November 2015
@Cruftbox I do! I also remember when @Scobleizer stole my beer (at the same party with you)
My @NaNoWriMo word count chaser, thanks to @JSCarroll. I had one of those on my West Hollywood dog walks. He was no Cinderella.
An interview with @jalak, V.C. investor in smart data & decentralization: https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/the-future-of-money-is-smart-data-and-decentralization #futureofmoney
Curious about augmented intelligence, digital assistants & technological life partners? Check out this podcast. https://twitter.com/RobotOverlordz/status/661225504821927936
Thanks for destroying usability @twitter. https://twitter.com/anildash/status/661577918506770432
Dear businesses, you are doing emotion wrong.
FTR - I do not "like" tweets. I track them for later use. Which is why I have over 5k noted.
That @USAA option to view @coinbase account is not live on my account. Want to hook it up? Otherwise, it's just screenshots IMHO.
DISLIKE https://twitter.com/twitter/status/661558661131558915
@akik @RossOverline @alypavs @katapt @intothefuzz @wordstern I wish you had done more user research. You broke a huge piece of functionality
Will someone write a chrome plug in that changes all these damn hearts back to stars? So sickened #heartgate
RT @fraying: Don’t let anyone tell you that your emotional reaction to this change is stupid. Twitter has changed the words in your vocabul…
RT @fraying: The star favorite was one of those things that made Twitter unique. Just like all those other places that had stars for favor…
RT @fraying: Twitter is going to keep “making things easier” until the CEO’s name is Zuckerberg.
RT @fraying: Hearts don’t like things, baby. They LOVE things.
RT @fraying: Heart icon = good. “Like” word = bad. Freakout = inevitable.
> @FIN_Now What are you doing? And why didn't you join the other communities already having this discussion?
Honing my BS radar.
Juicy. Complex. No one is innocent. https://twitter.com/evacide/status/661672076005085184
Great read. Are #antifragile organizations possible? http://make10louder.co.uk/2015/10/27/are-antifragile-organsations-possible/
RT @JesseJenkins: Seriously @Twitter. So dumb. https://twitter.com/peterseibel/status/661571212061990913
Best response I've read. https://twitter.com/sblackmoore/status/661680166456815616
@dearsarah I wish there was. #heartgate
Absolutely agree. #heartgate https://twitter.com/dearsarah/status/661652467734548480
RT @mpesce: THIS https://twitter.com/gekkou907/status/661578605743357952
RT @alvariteus: Se avecinan cambios @norcoreano
image imageI interrupt my bsmeter with this Annie Lennox. https://youtu.be/OfJeQDkz4JU #shininglight #shiningstar
@MarcHochstein @leimer I tried it out this morning. (I'm a 15+ year USAA member & 3+ year Coinbase wallet holder) Not available.
@leimer lobbyists hired by big tech companies?
@MarcHochstein @leimer apparently.
@MarcHochstein @tek_fin it would be interested to see the venn-diagram of USAA members & coinbase wallet holders. USAA is not for everyone.
@MarcHochstein @tek_fin I expect it's an easy deliverable for their investment.
@MarcHochstein @tek_fin However, of all US banks, USAA comes closest to Fidor-like offerings.
@MarcHochstein @tek_fin and USAA has always been a leading US bank of Innovation. Quietly and humbly.
Tao is like the blockchain: the data changes but not the structure. 1/3
The Tao is like the blockchain: the more you use it, the deeper it becomes. 2/3
The Tao is like the blockchain: the more you talk of it, the less you understand. 3/3
Want twitter favstars back? Here's that chrome plug-in I was dreaming of: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/twitter-favorite/nbaegdkhokgebjcjjpjliefppcaalcea
the new economy, shopping cart stuff of the late 90s; Bitcoin, http://pets.com sockpuppet ??? https://twitter.com/benkepes/status/661759275954491392
Not that I really believe that analogy, but had to try it on for funsies.
