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Jonathan Nikkel
In my spare time, I'm working on creating a de-centralized agricultural future. Necessarily, this starts with a hardware solution, some of which is open source, and some of which will be produced as a consumer product. My very low cost hardware solution is now 5 years in the making, and the current version running in my garage is the 4th iteration. My hardware solution is in pursuit of both low pressure nutrient film techniques and higher pressure pneumatic aeroponic techniques. In this new and exciting high tech future, families can specialize and securely contract for and trade their fresh commodities within their local communities or broader distributors using #deag apps, which can arrange for either pickup or a manual or autonomous delivery. Fun fact: A family can grow most of the fresh food they need to live within a 10' cube, and live a much richer and healthier culinary life in doing so than most do today!
Objectives
In my spare time, I'm working on creating a de-centralized agricultural future. Necessarily, this starts with a hardware solution, some of which is open source, and some of which will be produced as a consumer product. My very low cost hardware solution is now 5 years in the making, and the current version running in my garage is the 4th iteration. My hardware solution is in pursuit of both low pressure nutrient film techniques and higher pressure pneumatic aeroponic techniques. In this new and exciting high tech future, families can specialize and securely contract for and trade their fresh commodities within their local communities or broader distributors using #deag apps, which can arrange for either pickup or a manual or autonomous delivery. Fun fact: A family can grow most of the fresh food they need to live within a 10' cube, and live a much richer and healthier culinary life in doing so than most do today!
Motivations
Traditional financial and governmental systems are rigged in favor of old money. I favor a transparent decentralized future that empowers individuals to participate directly in their governance, and enables individuals to build updated societal foundations and functionality on a well thought out operating system. I think that Cardano provides that OS.
Qualifications
Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Aerospace Engineering, with a Specialization in Astrodynamics and Satellite Navigation Full Stack and Embedded Systems Software Developer Large Scale Systems Integration and Operations Engineer
Payment Address
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Metadata Hash
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Test title
Test Abstract
High-performance Rust Ogmios Client
We propose developing a high-performance Rust client library for Ogmios, enabling fast, safe, and efficient communication with the Cardano node. While a TypeScript client currently exists, there's a growing demand for Rust-based infrastructure, especially for backend applications requiring low latency, high throughput, and robust memory safety. The library will support all four Ogmios mini-protocols (chain sync, ledger queries, transaction submission, and mempool monitoring). It will be optimized using advanced techniques such as arena allocation, Struct-of-Arrays optimizations, and SIMD parsing, where appropriate. A complete example application and comprehensive test suite (unit, end-to-end, and live network) will ensure usability and reliability. This project lowers the barrier for Rust developers building on Cardano, improves performance for critical applications (e.g., trading bots, DEXes, mempool tools), and better integrates with Cardano's existing Rust-based serialization ecosystem.
CARDANO BLOCKCHAIN ECOSYSTEM CONSTITUTION v2.3
# Three-line summary: 1. Cardano Constitution v2.3 removes non-binding expectations, the Budget Info Action mechanism, and mandatory CC conduct rules, streamlining governance. 2. It adds clear definitions, enforces immutability of proposal documents, and applies treasury audit/accountability safeguards to all withdrawals. 3. Community review of v2.0 had 86.23% DRep participation, and v2.3 incorporates feedback and improvements, addressing prior concerns to reinforce legitimacy and broad input. # Three helpful links 1. CARDANO BLOCKCHAIN ECOSYSTEM CONSTITUTION v2.3 https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafkreihjgclyeemuvvn27mil5whoexjsuhn3fuwgjefawwbonmwo6hsxsq 2. List of changes from v1.0 to v2.3.pdf https://ipfs.io/ipfs/ipfs/bafybeigshlsvztihfem32ei2n7ijucbmiqzr5ulxoyezvckvzisqiee3fa 3. List of changes from v2.0 to v2.3.pdf https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafybeihjegoita5u67sr6q2cplb33zglytwdo7355u6f2wn4wayhq6uy4e
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