2026 Goals
Haven't done this in years...
fivestar devlog: december 16, 2025
sorry for the absence, we been workin tho
Intrusive Thoughts: December 7, 2025
I'm slippin
𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐆 fivestar
An NFT rating platform for the tastemaker in you
Intrusive Thoughts: November 23, 2025
Been a min. Sorry.
fivestar devlog: november 19, 2025
Devlog Entry - Profile Customization & Avatar SystemProfile Customization FeaturesUsername SystemUsers can set custom usernames (3-30 characters, alphanumeric, underscores, hyphens)Username availability checking with real-time validationDisplay logic: shows username when set, otherwise formatted wallet addressOptional address abbreviation after username (e.g., "username (0x1234...5678)")Custom Gradient AvatarsRadial gradient profile pictures (inner to outer color)Two-color picker in profile e...
fivestar devlog: november 19, 2025
Devlog Entry - Profile Customization & Avatar SystemProfile Customization FeaturesUsername SystemUsers can set custom usernames (3-30 characters, alphanumeric, underscores, hyphens)Username availability checking with real-time validationDisplay logic: shows username when set, otherwise formatted wallet addressOptional address abbreviation after username (e.g., "username (0x1234...5678)")Custom Gradient AvatarsRadial gradient profile pictures (inner to outer color)Two-color picker in profile e...
fivestar devlog: november 18, 2025
Late post but wanna get it out before I dive into the next
fivestar devlog: november 18, 2025
Late post but wanna get it out before I dive into the next
fivestar devlog: november 17, 2025
big updates today
fivestar devlog: november 13, 2025
Summary of Today's Work1. Follow/Unfollow Schema ImplementationAdded follows array to localStorage storage structureCreated API methods:followUser() - Follow a userunfollowUser() - Unfollow a userisFollowing() - Check follow statusgetFollowers() - Get list of followersgetFollowing() - Get list of users being followedgetFollowerCount() / getFollowingCount() - Get countsgetMutualFollows() - Find mutual followsIncludes validation (prevents self-follows) and caching2. Feed Page CreationBuilt stan...
fivestar devlog: november 13, 2025
Summary of Today's Work1. Follow/Unfollow Schema ImplementationAdded follows array to localStorage storage structureCreated API methods:followUser() - Follow a userunfollowUser() - Unfollow a userisFollowing() - Check follow statusgetFollowers() - Get list of followersgetFollowing() - Get list of users being followedgetFollowerCount() / getFollowingCount() - Get countsgetMutualFollows() - Find mutual followsIncludes validation (prevents self-follows) and caching2. Feed Page CreationBuilt stan...
Intrusive Thoughts: October 26, 2025
From the San Diego Airport (we missed our connection)
Intrusive Thoughts: October 26, 2025
From the San Diego Airport (we missed our connection)
WE HAVE MOVED!
Hey gang, Just dropping this note to let you know I’ve moved!Black Dave EnergyBlack Dave Token represents supporting the jockey over the horse. It gives you the space to support the continued creation of my ideas, which is the goal for many, while choosing which specific works resonate with you along the way.https://paragraph.comJoin me at Paragraph (this is a link)! I’m using it because it perfectly mixes features for my NFT/crypto friends and my real life friends. See you there!
WE HAVE MOVED!
Hey gang, Just dropping this note to let you know I’ve moved!Black Dave EnergyBlack Dave Token represents supporting the jockey over the horse. It gives you the space to support the continued creation of my ideas, which is the goal for many, while choosing which specific works resonate with you along the way.https://paragraph.comJoin me at Paragraph (this is a link)! I’m using it because it perfectly mixes features for my NFT/crypto friends and my real life friends. See you there!
Black Dave Token: A Reintroduction
Almost a year ago, I launched an NFT project called Black Dave Token. Today, I want to reintroduce it to everyone. Whether you've already gotten a token, a handful, or are deep in the Black Dave Token ecosystem, this is for you.Artist Funding...but with AudacityThe era of NFTs being enough has long passed. The dream of sustaining oneself with their art through the release of NFTs has ended for almost all of us. In all of my talent and illustriousness, I have also been effected by this. H...
Black Dave Token: A Reintroduction
Almost a year ago, I launched an NFT project called Black Dave Token. Today, I want to reintroduce it to everyone. Whether you've already gotten a token, a handful, or are deep in the Black Dave Token ecosystem, this is for you.Artist Funding...but with AudacityThe era of NFTs being enough has long passed. The dream of sustaining oneself with their art through the release of NFTs has ended for almost all of us. In all of my talent and illustriousness, I have also been effected by this. H...
Making It In NFTs As A Rapper IV
Hey! It's been a few months since the last update, and while the market conditions haven't changed much, I'm still here in web3 trying to get to it. I just dropped a collection of songs on streaming platforms in a project called SS23. This post might read more like an "update" as to what I have going on, but hopefully you'll be able to grab some info from how I'm approaching things.Did web3 even want the music?Something I've been coming to blows with a bit these ...
Making It In NFTs As A Rapper IV
Hey! It's been a few months since the last update, and while the market conditions haven't changed much, I'm still here in web3 trying to get to it. I just dropped a collection of songs on streaming platforms in a project called SS23. This post might read more like an "update" as to what I have going on, but hopefully you'll be able to grab some info from how I'm approaching things.Did web3 even want the music?Something I've been coming to blows with a bit these ...
What Am I Up To?
Hey. Been a while. Since joining the realm at the end of 2020, this year as a creator using web3 tech has been pretty rough for me in terms of sales. I've released a handful of things that have gone unminted, performed below expectations, and forced folks to reconsider their strategies. Trying to make moves while living on a version of the edge of your finances is tough, but still better than working a 9-5. As I continue to traverse the terrible market conditions, hopefully dumping my th...
What Am I Up To?
Hey. Been a while. Since joining the realm at the end of 2020, this year as a creator using web3 tech has been pretty rough for me in terms of sales. I've released a handful of things that have gone unminted, performed below expectations, and forced folks to reconsider their strategies. Trying to make moves while living on a version of the edge of your finances is tough, but still better than working a 9-5. As I continue to traverse the terrible market conditions, hopefully dumping my th...
Black Dave Token: Betting on the Jockey
tl;dr: Black Dave Token is a bet on the artist, not the asset. Mint as many as you’d like here. Yo! I’ve been racking my brain around what the next set of content around Black Dave Token looks like. I didn’t realize how complacent I’d grown around the idea of rolling things out over an extended period of time, as releasing NFTs is largely focused around the campaign ending when you sell the token. My initial plan was to start trying to court institutional money, from platforms and marketplace...
Black Dave Token: Betting on the Jockey
tl;dr: Black Dave Token is a bet on the artist, not the asset. Mint as many as you’d like here. Yo! I’ve been racking my brain around what the next set of content around Black Dave Token looks like. I didn’t realize how complacent I’d grown around the idea of rolling things out over an extended period of time, as releasing NFTs is largely focused around the campaign ending when you sell the token. My initial plan was to start trying to court institutional money, from platforms and marketplace...
