Sat.Aug 19, 2017

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Blockchain as Monetized Infrastructure

Tom Spencer

For those struggling to understand blockchain, think of it this way. It will be the digital connection between people as well as between machines – starting with your cell phone. It will be used to tell your washing machine when to run. It will also be used to bill you for the electricity and water it uses. In turn, it could also deduct that amount from your solar positive mortgage.

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The problem with direct experience

Seth Godin Blog

"I'll know it when I see it," or perhaps, "I'll see it when I know it.". We're hardwired to believe and understand the things we can actually experience. That's why no one argues about Newton's laws, but most people panic or shrug when confronted with dark matter, Heisenberg or quarks. We're often good at accepting what's in front of us, but bad at things that are very far away or very very close.

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Problems Too Big and Too Many To Fix: Trump Will Be the Fall Guy

MishTalk

The axe fell on Steve Bannon Friday. Mid-day, mainstream media proclaimed stocks were up because of the firing. Stocks closed the day down. Apparently, stocks were both up and down due to Bannon. Now Banon is Back on the Outside , back at Breitbart, and happy to be there. (more…).

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