Thanks to the encouragement of my friends on the Web3 Writing Hour, I have released the prologue of my unreleased novel: Hasan i Sabah as a digital collectible that you can listen to, look at, and own. In the future, I may choose to publish the book as a traditional book, an ebook, an NFT…
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Donating all my revenue from *Notes from Nowhere* to Maui Mutual Aid
In the aftermath of the devastating wildfires that swept through Lahaina Town on Maui, a sense of urgency stirred within me. The vision of Hawai’i as a haven defined by collective well-being resonates deeply within my soul. In early 2023, this vision materialized as Notes from Nowhere, my novel portraying the future Mutual Nation of…
Hololulu – My Chat GPT Generated Startup – took fifth in a Startup Pitch Competition
I put this together in about an hour. I actually thought I might win the pitch competition, but not this time. I’m on the fence about whether to pursue it. The timing is a bit off. I’m bummed that I didn’t win the prize money to pursue building it. Maybe next time.
Notes from Nowhere – on Creatokia. The Art, the Story, and Audio Book
For the past six months, I’ve been working with my collaborators Carsten Lambrecht of Creatokia and Honolulu based digital artist Femmebot to bring my book Notes from Nowhere to life. This has been an immersive process that has involved all of us exploring new technologies and ways of telling stories – which is fitting since…
Bitcoin Pizza Day – 2023 – May 22nd Free Pizza Party in Honolulu
For those who don’t know – Bitcoin Pizza Day is celebrated around the world. It’s the day the first commercial transaction was made with Bitcoin – a day in which Laszlo paid 10,000 BTC for two large pizzas. Those 10,000 BTC have been worth as much as $750 million dollars at one point. But it…
Baldism and the Holiest of Holies
There may have never been a simpler religious philosophy than Baldism. Don’t be a dick. It’s really that simple. Baldism isn’t prescriptive. That’s the only commandment. If you want more guidance, you can find it in the suggestions or the community, but essentially it can all be boiled down to the one commandment. “Don’t be…
NFT-NYC 2023 – My Experience
These were the notes I presented inside the Vagobond Magazine discord. They aren’t complete by any means, I simply wanted to share what NFT-NYC has been like for those who are curious and not here. To be fair, I think a conference like this is different for every attendee. In a way it’s like minting…
Author’s Note from my serialized novel Sly Doubt of Uranus: The History of a Lovable Asshole
A Brief Explanation. In mid-2021, I minted an NFT from a Pixel Vault collection then called Metahero (now Inhabitants). My understanding at the time was that those who minted the NFTs would own the IP of their NFT and as the holders of that IP would be empowered to create the shared universe of the…
A Year of Living Bald Jesusism (Now Baldism)
A Year of Practicing Baldism 1. Introduction to Baldism The goal of this article is to introduce the religion of Baldism (formerly Bald Jesusism) and the benefits it can bring to those who practice it. Baldism is a decentralized religion that was built by a process of crowdsourcing, trial and error, and adopting what works…
2022 — Winding Down & Winding Up Things are changing — Here’s some hints as to how….
GM Frens! First of all — I want to thank you for subscribing to Vagobond Magazine whether it is through Substack, Vagobond.com, Medium, Cent or if you are reading this on Facebook, Twitter, or one of the many other channels we publish in — no matter where you are reading it- Thank you. Thank you…