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Jack
@jr777
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Libertarian, artistic, germanophilic, amateur-web-developer-venture-capitalist-tech-junkie with borderline anarchist tendencies.
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January 18, 2018
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jr777
cannabis
2018-02-13 13:28
The Truth About Marijuana
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marijuana.jpg Marijuana is big in the news right now, yet it remains one of the most controversial and divisive political hot buttons in American politics. Advocates seem
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technology
2018-02-06 17:16
The Future of Retail
Retail's slow demise was written in stone with the advent of the internet, and is now being slowly replaced by manufacturer direct sales. Not only does this cut out the middleman's profit, it also cuts
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ico
2018-02-01 02:14
Two Incredible ICOs for 2018
I'm always on the lookout for high quality ICOs, and 2018 is getting kicked off right with two amazing projects that will likely start whitelisting in February. Ocean Protocol I first heard about Ocean
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news
2018-01-31 22:49
Voynich Codex Finally Deciphered by AI!
I have no intention of turning my steemit into a news blog, but this is something I've been following for a long time. And, well, I just couldn't resist! If you're not familiar with the Voynich Manuscript,
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bitcoin
2018-01-31 20:34
How the World Could Adopt Bitcoin Without Even Knowing It
Courtesy of: goodfreephotos.com/other-photos/hundred-dollar-bills-and-bitcoin-coins.jpg.php I've always thought that Bitcoin was the slow and steady that would win the crypto race. Even after the latest
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ico
2018-01-31 12:24
How I Pick ICOs
Courtesy of: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:What_is_an_ico.png Not only am I relatively new to ICOs, but I'm not an expert in blockchain technology. The sheer number of ICOs out there is daunting enough
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ai
2018-01-30 14:45
Why SingularityNET Might Actually Achieve AGI (And What That Means to You)
There is an axiom that says that artificial intelligence is necessarily narrow-minded, stipulating that AI good at a given task will be necessarily bad at other tasks. For example, AI that's really good
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politics
2018-01-23 12:05
Where did liberalism lose its way?
Liberalism as a philosophy was born out of the Age of Enlightenment in the eighteenth century, and it espouses individual liberties over governmental fiat and equality over divine right and hereditary
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politics
2018-01-21 14:26
What the Second Amendment Actually Says + Why You Should Care About It
According to the left, the 2nd Amendment grants the militia the right to keep and bear arms, the modern day equivalent of which is the National Guard, and thus argues that there is no individual right
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german
2018-01-21 09:35
Things that only German learners will understand…
German is a quirky language. Here are some curious observations that only students of German will understand. Some German words sound more “correct” than their English counterparts, like how some people
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politics
2018-01-21 09:15
Why not an absolute republic?
We've all heard of an absolute democracy. It's democracy taken to its furthest extreme, in which 51% of people are allowed to dictate to the other 49% in every tiny matter. And we all know it doesn't work,
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german
2018-01-20 14:14
German idioms at their Wurst...
If you've been studying German for long, you might have noticed that German culture is somewhat preoccupied with sausage. Some might say obsessed, even. Don't get me wrong, I like a good bratwurst as much
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gun
2018-01-19 15:17
The Gun Control Debate: Why Both Sides are Getting Hoodwinked
Next to abortion, gun control vs. gun rights is the most hotly debated, politically charged topic in America, and I'm here to tell you that it's beyond irrelevant. In fact, it's downright stupid, to the
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blockchain
2018-01-18 17:48
How We're Born with a Decentralized, Biometrics-Based Identity
In previous centuries, people had little to no need for identification documents because they didn't move around very much, meaning everyone else knew who they were without any need for documentation.
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ai
2018-01-18 13:58
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Human Rights
Many a dystopian novel has explored the consequences of failing to give basic human rights to artificial intelligence, and as we near the reality of a technological singularity we should really stop to
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