If you want to see that same tech in action but on a public blockchain, check out Stellar.

hi, do you have an email or twitter I can reach you at?

Could you elaborate on this November fork? I've asked for input here - https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrencies/comments/6uyz9k/wi...

Great article - unbelievable really.

Is USB-C by all measures now superior to FireWire? Or are we still paying for Jobs' mistake?

USB-C is just a connector. Some of the devices using that connector only support USB 2.0 signaling over that connector, so USB-C does not imply complete superiority over FireWire.

What protocols are commonly implemented by Intel host chipsets which support the USB-C connector, e.g. on a 2017 laptop?

Thunderbolt 3, DisplayPort, USB 1.1-3.1, FireWire, HDMI, MHL, analog audio, power delivery

FireWire? That would have been a good addition to the article. Hopefully that will allow older FireWire devices to be used with a USB-C-to-Firewire adapter.

A cursory google search did not reveal any USB-C to FireWire adapters; there are Thunderbolt 3 to 2 adapters (Thunderbolt 3 is basically USB-C version of Thunderbolt 2 which is Mini DisplayPort) and there are Thunderbolt 2 to FireWire adapters, so that combo may work

Using a TB3 -> TB2 adapter and a TB2 -> FW800 adapter definitely works on Apple hardware with every FireWire device I've tested (hard drives, cameras, and audio gear)

I've not seen any simple adaptors, but OWC's Thunderbolt 3 dock includes a FireWire 800 port.

Do you have an example of a device that only uses USB 2.0 over a USB-C connector? I wasn't aware of such a thing.

All phones with type c

Not true. My phone, a Pixel, has USB 3.1 Gen 1. The Galaxy S8 is also USB 3.1 but I'm unable to find which gen it is from five minutes' Googling.

The Nokia tablet is the first that comes to mind: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N1

Some smartphones.

Older ones maybe. The latest generations of flagship phones use USB 3.1 over Type-C.

Amen

How does this apply to London I wonder?

I don't know about now, but I cycled for UberEats when they first came to London last summer, and averaged £22 an hour due to the crazy incentives they were offering to steal marketshare from Deliveroo.

I think this is a good example of a 'well, actually.' https://www.recurse.com/manual#sec-environment

I'm not grandstanding. I can prove it by admitting I still don't understand the rule:

If a newcomer expresses genuine surprise, are they breaking the "No feigning surprise" rule or not?

edit: typo