A combination of two of my favorite art forms: hand pan and circus arts… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jIbWAkhhQk
RT @angela_walch: Working on a new paper abt how language choices can sow systemic risk in uses of #blockchain tech. Abstract here.
https:…
Academic but maybe possible—using your friends to cryptographically secure your privacy. Relevant to upcoming #RebootingWebOfTrust on 10/19 https://twitter.com/iacr_news/status/782292528573800448
Replying to @sweis
Ideally doing it cryptographically would be multisig with some threshold of friends.
Replying to @sweis
the paper wasn’t about a centralized service, it was about your social graph doing cryptography for you.
RT @Ferdinando1970: Why software patents just took a major hit http://for.tn/2dmmyti @Blockstream @adam3us defensive patent pledge
RT @alexanderfowler: Congrats to longtime colleague and friend, @adam3us, on your appointment as our new CEO at @Blockstream! https://t.co/…
Leaving SFO 🇺🇸 ✈️ LHR🇬🇧 ✈️ MXP🇮🇹 for #ScalingBitcoin in Milan.
RT @trbouma: Recommended read on @Medium: “Who should be in charge of our identities?” http://ift.tt/2dtdssY
RT @petertoddbtc: Git commits timestamped w/ OpenTimestamps now show up as “verified” on @github
Impressed with the fast response to a su…
RT @Blockstream: Blockstream Successfully Tests End-to-End Lightning Micropayment Transaction: https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2016-October/000627.html #bitcoin
RT @Blockstream: Blockstream Amps Up Lightning Network With First Test Transaction http://www.coindesk.com/blockstream-amps-up-lightning-network-with-first-test-transaction/ via @CoinDesk
RT @petertoddbtc: More info here on what’s going on behind the scenes w/ timestamped Git commits: https://petertodd.org/2016/opentimestamps-git-integration
“The challenge here is that flexibility [of Ethereum] comes with a large attack surface.” Key problem with Hyperledger’s Fabric also… https://twitter.com/tuurdemeester/status/783696004239462401
Looking forward to meeting in person more of the international Bitcoin community this weekend at #ScalingBitcoin in Milan. https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/783607666937561089
I’m glad to see more people working on formal verification & using coq for smart contract languages https://hackernoon.com/smart-contracts-turing-completeness-reality-3eb897996621#.30d05vg3k @ArthurB @tez0s
Replying to @ArthurB and @tez0s
Have you seen the #SmartSignatures white paper from #RebootingWebOfTrust https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/ID2020DesignWorkshop/blob/master/final-documents/smarter-signatures.pdf —next event is 10/19 in SF.
RT @windley: @ChristopherA @ArthurB @tez0s Warms my heart. My PhD diss was on formal methods (hardware). @fcorella is good at this. #IIW
RT @l_constable: Thanks to @balajis for recommending Seeing Like a State- I left with a completely new perspective on bitcoin and identity.…
RT @TuurDemeester: This Lightning payments milestone probably marks the start of the ‘unlimited’ transaction volume era for Bitcoin. https:…
RT @Blockstream: Our post on today’s Lightning network announcement is now on our blog: https://blockstream.com/2016/10/05/blockstream-lightning-first-strike.html. Thanks for all the support!
Replying to @taoeffect
You should also check out Typora on macOS — only true WYSIWYG editor that I know of that supports github-flavored markdown.
RT @bergealex4: Crashed @blockchainlabit. Found a picture of Satoshi… and a very cool group of people!
