On Bitcoin, the Mandela Effect, and Simulation Theory

I don't expect you to believe this. But I do expect you to notice the timeline: Bitcoin mining and the Mandela Effect didn't just emerge around the same time—they scaled together. Perfectly. The correlation demands an explanation, even if that explanation sounds insane.

Brian Decker Oct 16, 2025

Ideas

On Cat Comets and Dogmatic Science

Avi Loeb just wrote a Medium article about the interstellar comet I3/Atlas - and while the comet itself is interesting, his commentary on the state of science today is the real takeaway

Brian Decker Oct 3, 2025

Ideas

Embracing Reality: There's No Breaking Out of This Simulation

If we exist within a simulation, we cannot "break out" of it. This isn't a practical limitation—it's a logical impossibility. Instead can we use random behavior to let our simulators know we're on to them?

Brian Decker May 15, 2025