The Adventures of Shylock Holmes

One pound of inference, no more, no less. No humbug, no cant, but only inference. This task done, and he would go free.

Thursday, May 12, 2022

Living History Forwards

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I have recently been working my way through the excellent History of Rome podcast series. I had been meaning to do this for some time as my...
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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

The Earthquake at Central Banks

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In the past, I had mentally classified arguments in favor of Bitcoin into three broad categories: 1. Bitcoin eats gold. 2. Bitcoin eats fi...
Wednesday, December 15, 2021

The Biggest Obstacle to Texan Independence

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Suppose you were a patriotic Texan, planning on how to make your state independent. As Tinkzorg likes to put it, in politics (not just in w...
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Sunday, July 25, 2021

Moving Porn

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[Meta disclaimer: When I look back at some of the posts I've written that I think I got wrong, they're often in the category of what...
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Sunday, March 28, 2021

The Lessons of Bitcoin

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Bitcoin is, without any question, one of the most remarkable financial stories of our lifetimes. Simply by running some code on your laptop ...
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Thursday, January 28, 2021

Some Thoughts Occasioned Upon Recent Fatherhood

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Friends, I’m very happy to report that my daughter and firstborn child recently arrived into this world. The acute feelings of anxiety and t...
Saturday, January 16, 2021

Tether - risky, but probably not for the reasons they keep telling you

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I keep being forwarded this article that came out in Medium recently. It poses as a big expose of tether , the stablecoin that powers lots ...
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Friday, December 11, 2020

Last Thoughts on Voter Fraud

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Winston Churchill once observed that a good definition of a fanatic was someone who can’t change his mind, and won’t change the subject. O...
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