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A history of music album art. “Before most people owned a TV...

A history of music album art. “Before most people owned a TV set, Steinweiss’s album covers were affordable multi-sensory entertainment. Looking at the album cover & listening to the music...

Zuckerberg’s Dystopian AI Vision

Published on May 6, 2025 1:50 PM GMTYou think it’s bad now? Oh, you have no idea. In his talks with Ben Thompson and Dwarkesh Patel, Zuckerberg lays out his...

Intel Arc Celestial discrete GPUs have hit pre-silicon validation and that makes me a little more hopeful for their eventual launch

Though validation could take a while.

Russia’s ‘New’ Tu-160M Supersonic Bomber Has a Message for the U.S. Air Force

Key Points and Summary: Russia’s Tu-160M “White Swan” remains a vital strategic asset, representing the peak of Soviet supersonic bomber design. -Comparable to the US B-1B but faster (Mach 2.05)...

Overwatch 2 is preparing to answer the internet's current obsession: Who would win, 1 gorilla or 100 men, and it's all going to be livestreamed

My money's on Man 76.

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Stunning Chinese Fighter Breakthrough: China’s White Emperor Fighter Could Break All the Rules

Key Points: China showcased its “White Emperor” / “Baidi” sixth-generation fighter concept via a mockup at the 2024 Zhuhai Airshow, part of the futuristic Nantianmen Project. -This tailless, diamond-wing design...

What's that power you've amassed for if you're not going to use it?

I read this excellent post by Niléane: Are Pride Wallpapers and a Watch Band Enough in 2025?…At a time when some trans people are actively seeking to flee the U.S....

The Student and Civic Protest in Serbia

A New Hope for Democratization

Will protein design tools solve the snake antivenom shortage?

Published on May 6, 2025 1:11 PM GMTAnother note: Just yesterday, the same day this article was released, the New York Times put this out: Universal Antivenom May Grow Out...

Tesla's Sales Are Somehow Continuing to Fall

If there's a light at the end of the tunnel for Tesla, it's an oncoming Model Y trapped inside Elon Musk's dorky Vegas Loop. Already in a dire deliveries slump...

Tales of the Shire wants to make sure 'every detail is just right' when starting your hobbit life, but the character creator still looks incredibly disappointing

There's not much to go off.

Statistical Tests Reveal Bitcoin Miner Acceleration & Deceleration Tactics

This section defines a statistical test for differential transaction prioritization, then uncovers three miner incentives for norm violations: accelerating self‑interest txs, indifference to scam payments, and handling opaque dark‑fee transactions.

Do Bitcoin Miners Really Follow Fee‑Based Prioritization Norms?

Bitcoin’s mempool is often congested, prompting users to raise fees. Miners generally select and order transactions by fee rate, though analysis reveals occasional norm violations and a few pools including...

Nvidia announces RTX 5060 release date of May 19 for both the $299 desktop GPU and $1,099 gaming laptops

The budget graphics silicon is hitting just before Computex... where another budget GPU beckons.

UnderstandingBitcoin’s “Fast Pass” for High‑Fee Transactions

This chapter defines three Bitcoin datasets spanning 2019–2020, formulates SPPE/PPE metrics to quantify miner fee‑based ordering norms (selection, ordering, minimum fee), and shows how to detect opaque “accelerated” transactions.

Blockchain Basics, Once and for All: Transaction Fees, Fairness & Scaling

This chapter covers blockchain fundamentals and smart contracts, explains Bitcoin’s implicit fee‑based transaction norms and transparency limits, outlines on‑chain/off‑chain governance voting, and reviews Layer 2 scalability with ZK and Optimistic...

How Miners Select and Order Transactions in Bitcoin

This chapter defines blockchains and smart contracts, then explains that Bitcoin Core’s GetBlockTemplate creates three unwritten miner norms: choose by fee rate, order by fee-per-byte, and ignore transactions below a...

How Miners and Token Holders Impact Blockchain Fairness

This thesis introduces new metrics (SPPE/PPE) to audit miner fee norms, uncovers private‑relay “dark‑fees” and mining collusion, and shows voting power concentration in Compound governance.