Late to the Party, the Blog
Late to the Party, the Blog

Late to the Party, the Blog

My very very late to the party musings on things like science, nature, travel, health, and crypto. If you want to look at my other content, check out "Late to the Show and Games" & "Late to the Pol".


Exploring Maine, Part I - The City of Portland

5 Aug 2021 3 minute read 2 comments LateToTheParty

As summer gets closer and closer to ending, my fiancée and I thought it would be a good idea to spend a week at a place where we haven't been to before. We decided to check out Maine, the northern-most state of New England. The drive was not too long...

Why I Think Crypto is Important as Concerns of Inflation Mount

31 Jul 2021 3 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty

When the April jobs report came out, the results shocked many economists as the number of added jobs fell far below expectations. On top of that, economists underestimated the inflation rate. Unfortunately, it did not stop there. The economists under...

Hiking at the Sourland Mountain Reserve

13 Jul 2021 2 minute read 2 comments LateToTheParty

It has been a while since the last time my fiancée and I went out on a hike. Part of the reason why because my fiancée injured her ankle during the Breakneck Ridge hike. However, her ankle has since healed to nearly 100%, so we decided to go out to t...

Pocketnet is Smaller than Minds, but may be Better

8 Jul 2021 3 minute read 1 comment LateToTheParty

Thumbnail originally came from Bitcoin.com. Introduction Not all alternative platforms are created equal. Some are centralized with moderation powers allocated to a select number of admins. Meanwhile, others are decentralized and open-source with sys...

I'm Kicking Myself for Not Writing on Read.cash Earlier

29 Jun 2021 2 minute read 3 comments LateToTheParty

Introduction Since the beginning of this year, I've been writing articles on Publish0x on various topics from politics to anime to cryptocurrency. I really like the tipping system; writing articles is very seamless; and the overall community is pleas...

Brave Search Enters the Ring - How Does It Fare Against the Competition?

24 Jun 2021 3 minute read 1 comment LateToTheParty

Introduction: Brave Search On June 22, 2021, the Brave team launched the beta of its own search engine simply called Brave Search. Its biggest selling points are that it is independent and privacy-focused. This is unlike other privacy-focused alterna...

PolyGold Finance, A Cautionary Tale of “Too Good To Be True” Yield Farms

12 Jun 2021 2 minute read 2 comments LateToTheParty

Introduction One of the downsides with DeFi yield farming are the high ETH gas fees for each transaction. As Ethereum is still transitioning from 1.0 to 2.0, alternatives such as the Binance Smart Chain and the Polygon (MATIC) network have popped up...

Goodbye, Uphold! Finally!

2 Jun 2021 2 minute read 2 comments LateToTheParty

Introduction It's not that Uphold is a terrible wallet, but compared to the other wallets I use, it's rather unimpressive. It's not hard to figure out the interface, but it's clunky. Most importantly of all, my BAT was basically just sitting there do...

How Much PRE Can You Earn from Running a Presearch Node for a Week? How Can You Earn More?

25 May 2021 2 minute read 2 comments LateToTheParty

Introduction Last week, I showed how many PRE I earned after running my Presearch node for a few days. Spoiler alert, it wasn't a whole lot. In about 8 hours of uptime, I earned 1.15 PRE. Basically, if you were planning to run a node to get rich, the...

Running a Presearch Node Feels Great, but Don't Expect Huge Rewards

18 May 2021 2 minute read 5 comments LateToTheParty

There are a lot of privacy-focused search engines that aim to respect the end users and not use them as a cash cow for big corporations. For a while, I used DuckDuckGo as my main search engine. However, ever since I began using Presearch at the begin...