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This blog post digs into the politics of trustware. “Trustware” is a new word for an old thing: a system that reifies expectations about how social…

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Jul 10

The 7th and final post in a series

Mar 8

Part 6 of a series

Mar 5

Part 5 of a series

Mar 3

A new logic of global data trade. Part 4 of a series.

Mar 2

Part 3 of a series

Feb 7

Part 2 of a series

Jan 28

Part 1 of a series

Jan 25

DAOs and the future of internet naming

Jan 20

Detecting minority rule in PoS networks, or "On setting a default"

Jan 9

Measuring (and enforcing) a democratic process

Dec 28, 2021

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