RT @pamelawjd: Lovely essay about the Reality of (U.S.A) Founder Uncertainty, embracing the unknown & the imperfect. https://t.co/o8mscecl…
“While the Fable of Founder Certainty makes for good rhetoric, it’s bad history.” The power of doubt & experiments: https://aeon.co/essays/america-treats-its-bold-revolution-as-a-reliquary
The Socratic Method is one the oldest & best forms of learning & critical thinking but is largely not available. https://aeon.co/essays/can-school-today-teach-anything-more-than-how-to-pass-exams
I agree with hypothesis in comments that TDD (test driven dev) applies more to large projects like Linux & Bitcoin… http://neverworkintheory.org/2016/10/05/test-driven-development.html
RT @mir_serena: #Bitcoin hall of fame @deloitte @giacomozucco @blockchainlabit
RT @kanzure: Transcript: mimblewimble http://diyhpl.us/wiki/transcripts/scalingbitcoin/milan/mimblewimble/ … #bitcoin #scalingbitcoin @scalingbitcoin @blockstream
RT @kanzure: Transcript: fungibility overview http://diyhpl.us/wiki/transcripts/bitcoin-adam3us-fungibility-privacy/ #bitcoin #scalingbitcoin @scalingbitcoin @adam3us
RT @kanzure: Transcript: joinmarket http://diyhpl.us/wiki/transcripts/scalingbitcoin/milan/joinmarket/ #bitcoin #scalingbitcoin @scalingbitcoin @joinmarket
RT @kanzure: Transcript: tumblebit http://diyhpl.us/wiki/transcripts/scalingbitcoin/milan/tumblebit/ #bitcoin #scalingbitcoin @scalingbitcoin @EthanHeilman
RT @lopp: “With Sinking Signatures, can reduce 500,000 blockchain to 300 blocks, 1MB of headers, verifiable in 20s.” - Andrew Poelstra #Sca…
RT @coindesk: #ScalingBitcoin: Blockstream’s Andrew Poelstra presents Mimblewimble. Here’s our overview: http://bit.ly/2bgMwg5
RT @kyletorpey: “You could, in principal, have Lightning Network on top of MimbleWimble.” - Andrew Poelstra #ScalingBitcoin
RT @kanzure: Transcript: Build-scale-operate http://diyhpl.us/wiki/transcripts/scalingbitcoin/milan/build-scale-operate/ #bitcoin #scalingbitcoin @ScalingBitcoin @Melt_Dem
RT @SDLerner: MimbleWimble origin: A guy came from the future to correct the course of history before we fill every bit of storage with bl…
RT @ScalingBitcoin: #ScalingBitcoin Milan 2016 - Day 1 Part 1 Videos & Presentations published - https://scalingbitcoin.org/presentations
In 2013 over $410 trillion in global non-cash transactions result in $1 trillion in bank revenues ~= 00.25% fees. https://www.bcgperspectives.com/Images/Global_Payments_2014_Next_Level_Value_Sep_2014_tcm80-171913.pdf
That $410T in global non-cash transactions is 387B individual transactions results global average tr. size = $1026 https://www.worldpaymentsreport.com/u/f8lyf3vtfy
…thus it quite fair to say that the average global non-cash transaction is ~$1,000 and it costs on average ~$25 to do it. Not microcurrency!
So what would it take for this to support Big Int? Then this could do crypto like Bitcoin script! @vruz https://twitter.com/vruz/status/784875571595575296
RT @zooko: Okay now that openssl-1.1.0 is the stable branch of openssl, let’s get back to killing md5sum! http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/coreutils/2016-10/msg00007.html
… this non-cash transaction market is what Rippl, Hyperledger & other private blockchains want to disrupt. I seek to be more transformative.
.@lightcoin The difference between disruptive and transformative is the difference between slicing a pie or growing a bigger pie.
RT @kanzure: Transcript: Schnorr signatures http://diyhpl.us/wiki/transcripts/scalingbitcoin/milan/schnorr-signatures/ #bitcoin #scalingbitcoin @scalingbitcoin @Blockstream @bitcoincoreorg
RT @kanzure: Transcript: segwit lessons learned http://diyhpl.us/wiki/transcripts/scalingbitcoin/milan/segwit-lessons-learned/ #bitcoin #scalingbitcoin @scalingbitcoin @bitcoincoreorg
RT @kanzure: Transcript: covenants http://diyhpl.us/wiki/transcripts/scalingbitcoin/milan/covenants/ #bitcoin #scalingbitcoin @scalingbitcoin @el33th4xor
RT @SimoMace: #blockchainlab @giacomozucco @adam3us @starkness @petertoddbtc Milan is vibrant…what amazing panel on Blockchain @ScalingB…
Replying to @WakeUp2Politics
I think you have a wrong twitter handle – I’m not involved with your event
RT @kyletorpey: Taking the opposite approach of #TheDAO. https://twitter.com/lopp/status/785096252727914497
I am chairing the program committee for IEEE workshop on Security & Privacy on the Blockchain 4/29/2017 in Paris http://prosecco.gforge.inria.fr/ieee-blockchain2016/
“compelling evidence that myths & folktales follow the movement of people around the globe back to the Paleolithic” https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-trace-society-s-myths-to-primordial-origins/
I like behavioral hacks: “Dutch Reach: a practice of using your far hand to open your car door” http://99percentinvisible.org/article/dutch-reach-clever-workaround-keep-cyclists-getting-doored/
Excellent article on the importance of fungibility & its current state of art. Only missing why—coercion resistance. https://medium.com/@JayCoDon/bitcoin-fungibility-the-most-important-feature-of-bitcoin-4b87a381f21a#.mbn6stwfl
Replying to @JayCoDon and @TuurDemeester
To all you supporters of fungibility: don’t forget to say WHY! Censorship resistance, power balancing, coercion resistance, non-violence!
Re: fungibility—accountability is not its opposite. If I have authority, power, fiduciary responsibility over you, you deserve xpub keys.
