Author: Jason D. Rowley

  • Virtual Reality, Already a Reality (for the Payments Industry)?

    Virtual Reality, Already a Reality (for the Payments Industry)?

    Note: This is the unedited version of an interview I gave to PCM, a payments industry trade journal produced by Payments & Cards Network. It is reprinted here with permission from the editor. In the interview I give a broad overview of the history of VR/AR and the unique challenges and opportunities presented by the…

  • The Risk Of Trusting In A Trustless System

    The Risk Of Trusting In A Trustless System

    Discussing the risks and challenges of trust in the Bitcoin ecosystem.

  • JDR’s Newsletter – #12 (Quarterly Report, Minor changes, Pokemon Go and Yahoo)

    Hello there, This is a (roughly) weekly newsletter experiment containing links to things I’ve written and made, plus links to other interesting articles, reports and essays I’ve come across. In case you haven’t already subscribed, you can do so through Tinyletter. You can find an archive of this and previous issues of my newsletter at news.jdr.fyi.…

  • My Newsletter’s First Quarterly Report (Q1,Y0)

    Today marks the close of the first quarter since I started my weekly newsletter. For those reading this who don’t know what I’m talking about, let me explain: every week I send out an email that contains links to things I’ve written and found online. Usual topics include tech news and commentary, coverage of the…

  • JDR’s Newsletter – #11

    Hello there, This is a (roughly) weekly newsletter experiment containing links to things I’ve written and made, plus links to other interesting articles, reports and essays I’ve come across. In case you haven’t already subscribed, you can do so through Tinyletter. You can find an archive of this and previous issues of my newsletter at news.jdr.fyi.…

  • JDR’s Newsletter – #10

    Hello there, This is a (roughly) weekly newsletter experiment containing links to things I’ve written and made, plus links to other interesting articles, reports and essays I’ve come across. In case you haven’t already subscribed, you can do so through Tinyletter. You can find an archive of this and previous issues of my newsletter at news.jdr.fyi.…

  • On The “Blanding” Of Web and Mobile Design: Some Light Reading

    You don’t have to work for a tech company or be a professional designer to be able to intuit some things about mobile and web design. Over the past several years, designers have eschewed patterns and interface components inspired by the real world (a design trend known as skeuomorphic design). Lots of bloggers covered this…

  • JDR’s Newsletter – #9

    Hello there, This is a (roughly) weekly newsletter experiment containing links to things I’ve written and made, plus links to other interesting articles, reports and essays I’ve come across. In case you haven’t already subscribed, you can do so through Tinyletter. You can find an archive of this and previous issues of my newsletter at news.jdr.fyi.…

  • Surveying Last Week’s Bitcoin News

    Bitcoin and blockchain technology is an area of ongoing interest for me. Although I’m not as involved in the space as I once was, I keep my eye on the news. The Bitcoin ecosystem can be quite insular, so I’m particularly interested in events that bubble up into the more conventional financial arena. Last week saw…

  • JDR’s Newsletter – #8

    Hello there, This is a (roughly) weekly newsletter experiment containing links to things I’ve written and made, plus links to other interesting articles, reports and essays I’ve come across. In case you haven’t already subscribed, you can do so through Tinyletter. You can find an archive of this and previous issues of my newsletter at news.jdr.fyi.…