#12: Michiel de Jong - Unhosted

#12: Michiel de Jong - Unhosted

Author: Francis Irving March 27, 2014 Duration: 25:58
Michiel de Jong talks about Unhosted, a protocol to separate web applications from where their data is stored. Plus a call for more developers to work on decentralized technologies, and how to get paid.

Redecentralize interviews, hosted by Francis Irving, is a monthly series of compact conversations with the people quietly building a different kind of internet. This technology podcast moves beyond the hype to focus on the individuals and the practical code behind the movement to distribute control away from corporate silos. Each episode is a focused fifteen-minute discussion that asks direct questions: what specific problem are you solving, what does your technology actually do, and what does a decentralized future look like in tangible terms? You’ll hear from developers and thinkers working on protocols for communication, data storage, and digital identity, exploring the trade-offs and challenges inherent in redesigning the web's foundations. The tone is curious and grounded, more a series of thoughtful tech briefings than manifesto deliveries. By listening to this podcast, you gain a clearer window into the ongoing architectural shift of our digital world, one concise interview at a time. It’s for anyone who senses the internet is heading in a troubling direction and wants to understand the tangible, if incremental, alternatives being built in response.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 23

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#23: Pablo Ojanguren - SwellRT [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:40
Pablo Ojanguren talks about SwellRT, a real-time framework for making decentralized apps. It is based on the Apache Wave protocol.
#22: Juan Benet - IPFS [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:10
Juan Benet, founder of Protocol Labs, describes the InterPlanetary File System, a decentralized content distribution protocol. What ways are there to fund protocol development?
#21: Sam Patterson - OpenBazaar [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:45
Sam Patterson describes decentralized marketplace OpenBazaar. He's cofounder of OB1, a company made on top of OpenBazaar. How to have competitive middlemen, peer-to-peer dispute resolution and build using IPFS.
#20: Luis Molina - Fermat [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:50
Luis Molina, founder of Fermat, a platform for making 'Internet of People' apps. When should we have geographically localised networks? How do we share reputation between applications?
#19: Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn - Tahoe-LAFS [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:34
Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn, co-founder of Tahoe-LAFS, a distributed cloud storage system. Zooko discusses the long view of a 7 year old project, including changing business models.
#18: Gavin Wood - Ethereum [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:11
Gavin Wood, co-founder of Ethereum, a distributed social contract platform. What kind of apps can be built on a block chain? How can this enable financial scrutiny?
#17: Kenton Varda - Sandstorm [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:26
Kenton Varda, creator of Protocol Buffers, on his new personal cloud platform Sandstorm. How can we get more open source web apps?
#16: Sally Carson - Pinoccio [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:10
Sally Carson talks about Pinoccio, an Internet of Things platform which uses mesh networking. How can it be made easy to use? Can we build a decentralized global sensor network?
#15: David Irvine - MaidSafe [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:59
David Irvine, founder of MaidSafe, which lets you pay for decentralizing storage, computation and bandwidth using a cryptocurrency. Why do this, and how will the economics work?
#14: Aral Balkan - Indie Phone [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:05
Aral Balkan, founder of Indie Phone, talks both about what motivates him to build a decentralized smartphone, and how starting with a great user experience is key to mass adoption.