There should be a standard format for NFT game items. That way, if you owned a magical ring NFT or a fancy blue helmet NFT in one game, you can import them into another game and use them. Or if there were a standard format for NFT avatars, maybe you can use the same avatar […]
A Tale of Two Towns
In a different place, and a different time, there is a country ruled by a totalitarian government. The government is not cruel. They have good—but often misguided—intentions. With good intentions, the government experiments on its people. It is an attempt to create the perfect society. One such experiment takes place along the banks of a […]
Electronic Bookshelves for Libraries
Ebooks are great, but browsing them is still not that great of an experience. People like to go to physical bookstores and libraries because they can browse the books using all of their senses, not just the visual sense. Even the visual sense in online bookstores is impaired—you only get scaled-down two-dimensional information through your […]
Jim Wynn
Status: Retired Hero Standing at a relatively small 5’9″, Jim Wynn was nicknamed “The Toy Cannon” because he had a lot of “pop” in his bat despite his small size. In fact, he had so much pop in his bat that if not for the long outfield fences of the Astrodome, he probably would have […]
Ignoring the Warning Signs
The sign outside the store said, “NOTICE: NO PROPANE CYLINDERS ALLOWED INSIDE.” Jaysen had always wondered why propane cylinders weren’t allowed in the store, until the one fateful day when he had a little too much to drink, and the mischievous devil who sat on his shoulder whispered a little too loudly in his ear. […]
Exercise-powered Gym
If you can spin a turbine, you can generate electricity. Conversely, anything that spins can be harnessed for electricity. That’s spinning windmills. Spinning water wheels. Spin class. Wait, what? Spin class? Yes, those spinning wheels on your stationary bike can be used to harness electricity. What if you could power an entire gym purely by […]