Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 Bitcoin for 2 large pizzas — Laszlo Hanyecz was a 28 year old hacker when he found Bitcoin in 2010. He first tried to break the system, then he figured out how to use his computer and a GPU card instead of a CPU to mine it. He managed to use his GPU card to gain…

Exploring the trope’s role in storytelling. — People have shared stories since their earliest of times. News was passed through travellers telling stories. Many concepts are more readily understood through relatable stories than reciting boring, cliche details. Tropes are used as the building blocks of stories. Different ones for different points of the story. When done effectively…

It’s the eraser that really matters I was browsing through a website today and this quote jumped out at me. It kind of spoke to some conversations I’ve been having lately with myself and others. “No one is perfect — that’s why pencils have erasers.” — Wolfgang Riebe The quote…

For the last couple of years I’ve watched in awe as my friend @bluefinstudios regularly shares his progress as he plans and starts his vegetable garden. He enjoys gardening and being able to provide his family, and others, with the bounty of the harvest. Back when the pandemic descended upon…

A fascinating and dying craftsmanship — The image in the header is a painting of Boston and Bunker Hill looking from the east. It’s a painting you’d find only by knowing how to handle the book it was created for. To look at the book, it will look like those beautifully bound older books with the…

You can learn about nature though I live on a rural piece of land lined with trees and surrounded by farmer’s fields. The homes around me are spread out so I can just step out of my home and have a connection with nature. Some connections evoke more memories than…

Its a bear market, not panic time — Any of us interested in crypto has been watching the markets and their downward plunge of the last several days. After six years in this space, all that red is not news. Here Comes the Doom & Gloomers Sure enough though, I’ve been seeing the posts and articles emerging of gloom and doom. The media loves…

Native Coin & Tokens This post is part of a series I’m building to help beginners on Hive learn the basics. My goal is to help you to get a base to build on your time on the platform. Covered So Far I’ve created an index post showing what is covered in each…

Shared Paths Without Ever Meeting — As I was browsing through the accumulated newsletters in my inbox this morning I came across a link to an interesting article. The article told the story of a choirboy, a resident of the Sunderland Orphan Asylum in Sunderland, England. It was 125 years ago and the 13 year old…