How ‘homeland’ put America on the path to illiberalism | bits from mc
Hadn’t read Simon in a long time. This article is very much worth your time. _ <div class="reply-button-container"> <a class="reply-button" h...
How ‘homeland’ put America on the path to illiberalism | bits from mc
Hadn’t read Simon in a long time. This article is very much worth your time. _ <div class="reply-button-container"> <a class="reply-button" h...
Agentic fraud | bits from mc
When I was in high school, I heard about AllAdvantage, a company that would stroke you a check for spending time online. As I recall, you just had to down...
Agentic fraud | bits from mc
When I was in high school, I heard about AllAdvantage, a company that would stroke you a check for spending time online. As I recall, you just had to down...
fish and chips | bits from mc
Homemade fish and chips tonight. Looks promising. IMG_4213 _ <div class="reply-button-container"> <a class="reply-button" href="mailto:b...
fish and chips | bits from mc
Homemade fish and chips tonight. Looks promising. IMG_4213 _ <div class="reply-button-container"> <a class="reply-button" href="mailto:b...
A free BJJ progress tracker | bits from mc
I’ve been training BJJ for a while now, and I’ve been pretty terrible about tracking my mat time. I have a composition book filled with notes diligently s...
A free BJJ progress tracker | bits from mc
I’ve been training BJJ for a while now, and I’ve been pretty terrible about tracking my mat time. I have a composition book filled with notes diligently s...
Delight from Robin Sloan | bits from mc
Particularly enjoyed the olive tree anecdote and the final section. Enjoy! _ <div class="reply-button-container"> <a class="reply-button" hre...
Delight from Robin Sloan | bits from mc
Particularly enjoyed the olive tree anecdote and the final section. Enjoy! _ <div class="reply-button-container"> <a class="reply-button" hre...
On Music NFTs
During a postprandial conversation last Christmas, one of my nieces brought up Taylor Swift’s drama with Carlyle over the sale of her back catalog. I had recently minted my first music NFT on Sound (Daniel Allan’s “Too Close”), and the potential for crypto to disintermediate industry incumbents and empower artists was top of mind. Somewhat embarrassingly, in retrospect, I grabbed an unused dessert plate, retrieved a dry-erase marker, and began to diagram two stylistic visions of the world on ...
On Music NFTs
During a postprandial conversation last Christmas, one of my nieces brought up Taylor Swift’s drama with Carlyle over the sale of her back catalog. I had recently minted my first music NFT on Sound (Daniel Allan’s “Too Close”), and the potential for crypto to disintermediate industry incumbents and empower artists was top of mind. Somewhat embarrassingly, in retrospect, I grabbed an unused dessert plate, retrieved a dry-erase marker, and began to diagram two stylistic visions of the world on ...
Thinking on a tokenized investment vehicle
At the beginning of the year, I participated in Wharton's course on the Economics of Blockchain and Digital Assets. The capstone project entailed brainstorming up an idea for a digital asset. In the spirit of building in public, I thought I'd share where my head was back in February. If this sounds interesting to you and you'd like to build it — or if you (or someone you know) is building an equity vehicle like this already — then please send me an e-mail here. This tokenized i...
Thinking on a tokenized investment vehicle
At the beginning of the year, I participated in Wharton's course on the Economics of Blockchain and Digital Assets. The capstone project entailed brainstorming up an idea for a digital asset. In the spirit of building in public, I thought I'd share where my head was back in February. If this sounds interesting to you and you'd like to build it — or if you (or someone you know) is building an equity vehicle like this already — then please send me an e-mail here. This tokenized i...
Is the Dollar Standard Ending?
Last month, world governments learned that property rights do not apply to foreign exchange reserves. Recall that before Russia’s abhorrent invasion of Ukraine, the United States government froze $7 billion of Afghanistan’s U.S.-based assets. The United States earmarked half for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, while the balance was reserved to cover potential claims from U.S litigants who sued the Taliban for losses due to terrorism, including the attacks of September 11, 2001. In effect, th...
Is the Dollar Standard Ending?
Last month, world governments learned that property rights do not apply to foreign exchange reserves. Recall that before Russia’s abhorrent invasion of Ukraine, the United States government froze $7 billion of Afghanistan’s U.S.-based assets. The United States earmarked half for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, while the balance was reserved to cover potential claims from U.S litigants who sued the Taliban for losses due to terrorism, including the attacks of September 11, 2001. In effect, th...
The DAO of (Risk) Capital
Thousands of strangers recently came together to bid on an original copy of the U.S. Constitution at Sotheby’s. I was one of them. If you’re into crypto / web3, then you know what’s up. If you’re not, then you may have come across a story about it in The Wall Street Journal or The New York Times … but maybe you’re thinking: scam! In brief, a group of people formed a decentralized autonomous organization — a DAO — to crowdfund a bid for the Constitution (and deal with all the legal and financi...
The DAO of (Risk) Capital
Thousands of strangers recently came together to bid on an original copy of the U.S. Constitution at Sotheby’s. I was one of them. If you’re into crypto / web3, then you know what’s up. If you’re not, then you may have come across a story about it in The Wall Street Journal or The New York Times … but maybe you’re thinking: scam! In brief, a group of people formed a decentralized autonomous organization — a DAO — to crowdfund a bid for the Constitution (and deal with all the legal and financi...
Crypto v. College
In Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged” (cue snark), the builders and independent thinkers escape to Galt’s Gulch whilst a constellation of communists and conformists grind society to a halt. It’s been a minute since I read the book, but over the last couple of years the notion of Galt’s Gulch has popped up in my conversations with friends — particularly when discussing higher education for our children. Most of my friends are operating under the assumption that a conventional university education is ...
Crypto v. College
In Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged” (cue snark), the builders and independent thinkers escape to Galt’s Gulch whilst a constellation of communists and conformists grind society to a halt. It’s been a minute since I read the book, but over the last couple of years the notion of Galt’s Gulch has popped up in my conversations with friends — particularly when discussing higher education for our children. Most of my friends are operating under the assumption that a conventional university education is ...
