Hi all, as Asgardia is still forming her first government, I would like to ask a question on how the government is going to engage and help gain interest in civic engagement for Asgardia? Our form of government is a Unitary Democracy and without citizen engagement, no matter how effective the government is, the government will fail. Is there any set of rules, guidelines, or information on engaging people in Asgardian civic life? What mechanisms have we or should we create to ensure the government is responsive to the body politic? Further, should we look at concepts like digital democracy or others? Secretly hoping to get a discussion going on this and would love to hear some ideas/ see some resources. As citizens of a new country we have a unique opportunity to form and test new ideas on government; and as time passes help shape a government that can tackle the complex problems of a space civilization.

el pago de la residencia es costoso para aquellos residentes asgardianos que no poseen esa entrada de dinero, creo que es conveniente poner otro tipo de método! deberian colocar algun tipo de trabajos online que cada quien pueda realizar e ir obteniendo logros hasta obtener la tarjeta de residencia y optar por esos beneficios que ofrecen al realizar el pago

Happy birthday Igor. I'm proud to stand before you as an Asgardian who will never give up on his people. If it wasn't for you, I and many others wouldn't have never found a purpose in life. You made that possible. Now I can meet like minded individuals who share the same goal and maybe even beings from distant galaxies. I thank you very much for all you have done. One humanity One Unity

God was created all above the UNIVERSE and specially PLANET EARTH how the humankind exist base on the bible research by translators of thousand peoples scholars across the nation how bible existance God knows all above the PLANET EARTH is very important creation even the all UNIVERSE really existance both are great treasure the DIVINE PROVIDENCE. The Perfect image of GOD all humankind since the bible exist the very important how Gods son to have wives from existance the giant human. The Supreme God allowing to advance techonology even the bible exist the proven the advance technology exist. Even the human research and scientist also discovered everything how to exist. Every thoughts and knowledge is very important. The wisdom is different interpretation its the highest guidance of Divine PROVIDENCE SUPREME GOD. How many books worlds history the God Mythology explained by detail the history about existance. The UNIVERSE is exist then God explained everything without limitless beyond existance and how beautiful outside the PLANET EARTH UNEXPLAINABLE the edge and its endless UNIVERSE. Supreme God can be explain the if the UNIVERSE othes Dimensional like EARTH the next UNIVERSE can you explain by KNOWLEDGE OR WISDOM.

Dear Head of Nation I'm writing to wish you a happy birthday and to thank you for your brave and fearless leadership. I hope that you have a day of joy and rest on your birthday. You are an inspiration, and I hope you have many more years to keep up the good work. Happy birthday and God bless. Kind Regards Benjamin Dell Deputy Chair of Parliament Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee

We live in fascist and inqiuisitive cultural moments and conditions in Turkey / Istanbul. I have been creating a photoblog project to express it. Texts are Turkish, but they are short and translatable in Google. It will be a book and an exhibition in a few years. I wave been taking photography for 40 years and writing photography critics for 12 years (Turkish texts). I have 2 published books on photography critics.

