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“YOU ARE MY GIRL!”

EDDIE MAKES GOOD

AN INDIAN'S TREACHERY

BILLY TO THE RESCUE

BILLY CRACKS A SAFE

The Mucker by Edgar Rice Burroughs, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here . BARBARA IN MEXICO BARBARA IN MEXICO THE manager of El Orobo Rancho was an American named Grayson. He was a tall, wiry man whose education had been acquired principally in the cow camps of Texas, where, among other things one does NOT learn to love nor trust a greaser. As a result of this early training Grayson was peculiarly unfitted in some respects to manage an American ranch in Mexico; but he was a just man, and so if his vaqueros did not love him, they at least respected him, and everyone who was or possessed the latent characteristics of a wrongdoer feared him. Perhaps it is not fair to say that Grayson was in any way unfitted for the position he held, since as a matter of fact he was an ideal ranch foreman, and, if the truth be known, the simple fact that he was a gringo would have been sufficient to have won him the hatred of the Mexicans who worked under him—not in the course of their everyday relations; but when the fires of racial animosity were fanned to flame by some untoward incident upon either side of the border. Today Grayson was particularly rabid. The more so because he could not vent his anger upon the cause of it, who was no less a person than his boss. It seemed incredible to Grayson that any man of intelligence could have conceived and then carried out the fool thing which the boss had just done, which was to have come from the safety of New York City to the hazards of warring Mexico, bringing—and this was the worst feature of it—his daughter with him. And at such a time! Scarce a day passed without its rumors or reports of new affronts and even atrocities being perpetrated upon American residents of Mexico. Each day, too, the gravity of these acts increased. From mere insult they had run of late to assault and even to murder. Nor was the end in sight. Pesita had openly sworn to rid Mexico of the gringo—to kill on sight every American who fell into his hands. And what could Grayson do in case of a determined attack upon the rancho? It is true he had a hundred men—laborers and vaqueros, but scarce a dozen of these were Americans, and the rest would, almost without exception, follow the inclinations of consanguinity in case of trouble. To add to Grayson's irritability he had just lost his bookkeeper, and if there was one thing more than any other that Grayson hated it was pen and ink. The youth had been a “lunger” from Iowa, a fairly nice little chap, and entirely suited to his duties under any other circumstances than those which prevailed in Mexico at that time. He was in mortal terror of his life every moment that he was awake, and at last had given in to the urge of cowardice and resigned. The day previous he had been bundled into a buckboard and driven over to the Mexican Central which, at that time, still was operating trains—occasionally—between Chihuahua and Juarez. His mind filled with these unpleasant thoughts, Grayson sat at his desk in the office of the ranch trying to unravel the riddle of a balance sheet which would not balance. Mixed with the blue of the smoke from his briar was the deeper azure of a spirited monologue in which Grayson was engaged. A girl was passing the building at the moment. At her side walked a gray-haired man—one of those men whom you just naturally fit into a mental picture of a director's meeting somewhere along Wall Street. “Sich langwidge!” cried the girl, with a laugh, covering her ears with her palms. The man at her side smiled. “I can't say that I blame him much, Barbara,” he replied. “It was a very foolish thing for me to bring you down here at this time. I can't understand what ever possessed me to do it.” “Don't blame yourself, dear,” remonstrated the girl, “when it was all my fault. I begged and begged and begged until you had to consent, and I'm not sorry either—if nothing happens to you because of our coming. I couldn't stay in New York another minute. Everyone was so snoopy, and I could just tell that they were dying to ask questions about Billy and me.” “I can't get it through my head yet, Barbara,” said the man, “why in the world you broke with Billy Mallory. He's one of the finest young men in New York City today—just my ideal of the sort of man I'd like my only daughter to marry.” “I tried, Papa,” said the girl in a low voice; “but I couldn't—I just couldn't.” “Was it because—” the man stopped abruptly. “Well, never mind dear, I shan't be snoopy too. Here now, you run along and do some snooping yourself about the ranch. I want to stop in and have a talk with Grayson.” Down by one of the corrals where three men were busily engaged in attempting to persuade an unbroken pony that a spade bit is a pleasant thing to wear in one's mouth, Barbara found a seat upon a wagon box which commanded an excellent view of the entertainment going on within the corral. As she sat there experiencing a combination of admiration for the agility and courage of the men and pity for the horse the tones of a pleasant masculine voice broke in upon her thoughts. “Out there somewhere!” says I to me.  “By Gosh, I guess, thats poetry!” “Out there somewhere—Penelope—with kisses on her mouth!” And then, thinks I, “O college guy! your talk it gets me in the eye, The north is creeping in the air, the birds are flying south.” Barbara swung around to view the poet. She saw a slender man astride a fagged Mexican pony. A ragged coat and ragged trousers covered the man's nakedness. Indian moccasins protected his feet, while a torn and shapeless felt hat sat upon his well-shaped head. AMERICAN was written all over him. No one could have imagined him anything else. Apparently he was a tramp as well—his apparel proclaimed him that; but there were two discordant notes in the otherwise harmonious ensemble of your typical bo. He was clean shaven and he rode a pony. He rode erect, too, with the easy seat of an army officer. At sight of the girl he raised his battered hat and swept it low to his pony's shoulder as he bent in a profound bow. “I seek the majordomo, senorita,” he said. “Mr. Grayson is up at the office, that little building to the left of the ranchhouse,” replied the girl, pointing. The newcomer had addressed her in Spanish, and as he heard her reply, in pure and liquid English, his eyes widened a trifle; but the familiar smile with which he had greeted her left his face, and his parting bow was much more dignified though no less profound than its predecessor. And you, my sweet Penelope, out there somewhere you wait for me, With buds of roses in your hair and kisses on your mouth. Grayson and his employer both looked up as the words of Knibbs' poem floated in to them through the open window. “I wonder where that blew in from,” remarked Grayson, as his eyes discovered Bridge astride the tired pony, looking at him through the window. A polite smile touched the stranger's lips as his eyes met Grayson's, and then wandered past him to the imposing figure of the Easterner. “Good evening, gentlemen,” said Bridge. “Evenin',” snapped Grayson. “Go over to the cookhouse and the Chink'll give you something to eat. Turn your pony in the lower pasture. Smith'll show you where to bunk tonight, an' you kin hev your breakfast in the mornin'. S'long!” The ranch superintendent turned back to the paper in his hand which he had been discussing with his employer at the moment of the interruption. He had volleyed his instructions at Bridge as though pouring a rain of lead from a machine gun, and now that he had said what he had to say the incident was closed in so far as he was concerned. The hospitality of the Southwest permitted no stranger to be turned away without food and a night's lodging. Grayson having arranged for these felt that he had done all that might be expected of a host, especially when the uninvited guest was so obviously a hobo and doubtless a horse thief as well, for who ever knew a hobo to own a horse? Bridge continued to sit where he had reined in his pony. He was looking at Grayson with what the discerning boss judged to be politely concealed enjoyment. “Possibly,” suggested the boss in a whisper to his aide, “the man has business with you. You did not ask him, and I am sure that he said nothing about wishing a meal or a place to sleep.” “Huh?” grunted Grayson, and then to Bridge, “Well, what the devil DO you want?” “A job,” replied Bridge, “or, to be more explicit, I need a job—far be it from me to WISH one.” The Easterner smiled. Grayson looked a bit mystified—and irritated. “Well, I hain't got none,” he snapped. “We don't need nobody now unless it might be a good puncher—one who can rope and ride.” “I can ride,” replied Bridge, “as is evidenced by the fact that you now see me astride a horse.” “I said RIDE,” said Grayson. “Any fool can SIT on a horse. NO, I hain't got nothin', an' I'm busy now. Hold on!” he exclaimed as though seized by a sudden inspiration. He looked sharply at Bridge for a moment and then shook his head sadly. “No, I'm afraid you couldn't do it—a guy's got to be eddicated for the job I got in mind.” “Washing dishes?” suggested Bridge. Grayson ignored the playfulness of the other's question. “Keepin' books,” he explained. There was a finality in his tone which said: “As you, of course, cannot keep books the interview is now over. Get out!” “I could try,” said Bridge. “I can read and write, you know. Let me try.” Bridge wanted money for the trip to Rio, and, too, he wanted to stay in the country until Billy was ready to leave. “Savvy Spanish?” asked Grayson. “I read and write it better than I speak it,” said Bridge, “though I do the latter well enough to get along anywhere that it is spoken.” Grayson wanted a bookkeeper worse than he could ever recall having wanted anything before in all his life. His better judgment told him that it was the height of idiocy to employ a ragged bum as a bookkeeper; but the bum was at least as much of a hope to him as is a straw to a drowning man, and so Grayson clutched at him. “Go an' turn your cayuse in an' then come back here,” he directed, “an' I'll give you a tryout.” “Thanks,” said Bridge, and rode off in the direction of the pasture gate. “'Fraid he won't never do,” said Grayson, ruefully, after Bridge had passed out of earshot. “I rather imagine that he will,” said the boss. “He is an educated man, Grayson—you can tell that from his English, which is excellent. He's probably one of the great army of down-and-outers. The world is full of them—poor devils. Give him a chance, Grayson, and anyway he adds another American to our force, and each one counts.” “Yes, that's right; but I hope you won't need 'em before you an' Miss Barbara go,” said Grayson. “I hope not, Grayson; but one can never tell with conditions here such as they are. Have you any hope that you will be able to obtain a safe conduct for us from General Villa?” “Oh, Villa'll give us the paper all right,” said Grayson; “but it won't do us no good unless we don't meet nobody but Villa's men on the way out. This here Pesita's the critter I'm leery of. He's got it in for all Americans, and especially for El Orobo Rancho. You know we beat off a raid of his about six months ago—killed half a dozen of his men, an' he won't never forgive that. Villa can't spare a big enough force to give us safe escort to the border and he can't assure the safety of the train service. It looks mighty bad, sir—I don't see what in hell you came for.” “Neither do I, Grayson,” agreed the boss; “but I'm here and we've got to make the best of it. All this may blow over—it has before—and we'll laugh at our fears in a few weeks.” “This thing that's happenin' now won't never blow over 'til the stars and stripes blow over Chihuahua,” said Grayson with finality. A few moments later Bridge returned to the office, having unsaddled his pony and turned it into the pasture. “What's your name?” asked Grayson, preparing to enter it in his time book. “Bridge,” replied the new bookkeeper. “'Nitials,” snapped Grayson. Bridge hesitated. “Oh, put me down as L. Bridge,” he said. “Where from?” asked the ranch foreman. “El Orobo Rancho,” answered Bridge. Grayson shot a quick glance at the man. The answer confirmed his suspicions that the stranger was probably a horse thief, which, in Grayson's estimation, was the worst thing a man could be. “Where did you get that pony you come in on?” he demanded. “I ain't sayin' nothin' of course, but I jest want to tell you that we ain't got no use for horse thieves here.” The Easterner, who had been a listener, was shocked by the brutality of Grayson's speech; but Bridge only laughed. “If you must know,” he said, “I never bought that horse, an' the man he belonged to didn't give him to me. I just took him.” “You got your nerve,” growled Grayson. “I guess you better git out. We don't want no horse thieves here.” “Wait,” interposed the boss. “This man doesn't act like a horse thief. A horse thief, I should imagine, would scarcely admit his guilt. Let's have his story before we judge him.” “All right,” said Grayson; “but he's just admitted he stole the horse.” Bridge turned to the boss. “Thanks,” he said; “but really I did steal the horse.” Grayson made a gesture which said: “See, I told you so.” “It was like this,” went on Bridge. “The gentleman who owned the horse, together with some of his friends, had been shooting at me and my friends. When it was all over there was no one left to inform us who were the legal heirs of the late owners of this and several other horses which were left upon our hands, so I borrowed this one. The law would say, doubtless, that I had stolen it; but I am perfectly willing to return it to its rightful owners if someone will find them for me.” “You been in a scrap?” asked Grayson. “Who with?” “A party of Pesita's men,” replied Bridge. “When?” “Yesterday.” “You see they are working pretty close,” said Grayson, to his employer, and then to Bridge: “Well, if you took that cayuse from one of Pesita's bunch you can't call that stealin'. Your room's in there, back of the office, an' you'll find some clothes there that the last man forgot to take with him. You ken have 'em, an' from the looks o' yourn you need 'em.” “Thank you,” replied Bridge. “My clothes are a bit rusty. I shall have to speak to James about them,” and he passed through into the little bedroom off the office, and closed the door behind him. “James?” grunted Grayson. “Who the devil does he mean by James? I hain't seen but one of 'em.” The boss was laughing quietly. “The man's a character,” he said. “He'll be worth all you pay him—if you can appreciate him, which I doubt, Grayson.” “I ken appreciate him if he ken keep books,” replied Grayson. “That's all I ask of him.” When Bridge emerged from the bedroom he was clothed in white duck trousers, a soft shirt, and a pair of tennis shoes, and such a change had they wrought in his appearance that neither Grayson nor his employer would have known him had they not seen him come from the room into which they had sent him to make the exchange of clothing. “Feel better?” asked the boss, smiling. “Clothes are but an incident with me,” replied Bridge. “I wear them because it is easier to do so than it would be to dodge the weather and the police. Whatever I may have upon my back affects in no way what I have within my head. No, I cannot say that I feel any better, since these clothes are not as comfortable as my old ones. However if it pleases Mr. Grayson that I should wear a pink kimono while working for him I shall gladly wear a pink kimono. What shall I do first, sir?” The question was directed toward Grayson. “Sit down here an' see what you ken make of this bunch of trouble,” replied the foreman. “I'll talk with you again this evenin'.” As Grayson and his employer quitted the office and walked together toward the corrals the latter's brow was corrugated by thought and his facial expression that of one who labors to fasten upon a baffling and illusive recollection. “It beats all, Grayson,” he said presently; “but I am sure that I have known this new bookkeeper of yours before. The moment he came out of that room dressed like a human being I knew that I had known him; but for the life of me I can't place him. I should be willing to wager considerable, however, that his name is not Bridge.” “S'pect you're right,” assented Grayson. “He's probably one o' them eastern dude bank clerks what's gone wrong and come down here to hide. Mighty fine place to hide jest now, too. “And say, speakin' of banks,” he went on, “what'll I do 'bout sendin' over to Cuivaca fer the pay tomorrow. Next day's pay day. I don't like to send this here bum, I can't trust a greaser no better, an' I can't spare none of my white men thet I ken trust.” “Send him with a couple of the most trustworthy Mexicans you have,” suggested the boss. “There ain't no sich critter,” replied Grayson; “but I guess that's the best I ken do. I'll send him along with Tony an' Benito—they hate each other too much to frame up anything together, an' they both hate a gringo. I reckon they'll hev a lovely trip.” “But they'll get back with the money, eh?” queried the boss. “If Pesita don't get 'em,” replied Grayson. About HackerNoon Book Series: We bring you the most important technical, scientific, and insightful public domain books. This book is part of the public domain. Edgar Rice Burroughs (1995). The Mucker. Urbana, Illinois: Project Gutenberg. Retrieved October 2022 https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/331/pg331-images.html This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org , located at https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html.

