![](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1492892132812-a00a8b245c45?ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&ixlib=rb-1.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&w=1170&q=80) [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/07uiqD9LS6U) A selection of past writings all collected into a single post that I can update. Over the years, I've written bits and pieces and not really bothered too much about putting everything in a single place where I can find things easily. So, time to set that straight and who knows, maybe there will be something interesting for someone!

# Topics - Crypto Related - Science/STEM - Gaming - Technology - Music - Idle Thoughts (aka. Collateral Damage!) # Crypto I have some posts and glossary items that were published by Binance Academy, they had accepted many more of my submissions but have only currently published a few (unfortunately, the more technical ones are NOT published). They tend to be heavily edited for SEO/marketing purposes, but there is still a hint of my own self in there! [Quantum Computers and Cryptocurrencies](https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/quantum-computers-and-cryptocurrencies) [How to Use a Bitcoin Blockchain Explorer](https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/how-to-use-a-bitcoin-blockchain-explorer) [How to Use a Bitcoin ATM](https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/how-to-use-a-bitcoin-atm) Sometimes, the documentation for crypto-projects are either non-existent or quite opaque for a layperson. I needed to extract the Polkadot (DOT) private keys from Trust wallet, but it was a little trickier than expected due to the way that Trust derives the keys. Anyway, in this post, I document the method after teaching myself from the documentation, hopefully in a way that is better understood by a layperson! [Extracting Polkadot (DOT) private keys from Trust Wallet (Step-by-step guide)](https://peakd.com/hive-108451/@bengy/extracting-polkadot-dot-private-keys-from-trust-wallet-step-by-step-guide) # Gaming Gaming has been my hobby for as long as I have known. Before computers, it was board games. These days, I try to give my kids decent, high-quality games that really are showpiece of the gaming genre. I can't stand that so many people give their kids a flashy, noisy Skinner machine game that is the equivalent of a poker slots gambling machine and think that that is a "real game". This is really an interactive genre that has the potential to tell compelling stories and train the mind. [Control (PC Game Review)](https://peakd.com/hive-140217/@bengy/control-pc-game-review) [Wildermyth: PC Game Review](https://peakd.com/hive-140217/@bengy/wildermyth-pc-game-review) [RogueTech (BattleTech Mod): PC Game Review](https://peakd.com/hive-148441/@bengy/roguetech-battletech-mod-pc-game-review) [XCOM 2: War of the Chosen Expansion (PC Game Review)](https://peakd.com/hive-140217/@bengy/xcom-2-war-of-the-chosen-expansion-pc-game-review) [XCOM2: Tactical Legacy Pack (PC Game Review)](https://peakd.com/hive-140217/@bengy/xcom2-tactical-legacy-pack-pc-game-review) [XCOM: Chimera Squad (PC Game Review)](https://peakd.com/hive-140217/@bengy/xcom-chimera-squad-pc-game-review) [Phoenix Point (PC Game Review)](https://peakd.com/hive-140217/@bengy/phoenix-point-pc-game-review) # Technology I'm a nerd... and I like gadgets and stuff! [XMG Fusion 15 (MAG-15): Laptop Review](https://peakd.com/hive-140217/@bengy/xmg-fusion-15-mag-15-laptop-review) # Music Sometimes, I forget that I have a "day job" of playing Violin/Viola/Viola d'amore. I tend not to write too much about it as it is something that I prefer to do rather than talk about. I still find it passingly strange that I get do something that I enjoy without people throwing rocks at me! [How to make a violin sound like a frog!](https://peakd.com/ifc/@bengy/how-to-make-a-violin-sound-like-a-frog-ifc-s02r05) [Is this THE ONE?!?!](https://peakd.com/violin/@bengy/is-this-the-one) [Taming a Violin Bow Tremor](https://peakd.com/violin/@bengy/taming-a-violin-bow-tremor) [Constructing a Programme](https://peakd.com/hive-193816/@bengy/constructing-a-programme) # Idle Thoughts (aka. Collateral Damage!) Shower thoughts and idle rambling. Like my blog description says, causing collateral damage to a wide variety of topics! [Freedom and the export of democracy](https://peakd.com/ifc/@bengy/freedom-and-the-export-of-democracy-ifc-s1-r32-entry) [Upgrading Democracy](https://peakd.com/democracy/@bengy/upgrading-democracy) [Inspiration!](https://peakd.com/ifc/@bengy/inspiration-ifc-entry-s02r06) [What is Love?](https://peakd.com/ifc/@bengy/what-is-love-information-finding-championship-ifc-s02r09-entry) [The Real Heroes](https://peakd.com/ifc/@bengy/the-real-heroes-information-finding-championship-s02r10)