stacks
On Blockstack Governance & the Stacks Foundation
Thoughts on governance in decentralized ecosystems and the newly created Stacks Foundation.
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guides
A guide to sailing in Hong Kong
My guide to sailing in Hong Kong
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.
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.
Coronavirus
Masks Mission Accomplished!
Masks are mainstream. The authorities have admitted they were wrong. We won the Battle of the Masks.
startup
Blockstack
An ecosystem building the foundations for a user-owned internet. 100s of apps. Over $75M raised.
campaign
#WearAFuckingMask
A campaign that reached millions to get people to wear mask and reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
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 past year, this blog made a temporary move over to the salibra.com domain. The reason for this move was
lifestyle
Not in my backyard: a tool for living beyond your means
Not-in-my-backyard-ism functions as a tool for financial leverage and taking what one can't afford.
technology
The death of Jabber
Why federated chat protocol XMPP died and lessons for today's decentralization movement
china
Buying tea with WeChat Pay in a dystopian future
China's WeChat Pay gives us a glimpse of a dystopian future where your money isn't yours.
blog
Names on plane tickets are for profit, not safety
Names on airline tickets help them make more money, not keep you safe.