What I’m reading online
The clock is ticking, a warning from u/xmr_karnal on Reddit
Found this on Reddit and thought I’d share it with you. Interesting to think about:
How Safe Are Blockchains? It Depends.
Blockchain, the distributed ledger technology underlying bitcoin, may prove to be far more valuable than the currency it supports. But it’s only as valuable as it is secure.
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Watch out Google! Blockchain will set us free from data tyranny
Do you know how much data you actually own? You would think it would be a lot, right? We’re constantly feeding the internet with our personal information, traits, habits, and characteristics — so at least some of that data should belong to us personally.
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Gun violence in America, explained in 17 maps and charts
America is an exceptional country when it comes to guns. It’s one of the few countries in which the right to bear arms is constitutionally protected.
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The Favelog Writes Itself
I’d like to introduce you to the concept a favelog, a self-updating website that archives and catalogs your personal collections of favorites, saves, stars, and likes around the web. Better yet, I’ll show you how to set one up for yourself.
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AIY Voice Kit: Inspiring the maker community
Recently, we launched AIY Voice Kit, a do-it-yourself voice recognition kit for Raspberry Pi-based maker projects.
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The future is coming. Here’s what it might look like
Emergent technologies are poised to radically change how we work and live. They will transform our cities and workplaces, shifting jobs and entrepreneurship in new directions, and spur new ways to manage our lives.
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How Long Does Building a WordPress Site Take?
The best piece of WordPress writing last week was from Brian at Post Status: How much should a custom WordPress website cost?
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Fig Leaves Are Out. What to Wear to Be Kind to the Planet?
In the Garden of Eden, figuring out what to wear was easy and the fig leaves were environmentally friendly. Today, it’s much harder to find clothes that don’t have some kind of negative impact on the planet.
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50 Books Recommended by This Year’s TED Speakers
TED is one of the world’s premier cultural events, providing not just a chance for the thousand or so attendees to hear from some of the smartest people around, but also opening up this knowledge to millions of learners around the world through the event’s wildly popular online videos.
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How ‘Twin Peaks’ Invented Modern Television
The sensational entrance into mass consciousness of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks, 27 years ago, was an event that defies replication. To begin with, back then there actually was a mass consciousness—or, at least, there were a lot of people watching the same shows at the same time.
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How Chatbots are Saving Time, Reducing Effort and Making Money for Influencers and Bloggers
Today, it’s no secret that individuals and thought leaders around the world are turning to blogging and influencing to make money online. Whether you’re a modest online store or an active evangelist, you want to take full advantage of available tools in order to save time and reduce effort.
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It’s not what you think
Chris Cornell died early Friday morning. He hanged himself in the bathroom of his hotel room in Detroit. For two days, I’ve been working on a piece to pay tribute to him, and it’s been a struggle.
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The great British Brexit robbery: how our democracy was hijacked
“It’s not MI6’s job to warn of internal threats. It was a very strange speech.
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What’s Really Warming the World?
Methodology NASA’s Model Researchers who study the Earth’s climate create models to test their assumptions about the causes and trajectory of global warming. Around the world there are 28 or so research groups in more than a dozen countries who have written 61 climate models.
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Culture and Revolution. A great presentation by Ben Horowitz on what culture is and how you can change it.
We know that culture is important. We even think we know what it is. But culture isn’t perks like dogs and snacks in the workplace — nor is it a defining personality, like, say, “googleyness”.
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30 Things I Did Before Turning 30 by James Altucher
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Why Trump’s Inauguration is Not the Beginning of an Era — but the End
“We are suffering just now from a bad attack of economic pessimism.
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NRKbeta forklarer: Forslaget til nye lover for overvåkning i Norge
Alle snakker om «digitalt grenseforsvar», men vet du hva det er? Les vår forklaring for deg som ikke er IT-ekspert. En særskilt problemstilling er knyttet til en potensiell fremtidig ikke-demokratisk maktovertakelse.
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The largest internet company in 2030? This prediction will probably surprise you
Thirty years ago, it was a big deal when schools got their first computers. Today, it’s a big deal when students get their own laptops. According to futurist Thomas Frey, in 14 years it’ll be a big deal when students learn from robot teachers over the internet.
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Dette må du tenke på om du vil handle med Bitcoin
Bitcoin er en digital, desentralisert valuta som ingen bestemmer over, i motsetning til tradisjonelle valutaer som er styrt av nasjonalbanker. Betalinger mellom brukerne kan skje helt anonymt, og nettopp det har gjort Bitcoin til et populært betalingsmiddel for ulovligheter.
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The Complete Beginner’s Guide To Chatbots
Everything you need to know.
What are chatbots? Why are they such a big opportunity? How do they work? How can I build one? How can I meet other people interested in chatbots?
These are the questions we’re going to answer for you right now.
Ready? Let’s do this.
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So You Got a New Camera for the Holidays, Now What?
Every year, without fail, I’ll get a handful of emails and Facebook messages from friends and family asking me how to use the new camera they got for Christmas.
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Why young people don’t buy cars and apartments anymore
Nowadays, the traditional measure of success — owning an apartment and/or a car — is out of date. An increasing number of young people around the world don’t want to buy them.
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Millennials: You Can’t Afford a Startup. Time to Get a Job
Young Americans aged 18 to 34 (also known as millennials) apparently love the idea of being entrepreneurs. Since many are burdened with massive student debt, they can’t afford to launch startups. So a new survey shows they’ll grudgingly join America’s corporate workforce.
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