RT @RCISCwendy: Here I rave Hope discarded Tried to fave But only hearted
@kevinmarks @sarawinge I immediately installed a chrome plugin that reverts them back to stars. at least in my twitter reality.
Today's sunset dog walk. #mojave #mojavedesert #sunset #domesweetdome #cloud #cloudporn https://instagram.com/p/9rwR4FpvS-/
You definitely still see the in the desert. At almost every sunset. #littlefluffyclouds
The best way to let a thousand flowers bloom. Bitcoin has forever changed the world. Can't put that back in the bag. https://twitter.com/pmarca/status/662105781706207232
indeed https://twitter.com/dgwbirch/status/662267523690270720
Talked to a @usaa financial planner today. After finding out what I do, he asked me what I thought of #bitcoin.
@RobotOverlordz get the chrome plug in and don't update your mobile app. :-)
Beautiful, require reading. On startups, unicorns & the pursuit of greed. "Curb your ambition. Live happily after." https://medium.com/@dhh/reconsider-41adf356857f
Thanks for your kind words! Always love being a guest for great conversations. https://twitter.com/marshallk/status/662354957002141696
@RobotOverlordz I know. makes me sad.
Spectre. The helicopter stunts were beautiful. The story sucked. While polished, it lacked a lot.
Kind of the same situation for everyone improving the future. Can't prove you stopped something bad. https://twitter.com/TMFHousel/status/663502810919608320
I am so bored with all these me-too fintech trend reports. Say something new or don't say anything at all. A waste of 50+ pdf pages.
Also tired of these so-called fintech futurists, only looking 2-5 years out. Yawn. Childs play. Look 100s years out.
This piece reminded me of an analogy from my last bay area trip: marina district, earthquake; sand hill road, ... https://twitter.com/MichaelOChurch/status/662773431004487680
@TransferWise mayonnaise? I'd suggest avocado if you want to get attention.
Ding ding ding! https://twitter.com/shanenickerson/status/656663782194712576
> @claytantor let me introduce you to my conscious currency. :) another vision I like to discuss, I call "the fugue system"
A Purple Volcano! https://twitter.com/Forbes/status/663491439050010624
@ninavizz did you have to put in a pin code? many US retailers do still require a signature.
@stevesi and yet, human perception has changed so little in the 2 years since that was written.
MUST READ on AirBnB, Death (in an AirBnB) & the complexity of the sharing economy, regulation, safety, autonomy. https://medium.com/matter/living-and-dying-on-airbnb-6bff8d600c04
Curated by yours truly. Enjoy a hand-picked selection of top fintech news each week. https://twitter.com/oreillymoney/status/662684662347771904
Innovation in fintech would cease, if the system worked, like, you know, the way its touted to. The effect of markets on markets.
Genius. https://twitter.com/futuristbot/status/663464767395389441
Interesting - a mathematical model of the gift economy. (old news) https://medium.com/the-physics-arxiv-blog/first-mathematical-model-of-a-gift-economy-b28416224047#3ac5
And here's that paper, since the @Medium link is broken http://arxiv.org/pdf/1401.4664.pdf #mathmodel #gifteconomy
How soon until the UNICORN of UNICORNS!
@mpesce but it's merely a unicorn, maybe a Unicorn. Certainly not a UNICORN, or even a UNICORN!
@mpesce which makes me think, https://youtu.be/xFiDoOgRTpk #franchisewars
@mpesce I can get behind killing these unicorns! ;-)
@mpesce the food is spot on with #futureoffood trends too. hehe
@mpesce good times, when you're in the mood for some pulpy retro dystopian future hollywood.
Kill your heroes. Leadership as a collaborative approach. https://gfbertini.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/imagine-there-are-no-leaders-reframing-leadership-as-collaborative-agency/ ht @antlerboy
Any industry that still has unicorns....
