Good advice if you are considering working in the security field. https://twitter.com/laparisa/status/758714983735668736
Sad to see Kagi go. They bootstrapped many now important Apple developers, and always kept fairness top of agenda. https://twitter.com/macrumors/status/760123959442407425
RT @kfury: Way before PayPal and Square there was Kagi, the easiest way for shareware authors to get paid. End of an era. 😪 https://t.co/MZ…
Tough job, and UN only hires year-to-year, but the right person could do a lot of good… #blockchain #unicef #ID2020 https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/760535832986054657
Replying to @1cyrilblanc1 and @jackfru1t
He was being sarcastic.
Replying to @timpastoor
I was reading a bio of John Adams & he spoke about this directness when in NYC in 1780’s. Roots of Dutch culture there today.
“If you ever lose your iPhone, iPad or iPod, be extra alert for upcoming identity theft attempts” — @joonaski https://hackernoon.com/this-is-what-apple-should-tell-you-when-you-lose-your-iphone-8f07cf73cf82
RT @sytaylor: Top 10 Things To Know About #Blockchain This Week!
http://11fs.co.uk/uncategorized/top-10-things-know-blockchain-week/
Now with link!! :)
RT @cdixon: Small & inexpensive Lidar on its way- the next ubiquitous sensor http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/semiconductors/optoelectronics/mit-lidar-on-a-chip
“We are in a position where we are rediscovering the need for regulation more or less from first principles” https://media.consensys.net/2016/08/03/mortal-hazard-the-dapp-ecosystem-other-peoples-money-and-the-prospects-for-a-long-term-regulation-free-environment/
My SW4SX class taught this:”The Problem is that there is asymmetric information…” @leashless https://media.consensys.net/2016/08/03/mortal-hazard-the-dapp-ecosystem-other-peoples-money-and-the-prospects-for-a-long-term-regulation-free-environment/
RT @kanzure: California #bitcoin gathering transcript: 3 days, 80 pages, ~42,000 words http://diyhpl.us/wiki/transcripts/2016-july-bitcoin-developers-miners-meeting/cali2016/ @bitcoincoreorg
“mobile app alerts users where morality police checkpoints are, thereby enabling them to avoid arrest.” #humanrights https://twitter.com/Firuzehmahmoudi/status/761786698309115904
This is an important concept: sharing economy apps can destroy agency & expertise, few build it—a ‘commons’ problem! http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/11/the-food-delivery-start-up-you-havent-heard-of/414540/?imm_mid=0e6778&cmp=em-business-na-na-newsltr_econ_20160805
A powerful story of an unheralded ally: http://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/the-white-man-in-that-photo/
Turns out #PeterNorman wanted that spot in the SJ statue to be empty, so that anyone could stand in it. #ally https://twitter.com/heelai_noor/status/762618479874871296
RT @TheBlueMatt: This fall, I will be in residency with Chaincode Labs in NY -we want people to join for a intensive Bitcoin bootcamp https…
RT @kanzure: Transcript: mimblewimble podcast for #bitcoin privacy, anonymity, scalability http://diyhpl.us/wiki/transcripts/mimblewimble-podcast/ @TheCryptoShow @bitcoinc…
Replying to @sammantic, @sytaylor, @triptananda, @ofnumbers and @antony_btc
interesting. @petertoddbtc’s Dex is also a lisp-like language
Replying to @durumcrustulum and @veorq
We really need some crypto research on HD Keys for both 25519 standards. Non-linearity breaks secp256k1 method.
RT @IACR_News: #Event RWC 2017: Real World Crypto 2017: New York, USA, 4 January - 6 January 2017 http://www.realworldcrypto.com/rwc2017
“BitFinEx’s ‘debt coin’ was rolled in 3 days. I’ve worked on debt instruments which were negotiated for 6 months.” https://prestonbyrne.com/2016/08/12/against-crowdsales/
RT @pamelawjd: Confused about the #Bitfinex hack, #multisig, and #bitcoin #security? Check out my latest article (6 min read): https://t.co…
Iranian TV visual masking/censorship of female athletes … https://twitter.com/firuzehmahmoudi/status/764214434663309312
RT @JayCoDon: Take advantage of this opportunity if you’re a dev looking to become a part of Bitcoin. https://twitter.com/morcosa/status/762743160414019584
RT @benjancewicz: In light of concerns re: vote rigging, I give you slot machines vs voting machines.
This is intriguing—this co publishes their Agile backlist (low priority projects) & allows outsiders to bid on them: https://worklist.net/
I like the 9 categories in this organizational culture diagram. From the OS Canvas https://medium.com/the-ready/the-os-canvas-8253ac249f53#.2awlw0liz
Replying to @angela_walch, @1cyrilblanc1, @stevenzeiler and @MarcHochstein
I think there is a place for fiduciary code w/ > reqs, but not for coders nor cos.
