Kernel Module 5

In this keynote speech from JaxConf 2012, Rich Hickey, creator of Clojure and founder of Datomic gives an awesome analysis of the changing way we think about values (not the philosphoical kind) in light of the increasing complexity of information technology and the advent of Big Data. The broad subject of the talk makes it worth watching for almost anyone in the programming world, and was one of the highlights of the JaxConf lineup.

Decent societies require that people decide to behave decently often enough to create a decent atmosphere. The offline world got there, but it took centuries. The…

A technical handbook on Ethereum's move to proof of stake and beyond.

A review of Ray Smullyan's book 'Is God a Taoist?' by Donald E. Knuth

Python programs, usually short, of considerable difficulty, to perfect particular skills. - pytudes/ipynb/Economics.ipynb at main · norvig/pytudes

In my previous article, I described why we need to get incentives right when we build tokenized ecosystems. Here, I ask: how do we design incentives for these tokenized ecosystems? And actually since…

How the Web3 reinvents the Internet - Copyleft 2020, Shermin Voshmgir: Creative Commons – CC BY-NC-SA - Purpose Driven Tokens · Token-Economy-Book/EnglishOriginal Wiki

Read 90 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. This classic teaching by a Tibetan master continues to inspire both beginners and long-time…

Matt Webb explores the intersection of protocol fiction and speculative infrastructure. A thought-provoking article exploring the opportunities and challenges in shaping the future of communication.

James P. Carse describe finite and infinite games as: "A finite game is played for the purpose of winning, and infinite game for the purpose of continuing play." In the same vein: finite stories are written for the purpose of it beginning & ending. Infinite stories is written for the purpose of continuing the story.

These are my speaking notes from talk at the WIP meetup that formed part of the Virtual Rare Arts Festival that kicked off in Cryptovoxels. Looking at blockchains and how we could tell infinite stories with it.

One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no painSo hit me with music, hit me with music– Bob Marley

Silent worship is a unique spiritual practice that has been used by Quakers for centuries. But what exactly is silent worship and how does it work? Learn more.

Audrey Tang, Taiwan's Digital Minister, helps us imagine a world where every country has a digital minister and technologically-enabled legislative bodies.

This week, “Sanctuaries of Silence” takes you on a virtual journey into one of Earth’s last remaining bastions of true quiet — the Hoh Rain Forest, in Washington State. Shooting in beautifully immersive 360 video, directors Adam Loften and Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee follow acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton as he explores the mossy, green heart of silence. Vaughan-Lee’s previous Op-Doc, “Vanishing