hilbyguy(25)•in #hive-167922•1503 days ago9 Actual Use Cases of Crypto: Against "Line Goes Up"There's this 2 hour and 20 minute video slamming the crypto space. It has millions upon millions of views. It's called "Line Goes Up - The Problem with NFTs." B...120$0.14hilbyguy(25)•in hive-167922•1503 days ago9 Actual Use Cases of Crypto: Against "Line Goes Up"There's this 2 hour and 20 minute video slamming the crypto space. It has millions upon millions of views. It's called "Line Goes Up - The Problem with NFTs." B...120$0.14
hilbyguy(25)•in #hive-161155•1518 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: Inside Our HeadsIn today's scene, the main character is in a good mood from reading and nice weather and wants to socialize. But when he passes someone and tries to get them in...120$0.15hilbyguy(25)•in hive-161155•1518 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: Inside Our HeadsIn today's scene, the main character is in a good mood from reading and nice weather and wants to socialize. But when he passes someone and tries to get them in...120$0.15
hilbyguy(25)•in #hive-180164•1530 days agoThe Genius of Barthelme's Short StoriesAs I get older, I look for deeper and more abstract literature to read. I assume this is cyclical and one day I'll return to the classic stories, but right now ...2313$2.48hilbyguy(25)•in hive-180164•1530 days agoThe Genius of Barthelme's Short StoriesAs I get older, I look for deeper and more abstract literature to read. I assume this is cyclical and one day I'll return to the classic stories, but right now ...2313$2.48
hilbyguy(25)•in #hive-161155•1530 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: Growing old within a few months...Today, we have another two part quote. These sentences are so long and full of detail that parts must be skipped and even broken apart to fully digest and respo...2173$1.49hilbyguy(25)•in hive-161155•1530 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: Growing old within a few months...Today, we have another two part quote. These sentences are so long and full of detail that parts must be skipped and even broken apart to fully digest and respo...2173$1.49
hilbyguy(25)•in #hive-161155•1536 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: On Our Final MomentsAs usual, Proust takes a concept that is unimaginable and describes it with delicacy and awe. On page 156 of Swann's Way: "The process which had begun in her--a...121$0.11hilbyguy(25)•in hive-161155•1536 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: On Our Final MomentsAs usual, Proust takes a concept that is unimaginable and describes it with delicacy and awe. On page 156 of Swann's Way: "The process which had begun in her--a...121$0.11
hilbyguy(25)•in #hive-180164•1544 days agoThe Genius of Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyI first read Anna Karenina when I was 22. It was some sort of masculine show of what I could do. I loved reading the largest, most difficult books I could find....4391$7.87hilbyguy(25)•in hive-180164•1544 days agoThe Genius of Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyI first read Anna Karenina when I was 22. It was some sort of masculine show of what I could do. I loved reading the largest, most difficult books I could find....4391$7.87
hilbyguy(25)•in #hive-161155•1554 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: The Gripping Power of a RutI've been reading Swann's Way in the sauna for quite some time now, and this is the first passage that has truly knocked me back with its power. The flowery pro...140$0.30hilbyguy(25)•in hive-161155•1554 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: The Gripping Power of a RutI've been reading Swann's Way in the sauna for quite some time now, and this is the first passage that has truly knocked me back with its power. The flowery pro...140$0.30
hilbyguy(25)•in #hive-150329•1562 days agoBlockchain Can Solve the U.S. Voting CrisisThe Problem The U.S. is in the middle of a voting crisis. Much of the public has lost faith in the way the current system is run, and this has somehow happened ...241$0.24hilbyguy(25)•in hive-150329•1562 days agoBlockchain Can Solve the U.S. Voting CrisisThe Problem The U.S. is in the middle of a voting crisis. Much of the public has lost faith in the way the current system is run, and this has somehow happened ...241$0.24
hilbyguy(25)•in #hive-161155•1567 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: On HabitsOn page 125: "...the ground moved forward under my feet in that garden where for so long my actions had ceased to require any control, or even attention, from m...110$0.24hilbyguy(25)•in hive-161155•1567 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: On HabitsOn page 125: "...the ground moved forward under my feet in that garden where for so long my actions had ceased to require any control, or even attention, from m...110$0.24
