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**MIAMI, Florida, July 23rd, 2024/Chainwire/--**FLOKI, the cryptocurrency ecosystem, announced today that Valhalla, a MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) spin on the classic Creature-Collection adventure, will be the Associate Sponsor for India’s Tour of Sri Lanka. This partnership will give Valhalla significant visibility through mid-wicket pitch mats, ground LED boards, backdrops, and other high-visibility ground assets. Floki is the people’s cryptocurrency and the utility token of the Floki Ecosystem. FLOKI aims to become the world’s most known and used cryptocurrency, focusing on utility, philanthropy, community, and marketing. India will be touring Sri Lanka following their historic T20 World Cup championship win in the USA. The series will commence with back-to-back T20Is on July 27, followed by ODIs starting on August 1, with a two-day gap between each match. The series is expected to attract significant viewership, with estimations predicting a cumulative viewership of 180 to 220 million for both the ODI and T20I series. Sri Lanka Cricket expressed excitement about the partnership, stating it will bring more visibility and engagement to the sport. A Media Representative for FLOKI said, "It is with great enthusiasm that we at FLOKI step into a partnership to sponsor the India Tour of Sri Lanka 2024, an arena where the sport's heart beats as fervently as our dedication to being a cryptocurrency for all.” “Building on our previous associations with Cricket, FLOKI continues the belief that cricket, like FLOKI, transcends boundaries and unites people from all walks of life. Valhalla gives gamers and fans a realistic platform that they can explore alone or as a clan, partake in a dynamic, player-driven economy to rise in the community ranks, and make their mark in the competitive, animated world mirroring the opportunities cricket provides in the real world. This partnership signifies our commitment to integrating the world of gaming, cryptocurrency, and sports in a meaningful way." The series will also mark the first time both teams play under their new coaches, Gautam Gambhir for India and Sanath Jayasuriya for Sri Lanka. The Pallekele International Cricket Stadium will host the T20Is, while the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo will host the ODIs. About Valhalla Valhalla is a spin on the classic Creature-Collection adventure set in a vibrant, lively, MMORPG open-world inspired by Norse mythology. Players interact with a diverse set of eccentric creatures called Veras, discovering, taming, training, and trading them. Alone or as a clan, players partake in a dynamic, player-driven economy to rise in community ranks and achieve tactical supremacy on the hexagonal-grid battlefield. Website: Valhalla.game About Floki Floki is the people’s cryptocurrency and utility token of the Floki Ecosystem. Floki aims to become the world’s most known and used cryptocurrency, focusing on utility, philanthropy, community, and marketing. Floki currently has over 490,000 holders and a strong brand recognized globally thanks to strategic marketing partnerships. For more information, users can visit Floki's: Website | YouTube | Telegram | Instagram | TikTok | Discord | Facebook | Reddit | Twitch Contact Community Relations Officer Pedro Vidal Floki marketing@floki.com This story was distributed as a release by Chainwire under HackerNoon’s Business Blogging Program. Learn more about the program here. **MIAMI, Florida, July 23rd, 2024/Chainwire/--**FLOKI, the cryptocurrency ecosystem, announced today that Valhalla, a MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) spin on the classic Creature-Collection adventure, will be the Associate Sponsor for India’s Tour of Sri Lanka. This partnership will give Valhalla significant visibility through mid-wicket pitch mats, ground LED boards, backdrops, and other high-visibility ground assets. Floki is the people’s cryptocurrency and the utility token of the Floki Ecosystem. FLOKI aims to become the world’s most known and used cryptocurrency, focusing on utility, philanthropy, community, and marketing. India will be touring Sri Lanka following their historic T20 World Cup championship win in the USA. The series will commence with back-to-back T20Is on July 27, followed by ODIs starting on August 1, with a two-day gap between each match. The series is expected to attract significant viewership, with estimations predicting a cumulative viewership of 180 to 220 million for both the ODI and T20I series. Sri Lanka Cricket expressed excitement about the partnership, stating it will bring more visibility and engagement to the sport. A Media Representative for FLOKI said, "It is with great enthusiasm that we at FLOKI step into a partnership to sponsor the India Tour of Sri Lanka 2024, an arena where the sport's heart beats as fervently as our dedication to being a cryptocurrency for all.” A Media Representative for FLOKI said, "It is with great enthusiasm that we at FLOKI step into a partnership to sponsor the India Tour of Sri Lanka 2024, an arena where the sport's heart beats as fervently as our dedication to being a cryptocurrency for all.” “Building on our previous associations with Cricket, FLOKI continues the belief that cricket, like FLOKI, transcends boundaries and unites people from all walks of life. Valhalla gives gamers and fans a realistic platform that they can explore alone or as a clan, partake in a dynamic, player-driven economy to rise in the community ranks, and make their mark in the competitive, animated world mirroring the opportunities cricket provides in the real world. This partnership signifies our commitment to integrating the world of gaming, cryptocurrency, and sports in a meaningful way." “Building on our previous associations with Cricket, FLOKI continues the belief that cricket, like FLOKI, transcends boundaries and unites people from all walks of life. Valhalla gives gamers and fans a realistic platform that they can explore alone or as a clan, partake in a dynamic, player-driven economy to rise in the community ranks, and make their mark in the competitive, animated world mirroring the opportunities cricket provides in the real world. This partnership signifies our commitment to integrating the world of gaming, cryptocurrency, and sports in a meaningful way." The series will also mark the first time both teams play under their new coaches, Gautam Gambhir for India and Sanath Jayasuriya for Sri Lanka. The Pallekele International Cricket Stadium will host the T20Is, while the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo will host the ODIs. About Valhalla Valhalla is a spin on the classic Creature-Collection adventure set in a vibrant, lively, MMORPG open-world inspired by Norse mythology. Players interact with a diverse set of eccentric creatures called Veras, discovering, taming, training, and trading them. Alone or as a clan, players partake in a dynamic, player-driven economy to rise in community ranks and achieve tactical supremacy on the hexagonal-grid battlefield. Website: Valhalla.game Valhalla.game Valhalla.game About Floki Floki is the people’s cryptocurrency and utility token of the Floki Ecosystem. Floki aims to become the world’s most known and used cryptocurrency, focusing on utility, philanthropy, community, and marketing. Floki currently has over 490,000 holders and a strong brand recognized globally thanks to strategic marketing partnerships. For more information, users can visit Floki's: Floki Floki Website | YouTube | Telegram | Instagram | TikTok | Discord | Facebook | Reddit | Twitch Website Website YouTube YouTube Telegram Telegram Instagram Instagram TikTok TikTok Discord Discord Facebook Facebook Reddit Reddit Twitch Twitch Contact Community Relations Officer Pedro Vidal Floki marketing@floki.com This story was distributed as a release by Chainwire under HackerNoon’s Business Blogging Program. Learn more about the program here. This story was distributed as a release by Chainwire under HackerNoon’s Business Blogging Program. Learn more about the program here . here here

