December 2021

Roadblocks to web3 and cryptocurrency

Every time I bring up either of those subjects to someone not part of the “in crowd” (I say, tongue-in-cheek), I’m met with either a blank stare or a statement of disbelief (e.g. “scam”, “ponzi scheme”). And it’s JUSTIFIED! This whole area is clouded with jargon and the mysticism so often created by the technorati when it comes to new technology. https://paulstamatiou.com/crypto-design-challenges/ (a LONG read) discusses this and proposes ways to remove the mystic

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Remember the gopher protocol?

It was an early, lightweight precursor to HTTP. Well, Gemini (https://gemini.circumlunar.space/) intends to revive it with a boost. So, it’s a lighter weight version of HTTP (or “the web” as we commonly refer to it) with a different delivery mechanism (your normal web browser probably won’t work without an extension or plug-in). What do I think of it? meh but it’s an interesting development nonetheless…

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