This is the chilling effect that happens when courts incorrectly decide that software developers need to license before distributing their software.

Drew up a quick diagram for what moving between these company specific L1s could look like

As a DC resident in a neighborhood with a fair bit of crime I'm happy to see the Atlantic raising these issues. Partisanship should not blind us to real problems, especially--and it seems crazy to have to emphasize the point--homicides.

Critics of Trump's takeover plan are right that violent crime in D.C. is falling by all the available measures. But in their haste to attack him, they've ignored exactly how bad violence in the city is. My latest in @TheAtlantic:

This is the most important question in policy right now.

If you took any ordinary Ethernet or Wi-Fi signal and interpreted it as audio would it still sound like this? Does the Internet still sound like this?

You can just tell the robot to do things.

Went off the low dose THC to prepare for baby 3. Switched to CBD alone. Enjoying the calming, antiinflammatory effect 3 or 4 nights each week. Interesting that, like coffee and basically no other drug I know of, it has no documented ill-effects in research.

The Roman Storm verdict shows how badly the BRCA is needed: no one should face prison for publishing code. Michael Lewellen's civil suit in Fort Worth is equally crucial-both challenge the government's abuse of unlicensed money transmission laws against technologists.

NEW - The Criminalization of Privacy: Tornado Cash Guilty Verdict Analysis 🏛️ @coincenter Executive Director @valkenburgh in conversation with @frankcorva on the @rstormsf conviction + implications for financial surveillance and open source development. 00:00 - Introduction 01:48 - Legal Analysis - Unlicensed Money Transmission 06:01 - Appeal Prospects 11:48 - Samurai Developers' Plea Deal Legal Implications 15:50 - Jurisdictional Reach of the Southern District of New York 22:51 - Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA) 27:55 - Surveillance Concerns in President's Working Group Report 38:17 - Support from SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce 42:04 - Digital Identity and the Future of Privacy in Crypto 45:16 - Closing Remarks on Roman Storm