building solc

Posted on Thu 17 November 2022 in tech • Tagged with Ethereum, Solidity, web3, c++, devops

Building Solidity's compiler solc is nothing short of a bear. It is using complex external dependencies like boost with some optional dependencies. Moreover the build depends on specific versions of these packages. This amount of complexity for a compiler is a topic of another post but it does give me …


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History: insulae

Posted on Sun 13 November 2022 in history • Tagged with definition, dictionary

The insulae where dilapidated apartment complexes for the poor and landless. The insulae could be as tall as six stories, and could be compared with modern day "tenement complexes" in large cities. The insulae where prone to collapse and fire.


Store a value globally by address on chain

Posted on Fri 11 November 2022 in tech • Tagged with Ethereum, Solidity, web3

This simple solidity example is super useful for testing transaction processing. It globally sets a value by address which will default to sender but may also be specified.

Solidity AddressStore - Save a value globally on chain


Bad Blockchain!

Posted on Thu 10 November 2022 in news • Tagged with Ethereum, mempool, crypto

tx not found, might have been dropped from mempool - the least satisfying error message in the known universe. Thanks Ethereum

Update I had to fix this post because g00g13 thinks this error is a soft 404 ... LOL


History: Tacitus

Posted on Sun 06 November 2022 in history • Tagged with history, person

56- 120 - Tacitus is known as the "greatest historian of the silver age." He wrote several works, including Annals and Histories. Tacitus' works detailed the history of Rome from Tiberius through to Domitian, 14- 96 CE. Tacitus was also a Senator who disliked the abuses of power committed by the …


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History: Nero

Posted on Sun 30 October 2022 in history • Tagged with history, person

37- 68 - Nero was a Roman Emperor who is widely regarded to have been inconsequential in his rule. It is said that Nero "fiddled while Rome burned." This statement may indicate that Nero had a propensity for good spirit and lack of leadership. Nero was deposed after a Spanish Revolt …


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