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It's a special solo episode today that also became a DJ set of decentralised music!

In Episode #306 of 'Musings' I discuss: why I'm podcasting alone today, how Podcasting 2.0 infrastructure and technology can help make the music industry better, why middlemen suck and peer to peer payments solve this, a real time example of supporting my favourite artists, potential arguments on why this won't work (hint, it already does work) and a list of musicians already on the bandwagon.

A big thanks to Petar, Dave Jones & Brando Sellers for supporting the podcast, bloody legends!

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:0) - Deep monologue with a light hearted touch
(0:56) - Brief news & updates
(5:11) - Why am I talking about 'Decentralised Music'
(6:46) - Problems with the music industry
(9:44) - Middlemen taking slices and RSS music
(14:33) - AbleKraft and releasing music via P2.0 apps
(17:15) - Making Beans by Able and The Wolf
(20:50) - How everyone gets paid
(28:42) - Boostagram Lounge
(31:36) - Responding to comments
(33:20) - Complexities for commercial rights
(39:25) - Are NFT's better for music?
(44:19) - V4V vs Advertising model
(49:35) - People abusing the system
(53:26) - More comments and using a wallet
(58:54) - Highlighting all the current music podcasts
(1:03:36) - USA by Signs Of New Growth


Intro Music and USA by 'Signs Of New Growth':
https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowth

Making Beans by Able and The Wolf:
https://podcastindex.org/podcast/4630863

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Juan has been killing life back in the gym but I've been having a shit time of it.

In Episode #305 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why Juan loves training after being away, the difference between PB's and PR's, why Juan believes it is impossible to over train, my experience of joining a gym chain after calisthenicing for the last 5 years, why I don't want to (but may will be) hitting on girls in the gym and why you should also do the opposite of normal!

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Not light, but deep
(0:34) - The thrill of working out
(5:32) - Rating workouts and getting back into it
(10:27) - Overtraining vs Under recovery
(15:53) - The pros of globo gyms
(18:37) - Unfortunately there are also cons
(23:28) - Juan's gym rating and working to PB's
(27:04) - Fake it til you make it
(31:25) - I'm not normal
(36:48) - Making tradeoffs & a better mindset
(43:22) - Do the opposite: Don't NOT boostagram us


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We don't think it will, but here are the best arguments we came across of why cryptocurrencies will fail.

In Episode #304 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the reason for searching out arguments that go against our beliefs, a series of podcast/video recommendations with great pointers in the negative category, comments from our listeners about why they don't like crypto, why too much emphasis on the monetary aspect and not enough personal responsibility would be red flags for us, and our ultimate thoughts on why these tradeoffs aren't enough to kill everything.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - S.O.N.G & We'll Take Care Of Your Crypto
(1:06) - Why Was I Looking At Anti-Crypto Arguments
(4:41) - Debating Crypto: Katie Haun vs. Paul Krugman
(9:20) - Critiquing Bitcoin with Frances Coppola & Nic Carter
(10:40) - Store of Value vs Peer To Peer Payments
(18:03) - The PoW vs. PoS Debate | Lyn Alden & Justin Drake
(19:12) - Chat Comments
(30:00) - 120 - Marc Andreessen & Chris Dixon of a16z | Reinventing the Internet
(32:16) - Boostagram Lounge
(33:22) - Sad Puppies Everywhere
(34:52) - How Do Cryptocurrencies Fail?
(41:49) - Different Ways Of Handling Money
(45:52) - Crypto Without The Money
(52:12) - Final Thoughts & Comments
(53:30) - Hoard Your Electrons!

Referenced Videos:
Debating Crypto: Katie Haun vs. Paul Krugman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOXYbmKRTsQ
Critiquing Bitcoin with Frances Coppola & Nic Carter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy8JhNgU8eI
The PoW vs. PoS Debate | Lyn Alden & Justin Drake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m12zgJ42dI
Bankless #120 - Marc Andreessen & Chris Dixon of a16z | Reinventing the Internet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXHITeaGB8Q
Line Goes Up – The Problem With NFTs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_xWvX1n9g


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You hear that ....... it sounds like it's goal time.

Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first week of every month go over our progress from the previous month and where we are heading for the next. Emphasis as always is on the shortcomings; what we didn't achieve in the previous monthly goals and how we will fix that for the month that comes. We hope you get some value from this series, showcasing our own methodology. What do you do differently and why?

As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Juan's May Recap
(1:14) - Kyrin's May Recap
(2:47) - Stupid Dance Screw Around
(5:43) - Juan's June Goals
(7:48) - Kyrin's June Goals
(13:29) - Fitness Challenge
(15:22) - V4V


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In one way or another this whole episode was about memes. And you can believe me, because I am now officially Saitama Sensei.

In Episode #303 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: my plan for doing one-arm handstands at a comic con, what is was like to listen to Gary Vaynerchuk live in person, the contrast between LA rudeness and Minnesotan niceness, why Microsoft Support are the biggest memelords, how so many memes comes from semi-known sources and why Juan will also be doing handstands somewhere special.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - One Puuuuunnnnnnnccccccchhhhhhhh
(0:50) - I am Saitama Sensei
(3:35) - Web comic vs Manga vs Anime
(5:34) - Live speaker atmosphere
(7:49) - Gary Vee Interruptions
(10:22) - Los Angeles Post Office rudeness
(13:31) - Minnesota Nice
(19:53) - Juan is learning French
(21:59) - Reality is 42069 breaking
(24:50) - Meme originations: Louis Theroux rap
(28:22) - Meme robots are taking our jobs
(30:42) - What to do on top of The Great Pyramid
(32:12) - V4V, you and us are early
 

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What if you just want to come up with fun hypotheticals for a while? Well you do it!

