January 2021
Timing the hot tub with the rising moon. Damp overcast skies obscure, the moon remains.
@FuselJeremiad Take your English weather back SIR!
So clearly I don't need to even leave my house to not attend any of the online things going on.
@FuselJeremiad (I have been binging The Crown.)
I have landed on https://www.twitch.tv/moontribecollective and will go out into the night.
@roxannedarling @vocalginge Happy New Year Roxanne! I look forward to the next time we see each other IRL! All is well at the dome. <3
So weird to see the moon disappear into the moist bank of clouds, only to see it illuminate the basin. Sirius also winked a hello before disappearing into same cloud bank.
Ringing in 2021 like the force of nature I am. https://www.instagram.com/p/CJfOQN9huRd/?igshid=kt12qqx4gl3k
OMG, I can't believe I made it. Cheers to us all. 🍸✨💖
@ZxzIIo Happy New Year to you!
@mike_kernell Happy New Year to you!
Just realized that 2020 had 53 weeks!
Just noticed the @latimes is now keeping a vaccinated count. That's some hope. https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak/
A++ I <3 Korean media. https://twitter.com/rekcut__/status/1344476806154313728
RT @NurtureGirl: We had dreams of a sharing economy where our sharing of resources made us wealthy together in our mutual access. It was ta…
Wow.... also, why I don't trust most humans. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-02/hawaii-couple-arrested-flight-positive-coronavirus
I have never put a year in the rear view window as fast as I have put 2020. I know it's only Jan 2, but it feels like 2020 is far in the past. (Yes, I know NYE is a symbolic delimitation, but this year, that line in the sand is like a magical portal.)
Is there any history of how accounts got suspended?
I feel like #infosec twitter would appreciate this thread. It's not surprising the cut of one's clothes communicate secret information. Cold war era east German Romeo spies were identified by their east german hair cut. & along theses lines is Putin's "gunslinger's gait." https://twitter.com/JulieTheCranky/status/1323759548637827072
@z3r0trust O sorry to hear. Rest and be kind to yourself.
The companies that will end up dominating/innovating this space haven’t even been conceived of - IMFO (in my futurist opinion). We are in Alta vista - web circles time. https://twitter.com/csuwildcat/status/1345541335193800705
@z3r0trust You could also try a TENS machine. (I’m dealing w a pulled shoulder that I normally resolve with massage but covid can’t.) also various salves with camphor and wintergreen and cbd.
@z3r0trust Other suggestions I got were vit D. Rolling, hot shower, epson salt bath soak. Sleeping properly. Hope any of these help.
Good morning from my lap. https://www.instagram.com/p/CJlyChIBYFv/?igshid=1mpzfpoipzct5
@darrello 🤣🤣🤣
I think the real learning from #bitcoin is what if money was distributed and people were empowered to live a life with more resources than are normally dolled out. My unpopular opinion is, that it's still gambling.
@WisdomInquiry Yeah. The world is not yet ready for their feasible business model.
@WisdomInquiry And I may add, new economic models.
@taykendesign Do you know I started researching it 10 years ago? I’ve been watching it a long time. But sure we can chat.
@JoshCrumb @darrello Yup. I was in some of the very first conversations that we had at IIW pre RWOT.
@taykendesign It’s not that different from the AirBnB IPO I just participated in. Doubled my investment immediately. (And wish I had had more to do that with.) I spent time in SV with stock options before Bitcoin existed. It’s really not a different beast.
@JoshCrumb @darrello There are problems with RWOT but you look like a white dude so you probably won’t notice. Good luck tho!
@by_caballero Tit for tat never worked well for me as a relationship strategy, but YMMV.
Bean dad and that WaPo transcript - last day of vacation 😂😂😂
@WisdomInquiry You clever individual!!
@taykendesign I'll share some links you may find interesting. Please note the date stamp. From June 2011: Bitcoin: Values in Currency https://www.heathervescent.com/heathervescent/2011/06/bitcoin.html
@taykendesign July 2011: How Bankers Can Make Shitloads of Money and Save the World: https://www.heathervescent.com/heathervescent/2011/07/how-bankers-can-make-shitloads-of-money-save-the-world-.html
@taykendesign Sept 2011: Financial System Introspections: https://www.heathervescent.com/heathervescent/2011/09/evolution.html (this was the month I went to work for SWIFT in their Innovation Division.)
@taykendesign May 2012: Changing the (financial system) Rules: https://www.heathervescent.com/heathervescent/2012/05/changing-the-rules.html
@taykendesign October 2013: The Digital Asset Grid, this was a film that showed the R&D project myself & other (like @windley & @drummondreed worked on at SWIFT. It also describes what we are trying to do with SSI: https://www.heathervescent.com/heathervescent/2012/10/the-digital-asset-grid.html
@taykendesign @windley @drummondreed I'll leave you with this post, from which @dgwbirch discovered my work: Evolution of Currency: Five trends impacting the future of transactions circa May 2011 https://www.heathervescent.com/heathervescent/2011/05/evolution-of-currency.html
Reviewing some old writings, I have new super unpopular opinion: Bitcoin flourishes in an economy that promotes inequality. How would bitcoin/speculative cryptocurrencies & basic income co-exist?
