jobstijl

Impressive results from Takums (https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.18603).

They also seem better then Posits for implementation in hardware. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2408.10594

I've studied now Philosophy

And Jurisprudence, Medicine,—

And even, alas! Theology,—

From end to end, with labor keen;

And here, poor fool! with all my lore

I stand, no wiser than before:

I'm Magister—yea, Doctor—hight,

And straight or cross-wise, wrong or right,

These ten years long, with many woes,

I've led my scholars by the nose,—

And see, that nothing can be known!

That knowledge cuts me to the bone.

I'm cleverer, true, than those fops of teachers,

Doctors and Magisters, Scribes and Preachers;

Neither scruples nor doubts come now to smite me,

Nor Hell nor Devil can longer affright me.

_edit, tl;dr from britannica.com:

Faust, also called Faustus, or Doctor Faustus, hero of one of the most durable legends in Western folklore and literature, the story of a German necromancer or astrologer who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power. There was a historical Faust, indeed perhaps two, one of whom more than once alluded to the devil as his Schwager, or crony. One or both died about 1540, leaving a tangled legend of sorcery and alchemy, astrology and soothsaying, studies theological and diabolical, necromancy and, indeed, sodomy. Contemporary references indicate that he was widely traveled and fairly well known, but all observers testify to his evil reputation. Contemporary humanist scholars scoffed at his magical feats as petty and fraudulent, but he was taken seriously by the Lutheran clergy, among them Martin Luther and Philippe Melanchthon. Ironically, the relatively obscure Faust came to be preserved in legend as the representative magician of the age that produced such occultists and seers as Paracelsus, Nostradamus, and Agrippa von Nettesheim.

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Got some other nice analyses?

http://vimeo.com/97613069

ITAT Workshop Report, Eliot Lear -- 10 minutes

Technical Topic: Payment Systems

"Internet-Scale Payment Systems: Ecosystems & Challenges", Malcolm Pearson (Microsoft China) -- 30 minutes

"Identity, Payments, and Bitcoin: Big Changes Ahead", Steve Kirsch (OneID) -- 30 minutes

Q&A - 15 minutes

IAB Open Mic - 15 minutes

  xiphmont_: huh demo4:CfL is on HN already
  jobstijl0: I posted it, didn't saw you where still working
             on it
  xiphmont:  ah, it wasn't actually due to be up for real 
             until I got back from vacation in two weeks
  xiphmont:  no harm, just 'agh, nothing is tested yet!'

A study published today in Biological Psychiatry sheds new light on the increasing rates (prevalence) of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, known as ADHD. Children with ADHD have problems with inattention, distractibility, disorganization, impulsiveness, and overactivity. This study found that “sunny” regions with high solar intensity, such as the US states of California, Arizona, and Colorado, and countries like Spain and Mexico have lower prevalence of ADHD. An apparent protective effect of sunlight accounted for 34-57% of the variance in ADHD prevalence. The authors speculate that this may be related to sunlight’s effects on preventing circadian rhythm (“biological clock”) disturbances. These results suggest ways to prevent or treat ADHD for a substantial sub-group of patients.