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Plutus Unblinded (A Look at Cryptocurrency through an Ancient Greek Lens)

This post is an exploration of the most hopeful, naïve (and probably incorrect) belief I hold concerning cryptocurrency. The Ancient Greeks spoke of wealth in t...

Zone of Absolute Terror

I made this video after discovering the concept of “dance covers” and going through a long YouTube rabbit hole journey. Putting it together took many times long...

Follow the Melody #3: Le Rap Celtique

The French region of Bas-Bretagne (the “Lower Britain” which makes Great Britain “Great”) is inhabited by descendants of the indigenous people who fled the Saxo...

Minnow I - Come In! The Water's Fine!

The intended audience of this post is people who do not yet have an account on the STEEM blockchain or are still acclimating to the platform. In order to keep t...

Much Ado about Implied Canine Ideology

Before writing this, I made a quick check and... It appears that Count Dankula continues to avoid checking in at the stone hotel. I suppose the fact that I had ...

Follow the Melody #2: That Other 80s Song about Africa (or The Kony 2012 of 1984)

To the extent that “the past is a foreign country”, the 1980s is a region known for the strangeness of its local customs. A prime example of this is the time (1...

Minnow II – Getting Ahead of Myself

I am writing the text of this post well in advance of when I expect to reach my promotion to Minnow II. The topic is a production tip that is seemingly obvious ...

Brosef.Stalin.CCCP v.s. Mitch Hedberg

Disclaimer: Although I do not judge this post to warrant the nsfw tag, some might find the video to be disturbing as it features real security camera footage of...

Follow the Melody #1: How much cider will we drink (for 7 days)?

This post is meant as the first in a series in which I explore threads through the history and evolution of music. As a starting point, let me direct your atten...

Reminiscences of My Time as a “Russian Troll”

At a time when the general consensus was that the YouTube algorithm had come to grossly favor quantity or over quality, I began an experimental channel to see i...

I just want to say one word to you. Just... one... word...

The Graduate (1967) is a film about a young man rejecting the ideas of his parents' generation and forging forward to make his own life based upon his own ideal...

Minnow III – I honestly do! (or In Defense of Financial Masturbation)

For those who do not recognize the reference I am making, I will introduce this piece of 1990s nostalgia: This marker post for my promotion to Minnow III is bel...

Kanji Animation #5

This is one of five hand drawn kanji animations I created last summer. ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS...

Kanji Animation #4

This is one of five hand drawn kanji animations I created last summer. ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS...

Kanji Animation #3

This is one of five hand drawn kanji animations I created last summer. ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS...

Kanji Animation #2

This is one of five hand drawn kanji animations I created last summer. ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS...

Kanji Animation #1

This is one of five hand drawn kanji animations I created last summer. ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS...

Plankton I - Soft Money for Robotic Bribery

As many of you already know, the browser extension created and maintained by @steem-plus displays a rank badge on users profiles which reflects their STEEM Powe...

“Zeno's Film Leader” - My First Hand Drawn Animation

I made this a year or two ago and originally uploaded it to the now defunct video streaming platform VidMe. ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS...

Climb into The Big White Van!

“The Big White Van” is the umbrella title I use for the bulk of my solo artistic endeavors, especially those which I have not yet spun off into specific project...