I’ve thrown together a number of briefs about advanced web-of-trust concepts as readings for #RebootingWebOfTrust: https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/advanced-web-of-trust-concepts.md

Sun Nov 01 07:35:44 +0000 2015


A pretty amazing set of advance readings for tomorrow’s #RebootingWebOfTrust https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust/tree/master/topics-and-advance-readings I’m looking forward to collaborating!

Tue Nov 03 04:11:32 +0000 2015


RT @JuanSGalt: How NOT to build an Orwellian Reputation System #bitcoin #blockchain #rebootingweboftrust http://cointelegraph.com/ref999/news/115523/how-not-to-build-an-orwellian-reputation-system-pt-1

Tue Nov 03 04:12:15 +0000 2015


“those who suffer from analysis paralysis tend to go extinct” by @matthewjosef https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/tensions-related-to-identity-and-community-regulation.md #RebootingWebOfTrust

Tue Nov 03 13:05:38 +0000 2015


Trust agility, translucency, attribute certs, selective disclosure, self-validating certs, pfs+ #RebootingWebOfTrust https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/advanced-web-of-trust-concepts.md

Tue Nov 03 13:11:13 +0000 2015


“Is it Trust, trust, or trust? Accountability, plus 11 Models of Trust, Social Justice, Understanding Lifecycle’s” https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/different-models-for-trust.md

Tue Nov 03 13:19:49 +0000 2015


RT @katrynadow: Thanks Philip, sorry to be missing it, especially love opportunity to do more #blockchain work with @ChristopherA https://t…

Tue Nov 03 13:22:15 +0000 2015


RT @browningphilip1: @katrynadow @ChristopherA : have series of initiatives emerging requiring such things :) and always keen to network wi…

Tue Nov 03 13:22:29 +0000 2015


RT @katrynadow: @browningphilip1 keep at it Philip, the future is #distributed & #P2P, we’re in the death throes of the old models

@Ch…

Tue Nov 03 13:22:34 +0000 2015


Morning of first day at #RebootingWebOfTrust —creating the next generation of decentralized identity:

Tue Nov 03 21:51:36 +0000 2015


Some ideas we want to explore at #RebootingWebOfTrust —creating the next generation of decentralized identity:

Tue Nov 03 21:53:18 +0000 2015


The five teams at #RebootingWebOfTrust have chosen these as their topics: #1 What did you mean by trust?

Wed Nov 04 02:42:33 +0000 2015


Topic #2 at #RebootingWebOfTrust is — Satisfying the Real World: Web of Trust Use Cases

Wed Nov 04 02:48:25 +0000 2015


Topic #3 at #RebootingWebOfTrust is — DPKI… Decentralized Public Key Infrastructure

Wed Nov 04 02:49:37 +0000 2015


Topic #4 at #RebootingWebOfTrust is — Sybil Resilient Reputation Aggregation

Wed Nov 04 02:50:36 +0000 2015


Topic #5 at #RebootingWebOfTrust is — A Framework for Smart Signatures

Wed Nov 04 02:51:26 +0000 2015


Results from the 5 teams at #RebootingWebOfTrust will be posted at https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust

Wed Nov 04 02:54:51 +0000 2015


RT @frandallfarmer: Wrapping day 1 at #RebootingWebOfTrust my focus: “Reclaiming ‘Web of Trust’ 2015” what do you think WoT is? https://t.…

Wed Nov 04 04:59:14 +0000 2015


RT @VitalikButerin: Discussing what topics to discuss at #RebootingWebOfTrust . Winner seems to be “wtf happens if I lose my private key!!1…

Wed Nov 04 04:59:44 +0000 2015


Replying to @fractastical

now that the topics are selected the use cases are being filled out (part of the process). One group is focused only on it.

Wed Nov 04 05:02:18 +0000 2015


RT @frandallfarmer: Humbled to hanging out with some big names in #identity #privacy and #blockchain today at #rebootingweboftrust today.

