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Read_806 - A Measure of Sacrifice, Part 1
"From an engineering perspective the mechanical clock with its novelty, the escapement, was by far the more important invention. In terms of its impact...
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Guy's Take_081 - Fiat Materialism
I'm sure you have heard the claim that without inflation and the good people running the counterfeit machine, people would never spend money and...
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Read_805 - Dear Crypto & Fiat Bros
"Whether you're a rekt crypto bro or a friend of fiat, there is one thing that is especially difficult to accept. The one thing...
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Read_804 - The Past, Present, & Future of Offline Payments
"It might feel as if the promised future is perpetually out of reach, but building Lightning is a lot like climbing a mountain. Climbers...
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Read_803 - Inflation in a HyperBitcoinized World
"Izzy said there could be inflation in a hyperbitcoinized world. And she's right. Calm down, maxis, calm down! Explaining why this is true sheds...
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Chat_093 - P2P Payments for the World with Roy Sheinfeld
"I'm super confident that lightning is not just the present but also the future of lightning. It is the interoperability layer between all things...