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A new year, after a year that asked a lot

image found on the internet, author unknown After the turn of the year, I finally felt ready to sit down and write again. Not because everything suddenly feels ...

Christmas in a family that is learning a new rhythm

A season that arrives differently this year Christmas is approaching, though it carries a tone that feels unfamiliar, as if the days themselves have softened ar...

Flying Through Fog and Bad Decisions – Autumn in Esch-sur-Sûre with My Mini 3 Pro

“If you're not flying your drone in light rain over medieval ruins in the middle of nowhere, are you even trying?” — Me, right before risking a Mini 3 Pro to a ...

Official Announcement of Our 'We Are Alive Tribe' and 'MMB (Maximum Mutual Benefit) Project' Witness Node, @aliveandmmb! - Saturday, November 29, 2025

Warm greetings all! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙 I'm very happy to announce that our new collaboratively shared witness node, between the We Are Alive Tribe and the MMB (Maxim...

🐝 Saturday Savers Week 47 — All Flags Still Green!

TLDR; Nice week, goals already done, busy days in real life, witnesses keep running, tools keep growing, and saving continues while the 2026 goals slowly take s...

💥 Botlord 2.0: How My Witness Node Failed, Found Itself, and Now Lives to Serve the Hive Again

There are weeks when everything clicks. And then there are weeks when your child is recovering from spine surgery, your daughter needs your full attention, and ...

💸 I Did the Math on My Hive Bags – EDSD vs HBD – And I Was Very Surprised (No, Really)

Spoiler: One option prints slow, stable income. The other might make me look like a genius if Hive moons. Let’s talk numbers, rewards, and the art of not losing...

🐝 Saturday Savers Week 46 — All Goals Reached!

TL;DR: It finally happened: all 2025 goals reached! HP ✅ HBD ✅ EDSI ✅ BBHO ✅ BXT ✅ LEO ✅ Now it’s time to reflect, plan for 2026, and take a moment to breathe. ...

🐝 Saturday Savers Week 45 — The Final Stretch (and Some Dips Along the Way)

Another week, another SaturdaySavers post! This week was one of those “buy the dip” kind of weeks, pretty much everything in the crypto world went down, except ...

🐝 Saturday Savers Week 44 — Life Before Hive (But Still Hivin’)

Another week has passed, and it’s time for the weekly SaturdaySavers update! This week, I had a few limit orders that had been sitting for a while… and with the...

🐝 Saturday Savers Update – Week 43: “One Goal Left Standing!”

Another week gone by, another chance to reflect, and what a week it was! While I didn’t go all-in on buying the dip this time, I still managed to make some smar...

I Built a Freakin’ Tipping Bot Dashboard… Because Sleep is Overrated

You know those weeks when life’s already drop-kicking you in the face with deadlines, screaming kids, back-to-back Zooms, a client photoshoot at golden hour, an...

🐝 Saturday Savers Update – Week 42: Stale Bread & Hive Gains

Another week gone, another update for the SaturdaySavers crew! This one comes with a nice jump again, partly thanks to buying a little more of the dip (because ...

Stormy Skies and Sunset Lies

Or: Why You Should Always Shoot in Bad Light Photos shot with: Fujifilm X-T2 + Fujinon XF16-55mm f/2.8 Lean in. It’s time for some real talk from your friendly ...

🐝 Saturday Savers Update – Week 41 🐝

“Keep Jivin’ and Hivin’ dear saturdaysavers!” 🎶 Another week down, another step forward! And a pretty nice one at that! 🚀 Growth Overview This week showed sol...

🐝 Saturday Savers Weekly Update – Week 40 🐝

Phew… what. a. week. Between storms, sick kids, economic turmoil, and Hive-Engine acting up again… it felt like being in a pinball machine. 🌀 But hey, we keep ...

📸🔥 Drone Therapy in a French Nowhere: Bergnicourt & the DJI Mini 3 Pro

By the guy who thinks drone flying should be covered by health insurance. A few weeks ago, I traded screen time for sky time and ditched the desk for a slice of...

🚀 Saturday Savers Update – Week 39 🚀

Another week gone, another chance to look back and share some progress — even if it felt like pushing through quicksand at times. 💻 The Week in Dev & Bots This...

What Happens When You Drop Everything and Book a Random AirBnB in Rural France

Written by: A recovering workaholic with Google Maps, a camera, and a thirst for espresso & silence. A few weeks ago, right before summer ghosted us like a flak...

Building Tipping Bots That Tip Humans, Not Chaos

tldr; I built our tipping bots like a nightclub bouncer with a PhD. My bots aren’t your average loose cannons, they’re bouncers with attitude. They check IDs, s...