Remembering how to Think
I feel more confused about the world than ever before.I’m often so susceptible to distraction that I’m onto a new thought before fully understanding what crossed my mind moments ago.My mind lights up when it shouldn’t (right before bed) and turns off when it should (early morning on weekends). I start with these because they’re truths about myself that must be overcome if I am to reach my goal for 2026, which is to re-learn how to think. I like to believe I used to be pretty good at it, but s...
Remembering how to Think
I feel more confused about the world than ever before.I’m often so susceptible to distraction that I’m onto a new thought before fully understanding what crossed my mind moments ago.My mind lights up when it shouldn’t (right before bed) and turns off when it should (early morning on weekends). I start with these because they’re truths about myself that must be overcome if I am to reach my goal for 2026, which is to re-learn how to think. I like to believe I used to be pretty good at it, but s...
Quick notes on Prions
I don' recall hearing the word “prion” until I came across this tweet back in May of this year. I have no idea what it means, but it sounds bad. So where to start? eigenrobot @eigenrobot oh 27K 12:05 PM • May 14, 2024 What are prions?Prions are misfolded proteins that can cause brain disease, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or Mad Cow’s Disease). They are not living organisms and do not contain genetic material, are not viral, bacterial, or f...
Quick notes on Prions
I don' recall hearing the word “prion” until I came across this tweet back in May of this year. I have no idea what it means, but it sounds bad. So where to start? eigenrobot @eigenrobot oh 27K 12:05 PM • May 14, 2024 What are prions?Prions are misfolded proteins that can cause brain disease, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or Mad Cow’s Disease). They are not living organisms and do not contain genetic material, are not viral, bacterial, or f...
Quick notes on BTC & Blackrock IOUs
The recent cbBTC announcement from Coinbase seems to have reignited concerns about the BTC purchases by the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) being off-chain, essentially allowing them to buy BTC with IOUs. I remember seeing similar tweets flying earlier this year, and this topic has remained a thorn in the back of my mind that I wanted to get more comfortable with. I figured now would be as good a time as ever to look into the raw data. Tyler @TylerDurden I told everyone I went through the ch...
Quick notes on BTC & Blackrock IOUs
The recent cbBTC announcement from Coinbase seems to have reignited concerns about the BTC purchases by the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) being off-chain, essentially allowing them to buy BTC with IOUs. I remember seeing similar tweets flying earlier this year, and this topic has remained a thorn in the back of my mind that I wanted to get more comfortable with. I figured now would be as good a time as ever to look into the raw data. Tyler @TylerDurden I told everyone I went through the ch...
To Learn Fearlessness
On how I chose Semui as a digital identity
On Liquidity
I've tried to write this post a couple times and I've never made it through, but it's an important topic that I've had at the back of my mind almost ...
On Liquidity
I've tried to write this post a couple times and I've never made it through, but it's an important topic that I've had at the back of my mind almost ...
The Provenance of Kimamori
What is provenance? There's a story that has stayed in my mind when I think about the topic. It involves the 16th century Japanese tea master, Sen no Rikyu. Rikyu is famous for establishing the foundations of Japanese tea ceremony. He collected many ceremonial artifacts that are known to be masterpieces. One of his chawan (teabowls) was the Kimamori. A kimamori refers to a piece of fruit you leave on a tree after a harvest. It is done to give thanks for the bounty and to protect the tree...
The Provenance of Kimamori
What is provenance? There's a story that has stayed in my mind when I think about the topic. It involves the 16th century Japanese tea master, Sen no Rikyu. Rikyu is famous for establishing the foundations of Japanese tea ceremony. He collected many ceremonial artifacts that are known to be masterpieces. One of his chawan (teabowls) was the Kimamori. A kimamori refers to a piece of fruit you leave on a tree after a harvest. It is done to give thanks for the bounty and to protect the tree...
The Age of Curation
The rails have come off. When I think about the world lately, this is what first comes to mind. The rails have come off, the adults have left the room, we are out in open sea, and here there be monsters. There were some pivotal moments for me that stand out in my mind .The chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. The mask-on, mask-off policy changes during the early covid days ,the “transitory” inflation, and most recently, the hostile attack on crypto. It was that first event that nud...
The Age of Curation
The rails have come off. When I think about the world lately, this is what first comes to mind. The rails have come off, the adults have left the room, we are out in open sea, and here there be monsters. There were some pivotal moments for me that stand out in my mind .The chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. The mask-on, mask-off policy changes during the early covid days ,the “transitory” inflation, and most recently, the hostile attack on crypto. It was that first event that nud...
UNIC META-511 Study Notes for 2022 Fall Semester
Hello dear reader, and thank you for dropping by! This article is a summary of notes taken during the Fall 2022 semester of the University of Nicosia’s online course, META-511: NFTs and the Metaverse. Originally a series of Twitter threads, I decided to back them up and could think of no better way than a Mirror article. The original thread is linked below: https://twitter.com/iamsemui/status/1635664670190354433?s=61&t=k-wb8wmuzeEKD3bGu85i0A The course materials including presentations and vi...
UNIC META-511 Study Notes for 2022 Fall Semester
Hello dear reader, and thank you for dropping by! This article is a summary of notes taken during the Fall 2022 semester of the University of Nicosia’s online course, META-511: NFTs and the Metaverse. Originally a series of Twitter threads, I decided to back them up and could think of no better way than a Mirror article. The original thread is linked below: https://twitter.com/iamsemui/status/1635664670190354433?s=61&t=k-wb8wmuzeEKD3bGu85i0A The course materials including presentations and vi...
UNIC META-511 Session 12-2: Punk6529 & Balaji Srinivasan
Session 12-2: This article is a thread originally posted on Twitter (linked here) summarizing study notes from the Fall 2022 semester of the University of Nicosia’s online course, META-511: NFTs and the Metaverse. Course materials can be found at the UNIC META-511 github account here. The author is not affiliated with University of Nicosia or the META-511 faculty.1/ Summarizing my notes from session 12-2 of @unicmetaverse META-511 ✍️ This session was a discussion between @punk6529 and @balaji...
UNIC META-511 Session 12-2: Punk6529 & Balaji Srinivasan
Session 12-2: This article is a thread originally posted on Twitter (linked here) summarizing study notes from the Fall 2022 semester of the University of Nicosia’s online course, META-511: NFTs and the Metaverse. Course materials can be found at the UNIC META-511 github account here. The author is not affiliated with University of Nicosia or the META-511 faculty.1/ Summarizing my notes from session 12-2 of @unicmetaverse META-511 ✍️ This session was a discussion between @punk6529 and @balaji...
UNIC META-511 Session 12-1: Metaverse 2030
Session 12-1: This article is a thread originally posted on Twitter (linked here) summarizing study notes from the Fall 2022 semester of the University of Nicosia’s online course, META-511: NFTs and the Metaverse. Course materials can be found at the UNIC META-511 github account here. The author is not affiliated with University of Nicosia or the META-511 faculty.1/ Summarizing my notes from session 12-1 of @unicmetaverse META-511✍️ In this session @punk6529 warns of the risks brought by an i...
UNIC META-511 Session 12-1: Metaverse 2030
Session 12-1: This article is a thread originally posted on Twitter (linked here) summarizing study notes from the Fall 2022 semester of the University of Nicosia’s online course, META-511: NFTs and the Metaverse. Course materials can be found at the UNIC META-511 github account here. The author is not affiliated with University of Nicosia or the META-511 faculty.1/ Summarizing my notes from session 12-1 of @unicmetaverse META-511✍️ In this session @punk6529 warns of the risks brought by an i...
