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All ownership is an illusion enforced by mechanisms downstream of state sanctioned identity used to enforce contracts.Would be really funny if it was illegal to posess a JPG that you don't have an NFT for.You're joking now... but https://t.co/6xpHye3vNB
Imagine getting kicked off of a social media platform because your account posted an image whose image is already registered on a public blockchain.In cases where images are too modified for AI to detect them, we could crowdsourced human bounty on an oracle model.
If there is an economic incetive to make some kind of cryptocurrency via smart contract oracle, people will "mine" public images for similarity using all those GPUs kicking around https://t.co/WTeIl1OQhD
Anyone know of good sources for information on modern perceptual hashing techniques? This paper talks about using them to track meme lineages.https://t.co/8GZkDBShcvApplying the techniques to a corpus might net interesting patterns like this one: https://t.co/xY3gPE1A2Q
Did you know if you've bought any major software provider's wares there's a good chance they can (via the Business Software Alliance) enforce audits with the backing of a warrent and a federal marshal?https://t.co/1jAdRIUvfShttps://t.co/SzRURNNHm8
Apple is so concerned with your privacy that instead of scanning your data in cloud processing centers, they've decided that you should pay electricity to run all of that machine learning and advertisement prediction algorithms right on your phone...https://t.co/VmAb8N7v9g
Better ensure all your software has an authenticated Json Web Token backed by a public blockchain.If this stuff can work in software land to track pirates, what is to stop this being done at scale for ownership of other random strings of 1s and 0s?https://t.co/ZQBSLgpx2P
Track and Trace.https://t.co/h5DcKufJxb
“I am excited about how NFTs in the virtual world are going to be applied to real estate in the physical world. I suspect that people will soon be able to buy a building, buy the air rights and buy the virtual rights of any physical space.”https://t.co/ob79bEhfNC
Proof of stake: literally proving that you've spent time and energy to stake a claim to the land by showing an elected official a bunch of penis bones from the wolves you've killed to defend the territory.https://t.co/GGu2VIWJi6
People get really really upset when you move their abstract symbolic representations of ownership over objects that only exist in their mind.Proverbs 23:10https://t.co/CyZBjnMroU
How long until a nation state doesn't recognize a particular NFT based land ownership system because it doesn't respect ownership and cultural identity of a particular territory?I can think of at least 4 different powder kegs off the top of my head.
Art. Yeah. This is all about art.https://t.co/iWjU11804O
Tired: everything is politics.Wired: everything is art.https://t.co/hz43cWMJao
Qualms aside, I am still excited about the future. https://t.co/bqRw3OtCP8
Called ithttps://t.co/lWits0Xma4
Free global cryptocurrency for anyone who is willing to harvest some eyeballs.https://t.co/lCDfuZgCD9
Gonna figure out how to change the retina pattern in the back of my eye for shits and giggles.https://t.co/l0nOyYXguE
"Defense Department spending on biometrics programs is enormous, set at $3.5 billion for the 2007 through 2015 fiscal years, according to the Government Accountability Office."https://t.co/a7VB2Q3fz3
People will just cut up random animals to see how they work.https://t.co/9wJmsQ0Eul
How do Axolotls regrow their brain?https://t.co/kyHSVRgqqs
Don't know yet, but there is sure a lot of money being dumped into medical regeneration procedures https://t.co/wZ9KOTSQZe
Wanna change your identity? We've got stem cells for that.https://t.co/U9oSkHEXW5
Ownership becomes programmable.https://t.co/D27tFhDT8h
Many things can be owned.https://t.co/biB7OUpfGC
BRB writing up smart contracts that represent serfdom and adding a clause where if you don't log your GPS or fulfuil contractual obligations (by living in a township for more than a year), the bit is flipped and you forfeit the right to farm the land. https://t.co/2jgfIr7m1R
GPS + facial scans + blockchain powered proof of location services.https://t.co/YYHHLAWROL
"IBM and IPwe have already joined together to create the Global Patent Registry (GPR), the world’s first blockchain registry collecting current, active, and historical patent records in a single freely accessible registry." https://t.co/OrDzUdt9cthttps://t.co/KuZZyP9NLY
"NFTs may be characterized as unique one-of-a-kind cryptographic tokens with some intrinsic value to the holder (ID, health record) or a market (art, collectible)."https://t.co/EQeI76ikFGhttps://t.co/FlFjGlkOh2
This is just describing EthLance with NFT based skill certificates and an some hand waving about an Oracle based reputation system."You can't hide from the blockchain ;)"https://t.co/Gk7jADGJVC
Can't wait until bonuses are dolled out based on some kind of abstract reputation system, so freelance workers play power games with bribes. Mint me a 'good teammate' social token and I'll sign off on your change request.https://t.co/GrO1VUIOoC