Bitcoin today is not very fungible. But that was a major topic of #ScalingBitcoin. We can have both fungibility & transparency. (@nivertech)
Also relevant to fungibility: it is fundamental to human rights, in particular freedom of association & assembly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_association
RT @DarioTepoTec: @ChristopherA Info/URL/pointer to “how” we get much higher fungibility and higher TX transparency ?
thnx
@nivertech
I was quoted in @coindesk “Why Weight? Bitcoin Scaling is Moving Beyond Block Size” by @pete_rizzo_ http://www.coindesk.com/weight-scaling-bitcoin-milan-block-size/
I’ve also have broken my GPG on macOS Sierra. https://twitter.com/kristovatlas/status/785483624107896836
RT @TuurDemeester: I still get the question “Isn’t a bitcoin HF to bigger blocks inevitable?”. A: No. Tech community has moved on to better…
Collected wisdom & advice for hosting online communities continues to be relevant & useful. Only regret that it is not more broadly known. https://twitter.com/hrheingold/status/785528781448572928
RT @TuurDemeester: “I want bigger blocks to scale Bitcoin” is like saying: “Instead of adding many small claims courts, we need to expand t…
An ugly legal hack that gets injunctions against fake people with same name as someone they wish to censor: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/10/10/dozens-of-suspicious-court-cases-with-missing-defendants-aim-at-getting-web-pages-taken-down-or-deindexed/
Excellent long read on intersection of human expertise & computer autonomy. Two attached paragraphs are a key quote: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/11/crash-how-computers-are-setting-us-up-disaster
Principles of Self-Sovereign Identity summarized in three categories: https://www.sovrin.org/The%20Inevitable%20Rise%20of%20Self-Sovereign%20Identity.pdf
Interesting dimensions of justice in this spidergram. How does your justice system measure up? @InnoJustice @CommonAccord https://twitter.com/innojustice/status/699933840387649537
I’ve heard of vertical gardens before, but vertical forests? Beautiful!
Get your comments & suggestions to us on the 10 Principles of Self-Sovereign Identity—we’d to update next week at #RebootingWebOfTrust
Let’s update the 10 Principles of Self-Sovereign Identity at #RebootingWebOfTrust & make a pledge to support http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2016/04/the-path-to-self-soverereign-identity.html
The #RebootingWebOfTrust design workshop is next Wednesday Oct 19th in SF http://www.WebOfTrust.info and github at https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2016
I am not as libertarian as many of my fellows in the Bitcoin & Blockchain community—this paper discusses 2 economic challenges to innovation https://twitter.com/profjasonpotts/status/786054012097310720
I just wish we could get a cryptographer to dive into proofs for a Hierarchical Deterministic key method—can’t use BIP32 method with 25519. https://twitter.com/grittygrease/status/786008328077848576
This is why most crypto people shut down their encrypted laptops & phones before entering an international airport and will surrender them. https://twitter.com/nsmolenski/status/785970636258578432
Replying to @juscamarena and @NSmolenski
I am told to surrender rather than turn on. I have backups.
RT @TuurDemeester: I suspect that most “identity on the blockchain” projects are not studying the fundamentals enough. Here’s an example of…
I had a number of my sustainabilibuddies from BGI/Pinchot/Presidio MBA ask for more info on Bosco Verticale 🌳: http://inhabitat.com/bosco-verticale-in-milan-will-be-the-worlds-first-vertical-forest/_bosco-verticale/
The vertical forest only cost 5% more than a regular skyscraper. http://inhabitat.com/bosco-verticale-the-worlds-first-vertical-forest-nears-completion-in-milan-new-photos/
The 5 essential social media literacies:
• Attention
• Participation
• Collaboration
• Network awareness
• Critical consumption https://twitter.com/hrheingold/status/785887011903111168
We don’t teach men how to be nurturing, and nurturing male heroes, icons & mentors are rare. I have been lucky. https://norasamaran.com/2016/02/11/the-opposite-of-rape-culture-is-nurturance-culture-2/
A key quote about males learning nurturing from https://norasamaran.com/2016/02/11/the-opposite-of-rape-culture-is-nurturance-culture-2/
RT @CoinTelegraph: Why End-to-end Micropayment Transaction Test Matters to #Bitcoin Community https://cointelegraph.com/news/why-end-to-end-micropayment-transaction-test-matters-to-bitcoin-community
RT @adam3us: another theme of this presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BLWUUPfh2Q&t=9m25s was that a number of cases improve both scalability and fungibility…
RT @petertoddbtc: Or join Bitcoin Core development and spend most of your time auditing other devs’ code.
E.g. my segwit review: https://t…
Replying to @culvereric
That is old news. Is completed now.
Replying to @DarioTepoTec and @PeterIvankay
Path to sSelf-Sovereign Identity http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2016/04/the-path-to-self-soverereign-identity.html
RT @NickSzabo4: Best way to destroy your investment in Bitcoin: gather an Internet mob to go redesign Bitcoin.
Replying to @BI_bestpractice and @namahn
Source for the paradox cards? Google search turns up nothing.
