В шестой серии Stranger Things один персонаж отвечает на предложение отправиться в опасное место: «Ты просишь меня последовать за тобой в Мордор». Это вполне обычная фраза, которую легко можно встретить в разговоре в реальной жизни. Я смотрел этот эпизод, и у меня не возникло никакого диссонанса: простая беседа с метафорами.
Но другой персонаж после этого спросил «Что ещё за Мордор?». Этот момент вызвал у меня сильное кратковременное удивление, но потом я вспомнил, что в сериале показаны 80-е. Персонаж, сказавший первую фразу, по сюжету гик, нерд, любитель сложных настольных игр — он наверняка читал фентези. А вот массовая культура ещё о Властелине Колец ничего не знает, потому что не вышло кино. Его фраза для других примерно то же самое, что в наше время я бы сказал: «Ты предлагаешь мне долететь до Мекатол Рекс» — узкий нишевый контент, ничего не значащий с точки зрения обывателя.
В наше время даже бабушки, кажется, знают, что такое Мордор, и могут если не использовать, то хотя бы понять подобную метафору. Это часть общего культурного кода, новый язык, который для нас уже не новый. Но 40 лет назад и в реальной жизни какие-то люди могли обсуждать Мордор, и их почти никто вокруг не понял бы. Вот так вот авторы из настоящего смоделировали вполне реалистичную ситуацию из прошлого, которую сквозь время смотрят зрители из настоящего и понимают в ней больше, чем персонажи. Такой временной скачок туда-сюда: обогащение культурного контекста наделяет слова новым смыслом. Я в полном восторге от этой небольшой реплики!
Вполне возможно, что прямо сейчас где-то ведётся обсуждение узкоспециализированного и нишевого понятия, которое через 40 лет станет знакомой всем обыденностью.
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Up-to-date article about data-stream processing: Apache Kafka, microservices, JVM to GoLang migrations, ES & Cassandra. What they did when they got 6x traffic increasing in 6 month
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Paradigm Pushes for Rapid Ethereum Upgrades
Venture capital firm Paradigm urges for faster Ethereum development, suggesting multiple major upgrades yearly. They emphasize prioritizing non-controversial improvements like scalability, user experience, and Rollups tech, opposing delays for decentralization. Read more here.
#Ethereum#VC#Crypto#Scalability#UserExperience#Rollups
🚀 StarkWare Researcher Proposes Complex Bitcoin Transaction Scheme
StarkWare researcher Avihu Mordechai Levy has introduced a Bitcoin transaction scheme that aims to circumvent the need for a protocol change. According to NS3.AI, the proposed method involves solving a pre-broadcast puzzle, which would necessitate approximately 70 trillion attempts. Levy characterized this design as a last-resort solution due to its significant computational demands, large transaction size, and potential relay-policy challenges, all of which could hinder scalability.
#StarkWare#Bitcoin#transaction#AvihuMordechaiLevy#protocol#computationaldemands#scalability#relaypolicy#BTC
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🚀 Zcash Open Development Lab Unveils Strategic Direction Focused on Post-Quantum Security
On April 13, Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL) founder Josh Swihart announced the latest developments for Zcash, emphasizing a strategic direction centered on post-quantum security, scalability, and user experience. According to BlockBeats, Swihart likened the initiative to the Artemis II lunar mission, highlighting the pursuit of seemingly impossible goals through technological breakthroughs. The ZODL team revealed that Zcash is entering the 'Zcash IV' phase, aiming to build infrastructure akin to a 'lunar base' to support the protocol and applications' secure expansion to billions of users, while advancing the vision of privacy transactions without large-scale financial surveillance.
On the product and technology front, ZODL continues to iterate, with its 3.3.x version now available on iOS and Android, featuring new hardware wallet connection management, SDK upgrades, and multiple user experience enhancements. Key developments include advancing Keystone wallet functionality and upgrading the address system (ZIP 316, UIVK/UFVK). Meanwhile, the Zcash core team has addressed several system issues and is progressing with the Zallet alpha version development, strengthening unified address standards and wallet interaction experience to lay the foundation for future scalability and performance improvements.
Additionally, ZODL disclosed ongoing growth in application data and participation in a stablecoin privacy summit to enhance industry collaboration. However, due to increased regulatory and network restrictions, ZODL has temporarily removed its app from Russian app stores. The team emphasized that privacy is not optional but a fundamental need in the digital age, and they will continue to accelerate delivery pace to promote ZEC adoption and ecosystem development.
The core of Zcash Open Development Lab is to develop an open, self-custodial private financial platform, aiming to expand ecosystem interoperability through collaboration and bring protected ZEC transactions to the global mainstream market.
#Zcash#ZODL#PostQuantumSecurity#Cryptocurrency#Privacy#Blockchain#Scalability#UserExperience#KeystoneWallet#Zallet#Stablecoin#FinancialPrivacy#EcosystemDevelopment#DigitalPrivacy#OpenDevelopment#ZEC
Bitcoin Gains Ground as Fiat Weakens
🇺🇸 Vivek Ramaswamy discusses why Bitcoin surpasses fiat. New investors hold 50.2% of Bitcoin wealth, lower than past ATHs: 85% in 2018 and 74% in 2021. Tether integrates USDt into Bitcoin's ecosystem with new Lightning Network support, enhancing speed and decentralization. ApeChain joins Humanity Protocol's zkProofer network to improve digital identity. USDC Treasury burns 90 million USDC. SEC approves Bitwise Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF.
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AI Startup Anthropic Expands Features
🚀 Anthropic to launch a two-way voice mode for Claude chatbot and enhance memory features for better user interaction, announced CEO Dario Amodei. Google has invested an additional $1 billion, totaling $3 billion, to support the company's operations.
📈 Expect smarter models in the coming months as Anthropic scales up to meet growing AI demand.
🔗 Read more: Forklog
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