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Obscure Digital Corners: A Complete Guide to Underground Technical Communities and Alternative Inter…
Discover authentic technical spaces beyond mainstream platforms - from Gopher and Gemini protocols to invitation-only communities, amateur radio networks, and mathematical archives that prioritize substance over scale.
SP100 CapEx Dashboard
When I was first involved with then-emergent DeFi scene in the summer of 2020 aka DeFi Summer, I was one of those kids in a Japanese grammar class who didn't know it was even better to learn Kana first. You had the Anki, cheap Steam games, free nerd material all over the place. However, the art of dashboard making, data analysis etc. were totally alien to me as a speculative archivist with a qualitative background in American and comparative literature. In the heat of the now, I kept graduati...
Reading "Sufficient Decentralization for Social Networks" by Srinivasan
Now that people are flocking to #Farcaster protocol, that is a sufficiently decentralized protocol upon which users have control over their own data w...
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September 9, 2025 •
Builder Log
A developer's exploration of prediction market platforms including Polymarket, MetaDAO, Long Bets, Good Judgement, and Manifold Markets - analyzing their architectures and potential for improving decision-making mechanisms.
When on Polymarket, hide crypto markets. Polymarket is not a decision market for crypto companies whether they are a DAO or not—check the definition of “company”.
When on MetaDAO, observe how crypto-economics enterprises try to build a decision market mechanism that can somehow in the future be leveraged into better rails.
When on The Long Bets, observe how meticulously their system is architected. Question whether they need a back up for the Clock of the Long Now to port these questions into the future.
Get inspirated from Polymarket, Metaculus, The Long Bets, Good Judgement and Manifold Markets at the same time. You really do not need to burn your brains regarding the politics across these separate entities’ ingroups.
Disclaimer: This is by no means investment advice but just a developer journal. The developer focuses on global challenges rather than odds-making whatsoever.
Published on September 9, 2025 by Gökhan Turhan
September 9, 2025 •
Builder Log
A developer's exploration of prediction market platforms including Polymarket, MetaDAO, Long Bets, Good Judgement, and Manifold Markets - analyzing their architectures and potential for improving decision-making mechanisms.
When on Polymarket, hide crypto markets. Polymarket is not a decision market for crypto companies whether they are a DAO or not—check the definition of “company”.
When on MetaDAO, observe how crypto-economics enterprises try to build a decision market mechanism that can somehow in the future be leveraged into better rails.
When on The Long Bets, observe how meticulously their system is architected. Question whether they need a back up for the Clock of the Long Now to port these questions into the future.
Get inspirated from Polymarket, Metaculus, The Long Bets, Good Judgement and Manifold Markets at the same time. You really do not need to burn your brains regarding the politics across these separate entities’ ingroups.
Disclaimer: This is by no means investment advice but just a developer journal. The developer focuses on global challenges rather than odds-making whatsoever.
Published on September 9, 2025 by Gökhan Turhan
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