@ninavizz if used properly chips add security to credit card transactions. There's a lot of overhead with "properly" though.
I love the fluidity of this image. The stories are interesting too! https://twitter.com/oreillymoney/status/663802582750638080
@ninavizz well, signatures are not that secure & a step backward. things will likely go pin or biometric confirmation.
@ninavizz also - hi!
@ninavizz design by committee! I expect that was a capitulation.
Good point! Also, need to rethink identity. https://twitter.com/ninavizz/status/663809891883028480
Danger, danger, I am on the verge of obsession with soviet & eastern block scifi from the 60s, 70s & 80s. Please send suggestions.
Open Space to the rescue. https://twitter.com/busynessgirl/status/663812814377644032
@ninavizz alas, no. But will be in the Mojave tomorrow. :)
It's a rare #fintech report where I learn something new. This piece on fintech & #IoT is the exception: http://dupress.com/articles/internet-of-things-iot-in-financial-services-industry/
A worthy bias! https://twitter.com/acroll/status/663818422648729601
@sfstagewalker @MeganPrelinger oohhh, thank you!
Now THAT is a reason I can get behind! https://twitter.com/citizenrobot/status/663826743120125952
A joyous day! Found Susina's coconut cake 15 min from my house. Oh the joy! Joy! #coconut… https://instagram.com/p/94QPQVJvS6/
@busynessgirl I hate being at conferences like that. Near impossible to break the ice and not much time to get into deep convos.
Agreed! https://twitter.com/jobsworth/status/663824142530191360
In all interactions, I learn something about you or me. In the best, I learn about us both.
@biker1337 @ninavizz I had a friend who signed as Pac-Man eating a ghost. Signatures are not secure.
@ninavizz because you are not a teenage boy stuck in an adult body maybe? ;-)
Sushi is a currency. The preferred currency of my sound & camera guy. #futureoftransactions #futureofmoney
RT @usabilitycounts: When I grow up, I want to be a connected device.
> @cmogle @sammaule @StefanoZorzi @rshevlin @dgwbirch suitcases of laundered money delivered to your desk.
I delight so in talking payments, bitcoin and the future with @dgwbirch. https://twitter.com/sammaule/status/664091597970284544
@DubSutherland @cmogle @sammaule @StefanoZorzi @rshevlin @dgwbirch proof of work based on miles driven!
Agreed! Let's bury unicorns while we are at it. https://twitter.com/sammaule/status/664061351539646465
Seeing through the hype headlines is the new thick skin.
@jowyang isn't that an oxymoron? You really should have had Lisa Frank do that infographic.
This is what a real unicorn looks like: https://bamfjam.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/tumblr_ms1kozsnvk1rkr5fho1_500.jpg #realunicorns
On the left is what a real unicorn is, on the right is what tech/hype media is calling a unicorn: http://mattstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/unicorn-shark.jpg #unicorn #shark
A bigger, longer term view. https://twitter.com/BigHistoryPro/status/664113034185560064
Today's future unicorn: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bluepupae/3034394836/in/faves-37996594000@N01/ #unicorn #pastasfuture #machineproject #2008
Listening to the new E.L.O. album. Review forthcoming. http://www.npr.org/2015/11/04/454307946/first-listen-jeff-lynnes-elo-alone-in-the-universe#playlist
Apparently I offended some people with my snarky unicorn tweets. lol
RT @sammaule: .@StefanoZorzi @rshevlin @dgwbirch @heathervescent The podcast Stefano (great interview Dave): http://www.chyp.com/?s=heather&post_type=podcasts
RT @giyom: Different wallets mirror your different personas; you control how you share each by deciding which apps you link to which wallet.
My new fav ELO song: One Step at a Time. Guitars, rhythm, wistful lyrics, a beautiful ribbon of sound. https://youtu.be/uy0oWuhTzh8
Why is SciFi obsessed with Mars? An other to comment on current society. http://www.futurity.org/mars-science-fiction-literature-1045372-2/
@dgwbirch Eddie is another of my favorite #fintech peoples!
