The crypto space is where the idealism of radical socioeconomic theories from the last 150 years can find real application, because ideals such as decentralisation and egalitarianism and democratic rights can be embedded into code and protocols that are resistant to the corruption of human agency.
14 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Mammal
The life and crimes of superspy Robert Hanssen "Hanssen's betrayal was one of the most damaging in U.S. history." - Intelligence expert "He was a master deception." - FBI official2 "He lived a life, hiding in plain sight." - Journalist
10 Sep 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Mammal
It’s fair to say that Presearch was treading water for a number of years, which was a shame after a promising start full of bright optimism. In fact it very nearly drowned according to some troubling revelations in the YouTube video below. After this...
17 Jun 2025 10 minute read 0 comments Mammal
Me: Do you know any game theory models for conflict escalation? Claude Opus 4: Yes, there are several game theory models specifically designed to analyze conflict escalation. Here are the key ones: Classic Escalation Models Chicken G...
28 Feb 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Mammal
Dogecoin sparked the craze for canid coins by forking off Bitcoin and assimilating some useful Litecoin features, successfully addressing Bitcoin’s shortcomings such as high fees, slow transaction speed and mining limitations. Also, and by no means l...
16 Dec 2024 13 minute read 6 comments Mammal
There are mutterings from some quarters that Bitcoin is a de facto fiat currency. Unfortunate, as most people have very little understanding of what Bitcoin is, many don’t even know what fiat currency is, but to confuse the two deliberately or otherw...
13 Feb 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Mammal
It really ought to have happened a decade ago, but better late than never. Now at long last it is painless to flip Bitcoin from your phone to any other number in the universe thanks to the Flip App. Not only Bitcoin but Doge and Dingocoin as well. Al...
26 Jan 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Mammal
NFTBooks isn’t the only NFT blockchain book publishing platform out there; it doesn’t have the catchiest name, and the ticker is a bit of a mouthful, but it is functional and accessible with an innovative, hyper-economic transaction model. And the...
20 Jan 2024 9 minute read 1 comment Mammal
in the beginning We ought to remind ourselves now and again in all our pomp and glory that we are not gods and that behind our resourceful hominid forebears stands the trusty canid. Because when hunter-gatherer homo sapiens and canids buried their ri...
29 Dec 2023 6 minute read 5 comments Mammal
touching the void Just as nature abhors a vacuum, so too does human nature whenever a perceptual void frustrates the need to discover the whereabouts and condition of something valuable. And into that dark chasm can rush all sorts of wild speculati...
31 Oct 2022 7 minute read 1 comment Mammal
Helen Duncan Helen Duncan was one of the most notorious and divisive figures in the chequered history of Spiritualism. A reputation helped in part by her prosecution in 1944 under the archaic Witchcraft Act of 1735 for pretending to conjure spirits...