Wed Nov 04 05:02:37 +0000 2015


RT @drummondreed: The #RebootingWebOfTrust design shop starting now with @ChristopherA facilitating. High hopes for what this group could d…

Wed Nov 04 05:03:05 +0000 2015


Replying to @elfpavlik and @w3payments

One challenge that I’ve been facing is JOSE vs your new signature formats. At #IIW I couldn’t find one single one use

Wed Nov 04 14:20:48 +0000 2015


RT @petertoddbtc: Kinda surreal to be at a workshop where ideas that come up get drawn by a live artist.

Also, #smartsigs https://t.co/lE7…

Wed Nov 04 15:10:01 +0000 2015


Replying to @manusporny and @elfpavlik

another reason is that in order to do HD keys we need the sign and encrypt mechanisms to use the bitcoin curve.

Wed Nov 04 15:14:14 +0000 2015


Replying to @manusporny and @elfpavlik

Most of our projects make use of hierarchical deterministic keys for child and grandchild delegation. #bip32

Wed Nov 04 15:15:43 +0000 2015


Replying to @manusporny and @elfpavlik

I wish you had been at #IIW where I re-raised the question. No interest by anyone. And l like json-ld.

Wed Nov 04 15:19:56 +0000 2015


RT @TheEconomist: The Bank of England seems electrified by blockchain technology, which underpins bitcoin http://econ.st/1NMgZyb https://t…

Wed Nov 04 15:22:51 +0000 2015


Yes!! “Decentralized trust people rock…not just smart, but nice, and able to work in groups.” @Appelcline http://shannon-a.livejournal.com/539776.html

Wed Nov 04 15:42:07 +0000 2015


End of day 1 summary at #RebootingWebOfTrust as captured by graphic facilitator @ssawhney87 #decentralized #identity

Wed Nov 04 16:37:00 +0000 2015


Sorting through the topics as prioritized by the #RebootingWebOfTrust participants by a group process called “35”:

Wed Nov 04 17:32:06 +0000 2015


The sybil attack during the dot voting process placed on the sybil topic was quite amusing to watch in progress. https://twitter.com/frandallfarmer/status/661618091005227008

Wed Nov 04 17:58:28 +0000 2015


RT @petertoddbtc: OH: “Someone registered <MyName>.com, who wasn’t me, who didn’t like me, and that sucked.” #RebootingWebOfTrust

Wed Nov 04 19:12:26 +0000 2015


RT @petertoddbtc: OH: “How many doors you have to knock on to shut down a system is a useful metric for decentralisation.” #RebootingWebOfT…

Thu Nov 05 07:14:10 +0000 2015


Day Two of #RebootingWebOfTrust —overnight insights:

Thu Nov 05 18:23:28 +0000 2015


Day Two of #RebootingWebOfTrust — looking forward, what at some next actions?

Thu Nov 05 18:25:27 +0000 2015


White paper draft for #RebootingWebOfTrust — Rebranding Web of Trust:

Thu Nov 05 18:27:06 +0000 2015


A #bitcoin technical white paper draft for #RebootingWebOfTrust — how do we know when keys are compromised?:

Thu Nov 05 18:29:47 +0000 2015


White paper draft for #RebootingWebOfTrust — DPKI: A Distributed Public Key Infrastructure:

Thu Nov 05 18:34:10 +0000 2015


White paper draft for #RebootingWebOfTrust — DPKI: Creating a Distributed Registy

Thu Nov 05 18:35:15 +0000 2015


White paper draft for #RebootingWebOfTrust — Use Cases for Web of Trust:

Thu Nov 05 18:35:55 +0000 2015


White paper draft for #RebootingWebOfTrust — An Example Use Case: Making Better Decisions:

Thu Nov 05 18:36:57 +0000 2015


A technical white paper draft at #RebootingWebOfTrust — Smart Signatures:

Thu Nov 05 18:39:03 +0000 2015


RT @paulniederer: Way to go guys. Will be awesome for #equitycrowdfunding leading to low cost registers and snouts out of the trough! https…

Thu Nov 05 18:40:48 +0000 2015


RT @justinwnewton: @ChristopherA Great DesignShop that you held. It appears to be a great start to a much needed reboot!

