AfroRick ◱ ◱ (@therealafrorick) • Hey
Blockchain, Robotics, Drones, Machine Learning, VR/AR, Unity, Cloud Enthusiast Hacker... er Pen Tester, Author, and Rust maxi. Burdened with Glorious Purpo
Publications
- **'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 2 will include a musical episode | Engadget**
> Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 will feature the first ever Star Trek musical episode, Paramount announced..
[https://www.engadget.com/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-2-will-include-a-musical-episode-042558081.html](https://www.engadget.com/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-2-will-include-a-musical-episode-042558081.html)
This episode was unexpectedly good. It ends just as it is getting too long for it's own good - but it ends well. Really liking this show.
- The past few days...
- **No matter your opinion on Coinbase as an exchange - THEY are fighting the fight and doing a pretty damn decent job of it.**
> Coinbase filed an answer to the SEC's lawsuit early Thursday, arguing the regulator violated its due process and is reaching beyond its jurisdiction.
[https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/06/29/sec-has-no-jurisdiction-over-cryptos-on-coinbases-platform-exchange-claims-in-response-to-regulators-lawsuit/](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/06/29/sec-has-no-jurisdiction-over-cryptos-on-coinbases-platform-exchange-claims-in-response-to-regulators-lawsuit/)
- **SoftBank is out there making it hard for ANY new social media app/platform to make it or be taken seriously. -** **SoftBank gave $170m to a social app whose users mostly didn't exist | Engadget**
> Back in 2021, Japanese investment giant SoftBank led a little-known social media app called IRL to unicorn status and an overall valuation of null.17 billion by …
[https://www.engadget.com/softbank-gave-170m-to-a-social-app-whose-users-mostly-didnt-exist-162947228.html](https://www.engadget.com/softbank-gave-170m-to-a-social-app-whose-users-mostly-didnt-exist-162947228.html)
- **Apple’s Big Bet**
> Over the next few weeks and months a lot is going to be said about this Apple release of the visionPro (actually liked realityPro better)…
[https://medium.com/block-imperium-games/apples-big-bet-b58b9964e222](https://medium.com/block-imperium-games/apples-big-bet-b58b9964e222)
- **SEC Responds to Coinbase Request For Action: 'No'**
> The SEC has responded to Coinbase's demand for action, and the response is not what the crypto industry wanted to hear.
[https://blockworks.co/news/sec-responds-to-coinbase-request-for-action-no?utm\_source=tldr\_crypto](https://blockworks.co/news/sec-responds-to-coinbase-request-for-action-no?utm_source=tldr_crypto)
The SEC continues to drag its feet on this for no logical reason. It's issuing Wells notices and litigating based on its position - but can't state definitive what its position is?!? That makes absolutely no sense what so ever.
- **thirdweb: The complete web3 development framework**
> Build web3 apps easily with thirdweb's powerful SDKs, audited smart contracts, and developer tools—for Ethereum, Polygon, Solana, & more. Try now.
[https://thirdweb.com/](https://thirdweb.com/)
These guys are fantastic. Still some parts of it need a little bit of work, but the team and support they provide is beyond reproach. I expect great things from them.
- Writing code and listening to Journey just feels... right...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haCOU64qCo4
- Massive congrats to the SpaceX team! You guys made my week!
#spacex #letsgo
- Hanging out in the Louvre...
- AI Remix of Girl with a Pearl Earring...
#aiart
- Today was a crypto sales event... hopefully folks picked up some of the sales...
- If I have a failing, it is this...
- Welcome to the end :) AI generated music going viral and people didn't even realize it was from an AI.
**A new Drake x The Weeknd track just blew up — but it’s an AI fake**
> A song featuring the voices of Drake and The Weeknd called “Heart on My Sleeve” has amassed over 250,000 Spotify streams and 10 million views on TikTok. But the two renowned musicians had nothing to do with the song — an artist going by the name “Ghostwriter” generated the song using AI.
[https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/17/uh-oh-an-ai-generated-song-by-drake-and-the-weeknd-went-viral/](https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/17/uh-oh-an-ai-generated-song-by-drake-and-the-weeknd-went-viral/)
- The long nightmare is almost over... When they get this working, I will probably return to iOS... but not before.
