1. Ultimate blockchain, NFT and crypto learning thread ЁЯСЗ

(warning 100's of hrs of content)

2. @CalBlockchain 's Spring 2021 fundamentals course: slides and recordings:
https://t.co/D9Qwt9Y6zu
3. @tferriss @naval and @NickSzabo4 's podcast about crypto and bitcoin:
https://t.co/eEJy356odP
4. Similar one to previous but @tferriss, @naval and @VitalikButerin 's podcast on scaling, ETH, NFTs and more
https://t.co/DRQwQWHVho
5. @a16z Crypto startup school:
https://t.co/wy21uw6qwH
6. @opensea 's all encompassing NFT guide:
https://t.co/LLujPW9cx4
7. Understanding off-chain data with @KyleTut of @IPFSPinata
https://t.co/xHxuV5jcbg
8. @a16z Crypto Glossary:
https://t.co/n7gjICWjKu
9. @cdixon 's essay on NFTs and a thousand true fans (must read for people getting into NFT's IMO).

https://t.co/B8HfP2USOH
10. For blockchain devs (or people trying to get into Solidity)... this is best tutorial out there:
https://t.co/btUuUALVc8
11. Not solely focused on blockchain but great talk throughout around the subject with @naval and @joerogan on the Joe Rogan Experience
https://t.co/ypUJxbCBRT
12. @coinbase 's beginners guide to DeFi (decentralized finance):
https://t.co/r4Ggz6uP77
13. @balajis on why you need blockchain (from a dev approach):
https://t.co/5SkK7wFXFL
14. @pmarca 's article on why Bitcoin matters (peep that date):
https://t.co/1X6mrd54t2
15. For anyone getting into tokenomics this @VitalikButerin is a must read on analyzing the sale models:
https://t.co/61llZyS0z5
16. Another good primer for NFTs and decentralized web with @garyvee and @CoinDesk (this is a short 15 min guy):
https://t.co/4gQEOviQ5A
17. Why sharding makes sense by @VitalikButerin
https://t.co/nAYpuWPqyu
18. and on that same note - the limits to blockchain scalability is also up there as a must read by @VitalikButerin as well:
https://t.co/PTSoWCUYJN
19. Bonus (heady) round here on crypto-civilizations by @balajis on @BanklessHQ. This REALLY opened my eyes to some possibilities I couldn't have even thought of in my dreams.
https://t.co/qp161jfGve
20. Forgot about rollups - those are important to understand too. Rudimentary article by @VitalikButerin
https://t.co/5aPOxzIgne
21. @Consensys 's article on PoS (proof of stake) and PoW (proof of work)
https://t.co/SX5HPwa9dd
22. @coinbase 's article on understanding web3 approach and mapping through the infrastructure of web2 vs 3 (great dev article)
https://t.co/P6tJZvlnHC
23. @Stanford 's open course for cryptocurrencies, blockchain and smart contracts
https://t.co/9jx6rCIQHa
24. @balajis on what blockchain has already helped push the envelope on:
https://t.co/Gzl0VhmsrK
25. @FEhrsam 's article on why ETH is the forefront of digital currency:
https://t.co/7Jddh8anyh

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Out of curiosity I dug into how NFT's actually reference the media you're "buying" and my eyebrows are now orbiting the moon

Short version:

The NFT token you bought either points to a URL on the internet, or an IPFS hash. In most circumstances it references an IPFS gateway on the internet run by the startup you bought the NFT from.

Oh, and that URL is not the media. That URL is a JSON metadata file

Here's an example. This artwork is by Beeple and sold via Nifty:

https://t.co/TlJKH8kAew

The NFT token is for this JSON file hosted directly on Nifty's servers:

https://t.co/GQUaCnObvX


THAT file refers to the actual media you just "bought". Which in this case is hosted via a @cloudinary CDN, served by Nifty's servers again.

So if Nifty goes bust, your token is now worthless. It refers to nothing. This can't be changed.

"But you said some use IPFS!"

