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Learn Web3 in 100 Days - Day 3: What are HTTP Status Code Why are there status codes for HTTP? You may wonder about the purpose of those status codes. Let’s explore more on what may become logic beyond those codes. **TL;DR** What are the Status Codes Classifications of Responses HTTP Standardized Protocol Notorious 404 Trivia Reason Angel 404 404 Curse The Truth How It Matters in Web3 **What are the Status Codes** The status codes are responses after the server’s and…
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Crypto Comics - What is FOMO I shared my thoughts about FOMO and some interesting facts. **TL;DR** Some Takeaway Shitcoin vs Gold vs Blue Chip History of Bubble History of FOMO Pandemic of FOMO How to Cure FOMO in Crypto Crypto Castle **Some Takeaway** FOMO or Fear of Missing Out is a type of social anxiety. It probably first got introduced in the year 2000. Patrick McGinnis invented FOMO back in 2003. Contrary to FOBO or Fear of Better Options which drives us to do nothing,…
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Learn Web3 in 100 Days - Day 4: HTML and CSS and JS Let’s explore how HTML, CSS, and JS interact together to show up on the web. **TL;DR** What is HTML What is CSS HTML + CSS = Web 1.0 What is JS HTML + CSS + JS = Web 2.0 What is Web3 Web2 + Crypto Stuffs = Web3 **What is HTML** HTML or HyperText Markup Language is a code language that provides a structure to the website. It is an instruction language to tell what a website is supposed to look like. If you recall that your…
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Crypto Comics - What is Tokenomics I shared my thoughts about Tokenomics and some interesting facts. **Table of Content** Some Takeaway What is Tokenomics What is Anarcho-Capitalism Anarchism vs. Anarcho-Capitalism Deep Dive in Anarcho-Capitalism History of Cypherpunk Tokenomic = Anarcho-Capitalism Historical Anarcho-Capitalism Nations Future Movement **Some Takeaway** Tokenomics is a design concept to manipulate token supply and demand in the crypto ecosystem. The idea is…
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Learn Web3 in 100 Days - Day 5: What is programming Let’s explore why you need to learn programming through self-taught. **Table of Contents** What is Programming What is Coding Programming vs. Coding Where to Start Degree vs. BootCamp vs. Self-Taught How to Self-Taught Research Design Own Curriculum Start with Simple Coding Start with Easy Build a Project Consistence Extra Bonus: Learn by Playing Learning Web3 In Conclusion **What is Programming** Programming and coding are…
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Crypto Comics - What is APR I shared my thoughts about APR and some confusing financial terms. **Table of Content** Some Takeaway What is APR Different Types of APR What is APY APR vs. APY What is the Point of Defi What is Junk Bond Tesla Defi Improvement In Conclusion **Some Takeaway** Defi or Decentralized Finance is a dreamland. It promised financial freedom to everyone without a financial background. It runs on autopilot until it hits the wall. Worst, they adopted the…
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Learn Web3 in 100 Days - Day 6: Markup, Elements, Tags, and Hyperlinks Let’s explore deeper in HTML. **Table of Contents** What is Markup What is Metadata What is Metaverse in Web3 What is XML XML vs. HTML What is HTML Elements What is Hyperlink How Hyperlink works in HTML In Conclusion **What is Markup** Markup is an annotation to text. The way computers communicate with humans is different from human communication. You will have to highlight instructions for a computer to…
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Crypto Comics - What is to The Moon I shared my research about “to The Moon” and possible of its original history. **Table of Content** Some Takeaway What is Moon Moon Doge Meme To The Moon A meme is a Marketing Tool In Conclusion **Some Takeaways** “To The Moon” is a meme phrase that speculative asset prices particularly in cryptocurrencies go extremely high at some point. The legendary conversation goes like this: User 1: what cryptocurrency to buy in 20xx? User 2: xxxx…
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DAO The Way Part 12 “I think; therefore I am” - René Descartes Is it a chicken-egg question or is it an appeal to self-evident truth? In fact, the process of doubling your thoughts is proof of the existence of your thoughts. In part 12, let’s talk about trust in DAO. How does trust work in the trustless-based system? **TL;DR** I discuss how trust can work in the DAO when the system depends on the trustless-based. **Table of Content** Begin with Trust The Trust Triangle…
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Learn Web3 in 100 Days - Day 7: Style Your Web Let’s explore deeper into CSS. **Table of Contents** Style Your Web Separation of Concerns Layers in Blockchain Link Between HTML to CSS CSS Animation In Conclusion **Style Your Web** CSS or Cascading Style Sheets is the language that provides style to the HTML page. Of course, HTML can also style content by itself, but CSS offers more tools to do so. It is one of the most fundamental principles called Separation of Concerns…
