Alex Van de Sande
@avsa.eth.xyz
Ethereum Foundation Alumni, ENS cofounder, Dad.
Maduro is a terrible dictator and the Chaves regime destroyed Venezuela, but as a South American, I can tell you I can't think of a better propaganda for them than an American president saying they will go to war and take their oil. It's as if their main boogeyman made a speech confirming it exists.
December 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Maduro is a terrible dictator and the Chaves regime destroyed Venezuela, but as a South American, I can tell you I can't think of a better propaganda for them than an American president saying they will go to war and take their oil. It's as if their main boogeyman made a speech confirming it exists.
Sometimes I go to the other site because there’s i get a lot more replies. But then in a few minutes I am reminded why I left it.
December 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Sometimes I go to the other site because there’s i get a lot more replies. But then in a few minutes I am reminded why I left it.
What I love about the drake equation is that it includes all main branches of knowledge in a single fundamental question. It’s basically:
Physics x chemistry x biology x anthropology x history x tech = are we alone?
Physics x chemistry x biology x anthropology x history x tech = are we alone?
December 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
What I love about the drake equation is that it includes all main branches of knowledge in a single fundamental question. It’s basically:
Physics x chemistry x biology x anthropology x history x tech = are we alone?
Physics x chemistry x biology x anthropology x history x tech = are we alone?
So Netflix did become HBO faster than HBO could become them in the end.
December 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
So Netflix did become HBO faster than HBO could become them in the end.
Re-read The Hobbit for the first time since high school and I’m like WTF?
So (SPOILER) they just walk for 90% of the book, with no provisions, decent weapons or even a plan and then in the end a random guy just shoots the dragon and they weren’t even there?!
So (SPOILER) they just walk for 90% of the book, with no provisions, decent weapons or even a plan and then in the end a random guy just shoots the dragon and they weren’t even there?!
December 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Re-read The Hobbit for the first time since high school and I’m like WTF?
So (SPOILER) they just walk for 90% of the book, with no provisions, decent weapons or even a plan and then in the end a random guy just shoots the dragon and they weren’t even there?!
So (SPOILER) they just walk for 90% of the book, with no provisions, decent weapons or even a plan and then in the end a random guy just shoots the dragon and they weren’t even there?!
Proposal 32 has been put forth, to donate 13.7 ETH (over $45k) to Build Guidl. It will be ready to be executed Friday, November 14, when it will be open to be executed by anyone.
In anticipation of the big choice we’ve now crossed $25,000 in donations! 🔥
Can’t wait to see which of the two EF-approved initiatives @avsa.eth.xyz picks, ProtocolGuild or BuidlGuidl🔨
Either choice, the ecosystem wins. 🦄
Can’t wait to see which of the two EF-approved initiatives @avsa.eth.xyz picks, ProtocolGuild or BuidlGuidl🔨
Either choice, the ecosystem wins. 🦄
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Proposal 32 has been put forth, to donate 13.7 ETH (over $45k) to Build Guidl. It will be ready to be executed Friday, November 14, when it will be open to be executed by anyone.
Who would win in a fight: one Tesla Optimus versus one hundred cheap drones. Both are allowed to use any weapon they can carry.
This isn’t a hypothetical, it’s going to be a real scenario someday and it’s another reason anthropomorphic robots is a dumb idea.
This isn’t a hypothetical, it’s going to be a real scenario someday and it’s another reason anthropomorphic robots is a dumb idea.
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Who would win in a fight: one Tesla Optimus versus one hundred cheap drones. Both are allowed to use any weapon they can carry.
This isn’t a hypothetical, it’s going to be a real scenario someday and it’s another reason anthropomorphic robots is a dumb idea.
This isn’t a hypothetical, it’s going to be a real scenario someday and it’s another reason anthropomorphic robots is a dumb idea.
Adobe: that's not what it means to "update" an app on my computer.
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Adobe: that's not what it means to "update" an app on my computer.
I don’t understand how Apple giving $1B per year to google for renting is better than them buying a few billion of anthropic and owning the models outright.
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I don’t understand how Apple giving $1B per year to google for renting is better than them buying a few billion of anthropic and owning the models outright.
People who think the super rich are also super intelligent or super productive hasn’t met a wealthy person in their life.
November 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
People who think the super rich are also super intelligent or super productive hasn’t met a wealthy person in their life.
It’s funny that in the last few years the word “liberal” in the US converged again to the same meaning as in Europe.
Republicans are now the protectionist-interventionists, while Democrats are the free-trade neoliberals, such that no Bush era policy would feel out of place in their platform.
Republicans are now the protectionist-interventionists, while Democrats are the free-trade neoliberals, such that no Bush era policy would feel out of place in their platform.
November 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
It’s funny that in the last few years the word “liberal” in the US converged again to the same meaning as in Europe.
Republicans are now the protectionist-interventionists, while Democrats are the free-trade neoliberals, such that no Bush era policy would feel out of place in their platform.
Republicans are now the protectionist-interventionists, while Democrats are the free-trade neoliberals, such that no Bush era policy would feel out of place in their platform.
I wouldn’t say I’m becoming more conservative with age but, as an eternal optimist, I’ve noticed I’m slowly moving more from “let’s try to make the world better” mode into “let’s try to make the world not worse” mode.
November 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I wouldn’t say I’m becoming more conservative with age but, as an eternal optimist, I’ve noticed I’m slowly moving more from “let’s try to make the world better” mode into “let’s try to make the world not worse” mode.
