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unbalancedparen··on Ask HN: Am I going insane or is there genuinely no value in blockchain tech?
>For one, the computational work for checking everyone's transactions on everyone's computer (i.e. blockchain) is consuming the computing power of the people interested.

With ZKP there won't be a need to run every transaction on everyone's computer

unbalancedparen··on Ask HN: Am I going insane or is there genuinely no value in blockchain tech?
That is the main purpose. But check SNARKs and STARKs, they have a great future outside of blockchain too.
unbalancedparen··on Exposition of a New Theory on the Measurement of Risk (1738) [pdf]
We have done some simulations and explorations on Peters and Adamou's work:

- https://lambdaclass.com/finance_playground/ergodicity/ergodi...

- https://lambdaclass.com/RGBM_animations/

unbalancedparen··on Async-await on stable Rust
Thanks to dirty schedulers that is not a big issue: https://medium.com/@jlouis666/erlang-dirty-scheduler-overhea...
unbalancedparen··on Weld: Accelerating numpy, scikit and pandas as much as 100x with Rust and LLVM
Hi, I am the interviewer. I think I saw numba once but forgot about it. I will check it and probably ask to interview them too. We are preparing interviews about RAPIDS and other similar projects too.
unbalancedparen··on Bullshit I had to go through while organizing a software conference
Hello somebodyelse1. We had our commercial reasons to change the lineup. After living this, I think their reaction speaks for itself.
unbalancedparen··on Bullshit I had to go through while organizing a software conference
That is not correct. I have no interest in damaging anybody. That is why I did not write names and other things that happened in the article. He has already been banned from other conferences.

I am trying to protect myself based on what happened and other people told me, I assure you the last few weeks have been a hell for me. My only objective is to be able to run my conference as I want and not to be harrassed.

unbalancedparen··on Bullshit I had to go through while organizing a software conference
Some simple things (logistics, catering, etc) in countries like Argentina are more difficult. However, your are right. We had a LOT of fun last year. I think I am pessimistic because of everything that happened these last few weeks.
unbalancedparen··on How to earn your macroeconomics and finance white belt as a software developer
I agree. It is really important to have practical experience. It is like programming. You can read a lot of books but if you don't code, you don't really learn.
unbalancedparen··on How to earn your macroeconomics and finance white belt as a software developer
Hi rubyn00bie. I am the author. I agree with what you wrote. It is really important to understand the history of economic political thought. Nowadays most economic careers, specially in the developed world, are way too focused on mathematics. That is why I wrote: "Not only do we not fully understand how the economy works but also there is an endless debate on how it should function. Everyone has values and an ideology even if they don’t tell you. You should keep that in mind while studying economics. In this roadmap I try to recommend the tools easily available and that are a part of the current economic thought."
unbalancedparen··on How to earn your macroeconomics and finance white belt as a software developer
Taleb is not an economist, he is a trader. I never recommended him to learn about economy.
unbalancedparen··on How to earn your macroeconomics and finance white belt as a software developer
I am the author. Thanks for the comment, I have just changed the title from white to yellow.