Aloha,
On Fri, Feb 02, 2018 at 07:32:33AM -0600, Blake Stimson wrote:
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> The core question of a democratic society is not "how do I become free?"
> > Rather it is "how do we govern ourselves?" Crucially that means: with which
> > institutions, under which rules, backed by which constraints
Thank you Felix, and apologies--it appears that I was subscribed via an old
(but still functional) email address but sending posts from a current
address. I have updated my subscription so hopefully now everything will be
in alignment. Best wishes, Blake
On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 3:55 AM, Felix
Sure, a blockchain without a cryptocurrency could work that way, but
that would not accomplish the goals of the bitcoin creators.
You might be interested in Taler: https://taler.net/en/
Anyway, thanks for the feedback, if you're on twitter, would be awesome
if you'd share it!
Where are you
This is a fine analysis, Dymitri.
Of course, where the blockchain could work would be to authenticate value
exchange against some other unit of measurement. The whole thing becomes a
ledger for Time dollars or some other metric.
Without that, cryptocurrency is just retrieving the scarce currency
Cavalry charges against tanks. Is this a legend or real?
Anyway, one of the most iconic and defeating acts of bravery is the
sinking of the interned imperial fleet at Scapa Flow. The first ship
that sunk was SMS Friedrich der Große, named after another ruler (whose
brother build memorials for
Thanks for the generous response Brian, and very glad that we now agree
that we agree on the parts listed. Let me try to attend to the part still
in dispute. In the end I think we do largely agree even about this---that
is, we are both focused on what you call “binding norms”---and only differ
in