@r0b3rta Yeah, I think holders are more diverse now vs 2011.
In case you are following my vet adventures, both dogs went in for dental surgery this morning and I am killing time in the OC. They are both out and it was successful. Someone had a real yuck mouth!
ANNOUNCE: The W3C is kicking off Diversity & Inclusion office hours. https://twitter.com/w3c/status/1346416032509030400
This is pretty cool news. https://twitter.com/estherschindler/status/1346601660538265601
Mornings with my dogs and coffee and the pace of change feels great.
GenX feels in 2021: https://youtu.be/MznHdJReoeo
RT @GovernorVA: My team and I are working closely with @MayorBowser, @SpeakerPelosi, and @SenSchumer to respond to the situation in Washing…
Anyone else watching their political beliefs move further left today?
@BrettKing You would abandon democracy for comfort for this little drama?
RT @MurielBowser: 4:30 pm situational update http://mayor.dc.gov/live
RT @bellingcat: For those who are able to: please try to scrape and save any videos and livestreams of the Capitol storming and occupation.…
If we create our reality I am blasting Lizzo, rage baking and scheming for the future. The black hole of emptiness will swallow all this strife.
@BrettKing I see.
Did not have classic punk band tweeting conservative senator on my 2020 bonus round bingo card. https://twitter.com/DeadKennedys/status/1347008399565680640
Wow, Facebook has banned T indefinitely. https://m.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10112681480907401 Ht/ @PJManney
@jamie247 Are you doing anything to address that concern?
@jamie247 Those are good starts. Not to dis, but Stewart Brand is limited. Visionary yes, but there are others on the ground in the SF Bay during that time that have the same experience but not the exposure.
@jamie247 I'd recommend some Donella Meadows, Thinking in Systems and Spiral Dynamics by Beck and Cowen as starts. You can also short cut this by hiring people from diverse background & viewpoints directly.
@jamie247 I'm live researching/experimenting how to reduce unintended technology consequences, but TBH I'm not too hopeful. Technology/ists have a lot of issues I don't see them getting over to see beyond their biases.
@jamie247 I'm also an optimist, but I'm also a woman in tech for 20+ years.
@jamie247 I saw you sent uk amazon links, so my us ones would be useless! Easy for you to search yourself!
I can confidently say that my dogs are eating better than I am. Tonight was fresh home baked turkey, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, rice with a dollop of yogurt. I can not believe I've become this person, but they did have dental surgery on Monday. I forget what human skin feels like.
Started working on a new chapter this afternoon. So far, all reference materials is on my drives or I wrote what are basically drafts 5 - 10 years ago. So at least there is that.
@Pathfinder ❤️❤️❤️
Just posted a photo https://www.instagram.com/p/CJyps9ohHor/?igshid=s4ustnxhpfsw
I AM AT INBOX ZERO!! I will savor this moment for the next minute.
@busynessgirl 🤣🤣🤣 (I rarely get to enjoy my few inbox zeros for more than a minute or two)
@band Tell the whole world about it!
OMG, Inbox Zero in two inboxes? A miracle. Let me try for my third email.
Well, I am so close, but just can't complete the final 2 emails...
IDK about you, but I am so not inspired to do any speaker submissions this year...
But of course I just immediately came up with a great one... 🙄🙃🕵️♀️
Wonder how interrupting that dopamine hit is gonna land in their brains? Gonna be a hard come down. https://twitter.com/oneunderscore__/status/1347654102453538819
So what's happening where lots of people are joining Signal? I'm seeing my notifications blow up... (I have been using it for years - doh.)
@TensorFlux Ah thanks. I barely use that app (with only ppl who don't use Signal LOL).
YESS!!!!!!!! Finalmente!
RT @Cruftbox:
imageNow might be time for maga folks to watch a nice movie with a friend and take some time offline. 🙃
@FutureBoy That happened with me and FB. Just come back and try when things are calmer!
@BristleKRS @FuselJeremiad Well, I watched the Coup episode of The Crown yesterday. Informative.
@FuselJeremiad @BristleKRS Look, I'm a Californian, I have no idea what that means...
@FuselJeremiad @BristleKRS Kind of you to translate km to miles for my backward nation. You staying up all night watching dr who again?
❤️❤️❤️ #blissandemptiness https://twitter.com/jhalifax/status/1347756457945546755
@FuselJeremiad We hope so.
@hacks4pancakes Protip FTW!! I often switch mine to France.
Awoke in a dark room, sleeping snuggling dogs. Make coffee, drink on the couch flanked by my two companions, slider open, cool desert air fills my home, lungs. Pharrell's Happy plays. I clap along; I know what happiness is for me & it's what I want to do. #blissandemptiness #now
Unbelievably I am holding strong at Inbox Zero. https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/1347626639719452672
Good morning, I am learning bikeshed, how is your morning going?!
@mikojava 🤣🤣🤣🙃
@fatemehx2 IDK, but now I can swat each email as it comes into my boxes & smack them down.
@mikojava https://tabatkins.github.io/bikeshed/
Just posted a photo https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ2APxqh41l/?igshid=1ptapyb75kl24
@WisdomInquiry That's impressive
@jmarquiso @munin There’s one in Palm Desert/Springs area too.
