TIL the US built its first air force in 1860 for the Civil War. It had a fleet of hot air balloons, an aircraft carrier, telegraphs for sending info down a tether, and huge spotlights. The air force commander was an inventor named Thaddeus Lowe. Why is there no movie about this?
My latest essay is "Connector Swaps" -- a new proposal for swapping from LN to L1 in only 1 transaction
I compare the new proposal with alternatives including Splices, Submarine Swaps, and my own Papa Swap protocol that I implemented last year
