Entries by Nikki A.

8 Apr, 2014

Steps down as lead developer

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Andresen steps down as lead developer for Bitcoin Foundation today. His responsibilities of maintaining core code for the Bitcoin system were given to Wladimir van der Laan, a dutch computer scientist with a PhD in computer graphics.

Andresen will continue his role as Chief Scientist of Bitcoin Foundation and said he will enjoy being able to concentrate more on protocol-level Bitcoin issues.

I enjoy coding, and I think I’ll be most effective as Chief Scientist if I don’t lose touch with engineering reality and make the mistake of building huge, beautiful, theoretical castles that exist only as whitepapers.

22 Jun, 2014

Favors closing U.S. Export-Import Bank

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McCarthy says that he favors closing the bank in September when its charter expires and also said he believes the government does not need to be involved in financing exports. Other conservatives within the party also favor the closing saying they view it as a form of “crony capitalism.”

One of the biggest problems with government is they go and take hard-earned money so others do things that the private sector can do. That’s what the Ex-Im Bank does.

19 Jun, 2014

Pledges $50m to teach girls to code

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Google pledges $50 million over the next three years into its Made With Code effort. The Company hopes to connect more girls to CS courses available through Khan Academy or Code academy. Susan Wojcicki, the CEO of YouTube says that less than 1% of high school girls expressed an interest in majoring in computer science.

Coding isn’t just a skill useful for working at a tech company; engineering isn’t just for engineers. Interior design. Medicine. Architecture. Music. No matter what a girl dreams of doing, learning how to code will help her get there.

Elected House majority leader

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Following a decisive primary election victory over Eric Cantor last week, House Republicans promoted Carthy to majority leader behind closed doors today. McCarthy, along with Rep. Steve Scalise, elected as majority whip, hoped to make the House GOP more open and effective.

I’ll make one promise: I will work every single day to make sure this conference has the courage to lead with the wisdom to listen, and we’ll turn this country around.