I have amassed more than 500 GitHub stars. Why?

We have come to a point in time with software where it is extremely easy for most simple problem to be coded (with the use of coding assistants) and the marginal amount of effort to make them are significantly low. An ideal world and following the logic to its end is a world is software can be customized to an individual and still have a widescale use. I don’t believe we are anywhere near that world but definitely one step towards it.

Do you have a problem? Somebody probably already tried a stab at the problem and has made a git repository for that.

FOSS is a world in which people can solve their problems and others can then find software and modify it for their needs and contribute to it to being a final better product. In the world of Machine Learning, a leak of Meta’s llama model lead to the creation of a model within 2 months that competed with OpenAI’s ChatGPT

A world of open software, just like a world of open knowledge exponentially increases the amount of individual experimentation and customization that will occur. Leaving everyone off with to then use “the next best thing” to make the “next bester/greatest” thing.

Back in the olden day when I was in elementary school there was this Cool Math game called “Learn to Fly”. For a long time, I would spend the time on the game grinding and saving my money.

However, one day I was playing with another friend, and we were having a competition of who could beat the game the fastest. While I kept my conversative strategy of spending my money my friend would immediately upgrade to the best next item when he had the money for it. Unlike myself who would jump from a level 1 to a level 5 item without buying anything else. I noticed over the course of the game that he was progressively o

I realize now this was the first time I was introduced to the concept of the compound effect.

It was more advantageous to spend now because even though you had a marginal loss now the gain overtime would outweigh the cost that you spend. And you would be significantly better off at a point of time in the future.

For the currencies that have institutional backing or single IPO launches you would absolutely be correct in calling them probable scams or pump and dumps. However, Bitcoin and other decentralized currencies with those improving the code having a minority influence on what changes can be made are as stable as pure cash. Cash, after all is a medium of exchange. Even at banks, where most of your cash is insured by FDIC. The FDIC states that “FDIC insurance is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government.”. The USA even has a credit rating attached to them by Moody. Bitcoin in particular revolutionized the way we think about trustless based transactions.

The way I like to think about cryptocurrency is to think about it as a forex (or foreign exchange)

A country is a collection of people

The country declares a currency

People within the country get rewarded with currency by doing work (physical)

The internet is a collection of people

The internet declares a currency

People within the internet ger rewarded with currency by doing work (digital proof-of-work)

The two way you are able to acquire cryptocurrency?

1. Contribute computational power and get rewarded in the cryptocurrency
2. Exchange it and buy it with your own currency

The two ways to acquire foreign currency?

1. Do work in the country and get paid in their local currency
2. Exchange it and buy it with your own currency

A Forex Transaction Example

USD > USD/BTC > BTC > BTC/USD > USD

USD > USD/JPY > JPY > JPY/USD > YSD

By all accounts there is nothing technically different between the Japanese Yen and Bitcoin. The only difference is your perception of the country behind it and the ‘credit worthiness’ of the entities that creates money.

What I’m trying to get at with this short article is that what is used as a medium of exchange does not matter. Anything can technically be used for it. The reason the USD has more perceived stability than BTC is the cultural and societal expectation behind it. The price of BTC fluctuates way more than that of USD because unlike the US dollar there is no entity to control the price of BTC. Only that of market sentiment. That is why I try to think about it as a forex. You are exchanging “country money” for “internet money”. This is solidified by the fact that some websites do not (such as people living in areas of censorship or suppression) or cannot (such as dark markets) accept traditional forms of payment like ACH, Debit, or Credit Cards.

My favorite article about the theory of: Satoshi Nakamoto

Probable names for the missing articles in KewlTech’s Blog.

[Certain] 06 - Accumulation Delayed
[Probable] 16 - Setting Take Profit
[Unlikely] 27- Time Machine Part 2 / Sideways Price Action (Comes after Issue 026: Time Machine and before Issue 028: Consolidation)
[Unlikely] 36 - Time Machine Part 3 (Comes after Issue 035: Momentum Progression and before Issue 037: Time Shifting)
[Certain] 66 - Levels in Context Part Deux

Practice here: https://chartgame.com/

This is Mike Russell’s Video “5 EASY Steps For Sounding Better in Audacity”. However, I want it formatted for myself and slightly easier to read. The fomat is ENCNL.

1. Equalize

   • Effect > EQ and Filter > Filter Curve EQ
   • Lows: Drop -18db from 100hz to 60z
   • Mid-Range: Peak at 200hz of 1.5db. Rounding from 100hz-300hz
   • Nasal: Drop -1.5db at 1000hz. Round from 600hz-2000hz
   • Highs: Increase 6db from 400hz to 6100 hz

   Effect > EQ and Filter > Filter Curve EQ > Presets & settings > Import this below as a text file

    FilterCurve:f0="59.249598" f1="98.876258" f2="137.07937" f3="198.621" f4="295.5167" f5="999.43922" f6="3997.4965" f7="4984.8605" FilterLength="8191" InterpolateLin="0" InterpolationMethod="B-spline" v0="-40.151863" v1="-0.060172081" v2="1.7621775" v3="1.9140396" v4="-0.060172081" v5="-1.5787964" v6="-0.060172081" v7="6.1661892"
   

2. Normalize Effect > Volume and Compression > Normalize Peak Amplitude to -1dB

3. Compress Effect > Volume and Compression > Compressor Threshold: -20db Make-up gain: 3db Knee Width: 5db Ratio: 2 (I use this for Podcast Audio)

4. Normalize Effect > Volume and Compression > Normalize Peak Amplitude to -1dB

5. Limiter Effect > Volume and Compression > Limiter

You can also support Mike Russell by buying the preset that he has probably better fine tuned.

• His blog: https://producer.musicradiocreative.com/5-steps-to-sound-better/
• His video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsmMMKRZp5g

For fading: Effects > Fading > Adjustable Fade > Fade Up, % of Original, Start = 0, End = 30