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@joelgascoigne @ThisIsSethsBlog I’m glad there are smart people still openly questioning the utility + societal value of NFTs.

I’m not opposed to NFTs having a future in society, but there are still many unanswered questions as to whether they’re truly a “good thing” for the planet, for artists, and for owners

@KHayhoe I just ordered it! Can’t wait. I could use some hope. ❤️

@JasonDoggart @mattwensing 🤣

@chriscantino @jongold I think it applies to 41 year-olds as well. 😅

RT @aarondfrancis: Yes, but at least we saved 29 dollars a month by building it internally.

@valsopi 💯

@valsopi It’s good to put that in perspective, but there’s hope there; no?

Electric cars, more public transportation, etc

@valsopi 😍

@mattwensing Were you looking for Notes or Oats?

(Btw “Notes & Oats” is a great same for a modern folk-rock band)

@chrisyour I’ll take a look!

Do they discuss my first question?

“How do we know what kind of energy miners are actually using? Is that being tracked? By whom?”

@chrisyour Whoa. Chris slow down.

1. How do we know what kind of energy miners are actually using? Is that being tracked? By whom?

2. Even if they switch to green energy, how will we deal with the induced demand problem?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induced_demand

@chrisyour You’re assuming that cheaper energy will always be greener/renewable? Lots of cheap dirty energy still available, no?

Heavy industry has also historically always had a profit motive (and wants to minimize costs) but they often do that through externalities, cutting corners, etc

@AdamJRochette @noahwbragg @dagorenouf @meepsapp @joshuaanderton which community is this for? Do you have a URL I could look at?

RT @thisiskp_: "People think bigger companies have more resources so they're better at everything. I think it's bullsh*t.

Indie Hackers an…

@vancolour Increasingly, this whole “politics as sports” structure is frustrating to me.

Also: a very difficult time to be a progressive voter concerned about the climate crisis (no clear way to vote).

My guess is pundits will say O’Toole won the night.

@webby2001 Whoa. Now you've got more time for...

EDITING! Smiling face with open mouth and smiling eyes

@dannoblaster But, when you have a heart attack, who will you trust to take care of you?

Your instincts?

Or... medical professionals?

@pedrouid @rohunvora @m1guelpf @infura_io @MetaMask @WalletConnect Switching providers is pretty frictionless with web 1.0 & 2.0 though.

For example, you can 301 redirect an RSS feed, an feed readers automatically pick up the new feed + posts.

How is the new web3 infrastructure better?

@rohunvora @m1guelpf @infura_io @MetaMask @WalletConnect 👀🤔

How is this web3 architecture different/better than traditional web 2.0 architecture?

@MrAsquith @TransistorFM @CaptivateAudio We also launched enhanced private podcast feeds way before you:

Transistor: Nov 14, 2019 https://transistor.fm/changelog/private-podcasts-version-2/

Captivate: Nov 20, 2020

Who's copying who? 🤣

@MrAsquith @TransistorFM @CaptivateAudio "Keeping up with Captivate's pricing innovations?"

Lol. Mark, c'mon. 😆

You copied Transistor's pricing plans and business model verbatim when you launched.

"Start unlimited podcasts for $19, $49, $99"

Transistor launched: Aug 1, 2018
Captivate launched: Jan, 2019

It's ironic to see some crypto heads decry authoritarianism and central authorities...

And yet they want to move to El Salvador and Singapore? 🤔

@_rchase_ Those plants outside are nice touch. 👍

@chasewreeves @OvercastFM Ah. Yes.

There's a few apps that do this, but my personal approach is to download the MP3 + transcribe in Descript + and add my own comments using their interface.

Then I can search my personal @DescriptApp library for text + comments.

@chasewreeves Yup. This is built into @OvercastFM and a few others.

Two ways to do it on the hosting side:

https://support.transistor.fm/en/article/how-do-i-add-time-stamps-to-my-podcast-episodes-cp0h19/

@stephsmithio What the…

People live like this?

We can barely get our kids to school for 8:45am 😆

7am start times?!!?!

@mateusjatenee I’ve been here since 2014; love it. https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1412802394572738561

@mateusjatenee Yup! I've rented an office downtown #vernonbc since I moved here in 2012.

