DECENTRALIZE, the podcast

After forty-two episodes of discussing almost every technology under the sun, we finally take on drones and their possibilities (quite a few, as we discover). We also discuss what drones, nuclear power, and other technologies spell for the future of war, as well as the role that entrepreneurship and decentralization play in turning killing machines into tools for peace.

Friend of the show Jonathan Mayo-Buttry joins us this week to tell us about his work with drone manufacturer [3D Robotics][3drobotics], the principles of motion design, and his experience in producing well-known animations and videos for decentralized technology projects and companies.

James is leaving the show this week. Before riding off into the sunset, he leaves a special message for DECENTRALIZE listeners at the end of this episode.

Special Guest: [Jonathan Mayo-Buttry][jonathan]

Hosted By: [Tony Sakich][tony], [James Walpole][james], & [Eric Martindale][eric]

Produced By: [Chaz Ferguson][chaz]

Music By: [Toni Leys][toni]

Want to watch our interviews live? [Follow us on Google Plus][decentralize] to join our Hangouts on Air every Tuesday at 6:30 PM ET.

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Check out these links from this week's show:

##Drone Tech

[Amazon Prime Air][prime]

[Drones and Movie-Making][movie]

##Tech, War, and Peace

["You and the Atomic Bomb" by George Orwell][bomb]

##Guest Links: 3DRobotics and Motion Design

[JBC Motion][jbc]

[JBC Motion on Vimeo][vimeo]

[3D Robotics on Facebook][facebook]

[3DR Solo Launch Video][solo]

[Augur Animation Video][augur]

[BitPay Animation Video][bitpay]

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[jonathan]: https://twitter.com/JBCMotion

[tony]: https://twitter.com/TonySwish

[eric]: https://twitter.com/martindale

[james]: https://twitter.com/JamesLWalpole

[chaz]: https://twitter.com/unchaz

[toni]: https://soundcloud.com/tonileys

[3drobotics]: http://3drobotics.com/

[facebook]: https://www.facebook.com/3drobotics

[solo]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfN9lTp8ma0

[bitpay]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP_I9zNRpEo

[augur]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yegyih591Jo

[bomb]: http://orwell.ru/library/articles/ABomb/english/e_abomb

[prime]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98BIu9dpwHU

[vimeo]: https://vimeo.com/65738200

[jbc]: http://www.jbcmotion.com/

[movie]: http://www.wired.com/2015/03/drone-filmmaking/

[decentralize]: https://plus.google.com/b/112799215242542928928/112799215242542928928/posts

Why do those who know the least about technology often have the most power to misuse it? We try to answer that question this week in a discussion of the debate over mandated security backdoors currently raging between media outlets and technologists. We also discuss the role of historical revisionism and examples of how a decentralist critique can add to our understanding of the role of power and freedom in the past.

Our guest this week is Steve Dekorte, creator of decentralized marketplace [BitMarkets][bitmarkets] and lead developer at [Voluntary.net][voluntary.net]. We discuss the challenges and promises of uncensored trade, the proper place of anonymity and identity, and the philosophy driving the work of the Voluntary.net team.

Special Guest: [Steve Dekorte][steve]

Hosted By: [Tony Sakich][tony], [James Walpole][james], & [Eric Martindale][eric]

Produced By: [Chaz Ferguson][chaz]

Music By: [Toni Leys][toni]

Want to watch our interviews live? [Follow us on Google Plus][decentralize] to join our Hangouts on Air every Tuesday at 6:30 PM ET.

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Check out these links from this week's show:

##Technology, Ignorance, and Control

["Technology Is Magic, Just Ask The Washington Post" by Jon Evans][techcrunch]

["Keys Under Doormats: Mandating Insecurity by Requiring Government Access to All Data and Communication"][keys]

[Liquid Democracy][liquid democracy]

##Revisionist History

[Ludwig von Mises on History [from *Human Action*]][mises]

[*The Triumph of Conservatism* by Gabriel Kolko [PDF]][conservatism]

["Generalissimo Washington: How He Crushed The Spirit of Liberty" by Murray Rothbard][washington]

[*Against Intellectual Monopoly* by David Levine and Michele Boldrin [PDF]][intellectual]

