That was disappointing.
Continue readingProof of Work
What really is proof of work and what problem does it solve?
Continue readingWriting
I have been wanting to write more content for a long time. I attempted to keep a daily diary a few times, have been telling myself to post frequent blog entries, tried doing thought downloads, but was unable to make it a part of my routine.
Imagine
Continue readingImagine there’s no heaven
Installing PHP Extensions on macOS Catalina 10.15
macOS 10.15 already comes with php located at /usr/bin/php but it is not possible to install extensions. One way to tackle this is to use homebrew which will help with not only php extensions but a whole lot more. This post is for those who would like to achieve the said goal without homebrew.
Neden?
Eğer nedenin kuvvetli değil ise ne yaptığının bir önemi yok. Sıkıldığın zaman devam etmek için neden lazim, sıkıştığın zaman devam etmek için neden lazım. Continue reading
Is AMP in E-mail really a terrible idea?
Google recently announced support for AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) in Gmail. Within a day, a post by Devin Coldewey appeared at Techcrunch titled AMP for email is a terrible idea. Is it really a terrible idea? I think time will tell.
Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency
Attention to Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies have increased multiple folds lately and I increasingly find myself explaining it to more people. The more I explain, the more nuances I find myself pondering, and this is an attempt to calm those firing neurons.
It is not about money, it is about trust.
Stupidity vs Malice
Hanlon’s Razor[1] states “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” I usually remember it as “always assume stupidity instead of malice,” a shorter version, easier to remember and quote. Stupidity can be interchanged with misinformation, confusion, fear, ignorance, etc.
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Life Expectancy?
Average life expectancy, 89 years in Monaco and 49 years in Afghanistan[1], is a simple yet very meaningful number. I recently saw a quote about life expectancy and how it has more than doubled since the 1800s.[2] This got me thinking about our evolution and changes we bring to our species through advances in our understanding of the world around us. In 1850, the life expectancy of a white male at birth was 38.3 years and in 2014 life expectancy in the US was estimated to be around 77.5-80 years[3]. That is more than double and makes a very valid statistical argument.
Mehmet Tolga Avcioglu 