I was doing a stream test and the audio kinda backfired a lot. Sorry about that!

Another gem made with Cryptok's AI...An idle/incremental CrypTok simulator, also in Commodore BASIC. Again, I can't promise that the game will run flawlessly, as it was freshly and just made with AI, but it should be a fun project to those who wish to modify the code to make it work.

Fingers crossed! Have fun!

10 REM CRYPTOK IDLE SIMULATOR V1.0
20 REM FOR COMMODORE 64
30 PRINT CHR$(147): REM CLEAR SCREEN
40 PRINT "CRYPTOK IDLE SIMULATOR"
50 PRINT "====================="
60 PRINT
70 REM INITIALIZE VARIABLES
80 C = 0: REM COINS
90 M = 1: REM MINERS
100 P = 0.1: REM PRICE PER COIN
110 U = 0: REM UPGRADES
120 T = 0: REM TOTAL MINED
130 PRINT "STARTING YOUR CRYPTO EMPIRE..."
140 PRINT
150 REM MAIN GAME LOOP
160 PRINT "COINS:", INT(C*100)/100
170 PRINT "MINERS:", M
180 PRINT "COIN PRICE: $", INT(P*100)/100
190 PRINT "TOTAL MINED:", INT(T)
200 PRINT "UPGRADES:", U
210 PRINT
220 PRINT "1) WAIT (MINE COINS)"
230 PRINT "2) BUY MINER ($10)"
240 PRINT "3) SELL COINS"
250 PRINT "4) UPGRADE MINERS ($50)"
260 PRINT "5) CHECK CRYPTOK PRICES"
270 PRINT "6) QUIT"
280 PRINT
290 INPUT "CHOICE"; A
300 IF A = 1 THEN GOTO 400
310 IF A = 2 THEN GOTO 500
320 IF A = 3 THEN GOTO 600
330 IF A = 4 THEN GOTO 700
340 IF A = 5 THEN GOTO 800
350 IF A = 6 THEN GOTO 900
360 GOTO 160
370 REM MINING ROUTINE
400 MC = M (1 + U 0.1): REM MINING WITH UPGRADES
410 C = C + MC
420 T = T + MC
430 REM PRICE FLUCTUATION
440 P = P + (RND(1) - 0.5) * 0.02
450 IF P < 0.01 THEN P = 0.01
460 PRINT "MINED", INT(MC*100)/100, "COINS!"
470 FOR I = 1 TO 1000: NEXT I: REM DELAY
480 GOTO 160
490 REM BUY MINER
500 IF C * P >= 10 THEN GOTO 520
510 PRINT "NOT ENOUGH MONEY!": GOTO 550
520 M = M + 1
530 C = C - 10/P
540 PRINT "BOUGHT NEW MINER!"
550 FOR I = 1 TO 1000: NEXT I
560 GOTO 160
570 REM SELL COINS
600 IF C <= 0 THEN PRINT "NO COINS TO SELL!": GOTO 650
610 MO = C * P
620 PRINT "SOLD FOR $", INT(MO*100)/100
630 C = 0
640 PRINT "TO THE MOON!"
650 FOR I = 1 TO 1000: NEXT I
660 GOTO 160
670 REM UPGRADE MINERS
700 IF C * P >= 50 THEN GOTO 720
710 PRINT "NEED MORE COINS!": GOTO 760
720 U = U + 1
730 C = C - 50/P
740 PRINT "MINERS UPGRADED!"
750 PRINT "+10% MINING POWER"
760 FOR I = 1 TO 1000: NEXT I
770 GOTO 160
780 REM PRICE CHECK
800 PRINT "CRYPTOK MARKET UPDATE:"
810 PRINT "BTC: $", INT(RND(1)*50000+20000)
820 PRINT "ETH: $", INT(RND(1)*3000+1000)
830 PRINT "SOL: $", INT(RND(1)*200+50)
840 PRINT "DOGE: $", INT(RND(1)0.5100)/100
850 PRINT "YOUR COIN: $", INT(P*100)/100
860 FOR I = 1 TO 2000: NEXT I
870 GOTO 160
880 REM QUIT GAME
900 PRINT CHR$(147)
910 PRINT "FINAL STATS:"
920 PRINT "TOTAL MINED:", INT(T)
930 PRINT "FINAL MINERS:", M
940 PRINT "UPGRADES:", U
950 PRINT
960 PRINT "THANKS FOR PLAYING!"
970 PRINT "VISIT CRYPTOK.ME FOR REAL CRYPTO!"
980 END

New from the oven of the Cryptok AI...
A Magic 8 Ball in Commodore BASIC!