##Voluntary.net and BitMarkets

[Download and Use BitMarkets][bitmarkets]

[Contribute to Voluntary.net on GitHub][github]

[Follow Voluntary.net on Twitter][twitter]

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[steve]: https://twitter.com/stevedekorte

[tony]: https://twitter.com/TonySwish

[eric]: https://twitter.com/martindale

[james]: https://twitter.com/JamesLWalpole

[chaz]: https://twitter.com/unchaz

[toni]: https://soundcloud.com/tonileys

[bitmarkets]: https://voluntary.net/bitmarkets/

[voluntary.net]: https://voluntary.net/

[washington]: https://mises.org/library/generalissimo-washington-how-he-crushed-spirit-liberty

[intellectual]: http://www.dklevine.com/papers/imbookfinalall.pdf

[conservatism]: http://www.libertarianismo.org/livros/gkttoc.pdf

[mises]: http://www.econlib.org/library/Mises/HmA/msHmA2.html

[liquid democracy]: http://www.shareable.net/blog/liquid-democracy-the-app-that-turns-everyone-into-a-politician

[techcrunch]: http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/25/technology-is-magic-just-ask-the-washington-post/

[keys]: http://www.crypto.com/papers/Keys_Under_Doormats_FINAL.pdf

[github]: https://github.com/Voluntarynet

[twitter]: https://twitter.com/voluntarynet

[decentralize]: https://plus.google.com/b/112799215242542928928/112799215242542928928/posts

On this week's episode, we're pissed off and baffled by the copyright restrictions which have entangled the classic song "Happy Birthday" for more than a century. After we get over (*not entirely*) our anger at the intellectual monopoly regime, we discuss content creation platforms and the potential for open source protocols to decentralize sites like Reddit and Medium.

Our guest this week is Torsten Hoffman, executive producer and director of award-winning documentary [*Bitcoin: The End of Money As We Know It*][documentary]. We ask Torsten about insights he's gained into cryptocurrency and monetary history through the course of creating the movie, the process and challenges of independent documentary filmmaking, and why he's chosen to release the film via Bittorrent.

Special Guest: [Torsten Hoffman][torsten]

Hosted By: [Tony Sakich][tony], [James Walpole][james], & [Eric Martindale][eric]

Produced By: [Chaz Ferguson][chaz]

Music By: [Toni Leys][toni]

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Want to see the documentary? Lucky you! You can use the code DECENTRALIZE on [the film's Vimeo page][Vimeo] to get 20% off when renting or purchasing. If you prefer the crypto way, you can [download the film's Bittorrent Bundle][Bittorrent] or [pay for it with bitcoin at The Protocol.TV][ProtocolTV].

If you'd like to help Torsten and his team get the movie into wider syndication, [leave a review for the movie on its IMDB page][IMDB].

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Check out these links from this week's show:

["'Happy Birthday' Hits Sour Notes When It Comes To Song's Free Use"][articleone]

["Protocols Instead Of Platforms: Rethinking Reddit, Twitter, Moderation And Free Speech"][articletwo]

LiveJournal: http://www.livejournal.com/

Twister: http://twister.net.co/

Aether: http://getaether.net/

"Bitcoin: The End of Money As We Know It" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bitcointheendofmoneyasweknowit

"Bitcoin: The End of Money As We Know It" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheEndOfMoney

[torsten]: https://twitter.com/3DContentBlog

[tony]: https://twitter.com/TonySwish

[eric]: https://twitter.com/martindale

[james]: https://twitter.com/JamesLWalpole

[chaz]: https://twitter.com/unchaz

[toni]: https://soundcloud.com/tonileys

[documentary]: https://theendofmoneyasweknowit.wordpress.com/

[articleone]: http://www.npr.org/2015/07/12/422327673/happy-birthday-hits-sour-notes-when-it-comes-to-songs-free-use

[articletwo]: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150717/11191531671/protocols-instead-platforms-rethinking-reddit-twitter-moderation-free-speech.shtml

[IMDB]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4654844/

[Vimeo]: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/bitcoin

[Bittorrent]: https://bundles.bittorrent.com/bundles/bitcoin-the-end-of-money

[ProtocolTV]: https://www.theprotocol.tv/bitcoin-the-end-of-money-as-we-know-it/

This week's episode is a detour into the trends emerging for talent in the tech startup world. We talk about the glory of Red Bull-fueled hackathons, the rise of the unconventional career path, and the economics of building strong teams (and paying interns).

