ImponderableThings (Scott Driscoll's Blog)

2016-06-22

I'm very excited to announce the release of a new course on Bitcoin, blockchain and decentralized projects like Ethereum. The Bitcoin world is evolving...

2014-09-07

A less-technical introduction to the main ideas behind how Bitcoin works, including how money is transferred, who keeps track of it, and how everything...

2014-06-16

At my day job I write Augmented Reality apps for industrial applications, and we recently got the chance to develop for Google Glass, both an Augmented...

2014-06-09

For some reason Americans don't haggle or negotiate over price--you either pay the listed price or you don't buy it. Except at maybe garage sales or car...

2014-04-29

The closets and cupboards that we don't open very often were acquiring some nasty dank and stale smells over time. Rather than buying an air freshener...

2014-04-14

This is a shorter version of my original "How Bitcoin Works Under the Hood" 22 minute video, and it's also geared more towards non-programmers. Video...

2014-03-16

I run a meetup group called Controversial Topic Discussion Club in Atlanta. Complete strangers from college age to retired come together regularly to...

2014-02-26

Dear internet, I'm working on a shorter version of my How Bitcoin Works Under the Hood video geared more towards non-programmers. Your always honest and...

2013-12-09

We all have ways of life that we assume are somehow the "right way," or are somehow optimal. And then you talk to someone that does things completely...

2013-10-14

I know very few people that claim to vote Republican or Democratic tickets, since they sharply disagree with some parts of each party's platform. For...