A year ago, at around 11:00 pm, Addie opened the Airbnb door to the house we would share with more friends for a week. We had sorta hung out on Telegram, but this was our first IRL. Sometimes, while chatting in the kitchen, Addie just relaxed in tree pose, standing like a flamingo. Maybe that helps with all the ideas and insights we were jamming on together. I made poached eggs. Within a couple months, we were finishing each other's sentences and calling it Chones. June 20-29, 2023, Chon...

A year ago, at around 11:00 pm, Addie opened the Airbnb door to the house we would share with more friends for a week. We had sorta hung out on Telegram, but this was our first IRL. Sometimes, while chatting in the kitchen, Addie just relaxed in tree pose, standing like a flamingo. Maybe that helps with all the ideas and insights we were jamming on together. I made poached eggs. Within a couple months, we were finishing each other's sentences and calling it Chones. June 20-29, 2023, Chon...

Can’t sleep after early morning bladder alerts. Chris’ chest and back look identical. He was dreaming. Using LED, the bathroom mirror was almost gentle with the lines and circles around my eyes. Last week, tired of getting fucked dry, I stashed some lube in the medicine cabinet. Morning wood is less unbearable with it. Bladder empty, maybe sleep can return, and almost got close, with the pillow and sheet tucked under my chin. His tongue was dry and sticky. He was poking the roof of my mouth w...

Can’t sleep after early morning bladder alerts. Chris’ chest and back look identical. He was dreaming. Using LED, the bathroom mirror was almost gentle with the lines and circles around my eyes. Last week, tired of getting fucked dry, I stashed some lube in the medicine cabinet. Morning wood is less unbearable with it. Bladder empty, maybe sleep can return, and almost got close, with the pillow and sheet tucked under my chin. His tongue was dry and sticky. He was poking the roof of my mouth w...

Moloch is exactly what the history books say he is. He is the god of child sacrifice, the fiery furnace into which you can toss your babies in exchange for victory in war. He always and everywhere offers the same deal: throw what you love most into the flames, and I can grant you power. Scott Alexander, Meditations on Moloch In late summer 2022, the sun rose behind me, while I sat at the train station looking at the low barren hills and the field that had been tilled last fall. Everything loo...

Moloch is exactly what the history books say he is. He is the god of child sacrifice, the fiery furnace into which you can toss your babies in exchange for victory in war. He always and everywhere offers the same deal: throw what you love most into the flames, and I can grant you power. Scott Alexander, Meditations on Moloch In late summer 2022, the sun rose behind me, while I sat at the train station looking at the low barren hills and the field that had been tilled last fall. Everything loo...

Your mission, should you choose to accept, is to fetch 30 cases of beer, 1,200 miles away, and bring them to a pool party. My 14 year old son accepted. We rented an SUV and made campsite reservations; the Epic Beer Run across the Wild West would begin in the morning!First stop was the Red Cliffs Campground, outside of St George Utah, which was a pleasant surprise after hours and hours crossing the Mojave.Someone was already pitching their tent at campsite #11; it was the only empty spot. I ha...

Project TitleChonesMeta Community Facilitation and Integrative Communications for the Ethereum Ecosystem Join and SupportAbstractMy mom, grandmother and aunts all raised their daughters to use the word chones (pronounced cho-nies), instead of panties. Modest or not, displaying bodies in only their chones is a common technique to attract attention towards brands, even if the brand has nothing to do with underwear. Chones isn’t just underwear; it’s also a gated network that comes with a service...

It’s always morning in the metaverse. But why? GM is an acronym for good morning. But why don’t we say good night, or good afternoon instead? When you collaborate remotely, via the internet, yours is just one of many time zones that you interact with. Your perception expands to include all around the world. When you collaborate on projects that feel meaningful, you welcome work and the people you work with. Your sense of fulfillment is audaciously wondrous. When you’re greeted with gm, someon...

Addie and I were sitting at the kitchen table in the wgmi house on our first night together during EthDenver 2023. We’re both members and contributors to service and product DAOs, and also have some relations to venture DAOs. We noticed lots of similarities with the challenges we’ve been dealing with in DAOs. We also resonated with each other’s motivation to continue contributing to DAOs. The work is meaningful; it feels like purpose. Often, the best part of professional events is the convers...

Dear servants of Moloch. Join us, or reap the punishment of the one you serve. You, who adorn yourselves in shallow desires, cannot disguise your desperate attempt to hide from your vulnerabilities. Display your devotion to the enemy of humanity, for that is all you have. Dear readers of books and fliers of kites. Dear killers of zombies and wielders of potions. Dear builders of solutions and creators of art. We call you, dear slayers of Moloch. You are one of us and we are with you. Moloch, ...

“I hereby deem, you are an expert!” Garrett tried to flatter the woman planting a row of seeds, one isle over. “Oh.” Sophie tried to sound like she didn’t notice his flirting. “Yeah, thanks.” “We’ll all appreciate it when it’s time to harvest.” He attempted competence with his seeds. “It’s my second day working here.” “Nice.” She used the back of her wrist to brush some hair away from her eyes. “It’s my second year. Have you used any tokens yet?” “Not yet.” He rested his wrists on the top of ...

