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SAFE CrossroadsSAFE Crossroads #55, Vaults Phase 1, with Nikita Baksalyar and Lionel FaberIt is a delight to have back two previous guests, Nikita Baksalyar and Lionel Faber, for a wide-ranging conversation that touches on many advances in SAFE Network development. Centering around the recently released Vault program library, we explore the implications of other advances, including new data types, how they relate to each other, safecoin integration, and a lot more. The concept of the Perpetual Web--private, secure and free--takes on much greater clarity. Enjoy. Music Safe Crossroads Beta, an original piece composed and performed by Nicholas Koteskey of Two Faced Heroes
2019-09-1357 minSAFE CrossroadsSAFE Crossroads #54, From a UX Point of View, with Jim CollinsonThe SAFE Network is a project of such large scope, doing things that have never been done, it can be hard to wrap one's head around the whole thing without a lot of work. But in the end it is for people to use. It needs to be easily adopted and made to work by everyone. As core development progresses rapidly towards beta launch, tracking the evolution of the user experience (UX) development can help everyone understand the potentialities for this vast project from a practical, people-empowering perspective. To help us with that we talk...
2019-07-2558 min
Technology & Choice podcastTC 44, How Decentralized is the Wind? with Jim McCanneyWe last talked with Jim McCanney back in March 2018 when he had recently been selected as one of five international finalists in the Water Abundance Xprize. In this episode we follow up to find out what happened. In addition to that we do a good coverage of the technologies he's developed to efficiently extract water from the air and, more importantly, how to power the process with his Wing Generator, his game-changing development in using the wind to generate power for any (and almost all) uses. If you are not familiar with his Wing Generator Project, I...
2019-01-2357 minTechnology & Choice podcastTC 43, High-Tech, Low-Tech, Some-Tech, No-TechJohn and Robert probe questions regarding the level of technology appropriate to different situations, and we try to isolate some touchstones for selecting the right type, level and amount technology to employ. As fodder we talk a lot about Robert's different situations as simple farmer on the one hand, and as a writer, publisher and internet marketer on the other. We'd really like the input from the listeners on what you think about and how you find the balance. Email at simpleton@safecrossroads.net. Music *Phantom from Space* by Kevin...
2019-01-1050 min
SAFE CrossroadsSAFE Crossroads, SAFE DevCon 2018 Highlights, with Dug CampbelApril 23rd brought core and app developers for the SAFE Network from all over the world to Ayr, Scotland for SAFE Dev Con 2018. In this episode we hit the highpoints with Dug Campbell, head of Marketing and Outreach with MaidSafe. The full video of the event is linked below, and the different speakers should soon be available as individual videos on MaidSafe's YouTube channel soon, if not be time of this podcast going live. (See channel link below.) #### Music Music for this episode: *Safe Crossroads Beta*, an original piece composed and performed by Nicholas Koteskey of Two Faced Heroes #### Links...
2018-04-2739 min
SAFE CrossroadsEp41, App Devs Jump In, with Shane ArmstrongWith the SAFE Alpha 2 Network running for some months now, providing a stable, improving interface for developers to interface with and learn to use the SAFE APIs, a lot of development activity is taking place by independant App Developers. Our guest for this episode is Shane Armstrong, an experienced and successful software engineer who recently discovered the SAFE Network and has jumped right in and started developing and implementing important apps for the network. We discuss his perspective as an experienced engineer approaching the SAFE development process and the network as a whole, the tools in place to speed developers...
2018-02-2839 min
SAFE CrossroadsEp40, The SAFE Nework PrimerThe main problems in talking about the SAFE Network are understanding (1) the enormous scope of the project, (2) the various specific innovations it represents, (3) how those innovations interrelate in the overall system, and (4) why the approach is fundamentally different than pretty much anything else that is being attempted. Regardless of the technical level of the enquirer, Project SAFE has lacked a really good landing place to begin exploration into it. In this episode we interview the originators and main contributors to the recently released SAFE Network Primer and give some very good insights to what the SAFE Network is about, why...
2018-02-2147 min
Technology & Choice podcastTC 26, Reconnection - Ken Schwenker and the One Love FestivalModern technology has enabled us to do so many things that were never possible in history. People move more, farther and faster than ever in history. The internet has allowed us to communicate and form relationships with others from almost anywhere. But the impulse for in-person connection with others, the forming of personal bonds, is strong and too often unfulfilled. Festivals of all sorts are exploding in popularity all around the world. These events take many forms, for many reasons. What they hold in common is that they are gatherings of people of common interest, in person, to celebrate community...
