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‘Fifty Shades of Blockchain’ is the smut the internet really needs
You know what adult romantic thriller Fifty Shades of Grey lacked? Blockchain jargon. At least that’s what this particular Twitter account is trying to prove (and is pretty successful at that too).
Although it’s a fairly young account, @blockshade — better known as Fifty Shades of Blockchain — already has some 2700 followers, enthralled by 22 tweets of blockchain-fueled smut.
According to the bio, it’s a Markov chain bot run by Jackson Palmer, the founder of Dogecoin. There’s a sentence you may want to read again.
Whoever Satoshi is/was – I hope you’re happy with what you spawned. https://t.co/VHF5fIEg5q
— Jackson Palmer (@ummjackson) July 4, 2018
A Markov chain bot enables developers to create Twitter politicians or, in this case, a sassy personality re-writing one of this decade’s most loved hated works.
While some tweets are hilarious, others are laden with jargon and remain inaccessible for those without a degree in running parallel graphics cards simultaneously.
But Palmer isn’t quite done with his creation. He’s currently looking to improve the bot’s “quality and reliability of output” which Anastasia will be thrilled to hear.
Nevertheless, for those who love some good blockchain roleplay, sit back and enjoy these five zingers.
“Anastasia, you should carefully weigh the risks, costs, and benefits of Ethereum smart contracts”
— Fifty Shades of Blockchain (@blockshade) July 4, 2018
Mr. Grey who grins back at him blankly, grasping for a decentralized solution.
— Fifty Shades of Blockchain (@blockshade) July 4, 2018
I groan… how can I resist him when he’s pre-occupied with the USD value.
— Fifty Shades of Blockchain (@blockshade) July 4, 2018
We finished packing my room, I feel so weak, but I don’t think of the network, data privacy and user experience
— Fifty Shades of Blockchain (@blockshade) July 4, 2018
A megabyte of internal struggle.
— Fifty Shades of Blockchain (@blockshade) July 5, 2018
H/T: TNW
Feature image: screenshot, @blockshade via Twitter
