13Jul 2019 by R&O No Comments
My Bitcoin Rollercoaster Ride

My Bitcoin Rollercoaster Ride

Bitcoin, Economy, Finance, Internet, Life, Technology
It's been 9 years since my first tentative experiments with Bitcoin and the ride is just as exhilarating as ever, even more so as the price has begun skyrocketing once again. After reading about the technology way back in 2013 and setting up my old windows computer with software to mine coins, realizing my hard drive was too small to store the blockchain ledger and my computer too slow and clunky to process transactions, I gave up before receiving any coins. But I realized that it was something important and I needed to learn everything I could about it and understand how it worked and more importantly, how to participate. Cut to mid 2019, almost 2 years after the crazy December 17, 2017 peak of USD $19,783.21 per coin and…
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19Jun 2018 by R&O No Comments
Droning On and On

Droning On and On

Of Interest, Technology
I've been doing some freelance video work over the last year and have been collecting the necessary equipment to improve the quality and hone my craft. One of those pieces of equipment is a Mavic Pro drone, which allows me to shoot great video, even 4K! Learning to operate the drone is akin to learning to drive. It's all about which button and lever to press and when not to press the wrong button and lever. Crashing my expensive toy is paramount and I'm extremely paranoid about putting it in a tree or crashing it into a wall. It looks easy but it's actually quite difficult. I've lost sight of it a few times and had to use the 'Return Home' option as I had no idea where the hell…
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13Sep 2014 by R&O No Comments
U2 Toilet Virus

U2 Toilet Virus

Entertainment, Internet, Music, Rants, Technology
I was cleaning my house yesterday and finally got around to scrubbing out the toilet, my least favourite job and the most emotionally traumatizing part of the home sanitation process. Lifting the toilet seat I was quite shocked to discover U2's new release 'Songs of Innocence' floating around in the bowl. I don't listen to U2, don't like their music and really dislike the uber-douche Bono along with his disingenuous, hand-wringing, self-aggrandizing, political whinging. He's a wanker with silly sunglasses. After some investigation I discovered that U2 has reached agreements with every municipal government to have the their shit album pumped into every home on the planet. Shiny new copies of their lame aural effort will be pushed through water systems and into the poop-pots of every household on the…
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01Jan 2014 by R&O 1 Comment
Bitcoin: A Crash Course

Bitcoin: A Crash Course

Bitcoin, Business, Economy, Finance, Internet, Technology, The World
The interest in cryptocurrency is growing by both governments and individuals all over the world. Some governments fear a decentralized, unfettered currency, other governments (specifically China and Russia) are presently embracing and actively promoting the technology, though probably more to poke a finger in the eye of The United States than anything else. It's better for no one to control it rather than your enemy, right? In my opinion, two things are poised to change the world as we know it: 3D printing and a secure, dependable cryptocurrency. These two technologies will empower the global population more than any single events in history, allowing us to produce goods on demand and disallowing governments and banks from continuing to use our money as global economic weapons. These changes are well beyond…
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