RT @bsfarrington: How many times do you think the “House of Cards” writers have torn up next season’s scripts and said, “Crap. We’ve been o…
This 1920’s cover of Madonna’s “Material Girl” sung by Gunhild Carling with her trombone brought a smile to my face: https://youtu.be/RUuQ4hoXsCM
RT @TheBlueMatt: Wrote up some thoughts on all the awesome presentations and my excitement for Bitcoin’s future after @ScalingBitcoin https…
RT @schwentker: Guidance to Appcoin devs by @msantoriESQ: sell an SDK together with your cryptographic tokens;
sell hardware along w/ it to…
RT @EthanZ: Really Bad Chess, where adding randomness to the world’s least random game leads to enjoyment and enlightenment: https://t.co/d…
RT @adam3us: “I want a guarantee with physics & maths, not with laws – that we can give ourselves real privacy of personal communications”…
Great start for a discussion on tradeoffs in different identity & privacy architectures at #RebootingWebOfTrust https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2016/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/privacy-preserving-identity-architectures.md
Replying to @TuurDemeester
I was never an active cypherpunk, but the conversations had profound impact on TLS over more centralized approaches proposed
Replying to @TuurDemeester
and my authority as a source for this as the co-editor of the TLS 1.0 standard.
RT @JayCoDon: Achieving Scale in a Safe & Secure Way. https://medium.com/@JayCoDon/achieving-scale-in-a-safe-secure-way-7a979ad88f48#.t1txfji56
RT @JayCoDon: My latest on Bitcoin Fungibility and a couple of proposals to help fix it:
https://medium.com/@JayCoDon/bitcoin-fungibility-the-most-important-feature-of-bitcoin-4b87a381f21a
RT @bramcohen: My new invention: A finger activation process which permalocks when presented with the wrong finger https://twitter.com/evacide/status/787764613492244481
RT @bergealex4: I just published “Moving forward: reflections on Scaling Bitcoin ‘Retarget’ Milan” https://medium.com/p/moving-forward-reflections-on-scaling-bitcoin-retarget-milan-5e70ba88b2ab
RT @Timothy_Hughes: Innovation is often limited when teams are not empowered to operate outside of their day-to-day work #digitaltransforma…
I look forward to continuing the conversation on definition & reqs for Self-Sovereign Identity #RebootingWebOfTrust https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2016/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/a-technology-free-definition-of-self-sovereign-identity.pdf
New paper on how HD keys for 25519 might work—I’d appreciate if some cryptographers could take a look @grittygrease https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2016/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/HDKeys-Ed25519.pdf
RT @taoeffect: Working on proving “Slepak’s Triangle” (HT @VladZamfir for term) for #RebootingWebOfTrust 3.
Screenshot of basic approach f…
RT @ContractCMO: This is an excellent exposition on the evolution of personal and digital identity. Well worth time to read and consider #s…
Replying to @DarioTepoTec
not experts I need on 25519 — secp256k1, I do.
DIDs (decentralized identifiers) conceived at #RebootingWebOfTrust a year ago. Tomorrow a prelim spec is starting: https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2016/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/did-spec-working-draft-03.md
The Lightning Network will be the first major use of payment channels in cryptocurrencies—tech has a huge amount of additional opportunities https://twitter.com/lightning/status/788470193076908032
Some really great topics on decentralized P2P self-sovereign identity submitted for today’s #RebootingWebOfTrust https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2016/tree/master/topics-and-advance-readings
RT @aniltj: Rich Credentials for Three-Factor Identity Verification without Prior Relationship by @fcorella http://buff.ly/2e04lAN
RT @dendrobates: Proprietary network vendors, be very afraid! Me thinks your high margins are in danger.
https://code.facebook.com/posts/1802489260027439
We need an industry-wide self-sovereign identity pledge before banks & others consolidate identity even more https://techvibes.com/2016/10/18/securekey-banks-digital-network
We worked hard to make the new version of my blog http://www.LifeWithAlacrity.com more readable. I wish more designers paid attention to this. https://twitter.com/stevenlevy/status/788751178385465344
Replying to @kevinmarks
Thank you for helping me make my blog http://www.LifeWithAlacrity.com more readable! @StevenLevy @backchnnl
Replying to @DarioTepoTec and @techvibes
Banks have historically offered identity services going back to Medici era.
Replying to @DarioTepoTec and @techvibes
also historically Credit Unions have some specific identity focused services & in US even have some laws supporting
Or more precisely re: “brainwallets are bad” any self-generated passphrase is insecure. People are not good at randomness. @drummondreed
RT @noahthorp: At #RebootingWebOfTrust - Thanks @ChristopherA and @anarchoass for convening us!
RT @stewartslockbox: @ChristopherA @btc_joe @lightning Bank accounts come to bitcoin, I cant wait.
