Silicon Valley and Wall Street invent collateralized GPU obligations. Surely this will work out fine

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/11/04/silicon-valley-and-wall-street-invent-collateralized-gpu-obligations-surely-this-will-work-out-fine/

Blackstone, Pimco, Carlyle, and BlackRock have so far lent $11 billion to GPU cloud companies — now apparently called “neoclouds” — such as CoreWeave, Crusoe, and Lambda Labs. The loans are collateralized by the neoclouds’ Nvidia GPUs.

Look ma, new asset bubble!

@Codebuzz@www.codebuzz.nl I have separate mail boxes for private and work, but flattened both to have a simpler structure. For work, where we use Outlook, I am using categories for organising the mails and privately I am using Vivaldi’s labels system. The main idea is to use search and grouping through dynamic saved searches instead of static folders.

Hah, seems i cant connect to plain because irc+insecure://irc.mills.io also not work (my bouncer powered by soju)

** Broughlike dev log **
I’ve been working on the broughlike pretty steadily since my last update. The gameplay loop is pretty much unchanged, but I’ve added a fair bit of polish, and fixed a lot of bugs. I think it is honestly sort of boring to play, but I am excited to have this as the starting point for future projects…can you smell the roguelike!? I can!

The major fixes and improvements that I’ve made since my last update include:

• better way finding … ⌘ Read more

VostoEmisio’s animated videos CCS proposal fully funded
VostoEmisio1’s CCS proposal2 to create an animated video explaining Full-Chain Membership Proofs 3 is now fully funded:

20 XMR raised in 31 contributions (100%)

To learn more about VostoEmisio’s work, consult the previous Monero Observer report4.

1. https://repo.getmonero.org/VOSTOEMISIO/ [↩](#fnref:1)

2. [https://ccs.getmonero.org/proposals/VOSTOEMISIO-FCMP-Animated-Explai … ⌘ Read more

So I’ve flattened my work and private email inboxes to single inbox folders and I don’t even know anymore what I was thinking before trying frantically to organise everything in sub folders. Labels and search filters are the way forward.

Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 6 November 2024 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, November 6th 2024 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.

• Updates. What is everyone working on?
  
• Monero Research Computing Server hardware needs
  
• FCMP++ tx size and compute cost and MAX_INPUTS/MAX_OUTPUTS3
  
• FCMP++ Optimization Competition4
  
• Revi … ⌘ Read more

Boog900 posts second progress report for Cuprate CCS proposal
Boog9001 has posted the second progress report2 for their latest CCS proposal3 to continue full-time development work on the Cuprate 4 project:

I also found 1900+ IP addresses running “nodes” that have different behaviour to monerod and are almost certainly proxies to other nodes. [..] From the data I have it looks like 40% of the IPs running Monero nodes are not real nodes and ~75% o … ⌘ Read more

selsta posts October 2024 Monero dev report
selsta1 has posted a monthly CCS progress report2 for October 2024, which includes several Monero dev updates.

Milestone 3:
-Continued working on preparing the next release [..] v0.18.4.0 with multiple larger changes.
-Work on resolving HackerOne reports also continued [..]
-Investigated bugs and did some work on repository organization. [..]

Note that misc work is not explicitly mentioned in these updates. The full list of c … ⌘ Read more

I installed GrapheneOS for the first time on Wednesday last week on a used Pixel 7a, and I’m impressed. Installation was almost seamless, and I was able to do it from another Android phone. I’ve run into very few wrinkles, even using Google’s proprietary apps with GrapheneOS’s “sandboxed” version of Google Play Services. The main problems I’ve noticed: I can’t cast, and Google Timeline doesn’t seem to work (though I imagine the intersection between people keen to use GrapheneOS and keen to have Google log their location history is pretty small).

@prologic@twtxt.net I’m not a yarnd user, so it doesn’t matter a whole lot to me, but FWIW I’m not especially keen on changing how I format my twts to work around yarnd’s quirks.

I wonder if this kind of postprocessing would fit better between composing (via yarnd’s UI) and publishing. So, if a yarnd user types ¼, it could get changed to ¼ in the twtxt.txt file for everyone to see, not just people reading through yarnd. But when I type ¼, meaning first out of four, as a non-yarnd user, the meaning wouldn’t get corrupted. I can always type ¼ directly if that’s what I really intend.

(This twt might be easier to understand if you read it without any transformations :-P)

Anyway, again, I’m not a yarnd user, so do what you will, just know you might not be seeing exactly what I meant.