Really worth watching. Thank you for sharing @nhannahjones. https://twitter.com/Schwarzenegger/status/1348249481284874240
IDK about you, but I'm having the most vivid dreams the past few nights. Last night I visited the studio of an artist in this dream city I like to visit. My dog was with me, there were kids running around the ground floor. Food, I think.
The studio was on the second floor, and you got to it from a kind of secret staircase. The moment I started up (invited), I was entranced in various undulating art expressions - one video on an ipad, a whole detailed sketch on a chalkboard, other things to look at.
I walked by this artist loft by all the time in this city (that only exists in my dreams). And @Blazenhoff was our mutual friend (of course). Sometimes I feel like this life is like me looking at a piece of art in that city. There are no streets that lead from here to there.
And only in glimpses in dreams like this, can I get the clarity/distance to view my life/my "self" "objectively." There is still so much for me to experience as myself here.
Or it's all just a synapse shower, preparing for the new day.
A++ Thread. I've been watching this band, their aesthetic & political commentary. Very cool to learn they filmed one of their videos in Brazil. I imagine Porto-Russian mashup up would be one hell of a language! https://twitter.com/lidiazuin/status/1348313108679434241
@lidiazuin Totally reminds me of Die Antwoord in some ways.
@lidiazuin Thanks for a great thread! I've been sekretly following them - some of the best stuff I've seen in a long time.
When my mom died 8+ years ago, I lamented She would never give me the most perfect gifts anymore. But I just opened a box I haven’t looked at since I packed it in Portland in 2012, and it’s just perfect. I miss her. She’s still giving me the perfect gift all these years later.
Potential solution for your #twitter #permaban 😂😂😂🙃🙃🙃🤡🤡🤡 https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ4AvC7hNpn/?igshid=ub0p4sq498z4
Yes I am rocking out to The Shamen and Erasure while finding old boxes of stuff. I may be a cyberpunk after all.
🤯 ht @fatemehx2 https://twitter.com/bitburner/status/1348558563019427842
@anthomsec Black t-shirt club?
@b_cavello Saw that you are headed there yourself. Congrats.
Omg same. Back to my dog pack. https://twitter.com/d0rkph0enix/status/1348603864841400323
Update: This is disinformation.
@stevesi @SwiftOnSecurity Mike Mulligan & Sally Steam Shovel was my favorite book/story as a child & I have a copy now as an adult. It taught me so much about the way the world works, it's not fair, but be optimistic you never know what can happen.
@ninavizz The details are not correct... (also why I don't normally RT a lot of news as its happening)
RT @joncoopertweets: Fiona Hill: Yes, It Was a Coup. Here’s Why. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/01/11/capitol-riot-self-coup-trump-fiona-hill-457549
Hello NYT impeachment briefing. Did not expect to see you so soon!
Finally made some complex human food. I love me some good tacos! https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ7XnCJhUeQ/?igshid=wujw03vha2a3
@ninavizz This appears to have better information: https://twitter.com/atomicthumbs/status/1348730590074294272
@dsearls @windley You may enjoy my take from 2012. https://heathervescent.medium.com/how-to-save-the-world-6985fab277b6
On Wed, Jan 13, 10am PT, 1pm ET, 6pm GMT, 7pm CET, the @w3c_ccg will have @IdentityWoman moderate a discussion on zCaps/oCaps with many from the community. Should be lively!! Anyone can join: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-credentials/2021Jan/0018.html #CCG #W3C #zcaps #ocaps
@VinayTaylor Maybe there are other things going on. Be kind to yourself. This kind of work often has its own timeline we must surrender to.
Sometimes I like to look at this flow I made for a company's product I tried to clean up a decade ago. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5733/21810922488_7d9c8ac212_b.jpg #chicken
Lazy futures web: are there any strong right / conservatives with 2020 and 2021 "future of" trends? cc @wendyinfutures @PJManney
@PJManney @wendyinfutures I'm looking for scenarios from conservative futurists ideally from the far right. Wanna know what their vision of the future is. Thanks!
Doing a little project on the Future of the United States. I want to know your thoughts. May I have 3 minutes of your time for 4 questiosn? Thank you and please retweet! <3 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FOUS21 #futureofUS
@nobantu Thank you Heidi!
@WisdomInquiry Thank you Kabir!
The only relatively cheap wine I have in the house is this Sauvignon Blanc that I was going to use for risotto, but I'm digger deeper into my research rabbit hole, so guess I'm gonna drink it tonight instead. (I am not allowing myself to drink the good wine alone.)
@citizenrobot Me and my cheap wine will be right over!
@roseveleth @advice4futureu I think you should challenge yourself to ask questions about near future 10-20 years, 100+ year futures & let's say ... idk maybe 750 years into the future. These are very different set of questions. Also interesting to be explicit about your bias asking/answering the questions.
@roseveleth @advice4futureu When I did scenarios for 100+ years out, my techniques were very different from 10-25 years out. Orders of magnitude different.
@roseveleth @advice4futureu Oh you answer the questions? Sorry I haven't listened...
@edenthecat @roseveleth @advice4futureu probably correct, but I'm one of these people who hates podcasts, but is a real futurist.
Justing hanging out in this rabbit hole with this bottle of wine, mashing up five different foresight methodologies while I run another in a survey. No trends or extrapolation here, just a sojourn through time, where Moore's law fails.
