Cryptocurrency, New Media, White Paint, and Dairy Fat
You probably know by now that I've spent the past few years learning about blockchain and cryptocurrency, and all the futuristic stuff that goes with them. One of those learnings was about Creator Coins, or social tokens. My Creator Coin is the $KARMA coin.
For those of you who have already bought $KARMA coin, here's some information I wish you had had before you purchased, because it would have explained some things I didn't. To make things simple, I just said "trust me. The $KARMA coin is cheap and we can have a little fun learning about cryptocurrency.
Well, the coin has now doubled, and I owe you more details. It could actually be worth something some day. $KARMA coin is part of the Rally.io ecosystem. In other words, Rally issues the coins to creators, and they sell them to their fans. In Rally terms, I'm your "creator." But you're not my fan, you're my friend. I'm not a YouTube star or a TikTok video maker.
So our coin works a little differently: it is used to fund a group of other creators, sort of a mutual fund of creators. This is how I make your little coin grow. I turn around and curate the best of Rally's other creators, and the fund buys and holds their coins. Our coin operates like KARMA, you from the universe what you give out.
It's still fun.https://www.securities.io/investing-in-rally-rly-everything-you-need-to-know/
There's a new media startup in town, called Puck. Several of my writer friends have become involved, and I've subscribed. Here's a very interesting sneak peek at the world of Lorene Powell Jobs, Steve's widow, and how she is managing her various "interests." https://puck.news/laurene-powell-jobs-bizarre-week-in-the-headlines/
This is wild. A paint so white that it can cool your house? https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/09/17/whitest-paint-created-global-warming/8378579002/
Finally: someone (Apple) has done something to interfere with Facebook's ad revenue. Truthfully, Facebook makes up its numbers and most advertisers don't really know how well their ads are working, and if they would work better elsewhere. They just default to the place with the most users.https://onezero.medium.com/completely-running-blind-apples-power-move-to-kneecap-facebook-advertising-is-working-bb64dfb18e7e
The Guardian has been reading studies that say dairy fat actually protects from cardiovascular disease, that too little salt is dangerous, and that we can go back to eating eggs. The bottom line is that the danger is in processed food, not in the original ingredients.https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/sep/26/food-myths-busted-dairy-salt-steak-swedish-study-science-health-advice
Endless research on how to make flying safer has revealed these "simple tricks": since it is eating, boarding, and deplaning that are the dangerous parts of flying, try not to do any of them. Barring that, leave your mask on while your seatmate is eating, and board first or last. Or, et vaccinated and try to enjoy yourself. https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-transmission-flights-planes-recent-research-11632857439?mod=trending_now_news_3