Nick Shulhin - Nick Shulhin

Seiko SNK809 is my tool. Period.

I wasn't expecting much when ordered my next watch - Seiko SNK809. A US$100 mechanical watch with a Hardlex crystal on top and a bottom (it is a skeleton watch), simplistic but such a readable black and white dial with a day & date complication + utilitarian strap (not the

Ideas

Quit social media. And news. And everything else.

Even before this pandemic it was clear we are getting more and more used as a product, tool or call it an "entity used to achieve particular purpose", definitely not consumers. When you sign up on social media platform, you are thinking that all services are provided for free, however

Linux

Add app icon on Ubuntu Dock

In this example we are going to create a profile for Thuderbird email client which will expose startup icon to our Ubuntu Dock. Once you download Thunderbird client (if you prefer .tar format), extract it to your Applications or any other folder: tar xf thunderbird.tarNow what about profile? All

Development

M1 MacBook Air 13 is incredible

First time I got my hands on a new M1 MacBook Air 13 and despite my hesitation on the past Air models being slow and outdated - this is amazing. New Air is incredibly light, fast, fanless and definitely beats my 2017 MacBook Pro 13! Apple does it again, I'm

random

Did I just get a good feeling about XRP?

Yesterday I woke up in a miserable state, took my decaf coffee and suddenly got an urge to check on XRP... and somehow shortly ended up with a few tokens in my wallet for A$1.7148361 each. Was it a mistake or gamble? I don't know. But if Ripple

NotAaargh

Ledger thanks!

Finally Polkadot is working as well as all client apps are functioning properly, thanks Ledger. Even though it did take quite some time to resolve this issue, I'm happy company communicated well the situation and now everything is working fine. Yohoo!

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Interesting YouTube insights

Funny fact: It seems like my review and blockchain videos are getting most of the traction. Sometimes of course I don't want to publish exclusively technical videos, and try to diversify a content with my hobbies (watches, tech etc.). However will try to post more Substrate-related content in the nearest

Aaargh

Ledger, seriously?

It has been a week DOT functionality hasn't been fixed - some users are blocked from unstaking their DOTs for crowdloans - wow. What kind of system failure could've taken so much? Really waiting for patch and updates what happened.

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Apple does things right.

I've been an avid Apple user since +/- 2010. The first time I got a used iBook G3 - it has been a time I realised how beautiful interface can be and what does it mean to create a machine pleasant to use every day. Then my first generation iPad

Aaargh

Ledger, please fix DOT - >3 days and 0 patch ETA

"Cannot convert metadata from version 14 to 13" It has been over 3 days since Polkadot is inaccessible on Ledger Live. You can't transfer and basically do anything with your wallet. Sure, you can use PolkadotJS Chrome extension to make a transfer outside of the ledger, however if you derived

Crypto

Overrated hype over NFTs

CryptoPunks, BAYC etc. which are sold sometimes for millions of dollars really puzzles me. It is like never-ending Ponzi scheme where the next acquirer is hoping to find somebody else to buy an asset for more until it makes no sense at all. So far I can understand NFTs as

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My internet speed is finally adequate!

Impossible, but starting from today upload speed on my NBN reaches 20Mbps! That means more YouTube uploads and other projects which required solid connection. Due to the COVID all universities/libraries/offices are closed, therefore I was cut of a high-speed connection, and now it is over. YAY

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September Hail in Sydney!

Crypto

How to buy native REEF Finance token in 2021

Reef Finance is a very promising Substrate Project within Polkadot Ecosystem which already has some interoperability with Ethereum EVM - yes, you can upload smart contracts and execute them for Reef. However buying actual native Reef will require some tweaking... You can't just buy native Reef token. You can purchase

Crypto

My verified DOT Address is here

If you want to tip or verify anything on Polkadot network - here is my official verified address: Subscan | Substrate based blockchain explorerSUBSCAN is a blockchain explorer built for Substrate based networks. It supports Polkadot, Kusama, Kulupu, Darwinia, Edgeware, Centrifuge, and other networks. It can not only be used to

Development

A list of my Dev.to articles👇

Polkadot: create your first Rust Substrate smart contract, upload it and interact with it 🚀 [Video]From template to decentralised app using Substrate !ink smart contracts. #Polkadot #SubstrateDEV CommunityNick Shulhin🔥Persistent store with VueJS, VueX and VueX Persisted State 🔥Let’s make our VueJS web app store things locally, in a

YouTube

Why do some of my YouTube videos are either too short or pixelated?

☝️ is a good example of an SD type of video on my channel. And the main reason behind it is my internet connection which doesn't process a YouTube upload over 100Mb (yup, it takes almost an 30 mins for 100Mb from time to time). Due to the lockdown I can't

Crypto

DotView 1.0 - Available @ Chrome Store

DotViewPolkadot viewer app | Polk4.netChrome Web StoreReasoning for this plugin was simply to create a very dummy watch-only bookmark-address keeper with balances. You can import as many addresses you want to check a balance of each at glance. There is no transfer functionality, and a completely bare minimum. If you

Crypto

Substrate !ink rust smart contract tutorial

Crypto

Polk4.net: substrate !ink smart contract template

Check out the new substrate !ink contract template I recently created for those who are interested in smart contract development for future Polkadot/Kusama projects. I also created a full video tutorial on how to interact with Canvas node using Parity Canvas UI, uploading to YouTube at this moment -&

LEGO

My TOP 5 LEGO sets to buy now.

Typewriter 21327 | Ideas | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop AUBuild your own old-fashioned typewriter in LEGO® styleIdeasadidas Originals Superstar 10282 | Other | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop AUSupercool superstarLegoPirates of Barracuda Bay 21322 | Ideas | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop AUPirate shipwreck island building set for play

Crypto

20,000 nominators on Polkadot update. OUCH!

Oh oh. This is not an update I was waiting for to be honest. Since very recent there will be a cap of 20,000 nominators on PolkaDot at any time. I believe it should be solved as soon as possible because: 1. I don't like the fact nominators are

Pics

#PICS: Me waiting for either DOT or QAN to recover

"It will go up soon or later..."

Crypto

Crypto fall yesterday... BUY

Yesterday marked the day of the lowest point of crypto I've seen in a while (in terms of a drop). Remembering I purchased a good amount of dot for nearly $45/DOT - OUCH! But it was also a good time to buy when it dropped to a record $18

Finance

Never lose money

The temptation of selling on loss when you discover another opportunity with a perfect timing "now" is really tough. I still remember a moment when I invested some capital in a company A, when after a couple of months the value dropped by a good 20%. At that time a