David LaSpina (@dbooster) - Proof of Brain

David LaSpina

Japan

David is an Italian-American expat lost in Japan. A photographer, father, lover of haiku, and eater of natto. Here, there, and everywhere.

about 9 hours ago

Baby, What's Your Sign? Do people still use that as a pick up line? I suppose not, since many stats from many countries show Gen Z is no longer interested in dating or sex. Anyway! When I was young…

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1 day ago

Autumn Eyes ~ Haiku of Japan Autumn in Japan does not arrive all at once—it steals in quietly at night, when even the stars seem to open different eyes. 星既に秋の眼をひらきけり hoshi sude ni aki no manako wo…

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2 days ago

HSBI Bookmarklets Updated — Quick Tipping Made Easy A few weeks ago (or longer) @thecrazygm moved a lot of his Hive scripts to a new server. This is cool and was an overall improvement. The new location. Unfortunately this…

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3 days ago

Paper in my Pocket

Are You Beating Inflation? The other day I was buying some instant coffee and noticed something: the price was the same, but the size had shrunk. It used to be 90g; n

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4 days ago

Covers with Soul: Three Tune Tuesday Greetings and salutations Hivers. Today let's go into another Three Tune Tuesday post. ![][ttt_title] As always, thanks to @ablaze for making this series. Lots of people…

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5 days ago

Paper in my Pocket

My Hive Goals for 29 September 2025 Hello all! Another week and it’s time again to do another #myhivegoals

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6 days ago

Silver Shoots Past $46 Silver just blasted past $46 an ounce. We're rich!! ...or are we? This increase isn't quite the same vertical rocket gold has been on these past few years, but it's still…

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7 days ago

Autumn at the Shrine ~ Original Haiku Autumns can be magical in Japan, especially in places thick with Japanese maples, which turn a deep blazing red. Shrines, too, carry an otherworldly air with their quiet grounds…

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8 days ago

Paper in my Pocket

None of This Is Real The headlines scream: “$170,000,000,000 wiped out from crypto in 24 hours.” It sounds catastrophic. A hundred and seventy billion gone. Poof! But here’s the thing: that money never really existed.

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9 days ago

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SOFI to The Moon! Ok ok, not really to the moon, but it has performed remarkably well the past few months, tripling in price from around $10 to close to $30. What is it? Let’s dive in.

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