Tim BrayDec 2, 2022

Was wondering about the surge in my server logs…

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/opinion/blockchains-what-are-they-good-for.html

Opinion | Blockchains, What Are They Good For?

Growing evidence says: absolutely nothing.

Show threadTim BrayDec 2, 2022
There was a brief mention of, and link to, my piece on AWS & Blockchain by Paul Krugman in the NY Times yesterday. So, here's a guessing game. How many hits to my blog do you think that kind of link generates?
0-100
14%
100-1,000
31.5%
1,000-10,000
54.5%
Poll ended at .
Show threadDave Winer ☕️Dec 2, 2022

@timbray -- that piece was very good tim.

i could relate about the doors being easier to get through when you had the right business card.

i found i could get anyone to come to my conferences at harvard. go figure. ;-)

Show threadTim BrayDec 2, 2022
@davew I've heard people there refer to a Harvard business card as the H-bomb.
Show threadDave Winer ☕️Dec 2, 2022

@timbray -- another thing they say --

how can you tell someone went to harvard?

they tell you

Show threadTim CarmodyDec 2, 2022
@davew @timbray my old professor called it the Echo Effect. “I teach at Harvard.” “Harvard???”
Show threadDave Winer ☕️Dec 2, 2022

@tim @timbray

I went to univ that called itself The Harvard of the South, sooooo embarrassing. Oy.

Show threadTim Carmody
@timbray @davew lotta competition for that title
Dec 3, 2022 at 12:55amWeb