2 min read
Effective Complexity
Notes on Nock, ZODA, and the fire-fighting infrastructure of the future.
WRITINGS
Thoughts, updates, and deep dives into provable systems
2 min readLone Star Combinators
Nockchain, the war for free speech, and the silent slope to Texas.
3 min readLosing Control
Notes on American infrastructure—for good and ill, past and present.
3 min readThe American Diamond Age
"The surest way to shock most people, in those days, was to believe that some kinds of behavior were bad and others good, and that it was reasonable to live one's life accordingly." —Neal Stephenson, The Diamond Age
3 min readIntroducing Nockchain
The first official status update on the development of Nockchain, the Zero-Knowledge Proof-of-Work blockchain.
4 min readProof of Work, Proof of Life
From monastic orders to Nietzsche's typewriter to Nockchain, the forms that shape our thoughts and deeds.
2 min readThe New World Open and Clean
As the material world becomes trustless, trust in something beyond this world becomes more difficult—and more pure.
4 min readAI, Crypto, and the Arms Race for Superintelligence
Introduction to the new Cold War.
2 min readWelcome to the American Diamond Age
Memory agents, trillion dollar warbands, and your official invitation to the Nockchain launch party in December.