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politics
2017-06-25 15:32
What is happening to Libertarians these days
David Brooks, the commentator, has offered an interesting frame for what is happening to conservatism. He says that the Reagan era conservatism was focused on resisting liberal social policies and limiting
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ethereum
2017-06-23 16:09
Hunchmoney - perhaps the Ethereum killer app
So you see a smart contract available for sports betting - called Hunchmoney or something like that. Let's say you endorse it and put a little ether into your hunchmoney wallet or buy a few hunchcoins.
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ethereum
2017-06-06 13:34
NPR's Onpoint is off point about cryptocurrency.
Go to to listen to NPR trying to take on cryptocurrency. But be forewarned that it is sometimes exasperating to listen to Luddites pontificate. First, the issue of trust and security and ransomware is
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news
2017-03-14 17:05
Beyond the Bull - Reading News
We hear so much these days about fake news and how to be media savvy. Competitive claims are aired about everything and we struggle to make sense of it all. Critical thinking about ANY news is essential
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poetry
2017-01-30 18:34
Our country edges to the ditch
As light shifts and shadows stretch Our country edges to the ditch Our country edges to the ditch The kapos have to scratch their itch Our common fabric we now unstitch As light shifts and shadows stretch
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poetry
2016-11-29 18:44
Does Salt Do That?
I was already ready Ready as I’d ever be Kept my voice steady As she walked out on me I called her a whore To even the score The sheets were stained Does salt do that? Outside it rained I heard her skid
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patents
2016-10-21 14:59
Patents and Changes in Terminology
Here is a letter that was faxed to the Commissioner for Patents. Let's hope the USPTO acts on the suggestion. Dear Commissioner, In the information age, terminology evolves rapidly and new terms are introduced
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blockchain
2016-10-17 16:40
Follow the money (digital currency) – some history
It is getting real. Have you noticed the number of articles from former explorers in the cryptocurrency space that question open blockchains and call for the introduction of some sort of intermediary structure
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fintech
2016-10-13 19:47
Whence North Carolina's FinTech Startup Scene?
North Carolina is often described as a FinTech hub because Bank of America and Wells Fargo are embedded into Charlotte's economy. But evidence for disruptive FinTech startups is quite thin. If one uses
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r3
2016-10-07 14:44
R3 and Marketing Rhetoric
The stakes are high as blockchains with smart contracts gain traction. On the one side are the proprietary blockchain vendors like R3; and on the other are the open blockchain enthusiasts like Ethereum
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blockchain
2016-10-04 16:46
Devcon2 and Ethereum - Some Thoughts
There is a sense of deflation following Devcon2. I think it is because the "killer app" did not appear, and the incremental improvements, while real, were already baked into the cake. What did
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patents
2016-09-16 15:38
Big News for IP Wonks
A decision has been issued that will have a huge impact on software oriented and related patents. The Alice decision and Mayo decision has been used to invalidate existing patents and impede issuance of
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blockchain
2016-09-09 14:17
Escalating Pace of Blockchain Implementation
Last labor day week there were perhaps 5 articles or stories on the blockchain discovered through an alert on Google Scholar. This week there are over 50. It gets increasingly harder to navigate this
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ibm
2016-08-31 15:54
A Challenge for IBM to Bridge Blockchain and AI with the Wisdom of the Crowd
IBM has decided to really invest staff and effort into the blockchain. Kudos! They have already been contributing to the Hyperledger project and have probably learned through that that an immutable distributed
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blockchain
2016-08-30 17:37
Hype for Blockchain - Beware or Be Clear
It happened again today. The developer of a proprietary blockchain Adam Ludwin of Chain told Fortune interviewer Jeff John Roberts to beware of the hype surrounding blockchain. And Roberts duly reported
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ethereum
2016-08-29 15:41
Who owns us? The Politics of Blockchain Identity.
Anarchists claim the individual is self-sovereign. Nation states vary conditions and terms for the sovereignty they allow or assign. For example, some nation states define men as more sovereign than women.
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blockchain
2016-08-23 15:22
Values and Decentralized Applications on the Blockchain
Applications that are open source, token based, stored in a decentralized blockchain, managed by algorithms, not controlled by a single entity, and improved by majority votes and decisions can be an engine
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blockchain
2016-08-23 14:45
The emergence of competitive blockchains
If you follow blockchain news, you'll start to notice the emergence of articles by former advocates of open software that question open blockchains or open platforms. These are being published by "news
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trustless
2016-08-21 16:22
Consortium as a euphemism for "gatekeeper" - Bless you Berggruen.
As distributed autonomous organizations in a trustless environment come online, hypocrisy becomes a huge temptation. We all want to control our destiny and the transparent distributed organization threatens
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ethereum
2016-08-19 13:21
What can a DADE -a distributed application development entity using smart contract and the blockchain - achieve
The problem: Development of applications is undemocratic, inefficient, and often constrained to networks of influencers who have access to capital. Those with access to capital skew the development process
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