Helped set up this cooperative and now I have a small office in here: http://coworkvernon.com

@dannoblaster Ah. Got it.

You’re waaaaay down the rabbit hole. 😄

@dannoblaster Also, who is "the government" in this scenario?

The US govt? The Canadian govt? The UK govt? France? Australia? NZ?

Nearly every country in the world as adopted the same strategies, and very similar messaging.

@dannoblaster What data are basing your opinion on?

Lockdowns slow the spread: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7293850/

Vaccines slow the spread: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02054-z

@dannoblaster Even Trump used "two weeks to slow the spread of Covid19."

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/28/politics/social-distancing-us-coronavirus-15-days-charts/index.html

Nobody said it was going to be "2 weeks to stop covid19 completely."

That's ridiculous. That's not how viruses work. They evolve (especially when they're given the chance to spread).

@dannoblaster What was the initial promise? (And who made the initial promise?)

I don't think anybody said "this vaccine is going to permanently stop the virus."

That's a fabrication.

@brhea I’ve read some of Lyn’s other stuff, and I’m skeptical about her take: https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1434193389206085637

Josh is in it!

Send him some ❤️ by following him on Twitter and checking out @meepsapp. https://twitter.com/joshuaanderton/status/1435663147369521152

@Bonini84 @sujanpatel @TransistorFM I think the most underrated platform is everything you've built *before* you start a company (or join a company as an employee).

It's the network, connections, channels, etc. you've built over a lifetime.

@Bonini84 @sujanpatel For @TransistorFM, our podcast was our first move.

On the show, we shared our startup journey; going from $0 to where we are today.

Before we had a website; before we started doing video.

Sharing our story early-on helped us get fans that stuck with us as we grew.

🎙 🎧 📈

@m1guelpf Tryin’ shit out!

@m1guelpf 0x7f221D871c2b15F732B566879fb9E9AddFcF2f84

@jayacunzo @alexisgrant @businessbarista Yup!

@buildyoursaas - http://SaaS.transistor.fm

@megamaker - http://podcast.megamaker.co

@mjwhansen @buildyoursaas I'd love to see a bunch of my audience read @mjwhansen's book.

It's written for people like us (indie hackers, companies of one, small calm startups).

(If you get it, let me know! 👋)

📗 https://deployempathy.com/

Just published a really good conversation with @mjwhansen on the @buildyoursaas feed. 🎧

👉 "How does empathy help businesses attract new customers, and build better products?"

https://saas.transistor.fm/episodes/deploy-empathy

@iamwil Those are interesting anecdotes; but it remains to be seen whether a large % of folks in El Salvador

1. Want to use bitcoin
2. Can use bitcoin
3. Will use bitcoin

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58438525

Good thread 👉 https://twitter.com/MoreWillie/status/1433906063921745922

@mikelambpdx Nice!

@EmmettNaughton Aww. That's a great stage! Enjoy it! 🥰

💃 Who else has kids going back to school this week? 🕺

@ninjaparade 🤦‍♂️

@arvidkahl @mattwensing 🤣

@sacca @alexisohanian Is this related to @lowercarbon?

Keen to see more carbon capture projects rolled out. 👍

@allanbranch Nice! You got this! 💪

@ashleyrcarman @nwquah Awesome news Ashley! Congrats!

(🙋‍♂️ longtime HotPod subscriber here)

Sounds like a great move for Nick as well. 👍

@theDanielJLewis @PayPal @TransistorFM 19/20, someone who wants to pay us by PayPal can also pay us by Stripe.

So we lose out on 1/20 trials (but we'd have to write custom billing code outside of Stripe to serve those folks – not worth it for us)

@theDanielJLewis Yup. The added complexity + support costs is a big reason we don’t accept @paypal at @TransistorFM.

(It also adds a lot of hassle to bookkeeping)

@femkesvs I’ve loved being here.

Biggest downside is forest fires / smoke (but you get less of that if you’re right on the coast)

@cgimmer Also, it looks like the people of El Salvador aren’t in favor of this move?

“82.5% of small business respondents do not want to receive remittances in Bitcoin, mainly because its price is so volatile and unpredictable.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58438525

@cgimmer What do you mean “no one is talking about it?”

