Solve my World

This algorithm is designed to select a random participant from a group by having each participant select a random number.

This allows for a decentralized and tamper proof way to select a random participant.

Following is a brief explanation:

Each Participant picks a number between 1 and the number of participants.

You then take the sum of the numbers and get the remainder after dividing by the number of participants.

The remainder is the participant that is selected. (remainder 0 is the last participant)

To see an example of a single round click here.

https://github.com/littlejoeward/group-randomizer

A currency is simply a type of commodity that's use is facilitating trade

A good currency needs:

You don't need to tie a currency's value to another commodity

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How to disagree productively and find common ground | Julia Dhar

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We all have opinions on how we think the world works

What are the chances that you are right with all of them?

Your chances will actually increase if you are actively changing your mind to be more correct over time.

Ask yourself, what would it take to change your mind

This opens you up to the possibility of being wrong

This doesn’t mean the you should change your mind all the time

Sometimes you are right, you just need to give equal weight to your opinion as to others’ opinions.

Just because you hear something new doesn’t always mean you need to change your mind right away

There are reasons people (or you) believed the things that they do. Take that into account

Sometimes the reason is ignorance. In this case when you learn something new it can change your mind

Most of the time there is a counter argument, find out what the counter argument is and the counter argument to that argument.

Most issues have been debated back and forth enough times that there are good arguments and counter arguments for each issue

Usually it comes back to where your worldview originates and what is most important to you.

Flat Earth Theory

What would it take? There would need to be a convincing set of arguments to explain the natural phenomena we experience.

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Should cops pull people over?

One of the dangers that cops face is when they pull people over on the side of the road

It is dangerous for the cop because:

They might be on the edge of a busy highway

They don’t know how dangerous the person in the car is

It is dangerous for the person because there is always a potential for escalation leading to problems for the person or the cop

It also causes increased traffic because people are trying to get out of the way of the pulled over vehicles or slow down as they approach.

Increased traffic leads to dangerous situations

So why do we do it?

To keep dangerous people off the roads.

To get drivers to slow down

To disincentivize drivers from driving recklessly

Is it worth it?

Keeping dangerous people off the road is probably worth it because they might cause an accident and I can’t think of a better way to do it

Getting people to slow down is questionable because speed has been shown to not be all that dangerous on its own. I think a cop could be just as effective pulling up behind someone and writing them a virtual ticket that will be mailed to them along with their picture.

Stopping reckless drivers is potentially worth it because they might cause an accident. But I think you could use the same tactic as the people speeding to get them to stop.

Problems with the idea:

What if someone else is driving your car (maybe they could take your picture so the owner of the car would know who was driving)(maybe facial recognition could be used though I’m not sure if I like that idea.)

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Statistical analysis can predict with scary accuracy what people in general as well as individually will do

What does this mean?

We are predictable

We react according to our circumstances

We are swayed by propaganda and marketing

We should make our own decisions and not just go with the flow

This doesn't mean that we never do what we are predicted to do, we just make sure that it is our choice, that we are the ones controlling our destiny.

When we passively let things happen to us as opposed to actively deciding what we will do, we give up that control and let whoever designed the system run our lives

Pay attention to the mechanisms of control in your life.

Who is trying to influence you and what is their motivation?

It's probably better to by default be resistant to anything that is trying to influence you to counterbalance their tactics.

It doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad thing, many people are trying to help.

But regardless, we should try to learn and then make our own informed decision, even if that decision is to trust someone

We can't know everything and make every decision so we need to create our own methods to help us make our own choices.

Find people you trust that can make / help you make the decision.

Instead of mindlessly scrolling through social network feeds, make sure you are curating what you actually want to be seeing.

Find people or systems that's goals align with your own as much as possible. Are they just trying to sell something, that doesn't mean that they can't give good advice but it means that they might have a conflict of interest.

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Video of the keyboard in action

https://youtu.be/NK0LddWJ6oY?t=49

To install the keyboard go to this link

https://cobalt232.github.io/blackberrymanager/

click "Download"

You might need to give permission to install it

When it is installed, open it up and find blackberry keyboard from the list

Install that (you might need to give it permission)

Follow the instructions

Let me know if you have any questions or issues

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The thing that stops many people from giving to charity is not knowing who they should give the money too. I believe that most people would give a share of their money to help people in need if they were only aware of the people that most needed it.

Many people say that the governments should do more "charitable" things. But charity is supposed to be about helping each other, not having our money stolen (which makes us angry) and then given to someone else from the government (which makes them feel entitled and ungrateful). It should be about you giving money from your own free will (which makes you feel good) and someone receiving help from you. (Which makes them feel grateful)

This last month there was a girl in my small town that got in a snowboarding accident. She ended up in a coma and needing brain surgery. A few members of our community put together a fundraiser. They asked local business for donations of food and products for a silent action. Many members of the community baked desserts and had a bake sale. They were able to raise thousands of dollars to help this family. How do you think we all felt as we participated in this event? How do you think the family felt when they saw the community getting together to support them. It became about more than just the money. This is how it should work.

We could've just raised taxes and then sent them a check from our town. It would've been the same amount of money spread across the community. But how different would that've felt?

I have often thought about how we could better bring together the people who need charity with people that want to help. I think that with blockchain technology we now have the tools to make this a reality.

We could have an organization where people can request donations for themselves or others who are in need. Then people can join by donating every month and choosing which people/organizations would get their money.

Then based on who you are donating to the platform could suggest other causes that you might be interested in supporting.

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Decide which assets you want to hold

Assign each asset a percentage of your portfolio

A permanent portfolio is composed of equal parts stocks, bonds, gold, and cash.

Periodically rebalance your portfolio

The idea is that when one asset class goes up and another goes down, you harvest profits from the one and put it in the other. This way you are always buying low and selling high.

Suggested to rebalance once a year

I have an algorithm that rebalances constantly

Algorithm to determine what price you should buy or sell the item for

You need an average of what the price normally is

The more you have of an asset the lower your price will go

The less you have of an asset the higher your price will go

Your buy and sell prices should have a spread. Mine is at 5% right now.

The lower the spread, the more you will be buying and selling. But you make more money on the swings

The higher the spread, the less you will be buying and selling. You make less money on swings

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I share a few updates to my chore system.

Here is the link to the blog post that introduces the idea.