E35 - Generative Generation
Our first OFFICIAL companion article to our weekly podcast. Follow along while you listen to the show, and considering purchasing this article to support our weekly efforts :)
The story behind Mark Knol and the SMOLSKULLs
Today I’d like to share an exciting conversation with Mark Knol. He is one of the most popular artists in the generative art Tezos community, and his Smolskulls can be seen all around this blockchain these days. He has published generative art for a while across multiple platforms - hit et nunc, fxhash, objkt.com - and his collectors are one of the most vibrant communities out there.
King Cut-Throat Card Game
Is the King a joke? Are you looking for a fun, quick, 3-player game that uses a regular deck of cards? This is the Official Ruleset for King Cut-Throat, a teamless trick-taking card game with greedy Kings, outside Showdowns, and a Joker that rules them all. Also works with 2 players.
The (Future) News Report #1.5
The newspaper for those who want their news before it happens. You heard it here first is our tagline, and we've made it our mission to report on news that will happen, one day. DYOR research and everything contained within is verified for not having occurred, yet.
The (Future) News Report #1
The newspaper for those who want their news before it happens. You heard it here first is our tagline, and we've made it our mission to report on news that will happen, one day. DYOR research and everything contained within is verified for not having occurred, yet.
E37 - What Merge?
A companion piece to episode 37 of our weekly podcast. Follow along while you listen to the show, and consider purchasing this article to help support the show!
[dev update] Optimizing images
We've just rolled out a feature aiming at improving and optimizing how we serve and display image medias on our website. This article takes a deep dive into the problems we've observed and the solutions we have implemented.
Mikkel Hartmann Interview
Mikkel Hansen is a physicist who went into data science and now spends the majority of his spare time doing generative art. They are from Denmark and have grand plans for the future of their creating. Collecting this article gives you a chance to win some original works from Mikkel Hartmann.
Paper Buddha and P1x3lboy Present: Paper Mandala
Ahead of their highly anticipated ‘Paper Mandala’ drop on fx(hash), I sat down for an impromptu, casual conversation with the creators and collaborators, PaperBuddha and P1x3lboy, to discuss the project.
Security for NFT Artists
Scams and phishing are inevitable in the crypto space. To protect yourself from such pitfalls, I recommend adopting a multi-layer wallet system. And this article focuses on explaining the different layers of wallets and when to use each wallet.
E39 - (Un)wavering Conviction
Hello and what is up, gaymer friends? Welcome to the 40th consecutive weekly episode of Waiting To Be Signed, the show where we talk about generative art on fxhash. As always, this fxtext article is a companion to the show and will help you follow along. Please consider purchasing to help support our efforts and to keep our egos going!
E38 - System of a Down Market
The fx(text) companion piece to System of a Down Market, the 38th episode of WTBS. Please follow along as you listen to the show. If you enjoy it, please consider purchasing this article to support the considerable time and effort that goes into making each episode.
E36 - Ambitious
A companion piece to episode 36 of our weekly podcast. Follow along while you listen to the show, and consider purchasing this article to help support the show!
# MAHSA AMINI
Women of Iran, as I started writing the first edition of this article on Sept. 26, have been fighting and protesting in hundreds cities in Iran and around the world for days for their rights for freedom after 'Mahsa Amini' , An innocent 22 year-old woman, brutally was killed by morality Police in Tehran on Sept. 13, 2022, a week before her birthday. *100% mint and secondary sale of this article will be donated for these brave women.
Expanding the Canvas with fx(hash)
A Year of Rapid Innovation in Generative Art: a gallery show curated by Tender at Bright Moments Venice Beach, coinciding with the live minting of Piter Pasma’s new fx(hash) release Industrial Devolution. The exhibition text below sets the context for those just introduced to fxhash, and shares an evolutionary narrative about the leaps of innovation continuing to release on the platform.
GPT-3 and me: A generative coding study
The question I had on my mind when starting this process was whether a natural language processing AI like GPT-3 could be creative. One of the avenues that ended up being disappointing was the creation of metaphors and poetry. GPT would combine and rearrange existing metaphors into semi-meaningful sentences, sometimes outright stealing poetry. Unlike DALL.E 2, GPT is only able to generate text and not diffuse/generate images. To circumvent this, I decided to try to make it create generative artworks from the p5js JavaScript library. I knew GPT could create simple code and source it from a large codebase already presents in the training data. What I wanted to see was whether I could push the system to produce something that could be considered “original”. This article follows selected inputs and outputs from the generative art journey between GPT-3 and me, a collaborative article. I have never written a line of Javascript code in my life. (Free mint on my page!)
How to setup your own Tezos bakery
This tutorial provides you with a full list of required hardware and software needed to run your own Tezos bakery as well as steps to get it up and running. (continuously updated)