@KrisBuytaert e-mail was way too fast and too secure and too standardised. It was incompatible with the "coffee-break-first" and long waiting queues as a means to control workload culture at the federal ministries. 😄
Belgian government invented digital mail. They email you to tell you there is a new mail in their 'ebox' which contains a message to tell you there is a new message in the myminfin application to tell you there is a message somewhere else. Best joke is how they solve scaling.
@mathiasverraes The internet consumes a lot of electricity. But we can now avoid many airplane travels and videoconference through Zoom. That wasn't obvious when it was invented. Thanks to energy-efficient crypto (=POS), we'll be able to save most of the energy waste of financial institutions.
1/5 A message to US and Western Policymakers on how to think about China's approach to crypto and blockchain. China opposes the Western system of values built on openness, transparency, privacy, free market competition and so forth.
Love driving @bmw but not supporting #Androidauto when #android has 80% marketshare is a huge mistake which forces me to look to other brands. Please fix this @bmwgroup