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…biophil (66)in #research • 6 years agoWhat is Blockchain Architecture?One of the central research themes in my study of theory for Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT, or blockchains…biophil (66)in #theory • 6 years agoWhat is Theory?In the past months, I have been thinking casually about working to establish an overarching theory of distributed…biophil (66)in #research • 6 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…biophil (66)in #iota • 6 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…biophil (66)in #viewly • 6 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…biophil (66)in #cryptocurrency • 6 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…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.…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…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!)…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…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…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…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…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…biophil (66)in #witness • 7 years agoHow are the witnesses performing? Or, how to be careful with time-series statisticsLast week, I wrote this article about trying to catch witnesses doing bad things. In it, I analyzed all the blocks…biophil (66)in #steem • 7 years agoHow are the witnesses performing? Let's look at some statistics!A couple days ago I wrote a post about various ways in which witnesses could abuse (use?) their positions to…biophil (66)in #lunyr • 7 years agoFinally published my first article on Lunyr! Quick update on status of Private AlphaMy article is completely and deliberately terrible, but I did sneak in a reference to Pocket . Here's a screenshot…biophil (66)in #witnesses • 7 years agoWho will witness the witnesses?The incredible speeds and low costs of using Steem are due to the fact that it uses a consensus mechanism called…biophil (66)in #fire • 7 years agoReport from apocalyptic Southern CaliforniaImage courtesy of Ventura Country Fire Department PIO For those who haven't heard, there's a massive devastating…