Exploring new hiking trails has become a favorite pastime. Nature always provides the best adventures.

Binge-watching classic films tonight. It’s amazing how some stories never age.

Planning a weekend getaway to the coast. Looking forward to some relaxation by the sea.

Tried a new recipe for dinner. It turned out better than expected!

Spent the afternoon gardening. The new plants are finally blooming.

Started learning a new language. Excited for this fresh challenge!

Attended a local festival yesterday. Great food and even better company.

Finished a challenging puzzle. It’s satisfying to see it complete.

Rainy days are perfect for hot cocoa and a good movie.

Just discovered a new favorite book. Can’t put it down!

Law & Policy

TRM Labs posted a helpful piece on taxation and tax compliance for crypto and also interviewed Raj Mukherjee from the IRS Office of Digital Assets.

TRM Labs posted a helpful piece on taxation and tax compliance for crypto and also interviewed Raj Mukherjee from the IRS Office of Digital Assets.

https://www.trmlabs.com/post/how-crypto-is-changing-wealth-creation-and-impacting-tax-authorities

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trm-talks/id1645621279?i=1000662521721

memecoins

Is someone being an asshole to you on the internet? Did they block you so you can’t tell them off? Want everyone to know they’re dickheads, on chain? Then send some $FUCKYOU to their wallet.

Is someone being an asshole to you on the internet? Did they block you so you can’t tell them off? Want everyone to know they’re dickheads, on chain? Then send some $FUCKYOU to their wallet. https://www.trugly.meme/launchpad/0xEB68De4c4DA2CAD2d8c5fd22A116a1025951CE39

Consumer Crypto

seeing a lot of excitement around the idea of buying physical goods with crypto, but i'm excited about getting crypto into the hands of more people to be able to spend with

who's doing cool experiments (one off or recurring) with allowing users to earn (rather than "make" ie not through price appreciation) crypto?

A slide from last year articulating this next era of crypto. 

Making it easy for people to onboard with their imagination. 

Simply create and earn crypto.

Well this is a novel dodge “A man suing Walt Disney Parks and Resorts for the wrongful death of his wife is facing a new legal hurdle: Disney is trying to get it dismissed and sent to arbitration — because he signed up for Disney+ years earlier.

Court documents show that the company is trying to get the $50,000 lawsuit dismissed because the plaintiff, Jeffrey Piccolo, signed up for a one-month trial of the streaming service Disney+ in 2019, which requires trial users to arbitrate all disputes with the company.”

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/14/business/disney-plus-wrongful-death-lawsuit/index.html

Smart contract account devs working to ensure accounts always have revocability.

Meanwhile, Disney working the court system to achieve written contract non revocability.

We are not the same.

Had a very SF moment just now:
I was in a self driving car and passed by a Party for Socialism and Liberation demonstration with people holding a big "the people voted, Maduro won" banner.
The two sides of SF…

Ukraine's Kursk incursion into Russia is single-handedly keeping my optimism battery going.

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Food

My parents visited me and made my favorite meal 😊

Steamed egg, braised pork ribs, cabbage, shredded potatoes, rice with Chinese sausage

Farcaster

Writer, podcaster, and commentator on foreign affairs and politics. Runs /dropglobalnews

Clanker Broadcasting Service /cbs

Hi Casters. I am reminded that the addition of just one person into your feed can materially improve a social media product. For me that was following @mazmhussain here sometime in the last week. It's not the first time that has happened to me here at Farcaster and each time the experience has leveled up a lot.

at the risk of engaging in the folly of a "subtance demander," and making an actual point, what do you think will happen when you "force" a grocery store to sell their goods at a loss? they will charitably do so? or is it more likely they will simply stop selling that good?

Aura

@auraaa