From the last HH, can someone who gets the tech

explain in plain English where we are in terms of fully functioning state channels? For instance, I’d love to have some basic understanding of what, if any, as yet unresolved issues remain between where the team is now and fully functional state channels.

State channels Q3/4 probably, nothing guaranteed.

Thanks but I wasn’t asking for dates, more interested in where they are with the tech

In terms of tech progress, SDK is ready to release q1 along with L0 token minting. ACI is slated and PRO testnet are slated for phase 2 (no date specified) along with first state channels being show cased. In other words, basic SC functionality is slated for Q1 or so, and more complex SC functionality is slated for phases 2&3 with no dates specified for those phases. Experimental Rosetta implementation is slated for Q1 it looks like

Any idea what roadblocks remain between ACI and/or PRO being ready for production?

Have you listened to the last hypergraph hour?

Yes but my grasp of the tech is weak so I was hoping someone who understands the tech could tell the rest of us the answer to my question about unresolved issues in a way that might be digestible to a layperson like myself

Haha fair enough.

Here is one quote from Ryle: "We're trying to sort of ensure that it it has, you know, more of the network can be opened up, and I think that's a long gradual process where we need to sort of move slowly, and ensure we have large amounts of, you know, tests and verifications that everything is working as expected, and sort of a a series of security steps where we're testing the network to, to against various attack scenarios. So, you know, I think that is a sort of gradual process that will, you know, expand out over time". https://youtu.be/hwz_VEXSKTI?t=2564

Appreciate it, but that is so vague it doesn’t really give me enough to make an opinion (other than that it doesn’t sound promising for 2023)

Saying "you know" that frequently shows a big lack of confidence, it's a big crutch when scrambling for "things to cover holes" in your conversation. And um etc... Also the same hole plugs in sentences a lot

Meh, from a social perspective it's actually quite common to utilize those as filler phrases, particularly when someone has a fluency disorder, is socially uncomfortable, or in individuals with higher than average executive functioning process abilities (typically observed in faster than average processing speed). So while I understand where you're coming from, I'm more of the opinion that it's just his speaking style, rather than a measure of his confidence in what he's working on. I see it all the time in my professional work.

I'm also a gold level toastmaster communicator and leadership so I don't disagree. However I find the lack of professional preparation in working to eliminate this when he knows he will be speaking a lot, kind of a lacking feature. I am a high functioning individual and learned how to avoid filler phrases... If he's really that intelligent he can teach himself this too. It would go a long ways with being taken serious

Right on, what exactly does that entail? I'm just a speech language pathologist, I don't do high level speaking engagements, but I do teach communication skills for a living. Yes, he can teach himself these things, I agree, however I guess I don't put much stock into it because he isn't participating in anywhere near as many speaking engagements as say Jorgensen, diggles, or altif would be. It's probably not a skill as high on his priority list as something like programming would be.

That's fair, I expect flawlessness basically from c-suite individuals, speaking, presenting, document creation, translation etc... Oh man, so there are 4 levels of toastmasters, they may have changed it since I moved away from that specific club I was in. Bronze communicator, 10 speeches, various basic prompts, 2-5min, and you're graded essentially. Silver is 8 speeches selected from (2 intermediate or advanced prompt books provided within the organization) 5 min to multiple 15 min prompts Gold was 5 more speeches that were a minimum of 15 min-30 with several facets, visual aids etc... To get full "toastmaster" you then have another big project for completion and have to do some extra leadership stuff. The leadership stuff has to do with various roles and capacities, officer roles, Treasury, sgt at arms etc... Various volunteering. It's a minimum of 1 yr for bronze leadership, 2.5 for silver and 3 for gold, but to do gold in 3 I was an every single meeting handling as much as I could. 100% worth the 3 yrs of 3 hrs a week. I can public speak and tell stories and know about how long I've spoke etc... It's quite an amazing experience to learn how to public speak, or to really hone your skills

Yeah, those are the kinds of folks you have to be weary of. Hell, in Mt profession I get loads of people telling me all the time either they are, or their kids are, fully functioning geniuses, and then myself and the rest of my team test them, and they're functioning at a nonverbal IQ between 85-100, and language IQ of the same. IQ isn't a great predictor of success, but when folks have to tell you they're a genius, they probably aren't. The biggest predictor of success I've seen is the words folks use and their ability to handle failure. That's really cool. So is it a certification program that you go through that teaches you the skills for public speaking? Most of my work revolves around remediation of communication disorders

Youre a therapist, and I respect that A LOT. both my parents were special Ed teachers, essentially mental therapy with the severe cases. I did it because I can't sit still lol you get a "certification". All employers, business prospecrs etc... ive ever mentioned it to were aware of what it was. 100% agreed when people "I'ma genius" talk... Then spout YouTube university or "woo-woo" holistic crap

I appreciate that. It takes a rare kind of person to be a sped teacher, so kudos to your parents, I can already tell they're great people. I can imagine a certification like that is impressive to employers and it's such a highly valuable skill.