"What if an NFT was a claim to a voting share in a DAO that oversees the licensing of something valuable, and the minting of new assets upon democratic approval, in perpetuity, even beyond death?"https://t.co/6JRojXmGdB
Oh Snap. UN Habitat implemented a Digital Notary for Land Registry. Wild."Anchoring on a blockchain is a simple and cheap way to notarize documents or timestamp data. By adding a hash on the blockchain, data becomes tamper-proof."https://t.co/B80Ei4kPwshttps://t.co/L33BBIKa0U
"By using Live Contracts, data can be automatically distributed to different stakeholders and systems to facilitate land-registry transfers, tax automations, provision of credit, etc, making them unprecedentedly efficient."https://t.co/iisSFN6ytQ
Gonna be weird if that takes off. A digital land registry would work really well alongside farm based tracking.https://t.co/vQGhbZJuhs
Probably not gonna happen. https://t.co/SJVqtDfPTG
Do you have an NFT for that [controlled drug]? We need to track the providence of it to ensure it's not funding terrorists.https://t.co/FlFjGlkOh2
I find interesting that the UN decries the evils of the poppy plant.https://t.co/smlNh4Cwhc
while the United States is in the middle of one of our largest opium problems, with heroine itself actually taking a back seat to synthetics https://t.co/yd43OiGy0p
So I guess that's good news. The large scale outbreak of opioid overdoses and addictions are probably not directly funding terrorism. If anything the synthetics are driving down demand a bit.What a tragic mess. https://t.co/j3PJfoVv62
" [...] which allows us to secure and execute property rights in virtual and physical space through dual integration of legal contracts and software."https://t.co/uAIyIm7kwD
"A common refrain in blockchain industry reporting is a lack of legal standards providing guidance for those who want to deploy a smart contract-based system. From a former law practitioner’s perspective, this perception is generally incorrect." https://t.co/ahZ65mmq5m
"a real world contract which can be taken to a court and enforced [...] while also using a smart contract as the primary mechanism for administering the data-driven interaction which attends to the agreement between the parties." https://t.co/t3jo2LoDQJhttps://t.co/0FObE7lSp9
You wouldn't download land rights to a house.https://t.co/jrIbflpGzS https://t.co/mh2VW7fXYG
"What other things do we pay for that are really just digital objects? Software certainly, but also music, TV, film, and books. Maybe the real story here isn’t how much a virtual property is selling for, but how much of our property is already virtual." https://t.co/qqHrOGo4Xa
"Ooh so they're like digital beanie babies"?https://t.co/yZRnBu1u91
Fool[dot]com recommends buying NFTs and then donating them to charity to claim deductions on your taxes."In addition, high-net-worth individuals have been using this tax break with physical art since 1917, and there's never been much controversy." https://t.co/9UQ37BaeFj
Tired: Beanie Babies.Wired: Cabbage Patch Kidshttps://t.co/rneKvhOrnF https://t.co/L8taEjToZ6
"content of Proxi is meant to be intensely personal — a spattering of one’s inner mind on a screen — security control is critical. The blockchain also helps to protect players from piracy and imposes some kind of order on ownership"https://t.co/RX5CquAFPnhttps://t.co/N21wuQM8qK
"Our grant fund for game creators is designed to accelerate the adoption of blockchain technology, and more quickly bring its benefits to the masses."https://t.co/TtpbL5E5vh
"The truth is you aren’t even buying the JPEG." [...]"Right-clicking is not a problem for the NFT world because securing exclusive possession rights is not the problem NFTs aim to solve."https://t.co/aOh2o1bpjC
Huh. Oh no."An adoptable is a custom-made cartoon/furry character, specificly made to be sold to someone who is unoriginal and/or too lazy to make their own unique character."https://t.co/eEzx9Zjg9l
"They have no physical presence. They are mainly artistic designs of all sorts sold for points (a strictly dA resource), trade or real cash."... is this a memetic precursor to Rare Pepe Cats? 😺https://t.co/B8QXDIc6TMhttps://t.co/EFCxej7o8l https://t.co/sqj6yztVr1
"Imagine you live on the internet. The way the world primarily knows you is not through your face or your clothes—it’s through your digital avatar. Of course you are willing to spend a lot of money on something like [status symbol]"https://t.co/nrLBfY7phFhttps://t.co/rGtSMdLqxm
You aren't allowed into the club unless you wear a sticker.Costly signalers gonna signal.https://t.co/TNdkRNfa1W
The more [ingroup] shames something, the more valuable it gets as a costly signaling mechanism. Proof that you are part of [the outgroup] by wearing [taboo signaling item]https://t.co/DAQvZ6ay2k
Pepe Frog pins are Second Order Simulacra (https://t.co/m92NYinIJo) applied to an already existing sign-order procession where pins themselves became Third-Order simulacra, and are now the foundation of the hyperreal.
