Opinion Archives - Page 36 of 49

Equality After Enhancement: A Civic Charter for Enhanced and Unenhanced Persons

November 18, 2014

My illustration entitled: "The Equal Future Bridge". Enhanced and unenhanced citizens meet at the centre of a bridge connecting two districts of a future city. Human enhancement raises an old political...

Beyond Cryptocurrency: The Potential of Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence

November 14, 2014

Opinion, Visual Arts

Above is my illustration, featuring myself in a futuristic laboratory setting, with an artificial intelligence female robot. --------------------------------------------------------------- The impact of c...

A Genealogy of Cypherpunkism

October 21, 2014

Opinion, Visual Arts

From Cryptography and Distributed Networks to a Philosophy of Digital Sovereignty My illustration entitled: "The Ancestral Hall of Ideas" - I walk through a grand hall containing statues and illuminate...

The Sovereignty Continuity Principle: Freedom That Survives Technological Change

October 10, 2014

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Human at the Centre of Transformation" - A person stands inside several colossal rotating architectural rings, each representing a different technological age. Mechanical limb...

In the Beginning, There Was CypherPunks

October 2, 2014

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration sketch of a group of CypherPunks (数码朋克) in action, championing Anonymous (匿名者), they are all wearing the Guy Fawkes masks. ------------------------------------------------------------- Pri...

Central Banks and Cryptocurrencies: A Shift in Balance?

September 24, 2014

Opinion, Visual Arts

Following up from my earlier article & illustration "Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?", here in my latest illustration, I showcase the legendary founder of Bitcoin, in battle against the Big Bad Fiat Wolf, that...

Nuclear Energy: For a Sustainable and Secure Energy Future

August 4, 2014

Opinion, Visual Arts

In the illustration above, I attempt to sketch and illustrate Nuclear and Sustainability, while introducing a new concept of possibility using Nuclear specifically for Bitcoin Mining, that consumes alot of ...

The Upgrade Trap: When Enhancement Becomes Economic Coercion

July 17, 2014

Opinion, Visual Arts

My illustration entitled: "The Race That Cannot Be Refused" - Office workers sprint on a futuristic treadmill toward a finish line labelled “Employability,” while upgrade stations inject new devices along t...