Not buying it. Can't compare AI to the Bene Gesserit. AI is specific augmented human characteristics/intelligence. https://twitter.com/taavet/status/663759947948294145
I might be wrong, but isn't mafia a pejorative?
Here's the tweet I featured in this week's @oreillymoney newsletter. Sign up for weekly cream of the #fintech crop. https://twitter.com/byuthad/status/659074854159691776
Driving through the pass, windmills turn, breaking waves on an ocean. I dive into the Mojave. Desert as far as I can see.
I don't know what to think about people/publications writing stuff on the #futureofmoney & not referencing any of the many experts I know.
Is it just content marketing? Straight content? I want to know their motivation.
RT @2noame: We need a President who recognizes that jobs are no longer a worthwhile goal. We should as humans be freed by machines to choos…
The problem w reputation is that it is not only the opinion of others, it is what you think the opinion of others is http://edge.org/conversation/gloria_origgi-what-is-reputation
I wish I could do this, but unfortunately I have to keep tabs on these ... people. https://twitter.com/LizaK/status/664459622640689152
RT @violetblue: Facebook's new ad products "monetize" your location in real-time to its advertisers within 150 feet of you: https://t.co/le…
@TechFreedom @BerinSzoka can you get more detailed? what regulations? what was the state before relaxing? what was the market environment?
@dominicsayers like, totally! Especially in the 80s! They're all middle age now.
Market success is about timing. Many are ahead of their time. https://twitter.com/anildash/status/580381677668712448
@LizaK absolutely!
Dear @LisaFrank so many opportunities for #startup & #fintech infographic unicorns! Please illustrate them! My 14 yo self begs you.
@Jason what's the definition of "quality" content in this context? Why not up the ante & apply VRM concepts? Distinguish your offering.
Unintended consequences of marriage equality. Fascinating!!! via @FuturityNews http://www.futurity.org/marriage-equality-1048622-2/ #futureofrelationships
Saw the orange glow of pre-sunrise behind the mountains before 6am. Now Steely Dan & grapefruits as I inspect my garden.
Here's my interview with the talented @jefielding who connects rock star startups with big companies: https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/the-future-of-finance-lies-at-the-intersection-of-fintech-startups-and-industry-incumbents #futureofmoney
Wherever there are humans, there is madness. You can not escape. (Unfortunately) https://twitter.com/fraying/status/665344659665760257
I think the only way to escape/defeat terrorism, is to give no fucks about dying. To live each day as if it is your last.
Dear Paris, It's going to be ok. Dear Media, shut your fear-mongering pie hole. Dear Humanity, keep your cool & hug one another.
> @Jason can't "solve" a belief like it's a software problem or market opportunity.
People want to feel emotion. Take note technologists.
Identity problems from /. comments http://tech.slashdot.org/story/15/11/12/2230201/same-birthday-same-social-security-number-same-mess-for-two-florida-women
But it's so much easier if you just do as I tell you! /snark https://twitter.com/prestonjbyrne/status/665580589236404224
Kafka was a futurist.
@jerrymichalski would you expand please?
@DA_Banks @jerrymichalski @whimsley what's a cooperative reputation system look like?
@DA_Banks @whimsley reputation is fluid & changes based on time for a variety of reasons. the "problem" is not technology, but human belief
@DA_Banks @whimsley meaning, how often do you change your mind about someone?
clown to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am, stuck on twitter with you... #lyricsgame #humor
@johnedgarpark wierd!
Pondering: money, economics as antidote to war. There is a way. But not the way it is today.
The appropriate holiday movie this season is.... Brazil! https://youtu.be/4Wh2b1eZFUM
I must be in a dystopian mood, what with Kafka and Brazil futures on the brain....
@dgwbirch you're screaming into the void Dave.
