Delving Into Bitcoins And The Deep Web

This about Science & Technology, tagged , , was written by for on April 19, 2013 .1 Comment

Several days ago, the USD/BTC exchange rate soared to dizzying heights, reaching almost $250 for one unit of the virtual, decentralized currency. Then it crashed to $55. But since then, it has gone back up to $100. I’d heard of them before, but I had assumed it was some sort of pyramid, and that the […]

Book Review: Matt Forney – Confessions of an Online Hustler

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Confessions of an Online Hustler by Matt Forney, published in 2013. See the Amazon version of this review. Rating: 4/5. Let’s get one thing straight right off the bat: This book isn’t for the casual reader. Despite the title, it’s not a “life interest” story with a morass of prurient and scandalous details, nor is it […]

A Gambler’s Odyssey: The Beginning

This about Life, tagged , , was written by for , on May 8, 2011 .15 Comments

Many people dream of breaking free of the 9-5 rat race, e.g. by acquiring an income stream – or a “muse,” as Tim Ferriss calls it – that is independent of bosses, location, and schedules. For most it remains just a dream. But for some it comes from creating an Internet business, a profitable patent, […]

Poker And Capitalism

This about Philosophy, tagged , , , was written by for on April 16, 2011 .2 Comments

“[Poker] exemplifies the worst aspects of capitalism that have made [the United States] so great.” Just consider the array of similarities: 1. Though there are rules and etiquette loosely associated with it, otherwise everything goes: in other words, its fundamental nature is profoundly amoral. (This is contrary to the ideologues who claim that capitalism is either […]