BARBARA IN MEXICO

The Mucker by Edgar Rice Burroughs, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here . IN PESITA'S CAMP IN PESITA'S CAMP PESITA was a short, stocky man with a large, dark mustache. He attired himself after his own ideas of what should constitute the uniform of a general—ideas more or less influenced and modified by the chance and caprice of fortune. At the moment that Billy, Bridge, and Miguel were dragged into his presence his torso was enwrapped in a once resplendent coat covered with yards of gold braid. Upon his shoulders were brass epaulets such as are connected only in one's mind with the ancient chorus ladies of the light operas of fifteen or twenty years ago. Upon his legs were some rusty and ragged overalls. His feet were bare. He scowled ferociously at the prisoners while his lieutenant narrated the thrilling facts of their capture—thrilling by embellishment. “You are Americanos?” he asked of Bridge and Billy. Both agreed that they were. Then Pesita turned toward Miguel. “Where is Villa?” he asked. “How should I know, my general?” parried Miguel. “Who am I—a poor man with a tiny rancho—to know of the movements of the great ones of the earth? I did not even know where was the great General Pesita until now I am brought into his gracious presence, to throw myself at his feet and implore that I be permitted to serve him in even the meanest of capacities.” Pesita appeared not to hear what Miguel had said. He turned his shoulder toward the man, and addressed Billy in broken English. “You were on your way to El Orobo Rancho, eh? Are you acquainted there?” he asked. Billy replied that they were not—merely looking for employment upon an American-owned ranch or in an American mine. “Why did you leave your own country?” asked Pesita. “What do you want here in Mexico?” “Well, ol' top,” replied Billy, “you see de birds was flyin' south an' winter was in de air, an a fat-head dick from Chi was on me trail—so I ducks.” “Ducks?” queried Pesita, mystified. “Ah, the ducks—they fly south, I see.” “Naw, you poor simp—I blows,” explained Billy. “Ah, yes,” agreed Pesita, not wishing to admit any ignorance of plain American even before a despised gringo. “But the large-faced dick—what might that be? I have spend much time in the States, but I do not know that.” “I said 'fat-head dick'—dat's a fly cop,” Billy elucidated. “It is he then that is the bird.” Pesita beamed at this evidence of his own sagacity. “He fly.” “Flannagan ain't no bird—Flannagan's a dub.” Bridge came to the rescue. “My erudite friend means,” he explained, “that the police chased him out of the United States of America.” Pesita raised his eyebrows. All was now clear to him. “But why did he not say so?” he asked. “He tried to,” said Bridge. “He did his best.” “Quit yer kiddin',” admonished Billy. A bright light suddenly burst upon Pesita. He turned upon Bridge. “Your friend is not then an American?” he asked. “I guessed it. That is why I could not understand him. He speaks the language of the gringo less well even than I. From what country is he?” Billy Byrne would have asserted with some show of asperity that he was nothing if not American; but Bridge was quick to see a possible loophole for escape for his friend in Pesita's belief that Billy was no gringo, and warned the latter to silence by a quick motion of his head. “He's from 'Gran' Avenoo,'” he said. “It is not exactly in Germany; but there are a great many Germans there. My friend is a native, so he don't speak German or English either—they have a language of their own in 'Gran' Avenoo'.” “I see,” said Pesita—“a German colony. I like the Germans—they furnish me with much ammunition and rifles. They are my very good friends. Take Miguel and the gringo away”—this to the soldiers who had brought the prisoners to him—“I will speak further with this man from Granavenoo.” When the others had passed out of hearing Pesita addressed Billy. “I am sorry, senor,” he said, “that you have been put to so much inconvenience. My men could not know that you were not a gringo; but I can make it all right. I will make it all right. You are a big man. The gringos have chased you from their country as they chased me. I hate them. You hate them. But enough of them. You have no business in Mexico except to seek work. I give you work. You are big. You are strong. You are like a bull. You stay with me, senor, and I make you captain. I need men what can talk some English and look like gringo. You do fine. We make much money—you and I. We make it all time while we fight to liberate my poor Mexico. When Mexico liberate we fight some more to liberate her again. The Germans they give me much money to liberate Mexico, and—there are other ways of getting much money when one is riding around through rich country with soldiers liberating his poor, bleeding country. Sabe?” “Yep, I guess I savvy,” said Billy, “an' it listens all right to me's far's you've gone. My pal in on it?” “Eh?” “You make my frien' a captain, too?” Pesita held up his hands and rolled his eyes in holy horror. Take a gringo into his band? It was unthinkable. “He shot,” he cried. “I swear to kill all gringo. I become savior of my country. I rid her of all Americanos.” “Nix on the captain stuff fer me, then,” said Billy, firmly. “That guy's a right one. If any big stiff thinks he can croak little ol' Bridge while Billy Byrne's aroun' he's got anudder t'ink comin'. Why, me an' him's just like brudders.” “You like this gringo?” asked Pesita. “You bet,” cried Billy. Pesita thought for several minutes. In his mind was a scheme which required the help of just such an individual as this stranger—someone who was utterly unknown in the surrounding country and whose presence in a town could not by any stretch of the imagination be connected in any way with the bandit, Pesita. “I tell you,” he said. “I let your friend go. I send him under safe escort to El Orobo Rancho. Maybe he help us there after a while. If you stay I let him go. Otherwise I shoot you both with Miguel.” “Wot you got it in for Mig fer?” asked Billy. “He's a harmless sort o' guy.” “He Villista. Villista with gringos run Mexico—gringos and the church. Just like Huerta would have done it if they'd given him a chance, only Huerta more for church than for gringos.” “Aw, let the poor boob go,” urged Billy, “an' I'll come along wit you. Why he's got a wife an' kids—you wouldn't want to leave them without no one to look after them in this God-forsaken country!” Pesita grinned indulgently. “Very well, Senor Captain,” he said, bowing low. “I let Miguel and your honorable friend go. I send safe escort with them.” “Bully fer you, ol' pot!” exclaimed Billy, and Pesita smiled delightedly in the belief that some complimentary title had been applied to him in the language of “Granavenoo.” “I'll go an' tell 'em,” said Billy. “Yes,” said Pesita, “and say to them that they will start early in the morning.” As Billy turned and walked in the direction that the soldiers had led Bridge and Miguel, Pesita beckoned to a soldier who leaned upon his gun at a short distance from his “general”—a barefooted, slovenly attempt at a headquarters orderly. “Send Captain Rozales to me,” directed Pesita. The soldier shuffled away to where a little circle of men in wide-brimmed, metal-encrusted hats squatted in the shade of a tree, chatting, laughing, and rolling cigarettes. He saluted one of these and delivered his message, whereupon the tall, gaunt Captain Rozales arose and came over to Pesita. “The big one who was brought in today is not a gringo,” said Pesita, by way of opening the conversation. “He is from Granavenoo. He can be of great service to us, for he is very friendly with the Germans—yet he looks like a gringo and could pass for one. We can utilize him. Also he is very large and appears to be equally strong. He should make a good fighter and we have none too many. I have made him a captain.” Rozales grinned. Already among Pesita's following of a hundred men there were fifteen captains. “Where is Granavenoo?” asked Rozales. “You mean to say, my dear captain,” exclaimed Pesita, “that a man of your education does not know where Granavenoo is? I am surprised. Why, it is a German colony.” “Yes, of course. I recall it well now. For the moment it had slipped my mind. My grandfather who was a great traveler was there many times. I have heard him speak of it often.” “But I did not summon you that we might discuss European geography,” interrupted Pesita. “I sent for you to tell you that the stranger would not consent to serve me unless I liberated his friend, the gringo, and that sneaking spy of a Miguel. I was forced to yield, for we can use the stranger. So I have promised, my dear captain, that I shall send them upon their road with a safe escort in the morning, and you shall command the guard. Upon your life respect my promise, Rozales; but if some of Villa's cutthroats should fall upon you, and in the battle, while you were trying to defend the gringo and Miguel, both should be slain by the bullets of the Villistas—ah, but it would be