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    centralized

    US /sentrəlaɪzd/

    ・

    UK /sentrəlaɪzd/

    B1
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo locate efforts, energy into one place or thing
    We will achieve better results in a shorter time if our efforts were centralized
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo bring under the control of one person or group
    The president centralized power
    adj.AdjectiveControlled by one authority
    A centralized system of government

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    Casually Explained: Bitcoin

    10:38Casually Explained: Bitcoin
    • and ownership has become more and more concentrated on centralized exchanges and mainstream financial products.

      and ownership has become more and more concentrated on centralized exchanges and mainstream financial products.

    • But some people have started to point out that as time has marched on, every day their favorite crypto assets trade more and more in lockstep with traditional financial assets, and ownership has become more and more concentrated on centralized exchanges and mainstream financial products.

      But some people have started to point out that as time has marched on, every day their favorite crypto assets trade more and more in lockstep with traditional financial assets, and ownership has become more and more concentrated on centralized exchanges and mainstream financial products.

    B1

    ⏩ The Metaverse: 7 Technologies That Will Make It A Reality

    08:06⏩ The Metaverse: 7 Technologies That Will Make It A Reality
    • However, Web 2.0 greatly empowers centralized tech giants and also enables surveillance and exploitive advertising.

      However, Web 2.0 greatly empowers centralized tech giants and also enables surveillance and exploitive advertising.

    • This is more advantageous than a web where giant, centralized companies own the lion’s share of the web and can siphon large percentages of the profits.

      This is more advantageous than a web where giant, centralized companies own the lion’s share of the web and can siphon large percentages of the profits.

    A1

    Rural Japan is Dying (but maybe it doesn't have to...)

    15:53Rural Japan is Dying (but maybe it doesn't have to...)
    • この祭りは30年前にもう終わっちゃって、で、去年、えーと、僕がここでもう1回やりたいっていうことで復活させました。 彼はマスク。やりましょう。大丈夫です。します。もうやるが絶対。諦めない。もうそこに、もう私たちが、もう、じゃあサポートするよ、だったり、あの、教えてあげたりっていうのが、そこがもう私たちはもうフォロー隊です。そこで経験を踏んでいきながら、い、一歩ずつまた次の階段にね、あの、彼らがまた実行委員会自、自体も大きくなっていってほしいですね。 Akira-san truly believes in the area as a whole, so much that he's invested everything he has into building out a centralized lodging to experience the area from.

      この祭りは30年前にもう終わっちゃって、で、去年、えーと、僕がここでもう1回やりたいっていうことで復活させました。 彼はマスク。やりましょう。大丈夫です。します。もうやるが絶対。諦めない。もうそこに、もう私たちが、もう、じゃあサポートするよ、だったり、あの、教えてあげたりっていうのが、そこがもう私たちはもうフォロー隊です。そこで経験を踏んでいきながら、い、一歩ずつまた次の階段にね、あの、彼らがまた実行委員会自、自体も大きくなっていってほしいですね。 Akira-san truly believes in the area as a whole, so much that he's invested everything he has into building out a centralized lodging to experience the area from.

    • Akira-san truly believes in the area as a whole, so much that he's invested everything he has into building out a centralized lodging to experience the area from.

      Akira-san truly believes in the area as a whole, so much that he's invested everything he has into building out a centralized lodging to experience the area from.

    A2

    Will we let AI decide for us?

    09:47Will we let AI decide for us?
    • and I think it's developing a builder who takes seriously the ideas of human flourishing, who thinks about how to build systems that promote and safeguard human autonomy, that help us seek truth, that resist centralized control.

      and I think it's developing a builder who takes seriously the ideas of human flourishing, who thinks about how to build systems that promote and safeguard human autonomy, that help us seek truth, that resist centralized control.

    • That resist centralized control.

      That resist centralized control.

    B1

    ハーバードのコンピュータ・サイエンスの教授だけど質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan

    14:27ハーバードのコンピュータ・サイエンスの教授だけど質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan
    • But in Web 2, everything is nonetheless very centralized, whether you're Twitter or Facebook, now Meta, or other companies, all of that data, even in the world of social media, that's coming from me and you is actually being stored centrally on those companies' servers.

      But in Web 2, everything is nonetheless very centralized, whether you're Twitter or Facebook, now Meta, or other companies, all of that data, even in the world of social media, that's coming from me and you is actually being stored centrally on those companies' servers.

    • So Web 3.0, or Web 3, so to speak, is really about transitioning away, potentially, from that very centralized model to one that's more distributed, where the data that you and I are creating, whereby the data you and I are consuming, is actually distributed over multiple servers, over a technique called blockchain, for instance, in some cases, whereby there's not necessarily one owner of that data, but really collective ownership, and therefore verification that the data maybe indeed came from me and you.

      So Web 3.0, or Web 3, so to speak, is really about transitioning away, potentially, from that very centralized model to one that's more distributed, where the data that you and I are creating, whereby the data you and I are consuming, is actually distributed over multiple servers, over a technique called blockchain, for instance, in some cases, whereby there's not necessarily one owner of that data, but really collective ownership, and therefore verification that the data maybe indeed came from me and you.

    B1

    Geography of Papua New Guinea: The Most Interesting Country in the World?

    12:44Geography of Papua New Guinea: The Most Interesting Country in the World?
    • Before colonialism, it did not experience the formation of centralized states or empires that covered large portions of its territory.

      Before colonialism, it did not experience the formation of centralized states or empires that covered large portions of its territory.

    • Before colonialism, it did not experience the formation of centralized states or empires that covered large portions of its territory.

      Before colonialism, it did not experience the formation of centralized states or empires that covered large portions of its territory.

    B1

    [subtitle] Steve Jobs Lost Interview 1990 [50 min version from wgbh]

    50:08[subtitle] Steve Jobs Lost Interview 1990 [50 min version from wgbh]
    • changed the landscape of computers? I mean back then it was centralized power, it was

      changed the landscape of computers? I mean back then it was centralized power, it was

    • I mean, back then, it was centralized power.

      I mean, back then, it was centralized power.

    A2

    Africa's Mega-City: Future MEGAPROJECTS

    07:26Africa's Mega-City: Future MEGAPROJECTS
    • So for the federal government to appear legitimate, the capital had to move away from Lagos to a more centralized, neutral part of the country.

      So for the federal government to appear legitimate, the capital had to move away from Lagos to a more centralized, neutral part of the country.

    • a more centralized, neutral part of the country.

      a more centralized, neutral part of the country.

    B1

    When Religions Go Bad And Cause Harm

    39:53When Religions Go Bad And Cause Harm
    • So the next aspect that makes religions go wrong is centralized authority and hierarchy.

      So the next aspect that makes religions go wrong is centralized authority and hierarchy.

    • When a religion has a hierarchical structure, popes, caliphs, prophets, centralized councils, abuse can cascade from the top down.

      When a religion has a hierarchical structure, popes, caliphs, prophets, centralized councils, abuse can cascade from the top down.

    B2

    What Is Sociology?: Crash Course Sociology #1

    09:42What Is Sociology?: Crash Course Sociology #1
    • This was especially true in cities, where industrial production was centralized.

      This was especially true in cities, where industrial production was centralized.

    • This was especially true in cities, where industrial production was centralized.

      This was especially true in cities, where industrial production was centralized.

    B1