When I was finishing my undergraduate degree and was required to complete a statistical analysis course at university, one of the first things our professor told us was correlation does not equal causation. And to drive this point home, he gave us a ridiculous example of two very unrelated things that could be shown to
Intimately tied with the decentralization of any digital asset is the incentive process that underpins the confirmation and validation of transactions and governance. For XRP, the decentralization process has been carried out by replacing Ripple maintained validators with those run by independent entities. There have been some very interesting Twitter discussions on the incentive process
On Feb. 6th, Ripple published an article on their Insights page that asked the question, Can the U.S. and China Attain a State of Competitive Coexistence? I don’t remember seeing any other articles on the Insights page that have dealt with geopolitical issues of this kind before. This could be indicative of an upcoming push
Customs is one of my favorite Escape from Tarkov maps. It’s a very easy map for a new player to learn, as the exit points are straight forward, and the action is funneled into a set of key areas. As such, it is easy for a player to predict where conflict will occur. The high-value
Something peculiar happens every time XRP spikes in value. This latest upshot is no different. As the value of our favorite coin goes up, the vultures come out, but instead of circling carrion, they wish to feed on success. They release statements disparaging XRP, hoping to catch the attention of Bitcoin maximalists and the fanatics
Insane, inane, inaccurate, and downright idiotic, XRP price predictions continue to spin wildly out of control. A recent attempt at predictive “modesty” was put out by news BTC, which speculates on the possibility of a bull run leading to a price of $14 per XRP. And while I think this is unlikely for the current
Fields of Gold is a continuation of my previous post, Diary of a Wheat farmer. Day 3: One of my fields is growing weeds, which I need to deal with, or it could impact my crop yields. And if there’s one thing that I cannot tolerate, it’s low yields. So I thought to myself, this
I remember the day Pokémon came out – the first two, red and blue, for the Gameboy. I was very young, but it was all my friends could talk about. They brought it to school, and we’d sit in the hallway during lunch, scarf down our food and play. One of us even bought that
Ever since I was a boy, I wanted to be a farmer – plaid shirt, suspenders, big red tractor, the whole nine yards. Nature, though, had other plans: seasonal allergies. I can’t even look at a canola field without tearing up, and Durham wheat, forget it. Instant clogged nose. If you happen by me when
The gaming industry is no stranger to niche hardware implementations and devices that have failed to capture consumer attention. The most obvious example of this is the repeated failure of 3D gaming to gain traction with consumers. The earliest version of 3D tech that I can remember was Nintendo’s Virtual Boy console. Years later we