deplorable, Rozales, but it would not be your fault. Who, indeed, could blame you who had fought well and risked your men and yourself in the performance of your sacred duty? Rozales, should such a thing occur what could I do in token of my great pleasure other than make you a colonel?” “I shall defend them with my life, my general,” cried Rozales, bowing low. “Good!” cried Pesita. “That is all.” Rozales started back toward the ring of smokers. “Ah, Captain!” cried Pesita. “Another thing. Will you make it known to the other officers that the stranger from Granavenoo is a captain and that it is my wish that he be well treated, but not told so much as might injure him, or his usefulness, about our sacred work of liberating poor, bleeding unhappy Mexico.” Again Rozales bowed and departed. This time he was not recalled. Billy found Bridge and Miguel squatting on the ground with two dirty-faced peons standing guard over them. The latter were some little distance away. They made no objection when Billy approached the prisoners though they had looked in mild surprise when they saw him crossing toward them without a guard. Billy sat down beside Bridge, and broke into a laugh. “What's the joke?” asked Bridge. “Are we going to be hanged instead of being shot?” “We ain't goin' to be either,” said Billy, “an' I'm a captain. Whaddaya know about that?” He explained all that had taken place between himself and Pesita while Bridge and Miguel listened attentively to his every word. “I t'ought it was about de only way out fer us,” said Billy. “We were in worse than I t'ought.” “Can the Bowery stuff, Billy,” cried Bridge, “and talk like a white man. You can, you know.” “All right, bo,” cried Billy, good-naturedly. “You see I forget when there is anything pressing like this, to chew about. Then I fall back into the old lingo. Well, as I was saying, I didn't want to do it unless you would stay too, but he wouldn't have you. He has it in for all gringos, and that bull you passed him about me being from a foreign country called Grand Avenue! He fell for it like a rube for the tapped-wire stuff. He said if I wouldn't stay and help him he'd croak the bunch of us.” “How about that ace-in-the-hole, you were telling me about?” asked Bridge. “I still got it,” and Billy fondled something hard that swung under his left arm beneath his shirt; “but, Lord, man! what could I do against the whole bunch? I might get a few of them; but they'd get us all in the end. This other way is better, though I hate to have to split with you, old man.” He was silent then for a moment, looking hard at the ground. Bridge whistled, and cleared his throat. “I've always wanted to spend a year in Rio,” he said. “We'll meet there, when you can make your get-away.” “You've said it,” agreed Byrne. “It's Rio as soon as we can make it. Pesita's promised to set you both loose in the morning and send you under safe escort—Miguel to his happy home, and you to El Orobo Rancho. I guess the old stiff isn't so bad after all.” Miguel had pricked up his ears at the sound of the word ESCORT. He leaned far forward, closer to the two Americans, and whispered. “Who is to command the escort?” he asked. “I dunno,” said Billy. “What difference does it make?” “It makes all the difference between life and death for your friend and for me,” said Miguel. “There is no reason why I should need an escort. I know my way throughout all Chihuahua as well as Pesita or any of his cutthroats. I have come and gone all my life without an escort. Of course your friend is different. It might be well for him to have company to El Orobo. Maybe it is all right; but wait until we learn who commands the escort. I know Pesita well. I know his methods. If Rozales rides out with us tomorrow morning you may say good-bye to your friend forever, for you will never see him in Rio, or elsewhere. He and I will be dead before ten o'clock.” “What makes you think that, bo?” demanded Billy. “I do not think, senor,” replied Miguel; “I know.” “Well,” said Billy, “we'll wait and see.” “If it is Rozales, say nothing,” said Miguel. “It will do no good; but we may then be on the watch, and if possible you might find the means to obtain a couple of revolvers for us. In which case—” he shrugged and permitted a faint smile to flex his lips. As they talked a soldier came and announced that they were no longer prisoners—they were to have the freedom of the camp; “but,” he concluded, “the general requests that you do not pass beyond the limits of the camp. There are many desperadoes in the hills and he fears for your safety, now that you are his guests.” The man spoke Spanish, so that it was necessary that Bridge interpret his words for the benefit of Billy, who had understood only part of what he said. “Ask him,” said Byrne, “if that stuff goes for me, too.” “He says no,” replied Bridge after questioning the soldier, “that the captain is now one of them, and may go and come as do the other officers. Such are Pesita's orders.” Billy arose. The messenger had returned to his post at headquarters. The guard had withdrawn, leaving the three men alone. “So long, old man,” said Billy. “If I'm goin' to be of any help to you and Mig the less I'm seen with you the better. I'll blow over and mix with the Dago bunch, an' practice sittin' on my heels. It seems to be the right dope down here, an' I got to learn all I can about bein' a greaser seein' that I've turned one.” “Good-bye Billy, remember Rio,” said Bridge. “And the revolvers, senor,” added Miguel. “You bet,” replied Billy, and strolled off in the direction of the little circle of cigarette smokers. As he approached them Rozales looked up and smiled. Then, rising, extended his hand. “Senor Captain,” he said, “we welcome you. I am Captain Rozales.” He hesitated waiting for Billy to give his name. “My monacker's Byrne,” said Billy. “Pleased to meet you, Cap.” “Ah, Captain Byrne,” and Rozales proceeded to introduce the newcomer to his fellow-officers. Several, like Rozales, were educated men who had been officers in the army under former regimes, but had turned bandit as the safer alternative to suffering immediate death at the hands of the faction then in power. The others, for the most part, were pure-blooded Indians whose adult lives had been spent in outlawry and brigandage. All were small of stature beside the giant, Byrne. Rozales and two others spoke English. With those Billy conversed. He tried to learn from them the name of the officer who was to command the escort that was to accompany Bridge and Miguel into the valley on the morrow; but Rozales and the others assured him that they did not know. When he had asked the question Billy had been looking straight at Rozales, and he had seen the man's pupils contract and noticed the slight backward movement of the body which also denotes determination. Billy knew, therefore, that Rozales was lying. He did know who was to command the escort, and there was something sinister in that knowledge or the fellow would not have denied it. The American began to consider plans for saving his friend from the fate which Pesita had outlined for him. Rozales, too, was thinking rapidly. He was no fool. Why had the stranger desired to know who was to command the escort? He knew none of the officers personally. What difference then, did it make to him who rode out on the morrow with his friend? Ah, but Miguel knew that it would make a difference. Miguel had spoken to the new captain, and aroused his suspicions. Rozales excused himself and rose. A moment later he was in conversation with Pesita, unburdening himself of his suspicions, and outlining a plan. “Do not send me in charge of the escort,” he advised. “Send Captain Byrne himself.” Pesita pooh-poohed the idea. “But wait,” urged Rozales. “Let the stranger ride in command, with a half-dozen picked men who will see that nothing goes wrong. An hour before dawn I will send two men—they will be our best shots—on ahead. They will stop at a place we both know, and about noon the Captain Byrne and his escort will ride back to camp and tell us that they were attacked by a troop of Villa's men, and that both our guests were killed. It will be sad; but it will not be our fault. We will swear vengeance upon Villa, and the Captain Byrne will hate him as a good Pesitista should.” “You have the cunning of the Coyote, my captain,” cried Pesita. “It shall be done as you suggest. Go now, and I will send for Captain Byrne, and give him his orders for the morning.” As Rozales strolled away a figure rose from the shadows at the side of Pesita's tent and slunk off into the darkness. About HackerNoon Book Series: We bring you the most important technical, scientific, and insightful public domain books. This book is part of the public domain. Edgar Rice Burroughs (1995). The Mucker. Urbana, Illinois: Project Gutenberg. Retrieved October 2022 https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/331/pg331-images.html This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org , located at https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html.

