Curating the Internet: Science and technology digest for March 11, 2020

A robot inspired by baby deer that can teach itself to walk; Brave Browser partners with TAP Network to connect BAT tokens directly to retailers; A fireside chat including the controversial and eccentric Craig Wright and economist George Gilder; Master's thesis finds that rocks from Earth and Moon are less similar than previously believed; and a Steem essay discussing the theoretical possibility of "bubbles of nothing" that could destroy the universe

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Curating the Internet: Science and technology digest for February 15, 2020

AI can predict which patients will benefit from anti-depression treatments; Controversial Satoshi claimaint, Craig S. Wright, claims licensing violation for the Bitcoin ledger; US DoJ arrests coin-mixing technologist for money laundering; Big news in the Steem ecosystem, TRON acquired Steemit; and a Steem photo-essay with photos of rare minerals for an upcoming gem show in Japan

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Craig Wright, Satoshi, and Turing Completeness

I am only passingly familiar with Bitcoin technology, but I have been intrigued by recent claims that Craig Wright is the elusive Satoshi Nakamoto.  I was also intrigued last December, when the first claims came out.  At that time, I knew even less about Bitcoin  then I do now, and I knew nothing about the people who were involved in its creation.  But I watched this video,




and at around 17 minutes, I thought it was funny that "some guy" (who I now know is Nick Szabo, another Satoshi candidate - who denied it.) was arguing with "Satoshi".  Here is an approximate transcription at 16:34: