IN THIS EPISODE

A few days at the Porcupine Freedom Festival in New Hampshire netted a load of wonderful connections, some very interesting insights and a few very relevant interviews, from the perspective of the technology and choice pair.

First up in this episode is Sam Patterson, Chief Operating Officer of OB1, the company developing the Open Bazaar protocol and ecosystem. Sam shares some insights about the ideals of peer-to-peer commerce, shares some very encouraging news about the current real-world successes of the platform, and shares exciting news about the near future, which will make the ecosystem tons better still.

Next we spend some quality time with Larken Rose discussing his very ambitious and fabulously important project, The Mirror. This could be one of the most important projects in existence for opening human potential, so listen up and consider pitching in.

Finally, we speak with Jeremy Kauffman of LBRY (pronounced "library"). With their imminent launch of the LBRY platform, listeners are in a unique position to get in on the ground floor of what I found to be one of the most exciting practical applications of blockchain technology to come along recently. Content distribution is about to get a really great tool that everyone can use, even the "big guys." Listen for how to get an inside track on the launch for listening to this podcast.

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MUSIC

Music for this episode: *SafeProject* an original piece composed and performed by Nicholas Koteskey of Two Faced Heroes

LINKS

[The Free State Project](https://freestateproject.org/)

[Porcfest](http://porcfest.com)

[Open Bazaar](https://openbazaar.org/)

[All things Larken Rose](http://larkenrose.com)

[Larken's YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/user/LarkenRose)

[The Mirror -- trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJUZlwAFVQo)

IN THIS EPISODE

David Irvine, Founder and lead developer of MaidSafe has faced a huge workload over the last couple of years, moving the SAFE Network towards launch. So much so that he hasn't recorded an in-depth interview in over two years. That changed today.

In this episode he finally speaks--quite a lot, actually. Our two hour interview covers much of what has been going forward with the SAFE Network, the technical barriers, some of the huge breakthroughs, the community, and a lot more.

Most of the second half of the interview deals with matters relating to a blog post being published at about the same time as this podcast (linked below), making full community disclosure about planned actions to reinforce capital availability to accelerate development and community outreach, a likely source of lively discussion on the SAFE Network Forum.

Aside from all the wonderful data, perspectives and strategy disclosures, the interview is a great dose of David Irvine in person.

MAGIC WORDS

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MUSIC

Music for this episode: *Arrival,* and "Magic Words" are original pieces composed and performed by Nicholas Koteskey of Two Faced Heroes

LINKS

MaidSafe Blog post re MaidSafeCoins usage--http://blog.maidsafe.net/2016/05/31/maidsafecoin-announcement/

[AFE Network Release Cycle--https://blog.maidsafe.net/2016/05/06/the-safe-network-release-cycle/

Stable Droplet Network--https://blog.maidsafe.net/2016/05/26/stable-droplet-network/

Forum post with links about Datachains--https://forum.safenetwork.io/t/safe-datachain-work-in-progress/

IN THIS EPISODE

This week Robert and John do a bit of house cleaning. A number of loose ends demanded attention, so we had a blast just batting them around.

MAGIC WORD

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MUSIC

Music for this episode: *SafeProject* and *Magic Words,* original pieces composed and performed by Nicholas Koteskey of Two Faced Heroes

LINKS

[William Walker Atkinson - Thought Vibration --free print edition](https://archive.org/stream/ThoughtVibrationOrTheLawOfAttractionInTheThoughtWorld/Thought_Vibration__Or__The_Law_of_Attrac#page/n1/mode/2up)

[William Walker Atkinson - Thought Vibration -- paid print editions](http://calm.li/thoughtvibration)

[William Walker Atkinson - Thought Vibration --Audiobook edition](https://archive.org/details/thought_vibration_ap_librivox)

*Genetic options -*

[DNA to regrow limbs](http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130307-will-we-ever-regenerate-limbs)

[Growing new teeth](http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/05/13/alligators-can-grow-new-teeth-so-why-not-humans)

[50% of Scientific findings are wrong -- 1](https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn7915-most-scientific-papers-are-probably-wrong)

[50% of Scientific findings are wrong -- 2](https://www.theguardian.com/science/occams-corner/2013/sep/17/scientific-studies-wrong)

[Being led by the nose - nose rings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nose_ring_(animal))

[James Allen - Byways of Blessedness](http://j.mp/pax_james-allen)

[Scam Free book](http://livesensical.com/scamfree)

[There is no crying in baseball](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M8szlSa-8o)

