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The second is the blockchain, which—despite the singular form—isn’t just one thing. It’s a type of back-end protocol that uses “consensus mechanisms” (in place of traditional authorities like banks) to approve changes, and visible ledgers (rather than private recordkeeping) to log those changes.
It’s Okay to Opt Out of the Crypto Revolution
technologyreview.com
In The People’s Republic of Walmart, Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski argue that large companies like Walmart and Amazon already use these digital tools for internal planning—and that they now need only be adapted for socialist use.
How to Make a Pencil
logicmag.io
She was the country he had left his own country to discover. She was what he sought to be. She was what he sought.
Five Ways to Forgiveness
Ursula K. Le Guin
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