From what I can see, nearly every major news outlet in the world is talking about it:

https://www.reuters.com/technology/pros-cons-el-salvador-first-bitcoin-nation-2021-09-06/

@cathyraffaele @gbadeadewole 💯

@jhong @hnshah @SamuelHulick @DezBryant I agree that we can't think of everything.

But we shouldn't underestimate the human ability to extrapolate, and make highly accurate predictions (based on current information).

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/feb/11/gravitational-waves-discovery-hailed-as-breakthrough-of-the-century

@chriscantino Agreed.

Some of those tropes emerge out of what people see regularly displayed in public (which might be a tiny % of VC, but are the most visible)

@chriscantino I think it’s ok to critique some of the underlying structure and incentives in VC (especially considering the scale of tech, and its influence on the modern world).

It’s also reasonable to critique VCs by their own rhetoric (what they say they’ll do, vs their actions)

@jhong @hnshah @SamuelHulick @DezBryant That’s not universally true.

We can see the benefits of forethought in urban design:

“The significance of urban planning is demonstrated every day; the streets of NYC are the product of its 1811 grid city plan, its 1860s Olmsted park plan, and its 1916 skyscraper zoning laws.”

@jhong @hnshah @SamuelHulick @DezBryant This is kind of my point:

Given how disruptive this tech can be for society (and, the ecological environment), shouldn’t we be more mindful about it?

Should we carefully consider the pillars we’re putting in place now, given that they’ll be the foundation for the future?

@JesperBylund @cdixon The initial infrastructure, at least in North America, was heavily subsidized via government/university grants.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/3116559

Also see: the National Science Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Science_Foundation

@cburgdorf @levelsio @level09 @aantonop Can you tell me more about the switch?

When I google it, I see lots of articles saying "it's coming," but I can't tell when the switch is supposed to occur (and, will it be gradual?)

Also, any stats on how much more efficient it is?

@JesperBylund @cdixon Governments provide a lot of the subsidies, tax incentives, etc... to help pay for infrastructure:

https://www.oecd.org/sti/ieconomy/2736714.pdf

https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2020/01/21/sweden-to-offer-eur150m-broadband-subsidy-this-year/

https://www.telecompaper.com/news/swedish-govt-provides-sek-140-bln-more-broadband-subsidies-in-2021-reaching-sek-285-bln-by-2025--1354303

@emmetgibney Yeah, it’s a really encouraging episode!

🙏 Thank you so much! We really appreciate it. https://twitter.com/omartosca/status/1434713756131549185

RT @mijustin: “Don’t trust outsiders”, “don’t listen to scientists”, and “don’t trust other institutions” is the same rhetoric that cult le…

@emmetgibney It’s worth listening to Saul Griffith on this (who mapped America’s energy creation + consumption):

https://www.vox.com/podcasts/2019/12/16/21024323/ezra-klein-show-saul-griffith-solve-climate-change

@GarySpags https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1434684665240064001

@iamwil Yup, I agree with you on this.

Still early.

@ianlandsman Not committees; real science. https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1432068592246444035

@ianlandsman That's not what I'm hearing from folks like @balajis:

"Bitcoin is the most important cryptocurrency. It's digital gold. It's the main event."

@ianlandsman In the midst of the climate crisis, every emerging tech needs to be evaluated.

We need a way of extrapolating what the future ecological costs are going to be.

Our mistake, in the past, was we didn’t have enough scrutiny around externalities and ecological costs.

There’s a reason the scientific process works: “tough, sustained scrutiny” by a group of experts (not just friends and colleagues).

If crypto is as world-changing as you believe, it deserves some serious scrutiny (on multiples fronts). https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1432068592246444035

“Don’t trust outsiders”, “don’t listen to scientists”, and “don’t trust other institutions” is the same rhetoric that cult leaders use.

If the vision of crypto is as compelling as you say, let’s see some legitimate references/sources/research that backs that up.

Crypto folks: if you want to sell the rest of us on your vision for completely revamping global banking, geopolitical systems, and society, you’re going to need to start linking to academic research/journalism outside your bubble.

