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Zoe and Zena
July 4, 2012 we thought it'd be a good idea to come home with not one, but two Cane Corso puppies. Zoe and Zena. So we did. But we almost didn't. We left the breeder's house with just Zoe. But not Zena. Zoe and
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Today's NFT market isn't about art
I decided to figure out what the NFT market is about. So I looked at the top 20 sites in volume as of May 11 on on rarity.tools. Then I went to their home pages. Most of the sites are poorly designed. What I mean by that is there&
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The Traveling Carnival That's Crypto
gm, Last week I saw a tweet by a Web2 founder who'd exited handsomely. I'll paraphrase what he wrote. He networks with other founders. The network he travels in finds Web3 attractive - as they should. But then he described why, the reasons him and other professional
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Welcome, Robot Overlords. Please Don't Fire Us?
I wrote this in 2013 on heyheyrenee. I wouldn't change a word. Here's a great piece by Kevin Drum on Mother Jones on what the not too distant future will look like, technology wise. It's about what technology will do, the jobs that'
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16 years of clean and sober today
gm dots, I started using booze and drugs wen I was 15 to escape my childhood. It was horrible in our house. It got so bad I ran away, hitched a ride from the CO mountains to Southern California. I lived in a flop house in Anaheim. I couldn'
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Fuck You Too, Art and Serendipity
Last week I wrote a blog post - Fuck You Too Damien. It didn't go over very well with Heni, seems they've blocked me. Maybe not with Hirst or the Dots either? C'est la Vie But it all got me wondering. Who was first to
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Notes from the HIPEVAN on NFTs, opportunity, fear and failure
I've bitched that 2021 NFTs were about the Benjamins. Some are still doing it. ofc 2021 NFTs were about the Benjamins. So what? Things worked out exactly as they should have. No more. Instead I vow to forever celebrate those who beat the system. They paid off loans,
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Letter to the Dots
gm Dots! Was my Fuck You Too Damien post over the top? Of course it was, what else would you expect from this cowboy hippie? Hey man, what I wrote is just an over-the-top, saltier version of what plenty more than me have been saying in the discord
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Benefits of using NFTs in a presale
Howdy, Last December I got an email from Ledger about Stax. The image in the email was the hook - a hardware wallet with a visual interface. I immediately clicked to have a look. Came to find out Stax was designed by co-creator of the iPhone, Tony Fadell. Mr. Fadell
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Fuck You Too Damien
Dear Heni, Would you kindly see that Mr. Hirst sees this post? While you're at it, please tell him I said fuck you too. Sincerely, spin loyal customer and collector Hey Damien, Fuck you too. Fuck you too for 5 straight releases at the same price as someone
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outstanding customer service experience with goblintown
Howdy, A while back I aped into the goblintown NFT project – goblins. I think goblins are unique and creative. I dig 'em. This experience reinforces why. I missed out on the goblintown mint. But I never took my eye off 'em. Their vibe kept growing on me, I
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Pack leadership, entrepreneurism and investing
Meet Charlie. He's a Cane Corso. Charlie won't listen/respect/worship me unless he sees me as a calm pack leader. Not just some of the time, all the time. Charlie's senses are keen, he can't be fooled. I can be on