Posts by Sayed Hamid Fatimi

I’m Sayed Hamid Fatimi, a software developer by craft, a philosopher by calling, and a lifelong student of truth. With roots in physics and a love for clean, expressive code, I build in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and Next.js—tools that let ideas take shape in the digital world. Beyond the syntax and structure lies a deeper pursuit. I write to explore the foundations of thought, reason, and reality. My books, The Philosophy of Reason and The Philosophy of Truth, are part of an ongoing journey—an attempt to weave clarity from complexity, and meaning from mystery. This space is where code meets contemplation. You’re welcome to walk the path with me at valeon.blog.

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Investing vs. Trading: Two Paths Through the Market

Investing and trading aren’t opposites so much as different relationships to time. This guide clarifies frames—from scalping to position trading—and argues that most edge is born in ranges, not headlines. Choose your horizon, respect its rules, and let discipline—not drift—set your course.

13 min read
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A Small Edge, Carefully Kept — and How It Connects to “Trading Big Bags”

Back when BitMEX paid maker rebates, I turned ~$30 into ~$2,000 by posting passive liquidity and guarding inventory. This post breaks down the rebate math, spread capture, and kill-switches—and shows how that small-edge discipline connects to “Trading Big Bags,” where structure, not bravado, determines survival.

6 min read
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Trading Big Bags: Liquidity, Leverage, and the Architecture of Risk

Capital size should dictate strategy. What works for a $1,000 trader becomes reckless at $10M. The recent $17M loss on Hyperliquid shows how fragile structures — high leverage, linear contracts, and concentration — turn conviction into catastrophe. This essay breaks down why efficiency, not ego, defines survivability, and how inverse contracts, venue distribution, and leverage discipline transform outcomes.

10 min read
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EVs and the Air We Breathe: From Catalytic Converters to Clean Streets

EVs are often criticised for their manufacturing footprint, but this misses the crucial point: they have no tailpipes. In cities like London, where millions of ICE cars exhale poison daily, EVs clear the air we actually breathe. They shift emissions upstream to a few factories and power plants—sites that can be regulated and cleaned far more easily than millions of exhaust pipes. Like catalytic converters before them, EVs are not perfect, but they are a vital step in reclaiming breathable cities.

7 min read
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The Inheritance of Shadows: Epigenetics, Trauma, and the Choice of Renewal

Epigenetics shows that we inherit more than DNA—we carry the echoes of our ancestors’ trauma, hunger, and resilience written into our biology. These epigenetic marks, passed across two to three generations, shape health, weight, stress, and even how we respond to the world. Yet awareness gives us agency: by confronting what we carry, we can choose healing and create a legacy of renewal for those who come after us.

15 min read
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RideCompass: Finding the Cheapest Journey Across Platforms

Finding the cheapest ride in London isn’t as simple as picking one app. Prices fluctuate across Uber, Bolt, FreeNow, Smartzee—and even black cabs. Drawing from my time as a driver, I explore the idea of a “Ride Compass”: an app that scans all platforms, compares fares, and ensures passengers always get the best deal.

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Land on the Ledger: Real-World Assets as NFTs

Ownership is more than paperwork. This proposal maps land titles to NFTs so the blockchain becomes the registry itself—legally recognized, programmable, and auditable—uniting code and courts for faster settlement, stronger proofs, and privacy-preserving compliance in the UK/EU.

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The End of the Key Fob: Digital Access for a Smarter Age

A plastic fob once felt modern. Today, it is wasteful, clumsy, and obsolete. Digital passes stored in Apple or Google Wallets can make access smarter, safer, and more sustainable—from offices and hotels to Airbnb rentals and real estate management. The key fob solved a problem of the last century. The digital pass answers to this one.

7 min read
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The Distance Between Events

If time is not a river or a dimension but only the distance between events, what then becomes of us? Is a life measured by years, or by the density of change it contains? This essay traces the haunting question of time—not to answer it, but to wander through its puzzles: the minus sign in the line element, the ghost of dt, antimatter’s supposed reversal, and the possibility of a physics without clocks. Time appears less as something we move through and more as something we ourselves measure—a spacing of events that refuses ever to be final.

13 min read
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ShipSpace: Unlocking the Hidden Economy of Empty Cargo

Every year, millions of containers sail half-empty—wasting money, space, and fuel. ShipSpace reimagines global logistics as a shared marketplace, matching unused container capacity with businesses that need affordable shipping. Cheaper, fairer, greener: the future of shipping is shared.

9 min read
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