biophil (66)in #bitshares • 5 years agoBitShares Worker Proposal to Fund University ResearchGreetings, old friends in the Steem community! For those who don't remember me, I'm Dr. Philip N. Brown, professor of Computer Science at the University of Colorado…biophil (66)in #research • 7 years agoWhat is Blockchain Architecture?One of the central research themes in my study of theory for Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT, or blockchains and cryptocurrencies and the like) is that of Ledger…biophil (66)in #theory • 7 years agoWhat is Theory?In the past months, I have been thinking casually about working to establish an overarching theory of distributed ledger technology (DLT). This is the basic term I use to…biophil (66)in #research • 7 years agoYou may (almost) call me DoctorHappy news! As some of you know, I've been hard at work on my PhD for the past 5-6 years, and last week all that work paid off. On May 10th, 2018, I undertook the age-old…biophil rebloggedmusing (59)in #introduceyourself • 7 years agoIntroducing Musing.io - A Decentralized Question and Answer Platform on Steem!We're excited to, at last, launch Musing.io to everyone in the Steem community today. Musing is a question and answer platform, built on Steem's blockchain, that rewards you with…biophil rebloggedarcange (78)in #steemit • 7 years agoPhishing site reported - TPM RotatorNever give your password on suspect or unknown websites!! I already warned you about several scam attempts (see bottom of this post for a list of them). Here is a new one.…biophil (66)in #iota • 7 years agoQuestions for the IOTA FoundationI've been researching IOTA lately, and I've developed a list of 3 core questions that I'd like to have answered about IOTA. IOTA is a cryptocurrency that was founded…biophil (66)in #viewly • 7 years agoAnyone out there still watching Viewly?I've been slightly out of the loop for a while on this one, as my last two months were essentially swallowed by my (successful!) job search. In the time since I last paid…biophil rebloggedheimindanger (-13)(1)in #steem • 7 years agoOperation Clean TrendingThis whole article takes into assumption that all bid-bot operators, delegators, or users, are all doing it for profit only, and have no intention of creating value in the…biophil (66)in #cryptocurrency • 7 years agoWhat are the most influential cryptocurrency/blockchain whitepapers of all time?I'm interested in studying cryptocurrencies and decentralized database systems in a more rigorous, analytical capacity. Toward that end, I've decided to spend the next several…biophil rebloggedbbilgin (43)in #steemit • 7 years agoHow to Solve the Reward Pool Abuse Problem Once and For AllUPDATE Feb 21, 2018: I've published an updated version of this solution proposal taking into account the feedback I received: A Solution Proposal to the Reward Pool Abuse…biophil (66)in #ardor • 7 years agoIs Ardor really all that great?It's been nearly a month since the Ardor blockchain launched, and I'm sad to say that I just don't get it. Years ago I was very interested in Nxt, which was one of the…biophil (66)in #space • 7 years agoSpaceX Falcon Heavy Static Fire Successful!Yesterday, SpaceX stuck their uber-rocket Falcon Heavy on pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and turned it on! They had some massive clamps on it to make sure it…biophil rebloggedsmith-house (51)in #music • 7 years agoAny Musicoin.org users out there?Hey all, any of you heard of or started using Musicoin.org? Pretty sweet blockchain that @biophil showed to me for music lovers and musicians. If you're on it, comment on this…biophil (66)in #pocket • 7 years agoPocket confirmer bots: bug fixed; please upgrade to latest code now!(If you are not running a confirmer bot, feel free to ignore this message! Keep using Pocket as you always have!) Today Pocket gave me a chance to prove that I'm still around…biophil (66)in #california • 7 years agoOur land of fire and mudI live in a very strange place. We call it California's "Central Coast," but geographically it's really more southern than central. It's about a 2 hours' drive north of Los…biophil (66)in #ico • 7 years agoHow ICOs inflate the cryptocurrency market capAs I was writing my piece on cryptocurrency pricing, I realized that ICOs have a surprising and peculiar effect on the market capitalization of cryptocurrencies. Let's…biophil (66)in #cryptocurrency • 7 years agoHow should we think about today's cryptocurrency prices?Lately, I've been having conversation after conversation with friends and family about whether people should buy into cryptocurrency right now. There's such a wild sense in the…biophil (66)in #space • 7 years agoSpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch Coming Soon!Attention space and rocketry fans! SpaceX, Elon Musk's now-famous rocket company, finally appears ready to test-launch its new massive rocket, the Falcon Heavy. This rocket is…biophil (66)in #sirius • 7 years agoNew crypto tip: Sirius, a smart chain being given away free!Quick note here about a new coin distribution happening over on bitcointalk: It's a "smart chain" (blockchain system with scripting, a la Ethereum or EOS). It's a fork of…