In the early days of the internet, digital things were weightless. A song, an image, a document—once uploaded—could be copied and shared infinitely with no degradation, no loss, no cost beyond bandwidth. This was both the internet’s greatest feature and its most profound limitation. The sheer abundance of digital information made it an unprecedented medium for communication, but it also meant that anything digital was fundamentally ephemeral and valueless in the traditional sense. There was n...

Not long ago, automation was synonymous with factory floors and robotic arms. Now, it’s software handling invoices, AI drafting emails, and algorithms anticipating customer needs before they even arise. While fears of mass job displacement persist, the more compelling story is how automation is restructuring work—not by removing workers but by refining what they do. A well-implemented AI system doesn’t replace people; it clears the clutter. In customer support, AI filters routine inquiries, a...

Earlier this month, a group of Canadian founders, entrepreneurs, and business leaders launched a new and important platform called Build Canada. The idea is simple. Every week, an experienced entrepreneur will publish a policy proposal that includes an issue that our country is facing and then a precise policy solution. And if you happen to agree with the recommendations being put forward, there's an easy way for you to send it directly to your MP. Here's their "about" page:Dear Fellow Canadi...

You probably noticed that I stopped sending poems out as daily newsletters a while ago because I didn't want anyone to feel that I was spamming them with poetry, although there are worse things to be spammed with. As of today, through two solid months of 2025, I haven't missed a day of "More Tomorrow!"

In my previous article, I broke down how Jupiter Swap works and demonstrated how you can 10x your dApp development speed when creating React hooks powered by Jupiter’s APIs for seamless swap integration. But what if I told you that you could 100x your speed and build a dApp with full swap functionality in record time? That is exactly what we are exploring today. Introducing Jupiter Terminal, an open-source, lightweight version of Jupiter that seamlessly embeds into your HTML. Imagine your dAp...

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Yesterday, February 28, 2025, the team installed the first piece of unitized curtain wall on One Delisle (on level two facing the outdoor amenity terrace and beside the indoor pool). Last year I was going around telling everyone that we would have glass up on the building in the first quarter of this year, and so I'm really glad that I was not made out to be a liar. Thanks team. This is a milestone date. For those of you who maybe aren't familiar, there are two types of window systems that ar...

While the rest of the crypto world is at ETHDenver - we're heads down shipping new updates to Coop Records. We're gearing up for the launch of our new minting protocol - going back to a format that is simple and easy for fans to understand. 10,000 editions. $1 each. Collect for a download, and to prove that you were there early. We're debuting this with Daniel Allan's first song of 2025 very soon and will be slowly migrating all our catalog over in the coming weeks. Pair that with our second ...

The other day I posted the following: Musk has been the greatest gift to Trump. First getting him elected, now helping create room for Trump loyalists, and drawing attention away from the truly awful ways the administration is undercutting the rule of law. Trump will discard Musk when he stops being useful. 50 percent chance that Musk will be in prison with his fortune seized. Might want to look into what Putin did with the oligarchs who didn't fall in line. Some people took offense at this t...

An advisory group consisting of eleven external individuals who will offer informal feedback to the Ethereum Foundation.

To understand just how shockingly pathetic and childish JD Vance and Trump acted in their meeting with Zelensky today, it's important to understand the background for the meeting. Zelensky came in person to negotiate a rare Earth minerals deal, a $500b deal that involves rare Earth minerals currently in and close to conflict zones, including regions Russia currently occupies. Signing over the rights to those resources would be a big deal for Ukraine, they're valuable resources and war is expe...

The risk of not changing your work flows is too high. Update your inputs, learn smarter, & evoke emotion.

Today CC0 Studios released the first of ten episodes of the @normalmfer_ animated series, so here are some thoughts about why crypto-native content will only become more and more commonplace and why this is my best shot on goal on where I think the puck is headed.

I read this in Yoni Rechtman's substack today:oversized funds lead to overfunded companies leads to bad returns and more importantly bad outcomes for founders/businesses. We’ll get Softbank 2.0 but even more widespread: every company could be super lean and profitable but instead will be pushed toward undisciplined and ruinous spendingThis is not a new state of play. This has been the venture capital business for well over a decade now. Every breakout company in our portfolios is offered 10x ...

We enjoy the heralds of spring and explore kind coffee in issue #224 of your weekly poetry shot

How to recognize the patterns of when it's okay to step away, and the surprising momentum that can keep carrying through, anyway

Nowhere in the US are apartment rents declining as fast as they have in Austin. Average rents are down 22% from their August 2023 peak. This is according to Bloomberg. What seems to have happened is this: Lots of people started moving to Austin during the pandemic, rents jumped up dramatically, and so the city enacted policies to encourage more housing supply. Developers responded as they do and, between 2023-2024, well over 50,000 apartment suites were completed in the city. Now landlords ha...

The enhancement cuts block times on Base to 200 milliseconds, a 10x improvement from the current 2-second block times.

A recent interaction with a writer using StorySensAI sparked an interesting conversation that perfectly captured why I spent a year developing this tool. Their response was humorous and insightful: “The application is quite complete, it analyzes your story from a lot of angles and doesn’t mince words… The best thing is that this way I hate the AIs more and not the human beings who criticize my writing.”The Psychology of Writing FeedbackWe’ve all been there. You share your first story with fri...

Base is launching Apphains - dedicated app rollups designed for independent scaling, customization, and seamlessly integrating with Base via near-instant bridging.