[FRIAM] Fwd: Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain

Nice contrarian view on bitcoin and blockchains in general: ​ ​ https://hackernoon.com/ten-years-in-nobody-has-come-up-with-a-use-case-for-blockchain-ee98c180100 ​I suspect blockchains will go the way torrent file systems went: they'll be great for IT infrastructure, so folks like Amazon Web Serv

Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain

Very good article. Crypto currencies seem to have the most appeal with people are essentially antisocial, or at least, anti-government. I loved the statement early on in the article, "Bitcoin is what banking looked like in the middle ages — 'here’s your libertarian paradise, have a nice day.'" On

Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain

The new Netflix documentary Banking on Bitcoin is pretty interesting and unintentionally perhaps draws you to the worries in the post. Ed ___ Ed Angel Founding Director, Art, Research, Technology and Science Laboratory (ARTS Lab) Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, Unive

Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain

"Crypto currencies seem to have the most appeal with people are essentially antisocial, or at least, anti-government. " It seems clear to me that even the governments of several robust democracies could easily go off the rails, and increasingly not be concerned with the general welfare. In th

Re: [FRIAM] Planning Ahead...Friam Meeting on Dec 29

Reminder. Please read the appended mail. Frank Wimberly https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank_Wimberly2 Phone (505) 670-9918 On Dec 23, 2017 9:08 AM, "Frank Wimberly" wrote: > Since there was so much confusion yesterday Nick suggested we start early > for the 29th. It seems certain

Re: [FRIAM] Planning Ahead...Friam Meeting on Dec 29

I’m in. I think Jon and David are in. N Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Clark University http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.