Allen Hsiao

Curious about NFTs, crypto gaming interoperability & football

[Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 @FmrRepMTG]

Full transparency, I did not know about this section on pages 278-279 of the OBBB that strips states of the right to make laws or regulate AI for 10 years.

I am adamantly OPPOSED to this and it is a violation of state rights and I would have voted NO if I had known this was in there.

We have no idea what AI will be capable of in the next 10 years and giving it free rein and tying states hands is potentially dangerous.

This needs to be stripped out in the Senate.

When the OBBB comes back to the House for approval after Senate changes, I will not vote for it with this in it.

We should be reducing federal power and preserving state power.

Not the other way around.

Especially with rapidly developing AI that even the experts warn they have no idea what it may be capable of.

[Dave Kluge @DaveKluge]

I pored over the last 30 years of first-round QB data and found out that drafting at No. 1 overall gives teams overwhelmingly better odds at finding success for their franchise.

My gut told me all top-10 picks QBs the same.

But the data painted a very different picture.

🧵👇

[Christopher Paolini @paolini]

We did it 🥹

Set one year after the events of the Inheritance Cycle, Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn, are back to confront a perilous new enemy.

Prepare for the adventure of a lifetime, dragon riders. #MURTAGH is now available wherever books are sold. ⚔️🔥⚔️ @GetUnderlined

[Ian Hartitz @Ihartitz]

Future Jets QB superlatives:

Most fun: Jameis Winston
Best for the Jets: Tom Brady
Most hilarious: Carson Wentz
Saddest: Matt Ryan
Most ironic: Sam Darnold
Most depressing: Zach Wilson
Second-most hilarious: Philip Rivers
Awesome but sad: Joe Flacco
Most red hair: Andy Dalton

[Allen Hsiao @ahsiaorn]

book 5?!! @paolini what an incredible and unexpected surprise addition to my favorite book series ever 🙏

[Christopher Paolini @paolini]

Final word count of #Murtagh is 198,983 words. So my editor had me ADD about 34,000 words to the book over the course of editing/revising. Ha! That's a first.

[DeeKay @deekaymotion]

Allow me to share my personal story about myself, an ordinary person named DeeKay, and my life prior to the NFT madness.

You see, I used to believe that I was dumb, as I struggled to focus on any subject. My days were spent daydreaming and doodling, finding solace in my own art. I did dumb things here and there yada yada then I ended up going for art school later because drawing was only skill I had. I took my first animation class and found myself immersed in drawing frame by frame for straight 8 hours, amazed by my newfound ability to focus which I never thought that I was capable of. I realized I am not dumb after all.

Sadly, I didn't get to graduate. The 2007 financial crisis led to my parents' business collapsing, I had to step in to help. But I won't bore you with my money struggle stories; everyone has their own. I ended up okay! few years later, I was hired at a production company. They said they’ll pay me 50 bucks a day for sitting in front of a computer doing animation. I thought I was gonna be rich!

10 years passed, I leveled up my animation skills, freelanced for major companies like Google and Apple, and eventually settled into a steady job at Apple. Financially stable but there was a creative void. So, I spent rest of my day after work creating my own art that I am truly passionate. Then, I'd share that on Instagram for 7 years. Positive feedback from my growing audience, which reached 400k followers, fueled my motivation. There was zero money for doing so, but that's okay because likes and comments were everything for me to keep creating. Life is good.

Then boom! NFTs. You know the rest of the story. Fortunes came my way, freeing me from the corporate grind. I embraced a nomadic work lifestyle, supporting my family and enjoying newfound financial freedom. The days of fretting over an $18 lunch is no more. Never imagined my life would be like this ever and it's still surreal to me. Life was good back then but it's even better now.

You see, even if everything goes to shit and I am forced to go back to the corporate world, I'd be okay. I'd still create art for those likes and comments. That's what truly fulfills me - connecting with all of you through my art. Without it, I legit don't know what I'd do with my life.

Thanks for reading. :)

[Links Golf Club @LinksDAO]

“A tradition unlike any other”

[Rich Eisen @richeisen]

What an entrance.

[George Mack @george__mack]

5. The Headline-Death Gap

67% of deaths are from heart disease, cancer, and road incidents.

The New York Times barely covers these topics.

Why?

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Among the changes to the schedule this season:

🏈NFL will have a Black Friday game for the first time ever.

🏈Games don’t necessarily “belong” to networks anymore. All games are free agents.

🏈Teams can be on Thursday Night Football twice.

🏈Not all teams are guaranteed to have a primetime spot.

[Links Golf Club @LinksDAO]

We won the bid.

WE'RE BUYING A GOLF COURSE!!!

[Ian Rapoport @RapSheet]

The top free agency QB off the board. Derek Carr to New Orleans -- their top choice.

[Dave Rubin @RubinReport]

Spent last two days at Twitter in SF talking to engineers, product managers and yes, @elonmusk. Learned a ton about what’s going on. Before I share, want to note that after couple hour meeting I asked Elon what I could share and he said, “anything that’s true.”

🧵time…

[Allen Hsiao @ahsiaorn]

@mdudas From what I remember reading, trustory folded primarily because the technology wasn’t mature enough..? Not sure what would happen if that idea were to be revisited now @iam_preethi

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

BREAKING: Only 19 of 196 Congresspeople who took money from FTX have stated they will return the funds.

[Buffalo Bills @BuffaloBills]

Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest following a hit in our game versus the Bengals. His heartbeat was restored on the field and he was transferred to the UC Medical Center for further testing and treatment. He is currently sedated and listed in critical condition.

[Tricia Macke @realTriciaMacke]

I am told that Damar Hamlin has been intubated and is currently listed in critical condition. @fox19

[JJ Watt @JJWatt]

The game is not important.

Damar Hamlin’s life is important.

Please be ok. Please.

🙏🏼

[Joe Danneman @FOX19Joe]

I’m told Damar Hamlin has a pulse, but is not breathing on his own. He is being transported to UC.

Needed AED and CPR on the field.

[Rookie Watch @RookieWatxh]

Sauce Gardner was NOT afraid of DK Metcalf 😳