Writing

Picking back up the series on what decentralization is good for (part 1 , part 2 ), today I want to focus on one of the most exciting aspects of decentralization: growth. In this case, when I say “decentralized”, what [...]  Read more

Just about 10 years ago, I had a migraine that lasted two weeks.  I have never been in such pain; even an ER visit and a morphine drip didn’t touch it.  Then, 6 months later, I had a stomach pain [...]  Read more

Last night I went to see RAIN , a Beatles tribute band, with my friend and neighbor Jeff .  If you haven’t been to one, tribute bands/shows are kind of odd: on the one hand, typically technically/musically perfect (the tribute [...]  Read more

Over the long weekend, I spent a bunch of time with my kids doing outdoor cold weather activities. I love the winter, and I love winter sports — there is something about being outside on a cold, sunny day that [...]  Read more

I am in Hong Kong this week for Blockstack ‘s Decentralizing the World Tour (more on that in a forthcoming post).   I arrived yesterday and have been exploring the city a bit. The first observation is how awful the air [...]  Read more

USV’s book club book for this month is Drug Dealer, MD , by Dr. Anna Lembke , Director of Addiction Medicine at Stanford Hospital – so we have spent a bunch of time recently talking about addiction. It is not [...]  Read more

Debt is a complicated subject.  On the one hand, it is empowering — it lets you get a quick start on something, and lets you do things that would not be possible otherwise.  There are times when it is useful, [...]  Read more