2018-01-2336 min
Technology & Choice podcastTC 25, Exploring Value and Exchange with Adam B. Levine, or “Proof Of WHAT?”It was an absolute pleasure to have a long talk with Adam B. Levine about the concept of Value, its core meaning, how we exchange with each other with Value in mind, and how new tools of cryptocurrencies and cryptographic tokens give us options that have never existed before--and, of course, some speculation on the possibilities! There's a lot here, folks. Enjoy! #### Music Bumper music: *Rocket Power* by Kevin MacLeod. #### Links [Soundcloud feed for Technology & Choice and SAFE Crossroads podcasts](https://soundcloud.com/safecrossroads) Subscribe on iTunes under SAFE Crossroads--John Ferguson [Subscribe on Twitter](https://twitter.com/SAFEcrossroads)
2018-01-161h 10
SAFE CrossroadsEp39, More on SAFE Apps, with Gabriel ViganottiThe SAFE Network is a huge software infrastructure project which is currently in Alpha 2, a network of distributed nodes, hosted on cloud servers for MaidSafe as the many intricacies of the architecture are fine tuned. A future iteration will return to nodes hosted by external participants at home, but Alpha 2 exposes a stable set of interfaces which developers can use learn how the network functions and how to build applications for it. Today we talk with Gabriel Viganotti of Cordoba, Argentina, who is both an independent developer working on apps to run on the SAFE Network, and also a contractor...
2017-10-2645 min
SAFE CrossroadsEp37, SAFE Network Alpha 2, with MobileNick Lambert joins us with to talk about the new Alpha 2 network just released by MaidSafe, as well as other aspects of the network development and what differentiates what MaidSafe is developing from all other existing projects. MUSIC Music for this episode: *SAFE Crossroads*, an original piece composed and performed by Nicholas Koteskey of Two Faced Heroes LINKS New MaidSafe website--https://maidsafe.net -- with links for Alpha 2 info referenced Juan Bennet interview--https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUVLuXjPAfg David Irvine interview--https://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/3017991/blockchains-killer-app-is-bitcoin-the-rest-is-mostly-pure-marketing-says-maidsafes-david-irvine SAFE Network Community Forum--https://safenetforum.org MaidSafe youtube channel==https...
2017-09-2750 min
SAFE CrossroadsEp 35, Viv Rajkumar, CTO MaidSafeIN THIS EPISODE Viv Rajkumar is CTO of MaidSafe in Troon, Scotland. We go into depth about the development process in general, the development experience at MaidSafe, and then catch up on what's been going on with the forward motion of SAFE Network development. There's quite a lot here, but very accessible. One thing discussed is the new test net in which community members are back to testing vaults at home, as well as user side experiment. This test network went live between the time the interview was recorded and publication, so go to safenetforum.org and see if you...
2017-02-031h 17
SAFE CrossroadsEp 34 What's to Profit? with Nick LambertIn this Episode Today we have an in-depth visit with Nick Lambert, COO of MaidSafe, covering a lot about where MaidSafe has been, where it's gotten to and where it's going. With the Bank to the Future equity crowd funding pitch in play, we dig in to find out how MaidSafe, as an open source, very altruistically oriented company, is likely to be profitable enough to invest in. This is a very well rounded, very informative coverage of MaidSafe and the SAFE Network, accessible to most anyone whether they are very familiar with the SAFE Network or not. Whether you're...
2016-09-261h 27
Bitcoins and Gravy!EP #83 John Ferguson is coming to Porcfest!On today's show I have a special guest visiting me here in the Tree House Studio and that is none other than John Ferguson, the self proclaimed Simpleton of Safe. Yes I'm talking about the same John Ferguson we know and love from the Let's Talk Bitcoin Podcast network that you are listening to right now. John Ferguson is the host of the Safe Crossroads podcast and a new cutting edge podcast called Technology & Choice all right here on the Let's Talk Bitcoin Podcast network. John is on his way to Porcfest - that's right the Porcupine Freedom Fest...
2016-06-2200 min
Bitcoins & GravyEP #83 John Ferguson is at Porcfest!On today’s show I have a special guest visiting me here in the Tree House Studio and that is none other than John Ferguson, the self proclaimed Simpleton of Safe. Yes I’m talking about the same John Ferguson we know and love from the Let’s Talk Bitcoin Podcast network that you are listening to right now. John Ferguson is the host of the Safe Crossroads podcast and a new cutting edge podcast called Technology & Choice all right here on the Let’s Talk Bitcoin Podcast network. John is on his way to Porcfest – that’s right the Porcupine Fr...