Let's look at the $65m Beeple, sold by Christies. Fancy.

https://t.co/1G9nCAdetk

That NFT token refers directly to an IPFS hash (https://t.co/QUdtdgtssH). We can take that IPFS hash and fetch the JSON metadata using a public gateway:

https://t.co/CoML7psBhF

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A brief analysis and comparison of the CSS for Twitter's PWA vs Twitter's legacy desktop website. The difference is dramatic and I'll touch on some reasons why.

Legacy site *downloads* ~630 KB CSS per theme and writing direction.

6,769 rules
9,252 selectors
16.7k declarations
3,370 unique declarations
44 media queries
36 unique colors
50 unique background colors
46 unique font sizes
39 unique z-indices

https://t.co/qyl4Bt1i5x


PWA *incrementally generates* ~30 KB CSS that handles all themes and writing directions.

735 rules
740 selectors
757 declarations
730 unique declarations
0 media queries
11 unique colors
32 unique background colors
15 unique font sizes
7 unique z-indices

https://t.co/w7oNG5KUkJ


The legacy site's CSS is what happens when hundreds of people directly write CSS over many years. Specificity wars, redundancy, a house of cards that can't be fixed. The result is extremely inefficient and error-prone styling that punishes users and developers.

The PWA's CSS is generated on-demand by a JS framework that manages styles and outputs "atomic CSS". The framework can enforce strict constraints and perform optimisations, which is why the CSS is so much smaller and safer. Style conflicts and unbounded CSS growth are avoided.
The first ever world map was sketched thousands of years ago by Indian saint
тАЬRamanujacharyaтАЭ who simply translated the following verse from Mahabharat and gave the world its real face

In Mahabharat,it is described how 'Maharishi Ved Vyasa' gave away his divine vision to Sanjay


Dhritarashtra's charioteer so that he could describe him the events of the upcoming war.

But, even before questions of war could begin, Dhritarashtra asked him to describe how the world looks like from space.

This is how he described the face of the world:

рд╕реБрджрд░реНрд╢рдирдВ рдкреНрд░рд╡рдХреНрд╖реНрдпрд╛рдорд┐ рджреНрд╡реАрдкрдВ рддреБ┬ардХреБрд░реБрдирдиреНрджрдиред рдкрд░рд┐рдордгреНрдбрд▓реЛ рдорд╣рд╛рд░рд╛рдЬ рджреНрд╡реАрдкреЛрд╜рд╕реМ рдЪрдХреНрд░рд╕рдВрд╕реНрдерд┐рддрдГрее
рдпрдерд╛ рд╣рд┐ рдкреБрд░реБрд╖рдГ рдкрд╢реНрдпреЗрджрд╛рджрд░реНрд╢реЗ рдореБрдЦрдорд╛рддреНрдордирдГред рдПрд╡рдВ рд╕реБрджрд░реНрд╢рдирджреНрд╡реАрдкреЛ рджреГрд╢реНрдпрддреЗ рдЪрдиреНрджреНрд░рдордгреНрдбрд▓реЗрее рджреНрд╡рд┐рд░рдВрд╢реЗ рдкрд┐рдкреНрдкрд▓рд╕реНрддрддреНрд░ рджреНрд╡рд┐рд░рдВрд╢реЗ рдЪ рд╢рд╢реЛ рдорд╣рд╛рдиреНред

тАФрд╡реЗрдж рд╡реНрдпрд╛рд╕, рднреАрд╖реНрдо рдкрд░реНрд╡, рдорд╣рд╛рднрд╛рд░рдд


