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  • Blockchain & Bitcoin Give Us the IndraNet

    Currency – dollars, euros, renminbi, etc. – has been a constant in human civilization for thousands of years, and thus an unlikely place for a civilization-shaking revolution. Beyond function, the one thing any currency utilized on a large scale has in common is a creation by a powerful centralized authority, usually a government or large […] More

    5 Points

  • The Matrix (almost) Has You

    Recent, nonpartisan revelations have shown a scary nightmare has come true: the global ethno-nationalists who brought us Brexit, Trump, etc. have been actively working to game not just Facebook and Twitter, but Google, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, and just about any other place where folks gather in any numbers online. Why is that so terrifying? The […] More

    1 Point

  • A CATASTROPHIC MONDAY

    Ignore the White House and Trump’s allies in the media. Monday was a catastrophic day for the Trump administration. To wit: 1) The man who ran Trump’s campaign for months has been indicted on extremely serious charges. There is almost NO ONE as close to the candidate as a campaign manager – they are the […] More

    3 Points

  • SEX AND GOATS

    This summer, my family and I spent several days on a goat farms. Kids loved it and I got to learn about goats, just fascinating creatures. I bring them up as I have noticed many conservatives, even well-educated, cosmopolitan, never-Trump types, harp endlessly on the whole “there are only two genders/ trans folks have mental […] More

    3 Points