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.


Crypto Scrooged: Tree Lots Don't Accept Bitcoin

5 Dec 2022 3 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast

The day started off with me finally throwing out the Thanksgiving leftovers. Now that we're out of the woods from contracting salmonella, listeria, or E. coli from the week and a half old turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes, it's naturally time to l...

Origin Materials - 12/2/22 Updates

3 Dec 2022 2 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

Bill Harvey Added to Black Bay Energy Capital's Strategic Advisory Board On November 30, it was announced that Bill Harvey would join Black Bay Energy Capital's SAB. Harvey has served on the board of directors at Origin Materials since 2017. He has s...

Are meme stocks dead? Yesterday, AMC said "not yet"

2 Dec 2022 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

It was just the other day, Monday I think, that I was listening to an interview on Bloomberg Radio. I don't recall who was speaking, but the question was posed: "are meme stocks dead?" The interviewee said something to the effect of "meme stocks were...

Trailer Drop: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

2 Dec 2022 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

I have very fond memories of the Indiana Jones film series. Specifically, watching the original trilogy with my father incessantly when I was a young lad. We had a VHS set that looked something like this: Ours was a bit more worn, but you get the id...

Deep Dive on a Bitcoin Scam

1 Dec 2022 1 minute read 6 comments RocketEnthusiast

I recently published a post titled Beware of Crypto Scams here on Publish0x. Scams involving crypto, specifically Bitcoin, have been around for years. But they continue to run rampant, even as the price is down 70% over the past year. My last post wa...

Origin Materials: November Wrap-Up

30 Nov 2022 3 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

It's been a while since my last post on Origin Materials, the world's leading carbon-negative materials company. The chemical industry can be pretty complex and hard to understand. If you're not familiar with the company or what it does, their own de...

The Next Domino Falls - BlockFi Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

29 Nov 2022 1 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast

BlockFi officially announced this morning that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Activity on its platform have been paused, as the proceedings play out. The company's filing states that they have over 100,000 creditors with assets be...

App Review - Bitcoin Cash Giveaway

27 Nov 2022 1 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast

When it comes to apps and earning crypto, I've really never messed around with them. It's been my perception that they're not really worth the time spent to what you can actually earn. I recall back in the day earning anywhere from 15 cents to 35 cen...

I Don't Know What It's Called, But This Token Will Apparently 10x or 1000x

26 Nov 2022 2 minute read 2 comments RocketEnthusiast

What is it? Is it called "TEN x THOUSAND x" or "ten times a thousand" or what? Just kidding. It actually appears to be called "X Token" and it's not the first project to bear that name: https://xtoken.market/ https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/x/...

Beware of Crypto Scams

26 Nov 2022 1 minute read 10 comments RocketEnthusiast

If it sounds too good to be true, it is Many are aware of scams; some are more complex than others but some are very simple. I recently started using Cointiply (full disclosure - it's my referral link) to pick up some extra sats, and to see what al...