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When Will Blockchain-based Decentralization Matter?
Albert Wenger – Mar 20, 2017
I became interested in Bitcoin reasonably early and was fortunate to invest in some early mining (although as with all good investments in retrospect not nearly enough). There is currently a fight brewing in Bitcoin world with the possibility of [...] Read more
What Price Change?
Albert Wenger – Mar 17, 2017
The publication of the budget is a good moment to revisit my personal opposition to Trump. If you have read my draft book “World After Capital” you know that I want a lot of change. Much of the changes that [...] Read more
Uncertainty Wednesday: PSA Test Example (Part 3)
Albert Wenger – Mar 16, 2017
OK, so technically it is Thursday but as it turns out I had kind of an epic day yesterday and so Uncertainty Wednesday is a day late (thus introducing some uncertainty about when you will get your next dose of [...] Read more
Some Notes from Videohackday
Albert Wenger – Mar 13, 2017
This past Saturday, Susan and Oliver from Ziggeo organized the third New York City Videohackday. Turnout was terrific with over 100 participants and 18 teams submitting a project. The format of a one-day event works well and appears to attract [...] Read more
Vault 7, Endpoint Security and Why We Need Blockchain Infrastructure
Albert Wenger – Mar 10, 2017
With the release by Wikileaks of the so-called Vault 7 CIA Hacking tools, the debate has once again turned to the effectiveness and role of encryption. As Zeynep Tufekci (you should absolutely follow her on Twitter) rightly points out, this [...] Read more
Uncertainty Wednesday: PSA Test Example (Cont’d)
Albert Wenger – Mar 8, 2017
Last week in Uncertainty Wednesday, I introduced the example of the PSA test for prostate cancer. I provided all the probabilities for elementary events assuming a 50-year old male. We then did some simple addition to figure out the probability [...] Read more
Uncertainty Wednesday: PSA Test Example
Albert Wenger – Mar 1, 2017
After a 2 week hiatus for travel here is another Uncertainty Wednesday. After going through probability I had promised a concrete example. As a 50 year old male one that is close to home is prostate cancer. The system in [...] Read more
Japan Ski Trip
Albert Wenger – Feb 27, 2017
Last night we got back from an epic ski trip to Hokkaido, Japan. Going there as a family was my 50th birthday wish and something I had been looking forward to for several years. I am thrilled to say it [...] Read more
Top Hat
Albert Wenger – Feb 15, 2017
Even back when I was in graduate school, I found the price of textbooks to be high and their quality to vary widely. Now that I have children taking college courses, I was shocked to find textbooks that cost over $200 and are still large physical objects that have to be lugged around! The high prices and lack of innovation are the result of a market structure which has become highly concentrated among just a few textbook publishers. That's why I am excited to announce that USV has led a new round of financing for Toronto-based Top Hat, which last year launched a content marketplace for higher education. Read more