@sorenpeter@darch.dk I run Weechat headless on a VM and mostly connect via mobile or dwsktop. I use the android client or gliwing bear. Work blocks all comms on their always on MitM VPN so I cant in office anymore. So I just use mobile.

Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 5 November 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, November 5 2024 at 18:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #cuprate channels.

Cuprate is an effort to create an alternative Monero node implementation.

Greetings
Updates: What is everyone working on?
Project: What is next for Cuprate?
branch protection
Any other business

The meeting’s moderator should be Boog9003. Consult … ⌘ Read more

mainnet-pat submits CCS proposal to complete XMR-BCH atomic swaps project
mainnet-pat1 has submitted a CCS proposal2 looking to finalize the effort to create the web platform for XMR-BCH atomic swap utilizing the adaptor signatures:

The work on server-side is mostly done and being tested, funded by generous donors from BCH Flipstarter campaign3. As we have initially underestimated (in the framework of BCH flipstarter) the effort to finish the task, … ⌘ Read more

m-a-x-c creates Monero churn timing tool
m-a-x-c1 has created Monero Churn Timer 2 - a Python script that generates randomized wait times for XMR transactions and can potentially help users increase their privacy by scheduling churns:

The way it works is as follows: after receiving Monero, you would use the Monero Churn Timer to generate a random wait time. You would then set a reminder to “churn” (i.e., send that transaction to yourself at a new address) after the specified … ⌘ Read more

Pinellas County - HM Tune Up: 6.25 miles, 00:09:31 average pace, 00:59:29 duration
hit all the paces i set out to and was not too tough. could have possibly done a longer warm up or cool down, or maybe another set, but it was all good. have not really been doing any speed work so it was a good test.
#running

[ANN] Looking for intermediate/advanced Django/Python developer to fix and maintain moneroj.net!

Please reach out as soon as possible so we can bring the website back up, after looking at what broke and fixing it, plus optionally we can keep working together for the foreseeable future so we implement new features or refactor things around.

Links:

• https://moneroj.net/
  
• Contact
  

rottenwheel.com ⌘ Read more

Simplified twtxt - I want to suggest some dogmas or commandments for twtxt, from where we can work our way back to how to implement different feature like replies/treads:

1. It’s a text file, so you must be able to write it by hand (ie. no app logic) and read by eye. If you edit a post you change the content not the timestamp. Otherwise it will be considered a new post.

2. The order of lines in a twtxt.txt must not hold any significant. The file is a container and each line an atomic piece of information. You should be able to run sort on a twtxt.txt and it should still work.

3. Transport protocol should not matter, as long as the file served is the same. Http and https are preferred, so it is suggested that feed served via Gopher or Gemini also provide http(s).

4. Do we need more commandments?

Erlang Solutions: Implementing Phoenix LiveView: From Concept to Production
When I began working with Phoenix LiveView, the project evolved from a simple backend service into a powerful, UI-driven customer service tool. A basic Phoenix app for storing user data quickly became a core part of our client’s workflow.

In this post, I’ll take you through a project that grew from its original purpose- from a service fo … ⌘ Read more

Sanctions Hit Linux Kernel, Russian Programmers Banned
Biden’s Executive Order 14071, forbids Russians from working with or using GPL’d software made in the USA. ⌘ Read more

How come gmail has really good spam filters, while chrome is actively working against ad-blockers?

Hmm… 🤔 ⌘ Read more

How to ace (KCNA) Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate exam
Community post originally published on Medium by Giorgi Keratishvili Introduction Most probably if you have been working in IT over last decate you would heared such words as containers, docker, cloud native, maybe even kubernetes, but wonder what does all those buzz words mean… ⌘ Read more

RNAWorld
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[ANN] Haveno-reto tails haveno-install script now working
Link: https://lemmy.cafe/post/9002281

u/oliver_twisted@monero.town ⌘ Read more

Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 30 October 2024 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 30th 2024 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.

• Updates. What is everyone working on?
  
• Research Pre-Seraphis Full-Chain Membership Proofs3. Reviews for Carrot.4
  
• CCS proposal: Audit monero-serai and monero-wallet5
  
• Monero Researc … ⌘ Read more

RNAWorld
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Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 29 October 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, October 29 2024 at 18:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #cuprate channels.

Cuprate is an effort to create an alternative Monero node implementation.