Floki’s Valhalla Joins As Associate Sponsor For India’s Tour Of Sri Lanka

ফ্লোকির ভালহাল্লা ভারতের শ্রীলঙ্কা সফরের সহযোগী স্পনসর হিসেবে যোগ দিয়েছেন

Floki’s Valhalla tritt als assoziierter Sponsor der Indien-Tour durch Sri Lanka bei

Valhalla de Floki se une como patrocinador asociado de la gira de la India por Sri Lanka

Valhalla de Floki se joint en tant que sponsor associé de la tournée indienne au Sri Lanka

फ्लोकी का वल्लाह भारत के श्रीलंका दौरे के लिए सहयोगी प्रायोजक के रूप में शामिल हुआ

フロキのヴァルハラがインドのスリランカツアーのアソシエイトスポンサーに加わる

Floki의 Valhalla가 인도 스리랑카 투어의 보조 후원자로 합류

Valhalla de Floki se junta como patrocinador associado da viagem da Índia ao Sri Lanka

Valhalla Флоки станет ассоциированным спонсором индийского тура по Шри-Ланке

Floki'den Valhalla Hindistan'ın Sri Lanka Turuna Yardımcı Sponsor Olarak Katıldı

Valhalla của Floki tham gia với tư cách là nhà tài trợ liên kết cho chuyến lưu diễn Sri Lanka của Ấn Độ

Floki 的 Valhalla 成为印度环斯里兰卡赛事联合赞助商

is a fun programming language created for cricket enthusiasts. If you look at the initial commit on the repository, it will show it as June 9, 2023, but the idea of building my programming language has been lingering at the back of my head since my college days. Finally, after procrastinating on building CricLang, I started working on it on Feb 17, 2024, and it is now ready for public beta release. CricLang Why the name CricLang? CricLang is an amalgamation of ‘Cricket’ and ‘GoLang’ as it is built on top of Go. It represents my love for cricket, software engineering, and the idea that code should be as simple and readable as the game. It is an evolving programming language and isn’t perfect by any means. Documentation CricLang is a dynamically typed language written in Go Data Types CricLang currently supports four types of data types , , , and as of now. Boolean values are denoted by and . int string boolean array notout out >>> 1                   # int
>>> -10                 # int
>>> "Hello World!"      # string
>>> notout              # boolean true
>>> out                 # boolean false
>>> [1, "Hello World!"] # array Declaring Variables Variables are declared using the reserved keyword . player >>> player x = 5;                       # integer variable
>>> player y = "Hello World!";          # string variable
>>> player z = notout;                  # boolean variable
>>> player a = [-5, "Hello World!", z];  # array of variables Conditionals CricLang supports statements. If the condition is declared using the reserved keyword, and else is declared using the reserved keyword. if-else appeal appealrejected >>> appeal(5 < 10) { "if condition" } appealrejected { "else condition" };
>>> appeal(notout) { "true" };
>>> appeal(!notout) { "if condition" } appealrejected { "else condition" }; Return Statements Return statements are declared using the keyword . signaldecision >>> signaldecision 10;
>>> appeal(5 < 10) { signaldecision "if condition"; } appealrejected { signaldecision "else condition"; }; Functions Functions can be declared using the reserved keyword . Functions are also bound to variables in CricLang. field >>> player x = -5;
>>> player y = 25;
>>> player z = field(x, y){ appeal(x * x == y){ signaldecision "yes"; } appealrejected {signaldecision "no";}; };
>>> z(x, y);            # output: yes Operators CricLang supports arithmetic operators ( , , , ), logical operator ( ), and comparison operators ( , , , ) out of the box. + - * / ! == < > != >>> 1 + 1                       # output: 2
>>> "Hello" + " " + "World!"    # output: "Hello World!"
>>> 1 - 1                       # output: 0
>>> 5 * -5                      # output: 25
>>> 5 / 5                       # output : 1
>>> notout == out               # output: false
>>> !out                        # output: true Built-in Functions CricLang is incomplete without its built-in functions, which are meme references. Only the OG cricket fans can spot the references to the error messages. Here is a list of all the built-in functions Thala Thala is inspired by the meme “Thala for a reason.” It takes a string or an array as input and returns the length of the string or array but with a twist. >>> thala()                             # 0 params
MISFIELD: girlfriend se raat mei baat kar lena, pehle 0 ki jagah 1 argument daal de

>>> thala(1)                            # wrong type of param
MISFIELD: girlfriend se raat mei baat kar lena, pehle sahi type ka argument toh daal de

>>> thala("Hello World")                # string as a parameter
Captain Cool: 11

>> thala("Is this sixteen?")            # string a parameter
Thala for a reason: 16 Gambhir Gambhir is inspired by the famous meme where he says some 3rd option when given two options. It takes two parameters and returns something random. >>> gambhir()                   # no arguments passed
MISFIELD: *Gautam Gambhir Stares Angrily* got=0 arguments, want=2 arguments

>> gambhir("virat", "sachin")   # 2 arguments passed
Interviewer: virat or sachin
Gautam Gambhir: baingan Kohli Kohli is inspired by one of his famous stump mic recordings. It takes [0, n] arguments and returns a fatal error with an error message. >>> kohli()                     # no arguments passed
shaam tak khelenge, inki G phatt jaayegi lekin abhi tera code phatt gaya
exit status 1

>> kohli("wrong data type")     # with an error message
shaam tak khelenge, inki G phatt jaayegi lekin abhi tera code phatt gaya wrong data type
exit status 1 Rohit Rohit is inspired by one of his after-match interviews in 2019. It takes one string argument and returns the output. >>> rohit()             # no arguments passed
MISFIELD: mera gale ka vaat lag gaya chilla chilla ke ki 1 argument chahiye! tunne 0 de diye

>>> rohit(42)           # argument with wrong data type
MISFIELD: mera gale ka vaat lag gaya chilla chilla ke ki sahi type ka argument daal de

>>> rohit("Manthan")    # 1 string argument
Reporter: Manthan ke birthday ke baare mei kuch boliye.
Rohit: Abhi birthday mei kya bola jata hai? Happy Birthday? Yahi bola jata hai. I will keep adding more fun built-in functions to CricLang and improve it overall. If you think you have some great ideas for adding a built-in function or improving CricLang, don’t shy away from sending a PR. Parting Words CricLang is my attempt at building a programming language, and it’s by no means a complete language. It has its share of flaws, and they will be improved upon over time. If you love CricLang, then don’t forget to share it on , , and . Drop a star to CricLang on . Twitter LinkedIn Peerlist GitHub Also published . here

