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Mike Oplinger
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A privacy-preserving proposal for age verification using Nostr—protecting children without sacrificing anonymity or civil liberties.

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#Nostr #privacy
Nostr-based age verification
A privacy-preserving proposal for age verification using Nostr—protecting children without sacrificing anonymity or civil liberties.
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January 5, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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A reflection on purpose, loss, and creation—how technology and open-source collaboration can unite to serve a higher, collective good.

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The Divinity of Purpose
A reflection on purpose, loss, and creation—how technology and open-source collaboration can unite to serve a higher, collective good.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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The U.S. grid is outdated. Discover renewable solutions—from solar roofs to wind turbines—that can power a sustainable future.

#greentech #solar #wind #grid #datacenter

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It’s time to upgrade the electrical grid
The U.S. grid is outdated. Discover renewable solutions—from solar roofs to wind turbines—that can power a sustainable future.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Switching from Ethereum to Bitcoin protocol for previous ideas
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Switching from Ethereum to Bitcoin protocol for previous ideas
Endorsing the use of Bitcoin side chains over the use of the Ethereum protocol as mentioned in previous posts.
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September 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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My idea to pair #Meshtastic and #BitChat to extend their use and enable more robust communications.
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Pairing Meshtastic and BitChat
My idea to pair Meshtastic and BitChat to extend their use and enable more robust communications.
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August 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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A call for the open-source world to build the Customs Standardization Group.

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The Customs Standardization Group Part 2
A call for the open-source wold to build the Customs Standardization Group.
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July 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Creating breakout groups or employee forums can lead to new ideas.
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Collective Intellangance
Creating breakout groups or employee forums can lead to new ideas.
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June 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Why the CVE program and the Internet Archive are important to our daily digital lives, and how we need to step up and protect them.

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Help save the CVE program and the Internet Archive
Why the CVE program and the Internet Archive are important to our daily digital lives, and how we need to step up and protect them.
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May 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Improve the chance of an A.I. chatbot in your organization while simultaneously reducing costs and gaining positive public relations.

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A.I. Control Agents
Improve the chance of an A.I. chatbot in your organization while simultaneously reducing costs and gaining positive public relations.
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April 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Embracing the internal outsider can lead to benefits that organizations could not achieve without the outsider mindset.

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The Internal Outsider
Embracing the internal outsider can lead to benefits that organizations could not achieve without the outsider mindset.
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March 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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An employee venture fund will allow your organization to harness the knowledge and skills of your employees while reaping the benefits of new ideas.

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The Employee Venture Fund
An employee venture fund will allow your organization to harness the knowledge and skills of your employees while reaping the benefits of new ideas.
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February 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Offering a rolling balance to your customers can increase loyalty and customer lock-in, while earning your business profit.

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Earn profit from customer self lock-in
Offering a rolling balance to your customers can increase loyalty and customer lock in, while earning your business profit.
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January 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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The Multi-Domain Think Tank (MDTT) is a new way to develop and bring ideas to market.

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Multi-Domain Think Tank (MDTT)
The Multi-Domain Think Tank (MDTT) is a new way to develop and bring ideas to market.
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December 2, 2024 at 1:26 PM
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Using concepts from the book The 6 Types of Working Genius can help your organization move forward and beat the competition.
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The 6 Types of Working Genius
Using concepts from the book The 6 Types of Working Genius can help your organization move forward and beat the competition.
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November 4, 2024 at 6:51 PM
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This post was featured in Google Now yesterday, check it out!
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#Meshtastic #Blogging
A basic guide to Meshtastic
Meshtastic is an off-grid text messaging protocol that is fun and practical.
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October 29, 2024 at 5:34 PM
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Just because you are good in your role, doesn't mean it's what you are meant for. hashtag #Breakout
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October 25, 2024 at 12:41 PM
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Finding a balance between what you need and what others need isn’t easy but it’s what it takes to succeed.
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Organizational cohesion
Finding a balance between what you need and what others need isn’t easy but it’s what it takes to succeed.
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October 7, 2024 at 1:19 PM
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Corporate sponsored local news podcasts
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Corporate sponsored local news podcasts
Expanding on a previous post, I discuss how companies can get daily marketing with a simple investment and very little work.
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September 2, 2024 at 1:57 PM
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Meshtastic is an off-grid text messaging protocol that is fun and practical.
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#Meshtastic
A basic guide to Meshtastic
Meshtastic is an off-grid text messaging protocol that is fun and practical.
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August 5, 2024 at 1:41 PM
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Stay #humble, learn from your experiences, keep an open mind. These are the things you need to do to #learn and #grow.
"Only a fool knows everything. A wise man knows how little he knows."
July 12, 2024 at 2:53 PM
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Quotes for business and for life.
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12 Quotes
Quotes for business and for life.
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July 3, 2024 at 1:57 PM
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Recognizing #overwork and #burnout amongst employees before it becomes a problem can lead to lower long-term costs for your organization.

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Avoiding overwork and burnout with your employees - Mike Oplinger
Recognizing overwork and burnout amongst employees before it becomes a problem can lead to lower long-term costs for your organization.
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June 3, 2024 at 3:06 PM
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Organizations that don’t #evolve with their environment will ultimately fail and die off.  Those that do evolve, will #survive and thrive.

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Evolve or Die
Organizations that don’t evolve with their environment will ultimately fail and die off. Those that do evolve, will survive and thrive.
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May 6, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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April 5, 2024 at 1:26 PM
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Organizations that sponsor branded clubs can use these clubs for positive Public Relations and boost employee morale at the same time.

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#PR #Marketing
Sponsored clubs as a marketing tool and public relations boost
Organizations that sponsor branded clubs can use these clubs for positive Public Relations and boost employee morale at the same time.
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April 1, 2024 at 12:27 PM