Meaning:-

рд╣реЗ рдХреБрд░реБрдирдиреНрджрди ! рд╕реБрджрд░реНрд╢рди рдирд╛рдордХ рдпрд╣ рджреНрд╡реАрдк рдЪрдХреНрд░ рдХреА рднрд╛рдБрддрд┐ рдЧреЛрд▓рд╛рдХрд╛рд░ рд╕реНрдерд┐рдд рд╣реИ, рдЬреИрд╕реЗ рдкреБрд░реБрд╖ рджрд░реНрдкрдг рдореЗрдВ рдЕрдкрдирд╛ рдореБрдЦ рджреЗрдЦрддрд╛ рд╣реИ, рдЙрд╕реА рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд░ рдпрд╣ рджреНрд╡реАрдк рдЪрдиреНрджреНрд░рдордгреНрдбрд▓ рдореЗрдВ рджрд┐рдЦрд╛рдпреА рджреЗрддрд╛ рд╣реИред рдЗрд╕рдХреЗ рджреЛ рдЕрдВрд╢реЛ рдореЗ рдкреАрдкрд▓ рдФрд░ рджреЛ рдЕрдВрд╢реЛ рдореЗ рд╡рд┐рд╢рд╛рд▓ рд╢рд╢ (рдЦрд░рдЧреЛрд╢) рджрд┐рдЦрд╛рдпреА рджреЗрддрд╛ рд╣реИред


Meaning: "Just like a man sees his face in the mirror, so does the Earth appears in the Universe. In the first part you see leaves of the Peepal Tree, and in the next part you see a Rabbit."

Based on this shloka, Saint Ramanujacharya sketched out the map, but the world laughed
ЁЯМ║рд╢реНрд░реА рдЧрд░реБрдбрд╝ рдкреБрд░рд╛рдг - рд╕рдВрдХреНрд╖рд┐рдкреНрдд рд╡рд░реНрдгрдиЁЯМ║

рд╣рд┐рдиреНрджреБ рдзрд░реНрдо рдХреЗ 18 рдкреБрд░рд╛рдгреЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рд╕реЗ рдПрдХ рдЧрд░реБрдбрд╝ рдкреБрд░рд╛рдг рдХрд╛ рд╣рд┐рдиреНрджреБ рдзрд░реНрдо рдореЗрдВ рдмрдбрд╝рд╛ рдорд╣рддреНрд╡ рд╣реИред рдЧрд░реБрдбрд╝ рдкреБрд░рд╛рдг рдореЗрдВ рдореГрддреНрдпреБ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рд╕рджреНрдЧрддреА рдХреА рд╡реНрдпрд╛рдЦреНрдпрд╛ рдорд┐рд▓рддреА рд╣реИред рдЗрд╕ рдкреБрд░рд╛рдг рдХреЗ рдЕрдзрд┐рд╖реНрдард╛рддреГ рджреЗрд╡ рднрдЧрд╡рд╛рди рд╡рд┐рд╖реНрдгреБ рд╣реИрдВ, рдЗрд╕рд▓рд┐рдП рдпреЗ рд╡реИрд╖реНрдгрд╡ рдкреБрд░рд╛рдг рд╣реИред


рдЧрд░реБрдбрд╝ рдкреБрд░рд╛рдг рдХреЗ рдЕрдиреБрд╕рд╛рд░ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рдХрд░реНрдореЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рдлрд▓ рд╣рдореЗрдВ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рдЬреАрд╡рди-рдХрд╛рд▓ рдореЗрдВ рддреЛ рдорд┐рд▓рддрд╛ рд╣реА рд╣реИ рдкрд░рдВрддреБ рдореГрддреНрдпреБ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рднреА рдЕрдЪреНрдЫреЗ рдмреБрд░реЗ рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпреЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рдЙрдирдХреЗ рдЕрдиреБрд╕рд╛рд░ рдлрд▓ рдорд┐рд▓рддрд╛ рд╣реИред рдЗрд╕ рдХрд╛рд░рдг рдЗрд╕ рдкреБрд░рд╛рдг рдореЗрдВ рдирд┐рд╣рд┐рдд рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рди рдХреЛ рдкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрдд рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдШрд░ рдХреЗ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рд╕рджрд╕реНрдп рдХреА рдореГрддреНрдпреБ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рдХрд╛ рд╕рдордп рдирд┐рд░реНрдзрд╛рд░рд┐рдд рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рд╣реИ...

