Author: Robert Schouwenburg

Coin holdings are not a proxy for revenue

Crypto company valuation challenges

One of the things I’m trying to wrap my head around is how crypto startups can create value and liquidity for their investors. Most startups in the space launch an ICO and set the expectation that the value is created in the network. But I see some problems with that. If we look at tech […]

New year, new opportunities

Happy New Year!

One of the things I miss most as a Dutch transplant in New York are the fireworks on New Year’s Eve. We love our fireworks. Of course there’s always someone with a drone capturing some footage and then posts it on YouTube.

Out with the old, in with the new

Hello 2019!

To celebrate the new year, I’ve updated the look of my website. I hope you approve. The goal was to give it a little bit more personality and better organization of content. I hope I succeeded in that. I made the WordPress theme from scratch using the basic template generated with underscores.me. Since it’s GPL-licensed, […]

A post-apocalyptic wasteland

Chernobyl exclusion zone

Over 32 years ago, the #4 reactor at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant broke down. The steam explosion exposed the reactor core and the resulting fire contaminated a large area. I can remember that for weeks the daily news in The Netherlands mentioned the radiation levels in my country. Many vegetables were no longer available in […]

The birth of vertical scrolling

Retro gaming: 1942

I played 1942 a lot on my Commodore 128. It’s a variation of Galaga but in a WW2 setting. It also came with a vertical scrolling background which was a new experience in 1984 when this game was released. The objective is to defeat the Japanese air force and reach Tokyo with your Lockheed P-28 […]

Personal wish for 2019

Small is better

I am a big fan of small computing devices. I think my iPhone X is unwieldy big –  don’t get me started on the Max. I sometimes I use my SE for a couple of days out of nostalgia. I even think my MacBook is big even though it’s lighter, thinner and similar sized as my […]

My wish for 2019

Tolerance

I wanted to write something today on 2019, but I think predicting on the long term is just shooting with hail. Predict a lot of things and you might get it right. Short-term predictions are easier, but also less useful. It’s shooting at an empty goal is we like to say in Dutch. It got […]

Personal tech, gadgets and apps

What did I use in 2018?

One of my main reasons for writing is that I can document my thoughts and visit them later. It’s interesting to see how opinions, assumptions and the world changes over time. Today, I’m documenting the apps, services and tech I use on a daily basis. Hardware My daily drivers are my Apple MacBook, Xiaomi Notebook […]

One of my favorite holidays

Merry Christmas

As a non-religious person, Christmas is still one of my favorite holidays. It’s one of the most relaxing holidays. Most of (my) world is celebrating and not working between Christmas and New Years. It’s one of those only times you can truly switch off for a week and not worry too much about business. It’s […]

Cool thing of the week

Pearl palace

Like last week, let’s take a look at the an abondoned site. It’s an abandoned palace in Iran. This palace was  designed by William Wesley Peters – son-in-law of Frank Lloyd Wright and his protege – of Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. It has all the characteristics of what you can imagine of a mid-century Frank Lloyd Wright […]