blockchain How to become a Blockchain developer? Many people come to me ask about how they should proceed to become a developer in the blockchain space. I thought it would be a good idea to put down my thoughts in a post so that I can easily refer people to this.
blockchain Consensus Protocols: Tendermint and pBFT The consensus problem in distributes system is an age old problem. Byzantine General's Problem for achieving consensus in distributed process is a special class of problem in which some processes can take arbitrary actions (lie, deceive, etc.)
blockchain Can Blockchains solve the issues of trust in Supply Chain? 👇 One particular case which many people tout as a good use case of blockchains are Supply chains. Somehow its intuitive to people that blockchain should help here.
Youth Dangers of Political apathy Today, I see a general apathy towards political activity at least in youth, or the limited circles I am part of. "Politics" is considered a dirty thing and nobody wants to get into politics as a choice. We all discuss about why government is not doing everything.
books My notes from Shoe Dog by Phil Knight Its a compelling story and a salute to the spirit of entrepreneurship. It never occurred to me that a brand which seems to be omni-present now, had such humble beginnings. It was just a "Crazy Idea" in the minds of a young guy in Oregon, USA.
philosophy My notes from Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov I first picked up Dostoevsky in summer of 2008. Though I had vaguely read about him somewhere, what really made me purchase the books was the fact that the books were pretty cheap. 120 bucks for a 400-500 pages book. I picked up both Crime and Punishment and The Idiot.
blockchain STOP! Blockchain can't solve Everything Blockchain on the face of it is needed to prevent the problem of double spending in a trustless environment. Only when there are multiple parties involved and there is a problem of trust between them, does applying blockchain based solutions help.
greatness What is 'greatness'? This question was inspired by my reading of Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. The book talks about the story of an English butler in the 1930s. One of the key questions
money Who controls the world? This question came to my mind listening to this interview by Chamath. He mentions that there are maybe 150 or 200 people who actually control the world. They may not be the people
anathem Anathem : A gem by Neal Stephenson I recently finished reading Anathem and what a great read it was! Though filled with occasional meanderings by Stephenson, it covered topics which I didn't think fell under the preview of science fiction.
Biology Game Theory in Nature I recently came across Robert Sapolsky's lecture on Human Behavioral Biology. Here is the complete series available on Youtube. One of things which struck me was how results derived from Game Theory have
Nietzsche The thirst for the Dionysian This post has been waiting in my edit box for quite a long time, so need to get it out! Ok. Most of the current world thought places lot of emphasis on rational
Long term thinking Long Term Thinking I have been reading Neal Stephenson's Anathem the last few days. The story is set in an alternate world which has a mathic system where intellectuals (or people of mind) stay in maths
blockchain Proof-of-work as a signalling mechanism Crypto world is booming and at the core of this is the consensus mechanism introduced by Satoshi Nakamoto called Proof-of-Work. Bitcoin is based on proof-of-work consensus mechanism. The basic idea of proof-of-work is
stoicism Imperturbability Today I was listening to this interview of Ariana Huffington by Tim Ferris. She was talking about the concept of Imperturbabilty which I found to be fascinating. By the way, if you haven't
blockchain Technology which is not Disruptive but Foundational - Blockchain Recent hype in blockchain aside, the fact that Blockchain is a completely different approach to doing tech can't be denied. Some key differences which make it non-intuitive to understand are: It's a completely
law Justice - What's the right thing to do? (Part 1) I chanced upon the course on Justice by Harvard professor Michael Sandel and it was fascinating to say the least. I completed the course which has 12 lectures of around 50 minutes each.
brain Book Review - The Brain : The Story of You A few key questions which I came across while reading the book and my thoughts on it. Who are we? As a lot dependent on how our neurons are trained? The state of
entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship and Anti-fragility Nassim Nicholas Taleb talks about the concept of Anti-Fragility - things which gain from volatility Interestingly Entrepreneurship is something which is Anti-Fragile by definition. You may lose small amounts in terms of expenses
podcast Monkey Mind and Being in present I was recently recommended to check out the Farnam Street podcast with Naval Ravikant on twitter. In case you want to check it out, here is the link By any standards, this was
travel Call of the mountains : Chandrakheni Pass Trek I endeavored on a trek to the Himalayas in early May this year. It was the Chandrakheni Pass trek which started from Manali and ended at Rumsu village near Naggar. We visited 5
books My foray into Psychology : Carl Jung I decided to give Carl Jung a try when I was exploring psychology as a way to understand consumer behavior. The popular startup books - Drive, Grit, Habit, Predictably Irrational - limited psychology
books Book Review - Guns Germs and Steel I picked up this book on recommendation by Bill Gates for it somewhere in social media. And I must say, I am not disappointed. Some of the key ideas of the book: Eurasia
consciousness NeuroEngineering This post is just a compilation of some resources I came across when researching consciousness. I thought people on a similar journey may benefit from it. Consciousness is a tough nut to understand.
books Book Review - 1984 by George Orwell So I picked up this book as I was intrigued by the general mayhem going on in the media after Trump election. Many people suggested we are heading for an Orwellian society. I