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Winter is coming...so there's no better time than now to add to your want-to-read backlog and get ready to hunker down and stay warm with a nice book. In this post, the HackerNoon staff and blogging fellows talk about some books we've been reading recently, as well as some of our favorite authors. This thread by Limarc, Mónica Freitas, Khunshan Ahmad, Gimbiya Galadima, Ashutosh Mishra, Amy Shah, Adebola and Blake Cram occurred in hackernoon's official #fellowship-central channel, and has been edited for readability. Slogging Limarc Nov 4, 2021, 10:51 AM What books are you all reading these days? Who is your favorite writer or one of your favorites? Limarc Nov 4, 2021, 10:53 AM I'll go first I'm reading which is the second installment of a literary zombie novel series by Alden Bell. It's gothic and the best zombie novel series I've ever read so far. I'm also reading as recommended to me by Utsav Jaiswal our Head of Business Development Exit Kingdom Dotcom secrets Limarc Nov 4, 2021, 10:55 AM Also to get more philosophical, my therapist recommended Staring at the Sun which is a book about death anxiety 😅 basically I wanted to learn how therapists approach the topic of mortality Limarc Nov 4, 2021, 10:56 AM As for favorite writers: Cormac McCarthy,  Nicholas Sparks, John Green (for a short time in college), Higashino Keigo Mónica Freitas Nov 4, 2021, 12:19 PM Limarc Hey! I'm currently reading . It's a fantasy book with obvious takes on colonialism, race, and a bit of magic. This year I read "Before the Coffee Gets Cold" by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - it's amazing and one of my favorites! It's a reflection on time and relationships (love, friendship, parenthood), and it uses time travel as a centerpiece for developing each character's story. Children of Blood and Bone 🇳🇬 1 Mónica Freitas Nov 4, 2021, 12:31 PM by José Saramago it's also a trip! Highly recommend. As for favorite authors, that's always a hard one for me. I read a lot of Leigh Bardugo and V.E. Schwab this year. If you like fantasy and adventure books, they wrote several good series like and The by Madeline Miller is one of my highlights of the year as well. In the thriller department, I love Stephen King. On the classics, Edgar Allan Poe, Eça de Queiróz, Kafka, George R.R. Martin and Markus Zusak. "Caim" "Six of Crows" "A Darker Shade of Magic." Song of Achilles Khunshan Ahmad Nov 4, 2021, 1:44 PM I am trying to improve my weaknesses i.e. negotiation. It has 4.8 ratings by 20k+ on Amazon. The book is writen by Chris Voss who used to do hostage negotiations for FBI. “Never Split the Difference.” Gimbiya Galadima Nov 4, 2021, 2:36 PM I just finished reading , a feminist narrative that tells the story of a young girl who has to deal with so many negative experiences. I enjoyed reading the piece, but it left me with so many questions at the end. I don't want to drop any spoilers, so it's a great read by Ukamaka Olisakwe, a Nigerian writer. Children of Blood and Bone is another beautiful fantasy story written by a Nigerian US based writer. <@U02ED8YNUKX> I hope you enjoy reading the story till the end. Ogadinma ✅ 3 🇳🇬 2 Mónica Freitas Nov 4, 2021, 5:07 PM I loved the first book. I'm starting the sequel now. I hope it's as good as the first one :crossed_fingers: Gimbiya Galadima Nov 4, 2021, 6:14 PM Great. I hope you enjoy reading everything 💚 1 Ashutosh Mishra Nov 4, 2021, 6:21 PM I haven't read from last few months, but want to restart in some days with any deep book on future of tech and humans, either or one of Michio Kaku's books. There are so many amazing books and writers so I don't have any favorite writer as such. My favourite writers are generally those whose books I like and read recently. Homo Deus Amy Shah Nov 4, 2021, 7:35 PM My current read is by the winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics Daniel Kahneman.  I tried listening to the audiobook of this but the actual book is better I feel. It has been slow going.  I am not even a quarter of a way through with it. This paradigm Kahneman talks about: System 1 and 2 thinking, has underscored many conversations I have had lately. I needed to get the information from the source here with this book (if I ever finish it 😉 Thinking Fast and Slow Amy Shah Nov 4, 2021, 7:39 PM Another very old book I read recently is a book called by Dr. Irene C. Kassorla.  The book is so old the pages are tan and brittle. Dr. Kassorla was a psychologist in the 1970s and she wrote the book in 1984. It's a great uplifting book about reframing thoughts to help one accomplish what they dream of. Go For It Adebola Nov 4, 2021, 8:54 PM I need to get me a copy of Ogadinma. Sounds Interesting. I tried reading Children of Blood and Bone earlier in the year but couldn't get past the fact that it was Fantasy. by Okey Ndibe was such an enjoyable read. I hate when writers do not have an ending though but I guess sometimes It's difficult to end a story. Foreign gods Gimbiya Galadima Nov 4, 2021, 11:19 PM Fantasy is different for everyone. I feel like writers write such stories because they want to leave the reader guessing. I haven't read Foreign Gods, the reviews are amazing though. Ogadinma is interesting, I hope you enjoy it. Blake Cram Nov 4, 2021, 11:59 PM I read a ton and am typically working on a couple books at once. I just finished reading by Hemingway which I really enjoyed. Even as an English major I somehow didn't make it around to reading Hemingway’s full novels, only a few short stories, so this was fun to dig into. I also just finished which is a non-fiction work by Jason Shreier talking about the struggles of video game developers and how unsustainable that workforce is— highly recommend for the gaming writers here, along with his other book which goes into how games are made. Aaaaand, now I'm just getting into Dune for the first time, because I always have to throw some sci-fi or fantasy into the mix! For Whom the Bell Tolls Press Restart Blood Sweat and Pixels 👍 1 Blake Cram Nov 5, 2021, 12:08 AM Favorite writer is a really hard one… there are so many. But, I particularly love Octavia Butler for her writing style. She doesn't waste words and uses short prose to pack a huge rhetorical punch. And I love what she did socially for the genre as a woman of color writing really bad-ass sci-fi in a very white male dominated genre. The recent landing of the Perseverance on Mars was even called the “Octavia E. Butler Landing” in her honor. She's the shit. Amy Shah Nov 5, 2021, 12:09 AM Mental note: add all these books to my list....😀 Limarc Nov 7, 2021, 8:23 AM I loved , but for some reason, haven’t been able to get into any other of “The Great Works” of American literature. I feel like it may be because some of the stories are outdated. What is a must read Hemingway book that I should try? Like for example, I tried getting into Charles Dickens but read 10 pages of A Tale of Two Cities and just dropped off. The Great Gatsby Limarc Nov 7, 2021, 8:23 AM Amy Shah “It’s a great uplifting book about reframing thoughts to help one accomplish what they dream of.” What is the TL;DR of how to reframe your thoughts to accomplish your dreams? Limarc Nov 7, 2021, 8:24 AM Khunshan Ahmad that’s super interesting. i’ll have to buy that one. How are you applying this? Is this mostly helping with like negotiating sales in your company? Amy Shah Nov 7, 2021, 4:53 PM Limarc One that strikes home for me is: Believe in Yourself. Amy Shah Nov 7, 2021, 4:53 PM Is that short enough? 😃 Khunshan Ahmad Nov 7, 2021, 6:06 PM Limarc and during hiring. 😉 Amy Shah Nov 7, 2021, 7:36 PM 2 books/stories/movies that I wish I had watched earlier in my life would be: 1. Dead Poets Society   2. Both of these I think could be life changing. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Amy Shah Nov 7, 2021, 7:37 PM While they are not my favorites, I can see in them the power to influence strongly and the potential to be positive for someone. 🔥 1 Blake Cram Nov 8, 2021, 3:36 PM Limarc I think that's totally fair. What makes it hard is that a lot of the historical context is often lost on us, so you usually have to prepare by doing a bit of research into what the authors were trying to communicate at the time. Because while the context can be outdated, the relevancy and art certainly aren't. While humanity has progressed in some important ways, we see we’re often still struggling with the same issues, so it's interesting to see how folks in different points in history dealt with them. I think we can learn a lot about ourselves that way. Older works also tend to be a lot slower for us, especially if we are into tech or modern film because we’re used to faster paces and more stimulus. But at the time, books were used as a way for people to see and understand the world, because traveling wasn't as viable and the internet didn't exist. So authors had to be a lot more descriptive of the places and characters in a different way than authors do today. So if you can get past some of those things, I think For Whom the Bell Tolls is a good Hemingway starting point to see if you're into it. It's humorous and incredibly dark at times that remind me of a Tarantino film, and Hemingway the describes the life and environment of a guerrilla faction in the mountains of Spain is similar to how Haruki Murakami can describe something mundane as beautiful and intricate.