In Episode #302 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why we want to do rapid fire hypotheticals, reverting back to old mediums of communication, unknown Colombian fruits, Craig Wright and his claim of being Satoshi Nakamoto, why being a politician would hella suck, a bunch of questions on our own sanity and a big thanks to Medus & Petar for supporting the show.

Part 1 of the stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZBPU2Aqmg0

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - How we came up with rapid fire hypotheticals
(1:19) - Podcasting doesn't exist, what do you watch/listen to?
(4:52) - What to do if you're in a public toilet but there's no toilet paper?
(8:02) - Which is harder: Kokoda Challenge or a 6 day silent retreat?
(11:07) - If we could invent a food, what would it taste like?
(14:25) - Would you take a financial sacrifice to make the world better?
(19:21) - What would you do with international trade if you were the PM?
(23:12) - Boostagram Lounge
(28:12) - Comments on the chat
(34:22) - If you could split your brain, would you do it?
(40:40) - What would you do during a bank robbery?
(45:07) - An alien starts appearing in front of only you, do you question reality?
(52:29) - V4V: Start supporting Juan's litigation fund


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I've been on a research quest to find the best arguments for why cryptocurrencies will go to zero, here's what I found out.

In Episode #301 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: our thoughts on the upcoming crypto winter, why serious people will still be working on projects (like 'unsigned_algorithms'), chatting about complete capitulations days before the Terra LUNA fiasco, useless mediums for conversation plus Andrew Tate, crappy arguments saying no-one uses it/ is only for criminals and why hypothetical 50 year jail sentences might not stop adoption.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Ooooooh like you mean it
(0:26) - Is crypto winter coming?
(1:44) - The crypto communities I hang out in
(3:29) - Groundwork is done in the crypto winter
(5:23) - Crashes to zero (looking at you Luna)
(7:57) - Learnings from the other side of crypto
(13:04) - Woke Time: Old white cryptocurrency critics
(17:06) - Arguments that are tired stereotypes
(20:58) - An intangible story with negative efficiency
(24:34) - Napster, Bitgold & harsh penalties
(29:06) - Growth for growth's sake
(33:16) - Buy the dip and boostgram us you criminals!


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Want to know what happened at #veecon 2022? We've got the post-trip report right here.

In Episode #300 (which we forgot to celebrate) of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: Gary Vee's influencer/NFT conference, Juan's couple of first days in LA, a breakdown of each individual day, why the quantity of networking was probably too much, meeting some idols and cool people, whether he would go again next year and learnings he took away from the actual talks.

A huge thanks to Petar the Slav & Dave Jones for helping to support this podcast!

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Juan's back!
(0:37) - What Is Veecon?
(2:31) - First impressions of Los Angeles
(4:38) - Mixtapes: Juan got hustled
(8:36) - Expensive food, sketchy people & long walks
(14:57) - Minneapolis: The plan of attack
(20:36) - Thursday: The big event
(26:22) - The Castle and lots of drinking
(31:28) - Boostagram Lounge
(38:01) - Friday Day-1: People everywhere
(44:43) - Friday Evening: Steve Aoki @ The Armory
(47:39) - Chat questions
(48:48) - Saturday Day-2: Emotions, podcast mode & pokemon cards
(54:05) - Saturday Evening: Beeple and classic Juan
(55:40) - Sunday Day-3: Wrap up and chill out
(56:50) - Coming home
(57:40) - Was it worth it?
(1:01:56) - It was a lot; maybe too much
(1:04:50) - Quarter Machine
(1:08:30) - Security security security
(1:10:25) - V4V: Help pay for Veecon 2023


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How many times in life does one experience those moments when you realise that the world doesn't work the way you thought it did?

In Episode #299 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: the upcoming Brissie winter, Juan's adventures in Veecon, why sloppy communication gets you into trouble, how to fix miscommunication, why an 'oh shit' moment once a year is useful, Stoicism to prepare oneself for a changing world, the dense language in 'Homo Deus' & 'Beowulf' and why you might not want to tell newbies how you acquired your knowledge.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Winter is coming
(0:24) - Juan in the U.S.A
(1:16) - Be precise with your words
(4:21) - Accountability & good listening
(6:42) - Clarification: the helpful and useless
(7:53) - Oh fuck moments
(11:06) - A changing world plus cults
(14:20) - Negative visualisation: Preparing yourself for suffering
(17:40) - Word choice and selection in books
(23:12) - Providing sources of info when you're at the top
(29:07) - Time, talent and treasure


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Mini Convo #5 is a quick burst of questions I got to pose to Royce Dunne, who has previously been hosted on the podcast. This session focuses in on the results of the recent crossfit open workouts and the next steps.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Connect with Royce:
https://www.instagram.com/roycey_boy/?hl=en

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