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IOTA: A New Partner on the Block(chain) | EVRYTHNG

Evrythng including the kitchen sink?

Not sure what to do in the blockchain world? Mash them all up with a virtual "hub"! Support them ALL!

STILL unsure what to do but you have $$$ to throw at the question? JOIN the 

Blockchain Research Institute!

  

It is truly a star-studded cast of members,

You can even ask questions -- once a month! 

Want to know more? Here is what BRI is all about (emphasis mine):

In January 2018, Blockchain Research Institute co-founder and Executive Chairman Don Tapscott authored a comprehensive manifesto in response to these challenges. “A Declaration of Interdependence: Toward a New Social Contract for the Digital Economy” calls for a fundamental shift in the social contract, redefining the basic expectations and foundational agreement between individuals and institutions in society. Tapscott argues that blockchain and the Internet of value offer a unique second chance to correct the failures of the past three decades, establish a new social contract, and realize the promise of democracy, prosperity and individual empowerment offered by the digital era.

Wow. Heady stuff! Watch the BRI manifesto.

Caution: Any new "Social Contract" on "The Blockchain" must be right the first time! You can't change your contract later! Or really test it in any realistic way. So be RIGHT! THE. FIRST. TIME. Remember, blockchain entries are "immutable"!  Well, sort of...  kind of...

OK! Evrythng clear now?

Will that be paper - or not?

I want to be more efficient, I really do. I want to follow the advice of experts, since they are, well, experts. So fortunately this email arrived today.

Paperless Whitepapers then?

My mouse pointer was poised over the "Register Now" button. I was imagining getting rid of the office laser printer. Never buying reams of paper at Costco again. No more paper cuts!

But then, in the nick of time I was saved from making a horrible mistake by the next email.

Why is it not surprising that the Government version of InformationWeek tells me I can't get rid of paper? After all, it works sooo well for Congress.

What if I sign up for both? Would it be like registering for a "matter" and an "anti-matter" webinar, ending in my annihilation?