On today's show I feel privileged to be speaking once again with Shawn Wilkinson, the brains behind Storj. Storj.io is decentralized cloud storage utilizing the world?'?s best blockchain - that's right the Bitcoin Blockchain. In the first half of the show I take us all back in time to the 2015 Texas Bitcoin Conference in Austin, Texas and to an interview from the lost Tree House Studio archives. Back in 2015 I had an opportunity to sneak into the Bitcoin conference hackathon and interview the 2014 winner of the hackathon who was... you guessed it... Shawn Wilkinson - the mastermind behind Storj.io. The 2nd half of the show features Shawn once again as he walks me through how to rent out 20 gigs of storage space on my Macbook Pro. I ask some silly questions and with the patience of a saint, Shawn answers my questions and gets me set up and running my computer as a farmer growing Storj coins and supporting a really great decentralized cloud storage service. Also on this episode youlll get to hear the one and only Santa Claus perform for us his rendition of It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Bitcoin - a new holiday tradition celebrating the birth of our beloved... bitcoin. And while it may be true that you can't wrap Bitcoin in swaddling clothes or lay Bitcoin in a manger, it's fair to say that Bitcoin is capable of miraculous things and of helping humanity in our age old struggle to create Peace on Earth. For more detailed information about Storj, check out John Fergusons podcast Technology and Choice - Episode #11 on the Let's Talk Bitcoin Network. You can find that great interview here:https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/technology-and-choice-11-storj-shawn-wilkinsonMAGIC WORD: Hidden in each episode of Bitcoins and Gravy is a Magic Word. I know that it may sound absurd, but listen for the Magic Word and you can earn LTBcoin! First set up a free account at LetsTalkBitcoin.com. Then tune in to your favorite LTB podcast and when you hear the Magic Word, don't delay! Submit it to your account to claim a share of this week's distribution of LTBcoin. Listeners now have a full week from the release date to claim a magic word.Setting up an LTB account has always been fast and easy... and now it?'?s profitable!!! TRANSCRIPTIONS: The professional transcriptions found on my website are provided by one of our fans who can be found at:http://diaryofafreelancetranscriptionist.comCREDITS & VALUABLE LINKS: http://Storj.io Technology and Choice - Episode #11: https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/technology-and-choice-11-storj-shawn-wilkinson It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Bitcoin Copyright 2016 RJM Publishing, Nashville To the tune of, It?'?s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas By Meredith Wilson - 1951 It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Bitcoin It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Bitcoin Everywhere you go Take a look at your nation's debt - honey it's safe to bet Inflation's coming sooner than you know! It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Bitcoin Help is on the way And the thing that will make us free is the new technology That we use each day We've got better encryption than ancient Egyptian With privacy for every one Foreign remittance at only a pittance Hoorah when the workers have won! And we can do it all without a missile or a gun! It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Bitcoin All around the world We've got currency wars galore - knockin on every door The kind that keep the people really poor It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Bitcoin Crowd funding SOON But the prettiest site to see is the price above the trees When it's too the moon INSTRUMENTAL We've got better encryption than ancient Egyptian With privacy for every one Foreign remittance at only a pittance Hoorah when the workers have won! And we can do it all without a missile or a gun! It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Bitcoin Crowd funding SOON But the prettiest sight to see is the price above the trees When it's too... the... moon Merry Christmas everyone! Ode To Satoshi Ode to S