IEEE is getting interested in blockchain technology. Here’s a basic article:
http://theinstitute.ieee.org/technology-topics/computing/getting-linked-to-the-blockchain .Jerry J > On Aug 20, 2016, at 2:17 AM, David Bovill <david@viral.academy> wrote: > > Mike that would be great. I'd like to get together a small group to > research together the integration of Livecode with blockchain - starting in > November. The format would be asynchronous work with some live > get-togethers. > > Involvement does not need to be super-geeky. It will be a research group, > so I'll collect links, podcasts and videos and present these within a > Livecode environment - so there is a need for media, writing and research > skills and we will be working together on a publication within Livecode. > This publication will also be online and on the decentralised web. > Super-geeks with a knowledge of Javascript and Livecode are also more than > welcome. > > If anyone else is interested just email me here or off-list, and I'll send > out information when the dates are confirmed. > > On 18 August 2016 at 13:44, Mike Kerner <mikeker...@roadrunner.com> wrote: > >> James, I'm always interested in what other folks are doing, and I'd like to >> hear more about the setup. David, I'd definitely be interested. >> >> On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 6:20 AM, David Bovill <david@viral.academy> wrote: >> >>> Yes - I've been interested in Livecode and blockchain for a couple of >> years >>> now. I've been following Ethereum since the beginning - we tried to make >> a >>> documentary about the project and I went to DevCon 1 in Berlin as the >> team >>> started it's development. >>> >>> There is an interesting online Hackathon in November if any Livecoders >> are >>> interested in taking part / forming a team? >>> >>> On 18 August 2016 at 01:27, Richard Gaskin <ambassa...@fourthworld.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Jerry Daniels wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Aug 17, 2016, 5:12 PM -0500, Richard Gaskin wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> What is the business benefit for this application to go P2P rather >>>>>> than client-server? >>>>> >>>>> Richard, cost savings, security, privacy. Costs are drastically >>>>> reduced without hosting and its (hidden) labor/maintenance. Just >>>>> think about the long record of exploitation of hosted SQL data. >>>>> Not in the models were discussing here. >>>> >>>> I like the idea* of P2P for some applications, but with the explosion >> of >>>> cloud services the client-server model seems to have merit as well. >>>> >>>> On the one hand, there are the risks of managing (hopefully redundant) >>>> server farms. On the other hand there are the risks of having every >>> client >>>> also be a server, but without a team of professionals hardening and >>>> monitoring it. >>>> >>>> All systems are hackable. Ideally prevention, monitoring, and recovery >>>> are budgeted for in the business plan with any architecture. >>>> >>>> I believe there's a role for both client-server and P2P, and federated >>>> models as well. Each has its own benefits and tradeoffs; like >>> programming >>>> languages, there'll always be more because use cases where they can add >>>> value only grow and diversify. >>>> >>>> Back to blockchains, from my reading it's becoming clear that the >>>> distributed trust is a compelling feature, along with the increased >> speed >>>> with which transaction ledgers can be conveyed faithfully. Like the >>> early >>>> days of railroads, networks outside of Bitcoin employ different >>> standards, >>>> each with its own kinks to work out but worth the effort. Over time it >>>> seems likely they'll impact global quality of life as significantly as >>> the >>>> invention of compound interest. >>>> >>>> Lots to learn.... >>>> >>>> >>>>> Richard, Mike...sorry for my butting in here. Feel free to ignore my >>>>> interruption. >>>> >>>> Au contraire, mon ami. Always good to have you around. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> * I've been paranoid for years, and enjoying Mr. Robot has only made >> that >>>> worse. :) For the last several years I've run my main laptop and >>>> workstation with no open ports (easy to do with Ubuntu since it ships >>> that >>>> way; took some work to harden my Mac). This has meant that as eagerly >> as >>> I >>>> used to visit openp2p.com and read the other things, these days P2P is >>> an >>>> interesting set of ideas but not something I focus on; all >> collaboration >>>> systems here use only outbound connections. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Richard Gaskin >>>> Fourth World Systems >>>> Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web >>>> ____________________________________________________________________ >>>> ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>> subscription preferences: >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth >> On the second day, God created the oceans. >> On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, >> and did a little diving. >> And God said, "This is good." >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
