bt3gl's loyal.love.lore

(random humble nerdy excerpts on the most powerful source of human magick)


paris; 2025, march, 29


(eclipse on my 3rd; venus ret conjuct north node and neptune)
happy eclipse in aries, anon
the aries-libra axis is almost over,
completing a chapter that began back in april 2023

in my case, one centered on my 3rd house (of expressing thoughts)
which overlapped with my dark night of the soul journey

the most powerful skill we possess as humans is our ability
to alchemize pain and abuse into beauty and love

as i processed the weight of losing my family,
fighting misogyny, prejudice, and xenophobia,
and discovering my inner self and my purpose,
i have finally become whole

life eases much more when you tune out the noise
and embrace your dreams with courage and kindness,
and yet, this is no trivial feat in a world so biased
toward the absurd - toward greed and egocentrism

and now, i know exactly who i am,
what i will be building and creating,
who i will be loving in the years ahead
(the rest is just fun, joy, and details)

so, here's to the nodes in virgo-pisces:
may these be the best years of our lives yet โœจ

how does it feel? to be without a home?
like a complete unknown? like a rolling stein?

meanwhile... the zeitgeist is being a punk


kreuzberg; 2025, march, 22


(eclipse season; moon on my 12th; venus and mercury ret on my 3rd)
happy equinox, anon

as i chill under the sun and think about the adventures for spring, i want to talk about some science/engineering i am excited about:
quantum computing might be undergoing a groundbreaking shift with microsoft's recent announcement of a chip hosting eight majorana-based topological qubits.
although i won't take part in the discussion whether these results are hyped or not, i thought i could talk a little bit about the science behind topological quantum computers.

in 1936, alan turing introduced the universal turing machine, a theoretical model of computation that could simulate any other turing machine.
in 1985, david deutsch extended this concept to quantum mechanics by proposing the quantum turing machine,
a theoretical model capable of efficiently simulating quantum systems and laying the foundation for quantum computation.
remarkably, in 1994, peter shor demonstrated that quantum computers could efficiently factor large numbers,
proving their superiority over classical computers and its implications for cryptography.

lot of progress has happened in the field in the last decades,
however, one of the greatest challenges in quantum computing continues to be decoherence,
(i.e., when quantum information is lost due to interactions with the environment).
unlike classical systems, where errors can often be mitigated through cooling,
quantum systems require error correction mechanisms due to their continuous nature.

i explored various aspects of quantum computing back during my phd, but as a string theorist,
i was particularly drawn to the theoretical yet elegant approach of quantum topological computing,
which is inherently fault-tolerant (i.e., resistant to decoherence). let's talk about it.

starting from the basics, a quantum computer is a computational device that harnesses the principles of quantum mechanics
(such as superposition, entanglement, and quantum interference) to process information in ways that classical computers cannot.
it does this by leveraging a primitive called qubit, a normalized linear superposition of the orthonormal states |0> and |1>,
which are members of the 2D complex vector space called hilbert space:


in a 3D space, particles can be classified as bosons (with integer spin quantum numbers) or fermions (with half-integer spin quantum numbers).
when one particle in a 3D space is moved around another and returned to its original position,
this path is topologically equivalent to not moving the particle at all (because the path can be deformed into an arbitrarily small loop).
this constraint makes the statistics involved in exchanging fermions and bosons very simple, producing a phase change of ฯ€ or 2ฯ€ only.

frank wilczek introduced the term anyon in 1982, describing them as composites of charged particles in (2+1)-dimensional models.
the statistical properties of these quasiparticles are that they interpolate continuously between bosons and fermions,
i.e., they acquire arbitrary phase factors when exchanged (and this phenomenon has been observed in the fractional quantum hall effect).

in 2003, alexei kitaev published a radical idea in his "fault-tolerant quantum computation by anyons",
proposing that a 2D quantum system hosting non-abelian (i.e., non-commutative) anyonic excitations could function as a quantum computer.
in this model, computations are performed by braiding these anyons, inducing unitary transformations on the system's quantum state.