Replying to @1cyrilblanc1, @palleylaw, @angela_walch, @stevenzeiler and @MarcHochstein
I have higher req for smart contracts, see https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/ID2020DesignWorkshop/blob/master/draft-documents/smarter-signatures.md
Replying to @1cyrilblanc1, @palleylaw, @angela_walch, @stevenzeiler and @MarcHochstein
but lic and reg are way premature as we don’t even know how yet!
RT @timcasasola: An insanely useful org design resource. Nice work @ChristopherA. https://github.com/ParticipatoryOrgs/Participatory-Organizations-Overview-and-Taxonomy
Replying to @Melt_Dem
Repo has more, much more to come—trying to synth several years of thought. Unfortunately too much book work, not enough practice.
RT @likehumans: We agree! Exhaustive catalogue of the #futureofwork. Thanks @ChristopherA for sharing this with us at #responsiveorg https:…
RT @WayneVaughan: We’ve launched Chainpoint 2.0 - a standard for anchoring data to the blockchain. http://buff.ly/2bsKcRE https://t.co/39W…
RT @coindesk: Blockstream Adds New Hires to All-Star Developer Team http://bit.ly/2bb3Hxe
These are the main two use case for identity on blockchains—others are too privacy risky: https://identityassurance.blog.gov.uk/2016/08/15/does-digital-identity-need-blockchain-technology/
Replying to @lawrencelundy and @floppy
I presume you’ve seen our #RebootingWebOfTrust papers on these subjects? http://GitHub.com/WebOfTrustInfo
I too sit in the 2nd camp: #memes a richly productive model—but like all models, not reality https://evolution-institute.org/blog/a-forty-year-update-on-meme-theory/
Blockstream intern @anarchoass & MIT/DCI student @jonhbit installing #qubes on our laptops to play around with.
RT @DonnaCassataAP: WASHINGTON (AP) _ Earth just broiled to its hottest month in recorded history, according to NASA.
RT @coindesk: How blockchain went from supporting a record of transactions to logging activity: http://www.coindesk.com/emergence-blockchains-activity-registers
If understanding risk or interest rates is important to your financial or economic models, you should read this: https://twitter.com/profjasonpotts/status/765293459657756673
RT @lightning: The video for @roasbeef’s recent Lightning Network Deep Dive talk at @SFBitcoinDevs is now up! https://youtu.be/b_szGaaPPFk
RT @jonhbit: It runs! Now need to update to patch the latest #Xen vuln. and we’ll be set :) https://twitter.com/ChristopherA/status/765326644806504448
RT @bayrailalliance: Caltrain signs contracts for electrification; congress members confident about federal funding… https://t.co/SuQDKdJ…
Good advice for women (and many men) on salary negotiation. https://medium.com/@emilywithrow/im-one-of-those-women-who-didn-t-negotiate-her-salary-33026ad285e9#.x27vwtcuv
About the 10th company to announce a new PBFT—we need a bakeoff or competition as no one can validate these claims! https://twitter.com/sammantic/status/765521548983676928
RT @SnowFlywheel: Peer persuasion via payments to friends 3.5 x more effective at causing behavior change than direct payment to users http…
RT @isislovecruft: Neat. Someone faked the short keyid for my OpenPGP key. This is your regular reminder to only use full fingerprints. htt…
Interesting series of articles on agency. Maybe it is more fundamental ends vs decentralized means. https://www.zylstra.org/blog/2016/08/the-evolution-and-role-of-my-agency-postings-finding-my-unifier/ @ton_zylstra
Interesting rant in this storm of tweets by @leashless on capitalism and the failure of other approaches. https://twitter.com/leashless/status/765481690441588737
RT @FredericJacobs: Stop using PGP short IDs - known to be easy to create collisions for a while but now real attacks on Linux devs.
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RT @petertoddbtc: I had someone send me a email wrongly encrypted to a short ID clone of my PGP identity a few weeks ago. https://t.co/Rwj0…
It is possible to design to have best of both. Unfortunately, it means custom architecture and thus more expensive. https://twitter.com/xof/status/761962823257763840
RT @rezendi: I wrote about sidechains and the Lightning Network for @qz: http://qz.com/759599/bitcoin-is-still-an-inaccessible-obscure-experiment-but-it-could-change-our-lives-yet/
Replying to @petertoddbtc and @muneeb
That is what DIDs do. The overemphasis on names is the core of my concerns re: Blockstack. Prefer relative local names
RT @NickSzabo4: Best protection for minority shareholders is free exit. “Beware of cave w/ tracks coming in & no tracks coming out.” https:…
RT @g_m_hodgson: The Perks and Perils of Interdisciplinary Research
@winir2013
http://items.ssrc.org/the-perks-and-perils-of-interdisciplinary-research/#.V7S2tA89H6w.twitter
This is very useful—previously you either had to publish a branch or put html files in the root of your project. https://twitter.com/github/status/765972459615125505
vTaiwan is a running participatory governance project that works so well that Taiwan’s Premier wishes to use it. http://civichall.org/civicist/vtaiwan-democracy-frontier/
“What happens when we disagree? How do we live with—or live as—the losers?” http://civichall.org/civicist/vtaiwan-democracy-frontier/
Replying to @NGruen1, @profjasonpotts and @slatestarcodex
Is there any blog software optimized for true peer review?
