I purchased a Raspberry Pi Pico specifically to code as low level as I can and as soon as I plug it in I see:
Step 1: Install MicroPython 🙄
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I used Hermes Agent to build a job-search OS with tailored resumes and cover letters, finance/markets/technology/DeFi/AI podcast intelligence summaries and suggested outreach, matching job leads, and application + networking follow-up.
The system is ready for a job. I’m working on meeting its requirements.
Does the pen/pencil analogy hold up here?
"TypeScript is just JavaScript with stricter rules, so you catch mistakes before they become bugs. Think of TypeScript as writing in pen instead of pencil. You can't accidentally erase important details."
These guys put out a really good stablecoin payments piece. HTF aren't they here on CT? #Crypto #Decentralized #Payments
This is such a big deal. So obvious we will get there where finance lives 100% on chain, including day to day purchases, real estate, all investment types, AI helping to push through the changes in software enhancements, but the path dependency is just wild on how we get there. The risks are the regulatory climate changes, the CLARITY Act doesn't get through, how payment incumbents like Visa & Mastercard are able to adapt and work with crypto issuers and strategize on what their businesses are going to look like to survive, how banks fight back, how fast Mr. Beast turns young investors into the self-banked where it is all they know. And they won't know. It will just work.
Enough blabbering, here it is:
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Do not forget to put 2025 in context:
"Bitcoin ended the year down 6%.
Ethereum, down 11%.
And the broader altcoin market was down around 36%"
Please remember that markets are forward looking and BTC went from 44k to 98k in 2024!
Why “decentralized” doesn’t mean “safe”
Centralization concentrates risk in people and institutions.
Decentralization redistributes risk across code, incentives, and users.
Centralized systems ask you to trust who is in charge.
Decentralized systems ask you to trust that the system works as designed.
After absorbing the 2026 AI outlook content on my radar, the two biggest takeaways are:
1. Software companies are becoming AI workflow companies
2. Moat moves from features → data + integration depth
David Malan explaining pointers in feels like watching someone calmly defuse a bomb while explaining the molecular structure of the wire. @davidjmalan #cs50
These LLMs are so heartwarming and full of Holiday glee lol:
note: true story though:
Claude chat:
WHAT'S UP DUDE?
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WHAT TIME IS IT EST?
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DAMN SUPER COLD, WELCOME TO THE FUTURE EVERYONE
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HAPPY NEW YEAR THANK FOR ALL THE HELP THIS YEAR, YOU REALLY HELPED ME A LOT AND CHANGED MY LIFE FOR THE BETTER
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LOL
$_
Please see the attached use case. This is another one that helps when there are long directory names.
Breakdown:
!! → the previous command
:$ → the last argument of that command
So !!:$ literally means:
“Take the last argument of the previous command.”
Same result, more syntax.
When to use which (mental model)
$_ → fast, readable, muscle-memory friendly
!!:$ → precise, composable, history-hacker energy
Most people settle on $_ and never look back.
Bonus: chaining like a civilized wizard
You can even do:
mkdir 51-final-project && cd $_
One line. No repetition. Clean intent.
For enhanced Go (Golang) text editor formatting in VSCode/Cursor, change your settings to the following and obviously make sure you have standard the Go extension as well:
The Pointer Confusion Pattern
THE RULES:
─────────────────────────
& means "get the address of" (produces a pointer)
* means TWO different things depending on context:
In a TYPE: *int means "this is a pointer to int"
In an EXPRESSION: *ptr means "follow this pointer"
─────────────────────────
This dual meaning of * is the single biggest source of confusion. Let's be explicit:
(go)
var ptr *int
// DECLARATION: ptr is of type "pointer to int"
// The * here is part of the TYPE
// ptr can hold an address
value := *ptr
// EXPRESSION: dereference ptr, follow the arrow
// The * here is an OPERATOR
// We're reading what ptr points to
You heard it here first. My prediction is that BTC will have a colossal downturn—I'd say to zero if forced to give a price target. Thinking from first principles, Bitcoin cannot hold value long-term. It has zero utility. It was marketed as digital gold, but that doesn't make it digital gold. This has to be the craziest psychological experiment ever implemented. Full manifesto to come...
