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...
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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...
Would You Leave Your Fortune To A Corporation?
According to the Twitterverse, Google CEO Larry Page recently said that he wouldn't mind leaving his fortune to Elon Musk's SpaceX so he...
Launching My Own Crypto Business
I remember the first time I heard about this little cryptocurrency called Marscoin. It was created by a few future...
Bitcoiners Should Quit Being So Grumpy.
So I might have mentioned a few times that I like cryptocurrencies. They're pretty easy to use if you can...
Blame The Guilty Parties, Not The Religion
Man Haron Monis has been identified by unofficial sources as the gunman who took hostages in a Sydney cafe....
Bill Nye: Creationists are “Raising a Generation of Children Who Can’t Think.”
I'm sure we all know by now that Bill Nye has a bone to pick with Creationists. He debated Ken...
Making A Difference Goes Way Beyond Awareness
Do you ever become annoyed by those commercials that show images of starving children or abused pets and ask you...
Cryptocurrency Still Seen As A “Weird Libertarian Thing”
What's the best way to spark a discussion about cryptocurrencies on the Mars Society Facebook group? Apparently, one way is...
Bitcoin Can Help The Victims Of Income Inequality
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts are already doing a lot of good things. Bitcoin miners donated over 51 Bitcoin to an organization that...
Meet The Candidates — Part One (-ish).
I suppose it's no secret by now that we're all going to have our Mars One candidate interviews soon, not...
Makerbot and Martha Stewart Announce New Partnership
The Trellis Collection, featured here in the three new filament colors created specifically for the new partnership. Makerbot is partnering...
My Debate With Jackson Kisling: Should We Terraform Mars Or Bioengineer Ourselves?
I do enjoy a good debate. So when fellow Mars One Round 2 candidate, the Minnesota Martian Jackson Kisling invited...
Should We Terraform Mars, or Bioengineer Ourselves?
Images like this sometimes make me wonder what people have against Mars. Image credit: Pinterest Should we terraform Mars, or...
My Thoughts On Ferguson
Unless you've been living with your head in a hole, you've probably heard about the rioting and looting going on...
How To Survive Black Friday
The Grinch got it kinda right. You don’t need to fight the Black Friday crowds because a really good Christmas...
The City of Enoch
City of Enoch Concept Art created by Daniel Garay The colonization of Mars is a hot topic lately. Everybody imagines...
Ten Salt Lamps That Aren’t Boring
What's the value of owning some salt lamps when you probably already have a decent light source? Well, these salt...
Doctor Matt Taylor Deserves An Apology
The kind of scientists and engineers who can land a probe on a comet are obviously very smart people. They...
