David ex Machina

Buying an electric vehicle today seems like a no brainer, it’s good for the environment and it will save you money on gas. And that last point seems like a given, gas is expensive, especially these days, and electricity costs cents on the dollar, essentially free - how can you argue with that?!  But a few things are missing from that equation, the efficiency of an EV to yield mileage, for one, and the fact that energy prices can move quite a bit. So I decided to run the numbers myself, and see how much more economical EVs can be, and the answer was a bit of a surprise. TL;DR Don’t buy an EV just yet. I made a simple “electric or gas” calculator you can use to find out for yourself. Caveat: I’m strictly looking at the economical (variable) cost of “fueling” a vehicle. This calculation excludes considerations for emissions, environmental impact, tax rebates, maintenance cost, insurance costs, the current price premiums above msrp, and opportunity time cost of charging vs. filling t...

I recently wrote about why web3 is the place to be . Now I want to share some reasons to join Protocol Labs   to work on web3 with me :):   The space . The mission . I’m a strong proponent of mission driven companies, and Protocol Labs has one of the most valuable missions I’ve been around - building the next generation of the internet . Open source work . It’s novel, progressive, and empowering to work in the open. It changes your approach to building not just for a company, but for the community. The people . A smart, motivated, helpful, and friendly workplace is worth its weight in gold Filecoin. And it all starts at the top with Juan , who leads the charge on setting the culture that is embodied throughout the company. The learning . Beyond wrapping your head around the web3 space, Protocol Labs prides itself on innovation: conducting R&D across many fields, investing in external projects and startups across the space, and even choosing to upgrade itself once a year. ...

     Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-iigN2WjvY&ab_channel=ProtocolLabs There’s a lot of hype about web3 , so much so that the New York Times recently ran a profile on the many tech executives leaving their posts to join the space . The article focuses on the financial leverage that cryptocurrencies offer and less so on why web3 matters as the next wave of computing. As a software engineer, and someone who recently joined the web3 space, I wanted to share my view of the excitement and challenges facing web3.  web Let’s start with the exciting stuff :) The Technology . Achieving consensus in an untrusted network is a technological breakthrough that the Bitcoin blockchain pioneered. It’s a real breakthrough, unlocking the digital ability to create scarcity, make guarantees in the future, and create the first resilient, real-world applicable version of digital money. Also, all of these protocols rely on some major advancements in the field of cryptography...