RT @BTCFoundation: Scaling Bitcoin in Hong Kong is coming right up. Here are some great thoughts from @adam3us Adam Back: https://t.co/s7…
Excellent paper on the ethics of cryptography. It is not a morally neutral act. https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/671676328660324353
I rarely promote apps, but Monument Valley is the best iPhone game that I’ve played for years and is free today! https://appsto.re/us/HaoAR.i
RT @anildash: Very, very brave of @ftrain to confess to the Semantic Web indiscretions of his youth. https://newrepublic.com/article/124425/dreamed-perfect-database
An essential point of @schneierblog book “Liars and Outliers” was that rulebreaking sometimes adds value. New data: http://phys.org/news/2015-12-benefit-white-lies.html
An attempt to understand what knowledge commons are and why they too have costs and are subject to tragedy as well: https://github.com/valueflows/valueflows/issues/90#issuecomment-161767207
On my to do list is to explain how Ostrom’s Principles http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2015/11/a-revised-ostroms-design-principles-for-collective-governance-of-the-commons-.html apply to knowledge commons. #commons #knowledge #ostrom
Replying to @networkservice
Not recently.
RT @sweis: Real World Crypto ‘16 program is up and looks great: http://www.realworldcrypto.com/rwc2016/program
Except from a poem by T.S. Eliot relevant to this conversation…
Treaties banning requiring source code disclosure means no security auditing allowed. More back doors possible. http://boingboing.net/2015/11/06/tpp-will-ban-rules-that-requir.html #TPP
Many assumptions regarding self-managed [aka Holocratic, flat, non-hierarchical, etc.] organizations are incorrect… http://www.self-managementinstitute.org/misperceptions-of-self-management
Lost the Little Drummer Boy Game #LDB today. Started Thanksgiving Day, didn’t make it to Xmas. Heard viral vid here: http://youtu.be/zqdNRePTze0
RT @HeartIQ:
I find something appealing about this hack — a sort of “The Matrix” for Tamagotchi. There is even a Neo outside! http://spritesmods.com/?art=tamasingularity
I’m impressed with @pwuille’s solution to #ScalingBitcoin using Segregated Witness—it has some other benefits too: http://diyhpl.us/wiki/transcripts/scalingbitcoin/hong-kong/segregated-witness-and-its-impact-on-scalability/
RT @jgarzik: Ethereum is not the only “Turing complete virtual machine” Here’s one that works w/ the GNU compiler toolchain: https://t.co/…
RT @JuanLlanos: “Even of you use a permissioned chain, #Bitcoin can serve as an additional layer of security.” —@petertoddbtc https://t.co/…
It is not all about cheaters—database ruin can happen if it is revealed that you privately disagree with a community https://twitter.com/csoghoian/status/674727831952314369
I’m glad Ostrom’s commons are being discussed by the #blockchain community http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2015/11/a-revised-ostroms-design-principles-for-collective-governance-of-the-commons-.html https://twitter.com/trentjmacdonald/status/675160121991954432
RT @JuanLlanos: “Commons are selfish too. We need to embed ethical rules within distributed systems.” —@mbauwens #BlockchainSYD https://t.c…
My last Satoshi link for this year’s new’s cycle so that we can not do this again next year… http://hackingdistributed.com/2015/12/10/how-to-spot-satoshi/
A good list of different kinds of #blockchain smart contract and infrastructure opportunities: https://medium.com/@gavofyork/so-ethereum-is-released-4291da46b770#.r4gs5c3zo @gavofyork
I’ve avoid watching current news — prefer for it to digest and grow mature over time (ideally at least a week): http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/apr/12/news-is-bad-rolf-dobelli
My review of iPhone Smart Battery Case—lightning great, battery software integration nice, feels Mophie-like but clunkier, jack too tight.
Replying to @delitzer and @valkenburgh
Yes, this is an example use case for #RebootingWebOfTrust, in particular good ideas integrating Proof-of-Existence.
As a developer, if you want to understand the future of #bitcoin, pay attention to P2SH (Pay To Script Hash): https://twitter.com/khannib/status/676070835753492482
RT @adam3us: nice concise summary of how Bitcoin works. https://twitter.com/cdixon/status/676074945491767297
An #blockchain business model I’ve not seen before—micropayments to incentive sensor data sharing: http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-transform-internet-things-vast-data-marketplace/
Replying to @khannib
What are the most used op_codes (by volume) in standard scripts? In non-standard? Any never used and could be deprecated?
Replying to @khannib
Any ideas on unused op_codes?
Replying to @khannib
Interesting. I wonder how many have been only used once ;-)
I missed the first time around ‘05 this wonderful history by @NickSzabo4 connecting time, money, contracts & culture http://szabo.best.vwh.net/synch.html
RT @petertoddbtc: BIP65 OP_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY can now be used in production on Bitcoin mainnet.
