Thanks for the link! On 23 August 2016 at 20:00, Jerry Jensen <je...@jhjensen.com> wrote:
> IEEE is getting interested in blockchain technology. Here’s a basic > article: > > http://theinstitute.ieee.org/technology-topics/computing/ > getting-linked-to-the-blockchain > > .Jerry J > > > On Aug 20, 2016, at 2:17 AM, David Bovill <david@viral.academy> wrote: > > > > Mike that would be great. I'd like to get together a small group to > > research together the integration of Livecode with blockchain - starting > in > > November. The format would be asynchronous work with some live > > get-togethers. > > > > Involvement does not need to be super-geeky. It will be a research group, > > so I'll collect links, podcasts and videos and present these within a > > Livecode environment - so there is a need for media, writing and research > > skills and we will be working together on a publication within Livecode. > > This publication will also be online and on the decentralised web. > > Super-geeks with a knowledge of Javascript and Livecode are also more > than > > welcome. > > > > If anyone else is interested just email me here or off-list, and I'll > send > > out information when the dates are confirmed. > > > > On 18 August 2016 at 13:44, Mike Kerner <mikeker...@roadrunner.com> > wrote: > > > >> James, I'm always interested in what other folks are doing, and I'd > like to > >> hear more about the setup. David, I'd definitely be interested. > >> > >> On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 6:20 AM, David Bovill <david@viral.academy> > wrote: > >> > >>> Yes - I've been interested in Livecode and blockchain for a couple of > >> years > >>> now. I've been following Ethereum since the beginning - we tried to > make > >> a > >>> documentary about the project and I went to DevCon 1 in Berlin as the > >> team > >>> started it's development. > >>> > >>> There is an interesting online Hackathon in November if any Livecoders > >> are > >>> interested in taking part / forming a team? > >>> > >>> On 18 August 2016 at 01:27, Richard Gaskin <ambassa...@fourthworld.com > > > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Jerry Daniels wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> On Aug 17, 2016, 5:12 PM -0500, Richard Gaskin wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> What is the business benefit for this application to go P2P rather > >>>>>> than client-server? > >>>>> > >>>>> Richard, cost savings, security, privacy. Costs are drastically > >>>>> reduced without hosting and its (hidden) labor/maintenance. Just > >>>>> think about the long record of exploitation of hosted SQL data. > >>>>> Not in the models were discussing here. > >>>> > >>>> I like the idea* of P2P for some applications, but with the explosion > >> of > >>>> cloud services the client-server model seems to have merit as well. > >>>> > >>>> On the one hand, there are the risks of managing (hopefully redundant) > >>>> server farms. On the other hand there are the risks of having every > >>> client > >>>> also be a server, but without a team of professionals hardening and > >>>> monitoring it. > >>>> > >>>> All systems are hackable. Ideally prevention, monitoring, and > recovery > >>>> are budgeted for in the business plan with any architecture. > >>>> > >>>> I believe there's a role for both client-server and P2P, and federated > >>>> models as well. Each has its own benefits and tradeoffs; like > >>> programming > >>>> languages, there'll always be more because use cases where they can > add > >>>> value only grow and diversify. > >>>> > >>>> Back to blockchains, from my reading it's becoming clear that the > >>>> distributed trust is a compelling feature, along with the increased > >> speed > >>>> with which transaction ledgers can be conveyed faithfully. Like the > >>> early > >>>> days of railroads, networks outside of Bitcoin employ different > >>> standards, > >>>> each with its own kinks to work out but worth the effort. Over time it > >>>> seems likely they'll impact global quality of life as significantly as > >>> the > >>>> invention of compound interest. > >>>> > >>>> Lots to learn.... > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Richard, Mike...sorry for my butting in here. Feel free to ignore my > >>>>> interruption. > >>>> > >>>> Au contraire, mon ami. Always good to have you around. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> * I've been paranoid for years, and enjoying Mr. Robot has only made > >> that > >>>> worse. :) For the last several years I've run my main laptop and > >>>> workstation with no open ports (easy to do with Ubuntu since it ships > >>> that > >>>> way; took some work to harden my Mac). This has meant that as eagerly > >> as > >>> I > >>>> used to visit openp2p.com and read the other things, these days P2P > is > >>> an > >>>> interesting set of ideas but not something I focus on; all > >> collaboration > >>>> systems here use only outbound connections. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Richard Gaskin > >>>> Fourth World Systems > >>>> Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web > >>>> ____________________________________________________________________ > >>>> ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> use-livecode mailing list > >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > >>>> subscription preferences: > >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> use-livecode mailing list > >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > >>> subscription preferences: > >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth > >> On the second day, God created the oceans. > >> On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, > >> and did a little diving. > >> And God said, "This is good." > >> _______________________________________________ > >> use-livecode mailing list > >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > >> subscription preferences: > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
