oldfuture's comments

making self hosting more seamless is key, we simply can't trust to be dependent on third parties for access to our own data in the long term

we should start switching to solutions like this to keep control and freedom

you can find their opensource repos here: https://github.com/getumbrel

This is incredibly hurting the visibility of any new emergent site as we can already see in the data

In classic Ethereum, bugs are noisy: if one client diverges, other clients complain, and consensus fails until fixed.

In zk Ethereum, bugs can be silent: the proof validates the wrong execution and everyone downstream accepts it as truth.

I mean that the witness is like a transcript of everything the EVM touched while running a block: contract code, storage slots, gas usage, etc. so you can replay the block later using only this transcript, without needing the full Ethereum state.

For security, that witness ideally needs to be cryptographically bound to the block (e.g., via Merkle commitments), so no one can tamper with it.

The executor is the piece that replays that transcript deterministically. If it does so correctly, then you can generate a zk proof saying “this block really executed as Ethereum says it should.” But correctness here isn’t binary, it means bit-for-bit agreement with the Yellow Paper and all EIPs, including tricky cases like precompile gas rules. So the danger is in the details. If the witness omits even one corner case, or the executor diverges subtly, the zk system can still generate a perfectly valid proof, but of the wrong thing. zk proofs don’t check what you proved, only that you proved it consistently. In today’s consensus model, client bugs show up quickly when nodes disagree.

So while the compilation and toolchain work here is impressive, the real challenge is making sure the witness and executor are absolutely faithful to Ethereum semantics, with strong integrity guarantees. Otherwise you risk building cryptographic certainty, but about the wrong computation. This makes the witness/executor correctness layer the single point of failure in my view where human fallibility can undermine mathematical guarantees, looking forward to understand how this problem will be tackled

Why they shouldn't be allowed ---

1.The glasses have cameras and microphones capable of recording people nearby often without their knowledge (e.g. the recording indicator can be subtle or blocked, “GhostDot” stickers are being sold to block the LED indicator light so others won’t see when recording is happening)

2. As I remember Meta has changed its privacy policy so that voice recordings are stored in the cloud (up to one year) and “Hey Meta” voice-activation with camera may be enabled by default, meaning more frequent analysis of what the camera sees to train AI models.

3.The possibility that anytime someone might be recording you wearing glasses that look like ordinary sunglasses can create a chilling effect: people may feel uneasy, censor themselves, avoid public spaces, etc.

also adding their press release here:

https://docsend.com/view/dmda8mqzhcvqrkrk/d/fjr4nnmzf9jnjzgw

https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/alterego/overview/

check also the publications tab, and this pr:

https://docsend.com/view/dmda8mqzhcvqrkrk/d/fjr4nnmzf9jnjzgw

https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/alterego/overview/

adding also their press release here:

https://docsend.com/view/dmda8mqzhcvqrkrk/d/fjr4nnmzf9jnjzgw

why while he seemingly wish for a katechon (restraint) his portfolio appears to be accelerating concentration of power instead in the very same way as the antichrist in his view would do?

-patient interviews to gather medical history

-never shares medical advice or diagnosis if not reviewed and approved by licensed doctors

apparently g-AMIE followed safety rules 90% of the time compared to 72% for human doctors