on the blockchain

Crypto music is a joke.

A manifesto on what value crypto can really provide to the music industry by a founder who is trying. “The music industry never asked for a blockchain protocol, an NFT fan club, or a “content coin.” What the industry has […]

retail therapy

A 25-year-old hired a TikTok coach for $400.

“She wasn’t trying to grow her personal brand: Under the coach’s guidance, Trecartin started posting three times per day about her water bottle accessory company CharCharms.” It’s working! She generated over $6 million of revenue last year. ~ learn more

retail therapy

Do eCommerce holding companies work?

This is a casual conversation between two people who invest in and operate multiple d2c brands. “This week, [Fan Bi is] joined by Kelcey Lehrich, CEO of 365 Holdings, to talk about what actually works in DTC today and how […]

tech, startups, internet

The o3 model knows where that photo was taken.

“In a head-to-head Geoguessr match, OpenAI’s o3 model out-scored me—a Master I–ranked human—23,179 to 22,054, correctly identifying all five countries and twice landing within a few hundred metres. Even when I embedded fake GPS coordinates in the image EXIF, the […]

tech, startups, internet

Genspark Super Agent.

This is billed as an “All-in-One Super Agent, using various tools automatically to serve your everyday tasks.” Here’s a replay of it making a 1-minute South Park episode based on last week’s top news stories. ~ learn more

fun facts

Kayfabe.

“In professional wrestling, kayfabe (pronounced KAY-fayb) is the portrayal of staged events within the industry as “real” or “true”, specifically the portrayal of competition, rivalries, and relationships between participants as being genuine and not staged.” ~ learn more

fun facts

Juglone.

This compound occurs naturally in the Junglandaceae family of plants, particularly the black walnut tree. It is toxic or growth-stunting to most things in its vicinity. “It is sometimes used as an herbicide, as a dye for cloth and inks, […]

fun facts

Archers didn’t fire in volleys.

Not only would a commander not tell archers to “fire” because their weapons don’t involve any fire, but also the concept that they released their arrows in coordinated all-at-once shooting isn’t real. ~ learn more