PinnedThe Lost Chapter of Captain NemoPart II, chapter 6½ — It happened on the morning of February 16, 1868, at 36° 85’ north and 20° 66’ east just off the coast of Greece. The Nautilus was churning the Mediterranean at a pace of twenty nautical miles an hour. I was standing on the platform outside, still bewildered from the events…Copernicus12 min readCopernicus12 min read
PinnedThe Little Mermaid ExplainedA Mythological Analysis The Little Mermaid is a Disney movie from 1989, which has been based on the fairy tale by Danish author Hans Christian Anderson from 1837. It’s a mythological story that symbolises the initiation of females into the world of men when the father is absent. Mythological stories…Storytelling11 min readStorytelling11 min read
Mar 19Mnemosyne — Goddess of Bitcoin (part 1, first draft)The Great Mother in the Neotheogony of the Age of Information — “The way back to truth is remembering.” The River of Deep Memory — Michael Meade (2022) You remember your seed phrase? Sure you do. Because forgetting is dangerous and means you lost the corn. These 12/24 words are stored in your brain or somewhere hidden on a metal plate where…Bitcoin21 min readBitcoin21 min read
Jan 10Ten for a BirdFor once I wish I could get my way. But things were not going my way at all. In fact, they were getting worse. Much worse! I had been contracted into the R.A.F. by no more than Air Marshal Sir Arthur ‘Bomber’ Harris to improve the design of British planes…Wwii5 min readWwii5 min read
Dec 26, 2022The Hunter & the Web of WordsAnd a fairy called Etymology — One day a hunter went hunting in the dark woods, when he tripped and got stuck to the forest floor. Something invisible was holding him down. “Help me! Oh someone, please help!” he cried out. From a cranny in an old fir tree appeared a winged little fairy called Etymology…Fairy Tale4 min readFairy Tale4 min read
Apr 24, 2022Bitcoin Prehistory (English)How Digital Gold didn’t appear out of nowhere — Hal Finney, inventor of RPoW (credits: moneybadger) When studying disruptive technologies, we often find that they are preceded by a long history of development. Just look at how the first cars, airplanes or computers looked like. Several prototypes are needed before the main elements are sufficiently developed for the real…Bitcoin10 min readBitcoin10 min read
Dec 20, 2021Niet jouw Keys niet jouw Coins!Waarom je je Bitcoin in cold storage wil hebben — Als je je eerste Bitcoin koopt dan denk je vaak niet meteen aan je coins in eigen beheer nemen. Ervaren Bitcoiners zullen je snel wijzen op het principe: “Not your keys, not your coins”. Het verleden heeft namelijk uitgewezen dat het niet in eigen beheer hebben van je private keys…Bitcoin6 min readBitcoin6 min read
Published in Coinmonks·Dec 14, 2021The Spirit of MoneyEnergy Creature seeks novel Host — Money is not what you think it is. Money is not the coin in your wallet or the numbers on your banking app. Those may be its shapes now. No, money is a shapeshifter. As a hermit crab looks for a new shell when it’s broken, money will look for a…Money10 min readMoney10 min read
Dec 13, 2021De Geest van GeldEen Energiewezen op zoek naar een nieuw Huis — Geld is niet wat je denkt dat het is. Geld is niet het muntje in je portemonnee of het nummertje op je rekening of app. Dat zijn misschien zijn gedaantes nu. Nee, geld is een gedaanteverwisselaar. Als een heremietkreeft op zoek gaat naar nieuwe schelp als die stuk is, zo gaat…Bitcoin10 min readBitcoin10 min read
Published in Coinmonks·Dec 9, 2021Separation of Money and StateA Scientific Revolution through the discovery of Digital Gold — It is a rare event for humanity to experience a change in worldview. The last time such an event took place was at the end of the Middle Ages. With the development of the telescope and the printing press, people learned that the Earth revolved around the sun and not…Bitcoin12 min readBitcoin12 min read