10 PRINT CHR$(147): REM CLEAR SCREEN
20 PRINT "MAGIC 8-BALL"
30 PRINT "============"
40 PRINT
50 PRINT "ASK A YES/NO QUESTION AND PRESS ENTER"
60 PRINT "(TYPE 'QUIT' TO EXIT)"
70 PRINT
80 INPUT "YOUR QUESTION"; Q$
90 IF Q$ = "QUIT" THEN END
100 IF Q$ = "" THEN GOTO 80
110 PRINT
120 PRINT "SHAKING THE MAGIC 8-BALL..."
130 FOR I = 1 TO 1000: NEXT I: REM PAUSE
140 R = INT(RND(1) * 20) + 1
150 ON R GOTO 160,170,180,190,200,210,220,230,240,250,260,270,280,290,300,310,320,330,340,350
160 PRINT "IT IS CERTAIN": GOTO 360
170 PRINT "IT IS DECIDEDLY SO": GOTO 360
180 PRINT "WITHOUT A DOUBT": GOTO 360
190 PRINT "YES DEFINITELY": GOTO 360
200 PRINT "YOU MAY RELY ON IT": GOTO 360
210 PRINT "AS I SEE IT, YES": GOTO 360
220 PRINT "MOST LIKELY": GOTO 360
230 PRINT "OUTLOOK GOOD": GOTO 360
240 PRINT "YES": GOTO 360
250 PRINT "SIGNS POINT TO YES": GOTO 360
260 PRINT "REPLY HAZY, TRY AGAIN": GOTO 360
270 PRINT "ASK AGAIN LATER": GOTO 360
280 PRINT "BETTER NOT TELL YOU NOW": GOTO 360
290 PRINT "CANNOT PREDICT NOW": GOTO 360
300 PRINT "CONCENTRATE AND ASK AGAIN": GOTO 360
310 PRINT "DON'T COUNT ON IT": GOTO 360
320 PRINT "MY REPLY IS NO": GOTO 360
330 PRINT "MY SOURCES SAY NO": GOTO 360
340 PRINT "OUTLOOK NOT SO GOOD": GOTO 360
350 PRINT "VERY DOUBTFUL": GOTO 360
360 PRINT
370 PRINT "PRESS ANY KEY TO ASK ANOTHER QUESTION"
380 GET K$: IF K$ = "" THEN 380
390 GOTO 10

I hope it runs on your Commodore 64. If it doesn't, then that's why I made it Open Source.

Streaming a Hell in a Cell match between me and Cody Rhodes, in the CrypTok arena!

What my streaming setup looks like, with some of it belonging to my roommate.

Guys, I am going to be doing a stream test using a living room configuration, directly to CrypTok. Just wanted to let you guys know in advance.

I still can't wait for the feature where I get to livestream to my Cryptok using OBS-style settings. That way, I can stream lots of WWE-related entertainment.

A couple of years ago I wrote a novel called Space Tales, which is about a world, similar to Star Trek/Wars but not really in that type of way.

Space Tales takes place in a future where space is no longer mysterious—it’s spectacular. Humanity (and others) long ago solved faster-than-light travel, but instead of using it purely for conquest or exploration, civilization found something far more profitable: turning space combat into entertainment.

Entire planets tune in to watch aerial dogfights in open vacuum, staged across asteroid belts, shattered moons, and artificial sky-domes that simulate atmosphere where none should exist. These aren’t wars. They’re matches. Pilots are celebrities. Ships are branded. Victories are sponsored, replayed, debated, and mythologized.

At the center of this universe is Barabas—not a wide-eyed idealist, not a chosen one, but a professional. A pilot forged by discipline, instinct, and scars. Barabas flies not because he dreams of glory, but because flying is the only place the universe ever made sense to him. Inside the cockpit, chaos obeys rules.

The sport itself is brutal.

There are no “health bars,” no scripted outcomes. Shields fail. Systems misfire. Mistakes kill. Viewers know this, and that danger is the thrill. Each season introduces new arenas, new rule variations, and experimental ship technologies that blur the line between sport and warfare. Rumors circulate that some matches are less “sporting” than advertised.

As the novel unfolds, Barabas rises through the ranks—not just as a pilot, but as a symbol. His flying style is unconventional, almost reckless, yet mathematically precise. Commentators can’t explain it. Fans argue over him. Sponsors want him, leagues fear him, and something deeper begins watching him closely.

Behind the glamor of the broadcasts, Space Tales slowly peels back the infrastructure that makes the sport possible:

Corporations that design ships optimized for spectacle rather than survival.