hilbyguy(25)•in #hive-110144•1572 days agoCircumventing Intention: A Collection of my PoetryHere are the poems I've published on Hive; all in one place, a sort of e-book. More to come. https://peakd.com/hive-161465/@hilbyguy/bound-to-be https://peakd.c...111$5.49hilbyguy(25)•in hive-110144•1572 days agoCircumventing Intention: A Collection of my PoetryHere are the poems I've published on Hive; all in one place, a sort of e-book. More to come. https://peakd.com/hive-161465/@hilbyguy/bound-to-be https://peakd.c...111$5.49
hilbyguy(25)•in #hive-161155•1575 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: Repetitive PeopleToday I won't use a quote. Instead, we'll reflect on something Proust does extremely well in Swann's Way. He captures really subtle aspects of characters that m...3951$8.35hilbyguy(25)•in hive-161155•1575 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: Repetitive PeopleToday I won't use a quote. Instead, we'll reflect on something Proust does extremely well in Swann's Way. He captures really subtle aspects of characters that m...3951$8.35
hilbyguy(25)•in #hive-161155•1580 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: On Revolutionary ArtThe narrator contemplates how we judge new writers with different standards. On pages 106-107: "But none of them would go so far as to say 'He's a great writer,...3971$8.07hilbyguy(25)•in hive-161155•1580 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: On Revolutionary ArtThe narrator contemplates how we judge new writers with different standards. On pages 106-107: "But none of them would go so far as to say 'He's a great writer,...3971$8.07
hilbyguy(25)•in #hive-161155•1586 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: Living 100 LivesIt's the next article in this series, and our main character is still doing the same thing: reading. He's been reflecting on the nature of reading and books and...100$0.36hilbyguy(25)•in hive-161155•1586 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: Living 100 LivesIt's the next article in this series, and our main character is still doing the same thing: reading. He's been reflecting on the nature of reading and books and...100$0.36
hilbyguy(25)•in #hive-161155•1588 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: Bury Myself and Remain InvisibleIn this scene the narrator is reading in a secluded area. He wants to stay away from everything, free from his duties. On page 90: "And then my thoughts, too fo...92$0.48hilbyguy(25)•in hive-161155•1588 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: Bury Myself and Remain InvisibleIn this scene the narrator is reading in a secluded area. He wants to stay away from everything, free from his duties. On page 90: "And then my thoughts, too fo...92$0.48
hilbyguy(25)•in #hive-161155•1591 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: On Runaway ImaginationsIn today's scene, we have the narrator meeting a woman he doesn't know, but he does know that a millionaire has given her a house and jewels and all sorts of fa...91$0.39hilbyguy(25)•in hive-161155•1591 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: On Runaway ImaginationsIn today's scene, we have the narrator meeting a woman he doesn't know, but he does know that a millionaire has given her a house and jewels and all sorts of fa...91$0.39
hilbyguy(25)•in #hive-161155•1594 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: Artistic Integrity in the Small ThingsIn today's selection, we have the characters eating a meticulously prepared meal. The narrator discusses this in comparison to receiving a gift from an artist (...3561$11.53hilbyguy(25)•in hive-161155•1594 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: Artistic Integrity in the Small ThingsIn today's selection, we have the characters eating a meticulously prepared meal. The narrator discusses this in comparison to receiving a gift from an artist (...3561$11.53
hilbyguy(25)•in #hive-161155•1600 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: On True EmpathyI've begun to look forward to these sauna sessions and the pouring out of my thoughts afterward into these little blogs. I've even started taking in a pencil to...91$0.26hilbyguy(25)•in hive-161155•1600 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: On True EmpathyI've begun to look forward to these sauna sessions and the pouring out of my thoughts afterward into these little blogs. I've even started taking in a pencil to...91$0.26
hilbyguy(25)•in #hive-161155•1607 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: PreludeProust's In Search of Lost Time is one of those daunting literary masterpieces that everyone wants to have read but never wants to sit down and do the reading. ...190$0.31hilbyguy(25)•in hive-161155•1607 days agoReading Proust in the Sauna: PreludeProust's In Search of Lost Time is one of those daunting literary masterpieces that everyone wants to have read but never wants to sit down and do the reading. ...190$0.31
