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Vampires and Sinners
I’ve always loved vampire movies. It goes back to the first time seeing From Dusk til Dawn and Blade, which were my favorite vampire movies until 30 Days of Night came in 2007. The last few years though have been really something special in the genre. Last Voyage of the Demeter and Nosferatu gave a… Continue reading
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My first Wrestlemania
Every year about this time I get nostalgic for my favorite Wrestlemania moments. I don’t watch anymore for several reasons I won’t go into, but I do watch the classics as you can probably tell on my site. This was the first Wrestlemania I ever watched. I asked my mom to rent it for me… Continue reading
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Silver and Cash: Why Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash Work Better for Everyday Spending
When Bitcoin launched in 2009, it came with a simple but powerful idea. People anywhere in the world could send money directly to each other, no bank account required. No waiting for bank transfers. No asking permission. Just pure digital cash. For a while, that vision felt real. But as more people started using Bitcoin,… Continue reading
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Wrestling flashback. Steiner Brothers vs. Miracle Violence Connection.
So yeah, we all know wrestling is scripted now, but have you ever watched any wrestling matches from before we all knew that? Lemme tell you buddy, you ain’t seen NOTHIN’ yet.CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns, hell, even Brock would be really hard pressed to hang with these guys in their prime. The Steiner… Continue reading
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Free little libraries
I have a goal of building out a network of free little movie and book libraries around my area. These will be used magazine/newspaper stands, and will be inspired by the following sites: Little Free Library: https://littlefreelibrary.org/ Free Blockbuster: https://www.freeblockbuster.org/ I believe in preserving physical media, and want to do my little part in making… Continue reading
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Let’s talk about cryptocurrency
Yeah, you read that right. I’m one of the many few leftist cryptocurrency advocates. Trust me though, I’m not a moonboy, an “influencer,” or a maximalist by any means. Certainly not (too) annoying about it. I just love the idea and prospects that helped originally create Bitcoin and it’s predecessors. The earliest serious digital currency… Continue reading
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How AI is making college graduates dumber
This is where we are in college education now. Students using AI to fully write their class work and not even taking steps to hide it in their submissions. Look at this discussion post from a student. As if the fact that their post looked almost identical to 90% of the other student’s posts, and… Continue reading
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Made a Valentine’s update!
Finally made an update after 6 weeks. School, work, family, and life in general has been my only focus recently. I finally got a few free minutes letting the family sleep in and did some things though.Updated a bunch of /slashpage links, as well as got the homepage, headers, and graphics loaded. Looking almost as… Continue reading
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How I see the Indieweb
There are 4 levels of the public internet. Skyscrapers, High Rise, Mid rise, and the Low Rise. First is the skyscrapers with all the big data broker, trillion dollar companies. You’ve got Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle, Meta, Walmart, and maybe a couple others who own or control the majority of data in the US. Other… Continue reading
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About
What’s this “Duane’s World” all about anyway? Duane’s World is a homage to the days of a more simple internet. Before the web was owned by billionaires, and we owned our own data. Visit the links below to follow along. I spent 25 years working in corporate retail, and when I became a father it… Continue reading
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