W13: 50th Edition \ Side B 📺

Carlos Castaneda's character, Don Juan, imparting wisdom of the world:

“Seek and see all the marvels around you. You will get tired of looking at yourself alone, and that fatigue will make you deaf and blind to everything else."

📺 Adidas, Puma, Amiga, AI: The Epic Stories Behind These Trendsetting Brands

Explore the competitive world of sports brands, vintage computing, artificial intelligence, and animation art. Delve into the impact of sketch comedy, startup culture, and the profound messages in music videos. This journey isn't just about retelling history—it's about living it.

🎖️ A highly curated collection of humanly consumed knowledge.

Rivalry Woven into Legacy: The Adidas and Puma Saga

“The two companies had their production sites in the same town divided by a river. If you worked for one company, you would not dare to go to the other side of the river.”

🧐 TOKEN INSIGHTS ⤵

In the crucible of heated rivalry, the greatest stories of innovation and market dominance are forged. Two behemoths that mold the athletics world today, Adidas and Puma, sprouted from seeds of discord planted by brotherly conflict.

🔑 KEY TOPICS & INSIGHTS ::.

Business Dynamics & Personal Relationships: The significant role personal connections play in shaping competitive and creative outcomes within enterprises.
'Celebrity Athlete' Sponsorships Origin: The Adidas-Puma rivalry's key influence in establishing sports culture's alignment with high-profile athlete endorsements.
Marketing Evolution: A transition in advertising tactics from static visuals to emotionally charged storytelling that embeds brands within cultural narratives.

🎈 FUN FACT ::.

Did you know that Adi Dassler and Rudolf Dassler, brothers and founders of Adidas and Puma respectively, originally started as partners in a shoe company before their split catalyzed the inception of their individual brands?

Pixel Heritage: The Retro Future of Amiga Demonscene

The demoscene originated in the 1980s from the practice of software crackers adding their own "cracktros" or intro screens to pirated games, which eventually evolved into a distinct creative community. Demosceners compete to create the most technically impressive and visually/aurally stunning demos, often under strict size constraints like 64KB or 4KB, to push the limits of what can be achieved on a given hardware platform.