IN PESITA'S CAMP

“BABY BANDITS”

1811 Dictionary in the Vulgar Tongue: Section G

Speaking ill of the deceased is a bad move, to say the least. It’s that sort of thing that forever paints the writer’s name black. Yet, it must be taken into account, who the character of this anti-eulogy is. The notorious influencer, serial entrepreneur, eccentric millionaire, bitcoin angel John McAfee who was found dead June 23rd in his prison cell in Barcelona was no angel. Prostitutes, guns, drugs, and twitter rants have forever intertwined with his name in the eye of the general public. Singing church praises to such a persona would require the level of hypocrisy that he himself would never appreciate. If anything, John McAfee was always true to himself and never pretended to be anything else but a sociopath with no regard to social norms. To honor the memory of the last digital punk, let’s recall all the crazy stuff that we’re going to remember him for. #10 Crazy tweets Mentioning something once might be an honest mistake. But saying something THAT gross SO MANY times is 100% intentional. Not only did John create a “whale fuckung manifesto”, he had it displayed on road signs, bar menus, marquis and fake Seventh Day Adventist promotional foldouts, with his worshippers’ help. If whale copulation doesn’t strike you as a serious business, check the website http://whalefucker.com that John created. This cringe topic is just the tip of the iceberg. is so notorious it will probably burn in digital hell after it’s deleted. Needless to say, we won’t be surprised if John’s most repulsive tweets will soon make overpriced NFTs. McAfee’s Twitter #9 Crypto fraud Twitter was the sanctuary where McAfee advertised scamcoins and shitty ICOs while earning millions of dollars from his numerous subscribers. In addition, it was noted that in recent years, McAfee regularly received payments for public speaking and consultations, and also earned selling the rights to filming of his biography. The not-any-more-living legend was accused of and money laundering that brought him more than $13,000,000. fraudulent schemes “Crypto Jesus” talked shit officially, a lot. For example, he promised to eat his penis live on national television, if by 2020 BTC wouldn’t hit one million USD, to which a website http://dickening.com is dedicated. That, against the background of the rapid growth of bitcoin in 2017, still looked too presumptuous, and even after the collapse of the rate in the spring of 2018. Another flaw was the launch of a bitcoin wallet called Bitfi. McAfee argued that the wallet was completely impossible to hack as it was the most secure of all. And, just a bit later, Bitfi was hacked twice. #8 Alcohol and drug frenzy A runaway without a specific date of birth, John made a fortune on the " " and turned his life into a rollercoaster full of eccentricity and escaping the law. worst software on the planet He was an embodiment of the “sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll” motto. In the 60s, while working for the Missouri Pacific Railroad, McAfee began to dabble in hard drugs. According to , he could work for days on end while under the influence of LSD. Once McAfee started with a line of the psychedelic known as DMT (dimethyltryptamine), but he later doped himself with the whole bag at once. He had such a hell of a trip that later on he confessed ever since then his whole life was one big hallucination. Wired In the 70s, McAfee settled in Silicon Valley. There he worked for a wide variety of technology companies (including NASA's Space Research Institute), while still abusing drugs and alcohol. At the time, he worked for Omex, where sniffing cocaine and drinking scotch at his desk became a daily routine for him. And only in 1983, McAfee decided to finally switch to a sober lifestyle. According to John, he suddenly felt terribly lonely and scared and, in the end, he came to Alcoholics Anonymous. Did that help? Read it up and see. #7 Intensifying paranoia McAfee was the king of paranoia. It all started in 1992, when he founded the company that was the first in the world to release a commercial antivirus. Later on, the Michelangelo virus appeared. At that time, the world didn’t know the word “hype” but McAfee knew how to make money by spreading paranoia. He declared the virus was the worst that had ever existed and predicted an infection of up to 5 million (10%) computers in the United States. In fact, Michelangelo only ruined tens of thousands of devices, but one way or another, the demand for McAfee software increased rapidly, and after the IPO the company turned into a multi-billion dollar business. After the antivirus business, McAfee lived an almost-quiet life till he got bored with the United States and with people who, as he put it, were jealous of his wealth. Then he moved to Belize. In the late 2000-s, the creator of the antivirus got watchdogs and a small army of bodyguards. He changed his IP address several times a day as it seemed to him that he was constantly being watched. He believed that criminals, spies, politicians and drug dealers were after him. Allegedly, John killed his neighbor who he considered to be a spy, which is difficult to describe as other than paranoid delirium (check #2). Many-a-times did the cybersecurity pioneer express paranoiac ideas about the American authorities. He blamed the United States for being engaged in electronic espionage. He claimed the CIA used vulnerabilities in smartphones. In an interview with , he said: “We are being lied to by the government from every single corner of the world. The CIA provides [info], which is deceptive, manipulative. The government provides information which is manipulative and deceptive. So if you ask me, for example, what my position is, on anything, how the f*** would I know? Because I don’t have any information that is real.” Newsweek And even after death, the great mysticist spreads paranoia via his Twitter. According to preliminary reports, McAfee committed suicide in the Spanish prison. However, in the fall of 2020, the millionaire tweeted that he would never take this step, and even stated that the