Status: FAILED PROSPECT Alexi Casilla was my #4 prospect in 2006. He had a 44% chance of someday becoming an MLB All-Star. Casilla played in the MLB between 2006 and 2014. His best season was in 2012, when he batted .241 with 1 home run and 21 stolen bases for the Minnesota Twins. He went […]
An Introduction to Cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrencies are digital forms of money. They use cryptography to secure transactions and control “printing” of new money. Bitcoin is a pioneer in the field of cryptocurrencies. Satoshi Nakamoto developed Bitcoin in 2008. Satoshi Nakamoto is a pseudonym for a person or group of individuals. The real identity of the inventor […]
An App for Trading Kids’ Stuff
Kids grow up so quickly, and as they grow, they need and want very different things. A highchair and playpen may suit a two-year-old, but after a couple years, those items might be useless to them. You might want to trade that highchair and playpen for a lunchbox and crayons. Even among older kids, wants […]
Eleven Million Inventions and Counting
On May 11, 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued its eleven millionth patent. That’s eleven million distinct inventions published in detail with no duplicates. It’s quite an amazing feat, considering that it took over a hundred years to issue the first million patents. Here’s a look at the eleven big milestone […]
The Silver Lining
I think everyone can agree that 2020 was a very out-of-the-ordinary year. After all, we had a global pandemic, economic upheaval, and political strife affecting many countries. But while we tend to pay attention to the negative impacts these events have on our lives, we should also appreciate the positive changes that the COVID-19 pandemic […]
NFTs Are a Game-Changer, but Not Just for Digital Art
Earlier this year, a JPEG image sold for $69 million. That’s $69,000,000 for a a digital pic on a computer. From an outsider’s perspective, it seems ridiculous, but the technology behind it all is fascinating. You see, the artwork that sold for $69 million was sold as a non-fungible token (NFT) on a blockchain. A […]