@edenthecat @roseveleth @advice4futureu Also, I did listen to the podcast once or twice and was even on it once, but podcasts are not my jam, no judgement.
@wendyinfutures @PJManney Ooo Thiel is a great suggestion but not a futurist IMO. Still a lot to mine there.
@roseveleth @edenthecat @advice4futureu @flashforwardpod Prolly the flash forward one. I think we talked before you launched, maybe it was your first episode or few ones... it was years ago.
@edenthecat @roseveleth @advice4futureu I am confused, the original tweet solicited questions... Admittedly I misread it, it was asking for questions *to* answer about the future. As a futurist, this is what I do all the time. And most questions I see (even by futurists) are limited in their time frame.
@edenthecat @roseveleth @advice4futureu But I think we can agree to bury this thread and carry on. Wishing you the best navigating the future.
ICYM, I kicked off new research on the Future of the United States. What are your three wishes for the United States? Tell me! https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/1349149258356715522
I am really interested in a diversity of all views. There are 4 questions that anyone, even someone who is not a US citizen can answer. Thank you!
A++ thread about whether or not to "invest" in bitcoin. https://twitter.com/Suitpossum/status/1348619044195328001
Second Impeachment.
Build your own always wins vs collaborate with people already building something like what you're saying you want to build.
@dominicsayers Thinking about it...
Betty White turns 99 this weekend. This is great advice from her from a few years back. What an inspiration! https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-betty-white-95-birthday-20170117-story.html
Wow, this is a read! Worth it. https://twitter.com/polotek/status/1349777450171961346
#thousandtalents https://twitter.com/cortney_dc/status/1349763740212850689
You said drink the good wine, so I am. https://www.instagram.com/p/CKDDOL2hJan/?igshid=psfdm42aoxo3
Cc @RandallGrahm @dominicsayers
RT @PresElectBiden: Folks — This will be the account for my official duties as President. At 12:01 PM on January 20th, it will become @POTU…
Dogs are snoring, coyotes howling. #lifeinthemojave
It’s still this week... sigh https://twitter.com/pamelarosiedee/status/1348663136916705290
Not surprised by this story. I remain unconvinced anyone is using Bitcoin for life affirming activities. https://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-large-bitcoin-payments-to-rightwing-activists-a-month-before-capitol-riot-linked-to-foreign-account-181954668.html
This stance goes back to early 2017, when I was writing the first edition of the Cyber Attack Survival Manual. As I wrote, I kept a window open to http://blockchain.info and watched the transactions like the matrix.
I expected to see lots of little transactions, fractions of a btc - at the time it was worth maybe $700 per Bitcoin. Instead I saw a significant triple digit btc transactions on a regular basis.
I racked my brain, what could possibly be bought for 20k and more on a regular basis. The answer is not good, not something that is life affirming or beneficial to humanity.
I decided then and there I was done with btc and sold all my holdings. (Yeah I should have waited 10 months.) I did not want to be complicit in a system of human slavery and death.
I know a lot of you have benefited from btc volatility, and I know btc is not the only system that enslaves humanity, but I could make a conscious choice to opt out and not benefit from others suffering.
@hernzzzzzz Thank you I know. A new monetary system should improve on past shortfalls. Bitcoin more than fails here.
@WisdomInquiry @woonomic Fair point, but remember this was 2017, limited analysis and I had followed the sentiment of the space for 7 years. I already know the ways to do illicit shot with btc.
@hernzzzzzz I would prefer to see my concern addressed vs sidestep it by pointing out shortcomings of the US dollar. That’s not the conversation I’m having. I’m not comparing btc to the US dollar here.
@_exterm @hernzzzzzz That is a post longer than a tweet.
@MTSSmathematics I am constantly disappointed by other people tbqh.
@chrisrockhacker The fee wasn’t always that amount.
@cycryptr You should be more grateful for the democracy that enables your way of life. So many Americans are totally ungrateful for the unique entity we live within. (I know it’s far from perfect.)
@SuchiPahi Did you finish it?
@SuchiPahi Don’t be disheartened. A Korean xboyfriend told me that all Korean films have a happy ending. I really enjoyed Crash Landing!
Today was another vet appointment day two hours away. It was the best one yet - don’t have to return for 3 months unless we have an unscheduled emergency. I also got my fancy creamer so I’m set for 5 weeks.
@WisdomInquiry @woonomic Totally hear you on this. I’ve tracked Bitcoin since Feb 2010, and the sentiment the community had and I had then was very different and had changed and evolved over the past decade. I’m more than disillusioned - my goodwill ran out circa 2013 and again in 2017.
@WisdomInquiry @woonomic One of my early possible Bitcoin scenarios was a mash up with traditional currency. I went to work for SWIFT in 2011/12 with a secret mission to get btc on their system as a new tech currency standard.
@WisdomInquiry @woonomic I was professionally traumatized after working there and gained a lot of insight into the banking industry. That plus the scammers I saw flocking to the btc/crypto communities concerned me - from an integrity perspective.
@WisdomInquiry @woonomic You know what they say about a woman scorned... imagine that plus the idea betrayal or more like the idea hikacking. Like all the banks think they can make their amends by on boarding “the unbanked.” Gross corporate colonialism.
