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zooko2.bsky.social @zooko2.bsky.social · 4h

Aaron Poffenberger on X: "@zooko They seem to have nuked some or all of their blog. The write-up is gone, but the code is still on github. I skimmed the code. It looks like they're able to used vector instructions through WASM, which makes the Rust WASM performance all the more baffling." / X

@zooko They seem to have nuked some or all of their blog. The write-up is gone, but the code is still on github. I skimmed the code. It looks like they're able to used vector instructions through WASM, which makes the Rust WASM performance all the more baffling.

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zooko2.bsky.social @zooko2.bsky.social · 4h

Now I can't remember what question I wanted to answer by re-reading that blog post. 🤔

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zooko2.bsky.social @zooko2.bsky.social · 5h

for future cyborg archaeologists researching optimized JavaScript implementations of BLAKE3: web.archive.org/web/20251012...

Blake3: A JavaScript Optimization Case Study

An in-depth exploration of Fleek Network’s JavaScript Blake3 Implementation

web.archive.org

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zooko2.bsky.social @zooko2.bsky.social · 5h

Oh, just switch to Grok. Problem solved. Bye, Claude!

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zooko2.bsky.social @zooko2.bsky.social · 5h

I just want to get the URL from x.com/zooko/status... to see if it is in the Internet Archive because apparently the original has disappeared from the web. It was a damn fine write-up! Great engineering details.

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zooko2.bsky.social @zooko2.bsky.social · 5h

wtf Anthropic

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zooko2.bsky.social @zooko2.bsky.social · 4d

One of my little pleasures in life is drinking coffee in bed while submitting useful bug reports to open source projects. ☺️ github.com/bazhenov/tan...

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zooko2.bsky.social @zooko2.bsky.social · 4d

Okay, I tried it with backer and my custom allocator makes backer's unit tests run noticeably slower. 😭 Back to the drawing board!

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zooko2.bsky.social @zooko2.bsky.social · 5d

Hey, I've written a new heap allocator for Rust code, and I'm looking for a Rust codebase to test it on. Ideal candidate has either tests or benchmarks (I don't care which) that do *not* spend time waiting for a timer to go off or for network traffic to happen. Know any? Thx.

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zooko2.bsky.social @zooko2.bsky.social · 5d

Whoo-hoo! A bunch of improvements to Zebra CI/CD to make it easier for other teams (like Shielded Labs) to test forks of Zebra. Way to go, Zcash Foundation folks! zfnd.org/making-zebra...

Making Zebra More Accessible: Major CI/CD Improvements for Contributors

Over the past several months, we’ve made significant changes to Zebra’s continuous integration and testing infrastructure. For those new to the project, Zebra is the Zcash Foundation’s full-node imple...

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eva (^_^)/ @eva.computer · 8d

downsides of other platforms:
psychological manipulation via algorithms
openly fascist leadership
lack of portability/walled gardens
user hostile design
no jerry

downsides of bluesky:
the CEO refuses to smite my enemies

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Grace @gracekind.net · 10d

Bluesky needs *someone* to take the heat for moderation decisions. Perhaps they could look to the great state of Albania for inspiration

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zooko2.bsky.social @zooko2.bsky.social · 10d

Somebody asked me in person “Why is Zcash going up so much?”. I said, because people care about unstoppable private money.

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ZecHub 🛡️🦓 @zechub.bsky.social · 12d

Take your privacy to the next level!

Check out our tutorial on buying @nym VPN with @zcash.

Unlike centralized VPNs, Nym uses mixnet routing + noise across independent nodes.

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zooko2.bsky.social @zooko2.bsky.social · 11d

Hiya @codemia.bsky.social ! See questions upthread!

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Iroh @iroh.computer · 12d

Sup frens I have a DHT protocol now: www.iroh.computer/blog/lets-wr...

A DHT for iroh - Part 1, The Protocol

Let's write a DHT for iroh

www.iroh.computer

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zooko2.bsky.social @zooko2.bsky.social · 11d

But wait! What alternative allocator did they switch to and where is their source code so I can reproduce their results?? (And test my own alternative allocator.)

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zooko2.bsky.social @zooko2.bsky.social · 11d

Hm, interesting.

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Eugene Vinitsky 🍒 @eugenevinitsky.bsky.social · 14d

If the water and energy usage of data centers dropped a thousandfold feelings probably would not change much. Actual argument is something else entirely, which makes arguing against the secondary argument very frustrating.

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ZecHub 🛡️🦓 @zechub.bsky.social · 17d

Zcash Shielded News | Vol.49 🛡️

🔹 Private cross-chain payments with Zashi CrossPay
🔹 ZCG Guidance for Non-technical Proposals
🔹 ZCG Meeting Notes
🔹 Town Hall: CoinHolder Directed Grants & the future of Zcash
🔹 “Chasing the Chasm” - ECC update
🔹 Other Updates

zechub.substack.com/p/zcash-shie...

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zooko2.bsky.social @zooko2.bsky.social · 17d

Benchmarks of Binius64 vs Polygon Plonky3 and Starkware Stwo and Plonky3: www.binius.xyz/benchmarks/

Benchmarks

How Binius measures up in key real-world tasks

www.binius.xyz

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zooko2.bsky.social @zooko2.bsky.social · 17d

full disclosure:

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zooko2.bsky.social @zooko2.bsky.social · 17d

Moulton's Myth > Hoyle's Howler

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zooko2.bsky.social @zooko2.bsky.social · 17d

It feels really great when an expert sees your work for what it is. A lot of the work we do is illegible to most folks, but to my eyes -- and the eyes of a few others out there -- it is art. :-) x.com/bryan_gilles...

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