Political factions using matches to test weapons and pilots without declaring war.

Viewers who are unknowingly voting with their attention on which worlds deserve protection—and which don’t.

Barabas begins to realize that the arenas he flies through aren’t chosen randomly. Some resemble real battlefields from forgotten conflicts. Others mirror locations of future invasions. The sport is no longer just entertainment—it’s rehearsal.

The action escalates not just in scale, but in meaning. Dogfights become puzzles. Rivals become mirrors of who Barabas might have been under different circumstances. Each victory costs more than the last, and the question stops being how to win and becomes whether winning is the trap.

And then comes the ending—unique, unsettling, and quiet in the most unexpected way.

No massive final explosion.
No clear hero’s triumph.

Instead, a moment where Barabas is forced to choose between:

Remaining the greatest pilot ever broadcast

Or breaking the very system that taught the universe to cheer for destruction

The final pages don’t just conclude a story—they reframe everything the reader thought the novel was about. The sport. The fights. The fame. Even space itself.

Space Tales ultimately isn’t about spaceships at all.
It’s about what happens when a civilization decides that its greatest stories should be watched live—and what it costs the people inside the cockpit.

Sounds like a good read, right?

The full source code generated for AppleSoft BASIC by CrypTok's AI. Wanted to share the entire code, but I sure hope I can share it in the future without posting the entire code like the way I'm doing it now. Either way, enjoy!

10 REM BITCOIN MINING SIMULATOR
20 REM BY CRYPTOK AI
30 CLEAR
40 HOME
50 PRINT "BITCOIN MINING SIMULATOR"
60 PRINT "========================"
70 PRINT
80 REM INITIALIZE VARIABLES
90 B = 0: REM BITCOIN BALANCE
100 H = 1: REM HASH RATE (H/S)
110 M = 1: REM MINERS
120 U = 0: REM UPGRADES BOUGHT
130 T = 0: REM TOTAL MINED
140 REM
150 REM MAIN GAME LOOP
160 HOME
170 PRINT "BITCOIN MINING SIM"
180 PRINT "=================="
190 PRINT
200 PRINT "BITCOIN: "; INT(B * 100000000) / 100000000
210 PRINT "HASH RATE: "; H; " H/S"
220 PRINT "MINERS: "; M
230 PRINT "TOTAL MINED: "; INT(T * 100000000) / 100000000
240 PRINT
250 REM MINING CALCULATION
260 B = B + (H / 1000000): REM SIMPLIFIED MINING
270 T = T + (H / 1000000)
280 PRINT "MINING..."
290 FOR I = 1 TO 500: NEXT I: REM DELAY
300 PRINT
310 PRINT "UPGRADES:"
320 PRINT "1) BUY MINER (COST: "; 0.01 * (M + 1); " BTC)"
330 PRINT "2) UPGRADE HASH (COST: "; 0.05 * (U + 1); " BTC)"
340 PRINT "3) KEEP MINING"
350 PRINT "4) QUIT"
360 PRINT
370 INPUT "CHOICE: "; C
380 IF C = 1 THEN GOSUB 500
390 IF C = 2 THEN GOSUB 600
400 IF C = 3 THEN GOTO 160
410 IF C = 4 THEN GOTO 700
420 GOTO 160
430 REM
500 REM BUY MINER
510 COST = 0.01 * (M + 1)
520 IF B < COST THEN PRINT "NOT ENOUGH BTC!": FOR I = 1 TO 1000: NEXT I: RETURN
530 B = B - COST
540 M = M + 1
550 H = H + M
560 PRINT "MINER PURCHASED!"
570 FOR I = 1 TO 1000: NEXT I
580 RETURN
590 REM
600 REM UPGRADE HASH
610 COST = 0.05 * (U + 1)
620 IF B < COST THEN PRINT "NOT ENOUGH BTC!": FOR I = 1 TO 1000: NEXT I: RETURN
630 B = B - COST
640 U = U + 1
650 H = H * 1.5
660 PRINT "HASH RATE UPGRADED!"
670 FOR I = 1 TO 1000: NEXT I
680 RETURN
690 REM
700 REM END GAME
710 HOME
720 PRINT "FINAL STATS:"
730 PRINT "============"
740 PRINT "TOTAL BITCOIN MINED: "; INT(T * 100000000) / 100000000
750 PRINT "MINERS OWNED: "; M
760 PRINT "UPGRADES BOUGHT: "; U
770 PRINT
780 PRINT "THANKS FOR MINING!"
790 PRINT "VISIT CRYPTOKAPP.COM"
800 END

Apparently you can use CrypTok's AI to make BASIC programs, in any form of BASIC you want. This is actually pretty cool! I don't know if it will run properly, but if you got the source code, you can go full-out FOSS with it!

