Kaonashi (@azircon)
I am a geologist, futures trader, Pokemon lover
Proposal and Toxic Behavior on Discord
How to deal with Discord (online) Trolls If you’ve spent any meaningful time on Discord, you’ve likely encountered them: the shitposters, the derailers, and the outright bad-faith actors whose sole...
Bidding Strategy
Ten Days of Auction KROWL BRIGHTBANE (the card or item doesn't matter) Welcome to the exciting, and sometimes baffling, world of auctions! Whether you're trying to win a vintage watch online, bid f...
The Losers: The Gulf Megahubs
The Losers: The Gulf Megahubs I travel a lot. At any given time time my United App looks very similar to this. Yes, That is in fact my own United App and I am not making it up. I have three trips c...
Wet Shave
Wet Shave Sometimes I write a random post, not expecting anyone will even read it, but then I am positively surprised on the interest. My last post on shaving is one such post. I got a decent set o...
The Art of the Daily Shave
The Art of the Daily Shave One of the items that saddens me in the men's grooming that most men have forgotten the traditional joy of "wet shaving". Well having facial hair is on the rise post-Covi...
Unfiltered Truth from the Urals
How Mr. Nobody Against Putin Captures the Psychological Shift in Russia’s Youth Heros doesn't wear capes all the time I’ve always held a deep interest in the Russian people—their resilience, their ...
Verico Cards: How to get Toil & Kin Bonus
Verico Cards: How to get Toil & Kin Bonus So after the Verico cards are released, there is 54 new cards to play with on land, and community is scratching their heads to figure out how best to use t...
Foreman of the Verico
Foreman of the Verico We first joked, what is a Foreman? The one that comes after Threeman! :) Well, it's been a while since I have written about Splinterlands. The reason was simply, there wasn't ...
Vibecession
Vibecession Have you heard of the term? I haven't until recently. A vibecession is a profound disconnect between objective economic metrics and subjective public perception. It describes a landscap...
A Focus Group
A Focus Group Poll What 10 Gen Z Trump Voters Think About Trump’s Second Term Today I was reading this article at the New York Times about a focus group poll: It is titled: Don't Forget about Us. h...
Teen Driving in Full Swing
Teen Driving in Full Swing I wrote this post regarding the process of starting my teenager to learn to drive back in April. Now that the summer is full swing, we have done our initial steps and she...
Piran: At the Adriatic
Parting Ways with Slovenia: A Final Few Days in Piran After an incredible journey exploring the heart of Slovenia, we decided to wrap up our summer family vacation where the land meets the Adriatic...
FIRE
Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE) I may be dumb or too old; but I have never heard of the acronym FIRE before today! Let me clarify a bit; I know the concept very well, just not the acrony...
Kranjska Gora
Kranjska Gora: A Perfect Family Base for Exploring Slovenia, Italy, and Austria After spending time in Lake Bled, our family of four headed to Kranjska Gora, one of Slovenia's most charming alpine ...
Fifty feet of Crap!
Fifty feet of Crap The problem we are trying to solve is hard and circular in Splinterlands! Yes, its been a while I have written about the game and it is time for some reflection towards the team ...