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Ryan Tanaka

@ryangtanaka

Musician, Civic Tech, Product

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Ryan Tanaka
@ryangtanaka Apr 8, 2018, 10:02 PM UTC

On Being Yourself

If there's one lesson I've learned coming up to Silicon Valley is that "being yourself" is important -- probably way more important than most people realize. "Being yourself" is an idea that pretty m…

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Ryan Tanaka
@ryangtanaka Mar 31, 2018, 10:28 PM UTC

Using Art to Predict the Future

A few years ago I made a decision to move up to San Francisco from Los Angeles, with the idea of bridging the divide between the art and tech communities (a vague idea, I know) but have recently made…

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Ryan Tanaka
@ryangtanaka Mar 29, 2018, 10:01 PM UTC

Learning How to Enjoy Ourselves

One of the more interesting things about being an artist is that if you've done it long enough you end up interacting with a pretty wide range of people in terms of socioeconomic status -- from the f…

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Ryan Tanaka
@ryangtanaka Mar 25, 2018, 9:02 PM UTC

The End of Anonymity on the Internet

Now that people are finally seeing Facebook and other social media platforms for what it is (e.g. a centralized data platform owned by private companies with questionable incentives) there's been a l…

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Ryan Tanaka
@ryangtanaka Dec 31, 2017, 2:58 AM UTC

A Few Non-Technical Solutions to the Blockchain's Scaling Problems

Hey crypto folks, hope you've had a good year this year and are ready to tackle the next! Now that there's been a few proof-of-concept projects that have gained adoption (Cryptokitties being the most…

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Ryan Tanaka
@ryangtanaka Dec 8, 2017, 1:24 AM UTC

Tales From the Ethereum Pre-Sale/ICO

Lately I've been reading a lot of articles trying to guilt the reader by saying "if you had only bought Bitcoin in ye Olden Times, you'd have a bajillion dollars right now." Aside from the fact that…

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Ryan Tanaka
@ryangtanaka Dec 2, 2017, 1:02 AM UTC

Using "Artificial Intelligence" to Fix Fake News

So you've probably heard about how Fake News is a problem on the internet right now, and that tech companies (Facebook, Twitter, Google, YouTube, Reddit, etc.) have largely all failed to prevent prop…

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Ryan Tanaka
@ryangtanaka Nov 17, 2017, 7:40 PM UTC

Cryptocurrency, Taxes, and IRS Audits

Hey crypto-friends and cypto-curious peoples! A special announcement today! Everyone's favorite 2 things: taxes and the IRS! Maybe you've read some of my cryptocurrency and blockchain related article…

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Ryan Tanaka
@ryangtanaka Nov 17, 2017, 7:28 PM UTC

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Ryan Tanaka
@ryangtanaka Oct 24, 2017, 11:57 PM UTC

ERSB Ratings Overhaul

Most of our entertainment rating systems have it backwards, really. I think we need to rethink the categories in a way that makes more sense. Everyone - May include moments of genuine optimism and ho…

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