I was away from my computer this the weekend, hiking in Berkeley (photos below). Because posting entries on Mirror require a device signature, and the private keys are on my computer browser, I was unable to post an entry. This relates to the fundament crypto UI problem:The browser is a sandboxed OS; every flavor of app/game/UI will be efficiently and safely executable within this container, but we don't store private keys in-browser, and users don't all carry private keys all the t...

I was away from my computer this the weekend, hiking in Berkeley (photos below). Because posting entries on Mirror require a device signature, and the private keys are on my computer browser, I was unable to post an entry. This relates to the fundament crypto UI problem:The browser is a sandboxed OS; every flavor of app/game/UI will be efficiently and safely executable within this container, but we don't store private keys in-browser, and users don't all carry private keys all the t...

There isn't much prior art on blogging products for Ethereum. Most Ethereum products are narrowly financial; DAOs, for example, have been typically intended to be venture funds, or funding campaigns — not publishing entities. When I consider what a publication might look like in the world of Ethereum, I imagine a deployed contract such as MirrorPublication that holds state such as contributors and admins. But this costs a lot of gas and would make onboarding Mirror expensive. What should...

There isn't much prior art on blogging products for Ethereum. Most Ethereum products are narrowly financial; DAOs, for example, have been typically intended to be venture funds, or funding campaigns — not publishing entities. When I consider what a publication might look like in the world of Ethereum, I imagine a deployed contract such as MirrorPublication that holds state such as contributors and admins. But this costs a lot of gas and would make onboarding Mirror expensive. What should...

When more important ideas are written and captured on permanent-storage blockchains or "crypto networks", timestamped and digitally signed (which Mirror is attempting to make easy and mainstream), then AI algorithms should be able to automatically cite and credit the originators of ideas. For example, if a researcher is writing a paper (hopefully on a client backed by Mirror), the software will be able to scan all articles that have ever been posted before, and automatically find the appropri...

When more important ideas are written and captured on permanent-storage blockchains or "crypto networks", timestamped and digitally signed (which Mirror is attempting to make easy and mainstream), then AI algorithms should be able to automatically cite and credit the originators of ideas. For example, if a researcher is writing a paper (hopefully on a client backed by Mirror), the software will be able to scan all articles that have ever been posted before, and automatically find the appropri...

My goals today were to:Set up a dev blog, which we will use to further our efforts to work "in public"Write the first blog post for the dev blog, detailing our first month and the launch of our MVPRFC a new way to store Entries in our API backend (which solved a few of the outstanding issues from the MVP launch)Kick off the technical introduction with Zora about future integrationsI also had in mind the goal to be more communicative with the team about when I'm online and available for d...

My goals today were to:Set up a dev blog, which we will use to further our efforts to work "in public"Write the first blog post for the dev blog, detailing our first month and the launch of our MVPRFC a new way to store Entries in our API backend (which solved a few of the outstanding issues from the MVP launch)Kick off the technical introduction with Zora about future integrationsI also had in mind the goal to be more communicative with the team about when I'm online and available for d...

Today the priorities were to publish our first dev blog post (The MVP before Christmas), and then to plan our next sprint. I'm very happy with the way that the blog post turned out. I wrote most of it near midnight the night before, and then our team came together and helped to polish it in the morning. While reviewing the entry, we also took the opportunity to make many design improvements to the Mirror reading experience, which shows the value of using our own product to raise the qual...

Today the priorities were to publish our first dev blog post (The MVP before Christmas), and then to plan our next sprint. I'm very happy with the way that the blog post turned out. I wrote most of it near midnight the night before, and then our team came together and helped to polish it in the morning. While reviewing the entry, we also took the opportunity to make many design improvements to the Mirror reading experience, which shows the value of using our own product to raise the qual...

There's a fabulous essay called Naming the Nameless by @s_r_constantin that describes the tension between creators and tastemakers. Creators originate ideas and styles, and tastemakers expand the market and popularize them. In our current form of capitalism, expanders get a greater share of the economic value produced by this relationship, through scale and distribution - by commoditizing the invention. Here's a quote from the essay that frames and explains the problem:...we don&apo...

There's a fabulous essay called Naming the Nameless by @s_r_constantin that describes the tension between creators and tastemakers. Creators originate ideas and styles, and tastemakers expand the market and popularize them. In our current form of capitalism, expanders get a greater share of the economic value produced by this relationship, through scale and distribution - by commoditizing the invention. Here's a quote from the essay that frames and explains the problem:...we don&apo...

As I look to the future, I also root myself the ancient past by introducing this publication with quote, chosen at random, from Virgil's Aeneid. My interpretation will yield an unbidden gift from this quote, which I will choose to carry with me for the life of the publication:"In victory Hercules Bent for this lintel, and these royal rooms Were grand enough for him. Friend, have the courage To care little for wealth, and shape yourself, You too, to merit godhead. Do not come Disdainfully...

As I look to the future, I also root myself the ancient past by introducing this publication with quote, chosen at random, from Virgil's Aeneid. My interpretation will yield an unbidden gift from this quote, which I will choose to carry with me for the life of the publication:"In victory Hercules Bent for this lintel, and these royal rooms Were grand enough for him. Friend, have the courage To care little for wealth, and shape yourself, You too, to merit godhead. Do not come Disdainfully...

Original Source: The Tails Coming Apart As Metaphor For Life | Slate Star CodexWhat is the author's primary thesis?In our study of morality, many systems of morality can reasonably agree on ordinary scenarios, but diverge greatly and fail completely when considering extreme scenarios.What are the primary reasons given in support of the thesis?For most ordinary scenarios, different schools (Catholic, utilitarian, etc.) will agree on ethical questions ("the morality of Mediocristan is most...

Original Source: The Tails Coming Apart As Metaphor For Life | Slate Star CodexWhat is the author's primary thesis?In our study of morality, many systems of morality can reasonably agree on ordinary scenarios, but diverge greatly and fail completely when considering extreme scenarios.What are the primary reasons given in support of the thesis?For most ordinary scenarios, different schools (Catholic, utilitarian, etc.) will agree on ethical questions ("the morality of Mediocristan is most...