Thu Nov 05 18:41:04 +0000 2015


Replying to @joonian

Facilitation team was myself, Brian Weller, Shannon Appelcline @Appelcline, and Sonia Sawhney @ssawhney87. Sonia drew that one.

Thu Nov 05 18:46:29 +0000 2015


The white papers for #RebootingWebOfTrust will continue to be edited this week and next, with final white papers before Thanksgiving.

Thu Nov 05 18:48:42 +0000 2015


The #RebootingWebOfTrust participants believe next best step is another facilitated design workshop on #WoT Use Case & UX Design in January.

Thu Nov 05 18:52:23 +0000 2015


The #RebootingWebOfTrust participants want to have shipping code in time for 25th Anniversary of PGP on June 5th 2016, make it an event!

Thu Nov 05 18:56:02 +0000 2015


Replying to @deepakraous

All readings, draft content, graphics, photos, process documents & final white papers will be in https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust

Thu Nov 05 19:00:58 +0000 2015


Many thanks to the sponsors of this #RebootingWebOfTrust event—PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Respect Network, and the Open Identity Exchange!

Thu Nov 05 19:06:09 +0000 2015


And many thanks to all the participants of this #RebootingWebOfTrust design workshop for sharing their passion, time, genius and trust!

Thu Nov 05 19:08:36 +0000 2015


@artbrock I mentioned to you how I call your #metacurrency ideas on wealth and currency flows as “Brockian wealth”. What do you call it?

Thu Nov 05 23:12:30 +0000 2015


.@artbrock Related, here is Phil Salin’s paper from 1990 on “The Ecology of Decisions” or “Wealth of Kitchens” http://www.philsalin.com/kitchens/

Thu Nov 05 23:18:42 +0000 2015


An update on an old blog post: “A Revised ‘Ostrom’s Design Principles for Collective Governance of the Commons’” http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2015/11/a-revised-ostroms-design-principles-for-collective-governance-of-the-commons-.html

Thu Nov 05 23:25:09 +0000 2015


I’ve wanted #SmartSignatures for a long time—many thanks to Greg Maxwell, @petertoddbtc, @pwuille, Tyler Close, @RyaneShea, @JosephBonneau!

Thu Nov 05 23:40:22 +0000 2015


Shannon Appelcline @appelcline write about Day Two of #RebootingWebOfTrust, calling like a “Project Trustway” ;-) http://shannon-a.livejournal.com/539946.html

Thu Nov 05 23:57:31 +0000 2015


RT @4thibeau: OIX is one of the sponsors of the Rebooting the Web-of-Trust design shop: http://www.weboftrust.info/ #RebootingWebOfTrust”

Fri Nov 06 01:38:26 +0000 2015


RT @VitalikButerin: Spoler for #devcon1: an asynchronous programming language that, among other things, _works between multiple ethereum pr…

Sat Nov 07 17:11:10 +0000 2015


RT @bhagwanUCLA: Why I am nominating Satoshi Nakamoto for the #NobelPrize in Economics http://bit.ly/snnobel #bitcoin @StellarOrg @ethere…

Sat Nov 07 18:08:39 +0000 2015


@hadleybeeman Would you be interested in participating in future #RebootingWebOfTrust events? Our last one was great http://www.WebOfTrust.info

Sat Nov 07 19:30:58 +0000 2015


Replying to @VitalikButerin

Is this useful for DPKI?

Sat Nov 07 20:21:08 +0000 2015


Replying to @VitalikButerin

BTW, did you have a chance to chat with the #SmartSignatures team?

