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<_>()<_>                                                      <_>()<_>
/_,/\,_\  Welcum fans and groupies to the first unSYSTEM      /_,/\,_\
   \/     annual newsletter. We are kicking off a new year       \/
  .\/.    of chaos and anti-order, and celebrating a year of    .\/.
 -=><=- ' phun, and thriving dark markets. All hail the        -=><=-
  '/\'    unstoppable growth of cybernetic crypto ecology.    . '/\'
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\_`\/`_/  I tip my fedora. *euphora intensifies*   +          \_`\/`_/
<_>()<_>                                                      <_>()<_>
/_,/\,_\  Join us for digital festivities on Freenode IRC     /_,/\,_\
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  .\/.    We are offering free VPS with optional Obelisk   +    .\/.
 -=><=- ' setup for people here. Simply send d3@???     -=><=-
  '/\'    a message if you have some project, and we'll       . '/\'
__ /\ __  see how to support you.            .                __ /\ __
\_`\/`_/       *               .                      .       \_`\/`_/
<_>()<_>  Also we have free IRC bouncers for everybody.       <_>()<_>
/_,/\,_\  An IRC bouncer allows you to lurk channels, and     /_,/\,_\
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__ /\ __       |       MIHAI ALISIE INTERVIEW        |.       __ /\ __
\_`\/`_/       |        ON DARKWALLET, EGORA         |        \_`\/`_/
<_>()<_>       |           deep from milan           |        <_>()<_>
/_,/\,_\        \________________________ooo________/         /_,/\,_\
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  '/\'        very passion     |_ | _|                        . '/\'
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   \/     Check out this passionate and stirring interview       \/
  .\/.    by Mihai Alisie of Bitcoin Magazine.             .    .\/.
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  '/\'      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbu2KrHx9-0        . '/\'
__ /\ __       *               .                      .       __ /\ __
\_`\/`_/  He gives a rundown of a new project he's working    \_`\/`_/
<_>()<_>  on called Egora, a piece of crypto market web       <_>()<_>
/_,/\,_\  software. Anybody can setup their own online BTC    /_,/\,_\
   \/     market store, and join the future's new class of +     \/
  .\/.    crypto entrepreneurs.                                 .\/.
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  '/\'    Mihai also shares the spirit and atmosphere of      . '/\'
__ /\ __  the DarkWallet meeting, and what we're all about.   __ /\ __
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<_>()<_>       |    SIGNIFICANT BLOCKCHAIN           |        <_>()<_>
/_,/\,_\       |         PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS!   |        /_,/\,_\
   \/          |      with libbitcoin!               |           \/
  .\/.        + \________________________ooo________/      +    .\/.
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  .\/.        +                                            +    .\/.
 -=><=- ' Over the last 2 months, amidst complaints by Pablo   -=><=-
  '/\'    on holding up dev, I've been focused on building    . '/\'
__ /\ __  new blockchain tech.         *                      __ /\ __
\_`\/`_/                                                      \_`\/`_/
<_>()<_>  Finally I'm proud to deliver to my group, the       <_>()<_>
/_,/\,_\  results of my research.               .             /_,/\,_\
   \/                      *                                     \/
  .\/.    By thinking about the Bitcoin blockchain and how +    .\/.
 -=><=- ' it operates, we can make assumptions that enable     -=><=-
  '/\'    us to significantly optimise performance.           . '/\'
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\_`\/`_/  The results are drastic. Write speeds are reduced   \_`\/`_/
<_>()<_>  to 30%. Read speeds to 15%. We can even go further  <_>()<_>
/_,/\,_\  as this is an initial prototype. We haven't yet     /_,/\,_\
   \/     applied all possible optimisations.                    \/
  .\/.        +                        '                   +    .\/.
 -=><=- ' View the doxxed info:               .                -=><=-
  '/\'                                     +                      \'
__ /\   https://wiki.unsystem.net/index.php/Libbitcoin/Blockchain \ __
\_`\/`_                        .                      .        _  /`_/
<_>()<_>  (Tech info: we can use a memory mapped hashtable    <_>()<_>
/_,/\,_\  to create a highly optimised blockchain db.         /_,/\,_\
   \/     Specifically a hashtable using separate chaining       \/
  .\/.    with linked lists. Data can be deserialized        t  .\/.
 -=><=- ' straight from the kernel without needing             -=><=-
  '/\'    intermediary buffers. We avoid extra copying.       . '/\'
__ /\ __  We also gain a lockless database that can be read   __ /\ __
\_`\/`_/  from multiple processes or be backed up while       \_`\/`_/
<_>()<_>  in use.)                                            <_>()<_>
/_,/\,_\                                        .   \'/       /_,/\,_\
   \/                      *                      -= * =-        \/
  .\/.        +            THANKS FOR READING!      {.}    +    .\/.
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__ /\ __  From when this list first started,     {-` _.-'}    __ /\ __
\_`\/`_/  I'm happy to say that the global project`":=:"`     \_`\/`_/
<_>()<_>  is progressing great.                    `---`      <_>()<_>
/_,/\,_\  That's not reason for complacency. More then ever   /_,/\,_\
   \/     in these hours, we must strive ever harder.            \/
  .\/.    But it's time to celebrate too. We must not forget    .\/.
 -=><=- ' it's all about having fun!          .                -=><=-
  '/\'                                     +                  . '/\'
__ /\ __  New Year Greetz!                   .                __ /\ __
\_`\/`_/       *               .                      .       \_`\/`_/
<_>()<_>    much interst    ELECTRUM DEVS                     <_>()<_>
/_,/\,_\          thx!        HIVE TEAM          much love    /_,/\,_\
   \/                         MR. TODD                 wow!      \/
  .\/.        +        KRYPTOKIT & SPARECOINS              +    .\/.
 -=><=- '              ENRIC DURAN MASTERMIND                  -=><=-
  '/\'                     SOLENE & PIERRE                    . '/\'
__ /\ __   so amazing!     PEOPLE OF MACAO      so power      __ /\ __
\_`\/`_/       *            OCCUPY LONDON            we are   \_`\/`_/
<_>()<_>           ELIZABETH & BTC MAGAZINE WRITERS           <_>()<_>
/_,/\,_\                   SILK ROAD ADMINS                   /_,/\,_\
   \/               BRAVE BROTHERS IN JAIL OR EXILED             \/
  .\/.        +             CALAFOU & CIC                  +    .\/.
 -=><=- '                 IMMI & THE PIRATES        wow        -=><=-
  '/\'     incredibel...    PROGRESSBAR.SK          wow       . '/\'
__ /\ __                  DARKWALLET FRIENDS        wow       __ /\ __
\_`\/`_/       *          THE BTC FOUNDATION ^^       .       \_`\/`_/
<_>()<_>                                      vry random      <_>()<_>
/_,/\,_\                       much profit                    /_,/\,_\
   \/                                                            \/
  .\/.    Special thanks to all supporters past & present!      .\/.
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