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Earnings for Charity from Wearafuckingmask.com
campaign

Earnings for Charity from Wearafuckingmask.com

With your support, we sold $2,205.01 of wearafuckingmask.com t-shirts and earned $529.47 in commissions and donated HK$5,000 to charity!

2021-02-22 •2 min read
Goodbye USA
freedom

Goodbye USA

The story of how I left America.

2020-11-02 •13 min read
Stacking & PoX: Economically anchoring the STX ecosystem in Bitcoin
blockstack

Stacking & PoX: Economically anchoring the STX ecosystem in Bitcoin

Blockstack's Stack 2.0 chain is not only cryptographically anchored in Bitcoin, but also economically anchored in Bitcoin.

2020-10-06 •2 min read
Getting around Trump’s Tiktok & Wechat Bans
technology

Getting around Trump’s Tiktok & Wechat Bans

How US users might get around Trump's Tiktok and Wechat bans.

2020-09-20 •3 min read
On Blockstack Governance & the Stacks Foundation
blockstack

On Blockstack Governance & the Stacks Foundation

Thoughts on governance in decentralized ecosystems and the newly created Stacks Foundation.

2020-06-08 •4 min read
It wasn't WHO, it was you!
Coronavirus

It wasn't WHO, it was you!

Stop blaming WHO! Countries had plenty of time do something about the novel Coronavirus. A timeline of events from my vantage point in Hong Kong.

2020-04-26 •12 min read
The digital nomad is dead
lifestyle

The digital nomad is dead

Covid-19 killed the digital nomad. Learn from their mistakes so you can plan for a sustainable remote work future.

2020-04-25 •3 min read
Masks Mission Accomplished!
Coronavirus

Masks Mission Accomplished!

Masks are mainstream. The authorities have admitted they were wrong. We won the Battle of the Masks.

2020-04-16 •3 min read
We aren’t ready to own our own data...yet
technology

We aren’t ready to own our own data...yet

We talk a lot about users owning their own data. Data ownership means control. Having control means taking responsibility. Responsibility is a lot of work! Let me explain… For the

2020-03-10 •2 min read
Bringing decentralized identity to traditional apps
identity

Bringing decentralized identity to traditional apps

TL;DR: In this technical post for developers, I walk through how we added Blockstack ID support to the Discourse forum software. At Blockstack, we're building a new internet for

2018-09-14 •6 min read
Product/Market Fit in Crypto Token Projects
blockchain

Product/Market Fit in Crypto Token Projects

Product/Market fit is the degree to which a product satisfies a strong market demand. Before product/market fit is like playing the game of business on hard mode, acquiring

2018-08-20 •5 min read
A Guide to Slack Identity Theft
identity

A Guide to Slack Identity Theft

TL;DR: Slack removed usernames enabling easy theft of other users' identities. Read on to learn how... Around the world teams everywhere spend their days (and too often nights) glued

2018-02-15 •9 min read
How I built an Ethereum wallet on Bitcoin with 3 lines of code
blockstack

How I built an Ethereum wallet on Bitcoin with 3 lines of code

This post is a companion to a talk I did at the Ethereum Classic Summit in Hong Kong on November 13, 2017. Cryptocurrency and token wallets are pretty simple. You

2017-11-14 •3 min read
Proof of Humanity: a Deep Dive into the Blockstack Token Sale Registration App
blockstack

Proof of Humanity: a Deep Dive into the Blockstack Token Sale Registration App

TL;DR: The Blockstack Token Sale Voucher Registration App uses decentralized Blockstack IDs and social media account proofs to make sure registrants are real humans. Read on for a behind-the-scenes

2017-11-10 •19 min read
Swimming with a System
productivity

Swimming with a System

"goals are for losers." -Scott Adams I became familiar with Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams during the past year's Presidential election - familiar with him outside of his signature

2017-01-16 •3 min read
Blockstack in Asia Meetup Marathon Recap
blockstack

Blockstack in Asia Meetup Marathon Recap

From July 8th to 10th, I co-hosted Asia’s first three Blockstack meetups with Blockstack Labs co-founder Ryan Shea in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Taipei. At each meetup, Ryan presented

2016-07-22 •6 min read
Blockstack meetups come to Asia!
blockstack

Blockstack meetups come to Asia!

The great Bitcoin halvening is upon us in less than 2 short days. To celebrate, Blockstack meetups are coming to Asia! I’m delighted to be organizing three meetups in

2016-07-08 •1 min read
Live Photos on the Web
apple

Live Photos on the Web

_Update March 2020: After migrating this blog post, the code on this page no longer works. I'm leaving it here for historical reference. Mealwhile, if you want to display Live

2016-04-11 •6 min read
2015: The Year the Great Firewall went Global
china

2015: The Year the Great Firewall went Global

TL;DR: 2015 marked a changing point in China’s relationship with the global Internet. This post takes a look back at 2015 and 16 events in which the effects

2016-01-06 •10 min read
The Genesis Block
bitcoin

The Genesis Block

While cleaning up after the Scaling Bitcoin workshops in Hong Kong on Monday, Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong co-founder Leonhard Weese had the forethought to save the podium’s logo

2015-12-13 •2 min read
Tantan Responds - Promises Encryption
china

Tantan Responds - Promises Encryption

Wow! I am shocked and humbled by the positive reaction to my post last Friday about how Tantan doesn't use encryption. The overwhelming interest on reddit and across Facebook and

2015-11-17 •4 min read
How Chinese Tinder clone screws you
china

How Chinese Tinder clone screws you

Update: Tantan CEO and Co-founder Yu Wang reached out to me via email to acknowledge these issues. Read his email and my response. TL;DR: Chinese Tinder clone Tantan is

2015-11-13 •11 min read
How Apple Censors News in China
china

How Apple Censors News in China

The release of iOS 9 saw the launch of Apple’s attempt to revolutionize the news industry, Apple News. While Apple has been pretty clear that News is launching first

2015-10-08 •6 min read
Can Apple Notes replace Evernote?
evernote

Can Apple Notes replace Evernote?

figcaption { font-size: large; } Update: iCloud Notes's CloudKit got corrupted after moving a few hundred notes from Evernote - I contacted Apple on September 29th & have been promised that I

2015-10-01 •4 min read
How to move notes from Evernote to iCloud Notes
evernote

How to move notes from Evernote to iCloud Notes

Update #2: You should use the built in import feature in macOS to move your notes from Evernotes to Apple Notes. This script is no longer supported. Update: I was

2015-09-30 •2 min read
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