This week’s newsletter is out! (2023-12-09)
In this week’s edition:
Another slightly quiet news week, but there’s some interesting podcasts about the future of social media, the future of money and the future of societies.
Issue details:
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Bitcoin self-sovereignty a big lie - Turns out the capacity of the network is so poor that though technically it's possible to hold your own keys and transact on the base layer, once adoption increases, fees will skyrocket, so practically speaking it just won't be possible to be self-sovereign.
That's very disapointing. More details in the latest What Bitcoin Did Podcast, interview with Bob Burnett, Chairman and CEO of Barefoot Mining. #
Today’s links:
🚀 Latest Newsletter: Swimming in Nested For Loops (Issue #144) markjgsmith.com #
UK names FSB unit behind hack-and-leak campaigns, summons Russian ambassador - There seems to be an increase in russian cyberwar efforts recently. Anecdotally I was having a conversation with someone a couple of days ago, and they mentioned that they had read that the wife of Ukranian president Zelinsky had been seen buying a million dollars worth of jewelry on a recent war funding negotiation trip to the US. I looked up the story, and it appears to be fake, likely part of a russian misinformation campaign. I read today that russian president Putin is running for a 5th term in office. therecord.media #
Initial thoughts on the Arc browser - Chuck Grimmett writeup of his first impressions using the Arc browser. I've been hearing it mentioned a lot recently, all very positive reviews. Two standout quotes: "Chrome already looks outdated after a couple hours of using Arc" and "Using Arc + Raycast + Obsidian makes me feel like I’m working in the future". I haven't had a chance to try it yet. I miss not having a proper computer. cagrimmett.com #
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