To really understand something on a fundamental level, you have to be able to implement a toy version first. It doesn’t matter if it’s any good; you can throw it away later.
A SOCKS proxy operates at a lower level compared to a traditional HTTP/HTTPS proxy. Thus, a SOCKS proxy allows you to forward all types of web traffic—including HTTP, HTTPS, but also FTP, POP, IMAP, and other application-level protocols.
It's really important to keep this model of "solve" in mind: a program solves a problem if it correctly returns true on all true inputs and correctly returns false on all false inputs.
Both projects adopted a similar approach using biometrics, blockchains, crypto tokens ($WLD and $H, respectively), and Zero-knowledge proof (ZKP). They are both somewhat controversial—in my opinion for misguided reasons, rooted in a lack of understanding of ZKPs or ideological bias against biometrics and crypto. Both can be considered early-stage p... See more
Inflexibility fully prevents any coalition-building, which is why the left almost never sees electoral success or even really growing the left itself among the voter base. Ezra's policy proposals are definitely more on the left, but there's so much resistance from people who are entirely unable to think in terms of incrementalism o... See more
The digital dominance of the 21st Century has sorted us into our own tailored versions of online reality, where we drown in ads and information. It's overwhelming, noisy, and ephemeral. It's hard to have a simple conversation, let alone align the globe on a future worth building.
It is perhaps on the political Right that such ideas are most forcefully expressed today. Lasch emphasised that his new typology superseded the political binary, but fantasies of simple agrarian living, unprocessed food, and escape from modern technology now strike many as “conservative”. But whether its politics are coded as “Left” or “Right”, Las... See more