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Modern Economic Nonsense - Inflation and Incentives The economy is when things happened and needed an explanation but never could fully describe the subject until a new theory over-ruled the old one. There are 3 types of economic theory. The one that created a model that never would work. The one that forecasts like weather reports and the one that hasn't been approved until proven to be wrong. Thanks for wasting your time reading my own theory and hopefully you may learn…
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Learn Web3 in 100 Days - Day 8: JS Let’s explore deeper into JavaScript. **Table of Contents** Website Response Alert the Browser Code to Get-Random Color on the Website Background Change Button Color Web3 In Conclusion **Website Response** One of the excitement of using JS or JavaScript is to make your website responsive. It gives your website a life that can interact with users. Such interaction occurs when users perform the actions below: Hovering the cursor over the text…
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Modern Economical Nonsense - The Astrologist's Way Why the economy is so hard to predict? Or should I ask why the market is so hard to predict? Some believe they are unpredictable, few believe they are predictable. Let’s explore. **Table of Content** Divine vs. Science Deductive Reasoning vs. Inductive Reasoning Astrology Social Science Economy vs. Stock Market Why Stock Market is Rigged Design a Tokenomic Domination is a Short-Term Gain Tokenomic = Perfect Competition In…
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Learn Web3 in 100 Days - Day 9: SQL Let’s explore deeper into SQL. **Table of Contents** What is SQL Web3 Database Data Web2 vs. Web3 Front-end + Spectrum = Web3 Web3 Database In Conclusion **What is SQL** SQL or Structured Query Language is a programming language to manage relational databases and perform operations with data. Similar to excel spreadsheets, SQL is a way to manipulate databases through programming or execution commands. SQL is fairly simple. Users just need…
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Modern Economical Nonsense - The VUCA World Do you think we are heading into a chaotic world? If you feel that way, it is okay. Because human instinct has been developed to automatically feel fearful when there is uncertainty around us. It is perfectly normal to fear. However, we can find a way to navigate through such fearful situations. Let’s explore. **Table of Content** VUCA World High Inflation Digital Goods Digital Mindset Debunk Information Asymmetry Build a…
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Learn Web3 in 100 Days - Day 10: Front-End Let’s explore the Front-End. **Table of Contents** What is a Front-End Developer Front-End Engineers vs UX/UI Designer vs Graphic Designer Web Design Process Web3 Front-End Front-End Roadmap Front-End Learning Resources Front-End Skills In Conclusion **What is a Front-End Developer** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ8jidDdWVg Front-End Developer is a translator. They translate human language into computer executive codes. They…
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Modern Economical Nonsense - Zug Tax and How to Run your Own Monopoly Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg had criticized Apple for changing developers by 30% for in-app purchases via the App Store. His solution to bring fairness to the creator, charge you 47.5% for using my platform! Baby! As much as it sounds outrageous to you, Meta’s justification is we are running a meta monopoly! Can Meta prevail this time? Let’s explore. **Table of Content** Monopoly Nation Monopoly is Bad…
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Learn Web3 in 100 Days - Day 11: Front-End Framework Let’s explore the Front-End Framework. **Table of Contents** What is a Front-End Framework Framework vs. Library Roadmap Again React React Roadmap Web3 Roadmap In Conclusion **What is a Front-End Framework** One of the coolest things about learning to code is that you do not need to learn everything! There is a magic product called framework that can save your time through a coding process. It is a package that someone has…
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Modern Economical Nonsense - Participatory Economy DAO or Decentralized Autonomous Organization is a new trend that Web3 companies may adopt to run their business in the future. There is a viable part that is missing from the discussion - participants. The technology has been developed and continues to improve. However, the essential part of the discussion is how to cultivate participants. Eventually, you are building a community rather than a corporation to keep people…
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Learn Web3 in 100 Days - Day 12: More HTML Let’s explore more on HTML. **Table of Contents** Why Needs an Element Newspaper Layout Tips and Tricks Web3 In Conclusion **Why Needs an Element** The key to the element is content. However, to organize content, we are using tags. The way to organize content is to construct a tree of elements: `html` `* head` `* body` `+ div` `+ p` `+ text` `+ div` `+ unordered list` `+ list items` Thinking about the tree is growing out of the…