2016-06-2231 min
Technology & Choice podcastTC06, Chadrick Mahaffey on Crowd Founding Principles#### In this Episode Chadrick Mahaffey is a software developer and fan of the SAFE Network. For years he's been working to understand organization principles so as to evolve a way that people can "Labor in Freedom." In this interview, we go into the background of how he arrived at what he now calls The Crowd Found Hub, a system using smart contracts and crypto tokens to allow for a very open and fruitful way to organize group activities in a completely voluntary way, but with a way of rewarding value created by participants. Could change a lot of the way...
2016-05-1051 min
Technology & Choice podcastTC03, The Resounding "Duh!"IN THIS EPISODE Be sure to read and/or listen to the article "Technology and Choice (What's in a Name?) on the LTB front page. The title of this episode will make more sense once you've read the article or listened to this episode. We discuss the substance of that article from some different angles. We have some fun, and even start bleeding into next episode's topic. MUSIC Music for this episode: *SafeProject,* an original piece composed and performed by Nicholas Koteskey of Two Faced Heroes LINKS [Technology and Choice (What's in a Name?) article] [The Decentralization Itch article](http...
2016-04-1834 min
Technology & Choice podcastTC02 Revenge of the Social Media ZombiesIN THIS EPISODE What's up with social media and what does it have to do with zombies? You'll just have to listen. MUSIC Music for this episode: *SafeProject,* an original piece composed and performed by Nicholas Koteskey of Two Faced Heroes LINKS Midwest Journal Press -- http://selfhelpbook.midwestjournalpress.com/ Crossroads of Project SAFE -- http://safecrossroads.net Revenge of the Social Media Zombies article -- http://livesensical.com/podcast/selling-books-online/revenge-social-media-zombies/ Facebook is a growing and unstoppable digital graveyard -- http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160313-the-unstoppable-rise-of-the-facebook-dead Facebook becoming lurkers - 66% report not posting in three months -- http...
2016-04-0555 min
Technology & Choice podcastThe Decentralization ItchWhy does decentralization as a concept motivate so many people so powerfully and often so irrationally? I wrote this article as part of the process of dissecting the anatomy of my own itch regarding decentralization. Enjoy this recording and visit the written article at http://www.safecrossroads.net/articles/the-decentralization-itch-3/. Thanks to Adam B. Levine and the Let's Talk Bitcoin network for original encouragement to record this. The track you hear was edited by Adam and was released as part of Episode 233 (https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/lets-talk-bitcoin-233-recursive-iterations) of the Let's Talk Bitcoin podcast. Following it the postscript to...
2016-04-0315 min
SAFE CrossroadsThe Decentralization ItchWhy does decentralization as a concept motivate so many people so powerfully and often so irrationally? I wrote this article as part of the process of dissecting the anatomy of my own itch regarding decentralization. Enjoy this recording and visit the written article at http://www.safecrossroads.net/articles/the-decentralization-itch-3/. Thanks to Adam B. Levine and the Let's Talk Bitcoin network for original encouragement to record this. The track you hear was edited by Adam and was released as part of Episode 233 (https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/lets-talk-bitcoin-233-recursive-iterations) of the Let's Talk Bitcoin podcast. Following it the postscript to...
2016-04-0315 min
Technology & Choice podcastTC01 Virtual RealityWelcome to the first episode of Technology and Choice, the podcast where we're likely to talk about almost anything, as long as it centers around these two concepts. In this episode, we introduce ourselves (John and Robert) and lay the groundwork for the ongoing podcast. Then we take up the subject of Virtual Reality technology, how it's starting to take its place in the world, and what the choices it makes possible, and necessary. LINKS: The Crossroads of Project SAFE -- http://safecrossroads.net Midwest Journal Press -- http://selfhelpbook.midwestjournalpress.com/ Live Sensical -- http://livesensical.com Recommended novels...
2016-03-3050 min
SAFE CrossroadsEp29, Class X, Graduation Review, All Invited####In this Episode#### Come one, come all, to the last planned class of the SAFE Network School. We do a high-level overview of what we know about the SAFE Network in a way that even parents, friends and family of the proud graduates will be warmed with what they learn, and be proud of those who have worked so hard to get closer to the bare metal of this elegant technology. Graduates will be reminded of all that they have learned by noting the intricate details that have been artfully avoided in this presentation for broad consumption. This is your...