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This week's Slogging AMA guest is Ryan Bethem, a former clinical psychologist who made a big leap into the finance and tech industry. He is the Co-Founder of , a "comprehensive issuance and secondary trading digital asset solution for SMEs and financial institutions." The HackerNoon community asked him all about Chintai's position in the market and what sets them apart from their competitors. Chintai This thread by Limarc Ambalina, Justin Roberti, Jose Hernandez, John, Mónica Freitas, Ryan Bethem, Amy Shah, Nicolas Ng and Gimbiya Galadima occurred in slogging's official #amas channel, and has been edited for readability. Slogging Limarc Ambalina Oct 1, 2021, 12:08 AM Hi everyone! Please welcome our next AMA guest, the CHINTAI Team! Read their bio below and feel free to ask them anything on: Defi Defi and Compliance Their origin story The competitive Defi Landscapre Blockchain ...and more! "Chintai is a Singapore based SaaS company that uses blockchain technology to modernize capital markets for asset managers, banks and enterprise. Virtually any traditional financial asset can be tokenized with the platform, which enables a reduction of administrative overhead by 50-75% in middle and back offices. Chinai is backed by leading investment firms B1, Cryptology Asset Group, Collective Capital and Peer Ventures. The CEO, David Packham, is a 20 year financial industry veteran who worked for Goldman, Credit Suisse, HSBC, and Barclays. Additionally, the business model is geared toward establishing network effects. Any client can become their own market operator. Clients can easily customize, test and white label the technology for their own needs without upfront cost. In contrast, competing platforms burden clients with exorbitant upfront fees and friction, while insisting that clients join their marketplace." Limarc Ambalina Oct 1, 2021, 12:09 AM Hi  and Ryan Bethem thanks so much for joining us. To start, can you tell us a bit more about Chintai and who your main target market is? Limarc Ambalina Oct 1, 2021, 12:18 AM Secondly I'm interested to hear why you decided to start Chintai in such a competitive industry. Can you tell us a bit more about your origin story? Ryan Bethem Oct 1, 2021, 4:14 PM Hi Limarc Ambalina, thank you for having us! Chintai is a comprehensive blockchain solution that modernizes capital markets for asset managers, banks and enterprise. Our products enable, dynamic regulated digital asset issuance, automated compliance, reporting, data reconciliation, cap table management, corporate actions, liquidity, instant settlement & more. Ryan Bethem Oct 1, 2021, 4:27 PM Chintai began as a token utility leasing platform. We built a fully on-chain high performance order management system that transacted $250M in total volume for leasing token utility (network bandwidth). Our founding team consist of a financial industry veteran, physicist, and psychologist. But we are all brought together by a passion for changing the financial system - specifically, we want to democratize access to financial opportunity. The existing system is bloated with inefficiencies that lead to anti competitive markets, a monopolistic grip on capital markets and in general are exclusionary. Blockchain technology can solve these problems, but there hasn’t been a regulatory compliant solution that is fit for purpose. You’ve probably noticed that the blockchain industry is moving in a regulated direction. More than 2 years ago we saw this coming and made a bet on compliant blockchain solutions. We want to be at epicenter of creating a compliant bridge for traditional finance to be enhanced by the benefits that blockchain technology can offer. While many financial institutions and companies want to get involved in the blockchain space, they are trying to figure out how to do so without breaking the. law. So here we are, with what I believe is the best and most comprehensive solution on the market. Justin Roberti Oct 1, 2021, 1:42 AM Ryan Bethem Hi guys -- David was on a panel i ran recently on digital assets. I know your big focus is bridging to traditional finance and enabling tokenization and NFT minting. Two years ago, tokenization would have def been the bigger item -- but given the insane zeal around NFTs right now, what are traditional finance looking at and are NFTs as big to them as tokenizing traditional assets? Any use cases you can share since you are in your beta would be great too. Ryan Bethem Oct 4, 2021, 4:37 PM Tokenization two years ago is different from tokenization now. Two years ago there was very little being done commercially to provide a built for purpose platform that institutional finance could use. Their reputation and licenses are at risk so their main concern is a robust compliant solution. Whether or not it’s an NFT or fungible token is not as important. Regulatory maturity, tech performance and companies like Chintai make complaint tokenization possible. I think regulated issuance is not only the next wave of usage and adoption in the industry, but it will be the catalyst for capital to enter the space in space in the order of several magnitudes larger than what we’ve seen. One of the most popular commercial interests we receive however, is tokenized real estate. Many times it’s the ability to fractionalize the real estate and create efficiencies throughout the trade cycle that is most appealing. Settlement, especially in the private commercial real estate markets, is incredibly cumbersome and can often take months. We can reduce settlement time to near instantaneous. We have also received interest in creating NFTs for real estate that don’t involve fractionalization. In general, NFTs can be used for money laundering. So we believe there will be KYC/AML standards for these markets as the industry matures. Some use cases I can mention right now in our private beta include real estate products, fund management and carbon credits. Jose Hernandez Oct 1, 2021, 2:48 AM Hi  Ryan Bethem Like Limarc said, it's a competitive industry. Can you tell us what sets Chintai apart from the rest? Ryan Bethem Oct 1, 2021, 4:40 PM Chintai is comprehensive and built for compliance. Financial institutions and SMEs want to get involved in the blockchain industry, but they don’t have a compliant solution. Our compliance framework executes regulatory controls on-chain throughout the full trade life cycle. Not only does this lead to massive efficiencies in terms of administrative costs, it also produces an immutable audit trail for data integrity. Instead of having to sit on the sidelines, our clients can start to get experiment and deploy assets on blockchain. Which leads me to the next primary differentiator - Chintai is comprehensive. When we observed the competitive landscape in early 2019, we found that the process of issuing, trading and generally managing regulated digital assets was extremely cumbersome. There’s segregated services providers for primary, secondary, cap table management, custody, compliance and other core functions. To begin testing you would need to bring together multiple companies, integrate them and ultimately absorb a lot of up front costs. We decided to solve this problem with the aim of creating a “shopify” type model. Our portal is built to allow full and free access to testing regulated issuance, secondary trading, custody, cap table management and of course compliance. John Oct 1, 2021, 2:53 AM Hi  Ryan Bethem how did you decide to offer your company's services for enterprises rather than the retail market? Or do you also work with retail investor clients? Ryan Bethem Oct 1, 2021, 4:51 PM Someone had to build proper infrastructure for regulated digital asset issuance and trading to exist in the first place. Without that foundation retail participation could not happen. The cumbersome nature of middle/back office reconciliation and administrative overhead has led to so much inefficiency that larger institutions haven’t been incentivized to offer their services to smaller retail investors. It’s just too expensive. Hence the exclusionary nature of the current system. Chintai technology removes that systemic inefficiency, and will essentially remove millions of white collar jobs. Downstream, this means the trade lifecycle can become efficient enough that it makes sense to tap the large pool of retail investors that don’t currently have access. Furthermore, it’s on our roadmap to operate our own regulated digital asset exchange. We are currently in the later stages of pursuing MAS licensing for regulated issuance and secondary trading. There’s a huge opportunity for retail investor pools and defi to interact with regulated markets in ways that haven’t occurred before. Our goal is to bring them all together. Mónica Freitas Oct 1, 2021, 9:13 AM Hi  Ryan Bethem Happy you're here! I'm curious about your multidisciplinary team. How did you bring a team of people from such different backgrounds academically to collaborate on Chintai? How do finance and technology cross with physics and clinical psychology? And how has that been an advantage as opposed to a "traditional financial" team? 