Ethereum

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Reply here with the most obscure Ethereum fact/story you can think of.

Software engineer, creative coder, aspiring generative artist, fridgebuzz.tez/.eth

A doodler and computerer. I like permissive/permissionless open source, smart contracts, p2p systems, room-scale VR, and NixOS.

Currently: WhatsABI

Thanks, I saw that. I think I’m not enough of an ethereum nerd yet to qualify. I’m reading “Mastering Ethereum” and Vitalik’s book. I’ve been researching libraries and tools. But obscure facts? You got me there. 🤷‍♀️

You got an invite anyway, but share something interesting in this thread when you find it in the books. :)

father. im here to mainly ask curious questions

I haven’t finished either of them, but one thing that stands out because I recently saw the film about Vitalik is that he’s a much more interesting person than I had any idea about. The book is a collection of essays and articles he has written over the years, so it not only explains the design decisions behind Ethereum, but his hopes for it, ideas for it, frank discussions of flaws and areas for improvement. He seems sincere in presenting the risks along with the benefits. That’s only from the first two essays/posts I’ve read so far. The film really surprised me: a billionaire couch surfer. He reminded me of mathematician Paul Erdös, who was homeless all his adult life by choice. Showing up at mathematicians’ houses to stay awhile and do math into the wee hours.

for me, anything, when seen through *your* perspective can fit the *interesting* label

what has these books changed your relationship you have with ethereum so far?