The Demographics of Bitcoin (Part 1 updated)
These findings are based on the first 1,000 valid responses to an online survey posted in February 2013, as part of my study of the Bitcoin community. For more on […]
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Six Free Ideas
I remember an old daydream from years ago about an Internet army. The idea was that a core group of people would start an Internet academy, training Internet users in […]
Curating Media Coverage of the Rothko Incident
Today, BBC News (and others) reported that the Rothko painting defaced by Vladimir Umanets at the Tate Modern will take “up to 18 months to repair.” Tomorrow, Vladimir Umanets is […]
The Pussy Riot Show Trial
There’s a certain guilty thrill in watching something you’ve studied rise to the world stage in its most extreme form. War nerds enjoy wars, economists revel in recession, and politicians love […]
How To Time Travel With A Salmon
I’ve just read Umberto Eco’s “How to Travel with a Salmon”, officially because I wanted to delve back into the world of anthropology and semiotics, but really because I was […]
Not Waving, But Filming
The athletes in the Olympics opening ceremony seemed more interested in mindlessly recording the parade than actually experiencing it. What they plan to do with a thousand near-identical trackside recordings […]