US authorities were threatening him. A year before that, there was a tweet from John that has been recently used as proof he was murdered. No one knows if McAfee’s theory is true or just an exciting rumor he made to stay afloat, but the Whackd tattoo sure looks authentic. #6 Provocative videos In 2013, McAfee posted a provocative video titled " " featuring the tech millionaire himself. At the very beginning of the video, McAfee stated that he was receiving a huge number of emails asking how to get rid of McAfee programs. How to Uninstall McAfee Antivirus “I have no idea how to do this,” the businessman replied, stressing that he had no relation to the company for more than 15 years. Lighting up a hundred dollar bill is probably the most innocent thing John does in the video you should definitely watch. #5 Alleged coprophilia Some say McAfee's plethora of disturbing sexual endeavours are actually the least scandalous and interesting things about him. But have you heard of a cornucopia of coprophilia fetishes? In the documentary by Showtime, 2016, some frivolous looking girls from Belize paint a (disgusting?) brown picture while describing their experiences with him. #4 Hired his wife as a prostitute The eccentric cybersecurity millionaire assured that he had 47 biological children. But there is something more to his love life than that - and even more interesting than the harem he boasted to have. We’re coming closer to the murder accusations in Belize. In 2012, McAfee was emerging from a month on the run with a wad of $5 bills, when he was first deported to Miami. He met this special girl Janice at a cafe in Miami Beach and paid for a day and a night of her company. There was clearly a sparkle between those two, and at the age of 67 the software creator married the 30-year-old, and the two spent four years of good times in a gun-filled mansion in remote Lexington, Tennessee. Now, if your party isn't this lit don't invite me! #3 Creating a private army, or owning guns in the Apocalypse Now style This photo captured McAfee’s good time with a private army that protected his laboratory in Central America. Once McAfee’s alleged underaged girlfriend (another story there?) began to fuel his paranoia, he decided that drug dealers were in charge of the village located next to his lab and bungalows in Belize. We will never know the truth but we can make a couple of wild guesses. Maybe for a good cause, but more apparently to throw his persecution mania a bone, McAfee began funding the local police: he organised a site, issued weapons and uniforms, and paid officers to patrol after hours. The police became something of a small army of mercenaries. McAfee carried weapons, stopped suspicious cars and bribed small drug dealers to stop their business. You got that right! In spite of his controversy and eccentricity, John was not alien to pure impulses. #2 Alleged murder in Belize Finally, we’re here. As you already know, over the years, McAfee, who was famous for his eccentric behavior, had problems with the law. In 2012, the Belize police decided to interrogate him when investigating the murder of Gregory Viant Faull, who was shot on the island where both men lived. No one knows whether John saw an enemy or a spy in Faull, but they had multiple conflicts. After McAfee was released without charge, he accused the Belize government of persecution; the police responded by saying that they were only investigating the crime. Then-Prime Minister Dean Barrow called McAfee "crazy." The police said they did not consider McAfee a suspect. In 2019, a Florida court ordered McAfee to pay $25 million to Faull's heirs, but he refused. McAfee went on the run. He said he was hiding because he feared for his life as the Belizean authorities had been trying to catch him for several months. The businessman also suggested that Faull was shot by mistake, and that he was the real target of the killers. On his website, McAfee offered a $ 25,000 reward for any information about Faull’s murder. He decided to flee to neighboring Guatemala, and the escape itself was a real special operation. But that’s . another story #1 Tax evasion In this life two things are inevitable - death and taxes. McAfee had been fleeing both all his life, but he could not escape. In 2019, McAfee said that for eight years he had not paid taxes for ideological reasons. In the same year, he left the United States to avoid trial, and spent most of the time on the yacht with his wife, four dogs, two guards, and seven employees. In the fall of 2020, McAfee was arrested in Spain after being charged with tax evasion and violation of securities laws. According to the indictment of the U.S. Department of Justice, McAfee did not pay taxes (2014 - 2018) and tried to hide his assets, including real estate and a yacht (usually by transferring ownership to other people). The crypto enthusiast assured that the unimaginable luxury that was attributed to him existed only in the head of his pursuers. Mockingly, he stated that all the cryptocurrency he supposedly had stashed away was in the wet dreams of the Attorney General of the United States. One can assume that even if McAfee had massive savings, with his way of life, he undoubtedly spent it all, and he did it at scale. Famous last words John McAfee once claimed that he was always drawn to those on the margins. Prostitutes, criminals, adventurers — the framework of ordinary life was too narrow for him. Someone might consider McAfee a repulsive, wicked, and extremely dangerous psychopath. But, to tell the truth, he was one of the most interesting men alive. A larger than life digital punk who lived at a whale scale, this eccentric badass could get away with anything when they thought they had him by the balls. To honor John’s memory make sure to watch the Showtime called “Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee.”  We must admit nobody can have more fun than he did in Belize. We love you, John, and we hope you are sipping your martini in heaven and making fun of everyone you fooled. documentary RIP. Lead image via https://www.wired.com/2012/12/ff-john-mcafees-last-stand/