What are you going to build with it? http…
RT @Medium: “There is something extraordinary happening in the world” by Gustavo Tanaka https://medium.com/@gutanaka/there-is-something-extraordinary-happening-10492495c715#.h70uzn5lv
My expansions to the Cthulhu Wars #Kickstarter game from @PetersenGames by @SandyOfCthulhu have arrived at @RPGnet:
Here are the #Bitcoin script op_codes that only have been used once: @pwuille @petertoddbtc #SmartSignatures https://twitter.com/khannib/status/676608391129735169
.@taoeffect @DNSChain FYI: https://twitter.com/schneierblog/status/676654056048164864
Tools for teaching this in western culture are weak—this is why I have writing 2 books on cooperative games & play http://jennifersertl.com/2013/12/01/our-steepest-learning-curve-collaboration/
Replying to @khannib
It looks like the “only used once” list was slightly cut off. Can you resend? Thanks
RT @pwuille: Slides from my Segregated Witness talk @SFBitcoinDevs yesterday: https://prezi.com/l9ktfkltpxy1/
RT @ChelseaKrost: Proof That Positive #WorkCultures Are More #Productive http://ow.ly/VJPEq via @HarvardBiz #millennials
This chart is for more than just game designers—these motivations apply to many other types of online & social en… https://getpocket.com/@ChristopherA/share/62331
“We had people like this back in Poland, except instead of venture capitalists we called them central planners.” http://idlewords.com/talks/what_happens_next_will_amaze_you.htm
Great start by @AaronvanW explaining at a less technical level how @PWuille’s #SegregatedWitness for #bitcoin works: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/segregated-witness-part-how-a-clever-hack-could-significantly-increase-bitcoin-s-potential-1450553618
This is what a world without encryption and thus with government censorship would look like. 1st Amendment isn’t http://www.forbes.com/sites/kalevleetaru/2015/12/16/encryption-and-censorship-in-a-globalized-world/
If you think a version of the Social Credit System can’t happen in the US/West, wrong! We are already halfway there! http://www.networkworld.com/article/3017417/security/china-scs-social-credit-system-most-disturbing-tech-story-of-2015.html
A winter #solstice thought from “In Praise of Shadows” by Jun’ichirō Tanizaki…
RT @davepell: The condensed version of the 2015 Year in News.
“My Data, My Choice”, a video about changes in Europe’s privacy laws https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVaVIOJniSQ from @janalbrecht & illustrations by @annalena
An example of perverse incentives — airlines want you to suffer so that you’ll pay more in fees. Very frustrating. http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/airlines-want-you-to-suffer
I’ve you’ve not yet read my long-form article on “The Four Kinds of Privacy”, I encourage you to take a look: http://medium.com/@christophera/the-four-kinds-of-privacy-bf4b0bf222ac
Do you worry about scammers or other thieves fooling you? Do you fear financial loss? This is Defensive Privacy. https://medium.com/@christophera/the-four-kinds-of-privacy-bf4b0bf222ac#.hcr7tf9u0
Threatened by actions of those in power? Do you fear the loss of your life or freedom? This is Human Rights Privacy: https://medium.com/@christophera/the-four-kinds-of-privacy-bf4b0bf222ac
Do you just want to be be left alone? Do you fear the loss of the freedom to be yourself? This is Personal Privacy: https://medium.com/@christophera/the-four-kinds-of-privacy-bf4b0bf222ac
Need to partition different portions of your life? Fear the loss of your relationships? This is Contextual Privacy: https://medium.com/@christophera/the-four-kinds-of-privacy-bf4b0bf222ac
Frustrated by the 140 character limit in Twitter…
RT @larrysalibra: The Four Kinds of Privacy a must read - by @ChristopherA via @guylepage3 https://medium.com/@christophera/the-four-kinds-of-privacy-bf4b0bf222ac#.u9bll7h2o
@l_m_goodman Have you begun implementing tezos’ language yet? Have you seen https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust/blob/master/final-documents/smart-signatures.pdf ? Interested?
@AaronvanW As you write more about #segwit you may want to look at a longer range future by using scripts separately https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust/blob/master/final-documents/smart-signatures.pdf
Great longform article by @leashless integrating thoughts on old & new models for digital #Identity: https://medium.com/@ConsenSys/tell-me-who-you-are-258268bf3180
@leashless I hope you can make it to the next #RebootingWebOfTrust design workshop. Some of your Consensys colleagues were at last one.
“less about storing the entirety of our being… but more focussed on disclosing the minimum required…to be able to do business” @leashless
@leashless First #RebootingWebOfTrust white papers are now up at https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust/tree/master/final-documents - more formal release after holidays.
