All of my long-form thoughts on programming, AI, product design, gaming and more, collected in chronological order.
All of my long-form thoughts on programming, AI, product design, gaming and more, collected in chronological order.
Guys at crypto.com I hope you really know what you are doing and there is an AMA soon to clarify the situation on the 70B token un-burn. For starters, I have always been a part of your ecosystem and its where I got started with crypto but there are various questions that need to be ...
Having spent half of day on this weekend to download all of my 600 or so kindle books, Amazon will be removing the option to download Kindle eBooks via USB on February 26th, 2025. This means that you and me will no longer be able to download a file of their eBook, even with DRM ...
Dissapointing news in the crypto world again, TDLR, in case anyone is not aware of what happened. “In February 2025, Argentine President Javier Milei faced significant political and legal challenges following his promotion of the cryptocurrency $Libra. Milei endorsed $Libra, suggesting it would bolster Argentina’s economy. This endorsement led to a rapid surge in the ...
Today as I’m write this blog post in Feb 2025, the state of cryptocurrency today is a far cry from its original promise of revolutionizing finance and providing freedom from middlemen. The majority of the space has become a hotbed of scams, rug pulls, and unchecked greed, with people losing millions to fraudulent projects and ...
The Trump administration is on the verge of imposing tariffs on several allied countries, and the consequences could be seriously bad. Tariffs are taxes on imported goods, designed to protect domestic industries by making foreign products more expensive. But in reality, they can have far-reaching and devastating effects on consumers, businesses, and the global economy, ...
Was re-watching a video from Veritasium titled Is Success Luck or Hard Work? and its one of my favorites, so let’s break it down here. Consider this interesting observation from the world of hockey: players born in January tend to be more successful than those born later in the year. Why? Simply because they’re older ...
If you’ve been following the news, you might have heard about Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter 2 years ago (now x.com). But have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of a corporate takeover? In this post, lets delve into the world of mergers and acquisitions, exploring the different methods companies use to ...
Let’s talk about the situation in the US as the data is the most readily available. Home prices have skyrocketed in recent years, far outpacing income growth. In major cities like San Francisco and New York, the median home price exceeds $1 million. To put this into perspective, a study by Zillow found that nearly ...
As AI becomes increasingly embedded in our daily lives, it’s easy to get caught up in the hype. But amidst all the excitement, we’re overlooking a crucial aspect of AI: the data that powers it. A recent video by Richard Murphy, a professor of accounting at Sheffield University, highlights the dangers of relying too heavily ...
The recent massive market drops over the last 2 days reminds me of all the Jim Crammer memes on the internet, which are a joy to look at https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1860783414938571176 The market’s sharp 5% decline following the Federal Reserve’s decision to delay anticipated rate cuts raises some interesting questions. On the surface, postponing two potential 0.25% ...