My interest in Substratum began when I first heard about its ability to be used as a VPN. I use a VPN on a daily basis and would love to have another alternative when the one I am using goes down. I was

If I worked in the United States, this is the type of post that could get me fired or ruin my career. Which illustrates the sad state of affairs in my country's politically correct culture. There are some

On my lunch break I came with an outline for a token that is intended to provide a universal basic income (UBI). I want to see what holes can be shot through my idea by greater minds than my own (that's

Hangzhou recently opened a new night market. It is currently closed for the winter. I was able to get a few pictures in the fall with my phone. I really like how the pictures came out. What do you think?

Of course it is pretentious to say that I know what the best food in China is. I have been living in China for over three years now so it is safe to say that I am not an expert. However, I feel very confident

I like to take photographs but I haven't put much effort into my photography skills. I don't have a fancy camera or much of an understanding of how to work it. :) Over the years, these are my favorite

Substratum and WaBi are likely to fail in China. Both projects propose to offer new and exciting technology to one the world's largest markets. Substratum claims to have developed a staking technology

I took this picture, in Peru, while visiting some ancient ruins on top of a hillside. This little boy was hiking alone. It was clear from his body language that this was normal for him.

I grew up near Mt. St. Helens and remember its massive eruption in 1980. You can see Mt. St. Helens looming on the right while Mt. Adams is peaking its head up on the left. The river valley below is where

One of my favorite things to do is to find a location on Google Earth that is devoid of people, buildings, roads, and trails then hike there. One of these locations was an unmarked falls along a small

My friends and I were exploring a previously unknown ice cave full of ice stalactites and stalagmites. We found this one broken on the ground so we decided to take a pic of it while shining a flashlight

I have always loved the outdoors. I grew up with my father pied pipering me and my siblings through the middle of the forest far from any road, trail, or other humans. We saw so many of the amazing things

I took this photograph near the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness area. Much of the surrounding area was previously engulfed in a forest fire. You can see that nature makes a swift comeback. The contrast between

An unaltered photo of West Lake on a foggy day.

There are at least three areas that one should visit while travelling in Xiamen: Gulangyu Island circled with blue; Zhongshan Road Pedestrian Street circled with red; and the water park area circled with

Xiamen is a popular Chinese tourist destination. However, outside of China it is not well known. The most popular time to visit is during China's "Golden Week". This is due to most Chinese not

During my first few years in China, I didn't think the culture shock would ever end. There seemed to be a new surprise around every corner. It was certainly true the first moment I stepped into a Chinese

I am not an expert in cryptocurrency investing. In fact, I just recently began researching and investing in cryptocurrency. That is how I found Steemit. However, I do know something most Westerners do

Why am I in China? I have been asking myself this question a lot lately. It is annoying because I know the answer. I fled. I fit the stereotype. The foreigner who came to China to run away from problems