**Apple will reportedly allow sideloading apps with iOS 17**
> Apple will reportedly open up its systems with iOS 17 to allow alternative app stores, sideloading, and new browser engines.
[https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/14/apple-will-reportedly-allow-sideloading-apps-with-ios-17/](https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/14/apple-will-reportedly-allow-sideloading-apps-with-ios-17/)
- Either way, today history is made.... Get ready anon...
https://www.youtube.com/live/L5QXreqOrTA?feature=share
- The Web3 space needs these desperately improvements - yesterday. Stuff like this is the only way we can get more users onboarded, because if you've ever just watched a normal user (i.e. normie) interact with Web3, it is is painful to watch.
Lord help them if they are using a hardware wallet.
**ERC-4337 & Web3 Messaging**
> Web3 User Experience Background:
[https://medium.com/@louis.moyn/erc-4337-web3-messaging-7d644deddcd5](https://medium.com/@louis.moyn/erc-4337-web3-messaging-7d644deddcd5)
- While this is a draft bill, there is a pretty good chance that the final bill will look very close to this
**U.S. House Committee Publishes Draft Stablecoin Bill**
> The stablecoin bill is the first major piece of crypto legislation in 2023.
[https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/04/15/us-house-committee-publishes-draft-stablecoin-bill/?utm\_medium=referral&utm\_source=rss&utm\_campaign=headlines](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/04/15/us-house-committee-publishes-draft-stablecoin-bill/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines)
- This really is huge. Once we unlock and the bacteriophage to target bacteria and designed bacteria to fight other things - we will have evolved past our "rest stop" with antibiotics.
**Scientists have successfully engineered bacteria to fight cancer in mice | Engadget**
> Researchers at Stanford Medicine have made a promising discovery that could lead to new cancer treatments in the future.
[https://www.engadget.com/scientists-have-successfully-engineered-bacteria-to-fight-cancer-in-mice-165141857.html](https://www.engadget.com/scientists-have-successfully-engineered-bacteria-to-fight-cancer-in-mice-165141857.html)
- Happe Easter!
Make sure you check all the eggs though...
- Been a long week and another one about to kick off...
Here's Michael Jackson as an action figure...
#aiart #midjourney
- ⚡ Coinbase Highlights That Crypto Can Save Americans Billions Of Dollars In Remittance Fees Annually.
https://cryptocrunchapp.com/news/coinbase-highlights-that-crypto-can-save-americans-billions-of-dollars-in-remittance-fees-annually
- 🪐LIST OF PROJECTS TO WATCH OUT FOR IN THE NEAR FUTURE ON ZKSYNC ERA
🎯More and more well-known projects are joining the ecosystem, contributing to the promotion and development of solutions along with cutting-edge technologies in the industry.
Save this 👇
#zkSyncEra
- **Burglars tunnel through Apple Store’s neighbor, allegedly steal $500K in iPhones**
> 436 phones gone, 1 bathroom wall left gaping.
[https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/bathroom-tunneling-burglars-allegedly-lift-500k-in-iphones-from-apple-store/](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/bathroom-tunneling-burglars-allegedly-lift-500k-in-iphones-from-apple-store/)
This is like a plot taken right from the movies...
- **Why the 6-month AI Pause is a Bad Idea**
> Join us for a conversation with Andrew Ng and Yann LeCun as they discuss the proposal of a 6-month moratorium on generative AI.We will be taking questions du…
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY9KV8uCtj4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY9KV8uCtj4)
- Doing some generative composition work while waiting on the project to build.
- $LENS 🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿
- GM...
Just taking this moment to continue profess my abject hatred for Solidity and its garbage compiler and debugger.
That is all...
- **Twitter shut off its free API and it's breaking a lot of apps | Engadget**
> Twitter has finally shut off its free API and, predictably, it’s breaking a lot of apps and websites..
[https://www.engadget.com/twitter-shut-off-its-free-api-and-its-breaking-a-lot-of-apps-222011637.html](https://www.engadget.com/twitter-shut-off-its-free-api-and-its-breaking-a-lot-of-apps-222011637.html)
- **A widow is accusing an AI chatbot of being a reason her husband killed himself**
> The company behind the Eliza chatbot says it's put a new safety feature in place after hearing about this "sad case."
