forcebwithu Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 I'm puzzled by Non-Fungible Tokens. Wikipedia has this for a definition "A non-fungible token (NFT) is a unique and non-interchangeable unit of data stored on a blockchain, a form of digital ledger". So how is an NFT different from a crypto currency? They both are just data stored on a blockchain. So what makes an NFT so special? In my way of thinking, they're both crypto coins, just another vehicle for the gullible to gamble their money away. World's first SMS sold as NFT for $150,000 at Paris auction house Sotheby’s Makes $100 Million in NFT Sales With Younger Audience 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 I'm with you I can't understand the concept at all ... this had me even more confused https://beebom.com/nike-acquired-company-makes-virtual-sneakers-nfts-metaverse/ Earlier last month, we saw reports suggesting that Nike will soon release virtual sneakers and outfits for the Metaverse ecosystem, backed by companies like Meta and Microsoft. Now, the American shoe brand has acquired a company named RTFKT, which specializes in virtual sneakers and NFTs, to push its Metaverse goals. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveBC Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 1 hour ago, forcebwithu said: I'm puzzled by Non-Fungible Tokens. Wikipedia has this for a definition "A non-fungible token (NFT) is a unique and non-interchangeable unit of data stored on a blockchain, a form of digital ledger". So how is an NFT different from a crypto currency? They both are just data stored on a blockchain. So what makes an NFT so special? In my way of thinking, they're both crypto coins, just another vehicle for the gullible to gamble their money away. World's first SMS sold as NFT for $150,000 at Paris auction house Sotheby’s Makes $100 Million in NFT Sales With Younger Audience Mr. Force, just consider yourself lucky that we were born in an age before all this nonsense became a reality mate..... 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 6 hours ago, SteveBC said: Mr. Force, just consider yourself lucky that we were born in an age before all this nonsense became a reality mate..... My Granddaughter is now my technical advisor on all things IT. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemondropkid Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 8 hours ago, forcebwithu said: In my way of thinking, they're both crypto coins, just another vehicle for the gullible to gamble their money away. Yes!! The Thai tourist board should create a Non Fungible virtual vacation, it would be as close as I'm going to get to the real thing😞 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sangsom Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 10 hours ago, Stillearly said: I'm with you I can't understand the concept at all ... this had me even more confused https://beebom.com/nike-acquired-company-makes-virtual-sneakers-nfts-metaverse/ Earlier last month, we saw reports suggesting that Nike will soon release virtual sneakers and outfits for the Metaverse ecosystem, backed by companies like Meta and Microsoft. Now, the American shoe brand has acquired a company named RTFKT, which specializes in virtual sneakers and NFTs, to push its Metaverse goals. Yeah virtual trainers and you can pay more to customise them. Don’t get it at all….. 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lirchenfeld Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Consider NFT as an identifier or a proof of authenticy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 6 hours ago, Sangsom said: Yeah virtual trainers and you can pay more to customise them. Don’t get it at all….. 🤷♂️ A fool and his money comes to mind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope found this video to help understand where and why it's heading to the Lagrange L2 point in space. Fair warning, best if you FF through the math starting at 3:37 or it will do your head in. 🤦♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 https://metro.co.uk/2022/01/04/90-day-fiance-star-selling-farts-in-a-jar-for-38k-a-week-hospitalised-15863914/ 90 Day Fiance star who made £38,000 a week selling farts in a jar hospitalised: ‘I thought it was a stroke’ A former 90 Day Fiance star who made a staggering £38,000 a week from selling her farts in a jar, has revealed she was rushed to hospital. Stephanie Matto recently shed light on her unusual stream of income, explaining how she utilised her 260k-strong following as her customer base to sell her pungent product, which retailed at a princely $1k (£756) a jar. At one point, demand was so high for Stephanie’s wind that she was producing up to 50 jars worth of farts a week. However, she may have squeezed out one too many as the reality star had to make a hospital dash. She told Jam Press: ‘I thought I was having a stroke and that these were my final moments. I was overdoing it.’ Stephanie, 31, recalled how she consumed three protein shakes and a huge bowl of black bean soup in one day, before feeling that ‘something was not right’ with a pressure in her stomach that moved upwards throughout her body. ‘It was quite hard to breathe and every time I tried to breathe in I’d feel a pinching sensation around my heart,’ she explained. ‘And that, of course, made my anxiety escalate. I actually called my friend and asked if they could come over to drive me to the hospital because I thought I was experiencing a heart attack.’ Stephanie, who hails from Connecticut, arrived at the hospital later that evening but didn’t tell the doctors about her unique career – only the changes made to her diet. It was made clear that what I was experiencing wasn’t a stroke or heart attack but very intense gas pains,’ she said. ‘I was advised to change my diet and to take a gas suppressant medication, which has effectively ended my business.’ Stephanie has now retired from selling farts in a jar – a ‘relief’ to her family – but she has managed to find another unique way of making money from it. Her clients will no longer be able to own the physical jar of Stephanie’s gas, but they will be able to purchase them as digital artworks on the blockchain. You might say that Stephanie, much like her career, is having a second wind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lantern Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 ^Some folk just have too much money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Lantern said: ^Some folk just have too much money. Some folks eat too many baked beans!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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