Jan 27Remarkable 2 has many inconveniences, but it’s still a better notebook than Kobo ElipsaBoth are large format eInk devices. Elipsa positions itself as an e-reader with some note-taking features, but Remarkable 2 is a better notebook. I’ve been using Remarkable 2 during the pandemic years, so I had a lot of experience with it. …E Ink2 min readE Ink2 min read
Dec 20, 2022Reseña de Bitbase: funciona, retiré 950€ sin verificación de identidadLa gente metida en la industria crypto saben que es tener altas expectativas suponer que algo de la industria funcione en la cotidianidad, es por eso que no me sentía seguro cuando visité el cajero automático de Bitbase en mi ciudad. Pero funcionó. …Bitcoin5 min readBitcoin5 min read
Published in Smart Token Labs·Oct 25, 2022Will Ethnicity Be Inventions?I used to introduce myself as an Australian born in China. However, my recent emigration to Spain made that one-liner even longer. Now, I introduce myself as an Australian who was born in China and who currently lives in Spain. I’ve found that, as I travel throughout South America and…Nft5 min readNft5 min read
Aug 13, 2022English is important; but the opposite is true in KoreaWe’ve heard this. English is important in our globalisation context. If you were born in an Asian country and didn’t speak English, maybe you didn’t have the opportunity to learn it, but nevertheless, you know the importance of being able to read English signage. What if you actually can read…Korean3 min readKorean3 min read
Published in Smart Token Labs·Feb 9, 2022A lie that you were told about what blockchain enablesThere is a widespread lie that blockchain attests to the authenticity of documents, such as birth certificates. Such tech exists, but it doesn’t work through blockchain as you were often told. First perceived as a scam, today, blockchain is believed to reflect ownership of things. It is true for any…Blockchain5 min readBlockchain5 min read
Feb 8, 20226 Reasons I didn’t like living in the U.S.Recap of my sojourn in the U.S. — read to the end for a good laughter. 1. Road manner In my view, there are 3 levels of road aggression. Level 0: Nice. …Travel4 min readTravel4 min read
Published in Smart Token Labs·Jan 29, 2022Blockchain does enables web3, but not in the way you’d expectYou may think if we keep building Dapp we will get to Web3. It’s not the case. Follow this conversation I had with Mr B who interviewed me, to find out how to actually get there. On one sunny day in California, I sat with “Mr. …Blockchain6 min readBlockchain6 min read
Nov 15, 2021The despairful atmosphere in COP26I’m back from COP26. Nowadays, people tend to end every sentence with the word, “hopefully”, as if we can hope for whatever we want. Since “hopeful” is a word, the word “despairful” as its opposite must also exist. (Merriam-Webster agrees with me.) …Climate Action6 min readClimate Action6 min read
Published in Smart Token Labs·Oct 29, 2021HSBC card blocked, almost slept on London’s streets — we are at the turning point of AI mass adoptionIt seems many of my readers enjoyed reading about the time I lost my smart phone in a sewer in London. This time, I’ll share a tale of how I revisited London, and encountered some challenges with my HSBC bank card. …Hsbc8 min readHsbc8 min read
Published in Smart Token Labs·Oct 27, 2021What I learned by (unsuccessfully) bidding $440,000 USD for the Economist’s NFTOne of the reasons I don’t go for high-valued NFTs is the uncertainty of whom I would be bidding against. It could be the seller himself. So, when the Economist newspaper offered their first NFT to the public, I decided to give it a try. …Ethereum6 min readEthereum6 min read
