0x18h Episode 5: An Open Forum
0x18h - A Fireside Chat: Episode 5
An open Forum
Every Thursday at 8:00pm EST, 1:00am UTC
On the Gridcoin discord server
The Link
Overview
This week was an open forum that we kicked off by discussing the following article:
Crypto-currency craze 'hinders search for alien life'
We also discussed:
- PoS vs. PoW
- Gridcoin Profitability
- BOINC and superblocks
- Incentives
- The Principal of Forking and Synergy in the Blockchain Ecosystem (major hard-forks, not related to soft-forks)
- Open Access
- Open-source
- Economics
Thank you to everyone for participating in this wide-ranging conversation!
Thoughts on Production
I have set up youtube playlist to host episodes alongside IPFS.
Join us on Thursday, February 22nd For the Next Episode
Want to reserve a block?
Reach out to jringo on the Gridcoin discord server or here on steemit.
I will be hosting a block on open-source.
Past Episodes
Episode 4: The Community Corporation - A New Definition of Work Led by the Blockchain
Episode 3: How the Blockchain is changing Incentive Structures
Episode 2: Value in the Blockchain Ecosystem
Episode 1: Open Access, Mainstreaming Distributed Systems, and A World Built On Science - I lost this one = (
Episode 0: Introduction and IPP - Not hosted. Keep an eye out for an IPP episode in the near future.