Re: Speaker suggestions?

On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 09:01:03PM -0700, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Bob Smith ([email protected]):
> 
> > Let's be generous and say I fully understand
> > public key encryption.  Starting with that
> > knowledge, is there anyone on the list who
> > could explain blockchains?
> > Not cryptocurrency, just blockchain.
> > Is there a way do demo blockchain using the
> > people who attend to validate the transaction?
> 
> Bob, is this a speaker suggestion you are making?  Otherwise, IMO you
> really should start a new thread, to avoid interfering with SVLUG trying
> to quickly line up a July 2018 speaker.
> 
> If you are indeed offering to be that speaker, thank you indeed.

Hi folks,
I'm not volunteering to be a speaker. I am encouraging this apparent
suggestion from Bob that the group get involved in some type of
blockchain demo.

My understanding is blockchain is one of the most disruptive technology
concepts out in the wild today. Some folks have opined blockchain has
the capacity to bring down the Google and Facebook empires at some
future date:

http://rbharath.github.io/why-blockchain-could-one-day-topple-google/

Blockchain obviously has great entrepreneurial potential today. Is the
timing right? Well, that is the uncertainty factor. When. Not if.

humbly,
Karen
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