one of the simplest models of non-abelian anyon is the fibonacci anyon,
which appears on the SU(2) wittenโ€“chernโ€“simons topological quantum field theory (yeap, that simons).



the fibonacci model contains two particle types:

i) the vacuum (with 'charge' 0), denoted by 1, and
ii) the non-trivial anyon (with 'charge' 1) here denoted by ๐œ

their fusion rules can be written as:

1 โŠ— ๐œ = ๐œ (fusion with vacuum does nothing)
๐œ โŠ— 1 = ๐œ (fusion with vacuum does nothing)
๐œ โŠ— ๐œ = 1 โŠ• ๐œ (creation of another anyon)

(โŠ— denotes the fusion of two particles and โŠ• denotes multiple possible outcomes)


this means that when two fibonacci anyons interact, they can either fuse into vacuum (annihilating each other) or another fibonacci anyon.
if the braid was not present, then the two pairs would individually fuse to vacuum with 100% probability.
however, by performing the braiding and then fusing the particles, there is a non-zero probability that the fusion could give 1 instead of 0.
the net 'charge' of the whole system is still 0, though, so if the remaining two particles are fused, they must give the vacuum.
the outcome of the fusion of one of the pairs of anyons determines the fusion outcome of the other pair.
thus, their non-abelian nature ensures that exchanging them implements unitary transformations, forming the basis of topological quantum computation:


1. create qubits from non-abelian anyons
2. move the anyons around โ€” 'braiding' them to perform a computation
3. measure the state of the anyons by fusion



for fibonacci anyons, the number of possible fusion outcomes (the dimension of the hilbert space)
grows according to the fibonacci sequence as more anyons are added.
this gives fibonacci anyons a quantum dimension of the golden ratio.



in summary, fibonacci anyons naturally correct errors due to their topological properties:
a topologically ordered state with non-local quantum entanglement (i.e., small perturbations do not disrupt the system).
plus, the robustness of these systems allows for long-lasting quantum information storage.
if you are interested in learning more, i have some notes here (or specifically on fibonacci anyons here).

meanwhile... i'm distilling the meaning of life

i have been spending a lot of time building on large language models, and i am particularly excited with deepseek r1's reasoning model and
its distilled (semi-supervised) possibilities to train experiments with low-dimensional input data and with much less computational resources than the other language models.

can't talk yet about what i am doing, but later on i might write some notes comparing agentic frameworks and my workflow to train and fine-tune models.

until then, enjoy the weather getting nicer, anon. move fast, heal things.

kreuzberg; 2025, march, 14


(bloody planetary shadow on my 8th and conjunct my mercury)
such a productive and fun week (did you harness the eclipse energy or just enjoy it with ๐Ÿฟ?)
architecting, building systems, managing teams, coding, debugging... are my favorite things
but they are also things where i find emotional comfort (could you guess my moon sign ๐ŸŒš?)
(and seeing all my new && old friends thriving and dacc-ing gives me so much blissfulness)

meanwhile... added a german deck to my collection


denver; 2025, march, 1


(venus retrograde on my 3rd; new moon in pisces)
gm anon, this has been the best eth denver yet
colorado is one of my favorite places in the usa
the rockies's snowboarding vibes have been incredible
plus the meta was 100% the upcoming agentic paradigm

meanwhile... i'm taking a break

(i want to fully focus on my work and personal life)
i've been thinking about this idea for over two years
but the timing or the circumstances were never right
now, they are - the planets have finally aligned ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿช
it's time to build, be happy, and be free [(zAMA)^2]B

alexandria; 2025, february, 22


(juno conjunct my jup; venus conjunct to my lot of victory; sun opposite to my venus)

