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Web3 in Plain English. So much of the tech content explains Web3 with buzz words and overlong articles that make no sense. This podcast will explain practical Web3 use cases that are easy to understand.
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8mm - 3.5 / 4 Stars Why I love this movie I remember watching it on rental, not sure why I missed it in the theaters, and I watched just about every movie that came out in the 90s. And I still remember this movie even though I had only seen it once before we decided to do a pod on this movie. I love the supporting cast - a young Joaquin Phoenix, th…
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Today’s film is “Bill & Ted Face the Music,” released in 2020. Starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter. The movie is directed by Dean Parisot. Keanu Reeves has had an amazing career. He is ageless. Keanu has a full head of hair, can still play the leading man, has a lean body, and has that star quality that you are just born with. You can’t take acti…
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Today’s film is “Clerks,” released in 1994. The movie was written and directed by Kevin Smith. - I love this movie - One of the best movies to watch if you are an inspiring filmmaker (you don't need much to make a movie) - I love how the movie has a grainy and fuzzy look - Everything about this movie is relatable…
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You can rent this movie to stream on YouTube, Amazon, Apple TV, and Vudu. Why I love this movie The first hour is so good. It moves fast. We don’t even know Bond’s mission until about 45 - 60 minutes into the movie. I love that. I also like that this is similar to License to Kill, which shows Bond going rouge from central command. It is a shame tha…
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You can buy the movie to stream on YouTube, Amazon, Apple TV, and Vudu. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9RYQW-SD5w https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/vengeance-2022/umc.cmc.k7anhw1uf2h9tlhxf73x3t91?action=play https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.48b1a488-977b-4eb9-b730-1e21f6a6e01d?autoplay=0&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb https://www.vudu.com/con…
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Web3 Use Case - Decentralized Blogging The Problem For the 99.99% of the blogs out there, hosting on web 2.0 works. There is no need to have your blogs on a decentralized hosting platform. No one is going to take your blog down. But for the 0.01% of the blogs out there, a hosting provider or even the government will want to take your blog down for …
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Today’s film is “Willow” released in 1988. Starring Val Kilmer and is directed by Ron Howard. - I love the first half of this movie - It is more comedy and getting to know the characters. It’s part hangout movie and part ragtag bunch against the all-powerful - And Val Kilmer is the classic good-looking, very alpha, and funny hero - I kinda wished w…
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The Problem The father and mother of a family die, leaving two kids, one home, and a mixture of stocks and cash in the bank. The father and mother made a will, but there is a dispute about whether the executioner follows the will. What if the executioner is not following the will, withholding the money in the bank, and preventing the surviving fami…
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Today’s film is “The Phantom of the Opera” released in 1925. Starring Lon Chaney. - I don't love this movie (but my co-host ,Ben, loves it), but I do love a lot of the scenes in it.= - Lon Cheney is great in this movie. He does his own makeup - It's not a well directed movie, but the scenes with Lon Cheney are incredible. Cheney may have directed t…
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- I love this movie - One of Charlie Chaplin's best - Great action sequences that predate a lot of the action we see in movies today - Charlie Chaplin is comparable to Steven Spielberg when it comes to set pieces - Jackie Coogan plays the Kid who later in life plays Uncle Fester in the TV show The Addams Family You can watch the movie on: HBO Max A…
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The Problem Your son or daughter wants a new e-bike or something rather expensive. As a parent, you don’t want to spoil your kids with costly gifts they may or may not use. But kids persist and will keep begging, persuading you to buy them that gift. So you make a deal with your kid that if they get straight A’s, you will buy them an e-bike. From t…
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Web3 Use Cases - Vehicle History Reports The Problem When buying a used car, it’s essential to know its history. Was it involved in a car accident? Did the current and previous owners maintain the car? The current owner that is selling the car wants the car sold. They may hide information about the vehicle if that hurts it getting sold. The car cou…
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Imagine a smart contract generator that is geared towards home improvement. The contractor goes on a website and creates a smart contract. The smart contract will consist of the following Details of the home improvement The types of tiles used for the bathroom Along with more information on the tiles used Manufacturer Style, size, the color of tile…
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Web3 Use Cases - Farm to Table The Problem How do you know the food you eat is from a local organic farm? Sure, the label on the bag of organic spinach says it is organic and came from a farm in the same state you live in. But is that label correct? Could the company that put that spinach in that bag be lying? The spinach could have come from an ou…
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Web 3 use cases - Healthcare Research The problem The problem with Healthcare Research is that most research involves white people. And more specifically, white males. And non-white races, mainly black and brown races, are nonexistent. Women are more “complicated.” Now Web 3 and the blockchain won’t solve having other races be in RCT, random contro…
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Web 3 use cases in Plain English- Electronic Medical Records The problem When a patient visits the doctor, the doctor asks you questions about any health issues, then does an examination, and at the end gives you recommendations that could involve medications, treatments, and lifestyle changes. At the same time, the doctor is making notes on a pape…
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Web3 Use case for Streaming Music: Spotify could work with the Music Rights Holders and artists to create a smart contract, code on the blockchain, that would do the following: The customer listens to an artist’s song using Spotify. As the customer plays the song on their phone, the Spotify app on the phone will communicate with the smart contract …
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Today’s film is Donnie Brasco released in 1997 starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp. The screenplay was written by Paul Attanasio. It was directed by Mike Newell. This movie is available on Netflix. https://www.netflix.com/watch/1151721?source=35 And this movie is available on Tubi - which is a free service. https://tubitv.com/movies/651076/donnie-br…
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Tarantino Movie Ranking This pod is going to be different today. I’m going to rank my favorite films by Quentin Tarantino - who is one of my favorite directors. Not my favorite, that would be Martin Scorsese. I’m not going to include Four Rooms, because Tarantino never seems to mention it when he talks about his filmography. Also, the movie consist…
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Today’s film is The General released in 1926 starring Buster Keaton and Marion Mack. It was also co-directed by Buster Keaton along with Clyde Bruckman. This movie is available Amazon Prime and you can find it on YouTube. https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.b6ab6fc5-4afd-e45e-ed7c-70fe796c2e9c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWm587w…
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A deep dive on Something Wild released in 1986 directed by Jonathan Demme. We are doing this movie as a tribute to Ray Liotta, who plays the supporting role. The two leads are Jeff Daniels and Melanie Griffith. This movie is available on two free streaming services at the time of this recording. Tubi and Pluto. https://tubitv.com/movies/466262/some…
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