Flying cars dreams were never about the flying but about cars. People don’t want tiny helicopters, they wanted the suburbs and highways urbanism but without having to think about the infrastructure needed or the harms caused on the ground.
October 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Flying cars dreams were never about the flying but about cars. People don’t want tiny helicopters, they wanted the suburbs and highways urbanism but without having to think about the infrastructure needed or the harms caused on the ground.
Taylor didn’t discover a hack to avoid social media. We all used to have hobbies and then Zuck & Co figured how to have us give all that up on them and replace with dumbscrolling.
October 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Taylor didn’t discover a hack to avoid social media. We all used to have hobbies and then Zuck & Co figured how to have us give all that up on them and replace with dumbscrolling.
Found some comics I drew in 2021, during lockdown. Always liked the text but didn't like how the art came out. They were satirical jokes on tropes from fantasy, sci-fi and super hero movies.
September 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Found some comics I drew in 2021, during lockdown. Always liked the text but didn't like how the art came out. They were satirical jokes on tropes from fantasy, sci-fi and super hero movies.
I'm surprised Polymarket doesn't present these different markets in a single unified and custom made interface. Maps showing expectations for the wars, a single bar chart with market expectations about the FED or Bitcoin, etc
September 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I'm surprised Polymarket doesn't present these different markets in a single unified and custom made interface. Maps showing expectations for the wars, a single bar chart with market expectations about the FED or Bitcoin, etc
I was lucky to see an advance screening of Code is Law, featuring interviews with Griff, Christoph, Fabien and others. It's a really good snapshot of The DAO hack, the Indexed Finance and Kyberswap.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhYy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhYy...
Code Is Law (2025) - Trailer - Feature Length Documentary
YouTube video by Au Fait Films
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September 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I was lucky to see an advance screening of Code is Law, featuring interviews with Griff, Christoph, Fabien and others. It's a really good snapshot of The DAO hack, the Indexed Finance and Kyberswap.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhYy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhYy...
Of the 10 years Ulisses spent coming home from the Odissey, only 2 were in actual tribulations. The other 8 years were spent having sex with an Enchantress and then a Nymph.
A prisoner, he claimed. Yeah sure dude, we believe you.
A prisoner, he claimed. Yeah sure dude, we believe you.
July 31, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Of the 10 years Ulisses spent coming home from the Odissey, only 2 were in actual tribulations. The other 8 years were spent having sex with an Enchantress and then a Nymph.
A prisoner, he claimed. Yeah sure dude, we believe you.
A prisoner, he claimed. Yeah sure dude, we believe you.
Started reading a great book about Zeno’s paradox, but I don’t think I’ll ever be able to finish it.
July 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Started reading a great book about Zeno’s paradox, but I don’t think I’ll ever be able to finish it.
Reposted by Alex Van de Sande
my new ai device will sit in a beer garden that backs onto a small river and drink three to five pints on a sunny late summer afternoon for you, leaving you free for more meetings and business calls
July 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
my new ai device will sit in a beer garden that backs onto a small river and drink three to five pints on a sunny late summer afternoon for you, leaving you free for more meetings and business calls
My kids discovered the perfect RPS 5-variant: it’s rock, papers, scissors, dinosaur and astronaut.
Dinosaur eats astronaut.
Astronaut lands on rock.
Rock killed the dinosaurs.
Astronaut uses scissors.
Scissors stabs dinosaur.
Dinosaur eats paper.
Astronaut program cancelled by paperwork.
Dinosaur eats astronaut.
Astronaut lands on rock.
Rock killed the dinosaurs.
Astronaut uses scissors.
Scissors stabs dinosaur.
Dinosaur eats paper.
Astronaut program cancelled by paperwork.
July 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
My kids discovered the perfect RPS 5-variant: it’s rock, papers, scissors, dinosaur and astronaut.
Dinosaur eats astronaut.
Astronaut lands on rock.
Rock killed the dinosaurs.
Astronaut uses scissors.
Scissors stabs dinosaur.
Dinosaur eats paper.
Astronaut program cancelled by paperwork.
Dinosaur eats astronaut.
Astronaut lands on rock.
Rock killed the dinosaurs.
Astronaut uses scissors.
Scissors stabs dinosaur.
Dinosaur eats paper.
Astronaut program cancelled by paperwork.
I wish more men understood that just like evolution tricked us in having sex by adding tons of sensory receptors in weird parts, so it has done with child-raising.
Seeing your offspring growing up healthy releases all sorts of life satisfaction chemicals in our brain.
Seeing your offspring growing up healthy releases all sorts of life satisfaction chemicals in our brain.
July 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I wish more men understood that just like evolution tricked us in having sex by adding tons of sensory receptors in weird parts, so it has done with child-raising.
Seeing your offspring growing up healthy releases all sorts of life satisfaction chemicals in our brain.
Seeing your offspring growing up healthy releases all sorts of life satisfaction chemicals in our brain.
This is what happens when engineers main worry is to not the product, but to make the boss happy.
July 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
This is what happens when engineers main worry is to not the product, but to make the boss happy.
Reposted by Alex Van de Sande
Yet another proof American companies don’t understand being multilingual is not about switching the one language, but speaking many languages at the same time in different contexts.
July 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Yet another proof American companies don’t understand being multilingual is not about switching the one language, but speaking many languages at the same time in different contexts.