happy end of mars retrograde and "222-day", my dear anons. i've missed you!
our pilgrimage to egypt, led by the amazing dr. sledge, was a once-in-a-lifetime experience
the entire tale is now published at saturnus.tv, i hope you enjoy it - now, onto the new adventure ๐Ÿ˜ผ
from the 2nd millennium bce, egypt carried forth the profound belief that the soul, the eternal essence of the self, could transcend this realm and ascend to higher realities
this concept would leave an indelible mark on alchemy, astrology, gnosticism, hermeticism: this is the land that gave birth to the earliest christian monks and the origins of kabbalah
we studied the hermetica at hermopolis, we're granted private access to the coptic museum, the osiris shaft on the giza plateau, the pyramid of unas (with the oldest religious texts in existence)
we ventured into the underground galleries of the serapeum, the pyramid of djoser, the heliopolitan sites of abusir, the heliopolis bassam, and the royal tomb of aanen (the enigmatic monotheist),
the great and small aton temples, the underground catacombs of tuna al-gebel and ashmun, and in alexandria, we stood at the citadel and the grand new library, where echoes of ancient wisdom still linger

meanwhile... it has never been clearer to me: the only things i want to spend my energy on

i. my soulmate && the beautiful family and legacy we will build together
ii. my (still stealth) company and the legacy my team will build together

cairo; 2025, february, 16


(mercury on my 2nd; moon on my 9th; pluto getting closer to oppose my mars)

happy saint valentine's weekend, my dear anons

today on "where in the world is bt3gl sandiego", we take a trip to the sacred cemetery of the workers who built the giza pyramid complex
no, the pyramids were not built by aliens ๐Ÿ™„; they were built by workmen buried right next to it - at a lesser-known part of the giza plateau
this area is known as petrie's worker's barracks, a complex of at least 95 narrow gallery structures, with a beautiful view of the pyramids
to get to this place (usually ignored by the average tourist), we go through real egyptian streets && the rawness of a developing country
(i have been in dozens of countries, but i must say that egyptian folks are one of the kindest and nicest people)
(witness a sufism dancing show in old cairo, and you will witness the true magick of humility and spiritual awe)
(anyway, this is a little preview of the philosophical, artistic, && political statement i am working at the moment)

meanwhile... my uranus line crosses denver

"in astrocartography, the uranus line signifies breakthroughs,
radical transformation, and unexpected (fun) opportunities..."
do you guys think i could dream of extra magick during eth denver?
the unconscious made conscious, from the harris papyrus, 1200 bc:

ุตูˆุชู ุงู„ุญู…ุงู…ุฉู ูŠูู†ุงุฏูŠุŒ
ูŠู‚ูˆู„ู: 'ู„ู‚ุฏ ุญุงู†ูŽ ุฒู…ู†ู ุงู„ุญูุจ.'
ุงู„ุฃุฑุถู ุชุถูŠุกู ุจู…ูˆุณู…ู ุฌุฏูŠุฏุŒ
ูˆุถูุงูู ุงู„ู†ู‡ุฑู ุฎุถุฑุงุกู ู†ุถูุฑุฉ.
ู‚ู„ุจูŠ ูŠุดุชุงู‚ู ุฅู„ู‰ ุญุจูŠุจูŠุŒ
ูƒู…ุง ูŠุธู…ุฃู ุงู„ู„ูˆุชุณู ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุดู…ุณ.


hamburg; 2025, february, 7


(venus on my 3rd; moon on my 5th; jup heading to my โŠ—)

this week's motto was don't cancel yourself; become uncancellable
one block at the time, we're building a reality only imagined before
every week a new fun(ny) game - but hey it's friday, fam โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ - milord

meanwhile... all roads for predicting the future

financial astrology moving on chain? (private) prediction markets meet futarchy?
ai agents taking over market making or forecast tournaments?
(s)he who controls the spice controls the universe...
(the only decentralized world computer is ethereum)

hamburg; 2025, february, 4


(lilith opposed venus on the anaretic degree; moon on my 4th; jupiter almost direct on my 5th)

had such a good dream last night, i'm still smiling
things are about to (d)accelerate exponentially, and i'm ready
heads down building on a party with robots x1 + x2 + ... + xn, where nโ†’โˆž

(and lex is in his essence in this episode)

meanwhile... remember when the market dipped last august?