💚 1 Ryan Bethem Oct 1, 2021, 7:18 PM Happy to be here! Thanks for having us. We all share a similar drive and passion to democratize access to financial opportunity. But I give a lot of credit to David, our CEO. He has 20 years experience in finance and could have selected people with similar backgrounds. But instead he emphasized company culture, philosophy and diversity of experience. We share a common understanding that we will succeed or fail based on maintaining a strong company culture. We are aggressive about protecting our culture and have a long hiring process to filter out candidates that aren’t a good cultural fit. One toxic person can bring the entire team down. And then when it comes to diversity of perspective, I love how our complimentary academic and career backgrounds have interacted to lead us to where we are today. We cross finance, business, physics, software engineering and psychology. Our business is in many ways based on expertise in finance and technology. This allows us to identify the problems we are addressing and develop solutions. But ultimately businesses are run by people, the visions they have and the relationships they build to create a network that allows them to thrive. The heart of a company is organic and I think that’s where psychology and operations comes into play. The company is only going to operate well with personalities and skill sets that can interact harmoniously to produce success. When it comes to advantages, I think we tend to be less restricted in our thinking. David is already a very creative person in general and values resisting dogmatic thinking, but Phil and myself came into this with fresh eyes and as outsiders. As cliche as it might sound, I think there’s a lot of truth to the idea that when you are embedded in a culture or way of thinking, it's harder to see things from different angles and you can become blinded. Phil and I aren’t restricted in that sense. You can see some of that influence in our business model and approach. We are pretty unique in the competitive landscape. Limarc Ambalina Oct 2, 2021, 2:15 AM Very interesting Ryan Bethem thanks for your well-thought-out responses!!! Amy Shah Oct 2, 2021, 2:15 AM Ryan Bethem What aspect of your business has been the most challenging for you on a personal level? Ryan Bethem Oct 2, 2021, 5:22 PM Entrepreneurial endurance and finding my footing in an industry I was not academically trained in. I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t intimidating to make a leap from clinical psychology to tech and finance. It still is intimidating after three years. But the more I learned about business, the more I’ve come to understand that relationships drive business, whether it's internal, cultural or the network you build. Beyond that, I’ve made a point to embrace the learning process. I’m very grateful to be doing what I’m doing and have an incredible team to grow and learn with. Sometimes I have to pinch myself. What I mean by entrepreneurial endurance is the motivation, drive and belief it takes to make it through the difficulties that are inherent with starting a company. We built this company through a bear cycle. People have come and go. There have been some dark times.  We’ve gone through periods where we didn’t know if we would make it. But this team did everything we could, whether working insane hours or taking severe pay cuts, or no pay at all, to make it to where we are now. I have a lot of respect for the people who start and run businesses around the world. And I’m thankful for the resilience in the co-founders of this team. We’ve all picked one another up along the way and kept going despite the hurdles. Limarc Ambalina Oct 2, 2021, 2:16 AM You said “You’ve probably noticed that the blockchain industry is moving in a regulated direction.” With more countries officially accepting crypto as legal tender, it sure seems that way. However, do you feel that regulation is inherently contrary to decentralization? If so, what problems do you foresee to arise as more governments attempt to regulate blockchain and crypto? Ryan Bethem Oct 2, 2021, 5:58 PM Decentralization is on a spectrum. I think a trap in the industry in general is a tendency to champion one version of decentralization over others, as if there’s a “right or wrong”. The conversation can become very religious and myopic. The industry began with a sentiment that goes something like “we’re going to build a parallel system that will become the dominant system and supersede the old one”. I see the source of anger, resentment and skepticism that led to this and completely understand. However, I think the greater opportunity and more likely path forward is changing the system from My personal view is that you need various levels of decentralization depending on the use case. And if we want to have the benefits of decentralized infrastructure to be adopted on a global scale, there needs to be adherence to regulatory controls and being a part of developing frameworks that benefit everyone. So I don’t think regulation is contrary to decentralization, but it is another form when compared to a pure anarcho- capitalist type of approach for example. The benefits of applying regulation are that addressable market now becomes the entire global financial system rather than a very small subset of mostly retail investors in defi. That will create financial opportunity that wasn’t accessible to the majority of people on the planet. You can also afford protections to users, like account recovery and recourse with hacks. There’s also the ability to prevent money laundering and financial crimes. But some of the potential pitfalls I worry about have to do with data privacy and control. There is a dystopian outcome in which governments could align to control every movement of money globally and use that information or power in abusive ways. That already exists but it could be worse. Furthermore, the  tension between the people and controlling entities has been a part of the history of human beings for thousands of years. I don’t think this would be something new, but rather, just another iteration of the same story. With more countries officially accepting crypto as legal tender, it sure seems that way. However, do you feel that regulation is inherently contrary to decentralization? If so, what problems do you foresee to arise as more governments attempt to regulate blockchain and crypto? within. Nicolas Ng Oct 4, 2021, 2:23 PM Hello! Sorry for joining this a little late. I am curious about your experience with basing your company in Singapore. While there's plenty of financial institutions there, I imagine that there was also plenty of skepticism and regulation involved with setting up there. Did you encounter any significant pushback from regulators or companies? Ryan Bethem Oct 4, 2021, 4:22 PM We haven’t received a lot of push back. Singapore is very much focused on growing and investing in the local economy. We’ve made a point to invest there and have made local senior level hires. Our CEO will also be there on a regular basis. The MAS is very progressive as a regulator, while being considered amongst the most respected globally. Hence, it’s a great fit for us as we pursue licensing to issue and create markets for tokenized securities and other digital assets. Gimbiya Galadima Oct 4, 2021, 6:01 PM Sorry for joining this late. The responses I have read so far have been inspiring: I would like to know more about your organizations work culture. What is the best part about working at Chintai? Ryan Bethem Oct 4, 2021, 8:32 PM Our holistic approach to company culture. Even if it’s not said explicitly, usually the basis of company culture is framed as “we do “x” to achieve our company goals so we can generate revenue and succeed”. This sentiment is a part of company culture, but I think it’s limiting and potentially alienating to employees. Our approach emphasizes not only company growth, but as well. We believe by focusing on the individual and their needs, talents hopes and dreams, we can maximize mutual benefit. In practice this looks like creating path for everyone to focus on expanding their skill set, but also growing as a human being. If you think about it, most of us spend a lot of time working. In some cases even more time than with our families. So we see every opportunity when we work together as a growing opportunity. Whether that means learning how to receive criticism, or leading a team, or approaching conflict instead of avoiding it. I speak with each new employee about their goals, strengths, weaknesses and our culture in general. We identify personal goals and meet every few months to discuss whether or not goals are being met and what could be improved. If the company isn’t the right environment to improve and grow both in terms of skillset and personally, I advocate that people leave and find a more suitable opportunity. Life is too short to be doing something that doesn’t mutually benefit the company and personal growth. personal growth Limarc Ambalina Oct 11, 2021, 9:26 AM Thanks very much to Ryan Bethem from Chintai for joining us! We wish your company the best in all your endeavors.