[Lottery winnings statistics -- 1](http://www.statisticbrain.com/lottery-winner-statistics/)

[Lottery winnings statistics -- 2](http://brandongaille.com/22-lottery-winners-bankrupt-statistics/)

[Pay What You Want](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay_what_you_want)

[“I’m from Missouri and you’ll just have show me.”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willard_Duncan_Vandiver)

**Sources of Releasing info**

[KISS Releasing](http://lesterandme.com/)

[Sedona Method](http://www.sedona.com/Home.asp)

[ReleaseTechnique.com](http://www.releasetechnique.com/)

#### In this Episode

Chadrick Mahaffey is a software developer and fan of the SAFE Network. For years he's been working to understand organization principles so as to evolve a way that people can "Labor in Freedom."

In this interview, we go into the background of how he arrived at what he now calls The Crowd Found Hub, a system using smart contracts and crypto tokens to allow for a very open and fruitful way to organize group activities in a completely voluntary way, but with a way of rewarding value created by participants.

Could change a lot of the way we think about how we "have to" do things.

#### Magic Word

Listen for the magic word, and submit it to your LetsTalkBitcoin.com account to claim a share of this week's listener award distribution of LTBcoin. Listeners now have a full week from the release date to submit a magic word. The magic word for this episode must be submitted by 12 pm Pacific Time on May 17, 2016.

#### Music

Music for this episode: *SafeProject,* an original piece composed and performed by Nicholas Koteskey of Two Faced Heroes

#### Links

[Crowd Found Hub (In Detail)](https://forum.safenetwork.io/t/crowd-found-hub-in-detail/9064)

[*Extreme Programming Explained*](http://www.amazon.com/Extreme-Programming-Explained-Embrace-Change/dp/0201616416/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1462849265&sr=8-2&keywords=extreme+programming+explained) by Kent Beck

[*Maverick*](http://www.amazon.com/Maverick-Success-Behind-Unusual-Workplace/dp/0446670553/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462849425&sr=8-1&keywords=ricardo+semler) (1995) and [*The Seven Day Weekend*](https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Day-Weekend-Changing-Work-Works-ebook/dp/B000PDYVXE?ie=UTF8&keywords=ricardo%20semler&qid=1462849425&ref_=sr_1_2&sr=8-2) (2004) by Ricardo Semler

[Technology and Choice website](http://technologyandchoice.com)

[SAFE Crossroads podcast](http://safecrossroads.net)

IN THIS EPISODE

Finally, Robert and John get to really start exploring scams. What is a scam? Why is it so important to understand the mechanics that make something a scam, or not? What does this all have to do with technology and choice?

We dig in on a scam that Robert himself got snared by, and what he did about it. The image of throwing a ragdoll to a puppy is invoked. Listen to see how it came out.

MAGIC WORD

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MUSIC

Music for this episode: *SafeProject,* an original piece composed and performed by Nicholas Koteskey of Two Faced Heroes

LINKS

Free -- Robert's book, Get Yourself Scam Free -- http://livesensical.com/scamfree// (This page includes links to all the material discussed in this episode.)

Anatomy of a Scam -- Planet Money podcast -- http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2016/01/29/464859624/episode-680-anatomy-of-a-scam

Technology and Choice website -- http://technologyandchoice.com

[CryptoGoss podcast](https://soundcloud.com/cryptogoss)

IN THIS EPISODE

John and Robert have a great time with Paul Rosenburg, a true renaissance man and scholar, about technology and choice--past, present and future. Should we be optimistic, pessimistic, or simply mystic? You get to choose.

MAGIC WORD

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MUSIC

Music for this episode: *SafeProject,* an original piece composed and performed by Nicholas Koteskey of Two Faced Heroes

LINKS

Freeman's Perspective -- http://www.freemansperspective.com/

Review of The Breaking Dawn -- http://www.freemansperspective.com/the-breaking-dawn-a-book-review-by-jim-davidson/

Cryptohippie privacy service -- https://secure.cryptohippie.com/

[Technology and Choice website -- http://technologyandchoice.com

IN THIS EPISODE

Be sure to read and/or listen to the article "Technology and Choice (What's in a Name?) on the LTB front page. The title of this episode will make more sense once you've read the article or listened to this episode.

We discuss the substance of that article from some different angles. We have some fun, and even start bleeding into next episode's topic.