hamburg; 2025, february, 3


(moon on my third; mercury on my first; last day of jupiter rx)

happy monday, anon; it's going to be a good week and it's going to be a golden future
here we go again, folks; how many times have we been through this? welcome to crypto ๐Ÿšฌ
(when everything is on sale we buy and we build heave(n)ly: bears == gud for focus)
(what can i say? best weekend of my life or something; build build build, love love love)
(crypto is made of 3 things: technology, speculation, and cult+drama; it's a dance, an opera)

meanwhile... infinite culture, infinite freedom โŸ 

(the new meta is consumer)
(like this euphoric dapp, for example ๐Ÿคฉ)
(on another note, i'm hooked on cursor, but have you seen trae.ai?)

hamburg; 2025, february, 1


(venus conjunct neptune conjunct north node conjunct the moon in pisces)

new moon in aqua, fam...
you know what this means: avatars unleashed โœจ
shoutout to all the anon friends who were kind last week - we are building a legacy, fam ๐ŸŒ
(and whoever helped with stars/followers for urani's github ๐Ÿ˜‡)

meanwhile... wee move like cagey tigers we couldn't get closer than this

(do you guys feel the energy shift?
are you guys ready for an amazing spring and summ3r?
are you getting ready to feel the magick in every atom of your vessel?)

hamburg; 2025, january, 22


rip d ๐Ÿ™‡๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

red curtains, blue velvets, magick boxes and keys, special agents and donuts
champ... you were just... too weird... just too weird...
and this is one of the reasons why you are one of my top 3 directors, d
(sharing the throne in my heart with tarantino and kubrick)
tell k i say hi, and have a nice cup of %heave(n)ly chocolate milkshake for me
(hope it's as good as bobs')

meanwhile... my top 5 lynch artwork


1๏ธโƒฃ twin peaks
2๏ธโƒฃ mulholland drive
3๏ธโƒฃ lost highway
4๏ธโƒฃ blue velvet
5๏ธโƒฃ eraserhead

hamburg; 2025, january, 16


thank you, mr. president trump ๐Ÿฆพ


thank you from all my heart for bringing the hostages home. if you focus, you might be able to feel their emotions as they realize they are finally free.

you have a beautiful life story, mr. president - and you still fight with your heart on your sleeves everyday to make the world a little bit more symmetrical.

everybody makes mistakes, and everybody deserves a chance for forgiveness and redemption โ€” don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

i wish you and your wonderful family the most beautiful and blissful inauguration party โ€” you deserve every bit of it, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

meanwhile... t && m && b are cool ๐Ÿ‘‘


alki beach; 2025, january, 1


happy new year, fellow human
don't let fear prevail - kindness is wisdom
it's going to be okay, don't forget who you are

meanwhile... i am cozy

sonnet XVII, by pablo neruda
i do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
i love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

i love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.

i love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
i love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so i love you because i know no other way than this:

where i does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as i fall asleep.

alki beach; 2024, december, 30


new moon in capricorn, perfect to leave behind what does not serve you anymore,
while expressing your intentions regarding your next endeavors and projects โœจ
2025 is going to be the best year of our lives yet!

meanwhile... why does the robot think i am a robot? ๐Ÿค”


alki beach; 2024, december, 22


(moon crossing virgo; venus crossing aquarius)

soneto da fidelidade, by vinicius de moraes

de tudo, ao meu amor serei atento
antes, e com tal zelo, e sempre, e tanto
que mesmo em face do maior encanto
dele se encante mais meu pensamento.

quero vive-lo em cada vao momento
e em seu louvor hei de espalhar meu canto
e rir meu riso e derramar meu pranto
ao seu pesar ou seu contentamento.

e assim, quando mais tarde me procure
quem sabe a morte, angustia de quem vive
quem sabe a solidao, fim de quem ama
eu possa me dizer do amor (que tive):
que nao seja imortal, posto que e chama
mas que seja infinito enquanto dure.

meanwhile... can you spy my pixel-grapheneos fresh-af?