RT @drummondreed: At #rebootingweboftrust, @christophera shares fascinating idea of “Song of Ashok” - poetry-based keys for self-sovereign…
RT @drummondreed: At #rebootingweboftrust, @christophera says that “brainwallets are a bad idea”, i.e., any pass phrase you can memorize is…
RT @drummondreed: @ChristopherA Completely agree. Which is why I love the “Song of Ashok” approach
Great start today to 3rd #RebootingWebOfTrust—40+ identity experts, 7 groups preparing white papers & specs: https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2016/tree/master/event-documents/plenaries
RT @DarioTepoTec: LUV that draft docs are avail to anyone – thank you :) https://twitter.com/ChristopherA/status/788931653372481536
Interesting academic article on limitations of Web Of Trust, relevant to #RebootingWebOfTrust http://lockstep.com.au/library/pki/limitations-of-wot /ht @Steve_Lockstep
RT @WayneVaughan: Geeking out at the WebofTrust at @Microsoft Reactor.
RT @drummondreed: At #rebootingweboftrust, great clarity that “identity is not a noun”, but a process of correlation taking place between o…
RT @drummondreed: At #rebootingweboftrust, all the ideas about key recovery are variations on the web-of-trust model, i.e., you rely on tru…
RT @drummondreed: At #rebootingweboftrust, @manusporny offered great explanation of worldview conflict between same-origin identity & self-…
RT @Steve_Lockstep: Right. Identity is about relationships. So it’s not just about me; it has lots to do with the others that know me (i.e.…
RT @mayazi: @Steve_Lockstep @ChristopherA @drummondreed the predictive output of that comes in the form of reputation or credit. I.e. Conti…
The Wells Fargo fiasco and control of personal identity: http://www.americanbanker.com/bankthink/wells-fargo-fiasco-lays-bare-a-broken-identity-system-1092032-1.html @AmerBanker @MarcHochstein @BankThink
Replying to @Alex_Amsel, @AmerBanker, @MarcHochstein and @BankThink
I’m at #RebootingWebOfTrust today & we are creating approaches to self-sovereign identity
Replying to @Alex_Amsel, @mr_archenemy, @MarcHochstein and @AmerBanker
…with DIDs (decentralized identifiers) stored on blockchains & Verifiable Claims shared
RT @drummondreed: @cmort @ChristopherA You are so right. The infrastructure we envision will either solve that problem or it won’t work, pe…
RT @ftp_alun: This is a great idea, but IMHO, it requires a change in attitude about personal data ownership:
Data is irrevocably owned by…
Progress report on “DIDs (Decentralized Identifiers)” from today’s #RebootingWebOfTrust
Progress report on “Identity Containers” from today’s #RebootingWebOfTrust
Progress report on “Jorum: UN SDG 16.9 Compatable Identity Engagement Model” from today’s #RebootingWebOfTrust
Progress report on “Bootstrapping Identity & User Adoption” from today’s #RebootingWebOfTrust
Progress report on “Reconciling COALA IP with Kantara’s Consent Receipts, for Personal Data” from today’s #RebootingWebOfTrust
Progress report on “Portable Reputation Toolkit” from today’s #RebootingWebOfTrust
Progress report on “Humanness in Digital Identity” from today’s #RebootingWebOfTrust
Replying to @Steve_Lockstep
Self-Sovereign Identity will be very difficult & likely will not replace legacy identity any time soon, but we need to start
Phil @Windley argues that there is a place for permissioned but public blockchains in Self-Sovereign Identity http://www.windley.com/archives/2016/09/self-sovereign_identity_and_the_legitimacy_of_permissioned_ledgers.shtml
I believe that the whitepapers, specs & ideas from this week’s #RebootingWebOfTrust will have huge impact on next week’s #IIW @windley
Phil @Windley writes about Verifiable Claims. Great strides on rooting them in DIDs (Decentralized Identifiers) http://www.windley.com/archives/2016/10/when_people_can_share_verifiable_attributes_everything_changes.shtml
No, have not seen it. Cool idea. https://twitter.com/kevinmarks/status/789490744641728512
RT @random_walker: New research: Bitcoin is unstable without the block reward https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2016/10/21/bitcoin-is-unstable-without-the-block-reward/
RT @adam3us: .@random_walker @n1ckler there has been discussion on long term security issues. Have you analysed miner strategy with a fee a…
RT @adam3us: .@random_walker to avoid bursty fees/block creating perverse sniping incentives, say fees received by miners are 144 blocks ro…
#RebootingWebOfTrust proof of concept of a live Verifiable Claim using DID and Bitcoin sig, result stored on IPFS: https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmW78stb69zeU55mstyu5G3mYaf3F16crTjEBYL1en9ZNA
#RebootingWebOfTrust DID (decentralized identifier) Verifiable Claim proof of concept generated by code at https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2016/tree/master/draft-documents/portable-reputation
RT @okTurtles: @Rasheed_Moore We’re Getting Things Done™ at #RebootingWebOfTrust. 😄
RT @lohanspies: Awesome being part of #RebootingWebOfTrust working on Bootstrapping models with @ThessyMehrain and @TheyCallMeMGD https://…
Survey of thoughts of the attendees of this week’s #RebootingWebOfTrust in SF: https://www.sli.do/event/ggsisqro/infographic/c/c4b6
RT @harlantwood: 1/n: At #RebootingWebOfTrust over 3 days, my team built a demo integrating decentalized technologies into a Portable Reput…
RT @harlantwood: 2/n: which:
- generates claim
- signs with btc key
- timestamps with OpenTimestamps
- uploads resulting JSON-LD to IPF…
RT @harlantwood: 3/n: here is a sample claim on IPFS: https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmW78stb69zeU55mstyu5G3mYaf3F16crTjEBYL1en9ZNA
generated by this code: https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2016/blob/master/draft-documents/portable-reputation/src/claim https://t.co…
Great session today at #RebootingWebOfTrust reviewing draft DID spec. @ChrisLundkvist of @uport_me & I excited to begin our implementations.
