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Sign All Things
Albert Wenger – Aug 8, 2016
I have written repeatedly about why I don’t think “encrypt all things” is the right answer for constructing a democratic society going forward. I am, however, a fan of the idea to “sign all things.” What I mean by this [...] Read more
Thinking about Leaving Tumblr: Looking for a Decentralized Blog Network
Albert Wenger – Aug 1, 2016
My blog Continuations has been on Tumblr since I started writing it a bit over eight years ago. But now I am seriously considering moving away from Tumblr. There have always been limitations, such as difficulty embedding certain types of [...] Read more
Crypto Tokens and the Coming Age of Protocol Innovation
Albert Wenger – Jul 28, 2016
HTTP as the underlying protocol of the web allows for decentralized publishing. Anyone can operate a web server and publish their own content. And anybody with a web browser can access that content (subject to governments and ISPs imposing limitations). [...] Read more
Geoengineering
Albert Wenger – Jul 25, 2016
The topic of climate change combines many of my scientific and philosophical interests. In my draft book World After Capital I describe how knowledge is central to human affairs in that it allows us to solve problems. Many of the [...] Read more
What Did You Do? What Will I Have Done?
Albert Wenger – Jul 21, 2016
You may have noticed that my posting here on Continuations has been sporadic at best these past few weeks. The reason is simple. I have felt downbeat by what’s been happening in the world and the United States. The rolling [...] Read more
Sift Science Series C: Powering Trust Online
Albert Wenger – Jul 19, 2016
Today our portfolio company Sift Science announced not only their $30 million Series C, led by Insight Venture Partners, but also several new product offerings. This is exciting because it reveals the team’s larger vision of “Powering Trust Online” and [...] Read more
Black Lives Matter: Protest and Democracy
Albert Wenger – Jul 11, 2016
I have been meaning to write about my recent experience with Google App Engine and also about the Pokemon Go phenomenon. And I will eventually do so, but given the events in the US this past week these topics seem [...] Read more
Needed: Declaration of In-TER-dependence
Albert Wenger – Jul 4, 2016
As an immigrant to America, I have enjoyed many 4th of July celebrations over the years. Given the Brexit vote, I woke up today wondering though what it means for a nation to be independent in the world we live [...] Read more
Excited about MongoDB Atlas (DBaaS)
Albert Wenger – Jun 29, 2016
Yesterday I attended MongoDB World here in Manhattan. There was a huge turnout and excellent sessions but the most exciting part of the day for me was the announcement of MongoDB Atlas. Atlas is MongoDB as a service (part of [...] Read more