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11 June 2020

The Decentralists – Episode 1: It began with a sliver

In this first episode of The Decentralists, Manyone Co-Founder Michael Cholod of The Decentralists, we introduce Manyone Co-Founder Michael Cholod. Michael discusses how he wants to change social media for the better

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Technology

4 June 2020

Think contact tracing just for medical purposes? Think again

For the past three months I’ve been warning people about the dangers of contact tracing. I’ve said that if we continue to use centralized services to monitor potential spreaders of…

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Technology

21 May 2020

A Tale of Two Internets

If you don’t live under a rock, you’ve probably heard of Facebook—but have you ever heard of Automattic—one of Facebook’s primary rivals? You’re probably familiar with many of Automattic’s famous products…

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Technology

6 May 2020

Different is the new Normal

The COVID-19 pandemic has killed over 250,000 people (worldwide) and taken us to the brink of economic ruin but that does not mean that we should give up on civil…

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Technology

18 April 2020

Apple and Google weaponize their App stores and Fortnite says goodnight

On August 13th Apple kicked the uber-popular, Fortnite gaming App off the Apple App Store for violating store guidelines. Epic Games (the company behind Fortnite) immediately responded with a lawsuit alleging anti-competitive…

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Technology

15 April 2020

When times get tough, don’t be like a lemming

If you aren’t familiar with lemmings, they are small squirrel-type animals that have a legendary quirk. When threatened, they follow their leaders in one big crowd right off a cliff…

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Technology

8 April 2020

We’re all going to get this virus one way or another

A few weeks ago, the New York Times warned of the dire effects of a prolonged shutdown of the US economy due to the Coronavirus. Recession is imminent — if it’s not…

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