Code. Art. Question Everything. I’m Marco. By trade, I’m an engineer & innovator. But I’m also much more. Co-founder of Transient Labs 🚀
The Fallacies of Coining Content
There’s a real problem in the creator economy: Creators don’t capture enough of the value their content generates. One solution has been to “coin” content – tokenizing content so they can be bought, sold, and traded like assets. That idea has never sat right with me. Until now, I haven’t fully articulated why. Then I saw this tweet from Jesse Pollak (Base): https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1912327150159688178?s=46&t=qlxg0vngPXLDPzs4aUmZLw It got me thinking… so I sat down and wrote this out. ...
The Fallacies of Coining Content
There’s a real problem in the creator economy: Creators don’t capture enough of the value their content generates. One solution has been to “coin” content – tokenizing content so they can be bought, sold, and traded like assets. That idea has never sat right with me. Until now, I haven’t fully articulated why. Then I saw this tweet from Jesse Pollak (Base): https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1912327150159688178?s=46&t=qlxg0vngPXLDPzs4aUmZLw It got me thinking… so I sat down and wrote this out. ...
A Guide to Secure Your Shit
Seriously, we need to all secure our shit. Phishing attacks are on the rise, but there are several steps we can all take to make our accounts more secure. So let’s lock it down!Password ManagementIf you’re still making up your own passwords, STOP. Seriously, there are so many better ways to create passwords for all your accounts. Use a password manager. 1Password or Bitwarden. Nothing else. Forget LastPass, that shit sucks. I like 1Password myself, the paid features are worth it. For the mast...
A Guide to Secure Your Shit
Seriously, we need to all secure our shit. Phishing attacks are on the rise, but there are several steps we can all take to make our accounts more secure. So let’s lock it down!Password ManagementIf you’re still making up your own passwords, STOP. Seriously, there are so many better ways to create passwords for all your accounts. Use a password manager. 1Password or Bitwarden. Nothing else. Forget LastPass, that shit sucks. I like 1Password myself, the paid features are worth it. For the mast...
NFT Storage Wars
Life is always about compromises. You make compromises every day, like picking up that extra shift at work to buy a round of drinks at the bar. Developing software and running a business is no different; your decisions impact a much larger group of people than just yourself and a few others. No pressure. Philosophizing aside, when it comes to selecting solutions for NFT storage & access, there are some easy decisions and some hard decisions. I’ll try to break down the path that Transient Labs...
NFT Storage Wars
Life is always about compromises. You make compromises every day, like picking up that extra shift at work to buy a round of drinks at the bar. Developing software and running a business is no different; your decisions impact a much larger group of people than just yourself and a few others. No pressure. Philosophizing aside, when it comes to selecting solutions for NFT storage & access, there are some easy decisions and some hard decisions. I’ll try to break down the path that Transient Labs...
Speedrun #1 - Breaking The Habit
It all started with this tweet from my friend trying to quit cigarettes. He put the tweet out there as public attestation that he wanted to quit smoking. I’m not sure if it was the lack of oxygen from my flight to Boston the night before, but an idea was born: what if we could use blockchain to help us stop our bad habits? https://x.com/_bcbread/status/1755986068749320590?s=20Speedrun Part 1I didn’t have time to dive into the concept too much that Friday evening, as I had just flown into Bost...
Speedrun #1 - Breaking The Habit
It all started with this tweet from my friend trying to quit cigarettes. He put the tweet out there as public attestation that he wanted to quit smoking. I’m not sure if it was the lack of oxygen from my flight to Boston the night before, but an idea was born: what if we could use blockchain to help us stop our bad habits? https://x.com/_bcbread/status/1755986068749320590?s=20Speedrun Part 1I didn’t have time to dive into the concept too much that Friday evening, as I had just flown into Bost...
Read Website URLs Backwards to Stay Safe (Seriously)
Yes, you read the headline correctly. You should be reading website URLs backwards in order to stay safe online and reduce the risk of falling for phishing websites. There are many resources online already talking about how to read website URLs to stay safe online. I’m not here to republish the same information. I actually think they are quite helpful to read through and will include them at the bottom of this article. However, I have some tips that have helped people grok this information fa...
Read Website URLs Backwards to Stay Safe (Seriously)
Yes, you read the headline correctly. You should be reading website URLs backwards in order to stay safe online and reduce the risk of falling for phishing websites. There are many resources online already talking about how to read website URLs to stay safe online. I’m not here to republish the same information. I actually think they are quite helpful to read through and will include them at the bottom of this article. However, I have some tips that have helped people grok this information fa...
