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Alan Liang

@alanhliang

1/ Critics denounce Bitcoin as technology that just isn’t that useful. In many respects, they’re right. The network doesn’t scale. Privacy is fragile. Prices are volatile. Custody is hard.

2/ If we take a step back, however, it might be easier to understand why Bitcoin is such an incredible achievement. read more
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Steve Analyst

@EmporersNewC

This is a great thread looking at Super Canada by David, but I must respectfully disagree with one of the points.

This one specifically, in which the length of the CETA deal is used to determine how long a negotiation might take. It is also an example commonly used to argue the EU is slow at negotiating, and it was anything but common. read more
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Veni Kunche

@venikunche

Yay! It's Day 1 of the #WomenMake "F*ing Ship it in 30 Days" challenge. 🚀 👩🏽‍💻👨🏽‍💻 I'll be working on @diversifytechco - A collection of resources for underrepresented people in tech. #womenintech #blackintech #pocintech #queerintech #lgbtintech #diversifytech

✨ I'd love some help in adding resources to @diversifytechco. If you have a resource to inspire or help underrepresented people thrive in their tech career, please share it! Share! 👉🏽 #blackintech #pocintech #queerintech #lgbtintech read more
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Ari Paul

@AriDavidPaul

1/Investors commonly argue that teams are irreplaceable to justify any high valuations. I think China provides an interesting concrete counterexample.

2/ with blinding speed, analogies to many of the US’ largest companies (visa, telegram, Uber, Airbnb, etc) reached maturity and often became larger and more profitable than the western version in far less time. read more
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Tola Onayemi

@adetolaov

A thread for young people. If you don't come from wealth or privilege, chances are that, you're in the most difficult generation ever, for young people to become wealthy. Here are my thoughts on how to beat the trap.

I don't need to tell you that globally, it's harder than ever to get a great job. Even more difficult to get a well-paying job. Chances are that most people barely have a savings at the end of the month, after meeting their daily needs. read more
Featured in business 5 min read

Carlos Maza

@gaywonk

I find myself increasingly overwhelmed by the idea that nothing we do anymore matters. The world is overheating and humans are too late to stop it. Our planet is dying and we're fighting about whether to put a sexual predator on the Supreme Court.

We cannot even agree to not put immigrant children in detention camps. We're not going to rise to the challenge of reordering our global economy to avoid a climate cataclysm, especially as refugee crises/global instability cause more governments to swing to the right. read more
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