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The Altcoin Rises

O n May 11 2020, the crypto world experienced the phenomena knows as Bitcoin halving . For those who are still a little looney-toons regarding this phenomena, here's the lowdown . Moral of the story is that, as the Bitcoin supply decreased and it's 21 million market cap slowly approached, it was widely accepted that the low supply and high demand will increase the price of the cryptocurrency back to its previous highs. Basic business right? Wrong! Source: Equity Trust Company BTC prices actually fell and after briefly holding steady, are only just rising above the 10000 USD range. Surprise eh? Well, we are not done yet. Because while the most valuable crypto coin wasn't showing it's expected gains, some other cryptocurrencies shot to outer space. There was no SpaceX rocket nor a Tesla Roadster involved. These "altcoins" bumped up in their market value thanks to the entire underlying system of cryptocurrency: investor speculation.  But what exactly are these ...

Why Living on other planets is more tempting than Cinnabon..

While spreading jelly on toast watching telly of North Korea nodding its head to Trump's US, and vice versa, a groan came out from my mouth. I thought World War 3 was a sure hit. What with me being lazy over my future prospects something exciting could have come out from the war. Of course, I would die  ( and so would the rest of the world) but I also wanted to walk slow-mo with bullets hitting me and watching the enemy factory being blown up by my obnoxious laughing gas schadenfreude. But Putin with his ultimate smile won me over and the likelihood of nuclear annihilation soon perked me up. I love Russia. No hard feelings eh? Unlikely as it might sound.... what if a few obnoxiously rich humans survived and got on to the next Musk rocket to outer space? Where would they go? Of course, they would be happy. A world without Bieber's song on the radio, without Kardashians doing their millionth plastic surgery and without watching Liverpool having to fret over its goalkeeper conu...

Why the North Korean and American summit beats Peanut Butter and Pancakes

My last article described how, along with James Franco, we Homo Sapiens face extinction. But like an eager child who goes to play forgetting his undies, I forgot about the Nuclear War story.  Although this 'story' might not be as fresh as a new pair of socks, it is an added dimension to our human extinction theory. And that's why ' The Summit' ( not the Everest mind you) between 'cute as kittens' heads of 2 states is a way of vanquishing the incessant beast of mass destruction. I mean you can't enjoy peanut butter when you are toast (pun intended)  right?     The first meeting between Trump and Kim could determine the fate of not just the two countries but an entire world as well. If a war does occur the rest of the world can't just sit in their pyjamas and eat popcorn. Allies on both sides will want to get their hands on each other expensive throats. And then WW3 would hit us quicker than you can say ' World War 3'. What is scarier th...

Why facing Human Extinction is lamer than James Franco

N ow don't get me wrong fella's. Franco is a decent man with a plan. But human extinction is worse isn't it? I mean comparing the wiping out of us little apes has got to be worse than some shabby dude with a beard right? Scientists state that we are already f**ked. I mean they don't say it that explicitly (heaven forbid), but our little bunch of enlightened apes do state that we are on a worse track than Franco. ' The earth is undergoing its 6th extinction' .... "Unless we do something about it". Being such a smart bunch, they never pick a side because less enlightened apes like us can never understand besides passing nervous frowns and singing "We Shall Overcome". And of course the scientist need funding don't they. You can't have funds if you have nothing good to share. On a more serious note, we are very much screwed. Even James Franco. Our rivers are drying up. Daily temperatures are fluctuating more than the oil prices. Th...

What Would The World Be Like If Karius Wasn't Concussed?

When my mom saw blondie ( Loris Karius) getting elbowed, she immediately looked away. She thought the little man's brains were going to fall out, JFK style ( my mom was never really great at physics).  She was surprised to see blondie able to stand on two feet. But she did some voodoo mom prediction skills and predicted that blondie's head was in a worse state than a house left completely to Alvin and the Chipmunks.  So was blondie not to blame at all? Was it Ramos Again?? I told Mom "No way, that goalkeeper is Loris Karius". Now usually when you say blondie's name even the fiercest of Reds grimace and slowly, grudgingly, nod their acceptance. Even angry thunder Klopp who would probably scream at his kids more for giving up the ball than for failing an exam, looked eerily silent. But Mom just stared at me incredulously as if I had just written Hitler started World War 1 and Anne Frank was his wife for my history paper. After blondie assisted Benzema, a conc...

Rimac C-Two Is An Ode To The Future

A couple of days I wrote about my new favourite car, the brutal McLaren Senna. With its ungodly looks, killer sounds, and a taste for bludgeoning the senses of the occupant it was and is the ultimate track day road-legal car. And it is run by a totally conventional fossil fuel-powered engine, hence the ungodly noise. But we live in a world where fossil fuels are considered to be a sacrilege, a travesty of humongous proportions, and is very strongly linked to us humans getting deep-fried on our beloved earth by our own incessant creations. Then came along electric cars and the idea of a vehicle driven solely by electric power gained widespread popularity due to a single name- Tesla. They began with the Roadster, an appetizer of sorts, followed by several pricy but spicy main courses of their various Models ( not the Victoria Secret type though). Realising that millennials were keen to embrace the concept of a silent non-polluting car several companies then joined the bandwagon to meet ...

Zizou to leave Real Madrid.

E ither Ramos got to him or Zizou desperately wanted to pull a  Nico Rosberg, but truth is Zinedine Zidane is set to leave Spain's ' pearly white's'. His announcement comes less than a week after he became the first coach to win 3 champions league titles ( although it could easily have been Ramos). Normally you would expect a lot of tears being shed but your first reaction is likely to be "Why the bloody hell is he leaving ?'. Luis Enrique left Barcelona after 3 seasons as well but his last season wasn't a massive success. I mean both Zizou and Enrique won one trophy in their final seasons and their respective clubs, but Enrique won the Copa Del Rey, while Ramos .. I mean Zizou won the Champions League. For the third f**king time in row! Yes it's all well and great winning the Copa. Yippee. Hooray. And all the other joyful crap. But the Copa felt like getting a medal for third place when there were only 3 competitors. Winning the Champions League ...

Who Will Lift The World Cup?

L et me make it very clear from the beginning, I am a Lionel Messi fan so I really want Argentina to lift the trophy. At least that will put him ahead of Ronaldo when the inevitable comparisons run their course. But the fact is such that Argentina is not a really great team ( Enormous Sadness engulfs me). So I question myself as to who will lift that golden trophy. Apparently FIFA 18 suggest it will be France. And in case you were wondering how a game could come with such a wild name, it will be prudent to mention than the same EA FIFA game accurately predicted the 2010 and 2014 world cup winners. So there might be some truth behind it. France are an amazing team and they probably the greatest number of talented young players ( Martial, Pogba, Mbappe, Griezmann, Fekir etc.). And given the chance, they would love to exorcise their Euro 2016 demons and humiliate Portugal on their way to lifting the World Cup. But then again no one really expected Portugal to win the Euro...