Suggested readings week 51/2022
Decentralize
Rising interest for the case for a Decentralized Internet.
This is how Internet should have been developed: as a decentralized group of information producers and consumers. While it evolved to a decentralized system of physical seervers owned by a few information producers and influencers, and a few data grabbers and consumers.
We have now more options for building decentralized services and paradigms on the Internet.
https://www.noemamag.com/mastodon-isnt-just-a-replacement-for-twitter?utm_source=pocket_reader
How to read a paper
Researchers produce and read papers. Writing is difficult, while reading is tricky.
https://web.stanford.edu/class/ee384m/Handouts/HowtoReadPaper.pdf?utm_source=pocket_saves
Estimate
Estimating complex work is possible.
Producing precise and immutable estimates is an intrinsically wrong idea. Esimates are fairly good guesses and a lot of biases should be taken into account when evaluating the possibility that a guess turns into reality.
https://mdalmijn.com/p/11-laws-of-software-estimation-for-complex-work?utm_source=pocket_reader
Clima Business
These startups offer commercial solutions to decarbonize society or remove carbon from the atmosphere. By doing this at speed and scale, we have a fair chance of avoiding catastrophic climate change.