In the second half of the show, we chat with legendary Perl expert and longtime [FLOSS Weekly][floss] podcast host Randal Schwartz on topics ranging from the coolest open source software projects encountered over 400 episodes to the art of running a weekly tech show (just like ours!).

Special Guest: [Randal Schwartz][randal]

Hosted By: [Tony Sakich][tony], [James Walpole][james], & [Eric Martindale][eric]

Produced By: [Chaz Ferguson][chaz]

Music By: [Toni Leys][toni]

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Check out these links from this week's show:

HackStart: http://hackstart.me/

Nina Mufleh's Airbnb Resume Site: http://www.nina4airbnb.com/

Perl Language: https://www.perl.org/

TWiT Network: https://twit.tv/

Randal Schwartz on Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/+RandalLSchwartz

Randal Schwartz Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randal_L._Schwartz

Randal Schwartz Home: http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/

[randal]: https://twitter.com/merlyn

[tony]: https://twitter.com/TonySwish

[eric]: https://twitter.com/martindale

[james]: https://twitter.com/JamesLWalpole

[chaz]: https://twitter.com/unchaz

[toni]: https://soundcloud.com/tonileys

[floss]: https://www.twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly

This week's episode is a dive into the life sciences. We discuss the growing information access and decreasing costs which are enabling a biohacked biotech revolution. We also cover John Deere's recent efforts to use intellectual property restrictions to prohibit farmers from modifying farm equipment.

University of Wisconsin Horticulture Department Chair and Professor Irwin Goldman joins us to discuss the work of the [Open Source Seed Initiative][seeds], a project dedicated to protecting and developing plant varieties free from intellectual property controls.

Special Guest: [Irwin Goldman][irwin]

Hosted By: [Tony Sakich][tony], [James Walpole][james], & [Eric Martindale][eric]

Produced By: [Chaz Ferguson][chaz]

Music By: [Toni Leys][toni]

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Check out these links from this week's show:

"We Can't Let John Deere Destroy the Very Idea of Ownership," *WIRED Magazine*: http://www.wired.com/2015/04/dmca-ownership-john-deere/

"Biohacking in the Garage," Seth Bannon: http://sethbannon.com/biotech-in-the-garage

[irwin]: http://horticulture.wisc.edu/faculty-and-staff-2/faculty-and-staff/name/irwin-goldman/

[tony]: https://twitter.com/TonySwish

[eric]: https://twitter.com/martindale

[james]: https://twitter.com/JamesLWalpole

[chaz]: https://twitter.com/unchaz

[toni]: https://soundcloud.com/tonileys

[seeds]: http://osseeds.org/

In this week's episode, we discuss the failure of central planning in the midst of the Greek debt crisis and the future of ownership in a digital world. Tony gives his review of Apple Music, and the interminable debate over the relative value of open source technology and user-friendly services continues...

Former coworker and friend of the DECENTRALIZE team Manuel Araoz joins the show this week to discuss [Streamium][streamium], a decentralized, peer to peer paid video streaming service built with bitcoin payment channels.

Special Guest: [Manuel Araoz][manuel]

Hosted By: [Tony Sakich][tony], [James Walpole][james], & [Eric Martindale][eric]

Produced By: [Chaz Ferguson][chaz]

Music By: [Toni Leys][toni]

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Check out these links from this week's show:

*Detroit: An American Autopsy* by Charlie LeDuff: http://www.amazon.com/Detroit-American-Autopsy-Charlie-LeDuff/dp/0143124463

*As We Go Marching* by John T. Flynn: https://mises.org/library/we-go-marching

*The Use of Knowledge In Society* by Friedrich Hayek: http://fee.org/freeman/detail/the-use-of-knowledge-in-society

Bitcoin Payment Channels: https://bitcoinj.github.io/working-with-micropayments

Bitcore: http://bitcore.io/

Streamium on GitHub: https://github.com/streamium/streamium

Streamium on Twitter: https://twitter.com/streamium_io

[manuel]: https://twitter.com/maraoz

[tony]: https://twitter.com/TonySwish

[eric]: https://twitter.com/martindale

[james]: https://twitter.com/JamesLWalpole

[chaz]: https://twitter.com/unchaz

[toni]: https://soundcloud.com/tonileys

[streamium]: https://streamium.io/

Is your work future-proof? On this week's show, we talk about the decentralized future of manufacturing in a long-awaited (by us) episode featuring 3D printing technology and the questions of a world without human labor. We also discuss the evolution of Bitcoin Core, particularly with BIP 47's proposal for payment codes as a solution for user privacy.