Saw the Martian. Second half of the film was tiresome, same explosion as an obstacle driven plot. I would like more meaning of life dialog.
My interview w/ Techstars Managing director @jefielding on fintech startups & industry incumbents: https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/the-future-of-finance-lies-at-the-intersection-of-fintech-startups-and-industry-incumbents #nextmoney
Woke up to the Santa Anas on the mountain. The sound of waves crashing on the shore.
RT @cvharquail: “I am getting frustrated with the glamorized image of female entrepreneurship these articles portray.” https://t.co/liIdZeN…
@cvharquail new target market to perpetuate the growth model.
@nntaleb forgive my boldness, do you give them?
@prestonjbyrne it's that stereo lab song.... ping pong.
RT @joegerstandt: We clearly need more poetry.
Sad to see you go @Rdio. Dear @pandora_radio please offer music on demand. -paid subscriber of both
Touche... https://twitter.com/pattonoswalt/status/666396661430644736
@Cruftbox belief selection.
Disrupt - aka we're going to fuck up some poor company's business model.
HYPE is the hottest thing in #fintech unicorns! FTIPO!
An eulogy for @Rdio http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/11/a-eulogy-for-rdio/416310/ So sorry to see you go. Paid subscriber 4+ years. :(
I have decided my theme for this holiday season is dystopian-lobotomy. Basically, I am channeling Gilliam's Brazil.
In a big country, dreams stay with you...
Some people say that bowling alleys all look the same #morninglyrics
Listening to my favorite @rdio playlists until the clock runs out. Today is high school mix: Femmes, XTC, Soft Boys, Depeche, Pixies, TMBG
Reading bout Napster & thinking bout Rdio, the wild & twisting road of internet music startups. These are interesting stories!
Apparently some of my followers did not enjoy my 90s alt/punk tweets. Good riddance!
Because now I am blasting 70s disco. I've got the moves & the vintage clothes to prove it! #kool
Camaro. Prosecco. Funemployed. Tags for today.
“If you want to understand humans, understand cooperation” The question of fairness & the skittles test http://www.futurity.org/children-fairness-1053592-2/
@Silona is def poppin! You are your own force Ms. Evo. #magicmakers https://twitter.com/amoration/status/667741558968463361
"Terrorism" I can get behind --> "The danger of total enlightenment is very real http://www.theonion.com/article/buddhist-extremist-cell-vows-to-unleash-tranquilit-34623 #satire ht @MackReed
I agree, but it's not as sexy as going to Mars (to die) https://twitter.com/OwenGreaves/status/667818264458760192
@OwenGreaves Marketing, funding, capturing the mainstreams' attention, energy. In other words, Branding.
Great piece: What I learned about disruption from 25 years working in a video store: http://www.vox.com/2015/11/20/9757186/netflix-video-rental-store
TIL: I am delighted by time lapse starfish dancing on the ocean floor http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/15835017
RT @AcademicsSay: 1. Love what you do. 2. Define do. 3. Delimit love. 4. Feel sad. 5. Meta-emotions.
@dominicsayers thanks!!
@prestonjbyrne Did you think you could escape the tyranny of backward american ideas by leaving this country? This is why I stay.
@prestonjbyrne *pondering*
@prestonjbyrne the american dream industrialized complex? for the service of profits vs humanity? (course, it's not as b/w as that)
@prestonjbyrne not a problem. I have sunk into a hole of nihilistic existential philosophy of recent, represented by the film Brazil.
@dgwbirch @prestonjbyrne money talks
@prestonjbyrne where do you think the focus should have moved to? Can the US focus only when at conflict? (Rather, current beliefsets)
@prestonjbyrne @dgwbirch hero complex gone bad.
@prestonjbyrne @dgwbirch I've had a hell of a time finding a company I want to work for. Mostly I don't agree with their financial values.
