Derek G

I am Groot.

[verifact.markets @verifactmarkets]

Hello, World! Verifact Markets is out of stealth today.

A market where people can trade True or False on disputed facts. Think prediction markets, but instead of asking what will happen, we ask what has actually happened.

Register for early access: https://t.co/uHA3NEbAeE

[Impact Ape @impact_ape]

Check this out from @impact_stream!

I'm excited to also announce that the next impact round (transparent voting & donation money movement) will be on ApeChain. 🦍

We took 2TB of footage from our trip in Africa last month. This is a super-informative initial preview (well done, Ben Ricard! 🙏 Thank you!).

I got to reconnect with / meet so many folks at ApeFest last night and talk about this work... *and* we're excited to showcase impact projects from fellow apes around the world.

Hit me up and let's connect / partner up.

Cheers @ctballer_ @nftgerry @CapetainTrippy @beijingdou @HeadofApe @CryptoGarga @mfigge @CryptoVonDoom @professordilly @princessashleiv @AdamWeitsman @TaylorGerring @aliendragonXX @KenDicross @iamdegeni @mikeyanderson @jessebryan @Waabam_eth @wonk1m @EBTroubadour @OEYdotETH @montimania

[Derek G @dgroo]

FFS, @Apple this whole Reactions thing is just embarrassing. So far I've had to assist in disabling it for different people in:
1. A memorial video call.
2. A strategic meeting about helping homeless refugees.
3. A difficult perf review.
None should have balloons or lasers.

[Derek G @dgroo]

Congratulations @amazon! You have officially made Comic Reading on Kindle so completely untenable that I'm just giving up on digital comics entirely! Quite an impressive feat, really.

[Derek G @dgroo]

Awesome work, @farcaster_xyz team. Super excited about what y'all are doing.

[Dan Romero @dwr]

We're permissionless!

[Derek G @dgroo]

@MARVELSNAP Because I can’t help myself - minor UI changes that would be hugely helpful as the game grows:

1. Have a search bar on the main screen for cards with no autocorrect that just filters as you type

2. Option to always sort decks by Recently Played

[Christopher Deutsch @Chris_Deutsch]

I believe the biggest gap we have in Chicago tech is first-check writing angels, so @LoftyVentures is building more of them through our syndicate, with a big emphasis on turning founders into angels. Read more in this @ChicagoInno article and this 🧵 below…

[Appl Freude @applefreude]

Welp, apparently @Apple has just given up on the Apple Music app in MacOS Ventura.

The number of things that just abruptly don’t work any more *immediately* after upgrading (songs randomly skipping in the middle, “Show in iTunes Store”…just doesn’t) is truly astonishing.

[Derek G @dgroo]

And one more for the last family member...

[Derek G @dgroo]

@SparkMailApp Honestly, I probably would pay for the new subscription features. I believe in paying for software I use regularly. But I’m so irritated by @SparkMailApp silently changing my emails by adding an advertisement that I’m debating whether I can keep using it.

[Derek G @dgroo]

Also this. Thank you so much, @canaan. We are Groot!

[Derek G @dgroo]

It is possible I had something to do with this.

[Derek G @dgroo]

“I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in my life.”

Sylvia Plath

[Derek G @dgroo]

Things that make me very happy:
- A new @scalzi book
- A (new or otherwise) @marthawells1 book
- A new @scalzi book with a reference to my favorite @marthawells1 books? <chef’s kiss>

[Derek G @dgroo]

Sometimes, people are awesome.

[Sean Murray @NoMansSky]

Joe Danger is relaunching on iOS today 🥳

Remastered with improved visuals, high frame rate, ProMotion and Gamepad support

Still one of the best looking games on iOS 😍

It's all because of a fan mail we received... 🧵

https://t.co/iv0XJ8vHgU

[Derek G @dgroo]

@MarniMead4 @HamillHimself "I love sausage."
"I know."

(This makes me giggle equally whether I envision it in Episode 5 or 6.)
(Thanks @MarniMead4 for starting a hilarious thread.)

[Derek G @dgroo]

@BofA_Help @CanIBeRell False, @BofA_Help - your site and mobile app are definitely down. Please see: https://t.co/npsp1ezeQY

[Derek G @dgroo]

Well, I’d been avoiding it for years, but @lyft’s scheduled ride service screwed up badly enough to chase me back to Uber.

[Derek G @dgroo]

Me: “I think I’m in love with @brettgoldstein”
My friend: “Don’t you mean [your wife] Becca Goldstein?”
Me: “Nope!”
(Though to be fair I think at least 3/4 of my family would happily marry him.)
His podcast is THE BEST.

[Derek G @dgroo]

My friends over at @ProtaVentures have a kickstarter for: BrewVide - Sous Vide for Brewing https://t.co/qKcPPkAqKi

As many of you know, beer isn't really my thing, but I know it is for a lot of you, so here you go!
(It also looks cool for large-scale sous vide...mmm...barbecue)