Sat Nov 07 20:23:19 +0000 2015


Replying to @hadleybeeman

#RebootingWebOfTrust had representatives worldwide. Future meetings depends on sponsors. NYC and before UN conference possible

Sun Nov 08 18:54:30 +0000 2015


Pleased to see more academics moving to open access journals: “Lingua is dead. Long live Glossa” http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=22162

Mon Nov 09 19:24:30 +0000 2015


The #SmartSignatures team at #RebootingWebOfTrust “self-validating certificates using Bitcoin’s script vm”

Mon Nov 09 21:04:41 +0000 2015


RT @petertoddbtc: @ChristopherA @josephbonneau @ryaneshea @pwuille Greg is enjoying the advantages of sigs doing the hard work of validatio…

Mon Nov 09 21:20:08 +0000 2015


Left to right: Joseph Poon, @ChristopherA, Greg Maxwell, @JosephBonneau @PeterToddBtc, @PWuille & Tyler Close—@RyaneShea was afk. #bitcoin

Tue Nov 10 01:41:32 +0000 2015


RT @harlantwood: Last week at #RebootingWebOfTrust with @ChristopherA @juanbenet @drummondreed @peacekeeper Awesome event! https://t.co/G…

Tue Nov 10 03:16:41 +0000 2015


Too true! “A singularity of smarm, where performative — maybe even excessive — intimacy is the order of the day” https://medium.com/@leighalexander/the-new-intimacy-economy-51c87dc4a4d6

Tue Nov 10 03:23:05 +0000 2015


And don’t heart this!

Tue Nov 10 03:23:35 +0000 2015


Jay Cross is already missed! https://twitter.com/bschlenker/status/663761062559256576

Tue Nov 10 04:12:01 +0000 2015


RT @finnern: Let’s continue @jaycross’s learning revolution http://www.thrivablefutures.org/learning-revolution-by-jay-cross/ Recording of his session at @futuresalon RIP :-(

Tue Nov 10 04:16:36 +0000 2015


I’ve been wondering if #FlatDesign trend is a bad fad. This paper says it increases cognitive load: http://www.nngroup.com/articles/flat-design-long-exposure/ #EmperorsClothes

Tue Nov 10 08:17:07 +0000 2015


I was amused listening to “Zep Green’s Airship” from 1909 on the #UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive
http://www.library.ucsb.edu/OBJID/Cylinder3665 #commons

Tue Nov 10 21:10:47 +0000 2015


I had forgotten about Friedman’s concept of ‘helicopter money’ — it could be done with #blockchain: http://www.businessinsider.com/hsbc-says-the-blockchain-could-be-used-for-radical-central-bank-helicopter-money-policies-2015-11 via clusterstock

Wed Nov 11 00:54:58 +0000 2015


Hmm, could done with a #BlockChain or #SmartContract someday… http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/12/opinions/soros-ending-campaign-dollars-corruption/index.html

Fri Nov 13 23:10:39 +0000 2015


RT @lessig: Soros: American people want democracy back (Opinion) - http://CNN.com http://ow.ly/UDe04

Fri Nov 13 23:10:49 +0000 2015


#TinyHome envy… Sustainable does not mean you have to be Spartan!

Fri Nov 13 23:19:08 +0000 2015


RT @dhh: RECONSIDER #WebSummit2015: https://medium.com/@dhh/reconsider-41adf356857f (had to cancel my appearance, but you still deserve the talk!) https://t.co/KYJ…

Sat Nov 14 19:45:35 +0000 2015


.@rickhholland Related to efforts last week re #RebootingWebOfTrust, discussed rash of these in Seattle 2 years ago: http://www.fbi.gov/seattle/press-releases/2013/man-in-the-e-mail-fraud-could-victimize-area-businesses

Sun Nov 15 08:04:07 +0000 2015


In my ongoing side-by-side comparison of my legacy AT&T Unlimited & T-Mobile data plans, T-Mobile is substantially better at Oakland Airport

Mon Nov 16 21:42:16 +0000 2015


@juanbenet did you get my email about commissioning a protocol and a separate email about club system? Can we schedule call.

