Hey fam,Welcome to the second talk of the series! /u/ameensol and I just got off the phone! We had a great conversation thanks to the submitted questions. Please check the first convesation with /u/jtnichol here.

Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EopG76BU9hE

Link to MP3: http://ethcs.org/files/ameensol.mp3

I will be sumitting the RSS feed to iTunes so that I can make timestamps in Overcast.fm (my go-to podcast player). This process might take a few days. For now, you can manually add the RSS feed to you favorite podcast player: https://www.ethcs.org/feed/podcast/.

The questions (more or less chronologically)

Please note that I grouped the questions into five categories: General, Spankchain, Ethereum (governance, protocol, Reddit), MolochDAO and Closing Questions. Please click the category to go to the YouTube-timestamp. Also, I tried to tag everyone that submitted questions but I might've lumped some together and thus tagged the wrong person, whoops!

INTRO (timestamp)

* Can you share a little bit about the place where you’re sitting right now?* Who are you and what are your interests? What is your background?* What, if anything, did you study?* Who do you look up to, and if it's nobody in particular, where do you go for advice?

GENERAL (timestamp)

* As a former mesh member, what's your take on the work ConsenSys does and, if you're familiar enough, the changes that have occurred since you left? u/DboVilakati* What do you think about ConsenSys' work which benefits oil and gas giants? u/DboVilakati* I recently read an article where Gavin Wood was quoted as calling Joe Lubin the "Darth Vader of Ethereum". Any comment about that remark? u/soupdizzle1* Crypto has already attracted much economic interest. What can we do to spark more interest in the potential social and political benefits of blockchain? u/_lotuseater

SPANKCHAIN (timestamp)

* What's your elevator pitch for Spankchain when asked what you do for a living? u/chazschmidt* Growing Spankchain has been a wild ride, I'm sure, and the company is still young. What's one thing you wish you would have done differently in terms of running a company in the bleeding edge space that is crypto? are there unique challenges you can share? u/Trent_vanepps* When it comes to introducing the crypto model to empower people in the adult industry, how has the general reception "behind the scenes" been? The Adult industry is always referenced as being one of the first applications for new technology, it would be interesting to know if the cliché still has merit. u/frescalal* Same question, but with regards to your "blockchain space" peers. How is their reception? I see Vitalik frequently mentioning Spankchain as one of the projects with scaling solutions, but are they all so open-minded?

Hey fam,Welcome to the first talk of the series! /u/jtnichol and I just got off the phone! We had a great conversation thanks to the questions submitted. I'm using the built-in webcam so low resolution, but the audio quality is quite decent.

Link to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I2rDQCF7FsLink to MP3: http://ethcs.org/files/jtnichol.mp3

The questions (chronologically)

Intro

* Can you share a little bit about the place where you’re sitting right now?* Who are you and what are your interests? What is your background?* What, if anything, did you study?* Who do you look up to, and if it's nobody in particular, where do you go for advice?* Where can people learn more about you? (blog, youtube channel, twitter?)

Yes/no

* Do you regret hodling through 2018?* Is your faith in the system stronger than ever?* Do you hold conversations with your dog?* Ever met Vitalik? Gavin? Andreas? (impressions?)* Are you still keto?* Any of your family interested in crypto?

EthTrader Questions (some have been grouped together)

u/Trent_vanepps[+1]

* What was the toughest time for the sub, in your opinion - both as a mod and as a general community member. Either a single event, a particular price, certain people. etc. Conversely, what times have you enjoyed your role as mod?* What can we do to make these times happen more frequently / strengthen the community?

u/ruvalm[+3]

* What is the most memorable of your Mod actions here on Ethtrader ?* If you could implement one new sub rule (let's call it Rule XI) what would it be?* Do you see yourself moderating /r/ethtrader in 5 years ?* What was the ETH bullish trend that you've enjoyed the most in our sub ?* Was there any moment that price action and consequent reactions to it in our sub discussions made you feel that you wouldn't want to be a Moderator anymore ?* How much did your work as Moderator increase from January 2017 to May-June 2017 (/r/ethtraderexploded maybe 10x in subscriptions during that timeframe) ?

u/jkaykr[+1]

* How were you first introduced to Ethereum?

u/retericalnice guy[+5]

* What is the latest on Devcon 7? And how can I help?

u/slay_the_beast[+3]

* You’ve been here a while, probably longer than most.* In what notable ways have you seen the ethtrader community change as the Ethereum blockchain has matured?* What would you like to see more / less of in this community over the next 2 years?

u/soupdizzle1[+2]

* What's your "go to" KC style bbq marinade/rub recipe?*