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Modern Economical Nonsense - Economic Models Who determines the economic models? In the past, institutions were carrying out such impossible missions. They failed miserably. Do we head into the self-creation of the economic model through possible cryptocurrencies? Let’s explore. **Table of Content** Trilemma Technology Dominated Economy The Idea Economic Model Feasibility Digital Rules Proposal In Conclusion **Trilemma** The global economy is slowing down further as…
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Yearn Finance Comic - Part 1 You probably heard about Yearn Finance, but what is actually Yearn Finance trying to accomplish? Let’s explore. **Table of Content** Yield Aggregators Protocol Banks Interest Earnings Why Yearn Finance In Conclusion **Yield Aggregators Protocol** Yearn Finance is a DAO. No company, no CEO, no single individual charges the operations. It is run by community members. It focuses on yield. Particularly using crypto to leverage the yield. To make…
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Yearn Finance Comic - Part 2 What is the Yearn vault? How is that different from the bank vault? Let’s explore. **Table of Content** Bank Vault Yearn Vault yVault In Conclusion **Bank Vault** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYyznWoWDd4 A vault is a secure place to store valuable goods. Vault is particularly strong to defend against any possible destruction from bank robbers. There was an arms race between banks and robbers in the past. Each side invented a new technology to…
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Yearn Finance Comic - Part 3 What is the difference between APR, APY, and ROI? How does that work in Yearn Finance? Let’s explore. **Table of Content** APR vs. APY ROI APR vs. APY vs. ROI In Conclusion **APR vs. APY** APR is a profit associated with costs. It is a lending term that works for lenders and against borrowers. Higher APR is bad because it is risky and highly costly. APY is a profit factor in the compound interest returns. It is also a lending term that works for…
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Modern Economical Nonsense - Tokenomic Models What is tokenomic? For investors, tokenomic is to find sustainable investment options. For traders, tokenomic is to find a trading strategy to gain short-term profits. For developers, tokenomic is a way to find a sustainable long-term growth solution to create a better community. However, there is much more than just to growing your wealth and gaining more profits. Tokenomic is a test of the economy that potentially can be…
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Modern Economical Nonsense - Design A Reputation-Based System Have you ever been judged by others about your reputation or accountability? Everyone has their checklist about someone’s accountability in their mind. How about there is a bank of accountability on the internet? What is the goal of a reputation-based system? Or should we have a better system to implement? Let’s explore. **Table of Content** What is a Reputation-Based System Functions Models Example of Centralized…
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Have you guys try to post in noise.cash? It seems the platform is down?! Anyone try it out yet? Let me know!
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Yearn Finance Comic - Part 4 What is governance in DAO? How does governance work in Yearn Finance? Let’s explore. **Table of Content** Governance Governance Token Good and Bad On-Chain and Off-Chain Yearn Finance Governance In Conclusion **Governance** The idea of governance can be dated back to the ancient Greek government. Although the ancient Greek textbook categorized four comment types of government: Tyranny, Oligarchy, Monarchy, and Democracy, people prefer democracy…
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DAO The Way Part 13 When DAO or a decentralized autonomous organization gave its idea about the flat organization, everyone had doubts. However, such an idea of the flat organization had long existed before DAO and had been tested in many companies. DAO will become a form of the company. Let’s explore. **Table of Content** Holacracy Organization Structure How Flat It Can Be What is the Company For In Conclusion **Holacracy** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUHfVoQUj54 The…
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Curated Lists - Web3 Culture I started to experience a new way to write Web3. If you stay in space long enough, you notice that information has been updated daily, and your ideas may just be outdated in the next month or week, or day. So I will practice some experiential writing about the current trend of the topic and try not to be an expert in the field 😉. ✍️ Today’s topic is Web3 Culture! **Chris Dixon** https://twitter.com/cdixon…
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Curated Lists - Crypto-enabled Communities Another curated list for today 😉. Crypto has been a trend since 2009, the creation of Bitcoin. It was about a getting rich quick scheme, but it slowly becomes a way to build your communities. Am I right 😅? Or are we still chasing the money 💸? ✍️ Today’s topic is ***Crypto-enabled Communities***! Let’s start from a16z. **NFT Community** “Fantasy Hollywood” — Crypto and Community-Owned Characters | by Cuy Sheffield…