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Show HN: Jixp, a Lisp DSL for describing Jax neural nets

This is a side project I've been working on while learning Jax. I noticed that a bunch of the neural net math looked like it would work well in a lisp syntax because most of the data flows through layers in a "functional" manner. Data is threaded through one layer at a time, each layer composing with the previous layer.Jixp is designed as a learning tool for myself while learning Jax to toy around with different shapes/styles of models. I used this to train a 4m parameter mod

Show HN: Let's Seal – Let's Encrypt for document signing, free and self-hosted

TLDR, Let's Seal gives the finger to Adobe and every doc signing tool (docusign, google, etc) who pay to play with the Adobe Approved Trust List and then charge you for something that should be free.Currently even the person checking if a document/contract is sealed or code is authentic has to also be inside the same Adobe walled garden too. Verification, the part that should be free is the part everyone charges for. Thats the shape Let's Encrypt fixed for TLS, and I wanted the sa

Show HN: Btfy – a blockchain that uses weather observations

Hi HN,I built Btfy, an experimental blockchain that uses weather observations as a source of unpredictability for consensusThe motivation is simple. Proof of Work generates uncertainty by performing computations. I wanted to explore whether we could obtain some of that uncertainty from the real world instead.Btfy combines weather observation data with a Verifiable Delay Function (VDF):Weather Observation Data -> VDF -> Block -> Hash ChainIn the current implementation, observation data i

Show HN: Jaybase: Append-only fact store for AI doing business workflows

Hey HN,I build custom AI agents for businesses, and one of the things I've noticed is that everyone wants to use AI to do real, critical work, but it's hard to trust it because sometimes agents can go a little off the rails. No one wants their agent deleting all their customer data or screwing up their books. So they tend to limit its use to searching, summarizing, and as a writing assistant. This really limits the value you can get from using AI.The problem is that most ways we sto

Congress Is Trying To Figure Out What To Do About Crypto's Colossal Carbon Footprint

House members pushed back on crypto CEOs' assertion that bitcoin's energy consumption is actually a "feature not a bug."

A Bot Network Stealing Twitter Identities Ran Its Scam For Days Before Being Taken Down

The scam ran for three days before Twitter removed the fake accounts.

How A Bunch Of Crypto Nerds Liberated Jodorowsky’s Bible For “Dune,” The Greatest Film Never Made

The director’s lavish vision proved too much for Hollywood studios, but an ether-backed collective has vowed to bring it into public view at last.

Scammers Are Impersonating Elon Musk And Donald Trump To Take Your Bitcoin

And they're using automated networks of bot accounts to do it.

There's More Bad News About ICOs, This Time From China

China — an important market for cryptocurrencies — will no longer permit ICOs.

Here’s How Scammers Are Using Fake News To Screw With Bitcoin Investors

In the largely unregulated world of bitcoin and cryptocurrency, fraudsters are getting rich by deliberately spreading false information to affect the price of their holdings using social media, scam news sites, and private chat apps.

A Cryptocurrency Pioneer Wrote About Sex With A Preteen Girl On His Blog. He Says It Was Fiction.

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Gavin Wood wrote — and then deleted — a post about having sex with a preteen girl who was dying of AIDS. He says it was fiction.

Meet The Guys Selling Memes As NFTs — For A Price

Connor Flanigan and Greg Cervenak are brokering an auction for Numa Numa, Honey Badger Don't Care, and Two Pretty Best Friends.

11 Best Free Online Personal Finance Courses

Free personal finance courses are widely available online, which makes it possible to sharpen your money-management skills without spending a dime. Learn about a wide range of financial topics such as ...

What Can You Do With a Finance Degree?

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

M1 Finance Review

Mark’s experience in financial services includes unique exposure to robo-advisors, brokerage platforms, trading systems, and the fintech ecosystem. He has been a student of the industry and the ...

Navajo Nation Supreme Court Denies Petition Challenging Budget and Finance Committee Investigation

The Navajo Nation Supreme Court has denied a petition seeking extraordinary relief related to an ongoing investigation by the Navajo Nation Council’s Budget and Finance Committee into housing and rela...

18 states require personal finance education in schools—here's what they're teaching kids about money

One of the most important steps to build wealth or accomplish any major money goal is to have at least a basic foundation of financial literacy. The question is, where do you get that education? Some ...

Trade Finance Explained: Mechanisms, Benefits, and Challenges

Dara-Abasi Ita writes about trading and investing for Investopedia and Investing.com, and he is an editor at Lawverse magazine. He has written about financial topics, including private equity, asset ...

10 Jobs in Finance and Accounting to Consider

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

Chicago Booth launches new Master in Finance Program

To further develop new ways to bring a transformative business education to future leaders, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business has launched a new of Master in Finance Program. The ...