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Are Blockchains Decentralized? Unintended Centralities in Distributed Ledgers
The report investigates the true decentralization of blockchains, highlighting various forms of centralization, vulnerabilities in consensus protocols, and the implications for security and immutability in networks like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
blog.trailofbits.comTWELVE THESES ON ATTENTION
It explores the concept of true attention, emphasizing its importance for genuine encounters, human relationships, and personal freedom, while discussing the societal challenges and potential sanctuaries needed to cultivate it.
friendsofattention.netAnalyses the cultural phenomenon of hyper-optimization, discussing its impact on creativity, the overabundance of cultural products, and the need for counterforces to resist its effects.
LinkTwo women, Caroline Ullring and Karen Clark, reveal their traumatic experiences of sexual assault by the same tennis coach, Lew Gerrard, highlighting issues of silence, trauma, and shared survival in the sports community.
LinkHis father, John Jenney, was a horn salesman who, according to family legend, was the basis for Harold Hill in The Music Man, the Broadway musical written by fellow Mason City native and family friend Meredith Willson. That’s why, in later years, Kay often referred to Jack as “the son of the Music Man.”
Sam Irvin • Kay Thompson: From Funny Face to Eloise
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