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.


SPOILER: New Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Leak? [Image]

30 Aug 2022 2 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast

I probably fall into the "gen-wunner" category. The first generation of Pokémon games came out when I was just hitting my Gameboy stride and when your portable consoles didn't have the benefit of re-chargeable batteries. Yes, back then we were at the...

Origin Materials - Week in Review #7 (August 22-26)

27 Aug 2022 2 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

Houston Lab Revealed Polymer chemist Tony Maiorana is creator and writer of The Polymerist blog on Substack. He created a post called "Hire This Community" on August 17, which was intended to be a way for the 1200+ readers of his blog to network and...

DeSantis Ditches ESG Considerations for Florida Retirement Funds, While FLRS Portfolio Holds 950k Shares of Tesla

26 Aug 2022 2 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Trustees of the State Board of Administration have passed a resolution that states fund managers for the State of Florida must prioritize the highest rate of return, without any ESG considerations. The resolution upd...

SPAC TARGET: Bitcoin Depot to Combine with GSR II Meteora Acquisition

25 Aug 2022 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

American fintech company Bitcoin Depot, who specializes in the operation of Bitcoin ATMs, has announced this morning that they plan to go public via a business combination with GSR II Meteora Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: GSRM). The transaction values t...

SPAC IN FOCUS: Roth CH Acquisition V

25 Aug 2022 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

Name: Roth CH Acquisition V Ticker: ROCL (NASDAQ) Securities: Units (1 share and 1/3 warrant), common stock, warrants Trust Size: $115 million Target Industry: "business services, consumer, healthcare, technology, wellness or sustainability sectors"...

ONE-OFFS: Three "Limited Edition" Food Items

21 Aug 2022 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

I've always been fascinated by "limited edition" food items. It's pretty intriguing that a company can reformulate a product or add additional flavorings to an existing formula and spin it off as something new. Or, as a testament to the human psyche...

Origin Materials - Week in Review #6 (August 15-19)

20 Aug 2022 3 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

Bank of America Presentation Posted Last week, on August 9, co-CEO John Bissell joined BofA analyst Stephen Byrne for the BofA Securities 2022 SMID Cap Ideas Conference. The forty minute presentation features Bissell discussing the history of the com...

Obelisk Token: Hitting Dead Coin Status?

19 Aug 2022 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

I first heard about the Obelisk Token right here on Publish0x by a fellow blogger. Here is a link to said post; just a simple summation of the white paper with all the necessary links. Being intrigued by the new project, I looked into it a bit. I rec...

TOKEN IN FOCUS: What's the Deal with Tamadoge (TAMA)?

19 Aug 2022 2 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

Banners, Banners Everywhere! If you haven't seen the name Tamadoge while browsing Publish0x lately, then you must have very selective sight. The banner ads for the self-proclaimed "ultimate memecoin Play-to-Earn platform" have been splashed all over...

Words of Encouragement For Tackling Writer's Block

16 Aug 2022 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

Why would anyone want to read what I write?I don't have anything interesting to say.I'm sure someone has already written about that.I don't think I'll have enough to say about that.I don't know enough about that to write something about it. The que...