Its fractal.https://t.co/kU3tXB6iDl
Funny lookin hats worn at a black tie affair.https://t.co/YAdBmZ6VRm
Those who wear funny hats and put little collared tassels on there shoulders. Badges of honor pinned to their breasts for all the world to see. Blue checks showing you are a verified OG.And a Mirror held up to remind you of your status, and implicit identity. https://t.co/oDesj3mCIv
Dress the part. Signal your status. Are you not one of class? Why are you such a snob? "Those who are perfectly at ease in black tie [...] they cannot possibly understand what it means to an outsider to be required to imitate them."https://t.co/gVLfO2hChr
Let people enjoy things [you annoying nerd]. https://t.co/PIkZRkTgB7
Web3 considered harmful.https://t.co/kbIQNxqUQi
The latest one was like 95% marketing bullshit and a couple thousand autogenerated avatars they decided to pivot to using NFTs. https://t.co/KZcY4i83Qu
Can't even tell what the game is about or why anyone would want to play it without significant digging.I'm not a fan of getting spam messages in my DMs, lol. So just ripping them a new one. https://t.co/9KPTYMXsUj
Thinking a lot about @SHL0MS's publicity stunts. right now. https://t.co/D5CSlhKaKq
*snickers*https://t.co/W1bnE1aXCI
I have nightmares about this future becoming a reality.https://t.co/ptrpHzXKrM
Stop right there. Criminal scum! Nobody breaks the law on my watch! I'm confiscating your stolen NFTs. Now you'll pay the fine or it's of off to jail with you. https://t.co/FxeSC7maLphttps://t.co/6xpHye3vNB https://t.co/2qn6nKJLlh
Is that Elvish?Do you have the licensing rights to that conlang?The Non-Fungible Tolkien Society will be notified about this at once!https://t.co/uA0YF3pKNO
This image is an illegally produced protest work of art that violates copyright law made in protest.I do not have permission to use J.R.R. Tolkien's Likeness. All rights to belong to @TolkienSociety Freedom isn't free.https://t.co/9XdjSc9sth https://t.co/UZrrkGxCCc
"One of the surprising things to me about web3, despite being built on “crypto,” is how little cryptography seems to be involved!"https://t.co/uQjfFgYeoc
"If the Founding Fathers had their way, almost all works from the 20th century would be public domain by now (14-year copyright term, renewable once if you took extra actions)."https://t.co/MPXM8iqYKW (via https://t.co/QQ7Zc3Rm6q)
NFT Birth Certificates, on a state sponsored blockchain?All the better to track you with, my dear.https://t.co/kkxf6oq9HR
Finally.https://t.co/j7iiOv7p95 https://t.co/RDOuxpiAv5
How long do you think until gun licenses are stored on a blockchain and legal rights are enforced thru local municipality?I found three candidates so far.https://t.co/uUKrfGbeey
It seems that gun manufacturers are trying to use NFTs to license rights to gun brand names in games.https://t.co/UyJw4Hh0ZjHow long until this is transformed into real gun ownership registration thru thru digital twins?
