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Introducing Proof of Political Power (PoPP): A Decentralized Validation System
Abstract Proof of Political Power is a concept that propose to use political power of people, precisely the one “recorded” by digital deliberative systems as a token for the lottery of validation for blocks in blockchain systems. This with the intent of separating governmental and political power from other forms of power, like economic one.…
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Democharts – to build democracy routes
Most Western democracies have a parliament, which is used for elaborating and discussing laws. In some countries, there are two parliaments, while in others, similar discussions take place in different institutions not called parliaments. These institutions engage in conversations about new laws and determine their merit. When considering the work of politicians or teams responsible…
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ForkPad, a 3D printed fork for your laptop (if you are so lucky to have an express card slot)
Have you ever wondered why they put an Express Card Slot in your old laptop? For me it was more or less like the question: What’s the meaning of life? I have one ThinkPad X220 that has that kind of slot and was such a pity to let it empty. I thought so much about…
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Such news, much propaganda – What people talk and think about
We live in a very connected and globalized world, yet we do not know what other peoples are thinking and talking about. Sometimes we are locked in our media and social bubble, not realizing that other things are happening. The purpose of this project is to show at first glance what is talked about, and…
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3D Printing: all the useful stuff designed by me
Hi guys, I’ll show you the best 3d printed stuff that I used to repair other stuff or just because they were particularly cool. All of them are drawn by me using Fusion 360 and 3d printed with an Ender 3 (I speak about it in Italian here). Most of them I already posted on…
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ThinkStand, the laptop vertical stand that saves your neck
Most people don’t realize how terrible is to sit down all day long for their health. If then we consider that having a bad posture is very common we can’t be surprised that a big part of the society suffers from back pain and neck pain. That’s why I designed and built this particular stand.…
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Mish, the open source alarm for your backpack
Hi guys and girl, this is a tutorial for Mish, a smart alarm for backpacks. I build it because my girlfriend had her stuff stolen in a hostel. It’s crazy because she was 11.000 km (around 6835 miles) far away from her house. She woke up without the backpack that she had under her bed.…
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smileBack Project – A step by step tutorial to build your back pain saver
Hi and welcome on my website. I created this page to talk to you about the smileBack Project. It’s a back panel that has two main functions: It provides you lumbar support everywhere. This means that also it can transform every chair in an ergonomic one. It monitors your posture with sensors and it tells…