Blaine Hansen

I'm an iconoclastic engineer, and amateur pianist and economic theorist. I believe in cooperation and using formal rigor to make the world a better place.

[Blaine Hansen @blainehhansen]

@kkuzmesk @shyrohealth That's awesome! I'm glad it's being found useful by someone :)

[Blaine Hansen @blainehhansen]

"The internet town square doesn't have to suck.
The solution to broken social media is obvious: democratic cooperative ownership." #cooperatives #coops #Twitter
https://t.co/pYhKzaDp2H

[Blaine Hansen @blainehhansen]

@johnabbe @evanhamilton @charmitrevadia hahahaha I hope that's true!! Some of that should get deployed to this problem! I'd be happy to help :) I'm just an engineer though and clueless about any kind of fundraising

[Blaine Hansen @blainehhansen]

@johnabbe @evanhamilton @charmitrevadia I think it would be easier than most for-profit companies ha, at least if the comp was similar (which it could be, cooperatives are just businesses). The hard part is startup capital.

[Blaine Hansen @blainehhansen]

@BetterPlatform_ #betterplatform
https://t.co/pYhKzaDp2H :)

[Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr]

The public square is not a billionaire

[Devon ☀️ @devonzuegel]

30 people getting coffee

[Blaine Hansen @blainehhansen]

@_SecondThought Love your videos! The recuperation one mentions not presenting a specific plan, and generally you like democracy and cooperatives. Curious what you would think of "Persistent Democracy" which I've been working on:
https://t.co/gS1pOiSanT

[Blaine Hansen @blainehhansen]

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[Blaine Hansen @blainehhansen]

"If you believe that the world is shaped by your and others’ actions, then the climate crisis or other global catastrophic risk don’t look quite so scary: they’re an opportunity to do something meaningful."
https://t.co/Npgtbtvwb4

[Utah Approves @UtahApproves]

At the Utah State Botanical Center in Davis County to educate voters on #ApprovalVoting until 8 pm! Come join us @usuextension

[Blaine Hansen @blainehhansen]

https://t.co/nQ6Yv8vnN7

[Alexis King @lexi_lambda]

it is a common misconception that the name “C++” is a joke implying that C++ is “one better than C”. in fact it implies that C++’s existence makes C seem better in comparison, due to its use of the post-increment operator.

[Blaine Hansen @blainehhansen]

@oxidecomputer I always enjoy Cliff's writing! It's not hard to point out the ways that #rustlang is awesome, but he does a lovely job :)
https://t.co/Xsqq7Ra1de

[Blaine Hansen @blainehhansen]

"... the best network is a monopoly, but in private hands a monopoly would not be in the public interest."
Interesting to hear a capitalist admit this.
https://t.co/ng14lLhYea

[Julian Zawistowski @julianzawist]

Finally: I really disapprove what happened on Belarusian-Polish border this Winter, this is shame on us forever. But this time we are finally doing the right thing. Esp. impressed by fire fighters and army. Thank you & keep up good work! 17/17

[Julian Zawistowski @julianzawist]

Yet, this is massive and will not end soon and may lead to social and possibly humanitarian catastrophe. While so far we are managing to deal with it, this is not a matter of brief mobilization - this is long-term challenge in solidarity and empathy. Pls remember about that. 16/

[Julian Zawistowski @julianzawist]

Yesterday I spent many hours at the refugees support centre close to Karczowa-Krakowiec border crossing.

https://t.co/538a3sGoen

Here is what I saw. 🧵 1/

[Utah Approves @UtahApproves]

Letter: Approval voting ends with happy voters — and deserves a try in Utah https://t.co/AzUwBLvgxZ

[Cory Doctorow NO LONGER ON TWIT TER @doctorow]

Still relevant today. War isn’t Hell. War is War and Hell is Hell. Aired February 8, 1977. https://t.co/O5B42wxKIJ