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IBC is coming. Come and hack on it before it gets shipped on Cosmos Hub mainnet. HackAtom V Schedule : Wednesday Sept 2nd, 3:00 pm UTC Registration Opens : Friday Oct 16th @ 7:00 pm UTC HackAtom Begins : Friday Oct 30th @ 7:00 pm UTC Submissions Due : Nov 2nd — 6th, voting closes 8:00 pm UTC Voting for Community Choice Award Monday Nov 9th 8:00 pm UTC Winners Announced: 👉 Apply at 👈 five.hackatom.org Rules & Guidelines There are no limits on team size. Look to the participants section in Dev Post to find teammates and introduce yourself No outside work or work that was started prior to the official start date of the hackathon is allowed. Cannot use work from someone outside of your team who is also competing. Judging is based only on the work done during the duration of the hackathon. Using work that was done before the hackathon is grounds for disqualification. It is encouraged to to use pre-existing open source tools and libraries. Asking for guidance or advice from someone not on your team is encouraged. Submission Guidelines All projects must be submitted at hackatomv.devpost.com by Friday Oct 30th @ 12:00 pm PT. Can submit work in multiple prize categories. Be sure to submit to every prize category your team wants to compete in. All submissions must be completed during the duration of the hackathon. Teams can form ideas before the hackathon, but the code, hacks, and prototypes must be built during the hackathon. A presentation file must be included with your submission. The goal is to explain your project to the judges. A pdf, google slide, youtube video, or other medium will be accepted and judged. Prizes Prize Pool $50K USD valued in ATOMs. The spot price of ATOM will be taken on the last day of the hackathon, on Oct 30th, where the day’s ‘High’ value will be used. There will be three (or more) winners in each category except for the Community Choice Award, where there will only be one winner (the team that gets the most votes). The prize pool breakdown for each category is as follows: Categories : Best Interchain Finance using Cosmos Hub & IBC Gringotts award $20K prize pool valued in ATOM : Best use of Cosmos to provide Ethereum interoperability using Peggy or Ethermint Wormhole award $10k prize pool valued in ATOM : Most creative/novel application-specific blockchain developed using Cosmos SDK, Tendermint, and/or IBC Galileo award $8k prize pool valued in ATOM : Best go to market concept for Cosmos Hub with the use of its existing modules or extending its functionality with new modules Gaia award $9k prize pool valued in ATOM : Registered Devpost hackers can vote for their favorite project excluding their own Community Choice Award $3k valued in ATOM to a single community favorite Winners will be announced the Friday after the stated deadline for submissions of HackAtom V. Resources for Hackers Written Guides Starport Cosmos SDK Core Concepts Cosmos SDK Getting Started Docs Building Modules on Cosmos SDK Cosmwasm Docs Ethermint General Developer Portal Past Online Workshops Starport: The Easiest Way to Build a Cosmos SDK Blockchain Build your First Cosmos App Cosmwasm Ethermint Tutorial How to Debug a Cosmos SDK Application IBC Workshop Join HackAtom V Discord This is the water cooler channel where hackers can post questions and get answers from mentors. There will be dedicated office hours where mentors will be online over video chat to share screens and answer questions in real time. Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/tn6EqYV The Cosmos Network is a secure and scalable blockchain…Follow97 Previously published at https://blog.cosmos.network/pre-ibc-hackathon-get-your-spacesuits-ready-for-hackatom-v-6aac80ea154d

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Peeling the invisibility cloak to reveal what magic of Grin and the magical world of the MimbleWimble blockchain implementation Expecto Patronum — Grin is conjured Grin has just launched as of 11PM GMT+8. I’m extremely excited for this event and have chosen to put together this content piece to help commemorate this milestone and make an easy to read piece for people who are new to Grin. This should bring you in as first years and equip you with enough resources to venture to the second year and beyond. You can use this post as a guide, read the links and come back later to finish the rest of the post. Onwards~ Read the whitepaper(s) to understand why Mimblewimble or Grin On 19 July, 2016 — A person or a group nicknamed: “Tom Elvis Jedusor” dropped the whitepaper for Mimblewimble on the world in a private IRC channel as an introduction to Grin: https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/wizardry/mimblewimble.txt “I call my creation Mimblewimble because it is used to prevent the blockchain from talking about all user's information” - Tom Elvis Jedusor Within a span of 3 months, Andrew Poelstra submitted a follow-up whitepaper solving various issues and thus bringing us deeper down the rabbit hole. https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/wizardry/mimblewimble.pdf If you’re relatively new to cryptocurrencies and blockchain, I’d suggest this explanation of the benefits of Mimblewimble by the Beam team: https://medium.com/beam-mw/mimblewimble-explained-like-youre-12-d779a5bb483d You can then supplement the information with the official documentation and introduction to Grin and Mimblewimble: https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin/blob/master/doc/intro.md Note that Grin and Beam are both implementations of the MimbleWimble blockchain. Now that you understand what’s Elliptic Curve cryptography, Pederson commitment, and how it enables the node to never know what the transaction amounts were, you can proceed. How many Grin coins does Gringotts have? The number of Grincoins can be modeled in the following chart. The total supply at any time can be determined by block height * 60 since Grin is designed to have a block every 60 seconds on average with 60 Grincoins in each block. One can see that this is very similar to that of Bitcoin. CryptoProfG goes in depth and analyses Grincoins’ monetary model in detail with his views as a store of value: https://medium.com/@CryptoProfG/grin-money-explained-4-exploring-grins-monetary-model-e48b1761653 Am I contributing to someone’s pockets again? Since last year, we’ve seen many companies where the team receives outsized rewards and have not delivered on product. Grin is not doing an ICO, there’s no premine and the development of Grin is entirely funded by donations and the community. Needless to say, this gets us very excited to be a part of the community to actively contribute. Supply starts from 0. Let the chanting (mining) begin As Ethereum miners shut down their miners due to profitability issues, we’ve seen significant mining demand for Grin. Most large pools are now supporting Grin: f2pool, SparkPool, MWGrinpool, Grinmint to name the top few. Grin Mainnet will accept Cuckaroo29 and Cuckatoo31+ with the latter comprising 10% of blocks mined. Cuckatoo31+ is meant to be ASIC friendly and will likely be 100% after 2 years, giving manufacturers ample time to plan ahead and develop ASICs. The primary proof-of-work is designed to be ASIC friendly and is not expected to change in the future. ASICs manufacturers are encouraged to design specialized machine to mine it. For existing GPU holders, the estimated GPU mining stats for the various supported cards can be found here: https://github.com/mimblewimble/docs/wiki/GPU-Mining-Stats If you are curious on what the network hashrates and difficulty are, keep close tabs on this resource by the BlockCypher team. _grin mining pool_www.grinmint.com Grinmint - Grin Mining Pool | Network Charts Viewing the Triwizard Grin tournament Not everyone can participate in mining, but if you want to just watch the blocks get created, I’d recommend you build or use a Grin block explorer (Grinscan maybe? I checked and it’s bought by some cunning folk). _GrinExplorer.net is powered by grin-explorer released under the GNU AGPL._grinexplorer.net GrinExplorer _GrinMint/Explorer is powered by grin-explorer released under the GNU AGPL._www.grinmint.com GrinExplorer Our friends at Counter.network built this too: https://grin.merklepath.com/ You can also head over to CoinMarketCap.com and CoinGecko.com to observe prices and other information once they have successfully integrated the APIs. Greed is good As with any amazing cryptocurrency project, we all have to admit speculation is part of the fun. Exchanges, decentralized exchanges, OTC networks and derivatives markets all serve that purpose and more. We also need a healthy market and liquidity to make sure all participants have a healthy playground. We see a growing list of exchanges throwing their hats to the game. bisq.networkcounter.networkbitmesh.comgalleon.exchangegrinpay.orgchainrift.comhb.topnexex.iovinex.networkkkex.vipbitforex These exchanges will be possible places to store your tokens. I’d also recommend holding them in your own wallet with your own keys. You can follow this guide to install and run a Grin node + wallet on your MacOS or Linux device: . https://medium.com/luxor/how-to-install-and-run-a-grin-node-wallet-32f344591478 Wallet713 for Grin by Vault713: https://github.com/vault713/wallet713 I definitely hope to see good hardware wallet solutions being developed. Time to get to work Ledger, KeepKey, Cobo Vault, Trezor and imKey team. Keep the party going Donation is a key part of making sure Grin core developers continue making Grin more awesome. You can buy Grin merchandise, organize events, attend events and contribute to the general fund: https://grin-tech.org/funding Meet other fellow wizards What’s a community without conversations, discussions and debates? You can discuss over telegram chats, meetups, conferences Gitter: Discord: Grinhub Telegram Group: t.me/GrinCoinGrinfans Telegram Group: t.me/grinfansGrincon US: Grin Asia meetup: https://gitter.im/grin_community/Lobby https://discordapp.com/invite/Z3sEfEU https://grincon.us/ https://meetup.com/grinasia/ Spencer Yang can be found lurking on Telegram @spenceryang. He’s a partner at Hashtag Capital. Hashtag Capital is a multi-strategy electronic trading fund. We specifically provide OTC services for Grin. We will donate a certain % of profits to the Grin community fund. We co-organize events like Grin Asia (meetup.com/grinasia) in Singapore on 23 January, 2019. The partners of Hashtag Capital have supported the growth of companies like CryptoAudiences, Counter Network, CryptoKitties, CoinMarketCap, Cobo, Chainrock, Akio Labs, PledgeCamp, EOSIO.SG and many others over the past 2 years.