We're joined this week by Bitcoin master Andreas Antonopoulos to discuss his work in multisignature security with [Third Key Solutions](https://www.thirdkey.solutions/), his recent book *Mastering Bitcoin*, his thoughts on Bitcoin Core development and the block size debate, and why he thinks decentralization is so important for justice.

Special Guest: [Andreas Antonopoulos][andreas]

Hosted By: [Tony Sakich](https://twitter.com/TonySwish), [James Walpole](https://twitter.com/JamesLWalpole), & [Eric Martindale](https://twitter.com/martindale)

Produced By: [Chaz Ferguson](https://twitter.com/unchaz)

Music By: [Toni Leys](https://soundcloud.com/tonileys)

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Want to help translate Andreas's book *Mastering Bitcoin*? Check out the Transifex project here: https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/mastering-bitcoin/

Check out these links from the show:

EconTalk: "Chris Anderson on Makers and Manufacturing": http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2012/12/chris_anderson_2.html

*Makers: The New Industrial Revolution* by Chris Anderson

Makerbot 3D Printer: http://www.makerbot.com/

[Bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIPs)][bips] Discussed:

- [BIP 32: Hierarchical Deterministic Wallets][bip 32]

- [BIP 47: Reusable Payment Codes][bip 47]

- [BIP 43: Purpose Field for Deterministic Wallets][bip 43]

- [BIP 65: OP_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY][bip 65]

- [BIP: "Proof of Payment][bip proof of payment]

*Mastering Bitcoin*: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920032281.do

*Mastering Bitcoin* on GitHub: https://github.com/aantonop/bitcoinbook

[andreas]: https://twitter.com/aantonop

[tony]: https://twitter.com/TonySwish

[eric]: https://twitter.com/martindale

[james]: https://twitter.com/JamesLWalpole

[chaz]: https://twitter.com/unchaz

[toni]: https://soundcloud.com/tonileys

[third key]: https://www.thirdkey.solutions/

[bip 32]: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0032.mediawiki

[bip 47]: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/159

[bip 43]: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0043.mediawiki

[bip 65]: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0065.mediawiki

[bips]: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips

[bip proof of payment]: https://github.com/kallerosenbaum/poppoc/wiki/Proof-of-Payment-BIPUGJAY7Y5shE

With the whole team back together in Atlanta at DECENTRALIZE Central, we take a detour from our usual format for a full hour of discussion on how how decentralization is making everything better and cooler, from marketplaces and engineering to gaming and music.

In a special segment in this episode, Eric shares the announcement of his new decentralized application platform Fabric. Don't miss it!

Hosted By: [Tony Sakich][tony], [James Walpole][james], & [Eric Martindale][eric]

Produced By: [Chaz Ferguson][chaz]

Music By: [Thin Lizzy][thin lizzy] and [Toni Leys][toni]

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Check out these links from the show:

Open Bazaar Funding: https://blog.openbazaar.org/openbazaar-is-entering-a-new-phase-with-funding/

Gittorrent Whitepaper: http://blog.printf.net/articles/2015/05/29/announcing-gittorrent-a-decentralized-github/

Gittorrent on GitHub: https://github.com/cjb/gittorrent

Apple Music Keynote: http://www.apple.com/live/2015-june-event/ (*starts at 103:20*)

Soundtrack.io: http://soundtrack.io/

Webtorrent: https://github.com/feross/webtorrent

Google's Project Soli: http://www.wired.com/2015/05/google-atap-project-soli-gesture-technology/

Fall-Out 4 Pip-Boy Wearable: http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/18/8800037/fallout-4-pip-boy-wearable-e3-2015