Greetings
Updates: What is everyone working on?
Project: What is next for Cuprate?
Any other business

The meeting’s moderator should be Boog9003. Consult the Cuprate code … ⌘ Read more

Data Protection Working Group deep dive at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Salt Lake City
Community post by Dave Smith-Uchida, Technical Leader, Veeam (Linkedin, GitHub) Data on Kubernetes is growing with databases, object stores, and other stateful applications moving to the platform. The Data Protection Working Group (DPWG) focuses on data… ⌘ Read more

** Broughlike **
The Roguelike Celebration happened this weekend. Every year I think about participating, and every year I let it slip me by. In honor of it, though, this weekend I made a Broughlike…which I’ve creatively named “Eli’s Broughlike.”

It runs in the browser. It should work on most anything with a keyboard, or with a touchscreen — the about page ha … ⌘ Read more

ESP32-C61-DevKitC-1 with RISC-V Single Core Processor and Wi-Fi 6/Bluetooth LE 5
The ESP32-C61-DevKitC-1 is an upcoming entry-level development board that integrates Wi-Fi 6 in the 2.4 GHz band and Bluetooth LE 5 capabilities. The board is designed to support a variety of applications and offers multiple peripheral interfaces for developers to work with. The ESP32-C61 features a 32-bit RISC-V single-core processor running at 160 MHz. It […] ⌘ Read more

ofrnxmr completes first milestone for BasicSwapDEX CCS proposal
ofrnxmr1 has completed2 the first milestone (M1-O/M1-F/M1-B) for their CCS proposal3 to empower and steward BasicSwapDex4 to production quality software:

”`
Core v0.13.4 > v0.14.1:

• Update coincurve fork and rebase onto v20
  
• Include coincurve as a basicswap dependency
  
• Fix remote (local) node handling
  
• Started integration of the novel BCH <>XMR swap protocol
  … ⌘ Read more”`

It really bugs me when a Web site for a tool has a link called “How It Works”, but the actual information behind that link is “how to use”. A set of operating instructions for a tool and an explanation of the principles that enable the tool to function are two very different things.

Erlang Solutions: Client Case Studies with Erlang Solutions
At Erlang Solutions, we’ve worked with diverse clients, solving business challenges and delivering impactful results. We would like to share just some of our top client case studies in this latest post with you.

Get a glimpse into how our leading technologies—Erlang, Elixir, MongooseIM, and more—combined with our expert team, have transformed the outcomes for major industry players.

Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 23 October 2024 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 23rd 2024 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.

• Updates. What is everyone working on?
  
• Research Pre-Seraphis Full-Chain Membership Proofs3. Reviews for Carrot.4
  
• CCS proposal: Audit monero-serai and monero-wallet5
  
• Monero Researc … ⌘ Read more

Working in an Aussie Bottle-O | Scrumptious ⌘ Read more

Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 22 October 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, October 22 2024 at 18:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix1 in the #cuprate channels.

Cuprate is an effort to create an alternative Monero node implementation.

Greetings
Updates: What is everyone working on?
Project: What is next for Cuprate?
Any other business

The meeting’s moderator should be Boog9002. Consult the Cuprate code repository … ⌘ Read more

Justin Berman posts CCS progress report after 195 hours of dev work
Justin Berman1 has published the first progress report2 for his full-time 2024 (part 8) Monero/Seraphis dev work CCS proposal3:

I’m currently waiting on @kayabaNerve to complete work on the prove/verify API before I continue on to construct/verify/make consensus changes for fcmp++ txs (deliverables 4/5/6 of this CCS). To maintain forward progress on the fcmp++ integration, and since dang … ⌘ Read more

v1docq47 posts August-September 2024 CCS progress report
v1docq471 has posted a second progress report (August-September 2024)1 for his latest CCS proposal2 to do Russian voice-over work and transcribe Monero content:

This is my August + September CCS progress report with voiceover and works on XMR.RU. [..] If you have suggestions or advice about my work, I will be glad to listen to them. Thanks for your support!

(A) Monero Russian Co ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/v1docq47-posts-ccs-progress-report-august-september-2024/)

escapethe3RA: Looking for funding to maintain Monero Observer until 2026

Funding goal (24Q4+2025): 240 XMR

11 successful CCS proposals, 3500+ work hours, thousands of reports in over 3 years of thinking about, writing about, and dreaming about Monero.

That has been my sometimes rough yet always exciting secret life since 2021 and I wouldn’t change it for anything. More importantly, I owe it all to you. Thank you for supporting me since day 1 via the CCS.

