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biophil
@biophil Jun 27, 2019, 5:11 PM UTC

BitShares Worker Proposal to Fund University Research

Greetings, 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 Colorado Springs. I'm also the cre…

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biophil
@biophil May 25, 2018, 7:54 AM UTC

What 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 Architecture. But what do I mean b…

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biophil
@biophil May 20, 2018, 9:39 PM UTC

What 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 describe cryptocurrencies, b…

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biophil
@biophil May 19, 2018, 3:50 AM UTC

You may (almost) call me Doctor

Happy 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 tradition known as the "PhD…

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biophil
@biophil Apr 24, 2018, 7:28 PM UTC

Questions for the IOTA Foundation

I'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 a few years ago and rose to promi…

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biophil
@biophil Apr 14, 2018, 3:29 AM UTC

Anyone 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 attention to the crypto worl…

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biophil
@biophil Apr 8, 2018, 10:35 PM UTC

What 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 months reading up on th…

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biophil
@biophil Jan 26, 2018, 2:08 PM UTC

Is 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 very first pure Proof-of-Stake…

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biophil
@biophil Jan 25, 2018, 3:52 PM UTC

SpaceX 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 didn't go anywhere, but…

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biophil
@biophil Jan 10, 2018, 4:48 PM UTC

Pocket 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 and still paying attenti…

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