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.
18 Mar 2023 4 minute read 4 comments RocketEnthusiast
Hal Finney was a computer scientist and software developer by trade. He was educated at the California Institute of Technology and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering in 1979. After graduating, he went on to develop half a doze...
16 Mar 2023 1 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast
Good evening, P0x'ers! Hope everyone is doing well. You know the deal here; I try to find the latest and greatest in crypto memes and curate them on here for your enjoyment. I make no claims with regards to authorship of these classics. With that bei...
16 Mar 2023 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast
In what is clearly an attempt to avoid any legal turmoil, such as that faced by Kraken, Coinbase is updating its staking policy. Instead of Coinbase being the one to provide the reward, it's making it clear that the rewards are coming from the proto...
12 Mar 2023 1 minute read 2 comments RocketEnthusiast
What it is, P0x'ers! Another week gone by, another ripple from the FTX collapse has risen. This time USDC has come unpegged, and it's not looking too good as of this writing. It's such a fluid situation that unless you follow it in real time, you wil...
12 Mar 2023 1 minute read 2 comments RocketEnthusiast
If you use crypto faucets, you know they are a bit of a grind. Yescoiner is no exception. The first few months I used this website, I just collected sats from the faucet. In case you aren't familiar, Yescoiner is a Bitcoin-powered microblog/faucet. F...
11 Mar 2023 2 minute read 2 comments RocketEnthusiast
I will never forget my brief time running Bitcoin, back in 2010-2011. Believe it or not, you could turn your laptop into a mining node with just a few programs. Sure, it would render my Macbook useless for doing anything else, eventually destroy the...
9 Mar 2023 1 minute read 2 comments RocketEnthusiast
P0x'ers, you know the deal! I do not claim authorship of any of these memes, which were carefully curated from the eight corners of the world wide web! Yes, that's right, eight! Kind of like the eight wonders of the ancient world, I guess. Most impor...
8 Mar 2023 2 minute read 2 comments RocketEnthusiast
We've all heard the term "bagholder," referring to those left "holding the bags" after the price of a stock (or crypto token) drops dramatically after meteoric rise. Sometimes, people refer to themselves as "bagholders" minutes after buying something...
7 Mar 2023 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast
On March 9, 2023 an ensemble of experts discussed the question "is artificial intelligence out of control?" as part of the Great Talk, Inc. season of talks. The panel consisted of: Rama Chellappa, Chief Scientist of The Johns Hopkins Institute for A...
6 Mar 2023 3 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast
Nothing about the following blog post constitutes financial advice. It is being shared for informational purposes only. I am not a financial advisor, just a rocket enthusiast. Always perform your own due diligence and carefully consider risks before...