Wanna bet you'll be able to look up (on a public blockchain) which person in a neighborhood owns a gun in the next 5 years?Groundwork is already there in some states.https://t.co/ldAXIIAAHq
Its very important that we can trace the ownership of guns and where they are at any given moment.https://t.co/HJ8ELyunVGhttps://t.co/tkDQT8XDUa
Everything."All consumer products—that can’t be eaten—in the next 10 years will have digital twins. They will have NFTs"https://t.co/cUDhgD3ppBhttps://t.co/Q849OG3A8k
The applications in contract law alone are mind boggling -> pegging an NFT in a public blockchain wallet then acting as certificates of authenticity, further facilitating as an oracle based smart-contracts on private blockchains?It's gonna happen.https://t.co/bbZMK3WESs
DAE remember when web3 meant proper decentralization and stood for the principles behind #redecentralize and had nothing to do with NFT b.s. or blockchain?https://t.co/EtKDmxbzBO
Did you know the first reddit meme was about ants?I learned about zooko's triangle from this blog post https://t.co/KSHj7mEw4q
Game company bought out by large corporation w/ active blockchain platform-as-a-service, one who inserted a token based system to farm the playerbase via DLC microtransactions, is preventing 3rd party companies from doing the same. https://t.co/GFyGs17q6ihttps://t.co/5pXZz1rWUn
Game company decries "haves-and-have-nots" as reason why. Large corporation itself is left in a lurch, scrubbing all references to their own similar initiative.https://t.co/1PXpqMI9Gg
"when scanned, delivers a limited-edition Learner Badger NFT to the user’s wallet. While the Learner NFTs have infinite supply, the tokens received during this event will feature custom art that will never be available again."https://t.co/Cy12rq3b2a
Can I sue for breech of contract? When I originally bought Minecraft I was sold a game that didn't surreptitiously spy on my chat messages and lead to banning me or my friends for shitposting on a private server. I'm learning about tort law.
Good luck reading the censored library if your minecraft account is being spy'd on by a 3rd party. https://t.co/6DPQfP9lb6
I strongly feel that this is not just a breech of contract issue, but likely a future human-rights violation waiting to happen. I actively think this is harmful. https://t.co/f0JsVgyWKj https://t.co/1NUNdPeKVh
You know what? Fuck it. https://t.co/mwbo3wXxqk
Looks like the website is using directly[dot]com? https://t.co/Jb3CiOWcds
"microsoft isn't going to use AI support" my ass. https://t.co/wdQL9y7ZyM
How to actually delete your account(Real Gamer™ Protip: sending in a support request doesn't actually help) https://t.co/RWrPJEKuhB
hahaha, it doesn't work @MojangSupport Your account deletion instructions are wrong. https://t.co/dY562TDj7K
The AI support bot that @MojangSupport uses appears to be non-functional.I literally did sent in a support ticket with my transaction ID per the very article your dumb robot told me to do. https://t.co/upL2GBdNqa https://t.co/knsnc14kwJ
I have autism and language issues and many of my friends are schozphrenic. They are constantly banned from platforms for having neurodivergent related issue and mood control problems. I am unwilling to play the latest edition of the game because of it trying to scan my texts.
I did not buy a Minecraft years ago to get a game that literally forces me to scan me and my friend's text communication on a private server using an always-on spy device. I am afraid to even play it anymore lest I say something that offend someone and it reported.
Unfollowed These YTs (twitter handles): Boffyyyy, ChosenArchitect, DankNStein88, Direwolf20, dreamwastaken, EroseSays, EthoLP, falsesymmetry. FundyLive, Failwhip, FyreUK, gamingoncaffine, geminitaymc, GeorgeNotFound, hypnotizd, InfiniteDrifft, kolaniiyt, logicalgeekboy, notch 1/
You have to give the robot a poor rating if you want your support ticket to get sent to someone actually from @MojangSupport apparently.Why is this even a chat box if no one responds? https://t.co/renmtUvWKG
Have you considered using an actually good AI chat service from one of these fine vendors? Or you know, actually having a sane support system?https://t.co/57uwiejacv
I collected together a list of games I can play that isn't Minecraft for the next time I want to relax over a weekend.Might pick up @VintageStory_I'm really liking the let's plays.https://t.co/Ogy3UfbDmU
Bruh, Microsoft literally bought Minecraft and injected a microtransaction platform that is entirely based on haves-and-have-nots, worked to implement an NFT system with in, then injected literal spyware into the platform. Please look in the mirror.https://t.co/Zq6ecDi36D
"We’re really trying to promote separating this layer of thinking before adopting, [...] Maybe by the end of the guide, you’ll find out that you are interested in creating a collectibles market but you don’t need blockchain technology to do it." https://t.co/B0UDAMN5lH 🙄
Update: they sent me same information again, but this time It's via email. They asked for things I already put in the original request before their robot (it was in their response here below)They want my first born son and all the information necessary to steal my identity. https://t.co/AkGTx0BAui
