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'We've Seen Breakdowns of Trust': Nathan Schneider on How to Democratize the Web
26.3.2024
The activist's new book "Governable Spaces" explores ways blockchains can help people experiment with self-governance online
Crypto Is (and Isn’t) Money
11.3.2024
In Search of Financial Freedom: The Answer Lies With Bitcoin, Not Stablecoins
19.1.2024
What crypto traders can learn from Charlie Munger — even if he hated BTC
29.11.2023
Legendary investor Charlie Munger may have once called Bitcoin “rat poison squared” — but that doesn't mean crypto traders should ignore his years of investing wisdom
Everyone Needs a Manifesto
28.11.2023
Vitalik Buterin thoughtful musings on techno-optimism contrast with VC Marc Andreessen’s recent writings
Is Sam Bankman-Fried a Sociopath?
12.10.2023
R.I.P. My Tamagotchi
18.8.2023
My Tamagotchi’s CR2032 batteries recently gave out, killing my virtual pet for good. I’ve been too busy to feel sad about it, but I managed to set aside some time today to finally deliver his eulogy. Read more
How to become a ‘Blockchain Radical,’ according to podcaster Joshua Dávila
9.8.2023
Despite its libertarian reputation, author and podcaster Joshua Dávila, aka The Blockchain Socialist, believes crypto is for everyone — including the Left
What is simulation theory? The savage illusion of living in a computer simulation
28.7.2023
Simulation theory proposes that our reality is a sophisticated computer simulation, raising profound questions about the nature of consciousness and existence
Mining Bitcoin Is an Act of Freedom
27.7.2023
3 Giga-Brained Ideas From Consensus Day 2
28.4.2023
Crypto shows that ideas can be valuable, even if they’re not useful … yet
How Effective Altruism Power Brokers Helped Make Sam Bankman-Fried
17.3.2023
Top 11 greatest investors of all time
17.2.2023
Discover the top 11 greatest investors of all time who have achieved unparalleled success in the financial world
Misery Game Elden Ring Is Actually A Rom-Com, Gamer Girl Memes Agree
3.6.2022
Being a woman who likes video games can be…limiting. But the stringency might be why seeing the tabloid-esque Elden Ring memes actor and director Emily Faris has been posting on r/GirlGamers feels so exhilarating.Read more
Elden Ring Patch Really Wants Folks To Finally Notice The Damn Tutorial
19.4.2022
Among the many changes buried in Elden Ring’s latest patch, one harks back to the very beginning of the game. Like many games, Elden Ring offers a combat tutorial a little after creating your Tarnished near the start of the game. Unlike most games, the tutorial is a side path that’s so easy...
14 Games Like Wordle That Will Keep The Serotonin Flowing
13.4.2022
Wordle has brought us a lot of wonderfle things, not least a surge of freely available, one-a-day puzzles to enjoy, without the faff of having to install apps or register accounts. Played in a browser, whether on your phone or laptop, Wordle and the many, many games it’s inspired have become a part...
Hurdle Gives Wordle Addicts Five Times The Hit
8.4.2022
Wordle produces more variants than the most prolific of viruses, with new ones finding their way to wider popularity every day. The one I’ve most recently caught is Hurdle, where you have to complete five of the five-letter word puzzles in a row.Read more
A Stunning Southern Dystopia Is One Of The Best-Written Games Of The Year
30.3.2022
The unnerving tone of Geography Of Robot’s Southern Gothic point-n-click adventure Norco fascinates me. Its conflation of a recognisable 21st-century Louisiana, and dystopian science fiction, creates an oppressive darkness that weighs on my mind as I click through the game’s “mind-map” menu, where...
A Troll Bot Is Ruining Wordle By Forcing Innocent Players To See The Next Day's Answer
24.1.2022
Clearly someone hasn’t learned about the Curse Of Wordle. A grade-A prick has created a Twitter bot that looks for those tweeting their score for that day’s word puzzle, and replies with a spoiler for the following day’s word. The bot’s goal, apparently, is “to terminate Wordle bragging.”Read more
Video Game Faces Might Finally Start Bridging The Uncanny Valley
25.11.2021
Photorealistic faces in video games have been with us for a while, but they’ve still been a long way from what you’d call realistic, as while we’ve got the polygons and texturing almost perfected, facial animations remain are still stuck in the depths of the uncanny valley.Read more