Otherwise, you’re just pushing religion. https://twitter.com/wtsnz/status/1434686888808534019

@wtsnz @levelsio @level09 @aantonop People keep linking to that article, but there’s nothing here: no sources, no methodology, no links to raw data, no peer-reviewed science. (See screenshot from that CoinGeek article)

Contrast that with the University of Cambridge’s page:

https://cbeci.org/cbeci/methodology

@keithdamiani @levelsio Hahaha. 41 is the new 65. 😆

@levelsio @level09 @aantonop Source for this?

@levelsio @level09 @aantonop I’m specifically referencing the University of Cambridge’s ongoing study; which goes into detail on its methodology, sources, models, and math.

https://cbeci.org/cbeci/methodology

I checked, and @aantonop doesn’t list any of this in his video’s description.

@emmetgibney Yeah, the “nuclear ship” has probably sailed: very few new projects planned (and the planning + building takes decades). Many nuclear plants to be decommissioned in North America in the next few decades as well.

Thanks! 🙏

All the episode are available here: http://SaaS.transistor.fm https://twitter.com/MeysamSafari/status/1434638254838587393

@level09 @levelsio Why should I trust this YouTuber’s take over the The University of Cambridge’s research?

https://cbeci.org/

@levelsio @chddaniel I see that trend; and it’s significant!

Seeing the smartest young people I know go and work for crypto startups (as opposed to traditional web2.0 startups) is definitely giving me pause.

Could prove @kylefox’s thesis (Gen Z’s enthusiasm could be enough to sustain it on its own) https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1433616885736685568

@levelsio Both of those articles use old arguments (already addressed by recent research).

This new NYT piece uses the ongoing research from Cambridge and others:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/09/03/climate/bitcoin-carbon-footprint-electricity.html

@m1guelpf @levelsio That's intriguing!

How would that work? (In practice?)

@0x106 Listening to the Balaji/Sam Harris interview, and Balaji certainly thinks so!

@moshelbrmn @levelsio Is Proof of Stake being used as scale yet?

(also, I've heard there are security/privacy tradeoffs?)

Also, how will we solve for the induced demand problem? (more efficient per unit produced, but overall energy use skyrockets)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induced_demand

I agree; and that's why I'm open to it.

Given that we're early, this feels like an apt time to ask "the hard questions" vis-a-vis:

- ecological impacts
- sociological impacts of total decentralization
- true geopolitical effects of total decentralization
https://twitter.com/marckohlbrugge/status/1434533807454048261?s=20

@0x106 I'm not sure that's an apt metaphor?

You'd think something like Discord (community software, already leveraging gifts/perks) would be the perfect use-case for crypto?

@chddaniel @levelsio Haha. It just made me chuckle. I think Pieter is only 5 years younger than me? 😉

@marckohlbrugge I agree; and that's why I'm open to it.

Also feels like this is the time to ask "the hard questions" vis-a-vis:

- ecological impacts
- sociological impacts of total decentralization
- true geopolitical effects of total decentralization

@levelsio Lol. Am I that old to you? 😜

I'm open to web3 being the next big thing, but I have some reasonable concerns:

- do we really want total decentralization? what are the knock on effects of that?
- are we committing ourselves to a system that will accelerate the climate crisis?

@emmetgibney Yes, but then we have the "induced demand" problem of energy consumption/usage.

More efficient per unit produced, but overall energy use skyrockets.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induced_demand

Before we commit to a wholesale, worldwide shift to our economic system, we should ensure we're not committing ourselves untenable energy demands (climate-wise).

Using greener energy sources for crypto also suffers from the "induced demand" problem.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induced_demand

@ianlandsman I'm (understandably?) hesitant to move to "whole new paradigm for world finance" when we still don't have evidence that are more efficient model is possible.

This is a major concern:

“The Bitcoin network uses more than 7x times as much electricity as all of Google’s global operations. Could it be greener? Using renewables to power mining means it won’t be available to power a home, a factory or an EV.”

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/09/03/climate/bitcoin-carbon-footprint-electricity.html

“The best way to build an audience is to create something people want, consistently.” – @mariogabriele

https://www.readthegeneralist.com/briefing/1-year