Liberty and the invention of the Internet
Hello and welcome to Pie Ponders, in which Pie – that is me for those who destroyed too many neurons with alcohol– raises questions on various topics of great importance.
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Category: Technology
SLD: The Libertarian Case for Section 230 Reform
There’s a piece of legislation that has been invaluable in the rise of social media, the Communications Decency Act.
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Lights Out
A recent event in New York made me think of one of those times I played tourist in New York. This...
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From the Home of FloridaMan to the Home of the Man in the Moon
Here we are on the cusp of one of mankind’s greatest accomplishments and many Americans have never been taught what a big deal successfully landing men on the moon was.
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In Defense of Photovoltaic Power Systems
Richard looks at solar power
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Poll: Spy Devices in Your Home
SP is dismayed.
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Poll: Online Security Practices
Cynical is not the same as wrong.
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Wednesday Afternoon Links
Surprisingly Florida and Kavanaugh-free links for your humpday enjoyment.
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CODE IS FREE SPEECH
ZARDOZ BRINGS YOU THE GIFT OF THE GUN!
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Shaving, Simple Luxury, and Libertarianism
I started my post-pubescent life like most other men and women. I got a free version of the latest Gillette razor in the mail, and I ran that trial pack of blades until they weren’t even sharp enough to cut tissue paper. But it doesn’t have to be that way!
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GDPR & You Glibertarians.com
How the tentacles of a bureaucracy thousands of miles away impact Glibertarians.com, headquartered in Texas.
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How Predictive Analytics Simultaneously Improves and Ruins Your Life
An inside look at Predictive Analytics that will both thrill and terrify.
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Hi-Fi Restoration Part 1: Background and Electronics Refurbish
Timeloose takes us through the process of restoring some finely-tuned vintage audio equipment.
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Afternoon Links
The elusive jesse.in.mb has been spotted in the wild crafting links!
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Yusef explains HVAC
An HVAC explainer, by Yusef.
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A Deep Dive into Cryptocurrencies and their Operations: Part 3
The conclusion of the series on cryptocurrencies and their operations.
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A Deep Dive into Cryptocurrencies and Their Operation: Part 2
We’re going to start here in Part 2 by talking generically about some of the hurdles that cryptocurrencies have had to overcome, then we’ll define some terms, and finally we’ll put all the pieces together into a basic model of how a blockchain-based cryptocurrency works.
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A Deep Dive into Cryptocurrencies and Their Operation: Part 1
Per requests from the commentariat, here is a core dump of everything I know about Bitcoin, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies from a technical aspect. I’m gonna try to keep this at a high school level, but it is going to require touching on some 300 and 400 level computer science concepts, which I hope to explain without losing the audience. However, this is going to end up quite long due to the amount of material to be covered.
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End of The Road – Truckers are soon to be replaced by Robots, but the State has already been Roboticizing The Driver
Gordilocks tempts us all to become OTR drivers!
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An Introduction to Bitcoin
Confused about bitcoin? Richard is prepared to educate you.
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