Also, I switched from regular Ubuntu to Linux Mint, in case you're curious.

I should call this one Soundtrack Without A Movie lol

What is your opinion on this audio piece? Is it relaxing? Is it creepy? Is it both?

Now this one is slightly better.

I tried to use ChatGPT to make a comic strip out of text dialogue, and...well, it didn't come out to well.

In reflection of the weather we have today...

If your Windows 11 PC is incredibly difficult to set up for a dual-boot Linux installation—whether due to Secure Boot, BitLocker, TPM requirements, or finicky firmware settings—using a virtual machine through VirtualBox is often the simpler and safer option. Instead of repartitioning your drive or risking bootloader issues, you can install Linux as a guest operating system inside Windows.

One major advantage of this approach is portability: the entire virtual machine exists as a set of files. This means you can easily move or copy the VM to another computer and continue using it exactly where you left off, with all system configurations, installed software, and user settings preserved. As long as the destination machine supports virtualization and has VirtualBox installed, your Linux environment will behave the same way, making it ideal for testing, development, or learning without permanent changes to your hardware.

I’m going to be brutally honest: CrypTok is one of the best blockchain-based platforms out there, and the reason is simple — it avoids the two extremes that have poisoned most social media ecosystems.

Unlike platforms such as Minds, Parler, Truth Social, or Gab, CrypTok isn’t driven by politics. Those platforms often market themselves as “free speech alternatives,” but in practice they become ideological echo chambers, dominated by partisan narratives and culture-war content. That kind of environment doesn’t encourage innovation, creativity, or meaningful discussion — it just replaces one form of censorship with another kind of bias.

At the same time, CrypTok also avoids the heavy-handed censorship seen on mainstream platforms like Facebook, Twitter/X, and YouTube. On those platforms, moderation is often inconsistent, opaque, and influenced by corporate or political pressure. Content can be suppressed, demonetized, or removed without clear justification, which undermines trust and stifles open conversation.

What makes CrypTok stand out is its balance. It doesn’t aggressively police speech for ideological reasons, but it also doesn’t devolve into an extremist free-for-all. The focus is on blockchain, creators, and community — not pushing political agendas from either side. That neutrality creates a healthier environment where people with different views can coexist without everything turning into a political battlefield.

In short, CrypTok succeeds where others fail because it stays platform-first, not politics-first. It prioritizes decentralization, expression, and innovation without letting ideology — whether corporate, governmental, or extremist — take over. That’s exactly what a blockchain-based social platform should be.

I plan on doing these once a week.

Alright guys! Here's my surprise!

I have turned CrypTok into a virtual WWE 2K25 arena for AI vs AI showdowns! This arena is for creating CrypTok-exclusive content, which I really want to make for this platform as a passion and to help promote the platform.

Enjoy! Oh, and PLEASE let me know if you can play the video or not.

I am in the process of making a surprise for the CrypTok platform. I can't wait to finish it!

I first fell in love with Linux in general in 2009, when my Windows XP desktop was suffering some system issues that resulted from activation errors that weren't my fault. I bought the installation media for Ubuntu 9.04 at Barnes & Noble, that came with a book called The Official Ubuntu book. I learned for the first time how to boot from a system CD that was not Windows, and once I came to this exact desktop, I fell in love with it, and I installed it permanently on my computer. It might not have had programs like Microsoft Office or Adobe Photoshop, which I both used on public high school computers, but it still looked a hell of a lot better than the user interface of Mac OS X, which I had also used before briefly. As a matter of fact, VirtualBox was still available for Ubuntu as an official repository program, and I was able to run XP fine on it that way.

Ubuntu, and Linux in general, should really be marketed as a user's operating system and not as a sysadmin/developer/geeky operating system. As a matter of fact, Ubuntu is for user friendly people anyway since it has Firefox built in.

Guys, you won't believe something wonderful that happened to me this morning.

A couple of months ago, I had lost my entire music library after I had to wipe my computer to install Ubuntu to replace Windows 11. I completely forgot to back the library up.

However, this morning, I had found a very old iPod that I still had for over a couple of years, and I remembered that whenever I bought a new album for my other iPod (EDIT: which is on its last legs as I speak), I would back it up to this iPod as well. So I was able to recover ALL my music, and now I have it back on my computer, running Ubuntu, and I also imported it into my Android phone too. EDIT 2: Right now I am also backing the library up to a flash drive, too.

A gift from God, I'd say.