Now, I am ready to skip the system and seek dire … ⌘ Read more

@2024-10-08T19:36:38-07:00@a.9srv.net Thanks for the followup. I agrees with most of it - especially:

Please nobody suggest sticking the content type in more metadata. 🙄

Yes, URL can be considered ugly, but they work and are understandable by both humans and machines. And its trivial for any client to hide the URLs used as reference in replies/treading.

Webfinger can be an add-on to help lookup people, and it can be made independent of the nick by just serving the same json regardless of the nick as people do with static sites and a as I implemented it on darch.dk (wf endpoint). Try RANDOMSTRING@darch.dk on http://darch.dk/wf-lookup.php (wf lookup) or RANDOMSTRING@garrido.io on https://webfinger.net

Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 16 October 2024 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 16th 2024 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.

• Updates. What is everyone working on?
  
• Stress testing monerod3
  
• Research Pre-Seraphis Full-Chain Membership Proofs4. Reviews for Carrot.5
  
• AOB.
  

This meeting’s chairperson should be … ⌘ Read more

midipoet submits CCS proposal for ‘policy and regulatory framework’ research
midipoet1 has submitted a new CCS proposal2 looking to work part-time on policy and regulatory framework research within the Monero Policy Working Group 3 for 6 months:

I think its relevant to Monero currently and might allow the broader ecosystem to understand better how regulatory pressure is impacting privacy and data protection rights.

Total funding: 332 XMR  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/midipoet-submits-ccs-proposal-policy-regulatory-framework-research/)

vtnerd posts September 2024 Monero dev report
vtnerd1 has posted a second progress report2 for his full-time Q3 2024 Monero dev work CCS proposal3:

I rolled over the hours for a month last week. I was hoping to get another PR out before this merge request, but it looks like some of the work will have to wait. Reviewers can decide whether they trust additional (not yet posted) work has been done.

”`

• converting LWS REST server from an epee http se … ⌘ Read more”`

Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 15 October 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, October 15 2024 at 18:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #cuprate channels.

Cuprate is an effort to create an alternative Monero node implementation.

Greetings
Updates: What is everyone working on?
Project: What is next for Cuprate?
Any other business

The meeting’s moderator should be Boog9003. Consult the Cuprate code … ⌘ Read more

@doesnm@doesnm.p.psf.lt Agree. salty.im should allow the user to post multiple brokers on their webfinger so the client can find a working path.

selsta posts September 2024 Monero dev report
selsta1 has posted a monthly CCS progress report2 for September 2024, which includes several Monero dev updates.

Milestone 2:
-Initial work started on the next release [..] v0.18.3.5 or v0.18.4.0.
-Continue to work HackerOne reports.
-Smaller bug fixes, including work on fixing CI again after multiple build issues. [..]

Note that misc work is not explicitly mentioned in these updates. The full list of changes can be found … ⌘ Read more

ki9 starts work on XMR price API with data from Bisq, Haveno-reto
Keith Irwin (ki91) has apparently started working on XMR Price F.Y.I. 2 - a new Monero price API with unbiased street price data from multiple sources, including Haveno-reto 3 and Bisq 4:

[X] Domain name service
[X] TLS certs
[X] Nginx proxy
[X] Basic 11ty site
[ ] Basic http API
[ ] Haveno-reto data
[ ] Bisq data
[ ] Coingecko data
[ ] Forex data
[ ] API
[ ]  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/ki9-starts-work-xmr-price-api-data-haveno-bisq/)

SNeedlewoods submits CCS proposal for 1 month of part-time Monero dev work
SNeedlewoods1 has submitted their first CCS proposal2 to work part-time on Monero development for 1 month:

For this proposal the focus of work will be on the new wallet API [..] The work is already ongoing since May 2024 [..] This is a “pilot” proposal to see how things work out. [..] Hopefully I will become a long term contributor for general development.

Funding proposed: 2.15 XMR (10-15 hour ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/sneedlewoods-submits-monero-dev-work-ccs-proposal/)

How to Fix Cellular Data Not Working on iOS 18 with Apps or iPhone
Some iPhone users have discovered that cellular data is not working on many apps after they have updated to iOS 18. For example, you might be driving and discover that you can no longer stream music from Music app, or can’t listen to podcasts from Spotify, or load reels on Instagram, or watch TikTok, but … Read More ⌘ Read more

@aelaraji@aelaraji.com Yep seems alright! Really fast too. I’m still using my main Firefox in general cos.. well it’s set up so much and it’s hardened, profile running in RAM, all that crazy stuff that got it working the way I want 😂

But keeping a good eye on Zen Browser’s progress.