Notices by neville park (nev@social.coop), page 60

Across the square, a cryptic Cyrillic message glows through the rain: OTИOЯOT.

Is the "crypto" part essentially arbitrary? Just a way to restrict the number of coins in existence and tie the value to some real-world work? People are like "back in the day it was folding proteins or SETI@home and now it's mining coins." Couldn't you make a currency where the "work" you put in isn't cryptography calculations, but cycles devoted to protein folding? Assuming you could record that stuff using a blockchain or whatever.

Just want to thoughtfully interject in a geopolitics debate like "That's a compelling argument, John. But if I've learned anything from Star Trek: Deep Space 9, it's that..."

OH WAIT, one last piece of Sunday reading!

"After 22 years, a synagogue study group finishes reading the Torah from beginning to end": https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2018/02/01/after-22-years-a-synagogue-study-group-finishes-reading-the-torah-from-beginning-to-end/

"'We moved slowly,' Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt admitted."

If I may Just Suggest:

Instead of letting 2038 only be talked about in terms of "the Year-2038 Problem",
can we please refer to it as "The Beginning Of The Second Unix Epoch"

Science reveals the secret to extreme wealth: SHEER DUMB LUCK.
“The results are something of an eye-opener. Their simulations accurately reproduce the wealth distribution in the real world. But the wealthiest individuals are not the most talented (although they must have a certain level of talent). They are the luckiest. And this has significant implications for the way societies can optimize the returns they get for investments in everything from business to science.”
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610395/if-youre-so-smart-why-arent-you-rich-turns-out-its-just-chance/amp/

@nev @Riley @Siphonay https://www.strawpoll.me/15199076 here you go