2016-01-0742 min
SAFE CrossroadsEp28, SAFE Class IX, Let's Grok Safecoin**grok**-- [Martian] literally meaning "to drink" but taken to mean "to understand at a deep, intuitive level." (from the novel Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein, a story about a human raised by Martians) ####In this Episode#### Having explored the SAFE Network from end to end through our School series so far, in this Class we are finally ready let safecoin help spread our senses out through the SAFE Network as a whole. We can now begin to *grok* SAFE in fullness. Now can we embrace some key aspects of the network that we've not yet been...
2015-12-2351 min
SAFE CrossroadsEp27 SAFE Class VIII, The Parts Of The Heart####In this Episode#### First off its some Simpleton perspective on the Safe Exchange, followed by answering some listener questions. Then it's full bore into Class VIII of the SAFE Network School, examining the key persona types and functions in the Vaults that form the heart of the SAFE Network. This one may be a bit of brain work, but it's worth it. ####Magic Word#### Listen for the magic word, and submit it to your LetsTalkBitcoin.com account to claim a share of this week's listener award distribution of LTBcoin. Listeners now have a full week from the release date to...
2015-12-0946 min
SAFE CrossroadsEp26, The Safe Exchange####In this Episode#### History in the making. Exaggeration? You be the judge. This last week Daniel DaBek announced the release of the whitepaper on the new Safe Exchange. More than just a protocol, it is the core tool kit necessary to establish a decentralized contract marketplace, via which anyone will be capable of exchanging with anyone, anywhere, according to prearranged contractual conditions. We discuss the current crowdsale, designed to raise the modest capital needed to finish development, but also to distribute governance of the exchange a much as possible amongst the future users of it. This is one you really...
2015-11-2957 min
SAFE CrossroadsEp25, App Time####In this Episode#### We take an aside from the SAFE Network School this week due to time constraints. But we do take a bit of time to visit with Francis Brunelle from the Montreal SAFE Pod and get some insights about app development on the SAFE Network. The doors are open to those who are ready to start making meaningful apps for the network. ####Magic Word#### Listen for the magic word, and submit it to your LetsTalkBitcoin.com account to claim a share of this week's listener award distribution of LTBcoin. Listeners now have a full week from the release...
2015-11-1824 min
SAFE CrossroadsEp24, SAFE School Class VII, No 3rd Party Needed####In this Episode#### Class VII of the School of the SAFE Network takes us to the realm of Self-Authentication, something else new to the world which will first appear with the SAFE Network, but will certainly become a standard for those who wish to have true control over their data and electronic relationships. It is all about you and the network. That's all. No "trusted" authority or administrator required. No fine print user agreements, wherein you agree to give the service provider access or privileges regarding your private data. ####Magic Word#### Listen for the magic word, and submit it to...
2015-11-1131 min
SAFE CrossroadsEp23 SAFE Class VI, Autonomous, Really?####In this Episode#### In Class VI of SAFE Network School, we round out a deeper view of the remaining component factors necessary to establishing and maintaining the SAFE Network as an autonomous entity. We've come far pilgrims, and through the heaviest going--hopefully--but there is more to come. So take time to really let everything we've covered so far sink in. Put in some time going over it all a time or two more, if you can. It will help as you go forward. ####Magic Word#### Listen for the magic word, and submit it to your LetsTalkBitcoin.com account to claim...
2015-11-0433 min
SAFE CrossroadsEp22, SAFE School V, Connecting All####In this Episode#### Class V of the School of the SAFE Network brings clarity on another component of the SAFE Network configuration which is critical to the autonomous functioning of the network. We explore some of the problems and solutions of peer-to-peer networking, and explore some of the key terminology necessary to communicating about it. We really only scratch the surface enough to better understand what the SAFE Network needs to accomplish to operate properly, but the miracles regularly performed all the time in providing us all with the connectivity we've come to expect become more appreciated in view of...
2015-10-2843 min
SAFE CrossroadsEp21, SAFE School IV, Reaching Bedrock*In this Episode* In Class IV of the SAFE Network School we get down to bedrock on one of the most important aspects of the SAFE Network. We have loads of fun, actually. It's back to school for sure, but also has a bright gem of entertainment to help bring the lesson home. With this material we are able to get our feet on solid ground on not only how the network organizes and administers so many intricate actions, but we see the foundations of the very different, but very powerful method of establishing consensus and truth within the SAFE...
2015-10-2149 min
SAFE CrossroadsEp20, SAFE School, Class III, Deep And Wide####In this Episode#### In Class III of the SAFE Network School we break down some of the underlying computer technology needed to get a better grip on why the SAFE Network can do what it is designed to do. We take a closer look at the Vault structure and get an understanding of what a distributed hash table is about, and much more. Find out what David Irvine has to say about how to share understanding the technology of the SAFE Network, from his years of experience telling others about it. Come along as we start to peel apart the "...
