Full-time nomad. Early-stage startups, investing, crypto, DeFi, PR, marketing. All views are my own (except those which are stupid or wrong).
Joined September 2011
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Finally decided to release some songs I recorded a few years ago:
open.spotify.com/album/2pEpp…
If you want to build your own AI poetry bot (or fake news generator), here's how I did it:
wernervanrooyen.com/afrikaan…
Using AI to create an Afrikaans poetry bot based on C. Louis Leipoldt's writing. Got a long way to go....
Here's an article I wrote about a crazy run I completed earlier this year: wernervanrooyen.com/spirit-o…
Oops. There was a glitch in the script I just ran...and now I'm following zero accounts. Oh well, let's start this all over again 🤷♂️
Here's my one tweet for 2019. An article called: "How my Friend and I Created a Fake Group and Performed at a Taiwanese Music Festival". 🕺❤️🇹🇼
wernervanrooyen.com/how-we-p…
🔑 I've spent the past few months testing private (read: paid) email, VPNs, search engines, platforms that don't rely on advertising, and many other things while researching online privacy.
Here are some thoughts and things you can do to improve yours: wernervanrooyen.com/improve-…
Johannesburg. The pulsing heart of Africa. Tonnes of positions opening up at Luno if you're looking for a life-changing career opportunity.🌍
“We’re very excited to announce today that we’ve launched our new African regional headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa.” — @marcusswanepoel medium.com/luno-money/its-ti…
People have been asking me about my ultralight travels, so here goes. Here is everything I own. Yes, it fits into a single carry-on bag: wernervanrooyen.com/living-w…
Read this for level-headed (albeit incomplete) counterarguments: ICOs are Cancer medium.com/@michaelflaxman/i…
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We are happy to announce full SegWit integration on Bitcoin send and receive transactions: luno.com/blog/en/post/luno-i…
Due diligence needed when investing in cryptocurrencies
moneyweb.co.za/moneyweb-radi…
RSG Geldsake: Bitcoin-slenters om te vermy en belastingimplikasies van verhandeling moneyweb.co.za/moneyweb-radi…
Hugh Masekela, South African jazz trumpeter, dies aged 78 theguardian.com/music/2018/j…
Updated 2018 edition: Korean won ≠ Bitcoin
Pretty much what I said before:
nitter.gq/werneravr/status/90712…
Bitcoin drops $2,000 in value as South Korea announces planned trading ban theguardian.com/technology/2…
Nice surprise hearing you on NPR this morning @jony_levin! In terms of my life goals, making it onto @planetmoney is second only to an obituary in the Economist 😉🤘
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Great article from @werneravr Love the Investment/Education graph! 👌 "Understanding runaway markets" | Luno buff.ly/2ijfy52
