Travis McCrea. A friend of mine recently received a letter from the UK House of Commons addressed to him, and while he was happy to find…
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Debugging the Profit Motive: Part Two — Shiny Gold Coins
Zacqary Adam Green. A man in a big house on a hill asks you to tend his garden. In return, he’ll give you a…
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The Twenty-Year Web Cache
You’ve felt the frustration many times. As you write a comment on an interesting story, the web server responds with the message that the…
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Bitcoin's Four Drivers: Part 4 – Investment
The fourth and final immediate driver for Bitcoin is the investment sector. There has been no investment instrument anywhere like Bitcoin in the past…
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Debugging the Profit Motive: Part One — Bad Behavior
Zacqary Adam Green. A salesman sells you a tube of toothpaste, claiming it will make your teeth whiter than they’ve ever been in just…
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On Location in Almedalen, Visby SE
I have recently arrived at this year’s politicians’ week in Sweden. It is a conference unlike any other. All politicians gather informally in a…
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Bitcoin's Four Drivers: Part 3 – Merchant Trade
Are you aware of how much of your money each month goes to Visa and MasterCard? Odds are you’re not. For me, it’s about…
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Travis McCrea. No matter if you are in the camp which believes the best resistance is non-violence and waiting to be attacked first, or…
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Lawfully Good vs Lawfully Evil
There’s a big difference in how activists and bureaucrats view the world. In the view of bureaucrats, anything lawful is right by definition. In…
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Google Just Myspaced Facebook
So after much hubbub, Google launched its fourth attempt at social networking, after the fails of Buzz, Wave, and Orkut. As invites to the…
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