any purpose that is not DRM.
Show threadMeko #nowarMay 7, 2022
@suika they say, fediverse is not popular
Show threadMagicLike 💙💛May 7, 2022
@suika
Ohhh! wE nEeD bLoCkChAiN fEdIvErSe !!!1!1!!1!1
Show threadCornelia Es SaidMay 7, 2022
@suika was hast Du denn bloß gegen #blockchains?
Show threadmoved to outerheavenMay 7, 2022
@krautart Es wird oft als Marketing-Schlagwort verwendet. Wenn ein Kunde fragt, ob es eine gute Idee ist, seiner Software "Blockchain" hinzuzufügen, lautet die Antwort in der Regel "Nein", denn die Wahrscheinlichkeit ist groß, dass er keine Ahnung hat, was Blockchain ist.
Show threadCornelia Es SaidMay 7, 2022
@suika das ist natürlich ein Argument ;)
Ich finde dezentralisierte Netzwerke, die (wenn PoS o.ä) durchaus umweltverträglich sind und z.B. das globale Finanzwesen vom Kopf auf die Füße stellen können, eigtl. ne ziemlich gute Idee.
Show threadみぁうMay 11, 2022
@suika flow chart = linked list = a blockchain