MUSIC

Music for this episode: *SafeProject,* an original piece composed and performed by Nicholas Koteskey of Two Faced Heroes

LINKS

[Technology and Choice (What's in a Name?) article]

[The Decentralization Itch article](http://www.safecrossroads.net/articles/the-decentralization-itch-3/)

[The Decentralization Itch article audio reading](https://soundcloud.com/safecrossroads/the-decentralization-itch)

[Scam Free ebook download](http://livesensical.com/scamfree)

This is a reading by the author of the article:

Technology and Choice (What's in a Name?)

The article can be read at Letstalkbitcoin.com.

####In this Episode####

We're back again with Harmen Klink, talking about further innovations on the Decorum decentralized forum and social connection protocol. We talk about a web of trust function which will make the protocol very handy at evaluating one's connections and resisting unwanted connections. Also we talk about the Project Decorum crowdsale, and the value proposition behind it. And much more.

The design of the SAFE Network presents challenges due to its security model, but it also presents opportunities to view things differently and accomplish things which are brand new.

####Magic Word####

Listen for the magic word, and submit it to your LetsTalkBitcoin.com account to claim a share of this week's listener award distribution of LTBcoin. Listeners now have a full week from the release date to submit a magic word. The magic word for this episode must be submitted by 8 am Pacific Time on April 19, 2016.

####Music####

Music for this episode: *Safe Crossroads,* *Magic Words* and *She,* original pieces composed and performed by Nicholas Koteskey of Two Faced Heroes

####Links####

[Project Decorum website](http://www.project-decorum.com/)

[SAFE Network forum thread on Decorum Project](https://forum.safenetwork.io/t/introducing-project-decorum/6119)

[On Creating SAFE Altcoins](https://forum.safenetwork.io/t/on-creating-safe-alt-coins/7192)

Harmen's handle on the [SAFE Network Forum](https://forum.safenetwork.io) is @Seneca. Contact him there find his direct email in the [Purchase Agreement](https://harmen-klink.squarespace.com/s/Project-Decorum-Coin-Purchase-Agreement.pdf) for the [Project Decorum Crowdsale](http://www.project-decorum.com/crowdsale/)

IN THIS EPISODE

What's up with social media and what does it have to do with zombies? You'll just have to listen.

MUSIC

Music for this episode: *SafeProject,* an original piece composed and performed by Nicholas Koteskey of Two Faced Heroes

LINKS

Midwest Journal Press -- http://selfhelpbook.midwestjournalpress.com/

Crossroads of Project SAFE -- http://safecrossroads.net

Revenge of the Social Media Zombies article -- http://livesensical.com/podcast/selling-books-online/revenge-social-media-zombies/

Facebook is a growing and unstoppable digital graveyard -- http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160313-the-unstoppable-rise-of-the-facebook-dead

Facebook becoming lurkers - 66% report not posting in three months -- http://contentmarketinginstitute.com/2015/11/content-creation-facebook-podcast/

The truth about Facebook and Millenials --http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/246777

Google allowing celebrities and businesses post directly to keywords -- http://contentmarketinginstitute.com/2016/03/social-media-content-podcast/ --minute 8:30

&

[Google evangelist Avniash Kaushik asks people to subscribe to his newsletter as Google is restricting organic content](http://contentmarketinginstitute.com/2016/03/social-media-content-podcast/ --minute 29:13

Instagram updated newsfeed to limit organic reach - in favor of ads. (Facebook owns.) -- http://techcrunch.com/2016/03/20/the-death-of-instagram-for-brands/?ncid=rss

Fake twitter followers--> Obama - 53% fake --http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2013/09/24/53-of-obama-twitter-followers-are-fake-accounts/

Presidential candidates -- http://www.vocativ.com/news/239402/which-presidential-candidates-have-the-most-fake-twitter-followers/

Celebrity fakes--Twitter -- http://gizmodo.com/5994621/which-celebrities-have-the-most-fake-twitter-followers

Celebrity fakes--Facebook -- http://www.businessinsider.com/celebrities-with-the-most-fake-facebook-likes-2012-9

IFTTT--If This Then That -- https://ifttt.com/

Amazon’s DIrty Laundry of Reviews -- https://gigaom.com/2011/06/24/419-what-shoppers-dont-realize-about-amazons-reviews/

Only 1.5% naturally write reviews, 1 in 15 reviewers never bought that product -- http://nautil.us/issue/12/feedback/one-percenters-control-online-reviews

5% make it -- http://livesensical.com/podcast/live-sensical/revenge-bucket-crabs-become-follow/

Author-preneur on Flipboard -- https://flipboard.com/@robertworst2015/author-preneur-55nhr5lqy