Red Shoelaces

  Originally posted to Red Zebra Facebook page on the 12th April, 2021 I wanted to open a Bosele Account at Banc ABC and I doubt that's what they've done, but I deposited the P 1 000, and I'm sure they pretended I didn't, charged me (even though there aren't supposed to do so), and have MADE ME have to go BACK TO my Company Secretaries and spend MORE MONEY to reactivate the account even though THEY TOOK LONGER THAN 3 WEEKS to give me my damn card. Oh well. At least they got the name right.

 I answer questions and have a companion page, all at Quora . And of course, you know my Facebook companion page I'm sure. I'm just about done with my Blockchain article, I just have to write the Conclusion. Really proud of it since, although it's mostly my thoughts, some research did go into it, and in fact I've put some of my thoughts about the Data Structures that are, and may be possibly, used from a non-programmer's perspective. More importantly, I write down where I see the technology going as well as gaps in the market.

Nuts - the only thing that shows up for NFTs in 'Royalty Free Images' Update: I've written an FAQ on NFTs on my Quora at: redshoelaces2.quora.com I was thinking about writing about the Blockchain, Crypto, Ethereum, and NFTs (NFT artwork rather), but what prompted me to rush the article was that I was in a Facebook group and someone mentioned not making money for a while and I mentioned NFTs, then I decided to rush this article. So... anyway... Avoid Punks - Do What you'd pay Money for? A big thing in NFTs right now are punks - pixelated low-res images of e.g. Rastas, though there are quite a few different ones out right now. I'd say avoid them: 1. The market is saturated  2. That bubble is going to burst at some point Instead, maybe look at your current portfolio. See what has potential, what you can redo. Mostly, what you'd actively want to part with your money for. One area that's unlikely to go away soon is surreal art. Format Guidelines and Software Ther...

  Although I done some karate when I was 13, I really got into martial arts, when I was about 16 or so. And when I go into something, I can become obsessive. So over the years, I've read and remembered many things about martial arts, there have been many documentaries, etc, etc. So, it was when I was working that in between library visits, work, home duties, etc., that I began to compile a rough list. This year, I put it all together. You may ask, “Why?” Well, mainly for fun believe it or not. I also thought I might do something with such a list later, a Wiki maybe. In compiling this list, I had several rules: 1. No fake styles, which means: 1.a. Either the teacher or style must be effective OR 1.b. The style should have a history, a lineage OR 1.c. There should be a general consensus that the style is legit 2. As little Wikipedia as I absolutely have to use (ended up using it only twice) I still consider it to be a growing work-in-progress, with mistakes, but it's a lot better...

  I'm giving away free Crypto! There's no scam, no catch (not quite), and it's not a prank. I do want to make a coin and it's completely within my means, but I do want to beta test it and that's what this will be. Maybe it'll rocket up in value! But probably not. Even if it doesn't (and and it likely won't), you'll have a conversation piece about how you got free crypto. Should I have started with that? FREE ICEBREAKER! P.S. I typed 'fat seal' into the Stock Photo website and that was the first image that popped up. So blame them, not me.

  Originally posted to Red Zebra Facebook page on the 24th September, 2020: Please stick around until the end for a very good offer (well, I think)but, just a few quick things before I go on: 1. I saw an image of a 1 thebe coin today. Made me feel so nostalgic. Just saying. 2. You recall that in my previous post ( https://www.facebook.com/redzebrawe.../posts/173930037595601 ) I mentioned a web-host asking me for scans of my card. Well, it cost me some money to scan but the image provided is from a print-out I made at the time as a reminder, as well as my some scribbling personal notes right on it. A page right out of non-history folks. Okay so we were discussing what I'm going to do in the meantime and I decided on two things: 1. Blogging This is mainly to stop me from being depressed and to keep me doing something in the meantime. It'll also get people to know about my opinions and rediscover who I am (gulp). You can see my first post at: facebook.com/notes/desmond-nel/first-p...