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Note, opinions are my own and do not reflect my company. Several articles have thoroughly explained the difference between virtual reality (VR), (AR) and mixed reality (MR); however, few articles have described the best types of products for each platform. In short, virtual reality closes off the real world, and completely immerses you with the feeling of in a digital world. Augmented reality is when you simply overlay digital content on the real world. For mixed reality, my friend Graeme Devine said it best: mixed reality is the mixture of the real and virtual worlds, so that . In mixed reality, you feel , such that you believe digital content is in the real world . augmented reality presence one understands the other copresence with you With the rise of the various VR platforms like the and , and AR platforms like , more and more developers are exploring potential products across all of these mediums in the hopes that one of these platforms takes off in the future. You can see a sample breakdown of what platforms developers are currently exploring in a recent from the 2017 Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) where 600 developers were surveyed. HTC Vive Oculus Rift ARKit report However, to build a successful product for one of these mediums, developers need to truly understand what differentiates them. . One unique strength of virtual reality is the large Field of View (FOV) — by completely closing out the real world, you can provide unparalleled immersion and for users, which is perfect for taking users to fantasy worlds such as Gringotts Wizarding Bank from the , or remote but real locations such as the planet Mars. However, one of VR’s core weaknesses is locomotion (the inability to move around naturally without requiring a large space that no average user in the Valley ever has). Many products have tried to around this problem with where you can point at a location then tap a button to teleport there; some companies like NeatCorp have even done a great job to conclude that projectile mechanics results in more accurate teleportation for users. Even with this design, the fact remains that locomotion is not a of virtual reality — you have to design it for now. So until the technology improves, developers should avoid directly translating game genres such as First- or Third Person Action Platformers (like Mirror’s Edge) or “Run and Gun” First Person Shooters (like Quake) that require precise, skill-based locomotion. Instead, developers should focus on products that take full advantage of the strengths of VR, such as On-Rail Experiences (where an experience intentionally has no locomotion and is “on rails,” such as being a passenger in a moving vehicle in the award-winning , or participating as a passenger in a car chase where the user has to look around and shoot at targets). Another great genre of games for VR right now are “cockpit” games such as where users play a pilot in the cockpit of a vehicle, and the entire game is played while the character is stationary. Virtual Reality presence Harry Potter Universe design teleportation mechanics, optimizing this design strength around Pearl Elite: Dangerous VR I am going to keep this section brief, because depending who you talk to, it is a either a sub-category of , or the same thing. One of the core strengths of augmented reality right now is the ability to be mobile with normal locomotion. You can experience augmented reality wherever you go, and some games like have explicitly designed their mechanics to encourage exploration of the real world. However, many augmented reality platforms currently lack the ability for users to have complex interactions with the digital content, and are contained to small field of views (FOV) and screens (such as that of a mobile phone or tablet). Augmented Reality. mixed reality Pokemon Go AR and MR are probably the least understood mediums of the three. One of the strengths of MR is the ability to feel , and bring digital content into the real world without excluding yourself from those around you. Although it feels magical to simply digital content interacting with the real world, such as a digital character walking around furniture in your living room, it is important to realize this is heavily driven by a psychological phenomenon known as the . For many people, content created by something like ARKit is the first time they have seen a digital object in the real world, and that . However, if you design products or games that rely heavily on the “wow” factor of seeing digital content in the real world for the first time, your product will fail. As more and more MR products release, or as users experience your product repeatedly, they will start getting accustomed to seeing digital content in the real world, and what used to be a “wow” will soon become “so what?” This also raises the importance of proper user testing. If you are currently creating an AR/MR product, the is so powerful that every user that steps into your offices to test your product will most likely give you glowing results; however, that is a red herring. For current AR/MR products, it is critical to do user testing focused on repeated sessions — get the same user to try your product an hour a day for multiple days, weeks, or months. For now, this is the only way to get accurate feedback for AR/MR products. . Mixed Reality copresence see novelty effect alone is exciting novelty effect So what should developers focus on in augmented or mixed reality? . A popular term among designers in the Video Games industry, the core loop is what makes something engaging. It is the single most important part of any game or product, and is an chain of actions a user takes in a product (and is hopefully fun to repeat!) Because the is so powerful in AR/MR these days, it is important that developers ignore the initial “wow” of seeing digital content in the real world, and focus on the basics of product design and develop a strong, engaging, fun core loop. Core Loops intentionally designed novelty effect . When you put digital content in the real world in front of someone, the of users want to interact with the digital content by reaching out their hands and simply grabbing the content. Many developers have focused on using a console controller, remote controller, or other input device that is an abstract mapping of controls for the digital content in the real world, and in many cases, it works decently. However, the developers that create products that allow users to and reach out and interact with the digital content in more physical ways will ultimately win. Secondly, it is critical right now to focus on experiences where digital content is with the real world — without this, it simply is not mixed reality. Interactions vast majority do what they want interacting Because putting digital content in the real world is so amazing, a lot of developers erroneously start filling the entire world with digital content. . Less is More This is not a world any of us want to live in. One, it basically overwhelms the user with a sub-par VR experience, and no longer feels like AR/MR. Two, users are so used to the concept of a “digital screen,” that when this much digital content fills your field of view (FOV), they began to treat the experience like a screen and stop moving around (one of the strengths of AR!) Hopefully, this article has helped your product team better understand one strength and one weakness of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) so that your team can make the best product for your chosen medium. When creating a product for these mediums right now, always ask yourself, “ ” If so, you may want to sooner than later. Is the current product design better in one of the other mediums? pivot ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jeffrey Lin, Ph.D. Dr. Jeffrey Lin was a Lead Product Owner and Lead Designer of the award-winning PC game at Riot Games, one of . He was also a Research Scientist at Valve Software, makers of the award-winning PC game , and creators of the platform. He obtained his PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Washington where he was funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. His design work has been featured in , and . His research has been featured in numerous peer reviewed journals, including . League of Legends Fortune’s Best Companies to Work For Portal 2 Steam Wired Magazine, MIT Tech Review, The Verge, Scientific American Times Health & Science, Re/code Nature

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