[https://www.yahoo.com/news/widow-accusing-ai-chatbot-being-125308205.html?guccounter=1](https://www.yahoo.com/news/widow-accusing-ai-chatbot-being-125308205.html?guccounter=1)
Holy shit! The details are staggering...
- Audi was on top of their game when they designed this vehicle...
- **In the war on bacteria, it’s time to call in the phages**
> Regulators have to figure out how to get them on the market.
[https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/in-the-war-on-bacteria-its-time-to-call-in-the-phages/](https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/in-the-war-on-bacteria-its-time-to-call-in-the-phages/)
This is yet another area where legislation is greatly behind the technology, and in this case it is an area that could be fatal. With more and more bacterial infections becoming antibiotic resistant, bacteriophages are our last best hope - one one that will not have the same issues as traditional antibiotics.
- **Why the 6-month AI Pause is a Bad Idea**
> Join us for a conversation with Andrew Ng and Yann LeCun.
[https://www.eventbrite.com/e/why-the-6-month-ai-pause-is-a-bad-idea-tickets-608822272807](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/why-the-6-month-ai-pause-is-a-bad-idea-tickets-608822272807?aff=Hubspot&utm_campaign=Events+Newsletter&_hsmi=253124643&utm_medium=email&utm_source=hs_email&utm_content=253124643)
- **Former Goldman Sachs Executive Predicts Crypto Exodus From US, Says Coinbase, Circle and Others Planning To Move - The Daily Hodl**
> Macro guru Raoul Pal says that regulatory issues will cause top US crypto firms to leave the country and establish powerhouses in other geographies.
[https://dailyhodl.com/2023/04/03/former-goldman-sachs-executive-predicts-crypto-exodus-from-us-says-coinbase-circle-and-others-planning-to-move/](https://dailyhodl.com/2023/04/03/former-goldman-sachs-executive-predicts-crypto-exodus-from-us-says-coinbase-circle-and-others-planning-to-move/)
- **WITAF is this nonsense...
AI Leaders Urge Labs to Halt Training Models More Powerful Than ChatGPT-4**
> Artificial intelligence experts and industry leaders, including Elon Musk, University of California Berkeley computer science professor Stuart Russell and Appl…
[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-29/ai-leaders-urge-labs-to-stop-training-the-most-advanced-models?utm\_source=google&utm\_medium=bd&cmpId=google#xj4y7vzkg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-29/ai-leaders-urge-labs-to-stop-training-the-most-advanced-models?utm_source=google&utm_medium=bd&cmpId=google#xj4y7vzkg)
- GM lens family. Who out there is going to Consensus?
- Just finished watching Dungeon and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and I have to say - they did a GREAT job with it. Showed a lot of respect for the source material (all the way back to the cartoon for those with keen eyes) without taking itself too seriously.
- Good Morning...
- Akira remake in the works, or is it just AI.... or is it perhaps both?
- Spring break for kiddies
- Spring Break for Kiddies...
- **Bitcoin rally stalls as crypto dragnet ensnares Coinbase, Do Kwon, and Lindsay Lohan: ‘We will see more enforcement news like this’**
> The collision course between the U.S. government and the crypto true believers’ vision is accelerating.
[https://fortune.com/2023/03/25/bitcoin-rally-stalls-crypto-dragnet-ensnares-coinbase-do-kwon-lindsay-lohan/](https://fortune.com/2023/03/25/bitcoin-rally-stalls-crypto-dragnet-ensnares-coinbase-do-kwon-lindsay-lohan/)
Web3 isn't going anywhere and the pace of adoption is actually accelerating. While there is still some turmoil in the crypto space, everyone needs to just be ready to stay the course...
- We noticed a whale exchanged all $GMX positions for $ARB.
The whale bought 12,445 $GMX(($927K currently) with 300 $ETH($498K) at a price of $40.
Then bought 665,947 $ARB with the 12,445 $GMX, and the buying price is null.39.
- We noticed a whale exchanged all $GMX positions for $ARB.
The whale bought 12,445 $GMX(($927K currently) with 300 $ETH($498K) at a price of $40.
Then bought 665,947 $ARB with the 12,445 $GMX, and the buying price is null.39.