BlogHide Resteemsandyc (53)in steemit • 6 years agoremembering identi.caThe recently announced demise of Google Plus invoked memories of the death of another social network... Nostalgia trip. When it slowly dawned on all of us that the identi.ca was changing. Sadly…andyc (53)in steemit • 7 years agosubtle changeNot sure if this is a recent Steemit change but the pencil icon next to my profile pic is a quick and easy reminder to actually post content (rather than mindlessly consume it).andyc (53)in blog • 7 years agoyou are invitedColleagues in my IT company are generally quite intelligent and capable of using a shared calendar to inform people of their movements (including holidays). However, a small number bizarrely…andyc (53)in blog • 7 years agoAmazon Echo reviewI received an Amazon Echo for Christmas which was an unexpected surprise. I buy a lot of stuff from Amazon although I have not signed up for Amazon Prime. However, I have an Android phone, a…resteemedarcange (73)in statistics • 7 years agoSteemit Statistics – 2018.01.10andyc (53)in steemit • 7 years agokudos to Steve CJust digging around on Steemit and noticed that Steve C now has 3,000 followers. Steve's posts are always well-written and informative and he's a great advocate for Steemit IMHO.andyc (53)in steemit • 7 years agoTop 50 Steemit tagsPeople never ask me 'Hey Andy - what are the 50 most popular tags on Steemit ?' Just an exercise in formatting tables in Markdown but might be interesting. Tag Posts Comments life…andyc (53)in music • 7 years agoanyone can play guitarI am 54 years old. I love listening to music. I am tone deaf. I have never played a musical instrument. I have small hands and short, stubby fingers which I presumed, for many years, would…andyc (53)in steemit • 7 years agorandom thoughts about Steemit, G+, Mogadon et alI always had a slight sense of unease about Steemit. Something intangible, something I could not quite articulate, something I couldn't put my finger on. Initially I thought it was to do with the…andyc (53)in art • 8 years agoT2 TrainspottingJust as good as the unanimous reviews said. For once, a film that lived up to the hype and expectation. No, it didn't soil the memory of a classic. It was dark, violent and simultaneously very funny…andyc (53)in steemit • 8 years agobow down to our robot overlordsMy last post is 5 minutes old. 2 views, 6 upvotes. Is this place inhabited by people or bots ? Is this scalable, useful or a profitable business model ? Not trolling, just genuinely…andyc (53)in steemit • 8 years agoare images worth all the effort ?Mindlessly copied and pasted from G+ so all revenue declined but you're the folk that can answer this thorny question @steevc You (and the majority of Steemit folk) appear to post an image on…andyc (53)in steemit • 8 years agoidiot's guide to Steemit architectureI was curious about the technical architecture that is behind Steemit; specifically how it compares to the federated network behind identi.ca.andyc (53)in steemit • 8 years agomy unease with dollar amountsAha. It's all coming back to me now. In the TINAP days, we once had a discussion (prompted by a listener) about placing a Flattr button on the site and I remember saying: 'Feck me. Now we're not…andyc (53)in steemit • 8 years agoinitial feedbackThere are handy icons to reshare Steemit content on Tw*tter, FB and LinkedIn but not G+. Understandable perhaps but it would be nice if the list of social networks was configurable. After a…andyc (53)in introduceyourself • 8 years ago749th social network and 19th nervous breakdownTrying out Steemit. Mainly because @steevc kept droning on about it. First impressions I like the Home/Hot/Trending/New tabs as a means of discovery. I like tags for the same reason. I…