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Bitcoin reward cut in half again, with much less effect than one should expect

Submitted by brad on Tue, 2020-05-19 14:40
Chart of the last year of Bitcoin hashrate

On May 11, a major event took place in the bitcoin world, yet it had no negative effect on the price of the coin and much less effect on mining than it would seem it should. This event is known as the "halving," and it means the reward for mining bitcoins was suddenly cut in half.

Topic: 
Technology
Tags: 
bitcoin

Monday 2pm EDT, Zoom Tank on future of Public Roadway Transit

Submitted by brad on Sun, 2020-05-17 20:11

I didn't pick the topic, in spite of having written a bunch on in yesterday, but tomorrow we will do another debate in our "Zoom Tank" on the topic of the good and bad news for roadway public transit.

The main debaters are Jarrett Walker from Human Transit, and Randal O'Toole, the "antiplanner" from Cato Institute who is always full of amazing data.

After the short debate, the four sharks, including yours truly, tear into the debaters and their arguments, and then the audience has a go.

Topic: 
Robocars

Justifying lockdowns from a standpoint of defending individual rights

Submitted by brad on Thu, 2020-05-07 11:32
Entrance of new Apple Computer HQ, one of the world's largest office buildings, at 5pm

Many people opposed to lockdowns feel they are an improper state interference with our liberty. Possibly an unconstitutional one, particularly in the case of religious gatherings.

Topic: 
Governance
Health

Online self-driving debate and lively panel (including me) Apr 27, 11am PDT

Submitted by brad on Tue, 2020-04-21 23:05

Next Monday, we will be doing an online version of a popular panel session we have done every year at the "Automated Vehicle Summit" -- the oldest self-driving car conference.

In this session we have a speaker propose a controversial idea, and then, a bit like a "shark tank" our panel (myself included) tear into the concepts and discuss them, and the audience asks questions too.

Topic: 
Announcements

Covid deaths could change election results: Do more Republican voters die than Democrats?

Submitted by brad on Fri, 2020-04-03 13:51

The projected deaths for Covid-19 in the USA are horrific -- 100,000 to 240,000. Let's hope it's not nearly that bad, but those numbers are enough that they actually could alter the election. Not simply because Covid-19 will be the top issue in the election, but because voters will die.

Topic: 
Politics

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