Replying to @l_m_goodman and @github
I did a search there and didn’t find it. Link?
Good, layman accessible, summary of what the #blockchain is and why it is important, by @scottros … https://medium.com/backchannel/how-bitcoins-blockchain-could-power-an-alternate-internet-bb501855af67#.lau55bock
RT @jonnysimkin: Nice #startup failure post mortem — Medium http://buff.ly/1QCYznc
Proof of Work: Rai Stones https://twitter.com/jamesgmorgan/status/680124797465026560
This is true on multiple dimensions… https://twitter.com/jonhaidt/status/679994450748280832
RT @jk_rowling: Speaking as someone who would never have succeeded if she hadn’t first failed on a grand scale, I enjoyed this. https://t.c…
Cards Against Humanity publisher @CAH gives vacation to its Chinese supplier’s employees. Oh the humanity! https://cardsagainsthumanity.com/china/
Cooperative play is important for child development. I would add that it is important for adults as well… https://twitter.com/argv0/status/680799664355065856
RT @VitalikButerin: Dunning-Kruger is somewhat weaker IRL than “the pop version” implies (among other misconceptions): https://t.co/kQ9PeMB…
Replying to @AT_the_Model and @D00OOO00M
Where did you see it? I saw an early version of script and offered some advice on LARP culture. Never saw final.
Replying to @taoeffect and @Lobste_rs
I also like Hibbert curves for lookups—it converts a multidimensional space into a 1D fractal.
Replying to @JenniferSertl
are you still interested in collaborating on http://LivelyWork.com?
Some recommendations toward a post-quantum crypto world. I’ve looked at possibly using hash sig for master ID keys https://twitter.com/bcrypt/status/681236918760161280
RT @FlorenceBonnet: Europe Stands Up To Amazon, Facebook Lobbyists –And Privacy Will Never Be The Same Again via @forbes #EUdataP #GDPR ht…
RT @katrynadow: Seat-belts..Cigarettes..Data
My take on @fredwilson’s #WinnerTakesMost
http://mecast.to/m5w1rm
#data #blockchain https://t.…
RT @katrynadow: Going through the white papers from #weboftrust = great work @ChristopherA @peacekeeper @VitalikButerin
Why does cooperation fail in hierarchy? “…can be traced to diminishing contributions by lower ranked individuals” http://www.nature.com/articles/srep18634
I agree with @davewiner about harm from dominance by and then shutdown of Google Reader… https://medium.com/p/653bc2e991c5
Doing a geeky dive into the crypto of hash signatures, suitable for a post-quantum world. My useful links so far: http://www.one-tab.com/page/4M0oZExCSIGDAm_UPkAVHA
Hash signatures tend to be huge—a SPHINCS-256 sig, roughly equivalent to ECDSA (but quantum-resistant) is 41K bytes! Though keys still small
I have lately been calling this form of artificial intelligence “invisible architecture”… http://qz.com/580080/evolutionary-biologist-elon-musk-is-right-about-the-threat-of-ai-but-hes-wrong-about-why/
RT @AaronvanW: My 3d & final piece on @pwuille’s Segregated Witness. (Wrote it > week ago actually, but I think it still holds up) https:/…
RT @xdamman: I just published “A New Form of Association for the Internet Generation — part 1” https://medium.com/@xdamman/a-new-form-of-association-for-the-internet-generation-part-1-6d6c4f5dd27f#.2wlahmdtz #wtfeconomy #platfor…
Re: @xdamman’s https://medium.com/@xdamman/a-new-form-of-association-for-the-internet-generation-part-1-6d6c4f5dd27f I’ve been exploring some similar ideas using LLCs with public ledgers https://github.com/ParticipatoryOrgs/
RT @hashbreaker: alpha release of gfverif (from @cryptojedi and me), plausible path towards guaranteed bug-free state-of-the-art ECC: https…
RT @buchmanster: #blockchain is just PBFT+merkle+elliptic+p2p. that’s a useful combination, whether or not the PBFT consensus is solved eco…
Replying to @compleatang and @prestonjbyrne
I’ve forwarded this to John Buckman who not only is chair of EFF but owner of music label Magnatune
RT @rodneyabrooks: 194 essays on 2015’s scientific news. http://edge.org/contributors/what-do-you-consider-the-most-interesting-recent-scientific-news-what-makes-it
I dearly miss Calvin & Hobbes… https://twitter.com/marcatracy/status/682584388211752961
RT @ozziegooen: Just Launched Guesstimate, a Spreadsheet for Things That Aren’t Certain https://medium.com/guesstimate-blog/introducing-guesstimate-a-spreadsheet-for-things-that-aren-t-certain-2fa54aa9340#.zduo4tiun