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I became a writer because, from a young age, stories (in many forms) captivated me in ways nothing else could. Whether it be a sappy romance film/novel from Nicholas Sparks, a JRPG by Square Enix, or even the words or Shakespeare, stories changed my life. They made me the person I am today. And I know that if something I write can just make 1 person's life better, or if a piece of fiction I write can touch just 1 person to the point of tears, I can feel like I made a difference. I can feel value, and more importantly, happy. But why do other writers write? I started a thread in Slack to find out just that. This thread by Limarc, Sidra Zafar, Ellen, Nadia Adalath, Taofeek, Tirtha, Amy Shah, Gimbiya Galadima, Marc Magrini, Davis David, Khunshan Ahmad and Jack Boreham occurred in hackernoon's official #fellowship-central channel, and has been edited for readability. Slogging Limarc Oct 7, 2021, 9:15 AM What made you want to become a writer? (be it full-time, freelance, or just for fun) Sidra Zafar Oct 7, 2021, 1:48 PM My research intensive degree(PhD) made me write. Like it or not we have to write summaries, reports and research papers. But now, I like to decompose complex scientific concepts into simple manuscripts. This way I can reach non-technical audience. I have started to enjoy writing for hackernoon. Especially when I see stats and reactions to my articles, I kind of feel accomplished 😊. Ellen Oct 7, 2021, 3:36 PM Natural predisposition + thoughts needed an out 🙂 ❤ 1 Limarc Oct 8, 2021, 6:40 AM Sidra Zafar taking complex ideas and making them sound simple is a difficult task and I'm happy you're up for the challenge 😄 Limarc Oct 8, 2021, 6:45 AM For me, my writer journey started out as plagiarism 😮 When I was in the second grade, our teacher told us to write a story. We were 6 years old, so we had no idea what to do. I remember renting library books to find "inspiration". Then a thought in my 6-year-old brain popped up. "What if I just write down this picture book word for word? It's already a great book! Why go through the trouble of making me own?!" so that's what I did. Then a few days later, we had to read these aloud to the class. When I finished reading mine, my teacher said "Wow...looks like there may be a future writer among us". I was overjoyed to hear that praise and then the guilt set in. I didn't know what plagiarism was at the time (obviously) but on an instinctual level there was guilt for taking credit for something that wasn't mine. I kind of made a silent vow then that the next time I got such praise it would be for something that I wrote. And the rest is history! In terms of inspiration, reading the beautiful words of Final Fantasy games played a huge role in my love for narrative. 💯 1 Nadia Adalath Oct 8, 2021, 6:56 AM This is a great question! This is going to sound random and maybe even a little strange but for me, it was a gamble. At the end of high school, I didn't know what I wanted to do. But I was very good at English so I was browsing the program catalog and I noticed journalism. I didn't know what I was in for, but I decided to go for it anyway. When I graduated I didn't start my career right away. It took time. My first writing opportunity was at a gaming magazine, but because I was fresh out of college I felt like I needed more experience to develop my writing outside the classroom. My journey has had many twists and turns but I feel like, no matter what age you are if you have a passion for something stick with it. 💚 1 Taofeek Oct 8, 2021, 7:11 AM I became accustomed to writing in the early days of my undergraduate program. I then joined relevant groups, including the Editorial board. There, I authored and edited several articles, and that helped improved my writing prowess. After graduation, I became a full-time writer working with writing agencies. Writing is adventurous. You will surely learn something even if you've only written few lines because writing necessitates reading. It was said that if you have been stung by the zeal to write, without being stung by the zeal to read, then you've been stung by the wrong zeal. 🔥 2 Tirtha Oct 8, 2021, 8:54 AM During school days, I used to maintain a journal for few years. It had my thoughts written in a chaotic manner(encrypted with bad handwriting ), along with plenty of illustrations. cause I always preferred visualization over words. Now at one point, I started writing for some small blogs/ news platforms - during that I had accustomed myself to write for others, in a structured way. Gradually realized the power of the pen and how my writing can also help others - that was a good enough reason for me to push out more. Primarily I’m a voracious reader. Since the past 2-3 years, the subject horizon has decreased, but still do enjoy reading anything just to see how I comprehend the subject, what kind of questions do come in my mind - this showed me how my intellect has evolved over time. 🔥 1 Limarc Oct 8, 2021, 8:59 AM Tirtha "Gradually realized the power of the pen and how my writing can also help others" I love that! And if we wanna get deeper about it, I personally think stories change the world. Whether it be the stories you grew up with that taught you how to be a good person (for me that came in the form of games and anime) or the stories you tell yourself every day "my boss hates me," "I'm amazing at video games," "If only I had bigger muscles, I'd be more popular", stories make up our lives. Learning to write better means learning to tell your story better and find the truth, and in the long run become a better version of yourself. 🌟 2 Limarc Oct 8, 2021, 1:41 PM What about you Jack Boreham Amy Shah Marc Magrini  Con Davis David Khunshan Ahmad ? Amy Shah Oct 8, 2021, 1:54 PM Perhaps not all stories are so inspiring... I think one of my earliest memories of myself as a writer was in elementary school in probably 3rd or 4th grade.  We were told to write a story and share it with the class.  So that meant actually standing in front of the class and telling your story. I remember laughing as I told my story and being excited to share. I saw some of the other students laughing too. And I thought they were laughing WITH me! Actually, they were not. They were making fun of my story.  😬😢 😭 2 Amy Shah Oct 8, 2021, 1:55 PM To paraphrase some famous person, "You are a writer because you write and because you just cant do anything else. " 💚 3 Limarc Oct 8, 2021, 1:56 PM Well no worries Amy. You're the one laughing now ☺💪 :fireball: 1 Gimbiya Galadima Oct 8, 2021, 5:12 PM I have always enjoyed reading books: African literature was a significant part of my childhood. Professor Wole Soyinka, Buchi Emecheta, Chinua Achebe, and many others wrote interesting stories that I loved reading. I wrote my own stories from time to time and got commendations from my English teacher for my essays. I wrote more and more: now I have discovered that my love for writing is strong. Emotions are easier to express with the pen: somehow writing helped me in my period of grief and I dabbled into poetry. I trained myself to write articles when I worked as an intern for a health-based organization and I am still learning how to write better today. Marc Magrini Oct 8, 2021, 7:17 PM I found I enjoyed writing after years of doing it for school. Eventually, it became second nature. I might not have much else to say in my journey towards loving writing, but I hope I can continue to spread my enjoyment to others. Davis David Oct 9, 2021, 3:50 PM It started with a plan to improve my typing speed. At first, I was not able to type without looking at the keyboard. To improve my typing speed, I joined few online programs and I learned a lot on how to type faster without looking at the keyboard. I started writing short paragraphs just to see my performance. I  then joined a company and they have a program for each developer to write few technical articles every year in the area of Data Science and Machine learning because it was a very new technology in my country. Since then, I continue writing articles and I really enjoy it😊 Limarc Oct 10, 2021, 11:45 AM "Emotions are easier to express with the pen" - Yeah I feel that. Sometimes I got through the hardest times in ym life by writing them down or writing a story that encapsulated them. Khunshan Ahmad Oct 10, 2021, 4:59 PM I am a software engineer by profession, so I never scratched my writing side. But a few years ago, around 2015, I started to use Quora. Initially, I was a silent reader. But slowly, I began to comment a lot, then started to answer a lot, and then writing long answers like a storyteller. That is when I felt I could write content that people could like. But again, I never got a full grip on keywords and how to make a blog popular. That is when HN gave me the opportunity to learn and grow. I am so grateful to Limarc and the team. Loving my experience so far. ❤ 💚 2 Tirtha Oct 11, 2021, 5:27 AM Khunshan Ahmad during 2015-17, I loved following Quora, there were so many amazing writers. Really inspiring. Not sure of the current state of content there. But those chunks of stories from people and their lives felt comforting to read. So similar, yet so different. 🐦 🙏 1 Khunshan Ahmad Oct 11, 2021, 5:29 AM True Tirtha. After that marketers started to use it a lot. 🙏 1 Limarc Oct 11, 2021, 5:34 AM As a former member of a marketing team, I can verify what Khunshan said is true :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing: Our team used Quora effectively to generate leads for a while. Made content just for Quora or seeded questions on Quora for our content. :party_parrot: 1 Jack Boreham Oct 11, 2021, 7:50 AM My passion for video games made me become a writer. I love games and writing, so it was a match made in heaven. As Limarc said, games' narratives also inspired me to become a writer, such as God of War. Currently, I'm a freelance writer, as I enjoy working for myself and the flexibility. :fireball: 1