Does Asgardia have its own National currency? The Solar will be the foundation of Asgardia’s new economic system. It’s a stablecoin, which means 1 Solar equals 1 Euro. The issue of Solar is supported by 100% collateral: real funds in Asgardia’s accounts, deposited in an international bank. Solars can be exchanged for euros and vice versa, and will be used in all transactions within the Asgardian economic system What advantages does Solar have? The Solar is developed on the basis of a platform supported by one of the most reliable existing blockchains. This platform currently has 1,000 nodes, i.e. 1,000 servers operating worldwide, ensuring the security of our banking system and decentralized data storage and transfer. Will Asgardia develop its own blockchain? Asgardia's team has looked into all current solutions in the field of blockchain technology and selected the most secure and flexible one to launch the national currency. Asgardia is not going to limit itself to one blockchain or one single platform: the most appropriate technology will be created or chosen for each objective of the Nation. How can blockchain be used in Asgardia? Here are three examples of how blockchain will be used in the Space Nation: A decentralized system for checking and storing patents or any other intellectual property will provide an ideal and optimal combination of security, anonymity, and transparency for scientists and inventors Smart contracts (or smart agreements) performed in a blockchain environment allow for exchanging assets without intermediaries and eliminate the risk of human error or bias in any transactions The election system of all levels in Asgardia will also be based on a system of computer algorithms, which will ensure objectivity and transparency 5.What is the Solar? What is the Solar? The Solar is the digital decentralised national currency of Asgardia. The Solar is built on top of QTUM blockchain solutions, building a fundament for the Asgardian economy. https://asgardia.space/en/pages/solar What is a blockchain? A blockchain is a specific type of database that differs from a typical database in the way it stores information. Blockchains store data in blocks that are chained together in chronological order. Decentralised blockchains are immutable, which means that the data entered is irreversible. For decentralised public blockchains, this means that all the transactions are permanently recorded and viewable to anyone. What exactly is QTUM? QTUM is one of the most reliable blockchains in the world. It combines the robustness of UTXO model from Bitcoin complemented with an additional abstract layer, which allows the use of smart contracts. Having over 1000 nodes, with one being actually in space, QTUM is one of the most decentralised blockchains in general terms, and the most decentralised PoS blockchain. PoS, or proof-of-stake consensus system, allows the blockchains to be more energy-efficient compared to PoW, or proof-of-work system, the consensus mechanism type used by Bitcoin and Ethereum. The more full nodes are keeping up the network, the safer the blockchain is. If there are few full nodes in the network, it's easy to manipulate the consensus of the network and, consequently, the transaction results. Most of the novel blockchains suffer from being highly centralised, with little amount of nodes, which is exactly what blockchain shouldn't be. How are the smart contracts operating? A smart contract is an electronic protocol or algorithm based on some special conditions. If the preset conditions are true, the contract is being fulfilled, and the parties exchange their assets. Being stored in a distributed ledger, the smart contracts can not be changed. In other terms, the smart contracts allow the users to programme any sorts of agreements between each other, being written directly in the code. As a result, you don't need to have a third party (such as the central authority, a legal system, or an external enforcement mechanism) to verify it. The smart contracts are fast, independent and secure. What is a decentralised currency? The key feature of decentralised currencies is that it’s only you who has control over your funds on a blockchain. Same goes for the Solar. Your Solars belong to your address. All actions with any address can only be made if you have the private key especially associated with this address. Asgardia does not have or store those private keys, which means it cannot move and use your funds. The private keys are encrypted within your Asgardian account. It takes out the complexity of using blockchains, since you can make transactions just by signing with your account password. This makes the Solar the first digital national currency where the only one who has access to your money is yourself. How is the Solar different from other digital or national currencies? The Solar is the initial step towards Asgardia’s new economic system. It is not only a currency, but also a protocol which allows to launch services on top of the Solar. Besides laying the foundation, the Solar implies a few ground-breaking features for a national currency, such as transparency, sustainable emission, full control of one’s own funds and decentralisation. Note that the digital Yuan/Euro/etc. have little to do with the decentralised networks, and thus can’t offer the inherent advantages thereof. What is the Solar's price? The stable-coin Solar equals 1 Euro. How can I buy the Solars? At the moment, the only way to receive the Solars is to swap them on the previous blockchain. You can do that simply by creating a new wallet in your Profile. You can also receive the Solars from other Asgardians by way of sharing your address with them. In the not-so-distant future, the Solar will be available for purchase via multiple services. How can I convert the Solars to regular money? In the future, the Solars will be exchangeable for Euros and other fiat currencies and vice versa. What is the Solar address? Your Solar address is the address on the blockchain that has the balance of your Solars. The address is tied to your Asgardian account. The address is used by other Asgardians to send you the Solars, so it is similar to your credit card number. You can make different actions with your address, such as transferring the Solars and participating in the votings. Your account password is required to sign those actions or transactions. What is a transaction? A transaction is an action within the blockchain. The most typical is sending the Solars from one address to another. Transactions are signed with a private key, but in the case of Asgardia you sign the transactions with your account password due to the Asgardian encrypting system. After signing the transaction, it goes to the blockchain, and you receive a transaction link that can go to the QTUM blockchain explorer to monitor the transaction status. What is a mnemonic phrase? A mnemonic phrase is a sequence of 12 words generated by QTUM blockchain, which grants access to your wallet on the blockchain. It can be used for restoring your wallet and address at any moment, and thus is of utmost importance, like a secret answer or a credit card PIN. Write it down and keep at all times. What happens if I lose access to my account and the mnemonic phrase? Since it’s only you who controls your funds, it is your responsibility to tread carefully with your Solar wallet. If you lose access both to your account and the mnemonic phrase, message the Asgardian support, and we will try to help you. How can I send the Solars to other users? Press ‘Send’ and enter the Solar address of the user – or just his/her name. How can I be sure that I fully control my Solar? Asgardia does not have access to your wallet and address. All your data is encrypted and hidden from anyone. If you want to validate the actual access for your funds on the blockchain, download the official QTUM wallet or use the web wallet, and import your mnemonic phrase there. What will the future Solar releases be about? Asgardia plans to develop its own financial ecosystem of services and goods. Besides launching various services for Asgardians and the residents, we develop some decentralised tools for governance. The nearest release concerns the decentralised voting. mORE : https://asgardia.space/en/pages/faq

Bonjour à tous, Vivement que l'on puisse élever Asgardia au plus haut, avec la protection nécessaire. Aussi non, on ne pourra pas profiter de notre liberté de créer. Ce qui serait bien, est un ADN qui nous ressemble, et nous permettent d'aller dans l'espace. Je souhaite aussi que le centre scientifique Asgardia puisse être très vite ouvert. Cordialement, Carine

