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How to tie ourselves to the mast: The Persistent Charter

Here I propose a new type of US Federal enactment: The Persistent Charter.

It lives above statues and below constitutional amendments in both the superiority of force and how long it takes to enact/repeal. It would give the federal government a new way to tie itself to the mast, reducing uncertainty and smoothing out bumps in the positive law landscape.

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A utility to create a static HTML website from your Twitter posts

tldr; download your data archive file from x.com and then use this webpage to convert it to a static HTML website that you can host anywhere. Make sure you also move or copy the data/tweets_media folder from the archive to the same folder your you save new tweets.html file.

Check out my exported tweets page here to see what it looks like.

If you are not sure how or why you would do this…

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A new version of `devmem2` with kernel super-powers

Have you ever been sitting at your Linux shell prompt and just wanted to store a simple value at a simple address, but every force in the universe was lined up to prevent you from doing so?

I present devememkm, a tiny Loadable Kernel Module that will let you poke any value into any address you want instantly, reliability, and without ceremony.

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Idea Dump 2018

As each year passes and my to-do lists get longer, I have to accept that I will die long before I will get to make and do everything I want to.

Here are some things that I probably will never get to, but maybe you will? Don’t let the crackpot-stream-of-consciousness-style throw you, I believe most of these ideas could actually be successful and profitable… with some work.

Let me know if you are truly interested and I will try to share any effort I’ve already invested to give you a head start….

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A different kind of Initial Coin Offering

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I have 2,500 in shinny new $1 coins that I need to get rid of. I want to give them to you… if you can come up with some way to creatively use them.

You have until midnight December 31st to tell me your idea. The winner will be announced on New Year’s Day. If you win, you will have 30 days to come pick up the cash in NYC.

Some facts about the coins:

  • 100 rolls of $25 each
  • Weigh almost 50 pounds
  • Stacked like flapjacks would make a tower more than 16 feet tall
  • Laid edge-to-edge would stretch father than a city block

I am looking for a project that:

  • uses the coins as coins rather than money
  • can be completed quickly and decisively
  • is a concrete plan of action rather than an abstract concept
  • will make people say “That is amazing”.

I’ve intentionally avoided adding rules to encourage wild and unexpected creativity.  I’m looking forward to see what you come up with!

Tweet your entry to @ico_irl

Website is at https://ico-irl.com.

Pass this on to anyone you know who might have been waiting for an opportunity like this to do something amazing!

-josh