We had been digging all night. The grave was massive. We’ve seen images of it, how humans are about one quarter the size of the demon, but in actuality, Moloch encompassed the entire planet. It was integrated into so many aspects of how humans interact that it had grown in shape and mass over the centuries, from even before it was named Baal, and most definitely before we recognized Moloch as the demon god of coordination failure. All around us, as we dug the grave, men and women mourned, wit...

Remove the VR and go for a walk. Your understanding of the metaverse is much closer than complicated virtual spacetime. If meta includes everything under a category’s umbrella and verse is the acquiring of knowledge, then meta-verse is an all inclusive collection of skills and understandings that anyone can gain from. Think of the vast universe inside a drop of seawater, or all the nuances of history and culture inside a mythical story. The Metaverse is thus a storage space of everything from...

How can capital benefit individual, environmental and community needs?As all good stories begin, this one began at Home Depot. Jon wanted to make something, but couldn’t decide on what. So he asked Twitter, who suggested a fire pit. While we were on Zoom, Jon brought his laptop outside, so I could see it. It’s a circle of chairs, with rocks surrounding the pit and Texas Hill Country all around. Jon Hills is Caretaker at Cabin. He aspires to be a servant leader, emphasizing his intention to le...

Your mission, should you choose to accept, is to fetch 30 cases of beer, 1,200 miles away, and bring them to a pool party. My 14 year old son accepted. We rented an SUV and made campsite reservations; the Epic Beer Run across the Wild West would begin in the morning!First stop was the Red Cliffs Campground, outside of St George Utah, which was a pleasant surprise after hours and hours crossing the Mojave.Someone was already pitching their tent at campsite #11; it was the only empty spot. I ha...

Project TitleChonesMeta Community Facilitation and Integrative Communications for the Ethereum Ecosystem Join and SupportAbstractMy mom, grandmother and aunts all raised their daughters to use the word chones (pronounced cho-nies), instead of panties. Modest or not, displaying bodies in only their chones is a common technique to attract attention towards brands, even if the brand has nothing to do with underwear. Chones isn’t just underwear; it’s also a gated network that comes with a service...

It’s always morning in the metaverse. But why? GM is an acronym for good morning. But why don’t we say good night, or good afternoon instead? When you collaborate remotely, via the internet, yours is just one of many time zones that you interact with. Your perception expands to include all around the world. When you collaborate on projects that feel meaningful, you welcome work and the people you work with. Your sense of fulfillment is audaciously wondrous. When you’re greeted with gm, someon...

Addie and I were sitting at the kitchen table in the wgmi house on our first night together during EthDenver 2023. We’re both members and contributors to service and product DAOs, and also have some relations to venture DAOs. We noticed lots of similarities with the challenges we’ve been dealing with in DAOs. We also resonated with each other’s motivation to continue contributing to DAOs. The work is meaningful; it feels like purpose. Often, the best part of professional events is the convers...

Dear servants of Moloch. Join us, or reap the punishment of the one you serve. You, who adorn yourselves in shallow desires, cannot disguise your desperate attempt to hide from your vulnerabilities. Display your devotion to the enemy of humanity, for that is all you have. Dear readers of books and fliers of kites. Dear killers of zombies and wielders of potions. Dear builders of solutions and creators of art. We call you, dear slayers of Moloch. You are one of us and we are with you. Moloch, ...

“I hereby deem, you are an expert!” Garrett tried to flatter the woman planting a row of seeds, one isle over. “Oh.” Sophie tried to sound like she didn’t notice his flirting. “Yeah, thanks.” “We’ll all appreciate it when it’s time to harvest.” He attempted competence with his seeds. “It’s my second day working here.” “Nice.” She used the back of her wrist to brush some hair away from her eyes. “It’s my second year. Have you used any tokens yet?” “Not yet.” He rested his wrists on the top of ...

We had been digging all night. The grave was massive. We’ve seen images of it, how humans are about one quarter the size of the demon, but in actuality, Moloch encompassed the entire planet. It was integrated into so many aspects of how humans interact that it had grown in shape and mass over the centuries, from even before it was named Baal, and most definitely before we recognized Moloch as the demon god of coordination failure. All around us, as we dug the grave, men and women mourned, wit...

Remove the VR and go for a walk. Your understanding of the metaverse is much closer than complicated virtual spacetime. If meta includes everything under a category’s umbrella and verse is the acquiring of knowledge, then meta-verse is an all inclusive collection of skills and understandings that anyone can gain from. Think of the vast universe inside a drop of seawater, or all the nuances of history and culture inside a mythical story. The Metaverse is thus a storage space of everything from...

How can capital benefit individual, environmental and community needs?As all good stories begin, this one began at Home Depot. Jon wanted to make something, but couldn’t decide on what. So he asked Twitter, who suggested a fire pit. While we were on Zoom, Jon brought his laptop outside, so I could see it. It’s a circle of chairs, with rocks surrounding the pit and Texas Hill Country all around. Jon Hills is Caretaker at Cabin. He aspires to be a servant leader, emphasizing his intention to le...