Maybe you just started a new DevRel role and want to make a hackathon plan to impress your founder. Maybe you are in charge of marketing and you are trying to win developer's hearts and you heard devs love hackathons. Maybe you are in a telegram group of DevRels and it's gone too quiet so you ask the age-old question: HOW DO YOU MEASURE HACKATHON ROI? (Return on Investment for the non biz folks) As a hackathon anthropologist, dev, and spreader of developer joy, I am here to answer that for yo...

Yesterday, our fabulous ALANAmagazine Podcast host, Elahn Danee, held her fifth episode, welcoming amazing guest Lorena Bello Ávila. Lorena has been part of the digital fashion revolution and web3 since day one. She transitioned from traditional fashion to digital in 2020, working with clients and teaching globally. Her work has been featured in renowned publications, including the New York Times, Vanity Fair, and Vogue while winning the Vogue Singapore x Metaverse Fashion Week 2023 contest. ...

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Let's break the ice and have a candid conversation about a topic that often gets overlooked: anal cancer. While it might not be the easiest subject to broach, it's essential to understand and discuss it openly.

To produce randomness, most computer systems — including modern cryptographic protocols and generative art — make use of pseudo-random number generators. These are designed to generate sequences of numbers that appear random over large periods, but in reality they are driven by deterministic and predictable arithmetic. In contrast, quantum randomness arises from the inherent uncertainty in quantum mechanics, particularly from phenomena like superposition and measurement collapse.

Turning the classic founder podcast interview on its head—with an update on MuseKat, as told to my own AI

Solar energy's share of total US electricity generation was only about 3.9% as of 2023. So it's not powering all that much today. However, the cost of PV modules continue to come down and installed capacity is growing very quickly. Here's an excerpt from a recent post by Brian Potter about solar energy:By some metrics, solar PV has been deployed faster than any other energy source in history, going from 100 terawatt-hours of generation to 1,000 terawatt-hours in just 8 years, compared to 12 y...

Over the past two months I’ve spent some time on Abstract, a blockchain built by Igloo Inc. (also the team behind Pudgy Penguins). Although there are something like 1399489529 blockchains in existence at this point, I’ve leaned into Abstract ever since Luca Netz shared his vision around Abstract’s ‘consumer-specific blockchain’ approach in contrast to the ‘generalist’ blockchain approach.And if Abstract is actually dialed in to being a consumer-focused blockchain, chances are they’re going to...

TDLR:Partner with us for the DEXes token launches if you wish to:leverage our unparalleled speedy MEV-Grade insfrastructurework with ethical, no-nonsense teamUnsure why your project should employ a Market Maker, read on As the cryptocurrency ecosystem evolves, decentralized exchanges (DEXes) have become an integral part of the trading landscape. While our market making services have traditionally focused on centralized exchanges (CEXes), we're excited to announce that we now offer market maki...

5 things I’m excited about in crypto: 1/ DePIN, 2/ Token Capital Markets, 3/ Stablecoins, 4/ zkTLS, 5/ Sovereign Agents.