Let me introduce you to William J. Kolomyjec (b. 1947), aka Dr. Bill.

He's been pioneering computer art since the early 1970s, while studying at MSU. He began creating art using an IBM 1800 DACS mainframe computer.

Below is Bulges&Dents with Epicycloids, Circles and Color #2. Part of his first Bitcoin Ordinals collection of historical computer artworks from 1970-1980.

This is worth your sats,

Sure, Bitcoin is digital freedom. But I am sure you thought about where we're heading. By the end of this year, half of the planet could have a digital ID embedded within their OS: mobile, desktop, everywhere. Sure thing, a digital wallet will follow suit.

Fast forward 10 years from now, what happens when you can't access technology that relies on the internet or a computer? If those dependencies are gated, what then?

To be honest, I do use GrapheneOS, but my government still has guns. It seems we are moving toward a future where everyday devices and technology become increasingly limited or very hard to access. I'd love to have a genuine, curious discussion about this with you all.

Long before Pepe was a thing, William J. Kolomyjec (b. 1947) got inspired by his friend Charles Csuri and came up with the idea of Frog Pong.

Coded in FORTRAN on a CDC 6500 mainframe (super) computer and plotted out a Calcomp 936 drum plotter at Michigan State University during the artist's MFA/PhD studies.

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I can't believe Simon Nixon couldn't care to get on NOSTR.

The hard truth is that the majority of digital art on the blockchain won’t stand the test of time. Smart contracts will be hacked one by one, metadata will be lost, and 'alternative blockchains' will wind down their operations. As an art enthusiast, it pains me to say it, but Bitcoin is the only one that will actually endure and even that won’t be enough to preserve the culture of digital artifacts.