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What Winter Feels Like in Ukraine. One thing you may find constant in Ukraine is the solemn solitude winter instills with the cold winds it brings. As lively as this Eastern European country is, the winter is an unforgiving mood killer. Add the atrocities of the pandemic in the mix, and you have got the biggest dose of seasonal depression lingering under your nose. I really wanted to capture the essence of a cold winter in a picture. The dreadful emptiness it feels when the…
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"UPLOADED" - you are now for sale! I had a terrific portrait of myself on my instagram account. Since I no longer have the original file, nor the PSD format from photoshop, nor the edited JPG anywhere in my harddrives, it was obvious the only way I could obtain the picture would be by downloading it from my profile on instagram. Except, you cannot download images from instagram. Not even your own. https://pixabay.com/photos/mobile-phone-social-media-media-2563782/ While the…
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Exploring the Newly Renovated "Shevchenko" in Kharkiv, Ukraine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHhD--n8SG8 One of the more incredible things about Ukraine, especially Kharkov, is the quick paced development of the city. The Shevchenko Park, looked nothing like this just 365 days back. In just a year it has become an immensely beautiful, metropolitan styled, hang out spot. Fountains, monuments, children's playpen and what not. An incredible spot to visit if ever the…
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Neuralink: The real Proof-of-Brain Pioneered by one of the greatest technological mastermind of the generation, Elon Musk, Neuralink made its way to headlines substantially quick, and rightfully so. The idea of merging human and technology in a symbiotic, terminator style, as one entity seems closer to reality than fiction, now. The evolution of human kind has always been through excelling in technological advancements and conquering convenience contrary to the typical…
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Airdrop - Marketing genius or Impending failure? Back in 2018, Stellar Development teamed up with Blockchain.com to execute one of the biggest airdrops of the time. The giveaway amounted to an astounding $125 million in XLM. The criteria was simple. Create or own a wallet, go through the KYC, wait and watch. https://cryptologos.cc/stellar However, things did not go in route. At the time, only 3-4% of the 30-40m wallets claimed the airdrop. Quick maths: 5% of 40m would be…
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Has the crypo rat race begun? The way of life, where people are caught up competing, struggling, fiercely chasing for wealth. An exhausting, repetitive pattern to reach the end goal, usually terminating in vain. Much like a rat chasing for cheese. The rat race. In the fiat world, the rate race is a subconscious dive into the lifestyle, with complete and obsolete submission. But could this lifestyle now become a part of the crypto world? With the merge of establishments and…
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Books or YouTube? What is the best way to learn about Crypto? Last Tuesday, a longtime friend of mine contacted me for some help. He was diving into the world of the stock markets. According to him, he only knows two people who deal with "trading". One is his cousin, who is holding tesla stocks from when it was under $100, and the other is me - a noob trader of cryptocurrencies. He wanted to have a "trader pal", someone who knows the jargon, and keep them both in touch with…
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Celebrating the Year of Ox - opening the Lunar Beast 2021 ORB! League of Legends is celebrating the new year with a bang. They have released new skins for Darius, Viego, Alistar, Annie, Aphelios, Jarvan IV, and Fiora. Fiora also received the ultimate skin of the event - Lunar Beast Fiora Prestige Edition. All the skins can be bought for RP or won through hextech crafting. They also have released a new set of missions that allow you to win Lunar Beast Tokens which can be…
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The failed Venezuelan Cryptocurrency - "Petro" Under the presidency of Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan economy grew mainly through oil. They saw a surge in the prices of barrels during his reign. The economy looked like it had a bright future. However, the way he carried out his power trip was soon to bring an end to his presidency. In 2013 Nicolas Maduro came into power. The barrels saw a sharp drop in prices. Sanctions from the US hit Venezuela. Corruption was still as high as…
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Autarky: Does it command a comeback in the post-2020 era? The concept of autarky deemed no value, and I wouldn't need to revisit it with you except for the crippling global economic state has forced me to. At the peak of active cases, and recently, France along with many other countries decided to close their borders to travel and foreign trade. Albeit it was for a short time, the catastrophic effect it would have on the quality of life was apparent. Smaller businesses felt…
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Jumping on the Solo Queue Ranked Grind - 2 out of 10 Placement Matches. Finally decided to hop on to the solo/duo ranked queues. I have now gotten comfortable with 2 positions: Bottom and Jungle. The tip by every top-ranked player is to master 2 champions in every role so as to climb the ranks with them. On bottom lane I have gotten very comfortable with Jhin and Kaisa. They are arguably the strongest in the position and make it very valuable for me to play them in ranked…
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Victory lies ahead! - 4/10 placement matches. As of now, Jhin is still hella viable, and I am climbing! I went with the previous roles, ADC as primary and Jungler as secondary. Thankfully, I got placed as ADC, and jhin was open. In the pick and ban phase, I insta banned seraphine. I have since become comfortable playing against her and will be focusing on banning Hecarim here on. That doesn't mean Seraphie doesn't pose a cancerous threat on the rift, I am simply choosing the…