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Crypto Class 2017 ⟠ Web3 Explorer ⟠ Posts on culture, tech and life as it happens
"If you are out of ideas, go for a walk. A good walk empties the mind - and then refills it with new stuff."
Tim Ferriss sent his first 2026 newsletter with his favorite life advice for the year ahead. I felt a strong connection to Kevin Kelly’s writing
Tim thinks Kevin is one of the most interesting men in the world. I couldn’t agree more 
The Technium
101 Additional Advices
Six years ago I celebrated my 68th birthday by gifting my children 68 bits of advice I wished I had gotten when I was their age. Every birthday aft...
happy 2026
is your social media content signal
or is it noise
conspiracy theories are brain rot
change my mind
take time off social media during the holidays
thank me later
likes and comments are vanity metrics
always have been
what matters the most is the positive impact your content makes on other people’s lives
the moment you stop yapping for engagement and start writing about the things you care about is the moment you attract real attention
gotta up my nostr game
Paul McCartney is releasing a new silent track as a protest against AI, with all proceeds going to the non-profit organization Help Musicians
The protest is part of a larger movement by creators fighting for their livelihoods and IP rights against the use of AI in the entertainment industry 
Paul McCartney Invents a New Kind of Protest Song
The culture war of the future has just started
Today, I received my last name as a handle on X
The process of getting it took a month, which is insanely slow! At some point, I thought the X team ghosted my request for this handle
Thankfully, they didn’t
Also, I didn’t pay anything to X for this transfer
Next target is my first name 
https://x.com/petar
X (formerly Twitter)
petar.xyz (@kashev) on X
crypto class 2017 ⟠ prev @ambire @adex_network ⟠ @getmoni_io og ⟠ @petar on farcaster ⟠ research & opinions are my own
Yesterday, I got access to the Handle Marketplace on X and immediately requested @petar. The account was created in December 2006 but nothing has ever been published on it
Fingers crossed the X team will give this handle to me 
https://x.com/petar
X Handle Marketplace
X Handle Marketplace
Browse and request inactive X handles
Grok estimates the value of petar to be between $10,000 and $50,000, considering its handle age, inactivity, and status as a common first name (a Slavic variant of Peter) with potentially moderate global demand
I hope Grok is wrong 
A brilliant video essay on Nirvana’s cover of a mysterious song. 
Nebula
Polyphonic — Nirvana's Spookiest Song
The long history of Where Did You Sleep Last Night
X launches Handle Marketplace - an industry-first solution to redistribute handles that are no longer in use
I’ve been waiting for something like this for a long time. The petar handle on X has been dormant since December 2006. I may finally be able to claim it https://x.com/petar
X Handle Marketplace
X Handle Marketplace
Browse and request inactive X handles
"The prosperous, comfortable lives of Singaporeans comes from subsidy by the state, and yet this prosperity is more of a socialist prosperity, which is distributed in service of social outcomes, rather than a prosperity that is generated through the +EV effort of Singaporeans creating economic value."
A fascinating insight into life in Singapore 
X (formerly Twitter)
ryze. (@0xRyze) on X
Singapore is an air-conditioned nation. The plant which grows in the greenhouse cannot withstand the storm.
Its citizens suffer from two malaises:...
"A study found that developers using AI tools actually took nearly a fifth longer to complete tasks, highlighting the need for careful evaluation of AI’s role in coding."
The perils of vibe coding
Client Challenge
What will be the ATH price Bitcoin reach during this cycle?
"AI doesn’t take your job, it lets you do any job."
A very good post by Balaji Srinivasan on the current state of AI 
AI is polytheistic, not monotheistic
And ten more thoughts on AI.
Back in October 2018, I wrote my first article on Bitcoin
It’s wild how far Bitcoin has gone for the past 7 years https://medium.com/@petar.xyz/the-curious-case-of-bitcoin-a816a2c5bcb1