..рддрд╛рдХрд┐ рдЙрд╕ рд╕рдордп рд╣рдо рдЬреАрд╡рди-рдорд░рдг рд╕реЗ рдЬреБрдбрд╝реЗ рд╕рднреА рд╕рддреНрдп рдЬрд╛рди рд╕рдХреЗрдВ рдФрд░ рдореГрддреНрдпреБ рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рд░рдг рдмрд┐рдЫрдбрдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рд╕рджрд╕реНрдп рдХрд╛ рджреБрдЦ рдХрдо рд╣реЛ рд╕рдХреЗред
рдЧрд░реБрдбрд╝ рдкреБрд░рд╛рдг рдореЗрдВ рд╡рд┐рд╖реНрдгреБ рдХреА рднрдХреНрддрд┐ рд╡ рдЕрд╡рддрд╛рд░реЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рд╡рд┐рд╕реНрддрд╛рд░ рд╕реЗ рдЙрд╕реА рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд░ рд╡рд░реНрдгрди рдорд┐рд▓рддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдЬрд┐рд╕ рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд░ рднрдЧрд╡рдд рдкреБрд░рд╛рдг рдореЗрдВредрдЖрд░рдореНрдн рдореЗрдВ рдордиреБ рд╕реЗ рд╕реГрд╖реНрдЯрд┐ рдХреА рдЙрддреНрдкрддреНрддрд┐,рдзреНрд░реБрд╡ рдЪрд░рд┐рддреНрд░ рдХреА рдХрдерд╛ рдорд┐рд▓рддреА рд╣реИред


рддрджреБрдкрд░рд╛рдВрдд рд╕реБрд░реНрдп рд╡ рдЪрдВрджреНрд░ рдЧреНрд░рд╣реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдордВрддреНрд░, рд╢рд┐рд╡-рдкрд╛рд░реНрд╡рддреА рдордВрддреНрд░,рдЗрдиреНрджреНрд░ рд╕рдореНрдмрдВрдзрд┐рдд рдордВрддреНрд░,рд╕рд░рд╕реНрд╡рддреА рдордВрддреНрд░ рдФрд░ рдиреМ рд╢рдХреНрддрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ рд╡рд┐рд╕реНрддрд╛рд░ рд╕реЗ рдмрддрд╛рдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рд╣реИред
рдЗрд╕ рдкреБрд░рд╛рдг рдореЗрдВ рдЙрдиреНрдиреАрд╕ рд╣рдЬрд╝рд╛рд░ рд╢реНрд▓реЛрдХ рдмрддрд╛рдП рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рдФрд░ рдЗрд╕реЗ рджреЛ рднрд╛рдЧреЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рдХрд╣рд╛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИред
рдкреНрд░рдердо рднрд╛рдЧ рдореЗрдВ рд╡рд┐рд╖реНрдгреБрднрдХреНрддрд┐ рдФрд░ рдкреВрдЬрд╛ рд╡рд┐рдзрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рдЙрд▓реНрд▓реЗрдЦ рд╣реИред

рдореГрддреНрдпреБ рдХреЗ рдЙрдкрд░рд╛рдВрдд рдЧрд░реБрдбрд╝ рдкреБрд░рд╛рдг рдХреЗ рд╢реНрд░рд╡рдг рдХрд╛ рдкреНрд░рд╛рд╡рдзрд╛рди рд╣реИ ред
рдкреБрд░рд╛рдг рдХреЗ рджреНрд╡рд┐рддреАрдп рднрд╛рдЧ рдореЗрдВ 'рдкреНрд░реЗрддрдХрд▓реНрдк' рдХрд╛ рд╡рд┐рд╕реНрддрд╛рд░ рд╕реЗ рд╡рд░реНрдгрди рдФрд░ рдирд░рдХреЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рдЬреАрд╡ рдХреЗ рдкрдбрд╝рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рд╡реГрддреНрддрд╛рдВрдд рдорд┐рд▓рддрд╛ рд╣реИред рдорд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рдордиреБрд╖реНрдп рдХреА рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдЧрддрд┐ рд╣реЛрддреА рд╣реИ, рдЙрд╕рдХрд╛ рдХрд┐рд╕ рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд░ рдХреА рдпреЛрдирд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рдЬрдиреНрдо рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд╣реИ, рдкреНрд░реЗрдд рдпреЛрдирд┐ рд╕реЗ рдореБрдХреНрддрд┐ рдХреЗ рдЙрдкрд╛рдп...