I hear bitcoin is supposed to be good now. Is it a new bubble yet? (davidgerard.co.uk)
from dgerard@awful.systems to buttcoin@awful.systems on 22 Nov 2024 21:07
https://awful.systems/post/2905945

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LastoftheDinosaurs@reddthat.com on 22 Nov 2024 21:17 next collapse

Just another bear/bull cycle. It’s not good as a currency, no Gen 1 crypto is.

dgerard@awful.systems on 22 Nov 2024 21:52 next collapse

nor any other

rook@awful.systems on 23 Nov 2024 16:44 collapse

no Gen 1 crypto

Just one more gen, bro. I swear it will fulfil all the promises this time.

LastoftheDinosaurs@reddthat.com on 23 Nov 2024 17:19 collapse

This pisses me off because you assume I care about the tech. I care about the $60k that appeared out of thin air overnight.

self@awful.systems on 25 Nov 2024 09:43 collapse

I didn’t need to look to know most of your post history is fucking awful generative AI “art”

I hope the $60k helps you become less mediocre as a person! now fuck off

self@awful.systems on 22 Nov 2024 21:49 next collapse

(Currently writing some book-like text on the AI bubble, with minimal crypto. I also have some book-like text on smart city scams, which has rather more bitcoin in it.)

fuck yes

AWS’ suggested upgrade path is Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL — which also does audit logs. So as usual, the answer to which database is: just use Postgres.

it’s amazing how often Postgres is the sane implementation for a database-shaped problem, including a search engine just waiting for a competent ranking algorithm and a crawler (yes I’ve considered doing this)

mountainriver@awful.systems on 25 Nov 2024 09:22 collapse

Regarding OFAC, making payment to any ransomware illegal, I have long pondered if participating in cryptocurrencies that is or has been used for ransomware payments shouldn’t be considered under money laundering laws. That might make most cryptocurrencies illegal, or rather shine the light on the main useages already being illegal.