Published in Neighbourhoods·Feb 9Neighbourhoods’ MVP**by Michael Hueschen and Emaline** Neighbourhoods is an infrastructure-level holochain project that enables communities to design their interactions more pointedly and leverage context-rich metrics across the distributed web. Does that sound new? You may want to read this introduction first. In this article, we’ll explain the Neighbourhoods MVP. Because there…Web 35 min read
Published in Neighbourhoods·Oct 12, 2021Introducing NeighbourhoodsA New Unit of Cohesion for the Social, Distributed Web — This article introduces Neighbourhoods, a framework and community-centered approach to distributed networks on Holochain and the p2p distributed web. It’s not only a framework— we’re building a language, codebase, and marketplace to facilitate its adoption.P 2 P7 min read
Published in The World of Deep Wealth·Jun 25, 2019The Commons Engine’s ‘Cohort Strategy’ for Regenerative AgricultureHow and why we’re building for the commons — When we announced the Commons Engine, we expressed a desire to create a basket of currencies backed by life necessities (food, water, housing, energy, etc.). So, why start with food? Well…everybody eats! …Blockchain6 min read
Published in HOLO·Apr 13, 2018Holo’s ValueRevisiting the “what” and the “why” of our offer — What value does Holo offer its participants? This question arises more frequently and becomes more important as the Holo ICO progresses. We’ve written about our Ethical ICO before, and the fact that we’re actually offering community rather than coins. …Blockchain10 min read
Published in HOLO·Mar 1, 2018Agent-centric Digital IdentityIntroducing Distributed Public Key Infrastructure — As folks slowly begin to grok Holochain’s many subtle interventions into the crypto-space (assumptions about currency design and distributed computing more generally), it can seem like there are more new questions than answers. On top of Holochain’s core combination of immutable hashes and gossip-enabled validation, you’ve got a wide range…Security7 min read
Published in HOLO·Jan 4, 2018Distributed Computing in ContextHow we priced HoloFuel relative to Ethereum gas — EDIT: Scroll to the “Bottom Line” section for new pricing information as of 3/26/18. Calling all Holo peeps! We’re under a week away from the launch of our Initial Community Offering. If you’ve been keeping up with my posts about our ICO mechanics, you’ll know that the ERC-20 token we’re…Blockchain6 min read
Published in HOLO·Dec 28, 2017Attuning to the CrowdHow an algorithm that listens is key for Holo’s Initial Community Offering — I used to be utterly spooked by the proposition of algorithms “listening”. Normally this means some company is tracking your keystrokes, or using keywords from your text messages to spit out Facebook advertisements that match. …Blockchain6 min read
Published in HOLO·Dec 22, 2017On Our Initial Community OfferingOffering Community >>> Offering Coins — If you’re following Holo’s mission to “take back the Internet”, you’ll know a celebration is in order. Our launch, which began with a crowdfund (still running!), has been quite successful! After reaching our initial goal in 72 hours, we decided to continue expanding possibilities for participation. The atmosphere in Holo…Blockchain8 min read
Published in HOLO·Dec 5, 2017Imagining Data CommunitiesA curated comment thread from “Overgrowth of the Digital Economy…” A question that’s been on the minds of many leading up to Holo’s launch today (whoa…) concerns what a data community and its governance might be like. I call computing networks “data communities” for two reasons. One is to make…Blockchain8 min read
Published in HOLO·Nov 17, 2017Overgrowth of the Digital Economy (and what to do about it)Working in tech is emotionally complex. I frequently find myself wondering at what point a “digital tool” moves from ethical neutrality to deliberately aiding the pursuit of particular social and political visions. Each time this arises in my mind, I return to the same point again and again. Perhaps I…Governance8 min read