@WisdomInquiry @woonomic Hmmm not sure if I totally agree with that, I think it is more nuanced but also yes... 🤔
@Pathfinder There was no hard data. At the same time, I was reading academic papers that outlined how BTC price was manipulated based on the Mt Gox data & various other characters approached btc. I don't limit myself to "hard" data, but to a broad scope of inputs, qualitative & quantatively.
@woonomic Can you point to some hard data analysis, academic papers or news articles from that time? Because I looked and there was none. (I was aware of people in Asian countries (I think S. Korea) moving the money illegally out of their country. Are you referring to that?)
@SpeakServeGrow Great, their response can provide me more data on the kind of people who are into btc.
@gladstein So, is this thread just 2 tweets, or is there more somewhere... want to make sure I am not missing anything. (Also, my comment was reflecting on my judgement circa 2017... I haven't dug back into btc for reasons, but were any of these things you tweet of going on in 2017?)
@Freeman_Jus @gladstein @HRF What is the timeframe of this other side? And love to see links, hashtags and other things I can research/review/reference.
@cycryptr @SpeakServeGrow Or just prove me wrong by sending me links and threads of ppl using btc for life affirming activities? Better yet, I'd love a spreadsheet breakdown of the criminal activities vs life affirming use of btc and the US compared that proves btc is better than the us $.
@Pathfinder I mean, who doesn't think the latest run up in price wasn't a manipulation?! Is there another explanation?
@Pathfinder Interesting. Thanks.
@SpeakServeGrow @michael_saylor @RaoulGMI @APompliano @GoingParabolic @JackMallers Not in like 5+ years. Kinda got burned out on them due to shenanigans. What are the big shifts in your opinion the past 3-5 years?
@cycryptr @SpeakServeGrow Thanks, will look with morning coffee.
Survey data and spreadsheets are my love language.
@cycryptr @SpeakServeGrow Thanks!
@Pathfinder I expect defensiveness from the btc community. One reason I don't hang out in it much anymore tbh. My early research was very btc positive until... a turning point. Longer conversation & I do hold it against the btc community.
@MarcHochstein hmmmmmm.... not sure how much of that I agree with, but I respect your perspective.
@MandarKagade Can you say more about this use case? Honestly curious.
@SpeakServeGrow @michael_saylor @RaoulGMI @APompliano @GoingParabolic @JackMallers What are the payments for? Parallel to other currency systems? Micropayments? something else? Do you just focus on BTC or one of the forks or a cryptocurrency of preference?
Finding the videos I was watching last night & this one needs to be seen by more people. https://youtu.be/iv_uB_BeQZc
A++ thread. My general rule of thumb is to try to keep positive, share my personal direct experience, read copiously, but selectively share & respond. You can stop the spread of negativity. https://twitter.com/astroehlein/status/1350029521978875904
Already some interesting responses to my Future of United States survey. It's 4 questions, anyone can take it (even if you aren't a US citizen). Will you share 3 minutes of your time? https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FOUS21
@woonomic @glassnode Ok, so data is from 2019 only? (My original comment was about 2017.) Also, is there an academic paper on this analysis? The article is paywalled. Thanks.
@woonomic @glassnode Specifically circa Jan 2017 analysis... because at that time - there was none that I could find... I'm happy to adjust my thinking, but so far this data is not circa 2017, which was my original point.
@scamwickfade OK, tell me more...
@Karalhoin I'd like to see the data/analysis models behind this article. Because media articles tend to smooth over nuances. So if there is an academic paper or more details models of what they used for analysis, I want to see it.
@woonomic @glassnode Also, I did not say BTC was used for drugs, IMO that category of transaction does not count against "life affirming activities." IDGAF if you use or sell drugs, but you should pay taxes on those transactions IMO.
Bitcoin shitposters and trolls aren't doing themselves or their cause any favors. Attitude and behavior is one trend I track when considering the future of certain technologies - who they attract & amplify is a reflection of those values. It's all data for the futurist.
@scamwickfade Thanks for that link. I should have been clearer, I was curious about *your* specific experience. What drove you to it? (fear, instability), did you look at other options? what did you decide on and why? (hey, I'm a curious researcher!)
@Karalhoin That article is not so great... it's a very confusing read & I'm unclear on the takeaways. IMO, AML is not going to be stopped by improved financial instruments, but rather identity (corporate legal identity mostly) requirements & new regulations to comply.
@Karalhoin Also we *do* have estimates on the size of the black and grey market. I researched this 3 and 7 years ago... and there was talk of using crypto currencies back then, but like I wrote before, I really think digital identity technology is the way to address those problems.
@simonb03jan2009 @woonomic Do you have a non-paywall download of it?
@scamwickfade Is this a unique view you hold among your community of family/friends?
@cycryptr Data point is not dependent. It's watching inherent biases in the system. See biases in AI for an example.
