Esoteric Selections
Esoteric Selections

Esoteric Selections

From the deep reaches of the inner mind, to the lighthearted musings of a friendly conversation, to investing and crypto ramblings, to reflections on pop culture phenomenona: assorted subjects and scattered connections.


Beware of the Obvious Crypto Scam

28 Mar 2023 1 minute read 6 comments RocketEnthusiast

As far as earning free crypto goes, I'm all for it and exploring each and every available avenue. I've made many posts on here about different platforms I've tried and some I use regularly. I would like to take this post and point out on obvious cryp...

Two Companies That May Have Already April Fooled Us

26 Mar 2023 1 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast

It's just under a week to go -- the illustrious holiday that is April Fool's Day, coming on the first of the fourth month of the year. Every year, major companies feel the need to get in on the gag too. They fool us with unbelievable fake products, t...

Origin Materials - Friday Night Update, 3/24/23

25 Mar 2023 2 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

Employees Comment On Company Updates While it's not the most exciting thing to follow, here are two examples of company insiders commenting on the latest developments. Here we have the Louisiana Community Engagement Representative stating that O1 "is...

Your Thursday Dose of Crypto Memes, 3/23/23

24 Mar 2023 1 minute read 2 comments RocketEnthusiast

Three two three two three! You know the drill. If you don't, it goes something like this: carefully curated from the deptha of the interwebs comes the latest and greatest in crypto memes. I do not claim authorship of any of said memes. They are for t...

Papa Johns CFO Stepping Down

23 Mar 2023 2 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast

In an 8-K filed this morning with the SEC, Papa Johns announced that its CFO Ann Gugino will be stepping down from her position. She will remain an employee of the company through May 31, 2023 and will receive a continuation of 12 months worth of bas...

Papa Johns Bringing Cool Ranch Doritos Flavor To Its Papadias

22 Mar 2023 1 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast

It comes as no surprise to me that a pizza chain is incorporating a familiar flavor into its offerings. Specifically, let's flashback to a thread from the official Doritos account, which featured an image of Cool Ranch Doritos flavored seltzer water...

Mountain Dew Baja Blast Ice Cream is Coming

21 Mar 2023 1 minute read 2 comments RocketEnthusiast

While there is no official word yet from the fast food chain, it appears that a trademark filed in January reveals that a Baja Blast ice cream may be coming. The trademark page shows that the intended product is under the category of frozen confecti...

The $1 Million Bitcoin Bet

20 Mar 2023 4 minute read 3 comments RocketEnthusiast

In case you haven't heard by now, the former Chief Technology Officer of Coinbase Balaji Srinivasan has made a bet via Twitter regarding the price of Bitcoin. He is betting that, due to incoming hyperinflation, the price of 1 BTC will reach $1 millio...

Coinbase Preps Customers for Ethereum's Shapella Upgrade

20 Mar 2023 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

What is the Shapella Upgrade? The name "Shapella" comes from the combination of Shanghai and Capella. The Shanghai is the name for the execution-layer upgrade, and Capella is the consensus-layer upgrade. Each node, any computer running the Ethereum...

Another Sunday Dose of Crypto Memes

19 Mar 2023 1 minute read 7 comments RocketEnthusiast

I am but a conduit for the collective sense of humor that encapsulates the crypto community. I make no claims to authorship of the following meme roll. The memes are for the people! With all that being said, can we roll the .jpeg's already:...