Hi, and welcome to the newest edition of NFT Matrix, where I present NFT Artists’ / Artist’s work. The artist I am presenting is Cath Simard. Piece: “LE DÉPART” Link Artist: “The first in-person, hosted, collaborative & immersive NFT travel experience combined with the most viral image in Cath Simard’s portfolio. // First collector receives a personalized 5-day trip for one person to the Canadian Rockies, hosted by the artist, including a 2-day canoe trip to Spirit Island (all ground expenses...

Did we just invent infinite slop machines or the companies of tomorrow?

In recent RetroPGF funding rounds, one issue keeps coming up: well-marketed projects often overshadow the ones making the biggest impact. While visibility helps raise awareness, public goods funding shouldn’t reward flashy campaigns over essential contributions that keep ecosystems running. So how do we fix this? How can funding focus on true value instead of promotional hype? That’s where Deep Funding comes in. Backed by Vitalik Buterin and key Web3 partners like VoiceDeck, Gitcoin’s Allo Pr...

I'm still tinkering with today's poem while trying to avoid being too overtly political, but I feel entitled to take a few pot-shots at politicians because sometimes the name on the ballot is my own.

In the wake of the recent devestating wildfires, Governor Newsom has floated the idea of a "Marshall Plan" to build "LA 2.0," to mixed reactions. In the spirit of building the new I thought it timely to reshare this essay that I wrote and published during California's first global climate action summit in 2018. This week California Governor Brown will host the historic global climate action summit with other global luminaries this week in San Francisco. The goal is to show the overwhelming gr...

After 15 years in tech, I can finally say that I built an app in just one weekend. And I did it without writing a single line of code. Meet Miko.

When you are building a startup some things are cyclical. One of the things that constantly cycles through is the idea that a visual rebrand will be the thing that helps you find the next S-curve and grow. I found myself there multiple times with groupme and fundera. It’s part of the laws of physics of startup building. Almost all of the time this does not move the needle. What most every company needs is some brand design - a logo and marketing website - that’s good enough and a style guide ...

The key to making transit useful for people is not very complicated. It is highly dependent on population densities. In other words, it works best when it's proximate to as many people as possible. And so the more low density a city is, the harder it is for this to be true. It just isn't feasible to run that many lines. To that end, here's an interesting study by the School of Cities at the University of Toronto that compares rail transit and population density for 250 cities around the world...

I visited Los Angeles for the first time in February of 2001. I’d passed on previous opportunities to visit because I assumed it would be a place I’d hate. The only things I knew about it was there were lots of earthquakes and fake people. I didn’t work in the movies, had no interest in plastic surgery or fancy cars and generally didn’t think there was anything I’d find interesting there, so why bother? I eventually decided to check it out not for any grand reason other than that it was reall...

Over 28% of validators now signal a block gas limit greater than 30 million.

The intersection of crypto and energy will transform global grids. Here’s what’s happening now and where the next big opportunity lies: batteries.

Registration is now open for the Winter AI Learning Cohort at Decoded Futures! This program, which targets NYC based education and workforce nonprofits, will run from Feb 4 - March 25, and you can apply to participate here.

Someone on the Farcaster football channel said, in response to Ash's essay questioning Arteta's legacy after five years at Arsenal, "I wonder what Chukwuka thinks about this..." Well, here are a couple of thoughts I have regarding whether Arteta should be fired at the end of the season or if his legacy is in question already at the club. First, I Acknowledge The ProblemsFirst of all, I do acknowledge the problems that have led us to this place where some people are calling for Arteta's sackin...

TL;DR The more I take action, the less anxious I feel. I am currently trying to get into a proper design career, and I am finding it terrifying because I am always afraid of doing new things. I like staying on the beaten path and doing things I am familiar with. With new things there is a very good possibility that you end up failing, or worse, looking like a fool. But this year I am trying more and more to go after the things that I find interesting, to try stuff. With this attempt to make a...

Post-Regulatory Clarity: Crypto's Unbounded Vision???

We're back with the 28th edition of Paragraph Picks, highlighting a few hand-selected pieces from the past couple of weeks.

Write about the future of Farcaster and compete for the 2 ETH prize pool. Contest organized by Purple & Kiwi.

When people first find out about the weekly Beings Club Salon Meetings, they’ll often ask: ‘Are there any topics to discuss?’, ‘Do you know what you’ll talk about?’ or ‘Is there a weekly theme?’ The answer to all of these questions is No.

The Minotaur myth is a depressing tale of intolerance and betrayal when told from the monster's point of view, but it may encode an even greater tragedy.

Two profound things are happening right now for entrepreneurs. First, AI is creating an entirely new set of capabilities for people to build new experiences and solve new problems. In the same way mobile and the cloud unlocked a new canvas for application developers, AI opens what is likely an even more vast universe of possibilities. Second, AI is changing how entrepreneurs build products and businesses. Both of these things combine to make this the most exciting moment in time to build thin...