Emilie Kormienko

A block is a collection of records, like a record of transaction. 

Blocks have limits, so they can only have so many transactions in them. When the blocks are full, we add them to the network by mining them. 

A hashing function outputs a hash when you put something into it. Bitcoin uses the SHA-256 hashing function. 

With hashing functions, you

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Communities work best when members are intrinsically motivated, but external rewards can be effective when used wisely.

Judging by the sea of SEO thirst-trap blog posts about prioritization, you aren’t a PM blogger (or PM SaaS tool) if you haven’t shared your perspective on prioritization. So here’s my advice: In most situations, ignore most of these frameworks and just keep it simple: 1.  Make a single list of all your team’s ideas. 2.  T-shirt-size (XS, S, M, L,... See more

Once you ship the new onboarding experience, that's not the end of the road. Onboarding should be treated like any other product feature. It should be continuously optimized and iterated on.

C. THI NGYUEN:  What I ended up thinking is that what makes games special is not just that they create a world or an environment, but that the game designer tells you what abilities you have and what obstacles you’ll face, but most importantly, what goals you’ll have.  What the game designer is doing is creating an alternate self for you, an... See more

We don't always believe things because they are correct. Sometimes we believe things because they make us look good to the people we care about.