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Mohawk

@celestal

Sometimes I get sparkles in my head

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Mohawk
@celestal Mar 3, 2024, 1:43 PM UTC

Bitcoin Security – It's More Robust Than You Think

In my last post I explained how the 51% attack on proof-of-work chains is very misunderstood. The synopsis of it is: 51% attack enables only a denial of service attack – a very expensive one. But it…

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Mohawk
@celestal Feb 1, 2023, 9:06 PM UTC

The 51% attack against Bitcoin (and why you've gotten it wrong)

You have probably heard about the 51% attack on proof-of-work chains, like Bitcoin. Here I'm going to explain the attack vector from miners on the bitcoin network, and why most people way overestimat…

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Mohawk
@celestal Jan 30, 2023, 9:37 PM UTC

2022 – a rough year that ended in a positive note

# Employment 2022 was a year with a lot of changes to my employment. At summer I decided to quit working on my own massage point, and started doing massage as a subcontractor. I was really hopeful th…

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Mohawk
@celestal Jan 4, 2023, 8:06 PM UTC

Europe's energy clown fest

Europe is in an energy crisis and Finland isn't left out of it with the government having proposed tax eases for high electricity bills. High prices are blamed on "greedy capitalistic" electricity co…

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Mohawk
@celestal Jan 1, 2023, 4:43 PM UTC

Minimalistic Christmas

This year Christmas came before I knew it. Last two months have been full of work with some offdays here and there. Now the work situation is getting more balanced though since I quit subcontractor m…

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Mohawk
@celestal Dec 16, 2022, 5:14 PM UTC

Bought beer with Hive

Recently I've gotten into the local bitcoin scene in Helsinki. There was a lightning network meetup at a bar that accepts lightning network payments. I knew @brianoflondon's V4Vapp that allows paymen…

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Mohawk
@celestal Nov 8, 2022, 6:41 PM UTC

On the self and finance – Back to the grind #5: Ramblings about work, economy, crypto and the psychological benefit of a long-term goal

For a few years my income has been abysmally small. This is due to studying and trying to earn a living as a masseur. Right after school I started my own practice solo. I knew it wouldn't be easy. Bu…

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Mohawk
@celestal Oct 27, 2022, 12:48 PM UTC

Fonte da Telha

As I told earlier my conjoined Amsterdam/Lisbon holiday got kinda ruined because I got covid from Amsterdam during HiveFest. Wouldn't been big of a deal for me, but our supposed hosts didn't want to…

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Mohawk
@celestal Oct 22, 2022, 5:40 PM UTC

Long Exposure Experiments

When I cycle back home from work in the evening there's a view along the way to Linnanmäki amusement park in Helsinki, which is still active in the autumn. During the evening it has a multiple spotli…

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Mohawk
@celestal Oct 9, 2022, 7:28 PM UTC

Gotta enjoy the sun in autumn

This is a rare day in Finland: sunny in October. It's times like these when I'm glad we have an apartment with a backyard facing south, because you can get the most out of this rare weather in autumn…

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