This is really interesting. Are you using concepts from self-sovereign identity¹²? Do you think there is a relevant intersection?
¹ http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2016/04/the-path-to-self-sov... ² https://w3c-ccg.github.io/did-primer/
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¹ http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2016/04/the-path-to-self-sov... ² https://w3c-ccg.github.io/did-primer/
> Do we trust the homepages and conclude we have two different people? Or do we trust the email addresses and conclude we have a single person? Could I really write an application capable of resolving this conflict without involving (and inconveniencing) the user?
It seems the author identifies identity online as a major problem.
Interestingly, the last years have witnessed significant efforts towards a concept called "self-sovereign identity" [1, 2] that tries to solve exactly this. Emerging standards at the W3C [3, 4], open source software at the Hyperledger Foundation [5], and even non-profits [6] are working globally on the technology and governance of such a system.
Eventually, I think, self-sovereign identity will happen. I wonder what will be the impact on decentralized social networking.
[1] http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2016/04/the-path-to-self-soverereign-identity.html
[2] https://sovrin.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/The-Inevitable-Rise-of-Self-Sovereign-Identity.pdf
[3] https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/
[4] https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model/
[5] https://www.hyperledger.org/projects/hyperledger-indy
[6] https://sovrin.org/Thinking about long term, the life of their children, perhaps their children's children, is likely to be significantly enhanced when things like access to healthcare and education become a possibility.
> At 80,000 Hours, we do research into how people can most effectively use their careers to help solve the world’s most pressing problems.
It seems their two top priority areas that attend to a "huge, neglected, and solvable" filter are:
- Positively shaping the development of artificial intelligence
- Biorisk reduction
The information in the site should be used as a guide only. You are advised to contact your local official mission/consulate/embassy and ensure you have the latest information.It was a lot of work, specially trying to use an accessible language (our target audience was students from 10yo onwards, although most enrolled people were college students from non-STEM areas), but it absolutely paid off.
The most rewarding part was receiving the feedback from students after the course's ending. They said things like "I can't believe I'm understanding this", and "Weeks ago, I never imagined that such a thing [IoT] even existed, and now I understand how it works".
So, for me, education is one of the most rewarding experiences.
¹http://codeiot.org.br. The course is in Portuguese, but versions with Spanish and English subtitles will be available in next semester.
So long and thanks for all the fish!
Afterthought: actually, I was thinking on using IPFS to store stuff, but I do not know if its model applies to this scenario. Feedback is appreciated.
It is one of the biggest goals for such a page, to show the what & why of the product, and still too many people do it in a way that lets no clue about what the thing is about.
It is good to see other people noticing this and writing about it. Hopefully this will be included in good/bad practices lists in the future.
In brazilian portuguese, the word "raise" (in the context of raising kids, pets, etc.) translates to "criar"; while "create" also translates to "criar".