2015-10-1438 min
SAFE CrossroadsEp19, SAFE Network School, Class Two, Going Deeper####In this Episode#### Class Two of the SAFE Network School takes us deeper. We probe down and start to pull apart the great intricacy of the SAFE Network by closely examining the key elements that make it work. But not too fast or overwhelmingly. You'll be surprised how understandable it is when guided by a Simpleton who has already done most of the brain-warping exploration, so that you don't have to warp YOUR head so much. Come along as we start to peel apart the "secrets" of how the SAFE Network is designed and why it is so powerful. There...
2015-10-0746 min
SAFE CrossroadsEp18, SAFE Network School, Class One####In this Episode#### We're happy to announce the opening of the Simpleton's School of the SAFE Network. Since the SAFE Network is being built on a very different combination of fundamentals than has ever been used before and because it is so intricate, it's not possible to just wade in and get a full picture of it without some work. This is especially true because the network is still in development and so can't be used and learned by experience, either. Therefore, the effort of this podcast up to this point has been to share and create interest in the...
2015-09-3038 min
SAFE CrossroadsEp13, Rich Beer And The Crypto Show####In this Episode#### This week chronicles a mini adventure I had trying to connect with others in the south Texas area who might want to form a meet-up regarding the SAFE Network. It started with a post on the SAFE Network Community Forum (https://forum.safenetwork.io), on to connecting with and appearing on The Crypto Show(www.thecryptoshow.com), and back to an interview with the Project SAFE member who suggested The Crypto Show connection, Rich Beer. All in all, it was an interesting adventure and I hope you'll enjoy some of the results. I haven't given up the...
2015-08-1947 min
SAFE CrossroadsEp10, Paige Peterson and the Seeds of SAFEToday we're delighted to speak with Paige Peterson, community and developer outreach person for MaidSafe. --Music-- Music for this episode: *Arrivals* and *Magic Words, * original pieces, composed and performed by Nicholas Koteskey of Two Faced Heroes Links: - [The Bill Hicks clip mentioned in the interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5LEYG5TqaI) - [MaidSafe Code Bounty Program] (http://blog.maidsafe.net/) - [Project SAFE Newsletter](https://projectsafe.news) - [SAFE Network Wiki](https://safenetwork.wiki) - [The Crossroads of Project SAFE](http://safecrossroads.net) - [maidsafe.net](http://www.maidsafe.net) - [SAFE Network Community Forum](https...
2015-07-2952 min
Let's Talk Bitcoin!LTB E233 - Recursive Iterations##On Todays Show * [**Andreas**](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/andreas) speaks at the recent Wired Money conference in one of his best talks to date. * **John Ferguson** shares his impressions and thoughts on what he terms the "Decentralization Itch" in a reading of his recently published article by the same title. --- ###Subscribe to the [**LTBn All Podcasts feed**](http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheDailyBitcoinShow) or the [**Let's Talk Bitcoin! show only feed**](http://feeds.feedburner.com/ltb/ltb) and never miss an episode again. ---- **Postscript to "The Decentralization Itch"** I’ve been podcasting and writing about the SAFE Network fo...
2015-07-2543 min
SAFE CrossroadsEp09, The SAFE Network Is For PeopleIn this Episode Today we have the pleasure of speaking with two Project SAFE members, James Lindsey and David McCaultey, about their involvement in the project and why. Music Music for this episode: *SAFE Crossroads* and *Magic Words, * original pieces, composed and performed by Nicholas Koteskey of Two Faced Heroes Links: - http://safecrossroads.net - http://www.maidsafe.net - https://forum.safenetwork.io
2015-07-2237 min
SAFE CrossroadsEp05, Tim Coomber on the New Renaissance We are delighted to present a recap of important aspects of the SAFE Network ecosystem and why they are important, followed by a great interview with Tim Coomber of Scotland, one of the hosts of the LIFE IS PEOPLE videocast on Google Hangouts/Youtube. We explore the subject of how the SAFE Network--through the application N99 (Network 99)--will allow content creators to be compensated by the network itself, whether consumers pay for their content or not! This is a game changer for creative people, especially artist, musicians, writers, gamers, news publishers, and many other types of people who create...
2015-06-2458 min
SAFE CrossroadsEp01, What is the SAFE Network, Anyway? Follow the Crossroads blog and podcast and find out more at www.safecrossroads.net Music Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2015-06-0329 min