Playing with Cryptocurrency: Part 4 – Hash Rate
My next post on cryptocurrency mining is going to involve the hash rate I am getting from devices. For reference here are the hash-rates from lowest to highest. 1 kH/s is 1,000 hashes per second (often written KH/s or Kh/s). 1 MH/s is 1,000,000…
Playing with Cryptocurrency: Part 3- Wallets
What is a crypto currency wallet? It is basically the same as the wallet in your pocket. A cryptocurrency wallet holds your currency. There are three main types of wallets. The first is an online wallet with an exchange. The second is an app for…
Playing with Cryptocurrency: Part 2 – Coin Exchanges
Since Bitcoin and the other cryptocurrencies can be traded like stock, I decided to try the process out. My first stop was to the stock trading app Robinhood. I also to look at dedicated cryptocurrency coin exchanges such as Coinbase and Bitpanda. Coinbase When…
Playing with Crypto: Part 1 – The Bubble Will Pop?
The first time I heard about crypto and Bitcoin I rolled my eyes like many others have done. “It won’t last,” I said. “How can you have a currency that isn’t backed by anything of value?” That was a few years ago when it was possible…
Too Much Plastic Waste in Ireland
One thing about living in Ireland that frustrates me is, the amount of plastic garbage thrown around. Ireland is a beautiful country, and the people who live here, for the most part, don’t seem to respect it. This can be seen in the amount of…
My Super Lame 365 Project
A few years ago there was a craze where people would take one photograph a day and do a 365 Project. Sometimes it would be a random photo and other times it might have a theme. Well, a few years ago I was working for…
Apartment Hunting in Dublin
If you look over the skyline of Dublin right now you will see dozens of construction cranes working on new buildings. Of those new buildings being constructed, very few if any, are for apartments. The Irish government is doing a great job of bringing big…
How to Manage Your Manager: All the Credit, Half the Work
My latest self-published book is now available on Amazon. How to Manage Your Manager is a satirical look at being successful in a corporate environment, told from the point of view of one who has done it. This book uses real life examples taken from…
Antelope Park – Home of the ALERT Lion Rehabilitation Project
A few years ago I visited Antelope Park in Zimbabwe through a company called Africa Impact. One of the things they are trying to do there is a lion rehabilitation and release into the wild program. The rehabilitation and reintroduction program uses a four-stage process to introduce lions…
Why Photographers Charge the Way They Do
“Why pay a photographer to photograph a wedding, when your cousin has a nice camera and will do it for free?” Questions like this are common questions photographers receive when meeting with clients. And on the outside, it looks expensive, especially when added to the…