RT @harlantwood: 4/n: thanks team: @noahthorp @TimDaub Glenn & Alex, also thanks @manusporny @drummondreed, & mad respect to whole #Rebooti…
RT @ValaAfshar: We desperately need a word for this
RT @bitcoin_experts: luke-jr: In between a softfork and a hardfork. Old nodes continue to see the old transactions, but see nothing of t ht…
He’s speaking about archives, but the thoughts on belonging & believing, silence & surveillance, etc. appeal to my cross-discipline self. https://twitter.com/jmddrake/status/789846982126817280
Very reasoned arguments from human rights org @AccessNow about why @BarackObama should pardon Edward @Snowden. As co-editor TLS 1.0 I agree. https://twitter.com/accessnow/status/789114243400470528
RT @pjvangarderen: “Verifiable, owner-provided attributes are the engine that will drive wide-spread adoption of self-sovereign identity sy…
Another reason for @BarackObama to pardon @Snowden—incentivize responsible curation of whistleblower data vs irresponsible ones @accessnow
I actually do think this can be legitimate skill reference, not a resume padder: “practice team building…” http://m.imgur.com/gallery/9FBBa
We at #RebootingWebOfTrust & #IIW are updating the “Self-Sovereign Identity Principles”. Fork & send pull requests! https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/self-sovereign-identity
One of the more interesting results from the #RebootingWebOfTrust participant survey: 55% come to collaborate, 0% to network.
“Why Visionary CEOs Never Have Visionary Successors: Execution CEOs…often start a creative death spiral” @HarvardBiz https://hbr.org/2016/10/why-visionary-ceos-never-have-visionary-successors
Replying to @Mwforhr and @accessnow
…because, unfortunately, as there are national security issues it is very difficult to have a fair & transparent trial.
RT @TuurDemeester: @ChristopherA @HarvardBiz “Jobs and Gates – even Disney — shared the same blind spot: suggesting execution executives as…
RT @Vasili16: #Vision & passion 4 product and customers, and market insight are more important than execution…
#V2V @V2Reality @changemak…
RT @samfrazierk: Thank you @Snowden @EFF Paul Kocher Alan Freier @christophera @tdierks https://twitter.com/verge/status/790413266040217600
Reminds me of my Four Kinds of Privacy post—where different stakeholders use same words but mean different things https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-cybersecurity-security-internet-governance
The Four Kinds of Privacy: “What privacy means varies between…” http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2015/04/the-four-kinds-of-privacy.html
Another reason why reputation systems are hard: they become used outside the scope/context of what they review. See @frandallfarmer’s work. https://twitter.com/kyletorpey/status/790425668643192832
Solving Chinese business fraud problems is worthy, but centralized reputation is authoritarian & too abusable http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-surveillance-big-data-score-censorship-a7375221.html
I believe that the Self-Sovereign Identity solutions we worked toward last week at #RebootingWebOfTrust & this week at #IIW can help.
Replying to @kyletorpey and @timpastoor
We had our first, very rough working prototype of a self-sovereign identity based reputation system last weekend
.@timpastoor @kyletorpey Here is @frandallfarmer’s list from #RebootingWebOfTrust on challenges in rep systems https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/ReputationAndTheRealWorld.md
I appreciate them offering this as Open Source, but are there any patent declarations? Maybe join @Blockstream in a defensive Patent Pledge? https://twitter.com/oleganza/status/790449180929953792
Replying to @CassSunstein
I’m interested in the commons points made by the judge, but find the paywall frustrating as all I want is the citation or link
It was bad earlier in the year, but worse this fall as even more people are claiming blockchain expertise that clearly don’t have it. https://twitter.com/sunnystartups/status/790336493189423104
Replying to @Steve_Lockstep
I generally agree, but with the qualifier that some blockchain’s can serve as a trust anchor for services like time stamps.