Principles of asymmetric warfare apply to security and privacy as well. Uphill battle, but worth the fight. https://twitter.com/nickszabo4/status/767070455165362176
RT @NinaKilbride: #Blockchain tech is #legaltech. How to build enforceable #smartcontracts by yours truly. https://db.erisindustries.com/eris/2016/08/18/enforcing-legal-smart-contracts/
This paper on Reputation Systems was seminal—and in many ways we’ve moved backwards. Reputation is hard. @jeffubois https://twitter.com/edyson/status/767051884003782657
RT @edyson: “reputation systems:” the examples have changed, but the dynamics were clear when @JeffUbois wrote this in 2003: https://t.co/1…
I’m increasingly frustrated with all the US flight carriers—fundamental systemic problems leading to race to bottom. https://twitter.com/davewiner/status/767428194395885568
RT @aeonmag: We need to confront reality in all complexity, and to stop romanticising the past: http://ow.ly/ofhn303jaSq https://t.co/a5msWv…
RT @schneierblog: Research on the Timing of Security Warnings: fMRI experiments show that we are more likely to ignore security… https://…
RT @adam3us: pretty long list of features/improvements https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/0.13/doc/release-notes.md pending bitcoin 0.13 release https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-core-is-released-what-s-new-1471877163 from 10…
Final draft of #RebootingWebOfTrust whitepaper “Identity Crisis: Clearer Identity through Correlation” now available https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/ID2020DesignWorkshop/blob/master/final-documents/identity-crisis.pdf?raw=true
“We propose using ‘correlation’ instead of ‘identity’ when discussing…identity systems” https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WebOfTrustInfo/ID2020DesignWorkshop/master/final-documents/identity-crisis.pdf
The github source for the “Identity Crisis” whitepaper is https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/ID2020DesignWorkshop/blob/master/final-documents/identity-crisis.pdf — questions or comments may be posted in the issues there.
RT @timpastoor: @ChristopherA Reminds me of:
A challenge in algorithmic correlation of identity info is being correlated into echo chambers that don’t serve you… https://twitter.com/wallace_anna/status/768399641687756800
Final whitepaper on “Requirements for DIDs (Decentralized Identifiers)” from last #RebootingWebOfTrust at https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/ID2020DesignWorkshop/blob/master/final-documents/requirements-for-dids.pdf
RT @cryptosense: New attacks on 64-bit blocksize ciphers https://sweet32.info/ - detect them on your network crypto services at https://t…
A key point re: DIDs is that they are NOT names. They are a genesis claim for subsequent claims-based identities. https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/ID2020DesignWorkshop/blob/master/final-documents/requirements-for-dids.pdf
RT @adam3us: .@randomoracle can do confidentiality & public auditability… Confidential Transactions https://github.com/AdamISZ/ConfidentialTransactionsDoc/blob/master/essayonCT.pdf or https://t.…
RT @angela_walch: @triptananda @susan_ramonat @ChristopherA Blockchain requires either a jack of all trades or a jack from each trade - eve…
I was quite pleased to participate & help facilitate this first W3C Blockchain Workshop—also appreciate report out. https://twitter.com/w3c/status/769125418498686976
I feel this way every time I try to communicate crypto and privacy technology to business & government /ht @AlexLane https://twitter.com/IntermarkLS/status/769284051190554625
RT @ScalingBitcoin: The deadline to submit proposals for #ScalingBitcoin Milan has been extended to Sept 9! For full CfP info, see https://…
RT @coindesk: Did Ethereum’s Fork Validate Bitcoin Block Size Conservatism? http://www.coindesk.com/ethereum-fork-bitcoin-block-size-debate-impact
I like this distinction between smart contracts that are governed vs those that are deterministic. @wmougayar https://twitter.com/wmougayar/status/769565210193649664
RT @jonasschnelli: Hard forks and Consensus Networks: Meta Questions and Limitations http://cointimes.tech/2016/08/29/hard-forks-and-consensus-networks-meta-questions-and-limitations/