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Ryan Tanaka
@ryangtanaka
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Musician, Civic Tech, Product
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http://product.ryangtanaka.com
Created
2017-06-30 22:10
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philosophy
8y
On Being Yourself
If there's one lesson I've learned coming up to Silicon Valley is that "being yourself" is important -- probably way more important than most people realize. "Being yourself" is an
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philosophy
8y
Using Art to Predict the Future
A few years ago I made a decision to move up to San Francisco from Los Angeles, with the idea of bridging the divide between the art and tech communities (a vague idea, I know) but have recently made the
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philosophy
8y
Learning How to Enjoy Ourselves
One of the more interesting things about being an artist is that if you've done it long enough you end up interacting with a pretty wide range of people in terms of socioeconomic status -- from the fanciest
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identity
8y
The End of Anonymity on the Internet
Now that people are finally seeing Facebook and other social media platforms for what it is (e.g. a centralized data platform owned by private companies with questionable incentives) there's been a lot
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cryptocurrency
9y
A Few Non-Technical Solutions to the Blockchain's Scaling Problems
Hey crypto folks, hope you've had a good year this year and are ready to tackle the next! Now that there's been a few proof-of-concept projects that have gained adoption (Cryptokitties being the most obvious
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ethereum
9y
Tales From the Ethereum Pre-Sale/ICO
Lately I've been reading a lot of articles trying to guilt the reader by saying "if you had only bought Bitcoin in ye Olden Times, you'd have a bajillion dollars right now." Aside from the fact
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blockchain
9y
Using "Artificial Intelligence" to Fix Fake News
So you've probably heard about how Fake News is a problem on the internet right now, and that tech companies (Facebook, Twitter, Google, YouTube, Reddit, etc.) have largely all failed to prevent propaganda,
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cryptocurrency
9y
Cryptocurrency, Taxes, and IRS Audits
Hey crypto-friends and cypto-curious peoples! A special announcement today! Everyone's favorite 2 things: taxes and the IRS! Maybe you've read some of my cryptocurrency and blockchain related articles
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cryptocurrency
9y
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humor
9y
ERSB Ratings Overhaul
Most of our entertainment rating systems have it backwards, really. I think we need to rethink the categories in a way that makes more sense. Everyone - May include moments of genuine optimism and hope.
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culture
9y
Towards an Aesthetic of an High-Density Society
I've noticed that the "retro" aesthetic seems to have lost a lot of its popularity in recent months. I think it might have to do with the political climate right now but it's probably a good
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cryptocurrency
9y
Crypto as Religion: Sacred Technologies
One of the things I've enjoyed about the crypto community is the diversity of its people -- politically, economically, geographically, educationally -- the demographics of crypto are both literally and
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cryptocurrency
9y
The Politics and Culture of Cryptocurrencies
At the risk of getting ahead of myself here, I'd like to do a little speculation about the future of cryptocurrencies because I do believe that in a few years time there will be a lot of changes coming
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cryptocurrency
9y
How Cryptocurrencies and the Blockchain Will Change the World (And How it Changed My Life)
This might come as a surprise to some, but towards the beginning of this year, I was flat-out broke. After the startup I came to work for in San Francisco ran out of money, I tried to make ends meet
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ethereum
9y
The Cryptocurrency Community in a Nutshell
I’ve been part of the cryptocurrency community for a while, and noticed that it has all kinds of people involved now: Day traders looking to make a quick buck Long-time investors with good advice who everyone
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music
9y
Ambient Music for Video Games
Hey folks, Ryan from Tangerine Music Labs here -- I've been making music for video games as a hobby for a while and wanted to try out this Steemit platform as a test run for my next round of musical works.
