bjoernw

Joined 18 years ago

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[ my public key: https://keybase.io/bjoern; my proof: https://keybase.io/bjoern/sigs/pzDyJG0PP1yyHD6_gxFlbsvck_IvJ37O4ArECmHFmWQ ]
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Comment · 4 years ago
I would take it more as a comment on the sheer volume of hiring, meaning there was a place for any level of engineer there.
Comment · 5 years ago
Is it worth optimizing for future output when the life-saving metric during a global pandemic is time-to-first-dose? There are only a few factories in the world that can make something as complex as an mRNA vaccine. There is literally a shortage in glass beakers and shipping lanes are backlogged. These supply chains are very fragile and helping stabilize those would do more for vaccine supply than what's being proposed here.
Comment · 5 years ago
The real problem limiting supply isn't the manufacturing, it's the supply chain. We now have factories optimized to produce vaccines as fast as the supply chain allows. If we start messing with the supply chains and divert inputs to factories not at the same optimization level then overall output could actually fall.
Comment · 5 years ago
Maybe that's because 99% is purely held to speculate on the price going up?
Comment · 5 years ago
So this assumes there is pent-up demand to use BTC as part of smart contracts that is not yet met by WBTC on Ethereum. I don't see anything that would validate that assumption.
Comment · 5 years ago
I know these letters are probably hard to write but when you do have to write one I think referring to people as "people" instead of "resources" would be better.
Comment · 6 years ago
you could also use something like https://coil.com to monetize your content and get paid in realtime based on views
Comment · 6 years ago
Coil and Mozilla working on a web standard together, the fact that we now have a couple of years of examples of digital content creators being de-monitized on ad-supported platforms, and the fact that crypto currencies are more approachable now.
Comment · 6 years ago
Companies like https://coil.com are solving this by giving you a single $5/month subscription and then streaming micropayments to the content creators as you consume their content. It builds on the WebMonitization standard https://webmonetization.org
Comment · 6 years ago
That article is from 2018 :) Check out the mobile wallet XUMM for a solid approach.
Comment · 6 years ago
Comment · 6 years ago
Coil and Mozilla are working on something very similar to sponsorship but instead with micropayments that are streamed to content creator's wallets via a new open Web Monetization standard. https://webmonetization.org/docs/getting-started.html

Would be neat to see more sites adopt the web monetization standard via coil or other sites like it that enable content creators to offer paid content and get paid passively as more people discovered their content.

Comment · 6 years ago
Seems consistent with his speech impediment, no?
Comment · 7 years ago
Comment · 7 years ago

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