Back in the old life when I had my own team to run, I actually told everyone that they could come in late on the Election Day so they could vote.
They are sending me to a client in Jersey on the Election Day.
Provided there are no internet or transportation disruptions (which would not surprise me) – I am pushing to start at 10am, so I could vote in the morning before the sh.t really starts to hit the fan, but they don’t care, and who am I for anyone to listen to me anyway.
Driving down the Ring Road, it isn’t uncommon to just see this scene pop up. See the glacier on the left. I am loving the #iphone7plus on this trip. #iceland #mystopover #iceland (at Hólmur)
I miss the Ring Road.
No not yet.
But I did go to a networking event for ux designers hoping to meet people because I need new friends and because I really want to really understand if this is something for me.
A woman to my left was answering in one word sentences and clearly did not want to talk, especially after it became clear that I would not offer her a job. A guy on my right was furiously typing emails on his iPhone and definitely did not want to talk.
I did have a pleasant enough conversation after with a Finnish programmer here on a 3 month stint and looking for friends, and a slighty more extroverted entrepreneur from Dubai. I got the Finnish guy’s email and will share some very stale tips from the time when I still knew of things to do in the city.
The presentations were pretty great though – especially from the very awesome design director at Meetup.com, @palebluejen.
Thing I learned today: It is not NY Kredit, but Nykredit, the largest Danish bond issuer. People here are too provincial and assume everything revolves around this city.
California Space Center (CSC) founder Eva Blaisdell announced in a press release sent to CoinReport the launch of “Copernic,” a blockchain-based, finance-focused rights management system developed for the space industry.
Named after legendary Polish astronomer Copernicus, Copernic will provide the infrastructure for the future space economy and ecosystem to be built upon, said CSC.
After mentioning that Elon Musk, the legendary founder of SpaceX, Tesla and PayPal recently presented plans at the ICA in Guadalajara outlining the next era of space exploration and the first steps towards colonization, the press release went on to say that Copernic was designed to be a platform for the space colonization era. With a system designed to be functional both on Earth and in space, Copernic, said CSC, plans to provide the ecosystem with an effective and transparent platform for the registration of rights and transfer of value.
Copernic will allow for space “assets” to have an exact, defined value that can be realized and transferred for the first time. CSC will at first create this platform to serve as a framework of transactions between space-related activities here on Earth. It will comprise a current use-case for Copernic to help in the sale of space-related entertainment, music and fashion while allowing for the execution of the projected $300 million Space Center development.
The center said in the release that it concentrates on the verticals the conventional space industry does not, including, especially, the future economy. While other space industry players focus on critical physical goals for space such as transportation, CSC said it plans to develop the industry’s prospective economy through everything from the development of education initiatives, VR entertainment, fashion and wearables.
“Now is the time to embrace the limitless possibility of the Space Economy. The economy should not rely on sluggish and inefficient systems that currently dominate earth operations,” said Blaisdell. “Blockchain is rapidly becoming an integral part of the most advanced systems on earth. Just as with rocket technology, the foundation for space’s economy should be based on future standards. Tremendous distance is only one of the many problems that must be solved with a future system; a blockchain with independent integrity is required for the space economy to grow.”
The press release said the potential for transactions in space and between space and Earth is skyrocketing, and Blaisdell thinks of Copernic as a catalyst for future economic growth. CSC also announced in the release that it has engaged the Coinfirm Blockchain Lab, a project from the central European leader in blockchain compliance, Coinfirm, to manage the development of the currency and platform. Although Copernic will not bank on conventional financial system, CSC said risks will have to be palliated. In this regard, Coinfirm will provide its blockchain AML risk and compliance platform to ensure that Copernic is able to establish trust and connect with financial systems on Earth.
“Copernic will be the platform to develop blockchain applications within the space industry,” said the release. “To that end, California Space Center plans to open the first blockchain Laboratory dedicated to space applications, and is now accepting applications from potential partners.”
Halloween at friends is a treat – even if for an hour.
Haven’t seen them for ages.
Insufficiently scary this year to send local trick-or-treating kids running screaming, but nice nonetheless.
Among treats – the wild boar that he shot at a hunt with his Florida brother (it is invasive species there , apparently), with what I understood was a kind of a musket.
They buried the head to turn into a skull to dig up in two years, and made a “treasury” map for it.
They are going to Argentina soon. For wildlife conservation work, of cours.
I shared what tips I remembered, but I think their trip will be infinitely more interesting than ours.
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