BlogHide Resteemsalyssas (60)in blurt • 2 years agoBlurt is backOn the 2 year anniversary of Blurt (7/7/22), transactions got stuck, and people couldn't post or vote. I think it was something in the code that expired that day. Anyway, it took them four days…alyssas (60)in tron • 3 years agoTron is launching a stablecoin on May 5thIt's called USDD (which stands for U.S. Decentralized Dollar). Here is some more info about it: The Tron stablecoin will be algorithmically backed in a similar manner to Terra's TerraUSD…alyssas (60)in tron • 3 years agoLooks like Tron had a minor pumpSee the following screenshot from Coinmarketcap: source It happened at the same time as the minor Steem pump. Not sure what caused it. It's a pity it wasn't sustained - but lets hope it…alyssas (60)in busy • 6 years agoWhat did Elizabeth I think of her mother Anne Boleyn (who had been executed)? Famously, Elizabeth I was the daughter of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife, for whom he broke from Rome and created the Church of England, in order to marry her. However Anne failed to…alyssas (60)in busy • 6 years agoInvestors guide to Brexit and the Travel IndustryWe got a profits warning today from Thomas Cook - and they blamed the summer heatwave for their travails rather than Brexit. More and more people leave it to the last minute to book their summer…alyssas (60)in busy • 6 years agoIt looks like it is going to be a No Deal BrexitThe EU have just come out of their summit rejecting the "Chequers" plan that Theresa May had put forward. They are still demanding that NI stay in the EU (effectively annexing Northern Ireland)…alyssas (60)in busy • 6 years agoThe risky business of making predictions in the late medieval worldIn the late medieval world, a new "science" appeared - astrology, which at the time was done concurrently with astronomy. During this period telescopes are getting more powerful, the movement of the…alyssas (60)in busy • 6 years agoThe 1100 year anniversary of Aethelflaed, the woman who rebuilt EnglandThis year is the 1100th anniversary of the death of Aethelflaed, the eldest daughter of Alfred the Great King of Wessex, and the woman who defeated the Vikings. Her name meant "nobel beauty" and…alyssas (60)in busy • 6 years agoHow did knowledge of the Ancient Egyptian language disappear?Languages usually hang around in some form or other for a long time. For example French, Italian and Spanish are clearly descendants from Vulgar Latin (street Latin), and they use the same Latin…alyssas (60)in busy • 6 years agoAncient Egyptian style still survives in modern AfricaTake a look at the following painting from the tomb of Ipuy, the royal sculptor who served King Ramesses II around 1250 B.C. Look at the collar necklaces they are wearing. Now look at the…alyssas (60)in busy • 6 years agoWill Northern Ireland join the Irish Republic to make a United Ireland?There has been a lot of excited talk lately about how Northern Ireland is "certain" to unite with the Republic of Ireland. How likely is this? When the Irish Republic became independent, the…alyssas (60)in bust • 6 years agoBrazil is pretty pleased with the Trump PresidencyEver snce China put tariffs on American soybeans, Brazil has been extremely cheerful. They're selling their soy to the Chinese at a 20% premium over the price they normally sell at. According to…alyssas (60)in busy • 6 years agoHow to get some free moneyByteball is doing an airdrop to steemit users. Here is a guide to how to claim your free money: First, the airdrop is only to those who created their steemit account on July 12, 2018 or earlier.…alyssas (60)in busy • 6 years agoDo humans create deserts?When people think of deserts they think of natural deserts like the Sahara, which have been created by hot dry winds sucking out all the water from the land, making it impossible for anything to…alyssas (60)in busy • 6 years agoThe deal the UK made with the United States after the war of independenceAs the Brexit negotiations grind on, you frequently hear apologists for the EU claim that the EU has to be intransigent and "punish" the UK for leaving, to deter other members from leaving.…alyssas (60)in busy • 6 years agoCan humans create rain?After a couple of months of heatwave in the northern hemisphere, people can be forgiven if their thoughts turn to rainmaking. Forget the old rain dances, is there a scientific method to create…alyssas (60)in busy • 6 years agoWhy is rice grown in flooded fieldsRice is a grass, much like wheat and barley. So why is it grown in flooded fields (known as paddy fields)? Based on carbon dating of grains and the soil the grain was found in, paddy fields…alyssas (60)in busy • 6 years agoDid Judaism develop from Atenism?The ancient Egyptians had always worshiped the Aten (the Sun God), as one of the many gods in their pantheon. But towards the end of the 18th dynasty, in about 1351 BC, a Pharoah, Akenaten…alyssas (60)in busy • 6 years agoWhat should you stockpile for Brexit?Brexit has turned the UK into a nation of preppers. All the newspapers are writing "what you should stockpile" articles, so I thought I'd do one of my own. The first thing you should do is…alyssas (60)in busy • 6 years agoBritain's previous Brexits - Part IIBritain has been Brexiting on and off for centuries - from time to time we recoil from the Continent and sever ties. For Part I see Napoleonic Wars After the French Revolution, France was…