@cycryptr Love watching where your brain jumps to next. Maybe consider meditating?! 🤣🙃🙏
Two ravens in a Joshua Tree. From today’s hike in @joshuatreenps. https://www.instagram.com/p/CKIoVTwBOse/?igshid=1tbn29sfv5y04
Volcanic plateau and Joshua Trees. The view from the Monastery where I volunteer. https://www.instagram.com/p/CKKZpbaBqXr/?igshid=1md5j7cf3ui2y
@woonomic @glassnode Yup I’m aware of the KYC/AML requirement. I don’t actually consider Silk Road to be that illicit, I mean it is and it’s illegal but that’s not a big bad actor IMO. And I don’t even consider end user drug transactions to be bad either. There are worse things than selling drugs.
@woonomic @glassnode Also I appreciate your engagement with me and sending articles. Civility goes a long way especially compared to some of the other replies ppl have sent. I do judge the community on their behavior.
So I spent the morning removing three ephedra bushes from this monastery where I started volunteering. The roots of the last one was so knarled and twisted, strong taproot. I tried various techniques.
Cutting and digging, then sawing, only to realize, on hands and knees, I could not leave the root as was, because it would grow again. Took a new direction.
Watered the root & worked on something else. Raked, watered, trimmed, tidied. Went back to the root. Dug a little, then back on my hands and knees. It felt so solid and strong, but my hands gently untwisted the roots from each other and I twisted them out from the ground.
And then I took the debris away, and filled in the hole, and raked the desert, and no one would know of the large bush that was just there.
I couldn't help thinking about the choice we have to twist-remove the roots of our suffering, or to just fill in the hole, root still strong yet hidden, ready for water to grow again.
New addition to the dome. https://www.instagram.com/p/CKLAm4oh-Ir/?igshid=10bkq9ak6ujmg
Damn it, I have been thinking about that Rains of Castamere GOT episode.
@kittenhotep OMG I love them!!! Enjoy!
I guess I should watch Johnny Mnemonic today, hmmm?
@jerickso It’s pretty cyber 90s classic awesomeness!
@Johannes_Ernst 🙏
How did I forget about the dolphin code breaker?!?!
#watching Check the comments & replies for a translation. https://twitter.com/biannagolodryga/status/1351212131346231299
Well, at least the US isn't the only shitshow imperialist country rn.
@SuchiPahi Ooooo.... I'm interested.
@Esquiring @Iwillleavenow @SuchiPahi Yes, IDK what I think about it. On one hand it's totally crazy and on the other totally genius, and clearly animatronic! I do feel like the first hour of the film could be shorter & to the point.
@Esquiring @Iwillleavenow @SuchiPahi I did like the dolphin animation in the matrix tho... and the whole giving jobs to other sentient species. But why was the tank so small? That really hurt.
RT @wendynather: This is big. https://twitter.com/kerpen/status/1351255308048470016
RT @saminacodes: Can you please tag a woman in tech on twitter who is deserving of a shoutout? I have an article in progress- and I am no…
Pretty sure I forgot how to interact with people IRL. Through a screen, totally fine. Also dog communication day to day, also fine. Bring wine and activate my hostess mode, also fine. I may also be unable to make eye contact IRL too. https://twitter.com/dakacki/status/1351321318541692929
What are your positive experiences of the United States? Will you take 5 minutes of your time to tell me and share this survey? Thank you! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FOUS21
@slackmistress or bitcoiners.
RT @DollyParton: This year my birthday wish is a call for kindness. We can’t just hope for a brighter day, we have to work for a brighter d…
It's raining in the Mojave, I just baked a cake, and I am wondering WTH I want to do with my life anymore.
@ronmichael That’s the power of poetry. Makes even despair romantic.
@mhbx Cheers
@Cannibal Well, bake cakes in the kitchen when it rains. 🍰🌧😊
@fuzztech That’s awful kind. I’m having a real attack of professional insecurity.
@fuzztech Survival feels like an awfully low bar, but here I am.
@ronmichael I find poetry makes whatever more bearable. Good luck, bad luck, who knows...
@ianjohnlee @TheLennyJohnson Ok but how? I appreciate specific examples.
@ianjohnlee @TheLennyJohnson @rally_io @ourZORA @withFND @TryShowtime @AudiusProject @RAC @3LAU @Micah_Johnson3 What’s is specifically pioneering about this group?
@ianjohnlee @TheLennyJohnson Ok, Im curious to read about governance models for platform creators, maintainers and the creators who use the platform. Is the theory to follow the open source model?
@ianjohnlee @TheLennyJohnson @rally_io @ourZORA @withFND @TryShowtime @AudiusProject @RAC @3LAU @Micah_Johnson3 Ok, was just trying to understand what you thought was so great about them... since you’re championing them. Anyway thanks.
@ianjohnlee @TheLennyJohnson @rally_io @ourZORA @withFND @TryShowtime @AudiusProject @RAC @3LAU @Micah_Johnson3 Hmmm @yaoeo and I wrote some future scenarios along these lines 3 years ago, we never released them. Interesting to see this progress. I’m in adjacent digital identity space and OG Bitcoin/blockchain researcher circa 2010.
It was surreal to watch @VP sworn in. I remembered the moment I found out she was running in the Primary & how genuinely excited I was. I also really like the diversity here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet/. I'm ready for the US where (I hope) many views are represented & heard.
RT @jesus_jimz: Three Wednesdays in January
image image imageFirst day I've been able to make some decent progress on the book since like ... Jan 6.
Wait, so is DeFi, just smart contracts? Weren't we talking about this like 5-6 years ago? I mean, I was... is the difference that there are proofs of concept now & some real examples? I'm underwhelmed.