RT @jonmatonis: “rewriting the consensus code and getting it right is spectacularly difficult” -@petertoddbtc https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bcoin-a-menace-to-the-network-or-an-enrichment-of-the-bitcoin-ecosystem-1476909115
Any defensive Patent Pledge offered alongside the source code for this project? @ahopebailie @chain @Interledger https://twitter.com/ahopebailie/status/790479529546579968
Replying to @Steve_Lockstep
Yes, I and about a dozen of the participants of #RebootingWebOfTrust will be at #IIW in particular @manusporny @drummondreed
Not just doing tech at #RebootingWebOfTrust, but also examining philosophical & ethical issues of identity. Draft at https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2016/blob/master/draft-documents/Wisdom/Embedding-Human-Wisdom-in-Our-Digital-Tomorrow.md
RT @Melt_Dem: if you are working on an identity project, you should be talking to @ChristopherA and participating in #RebootingWebOfTrust -…
Based on feedback from last weekend’s #RebootingWebOfTrust: Draft 04 of DID (Decentralized Identifier) Spec: https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2016/blob/master/draft-documents/DIDSpecificationWorkingDraft04.pdf #IIW
Based on work from #RebootingWebOfTrust last week, we have formed #W3C Community Group on Verification Standards: https://www.w3.org/community/digital-verification/
RT @danrobinson: @ChristopherA @ahopebailie The AGPL license includes an explicit patent grant to users of the open-source software! More g…
RT @ahopebailie: @danrobinson @christophera the @Interledger javascript reference implementation code (now under care of @the_jsf) is licen…
I’m please to hear this—Apache 2.0 is one way to deal with patent issues, but I’d like to see more commitments to defensive patent strategy. https://twitter.com/danrobinson/status/790606092686528512
Neuroscience research showing that with small lies we become more tolerant of big ones: http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nn.4426.html 😠<sigh> /ht @CassSunstein
RT @EFF: French courts reject new mass surveillance law, thanks to legal challenge by @laquadrature and ISPs: https://www.laquadrature.net/en/victory-for-the-exegetes-amateurs-french-surveillance-censured-constitutional-council
RT @CompSciFact: A distributed system is one in which the failure of a computer you didn’t even know existed can render your own computer u…
Best post I’ve seen so far to explain how Bitcoin Unlimited’s approach risks leading us to centralization https://blog.sia.tech/2016/10/24/a-future-led-by-bitcoin-unlimited-is-a-centralized-future
Sheri Tepper started writing at 54 and has had a huge impact on science fiction community with her work. Never too late to start! https://twitter.com/scalzi/status/790635415707451392
RT @Provoost: What could possibly go wrong? https://medium.com/the-coinbase-blog/on-phone-numbers-and-identity-423db8577e58 https://twitter.com/barrysilbert/status/790614068516257792
RT @danrobinson: @ChristopherA I agree, and I really admire and appreciate what Blockstream has done to push this forward in the space!
RT @danrobinson: @ChristopherA On another note, I’d love for you to check out our work on “signature programs”: https://chain.com/docs/protocol/papers/blockchain-programs You…
RT @csuwildcat: @ChristopherA feedback on DIDs spec: I’d like to see the idstring represent a cross-chain, unique TLD registration rather t…
Replying to @csuwildcat
We’ve tried to have one DID that works cross all chains w/ nil result. Instead are focusing on moving DID proofs across chains.
Replying to @csuwildcat
True, but that may have to be 2.0. No one wants to compromise different decentralized visions. So doing what we can is best.
Replying to @csuwildcat
You don’t have to persuade me—need to persuade the community. No one wants to give up their stack. Use http://weboftrustinfo.slack.com
Replying to @medialab
You should look at last week’s work on a DID spec & a verifiable claims experiment at https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2016/tree/master/draft-documents
Replying to @susan_ramonat and @angela_walch
Considering Paris late April before IEEE S&P for next #RebootingWebOfTrust
Replying to @ahopebailie and @chain
There are a bunch of these non-profit orgs forming right now. Isn’t there a better way than forming yet another?
Replying to @ahopebailie and @chain
BTW, consider separating out cryptoconditions to new @w3c verification community group which is sigs, timestamps, etc.
RT @DarioTepoTec: Payment infra. providers like @Swisscom_Dev (not obvious) @sixgroup @PostFinance taking a good look at @WeChatApp … bit…
RT @_tessr: When I was a junior engineer, I explicitly looked for open office plans because they meant easier access to senior engineers.
