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UltimApe@ultimape• over 10 years ago

Bitcoin as a means to decentralize IoT is Silly:Does your mom wants her IoT devices to be A) Public?B) Have transaction costs?

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UltimApe@ultimape• over 10 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

Don't get me wrong, I do think bitcoin transactions for remote services makes a lot of sense. But to run my personal devices? fuck no.

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UltimApe@ultimape• over 10 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

I mean seriously, what value does it bring me if I have the rest of the internet confirm my toilet usage counter or even know I have one?

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UltimApe@ultimape• over 10 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

Now, a standardized tokenless blockchain that lets mum plug in an device to her house without needing to run a server? That adds value!

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UltimApe@ultimape• over 10 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

Consider for a moment the sensors your mom is holding. @ericdishman isn't holding a smartphone in this talk...http://t.co/xlUZRZkzvf

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UltimApe@ultimape• over 10 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

I see smart-houses and wearables as a spectrum of devices. Not just cute augmentations, but as assertive technology that makes lives better.

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UltimApe@ultimape• over 10 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

Do we really want corporations to hoard all the data we're generating. Do we trust them to be the custodians of the clouds we depend on?

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UltimApe@ultimape• over 10 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

Your mom deserves her data encrypted, secured, and easy to use.

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UltimApe@ultimape• over 10 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

We need the convenience of the cloud, without the data-center's centralized control. Distribute all the things. P2P is the only way forward.

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UltimApe@ultimape• over 10 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

And ask yourself three things:What kind of future do I want for humanity?What will it take to get there?How can I help us move forward?

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UltimApe@ultimape• over 10 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

When I look to the future I do not think of it as creating an internet of things. I dream of creating interconnectedness for humanity.

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