demesisx

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[–] demesisx 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] demesisx 8 points 1 year ago

This title is very misleading. Actually Argentina voted in a presidential primary, and one candidate who advocates dollarisation got 31.57% of the vote.

[–] demesisx 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

iPhone 14 Pro w/ iOS 17 developer beta.

Honestly, if NixOS ever comes to a phone in any real way, I’ll probably eventually switch.

iOS is solid as hell compared to Android, IMO and I have a love- hate relationship with swift; wish I could use Haskell for a native iPhone app.

[–] demesisx 8 points 1 year ago

I have MPV setup to play any YouTube link when I press ctrl cmd m with a YouTube video url in my clipboard.

[–] demesisx 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

I did this with /r/Cardano mods back before Reddit was blocking all mention of the fediverse even in PM’s. I managed to get one of them to help mod my Cardano communities. I’d wager that it’s exceedingly hard to get in touch with mods over there now that Huffman is blocking fediverse recruitment.

[–] demesisx 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You know more about proof of stake than me? 🤣🤣🤣

I’m a dApp developer who works on DApps that run on PoS chains and I’m also a stake pool operator. 🤣🤣🤣

Did I ever assert that a decentralized solution was better for power consumption? Why would I say that? It’s not true. Decentralization adds overhead of course. I was asserting that Proof of Stake is VASTLY more energy efficient than Proof of Work.

Your whole reply seems woefully uninformed about the mechanics (or even the existence) of digital identity and how even after a centralized entity exists doing on chain verifications, those verifications can live on as long as those wallets are functioning. It’s being talked about in regards to land deeds that can survive changes in power structures and authority. Identity and possession that can survive anything (as long as earth’s electronics aren’t wiped out by a EMP from the sun).

I'm also very excited about the possibilities of homomorphic encryption when it comes to being able to operate on data that remains obfuscated. That has all kinds of applications for democracy but I digress. Subscribe to my community (https://infosec.pub/c/blockchainvoting) if you're interested too.

[–] demesisx 5 points 1 year ago
[–] demesisx 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Look into proof of stake. Also a centralized database has many applications just as a decentralized public ledger has many applications. I wouldn’t, for example, implement liquid democracy on a centralized chain because that would invite corruption from that central entity.

[–] demesisx 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I have many counterpoints but I’d offer just one: the energy inefficiency is a thing of the past with proof of stake.

[–] demesisx 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Agreed on all points. Thanks for speaking reasonably. I too think the technology is INCREDIBLY promising but also acknowledge that it is in its infancy....and will continue to be because of the hivemind.

I think crypto technologies could work toward making a better democracy and other applications of a public ledger. I think it is currently the best solution to a decentralized, open source way to add incentive to the act of running public infrastucture. It's actually my hope that perhaps it can be used to incentivize the act of running a lemmy/kbin instance (for instance).

I absolutely despise the moonboi bullshit and am honestly only in it for the technology and its relevance to the realization of a truly borderless, open source, anarcho-syndicalist, cypherpunk way of life. I want to own my property and I want to help use technology to make corruption impossible....and NFT's, as a technology, are currently a key part to one of the best solutions to many of these issues. They, like crypto, are misunderstood.

To analogize my sentiment: it feels like the hivemind is espousing the benefits of for-profit healthcare that kills 70k people/year in the US while Single Payer stares them straight in the face around the world.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1471444

Welcome to the show! Today’s video is about offering some solutions to a real-world issue faced by many people - taming volume in a loud clean amp, but retaining a little bit of feel and dynamics. We’re using the specific example of the Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III - an extremely popular and great sounding amp… but a goodly number of people have struggled with the somewhat all-or-nothing volume control.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1363550

I've only ever played through a single amp, but would like to try out a wet/dry rig. I currently play thru an Orange Crush 35rt with all my modulation/time in the effects loop. I was never dissatisfied with its clean tone, and even running the dirty channel I keep the gain low so I can clean it up with the guitar's volume. So I'd be open to having the Orange on either side, though my inclination would be to have it on the dry side.

 

Better the Meshuggah, IMO. Can't wait for part II.

 

https://youtu.be/JWp9Ha0gWfY?t=1181 is my favorite part. He has clearly had enough of Billy's shit at this point in the rig rundown. I'm laughing my ass off and it's not even over yet.

 

I figured some people here might want to unsubscribe and get this!

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/1891205

About 8 months ago I got pretty tired of seeing billionaire spam online. I could not bear to read about yet another rich guy who launched themselves (or their $200,000 car) into outer space 🚀 . I did not care about their expert opinion on the latest meme coin back then. I do not care about their expert opinion on the dangers of AI today.

So... I developed a tiny, free, and open source Firefox browser add-on called "Block the Rich". It is completely local and private. No data is tracked. No data is phoned home.

The concept is pretty simple: whenever I load a web page, the extension quickly analyzes the content and intelligently blurs out any references to the Forbes Top 10 Billionaires. Some former and wannabe billionaires are blurred out of courtesy as well (I'm looking at you Trump and Kanye 🙄).

This project is a very early prototype that I built in the span of a few days. I have so many awesome ideas for enhancements but the truth is that the wind got completely knocked out of my sails when I put myself out there on Reddit many moons ago. There was absolutely zero public interest. To this day my wife and I are the only ones using the original prototype.

People of Lemmy, do you think there is a place on the internet for such a project, or is it time that I let it go?

 

It's a bummer that this name is so popular. I mod a community called midnight that is about the midnight crypto protocol and, as far as I observe, midnight.io is a game platform if you put "io" after it. This is just a heads up that this is VERY confusing and only manages to take away from each of the (at least) three tech projects with which this name is being used.

 

Decentralized, autonomous funding mechanism for innovation and culture with automated withdrawal for approved proposals. Safe, fair, inclusive network neighborhood that empowers communities.

 
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