Wed Nov 18 22:28:14 +0000 2015


Agreed!—An Award-Winning Marine’s Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis Is Required Reading by Phil Klay in @esquire http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a39882/phil-klay-syrian-refugees/

Fri Nov 20 07:02:37 +0000 2015


RT @Falkvinge: After Paris attack where terrorists used cleartext and own credit cards, police demand bans of encryption & bitcoin: https:/…

Fri Nov 20 20:11:10 +0000 2015


#PoliceState ~”Their problem is the loss of narrative, the ability for people to talk rather than being spoonfed” https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2015/11/after-paris-attack-where-terrorists-used-cleartext-communications-and-credit-cards-police-state-hawks-demand-a-ban-of-encryption-and-bitcoin/

Fri Nov 20 20:20:59 +0000 2015


RT @kelvy_bird: LOOK for BRIDGES… systems change, a process of continual discovery. #ulab #prototype @MITxULab @ottoscharmer1 https://t.c…

Sat Nov 21 01:11:50 +0000 2015


Linking a number of my worlds— governance, leadership education, blockchain, collaboration: by @cryptowanderer https://medium.com/@cryptowanderer/strange-democracy-fd00b1bc1f8#.9vpa80ng5

Mon Nov 23 01:14:39 +0000 2015


Zite is closing, telling me to move to Flipboard. But it doesn’t offer as good signal-to-noise. Suggestions? I don’t need a feed reader.

Mon Nov 23 17:47:22 +0000 2015


What Zite gave me was a good way to see outside my personal star-chamber—I don’t need a feed reader or recommendations from my network.

Mon Nov 23 20:25:46 +0000 2015


Replying to @designlaurels

I use Pocket and Feedly now. What Zite offered was content just outside my subscriptions without overwhelming me.

Mon Nov 23 21:23:13 +0000 2015


Replying to @taoeffect, @apf, @metromoxie, @frgx, @slightlylate, @laparisa, @mnot and @agl__

I’m not surprised.

Tue Nov 24 03:02:27 +0000 2015


RT @laparisa: Dell pre-installing self-signed root CAs too?! https://edell.tlsfun.de/ #shockednotshocked

Tue Nov 24 03:17:19 +0000 2015


RT @RonWyden: Experts agree: Strong encryption makes Americans safer.

Retweet to tell the government #NoBackdoors! https://medium.com/@RonWyden/encryption-is-not-the-enemy-b5c1652e30b8#.1ccu5yirs

Tue Nov 24 03:25:32 +0000 2015


US Senator @RonWyden “Encryption is not the enemy: I am standing up against these dangerous proposals…” #NoBackDoors https://medium.com/@RonWyden/encryption-is-not-the-enemy-b5c1652e30b8

Tue Nov 24 03:26:43 +0000 2015


The video from my panel “Bitcoin and its Antecedents: A Look at the History and Evolution of Digital Cash” is up! http://www.coindesk.com/events/consensus-2015/videos/history-and-evolution-of-digital-cash/

Thu Nov 26 02:36:21 +0000 2015


RT @coindesk: .@nathanielpopper and @ChristopherA look at the history and evolution of digital cash http://bit.ly/1SZXJyw https://t.co/Ff…

Thu Nov 26 02:36:37 +0000 2015


I appreciate the tech startup Buffer transparently sharing their salary decision process. #ParticipatoryGovernance https://open.buffer.com/transparent-salaries/

Thu Nov 26 02:41:38 +0000 2015


Somehow I don’t think I’ll last very long in this game—the Christmas music started last week! https://twitter.com/willchase/status/669921924521197568