Also, I guess I should not be surprised at the gamification of the crypto market as a younger version of the stock market + diversity of gaming currencies mashed up. Looking at my Future of Money trends in hindsight.
@WisdomInquiry @holochain I guess I have higher expectations (or I'm not impressed), especially since I pretty much walked away from it all 3 and 5/6 years ago.
@WisdomInquiry @holochain TBH, I don't meet many humans that much anymore (covid/desert hermit). The comments on that bitcoin thread made me want to pop in for a moment & I have been pondering writing a Future of Money retrospective kinda thing based on my past research + today's changes.
@WisdomInquiry @holochain Also, tech goes in cycles/waves. It could be almost time to mine some of the failed ideas of the past that might be ready now... are you familiar with http://pets.com or webvan?
Wow I have some serious feels about this statement. I 💯 disagree. It takes a really disciplined writer to write about the future that is *not* negative nor use typical drama tropes. There is plenty of drama in utopian/protopian stories. https://twitter.com/DGlenwright/status/1352066962302627840
I realize I am assuming a lot here and I have a lot of baggage from writers who use negativity/dystopia as the primary drama mechanism to talk about the future. It doesn’t take skill to be negative IMO.
@ronmichael Yeah that is a good one. I also like Inception. Groundhog Day is adjacent and full of everyday drama. (See also slapstick).
@ronmichael Also spy and espionage and mystery genre drama and story arc can all be set in non-dystopia.
@ronmichael Also thinking about Videodrome (and cronenberg) also some cyberpunk which idk may or not be borderline dystopian. The same human issues remain in the future: love, family, ambition, etc. with a fresh setting.
I know I’m supposed to be happy for yesterday and the new future but I’m so angry for all the destroyed dreams and increased hardships in the past 4 years including my own. I grieve for what we have lost never to regain.
@WomeninID Yikes.
@ronmichael Well this is an interview I did about Inception, starts in 4:45 and some other things from a long time ago: https://youtu.be/kW2RwrI8swg (also damn, I had some great ideas!)
@jamie247 Sunny and dry in the Mojave today for like the next 9 months.
@jamie247 😂😂😂 🏜
@ronmichael Thanks yeah, I was also impressed by myself lol. Too bad none of my ideas took off...
@ronmichael I was super obsessed with wearables for a few years. I landed on the concept of embedded bio-tattoos. I wanted to share an emotional snapshot like you share a picture on Instagram.
@ronmichael I have not seen that. Is it easily googleable?
@phylogenomics I’m seriously grappling with so much anger re this and everything else the past 4 years. Also I hope your thing went well today.
@jamie247 Just come visit and forget about the rain and crypto.
This is amazing. https://twitter.com/jdlasica/status/1352411944456601601
@KillerLiquid @MalwareTechBlog I think it will def go sub 10k in a few months. It was 10k in oct!
I am cooking chicken for the dogs, they were impatient for dinner until the aroma started escaping from the instapot and now they are both sitting on my lap pretending to be patient. I wish they would have brought me my glass of wine first...
@ronmichael A++ 100% agree. I miss La Dona a lot.
@ronmichael That's my nickname for Los Angeles. Her full name is El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula. So I shorten "Our Queen" to La Dona, because of our special relationship.
!!! https://twitter.com/LaCasaBlanca/status/1352406473163337728
Sad to hear about the closing of one of my favorite LA hotels. I rarely stayed there, because I lived 10 minutes away most of the time, but many fun times poolside & in costume. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-01-21/the-standard-hotel-in-west-hollywood-is-shutting-down
@roxannedarling I’d love to know if you find out.
@FrankMcG If it was USAA probably.
@FrankMcG I’d talk to your Usaa agent. They are the most amazing bank in the US, they have innovations way before all the others, so I’d probably go with them and get lower rates on all their other products. (Disclaimer 18 year Usaa member here)
What a slide off the canyon road! https://twitter.com/KevinTakumi/status/1352757962796716033
Orbital really made some amazing music. Who needs the playa in the desert when you’ve got a cold Mojave night in your geodesic dome? Maybe I am living y’all’s dream after all.
@Cruftbox Or which party to be at during SXSW?
@darrello For sure!
Any painting tip for straight lines in corners and ceilings where the color changes? Yes I am going with 2021 colors of yellow (pale yellow already in the dome) and grey (new).
@PrivacyCDN How do you use the putty knife? As like a metal barrier?
@AstridBear @PJManney Like remove the tape immediately after painting - not waiting for the paint to dry first?
I tried teaching Shoog how to shake, but all I’ve done is teach her how to tell me she wants chicken instead.
So what is everyone doing to celebrate their birthday during the pandemic? Tips for a virtual spa party?
@AstridBear @PJManney Thanks for the tip! I will try on my edging tomorrow!
Today’s hike in a snowy @joshuatreenps. Step lightly, enjoy the silence. @ Joshua Tree - Ryan Mountain Trail https://www.instagram.com/p/CKcfXsNBb28/?igshid=11i7cp0es07bv
Snow on Joshua trees like frosting on oatmeal cookies. https://www.instagram.com/p/CKc0mlOhL04/?igshid=rvm8grb7a9d0
Watching British society dramas on netflix, I realize that due to the pandemic + my usual Joshua Tree hermit life, I have gone fully feral.
