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.


What Would It Take For You to Switch to a New Exchange?

24 Nov 2022 1 minute read 2 comments RocketEnthusiast

With the recent collapse of FTX and troubles at Genesis coming to light, one begins to wonder are any crypto exchanges really safe? Of course we know that the best place to store tokens is in a self-custody cold wallet, or so I am told. I see ads con...

Cathie Wood & ARK stand by call for $1M Bitcoin by 2030

22 Nov 2022 1 minute read 5 comments RocketEnthusiast

Cathie Wood is standing by her price target of $1 million per token, for Bitcoin by the year 2030. It may sound ridiculous to imagine that, especially right now. According to her, Bitcoin was supposed to hit $100,000 last year. In an interview with B...

FTX's Meltdown & Crypto's Rebound Amid Cooled CPI Print

11 Nov 2022 1 minute read 5 comments RocketEnthusiast

What a way the week has begun for the crypto world. It seemed as though things were alright when CZ announced that Binance would be buying out SBF's FTX to help out the troubled firm. The fact that FTX was even in trouble came as a huge shock to most...

Origin Materials and Emerson Partner for Digitalization & Operational Excellence

26 Oct 2022 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

According to documents posted to Emerson's website, it appears that Origin Materials has struck a partnership with megacap Emerson Electric. This is yet another on the list of blue chip companies they have been working with. From Worley to Koch Modul...

Say Goodbye to the McRib, Again

24 Oct 2022 1 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast

McRib is Back According to the McDonald's website, the fan favorite McRib Sandwich is back for 2022. Apparently, this is the last time the tangy barbeque masterpiece will grace the taste buds of Americans. The company states on its website: "Get one...

Origin Materials - 10 Days From Q3 Earnings Report

24 Oct 2022 3 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

We learned this past week the much anticipated date of the next earnings report for Sacramento-based Origin Materials. After the market close on Thursday, November 3rd 2022 the company will host its quarterly earnings call. Yes, it's hard to believe...

Why I Migrated from Noise.cash to Noise.app

24 Oct 2022 1 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast

As @achim03 has pointed out in a post earlier today, it seems that noise.app will become the eventual replacement for noise.cash -- essentially a stripped-down Twitter clone that rewards Bitcoin Cash for posting quality "noise." Now, in my experience...

MOVIE REVIEW: Mr. Harrigan's Phone

21 Oct 2022 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

I'm not usually one who spends hours streaming movies or TV shows every night. I don't really even watch too much television, maybe an hour or so at night. But the other night I actually watched something, something brand new at that. Mr. Harrigan's...

Elon Musk, Perfume Salesman

16 Oct 2022 1 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast

By now, you must have heard of the new scent from The Boring Company, an "omnigender product" -- according to Elon Musk himself. The perfume is called Burnt Hair - Singed, costs $100 a bottle, and will supposedly ship out Q1 2023. A fine concept ar...

Taco Bell Brings Back Fries, Fans Vote to Bring Back Enchirito

16 Oct 2022 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

Fries Are Back, with a Twist Remember the Taco Bell nacho fries? How can you not? Half the time they were a soggy mess, half the time they'd be cooked to a crispy perfection. Whether you enjoyed or not, or never even knew that fast food chain had fri...