Slogging Insights: Why Did You Become a Writer? 

What piece of technology or app do you use in your daily life or remote work life that isn’t so common, but you think others could benefit from using? In this Slogging thread, the HN team dives into the apps and tools we use on a daily basis. This thread by Limarc, Amy Shah, Sidra Zafar, Adrian Morales, Blake Cram, Tirtha, Gimbiya Galadima, Jessica, Iggy and Davis David occurred in hackernoon's official #fellowship-central channel, and has been edited for readability. Slogging Limarc Sep 8, 2021, 5:56 AM What piece of technology do you use in your daily life or remote work life that isn’t so common, but you think others could benefit from using? Limarc Sep 8, 2021, 5:57 AM For me, it is without a doubt, (virtual assistants in general). When I first started working remotely I used Alexa to: Amazon Alexa Create daily task lists Create weekly task lists Set meeting reminders Set task timers Remind me to exercise and move around every hour during my workday Play Skyrim while folding laundry. I still use it for reminders and alarms everyday. I am weary of the invasion of privacy aspect…but I’ve also kinda accepted it. Limarc Sep 8, 2021, 6:00 AM Also I have to say, the might have saved my health throughout this pandemic. I couldn’t go to the gym, and I was too lazy to go jogging, so instead I played games like Beat Saber and Thrill of the Fight to stay in shape in my tiny Tokyo apartment. VR has been a lifesaver and helped keep me sane throughout all the crap we’ve been through in the past 2 years. I even wrote an article about VR fitness games back in the days of my freelance video game writing career: Oculus Quest https://www.keengamer.com/articles/features/opinion-pieces/5-best-vr-fitness-games-on-the-oculus-quest/ Amy Shah Sep 8, 2021, 8:14 AM I used the app ( ) for over 600 days during the Pandemic. It's free and anyone can use it, but there is a premium version available without ads. I learned German primarily. Daily I would just do one lesson for about 5 minutes. That was the extent of my commitment! Recently, someone I know took an introductory college level German class at a university, and I knew enough to help them with their homework because of Duolingo! Duolingo http://duolingo.com Amy Shah Sep 8, 2021, 8:14 AM A lesser known language website is ( ). The company takes existing Youtube videos in other languages and adds a feature to allow you to play them back slowly or loop the videos with subtitles so you can pick up the nuances in languages. There are also games on the website to test your listening and reading comprehension. While the Yabla is not as addictive as Duolingo, it has made learning cultural aspects of a language easier. Yabla offers education in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and German. Yabla https://www.yabla.com/ 👀 1 Sidra Zafar Sep 8, 2021, 11:48 AM As I am a PhD student and my research area involves biotechnology, I have to make biological illustrations for my research papers and reports. Previously, I used PowerPoint and paint to draw the biological illustrations which did not come out nicely. So, I came across this ( ) which has lots of pre-defined biological icons like cells, tissues, bacteria etc. This app has electrified my figures game. It comes with free version and a premium version which is paid. biorender app https://biorender.com/ Sidra Zafar Sep 8, 2021, 12:00 PM Also when you are a PhD student your mental health suffers a lot. Most often students find them selves drenched in ocean of scattered thoughts and all you need is to quite your mind. To cater this I have been using a meditation app called ( ). This a free app and comes in guided and semi guided meditation sessions. It also caters stress and anxiety and is ideal for everyone during this pandemic. insight timer https://insighttimer.com/ Adrian Morales Sep 8, 2021, 1:42 PM I'm someone that benefits a lot from having a to-do list, otherwise things might slip my mind. The best app for day planning that I have found has to be You can plan a whole day, sync your calendars and get notifications when it is time to move on to the next part of your day. It keeps me efficient with my time, and it keeps me motivated because love checking boxes off when a task is complete.' Structured. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/structured-day-planner/id1499198946 Blake Cram Sep 9, 2021, 6:16 PM I love being active. At the start of COVID-19's outbreak and as quarantines and stay-in-place orders were issued, I had to be more creative to stay active as places like my rock climbing gym were no longer available. After weeks of scouring the internet for online workouts and yoga classes, I stumbled upon --an app with a wealth of yoga, HIIT workouts, stretching and meditation practices that I can use on my phone or on my laptop. I felt like yoga classes through video were especially hit or miss in quality until I stumbled upon Alo. The instructors communicate movements efficiently and clearly, while the video quality is professionally executed, so