It was nice to be back in Ginza after spending half the year in the USA.
Walking Around Ginza
Tempura Motoyoshi in Daikanyama
The weather was finally cool enough to venture outside our neighborhood this past weekend. We ended up walking around Daikanyama (one of my favorite parts of Tokyo), and found Tempura Motoyoshi. The main location in Minami-Aoyama is famous its tempura, and the Daikanyama location seems to be a dessert-focused popup shop. I ordered the milk ice cream with sweet potato tempura, and it was really good. Highly recommended!
ICON Weekly #6 – DeFi on ICON vs. DeFi on Ethereum
In this edition of ICON Weekly, we’ll discuss the recent DeFi boom and bust cycle, and about how ICON can potentially become an alternative to Ethereum for building DeFi platforms.
ICON Weekly #5 – Shinhan Bank Integrates MyID, Magic SDK Support on ICON, and RHIZOME-CryptoVigilante AMA
In this edition of ICON Weekly, Shinhan Bank integrates MyID into its native banking app, Fortmatic adds ICON support for Magic SDK, and RHIZOME hosts an AMA in the CryptoVigilante Telegram channel.
ICON Weekly #4 – COVID-19 Contact Tracing with Zzeung and MyID on Jeju Island
In this edition of ICON Weekly, ICONLOOP launches Zzeung – a COVID-19 contact tracing app deployed on Jeju Island that utilizes the ICON public chain and MyID technology. Let’s get into why Zzeung is a big deal for both ICON and the blockchain industry as a whole.
A Few Thoughts on the Relationship Between MyID and PASS
Recently, there’s been a lot of speculation around MyID, which is slated for launch in the coming weeks. Specifically, the discussion has been primarily centered around the relationship between KT’s PASS and ICONLOOP’s MyID. In this post, I’ll share my thoughts on the situation. Please note I don’t have any sort of insider info about what’s to come, so please take this post with a grain of salt – I think my take does make sense though.
ICON Weekly #3 – IRC-3 and IRC-16 Token Standards and ICON Mainnet Update
First off, apologies for missing last week’s update. After nearly four months of not being able to return home to Japan, we were finally able to find a direct flight. Thus, I was very busy with packing and preparing for the trip home. Anyhow, in this edition of ICON Weekly, we’ll take a look at the IRC-3 and IRC-16 token standards and ICON’s recent mainnet update.
How to Automate Effects Plugins in Logic Pro X
Whether you’re a music producer, podcast editor, or filmmaker, learning how to automate effects in your DAW can add a unique and creative touch to your work. For example, automating a saturation plugin that gets harsher over time can bump up your horror movie’s creepiness factor. Similarly, automating a rising low cut filter on an EQ plugin can produce a feeling of drifting away. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to automate effects in Logic Pro X.
How to Convert HTML to Markdown in Python
If you’re a content creator, there may be some situations where you need to convert HTML to Markdown. While there are a ton of online HTML to Markdown conversion tools like Turndown, it’s much faster to perform the conversion locally on your computer – especially if you have to process a lot of files. In this article, you’ll learn how to convert HTML to Markdown in Python.
Launching a New ICON Citizen Node Endpoint
Over the past few months, we’ve seen quite a bit of downtime on ICON’s official citizen node endpoint (ctz.solidwallet.io). At this time, the majority of dApps and blockchain services on the ICON network rely on ICON’s endpoint to interface with the blockchain. Thus, the endpoint’s downtime has caused interruptions across a variety of services, including RHIZOME’s MetrICX mobile app.