How Important Is Bitcoin, Really?
There's been a lot of negativity in the Bitcoin world lately. The price of a Bitcoin is in freefall. It...
Year: 2015
Smart Contracts For Freelancers
Are you a freelancer? If so, I bet it gets frustrating when the occasional client never got around to paying...
Human Cells And Ethics
Can cells found in the nose help a paralyzed man walk again? As weird as that might sound, a transplant...
Blockchain Governance Systems
What is one thing that most proponents of decentralized Blockchain applications don't like to think about? That one thing may...
Incentive Points For Bitcoin As A Business Model
How many incentive program accounts sit around, abandoned, because the account owners forgot they exist or never saw the point...
Is Google Forgetting Its Motto?
Google seems to have forgotten its motto, “Don't be evil,” lately. The popular search engine will filter results for its...
What On Earth Is A Horseshoe?
The "Horseshoe" is a dish that is apparently unique to Illinois and can be best described as an open-faced sandwich...
The Death Of Internet Explorer
So Microsoft finally realized that the rest of us already knew. Internet Explorer was an old, slow, buggy browser. Instead...
Chainalysis Caught Running Fake Bitcoin Nodes
Chainalysis got caught running 250 fake Bitcoin nodes. Maybe they would have gotten away with it if they hadn't been...
3D Hubs Partners With BitPay
What are two technologies that could theoretically decentralize our economy? Bitcoin is one. Kenya just recently added Bitcoin to a...
Cybernetic Implants Shouldn’t Be Suppressed
If you follow tech news closely, you might vaguely remember reading something about people who could use cybernetic implants to...
A Flying Car Could Be Part Of Your Future
If you've ever lived across the street from one of those local airports, you probably know the sound of personal...
Make Your Garage Sale Stand Out With Bitcoin
Garage sale season is rapidly approaching. In the parts of the U.S. that aren't still being hammered with harsh winter...
Mars One Candidates — Part 3
Now that the Round 3 candidates for Mars One has been announced, I've touched base with a few of the...
Capitalism Needs Cryptocurrencies
How do you think people paid for things in the 14th century? When most people went shopping, they might have...
Stuff To Do With Shrimp
When was the last time you indulged in a shrimp-based dish? If it's a fairly regular habit, you don't have...
Banks Are Still Confused About Cryptocurrencies
It's probably no surprise to Bitcoin users that cryptocurrencies confuse banks. Do they count as assets or currencies? Should they...
CIA Behind Bitcoin? I Doubt It.
So you might have heard that a Russian politician named Andrei Svintsov claims that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are actually a...
Stuff To Do With Broccoli
Do you ever get bored with broccoli? If so, I don't blame you. According to Medical News Today, broccoli packs...
Should Greece Adopt Bitcoin?
If you've been paying attention to international news, you might know that Greece has few good options when it comes...
Live Long and Prosper, Spock
It's been all over Facebook and Twitter that we lost Leonard Nimoy on February 27, 2015. He's known to just...
Stuff To Do With Onions
Did you know that the average American eats 18.8 pounds of onions every year? That's not a bad thing when a serving...
Ten Awesome Coffee Makers
Does your coffee maker need replacing? It does kind of stink to need a new one after that coffee maker...
Astrophotography For Kids
Do you care about science education? Sure you do, but science is about much more than memorizing dry facts in...
Will Japanese Retailer Rakuten Accept Bitcoin?
I'm sure Bitcoin enthusiasts will be thrilled to learn that Japan's leading online retailer, Rakuten, is seriously considering adding Bitcoin...
Yes, People Can Really Be This Shallow.
Image credit: Bryan Versteeg So the 100 candidates remaining in the Mars One selection process got their first taste of...
Stuff To Do With Pistachios
The pistachio is an addicting little nut that originated in western Asia and Asia Minor and made its way around...
Mars One Is Down To 100 Candidates
Today, Mars One officially announced its list of Round 3 candidates who will be moving on to more intense challenges....
Is UBI A Good Thing?
So, is Universal Basic Income a good idea? On the surface, it sounds like just another Robin Hood socialist scheme...
Roger Ver To Attend International Crypto Summit
Roger Ver, best known by the moniker of “Bitcoin Jesus,” will be sending his virtual avatar to the 2015...
Fiverr Introduces New Affiliate Program
The popular gigs board Fiverr just recently opened up an affiliate program with Linkshare. As someone who started my freelancing...
Debate #2: Ban Weapons & Militias On Mars?
After the success of our last debate, Jackson and I thought it might be fun to do another one, this time...
Bitcoin Is “Dumb,” And That’s A Good Thing.
Forbes columnist Neale Godfrey recently warned Millennials to “beware of the Bitcoin bite.” To be fair, there probably aren't many...
Nationwide: We Interrupt Your Super Bowl With An Important Announcement
In every Super Bowl, there seems to be a few ads that get the attention. Marketers put their best effort...
Review of Andy Weir’s The Martian
I just finished up reading Andy Weir's The Martian on my Kindle. Science fiction when I'm starting to get heavily...
Remembering NASA’s Fallen Heroes
January 27th was the anniversary of the Apollo 1 disaster. Three of the top pilots in the U.S.A. –...
Meet The Candidates — Part Two
So I've already posted a few interviews I did with Mars One candidates under the guise of "Meet The Candidates...
Bill Gates: Bitcoin Probably Won’t Achieve Dominance
Recently, Bill Gates told Medium that Bitcoin alone wouldn't solve all of the challenges inherent in international payments. He has...
Making The Perfect Casserole
You would think that making a really good casserole would be easy. Just throw a lot of good stuff in...
How To Fix The Problems Of Closed-Loop Economics
I must say, I enjoy watching people argue about economics. Apparently, you don't even need to be someone who majored...
What Goes Into Your Hamburger?
Have you talked to those people who are obsessed about what goes into their food? In some cases, I'm surprised...
Give Me An Economic Lever And…
OK, I get it. The current economic model is a nuisance for a lot of people. You wake up about...
Don’t Vote For Ted Cruz Next Time.
So Senator Ted Cruz has been appointed chairman of the Senate subcommittee on Space, Science and Competitiveness. Big deal, right?...
Cryptocurrencies Can Win In The Long Run
So Bitcoin took a serious nosedive in 2014. At under $300, it looks bad for the people who got into...
Influenster Frosty VoxBox
Influenster was good about sending me another box full of free samples. This time they called it the Frosty VoxBox...
Moving To Florida
Since the last time I've posted anything on this blog, I've moved to Florida from Illinois. If you want to...
