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Will Block.one "Voice" help or hurt Steemit?

https://kryptoszene.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/EOS-Block.one2.png Block.one just announced a new social media platform called "Voice." What I'm wondering is ...

"Delta-V" takes you to mine an asteroid and it does it with an adventurer's heart, an engineer's brain and an entrepeneur's spirit (Book Review)

https://cdn2us.denofgeek.com/sites/denofgeekus/files/styles/articlewidth/public/2019/04/delta-v-daniel-suarez.jpg?itok=jroAQ91h Picture by Den of Geeks A mostly...

"He's right behind me isn't he?"

Our cats Rose (Black) and Julio (Ginger) after a chase up and down the cat tower....

Book Review: Tulipmania by Mike Dash

Mike Dash’s “Tulipmania” was a short and pleasant read. I was inspired to pick up this book because in recent years I’ve been interested in learning more about ...

I am going to be an uncle!

My sister called me today to tell me she is pregnant and that I am going to be an uncle. I'm very excited. We haven't had anything like this in the family to da...

Pretty Snow - Christiansburg, Virginia USA

Gorgeous morning to wake up to 10-12 inches of snow in Christiansburg, Virginia (USA). For geographical context that's just southwest of Roanoke and in the same...

"One Size Fits All" Regulatory Boot May Stifle Cryptocurrency Development

https://riviera-boote.ch/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bitcoin-code1.jpg I've been mulling over the recent regulatory moves by various governments in recent months...

Digital nomads are hiring and firing their governments

Great article on Tech Crunch's website called "Digital nomads are hiring and firing their governments" by Danny Crichton. I learned a few things I didn't know. ...

South Korea's "real name" Crypto policies equals legitimacy for Cryptocurrencies

South Korea has announced that they will be regulating cryptocurrency transactions. The "catch" is that you have to use your real name. In other words the anony...

The Oregon Trail Generation: Life Before and After Mainstream Tech

Article by Anna Garvey https://socialmediaweek.org/blog/2015/04/oregon-trail-generation/ We’re an enigma, those of us born at the tail end of the 70s and the st...

Someone make a Battle of Jutland movie or mini-series!

Picture from britishbattles.com. World War I happened a hundred years ago. I have noticed a sharp uptick in new entertainment from that era. Movies (War Horse),...

What happens if you don't accept rewards and transfer to balance?

I'm noticing something fairly new to Steemit. In my wallet, a button that says something like "Accept rewards and transfer to balance" pops up when its time to ...

Steem Power is a good safe haven Cryptocurrency right now

The market is making some swift moves and there are more to come. Reacting to news about regulations, revealed ponzi schemes and so on. There's going to be a wa...

Holy Arsonist Birds Batman!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJQh22sCTZI This story is crazy. I've never heard of birds carrying burning sticks around to intentionally set fires! Science ne...

My Blackberry Is Not Working - BBC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAG39jKi0lI I know this isn't new or mine (credit goes to the BBC Youtube channel). But I had never seen it before. I laughed my...

Orange Cat with Bear

This is our cat Julio. He likes the bear's company....

6 Problems with our School System

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okpg-lVWLbE&feature=youtu.be I am a college professor. I saw so many things in this video that I loved that I just wanted to sha...

What if you could buy a Crypto-Currency and own a piece of a Franchise?

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FLS4t1NDJU/maxresdefault.jpg Franchises are a major part of our society today. You take a name, like Harry Potter, Jurassic Park, Star Wa...

Non-Fiction Book Review - The Hot Zone by Richard Preston

Over a week ago I published on Steemit a review of the historical book entitled “The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History. @hendri...

What if Steem Dollars replaced BTC as the "Transfer to Fiat Currency" standard?

Right now Crypto-Currencies are being treated as a commodity rather than a currency. That can be a good thing. It spurs interest in Crypto-Currency. It helps sp...