it is easy to follow along. The UI on the site is especially approachable in navigating their HUGE library of classes with a large range of class durations and difficulties. I can find what I need to cater to what I need in a given day. I use this app every day and it helps me get take care of my physical and mental health even while stuck at home. https://www.alomoves.com Blake Cram Sep 9, 2021, 6:32 PM Another piece of technology I've been enamored with is the . I used to have a big-brand smartwatch (I won't name any names), and I was really disappointed with the lack of detail in workouts, the laughably short battery life, and pestering reminder of emails, texts and phone calls--that I went to my phone to respond to anyway. I sold my smartwatch, parted with its hefty and absolutely unused cellular plan, and arrived at the Coros. This watch gives me ridiculously detailed running data that I can nerd out over. The watch tracks my running patterns, heart rate, predicts race times, tracks recovery and training efficiency. The battery (no exaggeration) lasts almost two weeks without charging even while running around 30 miles a week. And, I still get basic texts and email notifications if I want them, so I can keep track of things I need to when I'm working.  I got way more of an insight to my health without the headaches. https://coros.com/apex.php Limarc Sep 10, 2021, 3:08 AM Very cool ideas everyone I've already checked them out. I also got a new keyboard and it's official, a mechanical keyboard makes you sound like you type faster than you actually do. Also lights on the keyboard make you feel better at videogames than you actually are. :fireball: 3 Limarc Sep 13, 2021, 5:26 AM how about you Tirtha Amy Eastland Vikram Makkar Joseph Ocasio? Tirtha Sep 14, 2021, 6:11 AM I love making doodles and think with illustrations. If ever I need to plan - whether a software implementation, party planning or just random thought orientation, I use a simple webtool. Also on my ipad, there's an app called sketches( ) I've been using it for making anime n other art, but also to just draw random scribbles and patterns to explain an idea. http://draw.io Tayasui https://apps.apple.com/in/app/tayasui-sketches/id641900855 🙏 1 Limarc Sep 14, 2021, 6:57 AM Tirtha that's awesome. Is it pretty seamless to save your creations to device or email them to yourself, post them on Instagram and things like that? Tirtha Sep 14, 2021, 7:12 AM Yup. In Tayasui, you can do icloud sync, have local storage backup and pretty easy to share via email n other apps. I take backups after a piece is complete and later schedule uploads on Instagram. also allows you to save your work on Google drive, Github, Gitlab & of course, local storage. http://Draw.io Limarc Sep 14, 2021, 8:08 AM What do you all think about this tool? You think it'd help remote teams feel more "connected" ? https://www.remotion.com/ Tirtha Sep 14, 2021, 3:51 PM Interesting one Limarc the team members get to have a balanced engagement with colleagues. Another app in the same space that's getting quite popular is You get to customize your character and move around like those pixel art RPG indie games. 😄 https://www.gather.town/ Limarc Sep 14, 2021, 4:08 PM The HN team loves gathertown!! :all_the_things: 2 Limarc Sep 16, 2021, 5:56 AM How about you: Marc Magrini Iggy Mariannah Giri Khunshan Ahmad Davis David  Jessica What piece of technology do you use in your daily life or remote work life that isn’t so common, but you think others could benefit from using?? Gimbiya Galadima Sep 16, 2021, 8:01 AM I like the concept of Gathertown. It states that I can register for free: a 30-day free registration sounds amazing. So I'll register and see the amazing features it offers. 💚 1 Jessica Sep 16, 2021, 2:22 PM I like using Microsoft for my daily to-do list and to take notes (love the color coding tabs). OneNote 💚 1 Iggy Sep 17, 2021, 5:53 AM I like using , it's so cool and they are easy to use , no charges, I think you should try it out if you are a software engineer, lastly clickup is also one of the best project management software I've used too, you try that out.. Basecamp 🙏 1 Limarc Sep 17, 2021, 6:00 AM Iggy do you have an opinion on Basecamp versus Trello or Notion? Iggy Sep 17, 2021, 6:14 AM Well, what I will say about basecamp is that it took some features from Notion, e.g real-time documentation, file upload, etc then adding on top of it is the real-time group chat feature, meaning you can communicate with the team all in the same app, in my own opinion this helps to keep the team together without having a different platform for chatting. Trello is good for productivity and I guess they are all solving different problems but just some difference . Davis David Sep 17, 2021, 2:12 PM I use to write down some article ideas I want to write or sometimes I  save the link of an article I have read on my mobile phone or my laptop that I want to read more, explore and see if I can write new thing related to the article I read. Google notes

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