Decentraland: https://decentraland.org/

Microsoft Hololens: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-hololens/en-us

Maki: https://github.com/martindale/maki

[tony]: https://twitter.com/TonySwish

[eric]: https://twitter.com/martindale

[james]: https://twitter.com/JamesLWalpole

[chaz]: https://twitter.com/unchaz

[toni]: https://soundcloud.com/tonileys

[thin lizzy]: http://www.thinlizzyband.com/

After thirty-four episodes, the DECENTRALIZE team needed a bit of R&R, so this week's episode is shorter than usual. James takes a few minutes to chat about his recent visit to the mystical tech land of San Francisco and shares some of the exciting projects and fascinating young founders and inventors he encountered at last weekend's Thiel Summit.

Syed Karim joins us this week for a discussion of Outernet – an ambitious project started with the goal of bringing access to the internet's information to every person on earth via satellite broadcast. We dig into the open source hardware plans for Outernet's receiver devices and talk to Syed about Outernet's philosophical underpinnings, the threat of (and workarounds to) censorship, and the team's future plans for scaling this "public library for humanity."

Special Guest: [Syed Karim][syed]

Hosted By: [Tony Sakich][tony], [James Walpole][james], & [Eric Martindale][eric]

Produced By: [Chaz Ferguson ][chaz]

Music By: [Toni Leys][toni]

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Check out these links from the show:

Thiel Fellowship: http://summit.thielfellowship.org/

Outernet: https://www.outernet.is/en/

Outernet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OuternetForAll

Outernet on Indiegogo: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/lantern-one-device-free-data-from-space-forever

Outernet Video "The Last Book Burning": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNx3vDSuzkY

[syed]: https://twitter.com/syedkarim

[tony]: https://twitter.com/TonySwish

[eric]: https://twitter.com/martindale

[james]: https://twitter.com/JamesLWalpole

[chaz]: https://twitter.com/unchaz

[toni]: https://soundcloud.com/tonileys

This episode was recorded in the wake of the assignment of a double life sentence for alleged Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht. We share our reactions to the chilling effect of the sentencing proceedings and discuss our feelings on what this means for us and for others interested in building a more peaceful and decentralized world.

Julia Tourianski joins us to talk about her experiences as an activist and filmmaker challenging power structures through her blog and YouTube channel Brave the World, where she covers topics ranging from armed self-defense to anarchism. We also ask her about her participation in the "Free Ross" movement that has arisen organically over the course of Ulbricht's imprisonment, and she shares some ways (see full notes below) that decentralists can support Ross and his family even after the sentencing.

Special Guest: [Julia Tourianski][julia]

Hosted By: [Tony Sakich][tony], [James Walpole][james], & [Eric Martindale][eric]

Produced By: [Chaz Ferguson][chaz]

Music By: [Toni Leys][toni] and [Rage Against the Machine][rage]

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Want to support Ross in prison? Tomorrow (06/05/15) Julia will be sending a care package of printed screenshots of tweets, comments, and stories sent to [@BraveTheWorld on Twitter][julia] or directed through her [contact page][contact] at BraveTheWorld.com.

If you're listening to this show at a later time, you can still support Ross and his family by [donating to his Defense Fund][donate] or by directing letters to the [address listed at FreeRoss.org][address].

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Check out these links from the show:

Brave the World: http://bravetheworld.com/

Brave the World on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BraveTheWorldChannel

Brave the World on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bravetheworld

The Official Legal Defense Fund of the Ulbricht Family: http://freeross.org/

"Ross is Our Socrates" by Jeffrey Tucker: http://tucker.liberty.me/ross-is-our-socrates/

"Anarchy Lives: Rojava" by Brave the World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcLPyfgXBAk&feature=youtu.be

Ross Ulbricht's LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rossulbricht

[julia]: https://twitter.com/bravetheworld

[tony]: https://twitter.com/TonySwish

[eric]: https://twitter.com/martindale

[james]: https://twitter.com/JamesLWalpole

[chaz]: https://twitter.com/unchaz

[toni]: https://soundcloud.com/tonileys

[rage]: http://www.ratm.com/

[address]: http://freeross.org/contact-us-2/

[contact]: http://bravetheworld.com/contact-page/

[donate]: http://freeross.org/donate-now-2/