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Anyone interested in the computing holes that can be filled by lisp machines should check out Urbit. There is an vibrant and growing community of people buildin

Anyone interested in the computing holes that can be filled by lisp machines should check out Urbit. There is an vibrant and growing community of people building a network of personal servers running a lisp-like functional OS. It uses an identity system secured by the Ethereum blockchain and it has created a bottom up economic incentive for developers to participate. They are starting to solve unique problems that couldn't be addressed on currently prevalent platforms. Urbit is an affirmation; we can ditch the nihilism.

Gollapalli 5y ago
And it's 4x more expensive than it was supposed to be to buy a planet. Ethereum was a mistake.
- TacoT 5y ago
  It's $3. www.azimuth.shop
- olah_1 5y ago
  Since they moved to Layer 2 it has been amazing. No eth fees anymore. They should just move to their own chain entirely. Maybe this is a baby step towards that. Each Galaxy/Star is already basically a staker in a Proof of Stake network.
  - mvc 5y ago
    Always be griftin
    - olah_1 5y ago
      if they were on their own POS chain, they wouldn’t need to charge anything. it is just in the galaxy/stars best interest to maintain the ledger of activity. galaxies/stars can just charge for services provides like an ISP basically
convolvatron 5y ago
i associate lisp machines with power, simplicity, and a delightfully shallow learning curve. urbit to me is exactly the opposite
chevill 5y ago
>They are starting to solve unique problems that couldn't be addressed on currently prevalent platforms. Got any examples?