National Geographic’s Mars: Realistic, or Not?
If you're like me, you probably got done watching the National Geographic's Mars series. Not bad for a dramatized thing....
Year: 2016
Blockchain Space: How And Why Cryptocurrencies Fit Into The Space Age
Image Credit Interplanetary trade will be a happening thing in a few centuries. Most raw materials extracted in outer space...
What Are Cryptocurrencies, Anyway?
There have been digital currencies like BitGold and digital payment systems like Paypal before. What makes cryptocurrencies so special? In...
Some Problems With Using Cryptocurrencies For Interplanetary Commerce
Is Bitcoin Doomed To Fail? By now, the people who say that Bitcoin will fail are starting to sound like...
Why Not Just Use Banks?
I know what you're probably thinking. With all the problems and highly technical solutions in the last chapter, why can't...
The Decentralized Blockchain Ledger
I've already mentioned that cryptocurrencies make use of a new kind of ledger called the Blockchain, but this is a...
Cryptocurrencies Reward the Production and Deployment of Resources
It's taken for granted that most space colonies won't be worried about trade for quite a while yet. They'll be...
How The Blockchain Network Works
Three network models. Especially note the difference between a decentralized network and a distributed network. Image Credit The above graphic...
Creating A Complete Financial System With The Blockchain
Uses for the Blockchain The original Blockchain was designed to store transaction data. Any time so much as a single...
We Have A Choice To Make
The idea that Satoshi Nakamoto might have been an alien might make for an amusing History Channel documentary. As a...
A Few Good Webcams
How often have you wished that the built-in camera on your mobile device was better? The truth is, you're not...
Top Additive Manufacturing Machines
Okay, you might know them as "3D printers," but the formal name for them is "additive manufacturing machine." Whatever you...
3D Scanners: The Cheap, The Good, and the Disappointment
Have you ever wanted to get a good 3D scan of your dog or cat? It's going to be tough...
Some Awesome Digital Video Cameras
There are people who never miss a moment. They've always got that digital camera in their hand because, hey, you...
High Capacity External Hard Drives
You wouldn't believe what you could get out of an external hard drive these days. These are the devices that...
Noise Canceling Headphones
It's a noisy world out there. Doctors are not kidding when they warn that too many decibels can wreck your...
Bluetooth Enabled Ear Buds
You probably like your ear buds when you're hitting the gym and want to listen to your favorite workout music...
The Coolest Bluetooth Speakers
So you've been looking for a good Bluetooth enabled speaker. Most of the ones you've already looked at may be...
Interview with David Hitt and Kathryn Crowe
David Hitt is a communications strategist for NASA’s Space Launch System, helping to share the story of America’s next-generation heavy-lift...
A Nobel Prize for Elon Musk?
There's a Change.com petition asking the Swedish Nobel Committee to consider Elon Musk for the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences...
Clothing On Mars
A proposed Mars suit. It might be suitable for outdoor wear, but would colonists want to wear something that looks...
Open Letter to Elon Musk
Dublin, Wednesday 31th October 2013: Pictured at the The Web Summit 2013, RDS. Photo by Dan Taylor/Heisenberg Media To...
“Why Explore Mars When We Could…”
Image credit Space Answers Robert Zubrin on Why We Should Go To Mars This is one I hear a lot....
A Review of Bitfortip
You may have been involved in the “gig economy” in some form, whether it's paying somebody on Fiverr to create...
The Trillion Dollar Question of Space Mining
Concept art for what a "space mining" rig could look like. Image credit Deep Space Industries Another day, another argument...
Does This Car Make Me Look Stoopid?
So you may have heard about Elon Musk's latest dust-up with a fellow named Stewart Alsop. Apparently, Musk decided to...
International Money Forum Confirms Bitcoin Could Shake Up The Financial Establishment
The International Money Fund (IMF) has presented a report on cryptocurrencies to the leaders attending this year's World Economic Forum meeting....
When Your Cat Is Your Best Friend
Rudy as a half grown kitten. He still likes my keyboard. Almost three years ago now, we got a call...
