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Re: Voices From The Real World I

David Semeria — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 12:32:03 -0000

https://www.vox.com/platfor...

Re: Voices From The Real World I

David Semeria — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 18:58:00 -0000

In 1982 the UK went to war with Argentina but instead of calling it a war they called it a conflict. Words matter. Forty years later it's now officially called the Falklands War. Same with your flu: 0.01% fatality rate vs. 1-4% for the virus. This isn't flu, JLM.

Re: Voices From The Real World I

David Semeria — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 17:46:50 -0000

What do I think? I think that a respitory disease that puts 10% of those infected into intensive care, of whom at least a tenth go on to die should not be described as flu.

Re: COVID19 What’s Next? Innovation FTW

David Semeria — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:41:32 -0000

There is also a need for contact tracking. South Korea's success in containment has largely been attributed to their ability to work backwards and test those who have come into contact with infected people. I am imagining not so much a Coronavirus app, but some sort of requirement for common apps (or even better mobile operating systems) to be legally obliged to incorporate backtracking functionality. This would probably raise some privacy issues but I believe the greater good argument must surely prevail here.

Re: Thanksgiving and my Mom’s raw cranberry mix

David Semeria — Sat, 30 Nov 2019 06:58:34 -0000

Thanks, you too.

Re: Thanksgiving and my Mom’s raw cranberry mix

David Semeria — Sat, 30 Nov 2019 06:32:59 -0000

There's a lot of truth in what you have written there Arnold.

Re: Bad Takes on Taxing Wealth (Especially Billionaires)

David Semeria — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 08:31:18 -0000

I'm a strong believer in markets but I don't think the central issue is whether billionaires actually deserve their wealth. Even if every penny is earned fair and square, I still believe there should be a cap on how much a single person can own, with the excess funds being put back to work in society. Whether this is through the government or other types of organization is, I believe, a detail (so in this scheme Bill would not have to dismantle his foundation).

Re: What Is Going To Happen In 2019

David Semeria — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 13:47:55 -0000

Excellent list Fred. I would only add that we haven't heard the last of the FB / opinion manipulation story. I expect laws to be enacted in both Europe and the States to limit social media's ability to claim editorial immunity.

I suspect the blockchain could play a role in some sort of more democratically robust editorial process (public audit trail) which could set the trend in other public facing and politically sensitive digital areas.

Re: Homage to my grandfather

David Semeria — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 06:35:53 -0000

That's beautiful Anorld, very touching It also reminds me of the relationship I had with my Italian grandfather, which was strikingly similar.

Re: Pivot or Fail?

David Semeria — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 13:11:18 -0000

Not a minor point Simon, a major point. I would also say this desire to stay in the game increases with age.

Re: Why Decentralization Matters

David Semeria — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 17:59:00 -0000

I don't think you could get any *more* decentralized than git, that's the whole point of it - no central repository. If anything, git demonstrates that blockchain is not the only way to achieve decentralization..

Re: Video Of The Week: Dieter Shirley and Non Fungible Tokens

David Semeria — Sun, 27 May 2018 15:57:19 -0000

Uniquoins is pretty cool, well played.
But hard to spell. Unicoins?

Re: Trump, Irrationality and Game Theory

David Semeria — Wed, 02 May 2018 05:20:01 -0000

Great video, thanks for sharing.

Re: AirPod Android Music Volume Issue

David Semeria — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 07:31:57 -0000

Well said Kiddo.

Re: We Need Mandatory Enduser APIs for Social and Search Systems

David Semeria — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 13:38:27 -0000

I used Disqus just for context. My broader point is that by deleting ones social interactions one renders what remains less valuable, that's all.

Re: We Need Mandatory Enduser APIs for Social and Search Systems

David Semeria — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 11:44:55 -0000

Quick question Albert, and let's use Disqus comments as a surrogate for SN / messaging platforms in general. Over the years I've posted quite a few comments on your blog and you've posted quite a few answers. If I were to take my part of these conversations away then I suspect I would be destroying value for both of us: we would both end up with two separate halves, which in isolation are worth less than the whole ('gestalt' I believe is the German word for this).

I'm trying to think how API keys would get round this issue. Any ideas?

Re: Video Of The Week: Albert on Squawk Box

David Semeria — Sat, 03 Mar 2018 14:30:00 -0000

The chap with the tie was quite annoying. I think Albert showed great restraint.

Re: Hiring New Analysts (Update 1)

David Semeria — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 12:11:04 -0000

So do astronauts.

Re: The Power of Continued Innovation: MongoDB Adds Transactions

David Semeria — Sat, 17 Feb 2018 13:47:30 -0000

Very nice, but the slogan "Mongo DB drops ACID" only makes sense if you knew they never had ACID in the first place, if you didn't then it's actually quite confusing...

Re: Stash Your Cash

David Semeria — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 11:56:58 -0000

Yes, better.

Re: Stash Your Cash

David Semeria — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 11:52:09 -0000

Spatial merchandise supervisor?

Re: Stash Your Cash

David Semeria — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 11:48:56 -0000

I didn't know about the second meaning -- well played.
Is there one for stacking shelves? Because the younger me had a lot of experience in that particular field..

Re: Stash Your Cash

David Semeria — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 11:25:18 -0000

Diving for pearls... -- is there something you haven't done JLM ? :)

Re: World After Capital: Work In Progress & Preface

David Semeria — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 07:22:39 -0000

Knowledge, by contrast, are the scientific explanations and the works of art and literature that have withstood the test of time and have been refined through the process of critical inquiry. Knowledge is what makes human life possible and worthwhile.

This is the critical paragraph in the preface. It defines the prize that is available to humanity if we don't collectively screw up the ongoing digital transformation of society.

As such, I would tighten it up and make it more inspiring: from Newton's equations, Shakespeare's words, Leonardo's brushwork -- all the way down to apple pie made with home grown produce.

We are what we create. And in the future, if we're lucky, we will all have more time to create....

Re: A SIM Switch Account Takeover (Mine)

David Semeria — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 11:32:29 -0000

Wow. If I'm not mistaken, you're the guy with a different password for each website you log into. If even you can get hacked what hope has the rest of humanity?