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Dec 12, 2018

A startup founder I know likes to say that their leadership style is "frequently wrong, but never in doubt." Often that expression is applied as a critique, such as in Cheryl Wheeler’s song Driving Home, but the founder meant it Read more.

Dec 10, 2018

NOTE: I have been posting excerpts from my book World After Capital. Currently we are on the Informational Freedom section and the previous excerpt was on Internet Access. Today looks at the right to be represented by a bot (code Read more.

Dec 7, 2018

When Brad Smith from Microsoft had called for the regulation of Facial Recognition technology in July I was concerned about where that might go, as it could easily result in stifling innovation. I was therefore relieved to see the principles Read more.

Dec 5, 2018

In investing there is uncertainty about returns. Some investments do well, others do poorly. But that is not the only risk that investors are concerned about when they are investing professionally on behalf of others. There is also the issue Read more.

Dec 3, 2018

NOTE: I have been posting excerpts from my book World After Capital. The previous section introduced the concept of Informational Freedom. Today looks specifically at internet access. On occasion, the Internet has come in for derision from those who claim Read more.

Dec 1, 2018

We have entered a new phase of the discussion on what to do about speech on platforms such as Twitter. On the plus side many more people are engaged. On the minus side the calls to treat Twitter as a Read more.

Nov 28, 2018

I have been skeptical about Turing complete on chain computation for a long time. Many early proponents took the position that there is no issue because a mechanism such as Ethereum’s gas limits how long a computation can run. They Read more.

Nov 26, 2018

NOTE: I have been posting excerpts from my book World After Capital. The last few excerpts have been about Universal Basic Income as a way of expanding Economic Freedom. Today’s section introduces the concept of Informational Freedom. Can you read Read more.

Nov 23, 2018

Wishing everyone a belated Thanksgiving. If you have some time today or over the weekend, I recommend watching this video of VP Mike Pence talking about the administration’s approach to China Then follow it by watching this video by Hank Read more.