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Solvitieg commented on The Google Willow Thing   scottaaronson.blog/?p=852... · Posted by u/Bootvis
TZubiri · a year ago
"Yes, but I'm pretty sure the moment this is achieved bitcoin's price will collapse."

Not necessarily. There's two interpretations to the question: 1. QC would be very efficient and mine efficiently. 2. QC would break SHA and would be able to reverse the hashing function at O(1).

In scenario 1. The difficulty would increase. The mining rate globally always stays the same. And the voting power would be distributed amongst the holders of the new compute, this has happened before with ASICs. Usually there's some graduality to it, and the capital is distributed so that there is never a 51% monopoly. It's especially relevant how big the jump is, if the new computer is stronger than all of the existing miners combined, then they get 100% theoretically (although with malice). In that case there would probably be a fork or as you put it, BTC would collapse. However, if you have that power, holding BTC is probably not that important anyway. The actual compute is worth more.

On scenario 2. Yes BTC would crash, but then again the actual compute power would be more impactful. BTC would crash but so would encryption, and planes and the world.

Solvitieg · a year ago
> BTC would crash but so would encryption, and planes and the world.

Sad to see Bitcoin advocates use this dismissive argument.

Centralized systems will update their software as the threat increases. Meanwhile, there are no serious proposals for a quantum-resistance Bitcoin. Some are estimating the update will require a hard fork and take 1 year to update.

Solvitieg commented on How long til we're all on Ozempic?   asteriskmag.com/issues/07... · Posted by u/thehoff
borski · a year ago
That is not true. Vyvanse, caffeine, etc., helps my brain calm down and focus. I don’t get hyper. In fact, if I have too much caffeine, I start yawning.

My wife, who does not have ADHD (at all), gets hyper from stimulants.

That’s the difference.

Solvitieg · a year ago
That's the difference between two individuals, not necessarily the difference between having ADHD and not having ADHD.

Being tired after drinking caffeine is common.

Solvitieg commented on Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?    · Posted by u/0bsolete
QuinnyPig · 2 years ago
Authy killed its desktop app, so you've gotta use their iOS version. Personally I switched to 1Password when they pulled that.
Solvitieg · 2 years ago
Tired of password manager apps, I started to keep my passwords in a locked note in the Notes app

With a simple cipher it's near impossible for anyone to use but you

Solvitieg commented on What Happens When a Fifteen Year Old Pumps and Dumps with a Net Profit of $800k? (2002)   kentlaw.edu/faculty/rwarn... · Posted by u/melenaboija
cmcaleer · 2 years ago
I found this Twitter account last posted to in 2014.

https://twitter.com/lebedbiz

I checked a good few of the stocks he listed. I figured he would have struck a lucky score at one point but he seemed to have an uncanny ability to always pick losing stocks.

I was hoping for a happy ending like how many of the people I played Runescape with who hosted dicing games, speculated and flipped in-game assets became successful quants irl, but he sure did seem to just pick a gimmick and roll with it, never evolving or changing.

Solvitieg · 2 years ago
Is it safe to assume they transitioned to become an anonymous crypto trader around this time?
Solvitieg commented on Job seekers could soon face an 'employer's market' as unemployment rate rises   globalnews.ca/news/103443... · Posted by u/rustoo
ape4 · 2 years ago
There are some very vocal anti-immigration people in Canada - like the grandparent post.
Solvitieg · 2 years ago
C'mon, no.

In Canada it's openly discussed that recent immigration policy could be excessive. It's not a fringe anti-immigrant viewpoint, it's discussed in the media and at the dinner table.

Canada is a very pro-immigrant country, but there is nuance in the discussion

https://abacusdata.ca/unmasking-public-unease-with-canadas-i...

Solvitieg commented on Hertz to sell 20k EVs in shift back to gas-powered cars   bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/saltysalt
Solvitieg · 2 years ago
The elephant in the room is that the depreciation curve on EVs is still not comparable to gas vehicles

And it's all because of the consumable nature of batteries. Consumers don't buy used phones for the same reason

The ship of theseus doesn't really work for EVs (yet)

Solvitieg commented on FastGPT   kagi.com/fastgpt... · Posted by u/burkaman
montag · 2 years ago
Seems more like SlowGPT right now.
Solvitieg · 2 years ago
I figure that's the idea
Solvitieg commented on iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus   apple.com/newsroom/2023/0... · Posted by u/mikece
ars · 3 years ago
This! I've fixed so many broken and flaky USB-C ports by simply cleaning the gunk at the bottom.

I find that a plastic flossing pick works really well. (I'd be hesitant to use anything metal like a bobby pin.)

Solvitieg · 3 years ago
Thanks, you guys just fixed my iPhone 12. Which previously required me to awkwardly move the cable to get it to charge

With a plastic toothpick I scraped the inside corners. At first nothing came out, but after a few scrapes multiple dust balls emerged. Honestly a surprising amount

I plugged it in, "that snap feeling again..." charging sound

Solvitieg commented on Ask HN: How do you look for jobs in 2023?    · Posted by u/charxyz
zlg_codes · 3 years ago
I'm sorry but this comment shows an immense amount of social privilege. Most of us don't have networks that can get us jobs. Those are exclusive cliques and it's foolish to assume everyone can lean on nepotism. Also, isn't it a bit scummy to keep someone in your life just in case you need a job?
Solvitieg · 3 years ago
It's normal to leverage your connections to find a job. Arguably it's the preferred way for both employees and employers.

"It's not what you know, it's who you know"

You too can acquire this "privilege" by building relationships with people.

Solvitieg commented on The window trick of Las Vegas hotels   schedium.net/2023/01/the-... · Posted by u/edent
unit_circle · 3 years ago
If you're interested in brutalist design, I highly recommend "This Brutal World" by Peter Chadwick. While there is definitely a lot of bad brutalist architecture there is also some incredible architecture from this period.
Solvitieg · 3 years ago
Thanks, any other architecture books you would recommend?

u/Solvitieg

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