@prestonjbyrne @dgwbirch it's made me think, I'll have to start my own. But I really have no desire to jump into the startup shark tank.
@prestonjbyrne @dgwbirch because the unicorn/startup sharktank values are even worse.
@prestonjbyrne @dgwbirch where did the pressure to focus on profits (stock market) emerge from? That's a core "problem."
@prestonjbyrne @dgwbirch Me as well, though not in tech. I myself spent ~10 in Silicon Valley & had my own at one time (before this boom)
@prestonjbyrne @dgwbirch so basically a feedback loop
@OwenGreaves certainly lacking substance. But many a thing has been sold on marketing & branding, e.g. snake oil entrepreneurism
It's a picazzo five morning. I might just go reread neuromancer. #escapistsunday
May we live in interesting times.
"The assumption is that a man is a much better monster" On the lack of female directors http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/11/22/magazine/the-women-of-hollywood-speak-out.html
Someday I'll write an article how I applied HBR mgmt techniques to a subversive anarchistic group. Until then, I love watching it work well.
@Cruftbox doing it right!
RT @janmpdx: A Brief History of the Big Questions 1) Something or nothing? 2) Human or divine? 3) Good or evil? 4) Blue or red? 5) Facebook…
We'll censor the hell out of you | We'll cut your tongue if we have to | You're the baddies and we hate you #lyricsgame
All this violence is threatening | Hate is in need of censoring | Ban hate and violence for our convenience #lyricsgame pt 2
BINGO! https://twitter.com/Suitpossum/status/668820090289197057
.@BradenMack @Suitpossum depends on your social programming & how conscious one is. Programmed reaction or thoughtful response?
@BradenMack @Suitpossum my point is, you can't count on it. People are not machines, but they can act like them sometimes. :)
@BradenMack @Suitpossum E.g. "Free" in marketing. It's not actually free, because it uses the social construct of reciprocity.
@BradenMack not sure I understand what you are trying to accomplish. Also, the problems of having a convo w/ only 140 chars.
@BradenMack accomplish - from the perspective of utility.
@BradenMack so you are attempting to motivate a group to take an action? and you're asking if incentives will do this?
Wow! I don't expect Airbnb will do the right thing - give credit where credit is due. https://twitter.com/leslie/status/668856504070635520
How might a credit card camera be used? We'll want to know sooner than later. http://www.futurity.org/flatcam-camera-lenses-1054912-2/ #futureofmoney #creditcards #fraud
I would love to work for AirBnB. They need someone who understands the complexity of the future they are creating. And be the VOR.
Me too my friend, me too. https://twitter.com/sfslim/status/668943183489830912
@sfslim You've read the second sex?
@sfslim for funsies & to challenge your ability for compassion, try understanding their fucked up perspective. or don't. hugs.
@diskgrinder One day, o grinder of things, I will be gone. My body to ashes. I celebrate that escape. Until then, I feebly try to do things.
One of the most amusing twats on twitter. I give you ... the @diskgrinder
@diskgrinder you are so sweet. if you only knew.
First it was 6am. Then 9:40. Then 2pm. And now it's after 4?! The day and its chunks.
"trust is greater among those low in power than among those with high power" http://www.futurity.org/power-trust-1055402-2/
RT @fatemehx2: A week from today, I'll share Forrester's 2016 #privacy predictions in a webinar. You can check out details here: https://t.…
Indeed https://twitter.com/johnwlaw/status/669242480722743296
Cool! Circuit Board Tattoos That Actually Work Will Bring Your Cyborg Fantasies To Life http://bit.ly/1Xdp1ru
ICYM: The future of money is smart data and decentralization http://oreil.ly/1TdiZl4
imageIt was a pleasure! I hope we have many more conversations! https://twitter.com/sammaule/status/669313516785020928
@cmogle @sammaule I am the purple tornado. ;-)
@sammaule @cmogle the purple tornado is a person who appears in our reality from time to time from the future. ;-)
@cmogle @sammaule well, sometimes Batman takes the mask off, as well, the winds of a tornado do not always blow. :)
@cmogle @sammaule and to clarify, it's a tornado as inspired from the Wizard of Oz, a portal to a world of possibility.
