I was invited to speak at Texas Bitcoin Conference in Austin this past week. Due to my house arrest, I’ve been largely staying low…
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I'm No @ioerror But the Border Still Broke My Phone To Silence Me
Yesterday upon returning to the United States from Canada, the United States Customs and Border Protections ruined my HTC One by breaking off the…
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The Copyright Monopoly Is A Scam That Hurts Artists As Much As The Public
So you’re an artist, author, or creative person, and you’ve heard the arguments against the copyright monopoly. That it locks away knowledge from the…
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Wages For Facebook? Maybe It's Not So Crazy
On the one hand, the “Wages for Facebook” manifesto currently sweeping the web was never meant to be taken literally. The idea that a…
Read MoreGood Midwinter Solstice! With A Kopimist Gospel
Today is the midwinter solstice, and a fitting day to present a Kopimist Gospel. Kopimism is a new religion for atheists, agnostics, and believers…
Read MoreIdeas Can't Be Property. Can Dirt?
So, we’re all in agreement that intellectual property is a bad thing that should not exist. What about plain old property? If no one…
Read MoreToday's Technology Shift Has Parallels To When Universities Were Threatened By… Textbooks
Today’s technology shift has many parallels with the arrivals of mass-printed books at universities. At the time, teachers at universities were horrified that the…
Read MoreAn Author's Perspective: Copyright Maximalists Harm Authors
Copyright maximalists want all sorts of new laws to “help authors get paid”. Well, I’m a published author, and all their efforts to “help”…
Read More"Free" Does Not Mean "Exempt From Criticism"
“What is everyone complaining about? This is a free service, and [large corporation] can do whatever they want with it!” That’s true. Also wrong….
Read MoreBitcoin's Real Revolution Isn't Hard Money, It's Economic Panarchy
The earth-shattering thing about bitcoin isn’t its fixed money supply. It’s not the carefully tuned algorithm that keeps its growth at a steady rate,…
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