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  • More privacy with DNS over HTTPS

    As Cloudflare announced their 1.1.1.1 DNS service yesterday, I decided to give it a try. There are two reasons for that: They promise not to log your requests and it seems that…

  • Fun with Bitcoin lightning network

    After several unsuccessful attempts, I finally got a lightning network node to work. Sort of. Here is the current status using the latest Lightning Desktop App.

  • Crypto is an alien planet to Wall Street

    I was thinking about the relationship between traditional financial system and the parallel crypto world, about hard forks and the fight between big blockers, bigger blockers and core. I find all this…

  • Detokenizing cryptos

    With the recent Initial Coin Offering (ICO) craze, one cannot stop thinking if all those tokens are really required for the applications or if it’s just a way to raise capital (crowdfund).…

  • Blockchains and network effects

    An insight that is important in relation to recent talks about hard forks: Blockchain creates a shared view of one history (or reality) among the participants who enforce the same set of…

  • On tourists and astronauts

    “Have you ever tried not being a tourist when you travel?”, asked my friend. He meant not checking into a hotel, but living where the locals live, buying groceries where locals buy…

  • Turris Omnia review

    I was eagerly awaiting for my Turris Omnia which I preordered on their Indiegogo campaign almost a year ago. The campaign raised more than 1.2 million dollars and the router was created…

  • Solve the world’s problems as your career

    In recent months I have met many inspiring people. They are generous, fun to be around and solving the world’s problems. Diabetes, partnerships, waste, security, retirement – all of these are huge…

  • Barbell strategy for investment

    What you’ll learn: Investment is not about picking the right financial product (like stocks or bonds or mutual funds) There’s an investment strategy that is based on your values and relates to…

  • Ethereum and other altcoins

    As you all probably know I am a fan of Bitcoin, but I am not that much of an alt-coin guy. What I mean by that is that I think that a…