“El Salvador was the first country to make bitcoin legal tender and bitcoin became a popular payment method, partially because many of the Salvadorans who [Lily] saw for hair cuts found it easy to use.” | learn more
“It feels like money was invented out of thin air. Or, maybe the value was sitting there all along, and it’s no different than a high-priced technology company IPO on the Nasdaq with instant liquidity. Maybe this is what it […]
I overcame my aversion to paying gas to jump into this DAO. If the auction goes well, I’ll become a part owner of the Constitution! | learn more
“It is the most rigorous theory of particle physics, incredibly precise and accurate in its predictions. … Despite its great predictive power, however, the Standard Model fails to answer five crucial questions, which is why particle physicists know their work […]
On the launch of the new University of Austin. “We are a dedicated crew that grows by the day. Our backgrounds and experiences are diverse; our political views differ. What unites us is a common dismay at the state of […]
This scenario reminds me of the book Catch-22 all too perfectly. The book’s Wikipedia page refers to it as “closed logic loop.” Back to real life: “The [clinical] trial was stopped due to ‘ethical considerations’ for being too effective.” Now, […]
“You can’t run the microwave with the door open. There’s a cut-off switch that won’t let it turn on until the door is closed.” When there’s only so much you can teach someone about what not to do, sometimes you […]
“His venture firm, Atomic, only writes checks to startups it spins up itself. It’s launching a lot of startups, too. Since founding and selling a company called Milo to eBay in 2010 at the age of 24, Abraham has co-founded […]
In 2019, Chicagoans learned of an alligator living in the lagoon. He became known as Chance the Snapper. Now someone fished a 72-pound carp out of the water! I hope he was using lures from Chicago’s Mystery Tackle Box. | learn more
A thread of 84 tweets by Stuart Loren. Heartbreaking yet worth reading in full for those who have a connection to the city. “I’m writing this because there comes a time when everyone reaches some personal boiling point on some […]