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epochbtc

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About epochbtc

Bitcoin and Rust enthusiast

https://github.com/epochbtc https://x.com/satd_btc

Recent public activity

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    Comment #49174071

    Counter-argument is: do you really want some team of 90% marketers and PMs throwing up a MVP/WIP codebase for some ancillary product not related to your core business on your core …

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    Comment #49173505

    Ironically, this might be at least partially because the internal security controls at Cloudflare for using or provisioning new domains/subdomains is so difficult and arduous that …

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    Comment #49013996

    I remember reading an article by him in the 90s where he claimed e-commerce would never take off because all internet users expect everything to be free.

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    Comment #48913468

    If you've ever tried to integrate with Bitcoin Core (bitcoind) you know how annoying it is to either poll the legacy JSON-RPC API, or set up a ZMQ listener. Satd provides a modern,…

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    Comment #48837027

    With all the recent controversy around BIP-110 (which is likely failing to reach activation threshold), I implemented a comprehensive, cost-bound transaction filtering DSL for satd…

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    Comment #48644724

    Two things can be true at the same time: - Bitcoin was and is a massive, historic accomplishment in creating digital scarcity for the first time and the long term effects are still…

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    Show HN: Satd – a Bitcoin full node in Rust

    I'm Ben, and I've written a modern, independent implementation of the Bitcoin protocol in Rust. The primary problem I wanted to tackle was monoculture: the Bitcoin network and comm…

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    Comment #48491522

    evaporative cooling, which saves on energy costs

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    Comment #48490370

    My opinion throughout this AI revolution of the past few years is: appetite for software is insatiable. AI tooling will 3x-10x the output and sophistication of software but will no…