July

I’ve actually read this one (erc-7777) I do think this is what we’re looking to do in the long run and makes a ton of sense to me. That’s why with roc camera we want the device to own its own keys because how else are machines vehicles robots and digitally physical ai in the world going to prove itself and prove to other machines it’s never met that it is real and it’s sensor attestation This was one of the reasons we are building roc camera tbh

my career path - quaestor - praetor - pontifex maximus - propraetor in spain - consul - proconsul

We're getting closer! Planning next week to start shipping these 3 @faust roc cameras out to some of folks for external beta testing Will share more soon

All 3 printing at once Let’s see how it goes If it goes well this is going to be my life for the next few weeks

Life can be beautiful, and I don’t have the patience for it not to be

I have often lamented the fact that I don’t have multiple lifetimes to: - pursue all my interests deeply - to fall in love a million times - to learn every language and culture - to get to know every human deeply - to finally read all the books that I have bought that are collecting dust on my shelf

There is almost no topic that I can’t find something interesting about

By "manufacturing" you mean "by hand" By "America" you mean "my garage" Then yes, we're manufacturing Roc Camera in the USA

Alright -- I got really into this idea yesterday (it's not a Bond film anymore) but, I did end up writing a 15-page 8-episode TV series outline for a film that takes place in the near future, would go something like this: A potentially AGI model emerges from a mysterious Chinese Hedge fund right as a populist billionaire AI first candidate runs for president that promises AI prosperity. Around the same time -- at a San Francisco AI lab, an AI researcher whistleblower at the populist billionaire's company 'commits suicide', leaving our protagonist one final message to look into her death. This is the thread that our protagonist tugs on to slowly start unraveling something much bigger than meets the eye... I feel like the tag line for the tv-series / book should be something like: - "When the reflection demands a painter -- who holds the brush?" - "What happens when the mirror asks, how it should look?"

Can someone let @balajis.eth know this is exactly what we are building with roc.camera https://x.com/balajis/status/1868366995361800606?s=46

We're shipping our first Roc.camera device out next week... (what?!) We also have 6 devices left in batch 1 -- so if you've been thinking on getting a device, now is the time!

A few things I found fascinating reading through the UAP hearing doc (I skimmed Gold and Shellenberger’s hearing docs ~400 pages) - UAPs are a real unexplained phenomena, we can say this w/o knowing what they are - first step is acknowledging this - vehicles have mass: they show up on visual spectrum, radar and infrared (they have a pretty big Radar Cross Section, they aren’t stealth) - vehicles are transmedium: seamlessly move through different mediums like water, air, space etc - show no signs of causing friction - vehicle has autonomous control: they react to the planes or other vehicles around it; they react based on what’s going on around them, that means they have sensors, a control system, path planning etc - vehicles have non combustion engine propulsion: field propulsion of some sort, manipulating gravity etc are properties that this vehicle has shown to exhibit - vehicles move in super high G maneuvers https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/unidentified-anomalous-phenomena-exposing-the-truth/

1/n Today we’re opening preorders for Roc Camera (beta): A camera that can take verifiably real moments in the age of AI 🧵 A thread on https://roc.camera/ from @faust

Keep it weird - because weird means different and usually it’s off the beaten path. not so weird it’s outright creepy or dangerous or evil but also not goody two shoes either. The world of following what others think you should be and what you think is safe is boring Why join the navy when you can be a pirate

Been thinking of how Facebook & other user generated content Web 2.0 era platforms as walled gardens, were much like Feudalism in the city states era. Essentially in exchange for identity and well being in a walled garden, a safe have to trade, to identify and express you were allowed to do whatever you want to do as long as you paid your dues and stayed within the walled garden If anything, this Feudalism is still ongoing. A bunch of people are generally upset by it but a lot of folks generally are unaware, accept it as it is, and those that aren't fans are either allowed to live outside the city walls (but find their own ways) or actively want another system besides Feudalism (a few pockets of these people, sort of hoping for various levels of rebellion against the system) Makes me think about how one of the central tenets of why the French Revolution took place was, you guessed it - taking down Feudalism. The August decrees specifically requested to abolish the feudal system, which is fascinating

Recently I’m realizing that I need a lot of time to just thing for myself. If I’m not careful I just read a bunch of stuff, and then I just regurgitate it as if it’s my viewpoint. And honestly that’s fine, if that’s your thing. But I honestly am more interested in perspectives but I’ve been thought through and kneaded like a dough over and over. I think we live in an age where everyone wants everything in an instant, and opinions of others are wanted constantly. But screw that, take your time and knead your dough is what I say. Don’t let others tell you otherwise. Your dough is precious - you don’t have to let others think for you all the time.

I still stand by this

Hello y'all -- an update on @faust, and where things are with Roc: A few months ago, we announced that we're building Roc (what we call a reality oracle computer). We've been hard at work on it for the past few months, and it is taking a lot longe than we thought. So, in the mean time we've decided to build a smaller scope version beta dev kit of it that we'll be announcing soon. We'll have more details soon, but here are some thoughts around the progress below: https://warpcast.com/july/0xfdc33e31

What is your funeral going to look like? They say you have to design with the end goal in mind and work backwards. Ok let’s say I buy into that. Who’s going to be there? What are they going to say? What are they going to do and how will they feel? What will the world that you leave behind look like?

How do you know you are using your life energy? Usually it involves the expenditure of some sort blood, sweat, tears, and things that make your hair go gray

Creating something from nothing is like exchanging one’s well being for tangible real world things that were previously only imagined The cost of bringing the imaginary into the real is life energy At least then, life energy is being used for something rather than nothing

Congratulations on being born

Do shortcuts ever work?

Two things im thinking about: - I’m the youngest that I will ever be today in my entire life - reducing yourself to narratives alone and you will become a sophist

Imagine you live in the 15th century, and instead of fighting and haggling with the Persians, the Venetians, the Mongols for the rights to use and trade on the Silk Road, you say fuck it and search for a way to India yourself because why not Put energy into creation, not fighting the status quo

1) If you live indefinitely, you’ll eventually reach the heat death of the universe. In order to live beyond that, we will have to transgress the known existing universe. Perhaps that will happen between now and the end of this all 2) Friendships last a lifetime 3) The act of creation lasts forever in that moment

Today, @faust is announcing Roc: a reality oracle computer that notarizes reality, onchain For the past ~3 years, we have been venturing into the great beyond at the intersection of deep tech x crypto. We’re building a new kind of hardware (from the bottom up) that is designed for Ethereum Read on below...

2024; the best ETH Denver I’ve ever been to It wasn’t the event itself that makes it special, but rather - the people Thank you 🙏🫶

I’ve come to the conclusion that I love this place, and everyone and love everything pretty deeply no matter how beautiful or destructive it is - am generally thankful to be here now