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monokh commented on Perpetual futures, explained bitsaboutmoney.com/archiv... · Posted by u/sirodoht

Saline9515 · 23 days ago

The basis of decentralized software is open-source. Otherwise a centralized authority can just push an update to, for instance, blacklist addresses.

https://github.com/hyperliquid-dex/node

"For lowest latency, run the node in Tokyo, Japan."

Decentralization means to run all of the closed-source nodes in the same AWS datacenter!

monokh · 23 days ago

And in fact they did just this when their vaults started bleeding money on an unfavourable position (JellyJelly). They handed out a closed source binary and the validators ran it immediately, closing out the market at an arbitrary price.

monokh commented on Perpetual futures, explained bitsaboutmoney.com/archiv... · Posted by u/sirodoht

kikimora · 23 days ago

It was the case up until recently. But today Hyperliquid does it on chain and very popular.

monokh · 23 days ago

Hyperliquid being on chain in the traditional sense is fiction. You have a closed source piece of software run by closely controlled "validators" with additionally centralised components.

monokh commented on Smartphones wiped out 97% of the compact camera market asia.nikkei.com/Business/... · Posted by u/joos3

mstaoru · 3 years ago

One word - bokeh.

You can get a Fuji X-E4 + XC 35mm f/2 for ~US$1000 new, and I'm yet to see a phone camera that can shoot something like this https://img.photographyblog.com/reviews/fujifilm_xc_35mm_f2/... - it's an enjoyable setup that will continue being ahead of any flagship phones for years to come. Not to mention that it's a hell of a rabbit hole and a great hobby.

monokh · 3 years ago

I think you would be surprised just how close to this depth of field look you can get with phone cameras these days. Its mostly digitally enhanced but it takes a real good eye to tell the difference.

monokh commented on I do not agree with Github's use of copyrighted code as training for Copilot thelig.ht/abandoning-gith... · Posted by u/janvdberg

monokh · 4 years ago

Slightly off topic: Is the git frontend [1] open source? If not, are there some very light self hosting ones like it?

[1] https://thelig.ht/code/

monokh commented on Twitter Mints NFTs twitter.com/Twitter/statu... · Posted by u/monokh

monokh · 4 years ago

The Collection: https://rarible.com/twitter?tab=created

License: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E5I6YHGXoAYcat0?format=jpg&name=...