@rightfuture and The Crown & various youtube rabbit holes...
@mike_kernell ?
This is why regulation exists. If corporations/people/communities did the right thing, we wouldn't need to regulate/have rules. Also why I hate humans. https://twitter.com/DanPriceSeattle/status/1352740231347367936
Dog pile. That’s me wrapped in the blanket. #dogsofinstagram #bostonbuddies https://www.instagram.com/p/CKdGLCyhUmZ/?igshid=10v5p54p9niui
Religion is the smile on a dog... the shoog models one of my favorite 90s lyric. https://www.instagram.com/p/CKdMabshRHF/?igshid=1f4joc4o753x5
@AlyssaM_InfoSec Oh no. I’m so sorry. That’s a really hard thing. Be kind to yourself and remember all the good times with doggo.
RT @GretaThunberg: "We understand that the world is very complex and that change doesn’t happen overnight. But you’ve now had more than thr…
OMG "*dog laughter*" https://twitter.com/davejorgenson/status/1351665994989760513
@wendynather Thank you for reminding me of that wonderful distraction Wendy!
Is clubhouse as bad as all the tweets about it? So not interested.
@ingenesist Ok but I hate listening to podcasts. (I like being on them and making them, but I prefer reading things. Voice is so slow and people are meandering.)
@michaelsherrill Like dreaded looking at it or sick in a good way?
@helenyung Oh that’s an really interesting take. Thank you. That does sound interesting and I do miss the synchronicity of meeting interesting people during the pandemic.
Catching up on the GameStop situation and no one can ever tell me cryptocurrencies are not also price manipulated. Did not think of stock market manipulation as attack surface but it’s decentralized financial warfare genius.
@fernandogaldino Did you buy any?
I actually bought my Nintendo switch on GameStop last year.
Also, there is no reason we can't have universal basic income either. https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/1354205437264949255
Holy shit, we may actually do something about climate change for reals. https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1354542372785369097
If you've already got your copy of the Cyber Attack Survival Manual, I will send you a signed bookplate, cause no in person book signings during the pandemic. DM me your mailing address. Arrival mid-Feb. 💀🗝️😎 #cyberattacksurvivalmanual #securityfornormals https://twitter.com/benrothke/status/1354499537512116228
RT @Klovar: Wolf of LOL Street
A Clockwork Orange
This is what OG Bitcoin folks (circa 2010-2012) thought would happen. But it turns out for financial warfare, you need to work in the same system. This is wildcard event & wakeup call for WallStreet that changes everything.
Had a long conversation last night with a friend who has to make THE DECISION with her (suddenly very sick, unhealable) pup. It's a devastating decision for anyone who gives their heart to a pet.
But what if I don't want a tribal economic system anymore? https://twitter.com/alexburns/status/1354701436001509378
Loving all the hot takes which shows the variety of how humans parse the world. #unfoldingmind
This is a fascinating, nail biting, seat of pants story how Hollywood & the CIA collaborated to return American diplomats from Iran during the hostage situation. Read about it & how ex-CIA agents continue to collaborate today. #TheSecretsofSpies https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Spies-Weldon-Owen/dp/1681885336/ https://twitter.com/CIA/status/1354841729808146438
@MITrooper @benrothke @fuzztech @WeldonOwen @RSAConference Thank you! I don't know how it looks on Kindle, but the print version is beautiful! Hope you enjoy!
@the_real_Twan Stonks & Hedges!
Who are the experts in creating excellent use cases for innovative technology? Looking for practitioners. TIA! #usecases
@SamLoci Awesome!
@evanwolf that is a great question. this would be use cases for technology standards & people who are great at tech, but not always great at everything else, hence unintended consequences!! So probably pretty early in the development.
@cuducos @fernandogaldino @irio thanks, I will stalk your work and then DM you! Thank you @fernandogaldino!
Is there a Nassim Taleb stonks take?
OK, I found the answer myself. (I was lazy on my phone drinking coffee earlier.) https://mobile.twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1355044129592532992
@fernandogaldino Oh it's this author Nassim Taleb, he's quite spicy & I've followed & liked his work for 15 years... kinda inspired me to get into the foresight biz along with others.
@NishantK Oooo, this looks great. Thanks for the tag @NishantK
@oftheblessed Hiiii!!!!!!!
@fuzztech Yay! So glad to hear!!!
@EmLindley @alexhoenig @itisjustmatt @kimdhamilton @sarahlwalton @BethanCantrell @Sbryen It’s been cold so we are snuggly.
imageArchibald snuggles on a boring pandemic birthday. https://www.instagram.com/p/CKsa2PSha26/?igshid=h3tovprno8o2
@_gabecohen A lot of company ideas that fail are ahead of their time/using the wrong tech. See dot com bust company ideas that succeed today with different/more mature technology.
@_gabecohen Have you read @chickenjohn Fail to Win? You may enjoy the tangent.
@WisdomInquiry Thank you 🙏
@fuzztech Co-author fist bump!
Digging into the musical archives on this Sunday morning: Electronic is a band and not only a musical genre.
How can I forget how much I love Neil Tennant?
