A group of brain cells called orexin neurons appears to help us keep working when reaching a reward becomes increasingly difficult. Blocking their activity weakened motivation in rats, pointing to a possible new target for understanding why people sometimes…

A simple change in posture may subtly affect how people feel and make decisions. Participants who sat upright reported greater feelings of pride and took more successful risks in a virtual balloon game than those who hunched over. Most did not realize researchers…

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Three WebKit features can bypass application-level proxy settings on iOS and macOS, exposing users’ real IP addresses or DNS servers.

Samsung is banning smart TV apps that can route external web traffic through users’ home internet connections, known as proxying.

QuickFox VPN installed a backdoor on selected Windows computers, focusing on systems of developers, admins, and cryptocurrency users.

Já está no ar a segunda temporada do Nós da Internet, podcast do NIC.br em que tenho a honra de entrevistar pessoas que fizeram e fazem a internet no Brasil. A primeira leva de episódios foi gravada…

The FCC is drafting a ban on Chinese optical transceivers for AI data centers. Western alternatives face a 12-24 month gap and a Chinese mineral chokepoint.

PoW change, in my understanding, only happens if we let BIP-110 play out and miners refuse to accept it once it's actively rejecting blocks. But the code has to be ready to do it, or the proposal has no teeth. I support this. I support going all the way.…

Even if a new PoW chain isn’t immediately recognized as “Bitcoin,” it will become the real one over time.

It will be the only chain that treats Bitcoin as money, not as a data dump.

The old chain will slowly die under the weight of its own spam and distorted…

The Fed's 2% inflation target isn't science.

A New Zealand politician picked the number on a whim in 1988. The rest of the world just copied it. No model, no rationale.

At 2%, the prices you pay double every 36 years. On purpose.

Bitcoin runs on a rule…

Say what you want about BIP110, it's certainly not being ignored. Not by Saylor, not by Bailey, and not by you. There are even fake news articles being generated about BIP110. On Saturday, everyone will be watching the beginning of mandatory signaling

With just 506 blocks (~3 days) to go until mandatory signaling begins, the BIP-110 movement has never been stronger! Our metrics continue to hit new highs every day.

Hold the line - activation is near!

Bitcoin is money!

What Could Happen This Saturday (BIP-110)

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