Thu Nov 26 18:05:03 +0000 2015


Scary. Is not acting given imperfect knowledge the only solution? I want to believe that there are answers. Wrong? https://twitter.com/nickszabo4/status/669757000398454784

Thu Nov 26 18:30:18 +0000 2015


RT @petertoddbtc: Bought one of these: physically secure anti-tamper PC: http://kck.st/1ShR9Dd

Bitcoin needs HW like this for physical s…

Thu Nov 26 18:32:53 +0000 2015


RT @jmiehau: So happy of the energy that everyone has after Devcon1 to improve @ethereumproject https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/issues #EIPs #FOSS cc @Vi…

Thu Nov 26 18:34:36 +0000 2015


“the API model would turn the bank into a hub for transactions where the institution doesn’t have a hold on the data http://www.americanbanker.com/news/bank-technology/uk-push-for-open-bank-apis-makes-us-look-so-last-century-1078015-1.html?zkPrintable=1&nopagination=1

Thu Nov 26 18:49:04 +0000 2015


RT @NickSzabo4: 1/ disdain hype claiming easy solutions to big problems
2/ solve smaller problems on which you are expert
https://t.co/KZg4…

Thu Nov 26 21:48:50 +0000 2015


.@NickSzabo4 Agreed. I would add 3/ iterate & 4/ a positive vision for what the outcome can be, but be willing to adapt—pragmatic optimism

Thu Nov 26 21:53:00 +0000 2015


The latest update on a topic I have taught at @PinchotEDU—how to talk effectively about climate change: http://grist.org/climate-energy/here-are-the-latest-market-tested-words-for-selling-climate-action/ @ecoAmerica

Fri Nov 27 20:16:30 +0000 2015


Replying to @TuurDemeester

By 2004 yes - we were working toward it at Certicom but pre-dot-bomb profit taking and post-dot-bomb losses killed it.

Fri Nov 27 20:20:19 +0000 2015


Replying to @Conspirosphere and @TuurDemeester

The tech was there by 2000, but the tragedy of the free and patents killed it. http://bit.ly/1SZXJyw

Fri Nov 27 20:22:50 +0000 2015


Follow the Twitter conversation started in this tweet if you care about authenticity in the context of social media: https://twitter.com/moniguzman/status/670288509438152704

Fri Nov 27 20:50:04 +0000 2015


RT @taoeffect: Protocols that require sysadmin intervention for security are broken.

Words cannot express how wrong this is: https://t.c…

Fri Nov 27 20:56:54 +0000 2015


An important cognitive bias called the majority illusion. Demonstrates a source of the power of social networks: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/business/wonkblog/majority-illusion/

Sat Nov 28 19:37:49 +0000 2015


Economically we have to figure out how to get beyond classical growth for growth’s sake. Can we inbuild into wealth? https://aeon.co/opinions/it-s-time-to-move-beyond-growth-for-growth-s-sake

Sat Nov 28 21:11:03 +0000 2015


@manusporny Now that we are post November’s #RebootingWebOfTrust can we schedule a call to talk?

Mon Nov 30 21:24:44 +0000 2015


@khannib you might be interested in taking a look at draft of #SmartSignatures from last #RebootingWebOfTrust https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust/blob/master/draft-documents/smart-signatures.md

Tue Dec 01 03:22:06 +0000 2015


RT @mathewi: On a totally unrelated note, I like how De Correspondent has tried to reimagine hyperlinks in news stories: https://t.co/MVnOV…

Tue Dec 01 03:42:14 +0000 2015


Pinchot University, where I have taught, just rated #3 of 50 top graduate programs for environmental sustainability: http://www.triplepundit.com/2015/11/top-10-graduate-programs-environmental-sustainability/

Tue Dec 01 05:40:00 +0000 2015


RT @khannib: The state of Bitcoin multisig https://medium.com/@alcio/the-state-of-bitcoin-multisig-82b3bf09b1ca

Tue Dec 01 06:26:45 +0000 2015

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