RT @mediachain_: Developers, check out the Mediachain v1.0 blog post and quick start guide to start reading and writing data: https://t.co/…
RT @alexisohanian: My thoughts on Mediachain Attribution Engine on @ProductHunt https://www.producthunt.com/tech/mediachain-attribution-engine#comment-377579
RT @kyletorpey: Sobering words from @rusty_twit on the state of bitcoin mining centralization. https://twitter.com/bitcoin_experts/status/790871285685366785
Problem—”smart, hard-working, public-spirited people acting in good faith who are responding to systemic incentives” http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2014/10/18/vote-all-you-want-the-secret-government-won-change/jVSkXrENQlu8vNcBfMn9sL/story.html
What is a DID? A decentralized identifier to serve as a trust anchor for self-sovereign identity—a personal root. https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2016/blob/master/draft-documents/DIDSpecificationWorkingDraft04.pdf
RT @RealEstateCafe: Chilling, dark side of ID systems. #Homeless in Boston have expressed similar fears but not life or death stakes #Priva…
RT @profjasonpotts: Tragedy of the commons + public infrastructure/natural capital = tragedy of the horizons https://twitter.com/cameronneylon/status/790977957691068416
Answer to ? at #IIW related to both personal and contextual privacy—workers do their best when not watched by bosses https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-outsourced-mind/201604/want-people-behave-better-give-them-more-privacy
RT @brianeha: Hence telecommuting for knowledge workers. Open-plan offices tend to exacerbate the dynamic described below. https://t.co/tnN…
RT @MarcHochstein: The big takeaway was that the old paper bank signature card needs to be rethought/reinvented/replaced with something bet…
RT @kimdhamilton: @ChristopherA @medialab 2/2 We’d like to collaborate with you as we roll out identity guidance for @Blockcerts
RT @kimdhamilton: @ChristopherA @medialab 1/2 We’re closely following your work on decentralized identity; this is essential for learner-ce…
RT @lopp: “Bitcoin is a people-powered shared resource. We need to treat newcomers well, not antagonize them.” - @martindale #AllThingsOpen…
RT @lopp: “Code is law sounds great until you realize that perfect law enforcement means no discretion.” - @martindale #AllThingsOpen
RT @kfury: How is it that iOS is nearly 10 years old and you still can’t make a photo album on your phone that syncs with Photos on your Ma…
RT @durumcrustulum: I’m not sure if this is exciting or just deep learning blather. https://arxiv.org/abs/1610.06918
RT @WayneVaughan: Thrilled to see MIT using @Tierion’s Chainpoint protocol in Blockcerts. @kimdhamilton https://twitter.com/medialab/status/790583777852551168
Replying to @santisiri
Take a look at the newer #RebootingWebOfTrust papers in http://github.com/weboftrustinfo, in particular DID. Making progress!
RT @santisiri: decentralized public key infrastructure (‘rebooting the web of trust’), interesting paper (via @taoeffect): https://t.co/Gqm…
RT @heathervescent: End of day 2 #iiw I’ve satisfied my need to learn about sovereign identity and now I’m ready for wine. Whew!
RT @grittygrease: Parsing JSON is a minefield. http://seriot.ch/parsing_json.html
RT @vtlynch: A last-call was just posted for TLS 1.3! https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/tls/sUzqRJEjOT2bV_PE8MsceeqnB7I
This is roughly the same event process I use for #RebootingWebOfTrust, inspired from the same source, @MGTaylorNews https://medium.com/@annbadillo/the-book-swarm-or-how-to-write-a-book-in-two-days-3e2edf31795b#.poaqz8l9l
I’m no longer involved in SSL/TLS & cert auth, but if you want the latest news on it this newsletter is quality: https://www.feistyduck.com/bulletproof-tls-newsletter/issue_21_certificate_transparency_for_all_new_certificates.html
RT @carlacasilli: I, too, have this dream. https://twitter.com/bdean1000/status/752549133731426304
RT @jmddrake: “is it legal” says nothing for whether “is it responsible.” “is it ethical.” “is it right.” legality =/= responsibility
There is something so civilized about an old fashioned breakfast cafe w/ good food, great service & people quietly reading papers. Baji’s.
RT @bergealex4: Great documentation on transition to SegWit for every actors in the ecosystem https://bitcoincore.org/en/2016/10/27/segwit-upgrade-guide/ @bitcoincoreorg
I had hopes of Apple offering competition to that large Microsoft Surface yesterday, or the giant Google Whiteboard, given demand for 4K TV.
Only reason I’m upgrading to the new Mac laptop is that I need that 2TB SSD. I’m tired of external drives for my portable. https://twitter.com/schwa/status/791711864048590848
RT @TuurDemeester: 2/ Someone starts asking the right questions on the #Ethereum subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/59g4nv/what_has_ethereum_produced/
RT @bitcoincoreorg: Bitcoin Core 0.13.1 with Segregated Witness soft fork is released for general availability! https://bitcoincore.org/en/2016/10/27/release-0.13.1/