Cows, climate and the methane deception
If you will excuse a mixed metaphor, cows are being used as scapegoats, to downplay and detract from the main driver of the climate crisis — fossil fuels. The claim is that cows burp methane gas and contribute to our climate crisis. This is a deception, because it leaves out important parts of the equation. To summarise, cows and other ruminants are part of a carbon cycle, whereas the fossil fuel industries are a carbon source. The word cycle comes from the Greek for circle, and that’s what i...
Cows, climate and the methane deception
If you will excuse a mixed metaphor, cows are being used as scapegoats, to downplay and detract from the main driver of the climate crisis — fossil fuels. The claim is that cows burp methane gas and contribute to our climate crisis. This is a deception, because it leaves out important parts of the equation. To summarise, cows and other ruminants are part of a carbon cycle, whereas the fossil fuel industries are a carbon source. The word cycle comes from the Greek for circle, and that’s what i...
The working parent’s guide to screen time
Principles, practices and parental controls that keep kid tech in checkHow can you manage your kids’ screen time in a way that’s good for them — but still gives you the time and focus you need for your own work and sanity? I’ve spent years wrestling with this question, which has a renewed sense of urgency now that so many of us are working from home at least part of the time. I’ve spoken with many working parents about this juggling act in the past year, since publishing Remote, Inc.: How to ...
The working parent’s guide to screen time
Principles, practices and parental controls that keep kid tech in checkHow can you manage your kids’ screen time in a way that’s good for them — but still gives you the time and focus you need for your own work and sanity? I’ve spent years wrestling with this question, which has a renewed sense of urgency now that so many of us are working from home at least part of the time. I’ve spoken with many working parents about this juggling act in the past year, since publishing Remote, Inc.: How to ...
Your guide to ERC721A (July 2022)
How does the ERC721A contract work? How do I use it? What are the HIDDEN GEMS within it I can use to get Free Money?? ERC721 is the most common standard for NFTs (non-fungible tokens). It governs how NFT contracts must behave, but now how NFT contracts should implement this behavior. For a long time the OpenZeppelin ERC721 implementation was synonymous with the ERC721 standard. ERC721A, which launched in Jan 2022, was the first mainstream contract to offer a real alternative approach. How doe...
Your guide to ERC721A (July 2022)
How does the ERC721A contract work? How do I use it? What are the HIDDEN GEMS within it I can use to get Free Money?? ERC721 is the most common standard for NFTs (non-fungible tokens). It governs how NFT contracts must behave, but now how NFT contracts should implement this behavior. For a long time the OpenZeppelin ERC721 implementation was synonymous with the ERC721 standard. ERC721A, which launched in Jan 2022, was the first mainstream contract to offer a real alternative approach. How doe...
The only strategy that works consistently in crypto; is the cockroach strategy
Cockroaches are one of the oldest surviving members of the earth. They roamed the earth with dinosaurs and outlived them. Cockroaches can survive nuclear blast because they can withstand huge amounts of radiation. They have been here for a long time, and they will continue to be here. You are wondering how this fact about cockroaches can work for your crypto investment. You see the survival potential of a cryptocurrency should be determined before you invest . We have seen a lot of crypto bul...
The only strategy that works consistently in crypto; is the cockroach strategy
Cockroaches are one of the oldest surviving members of the earth. They roamed the earth with dinosaurs and outlived them. Cockroaches can survive nuclear blast because they can withstand huge amounts of radiation. They have been here for a long time, and they will continue to be here. You are wondering how this fact about cockroaches can work for your crypto investment. You see the survival potential of a cryptocurrency should be determined before you invest . We have seen a lot of crypto bul...
Coming Home, Traveling Abroad.
When I’m on vacation, I have a slightly different mindset these days. It wasn’t long ago that my day job was as an agency creative director, so when I’d go on vacation, I’d take the opportunity to practice my skills with a camera. I brought a lot of gear, not really having a sweet spot for my work. These were exciting but insecure days of shooting — my camera body was changing with every advancement in technology and I couldn’t decide if I was a zoom or a prime guy. The shots I took were, pre...
Coming Home, Traveling Abroad.
When I’m on vacation, I have a slightly different mindset these days. It wasn’t long ago that my day job was as an agency creative director, so when I’d go on vacation, I’d take the opportunity to practice my skills with a camera. I brought a lot of gear, not really having a sweet spot for my work. These were exciting but insecure days of shooting — my camera body was changing with every advancement in technology and I couldn’t decide if I was a zoom or a prime guy. The shots I took were, pre...
