Blockchain fuels the sharing economy – Aaron’s article

For anyone considering dipping a toe into crypto-currency, there’s one person I’d like to point to – my son, Aaron. He’s worked with currency models from social currencies to crypto. The former is a way communities print and use their own money to sustain local industries. (One currency uses the line ‘In Farms We Trust’ as a way of thumbing its nose to the Federal alternative.)

His recent in Shareable, is titled “Blockchain as a force for good: How this technology could transform the sharing economy.” 

Blockchain is being adopted by restaurants, the energy sector, and the city of Austin, among others as he explains in the long piece. It’s definitely worth a read., even though I say so myself!

Tech questions worth asking about self-driving cars and crypto-currencies

Some thoughts around the dinner table:

Self-Driving cars:With the arrival of more autonomous cars (we see several every day around our home) will stores need to reduce their parking lots?

Software lawyers: Could we see a new branch of defense lawyers whose client’s might be an ‘algorithm’ – the self-driving car software that caused the accident?

Poor Eyesight: Will optometrists see a surge of business since kids using more screen time that is recommended by pediatrics, get into glasses earlier in life?

Crypto: What if credit card companies pay us ‘rewards’ points in crypto-currencies?

3D printing: Could we change (upgrade, really) our clothing made with 3D printable ink?