@cmogle @sammaule hehe. some people have negative connotations.
A couple is having an amazing time in mine this week! It's a pleasure to share the magic of the mojave! https://twitter.com/Airbnb/status/669229572693491712
If I had a bucketlist, ELO in a tiny venue would be on it - and checked off.
imageThe Electric Light Orchestra! Be still my beating heart. https://instagram.com/p/-f1fCfpvQp/
I review the ELO show at the Fonda last night. tl,dr: <3! https://www.facebook.com/heathervescent/posts/10156203834260580 #electriclightorchestra #elo #jefflynne
RT @FintechBot: Uber poaches Goldman Sachs bankers as it takes the scenic route to an IPO http://on.mash.to/1lK6cvn by @Mashable
Kowalski. First name unknown.
I'm in! Who is playing? https://twitter.com/willchase/status/669921924521197568
"Blocksteading" -- a blockchain in open waters to avoid regulatory impediments.
RT @saladinahmed: Jobs that will be taken over by robots in the future include 'condescending white man.' ht @henryfaber http://t.co/CzaGOQ…
All the dogs together at thanksgiving, wiggling tails and wrestling while the parents drink wine.
Tardigrades - masters of horizontal gene transfer with 17% of foriegn DNA http://bit.ly/1Xx5ME7
Interesting stuff! https://twitter.com/samykamkar/status/669250421974679552
RT @anildash: I've read so much research & so many wealthy people's stories: once the basics are taken care of, nothing increases happiness…
Great reading. Read btwn the lines for an argument for a basic income. https://twitter.com/anildash/status/670393574622670848
RT @oradebug: There @Reuters I fixed it for you. #PlannedParenthood @danieljwallis
imageThe Success to the Successful system archetype is part of the explanation why so few women in positions of power: http://www.systems-thinking.org/arch/arch.htm#archss
The escalation archetype partly explains cold war, hacker/security, terrorism/ surveillance actions http://www.systems-thinking.org/arch/arch.htm#arches
To solve the complex problems of today, we must first understand they are complex, and then try to understand aspects of their complexity.
The attempt to understand bitcoin, helps one understand previous forms of money & the system in which it flows. https://twitter.com/kristovatlas/status/670458208000024576
@durgaakv Indeed.
The Economist has a counterpoint to that Clay Christensen HBR piece: Disrupting Mr Disrupter http://econ.st/1OoRSnf Each has its merits.
4 misunderstood points of disruptive innovation @hbr http://bit.ly/1QOiHTl (Uber fails the disruption definition)
By the same turn, I could make a case that bitcoin/blockchain is merely sustaining innovation.
@ryonck I could make the case for either sustaining/disruptive innovation for both bitcoin & blockchain. It's a matter of perspective. :)
The beginning of the end of consumerism https://twitter.com/dearsarah/status/670840531014934528
Smart reading --> Developing services that change people’s lives http://bit.ly/1PVaAUW
Kenyan High Court Hears BitPesa Case Against Safaricom http://bit.ly/1Nlt8Lz
Recommended viewing --> Nick Szabo, @NickSzabo4 on Smart Contracts http://bit.ly/21nFzNh
Startups aren’t killing banks…. yet http://tcrn.ch/1LHr1fN
"We are 100% certain that governments will start banning bitcoins in the next 12 to 18 months." - @jason, 2011 http://bit.ly/1NlVTIc
Wow. Just wow. I'm trying to wrap my brain around this worldview, but I just can't. https://twitter.com/dearsarah/status/671466576646766592
Normally I can devil's advocate myself. It's important b/c the world is full of contradictory worldviews. But every once in a while....
