Web3! ?Now that I have your attention. This episode I'm joined by Thomas Carr. Thomas is a Consultant & Software Developer for Emerging Technologies at CGI Federal. Which is a fancy way of saying he gets to play around with all the new tech out there and see what might have real world application. Thomas just gave an awesome talk at Blue Ridge Ruby called "Digital Identity or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Web3" and I found it so fascinating (much to my surprise) I felt like I had to have him on the show.  If you're like I was and think Web3 is just a buzzword Tech Bros use you definitely want to check out this episode!Links:htcarr.com@htcarr3 on Twitter (or X or whatever he's calling it this week)Thomas Carr on LinkedInhtcarr3 on GitHubSSI LandCGI Federal"Digital Identity or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Web3" at Blue Ridge Ruby (link to come)Support the showReady to start your own podcast?This show is hosted on Buzzsprout and it's awesome, not to mention a Ruby on Rails application. Let Buzzsprout know we sent you and you'll get a $20 Amazon gift card if you sign up for a paid plan, and it helps support our show.SponsorsA big thanks to OBLSK for being the very first sponsor of the show!