Thoughts on Decentralized Exchanges and Real World Usage of their own Tokens January 05, 2019 at 12:12AM

Currently, more than 99% of crypto’s transactional volume goes through centralized exchanges, but I expect this dominance to gradually fall. Over the last year or so, there has been more and more discussion of the pros and cons of decentralized exchanges. [Excellent Primers: 1, 2, 3].

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You Desperately Need Fewer Facebook Friends January 04, 2019 at 04:32PM

Facebook could evolve its platform by stopping the constant push to get us to friend every person on the planet and instead nudging us toward higher-quality interactions with fewer individuals.

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The Death of Google+ Is Tearing Its Die Hard Communities Apart January 04, 2019 at 04:32PM

Google+ will officially shut down in April, forcing some communities to figure out an escape plan.

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The Good Guy January 04, 2019 at 04:32PM

Author of the viral “Cat Person” Kristen Roupenian returns with the story of Ted, a guy who uses women but convinces himself he’s the one being used.

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Eye on the Supply: Aion’s Token Distribution Analyzed January 04, 2019 at 04:32PM

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Horizon State joins Google, Dropbox and Spotify as World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers January 04, 2019 at 04:32PM

Secured by blockchain, the platform offers government and enterprise the ability to cultivate clear collective decisions with efficiency, perfect accountability, frictionless trust and new levels of transparency.

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npm package permissions — an idea January 04, 2019 at 10:32AM

At first I thought this was a bit sad (clearly the calculator was lonely) but it got me thinking… What if, just like apps on our phones, npm packages had to declare what permissions they required?

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