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by merkleme 10y ago
I read an interesting article a while ago which as its tl;dr stated: Mobile money transformed Kenya. Rural Kenyans prefer to pay more, but have Mpesa’s convenience (Mobile Money competitors are cheaper). Fees could reduce drastically, if Bi
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by merkleme 10y ago
Cant help but feel that Herzog is going out of his comfort zone with 'Lo and Behold'. For me, he is at his best when looking at nature and in particularly Human Nature. His documentary Grizzly which the article mentions ends with
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Investing in the Connected Enterprise and Making Offices Frictionless(medium.com)
5 points by merkleme 10y ago|0 comments
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by merkleme 10y ago
Thats quite an impressive list for a jury. I had a quick look at the 'ideas' board. All of the ideas seem to be blockchain based (mainly on Ethereum), is there policy on what sort of ideas they except?
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The Next IoT Boom Could Come from an Unexpected Source: “Dumb” Objects(medium.com)
5 points by merkleme 10y ago|0 comments
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by merkleme 10y ago
I just went to their 'ideas' page - they actually have 175, I only read the first few and 2 looked very promising: Journalism trust system & Peacemaker Unated Nations 2.0 Cool stuff. I'll keep my eye on them
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by merkleme 10y ago
Now this, if done right, could accelerate the blockchain ecosystem. Some of the ideas mentioned in the article will be great if they make it to fruition - peer to peer insurance and a global water ledger!
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Swiss Army Knife for Internet of Things(blog.securitycompass.com)
6 points by merkleme 10y ago|0 comments
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by merkleme 10y ago
Just got around to watching the lecture. Fascinating, thanks for posting.
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Beware the Senior Software Engineer(sneakerheadvc.com)
6 points by merkleme 10y ago|0 comments
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How secure is Bitcoins Multi-Sig?(medium.com)
6 points by merkleme 10y ago|0 comments
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Fog Computing(medium.com)
3 points by merkleme 10y ago|0 comments
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by merkleme 10y ago
The standout sentence for me: "Because it supported the soul of Silicon Valley, the generations of tinkerers and builders who started small." Starting small is not what I associate with SV!
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by merkleme 10y ago
The same reason being trotted out for banning encryption, yet reports keep emerging that terrorist don't use these sort of apps.
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by merkleme 10y ago
I think this should be seen as wealth creation. A novel thing in this day and age.
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by merkleme 10y ago
Thank you, thats exactly what I meant.
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by merkleme 10y ago
Great essay, and a mantra to live by - "If it is possible to cut a word, cut it."
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Can this be the answer to the Blockchain/Music industry problem?(medium.com)
4 points by merkleme 10y ago|3 comments
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by merkleme 10y ago
I must admit I was surprised to read how many women there were working in prominent positions back in the 80's at Apple. Jobs was truly a pioneer.
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The Elements of Value(hbr.org)
4 points by merkleme 10y ago|1 comments
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by merkleme 10y ago
Thats it, I'm no longer going to strive to be the best...just better than the rest will do.
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by merkleme 10y ago
Whilst the article makes some descent points, namely its pretty hard to buy the track if you don't already own BTC/ETH,I cant help feeling the writer is coming at it with a pretty negative agenda.
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by merkleme 10y ago
There's a 10 point check list that I'll be copying from now on, thanks.
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When saying 'No' can payoff(gobankingrates.com)
4 points by merkleme 10y ago|2 comments
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by merkleme 10y ago
"This is egregious stupidity". That aptly describes the ABS from what I hear. Now where do I get one of these bots from.
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by merkleme 10y ago
Agreed, therefore we will never fully know the truth and details of this epic story - Cue Hollywood movie, in 25 years time ;)
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by merkleme 10y ago
I must say, having read the London Review of Books article, The Satoshi Affair, I have far more belief that this actually could be Satoshi... A foul mouthed, quick tempered Aussie isn't quite what I had imagined, but thats life. If you
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by merkleme 10y ago
Thanks for clearing that up.
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by merkleme 10y ago
Wow, thats pretty staggering. I'm sure I read an article (maybe just a tweet) by Andreas Antonopoulos stating that by complying to KYC/AML that they left themselves more vulnerable to this hack.
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by merkleme 10y ago
But I thought Bitfinex was a global exchange... Does an exchange just need to have a few US customers to face US lawsuits?

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