I'm just asking, will be necessary any law to protect a so called minority if we have the common sense to lift those borders and see the others and treat them as equals? I'm not meaning the kind of "acceptance" present modern day society were the majority is forced to tolerate a minority, were a person have a legal disadvantage against other just because s/he part of a majority and the other is part of a "victimized" minority. The acceptance I'm referring at is about understanding that we are all humans, that we can all treat each other as equals and that the gender, sexual orientation, beliefs and/or race will not make someone a lesser human than you and I, but your behavior and actions will attract hate against you and maybe your community. This is a call for you fellow Asgardians, let's avoid being activists and becoming radical in our beliefs. Lets try avoiding any kind of radicalism and fanaticism at all. From my point of view as a heterosexual treating a homosexual as an outcast for what s/he's doing in her/his private life is an attempt to break someone else the right of choice, but same time when a homosexual is insisting on getting favors from a heterosexual and get repeatable refuses but s/he's (the homosexual) is pushing harder and herder and even touching the private parts of the heterosexual against his/her will is sexual harassment that should be punished by law, not encouraged by some liberal views applied wrong. As a male, considering a woman as an inferior because of biological differences is not just wrong, but idiotic. I have female friends that can stand their ground and even exceed males on some domains. But, if you are a woman and act weak just to gain favors from males, consider the dirty and hard physical work being only for males and same time bragging yourself about what a "strong" woman you are, then what you actually are is a hypocrite. Also the toxic way that society draw a border between men and women is a form of extreme self harm, because women will be less trusted with some duties, women with great skills are marginalized for interfering with "men jobs", while men are repressed from the externalization of their feelings or been seen as weak and be humiliated by others and here I'm speaking from my experience as someone that is dealing with depression and anxiety (I got diagnosed with those) is hard to keep my feelings inside, it's actually pushing and sometimes I feel that my chest is standing to explode and every time when I fail on something I start to feel wordless and miserable because others where expecting me to done it right. As an atheist, I don't like when religious people are spreading propaganda about their beliefs or act violent against those that don't share same beliefs as them. Even worse, taking an advantage on people religious views to obtain money and favors should be considered a crime and on a very extreme side, to engage them on terrorist acts it's a true crime against the humanity. But seeing how my fellows that chose not to have a religion act ashamed me. Most of the vocal atheists online are exactly what they hate, radicals that are spreading propaganda and see theist people as mentally inferiors. As a white male I can't have an opinion about black people (calling them "black" is not racist) because I'm living in a Eastern European country and I've meet only few for a short time, but they acted very nicely and polite, but instead my country is dealing with gypsies and some of them can be very bad and dangerous people and before calling me a racist for saying this, or argue that there are evil white people out there also, let me explain how it comes to this situation. My country is leaded by a very corrupt government composed by spineless beings that will do anything to keep their position. Two important examples are bending over in front of EU and accept any destructive request from it, the other is giving too many rights and benefits to a minority and turn the head around when they are doing abuse of them. The problem is that all of the gypsies are exempted from taxes and receive welfare, but some of them are very rich, living on palaces and driving golden plated cars. They don't even got rich by adhering on legal ways and some of them are leading criminal organizations and are in a way or another protected by politicians. Then are the poor ones, but they have no push from beyond to contribute to society because of their status. At some point a politician suggested a reform to make them more legally attuned with the other citizens without breaking any basic human right, but EU interfered and put a stop to it because it was a "racist measure" and an affront to their culture and forced the government into passing more rights and benefits to them. Also what most people fail to realize is that they are actually one single nation scattered around the Globe and very few will leave it to integrate in another. Also I don't even understand why the discrimination of gypsies is viewed as racist instead of xenophobic because even that some got a darker skin, they are white. In my natal city the gypsy community is harmless, except for some, especially some teenagers, but in other cities those communities can be very dangerous, even kill people for stepping on their territory, or sometimes they are sending kids to repeatedly hit someone on the street until s/he will get defensive and act, thus triggering a group of teenagers and adults that is standing in proximity that will soon attack the victim and beat him/her and even murdering that person. And they are doing it for fun because their punishment will be low. This paragraph wasn't against gypsies, was about how mindless passed laws that favor a minority can do more harm than good. Please, let's not turn into a doctrine. Let's avoid becoming extremist or organize pathetic public marshes. Let's be an example and judge people solely by their actions, not because they are different. And most important, let's not become some attention seekers, but instead working on getting respected by others by adopting an open minded behavior and accept a negative opinion instead of getting offended. Can we be united? Can we support and learn each other? Can we try to create a more balanced system that will not go too far on the left or on the right? Can we be a positive example to others?

Last Saturdays presentation for S4W was recorded and is available via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff1AMlDDaVU&feature=youtu.be About the previousely announced S4W show #19 Accelerating the roadmap to a sustainable human civilization beyond Earth

For most of us, we made it a habit of wearing a mask every time we leave the home, it's becoming more then just keeping ourselves safe, it's about keeping everyone safe. Do you have your Asgardia masks ready for this week? If not, get your mask here https://starshop.space/product-category/asgardia/face-masks/