BlogHide Resteemsjosephlwiess (54)in steemit • 7 years agoTech Crunch article on Block chain.I came across this article on Tech Crunch and found myself agreeing with the author. Maybe instead of trying to supplant facebook, twitter, etc. in one fell swoop, we should treat this like…josephlwiess (54)in discussion • 7 years agoParkland Students pen a manifesto, but.........In the aftermath of the Parkland shooting, the student activists stopped eating tide pods and started lecturing the taxpaying grownups on what they'd like to see done about their safety. However…resteemedlucygarrod (51)in mspsteem • 7 years agoAdvice from one minnow to another!Most minnows ignore the posts of other minnows (like you might ignore this post ;) ) and run after the whales hoping to get that 1 big vote that’ll change their life on this platform. I think there…josephlwiess (54)in review • 7 years agoMy take on Criminal Minds: Season 13, Episode 15 AnnilihatorI'm going to put this out, first and foremost: Deputy Director Barnes is an asshole. Now, I'm going to go through it, step by step, about why I think she's an asshole. She marched into the BAU…resteemedbasicstoliving (58)in life • 7 years agoThings Do Not Work As You Planned. What Is Next?Not everything works out the way you plan for it too. When things good wrong what to do? We had a plan for getting a truck and it fell through, the guy we knew bought a new truck and was going to…josephlwiess (54)in fiction • 7 years agoConversation on a themeTake a deep breath. Slowly blow it out. Hold it out for a second. Take another deep breath. Center your sight and slowly exhale. When all is still, gently apply pressure to the trigger. When…josephlwiess (54)in news • 7 years agoBefore we can have a meaninful conversation about mass killings, we need to discuss.I'm probably going to offend you by starting out this way, but: There is no such thing as an assault weapon. Assault is a verb, it's an action. If you have the intent to hurt someone, by the very…josephlwiess (54)in religion • 7 years agoHow do we percieve "God"?Every once in a while, I across a gem on Youtube. Today, Sunday, I came across this one ( Listen to the lovely Mayim describe "God" as she thinks of him. Even though we don't follow the same…josephlwiess (54)in discussion • 7 years agoSelf driving cars....Cars that can drive themselves are a dream that science fiction authors have been writing about since the seventies. But, right now, they are just that, dreams. As you can see in this article …josephlwiess (54)in anarchy • 7 years agoThe Government is shut down......and nobody has died yet. I'm waiting for more people to wake up and realize that they don't need over 500 people telling them how to live, how to breath, what to eat, or what do drink. Maybe…josephlwiess (54)in life • 7 years agoCalifornia's poverty problemWhile trying not to fall asleep, I came across this article . After reading it, I started to wonder if, by the social services departments wanting prestige and power, that they might actually…josephlwiess (54)in christianity • 7 years agoThe way to pray......Discussion?During a discussion with a group of "friends", one of them threw this out to everybody, "Without going into the specifics, a nameless friend needs prayers for a nameless situation." As usual…josephlwiess (54)in anarchy • 7 years agoPetal seeks to create a debt history for those without debt.A new credit startup, Petal, Inc. is wanting to create a credit scoring system that targets people without debt. Read this article . First of all, why would anyone who doesn't have debt, want…josephlwiess (54)in anarchy • 7 years agoWould a decentralized government work?I've been thinking, and some would say that "No good comes when you think." I've been watching the federal government dismantle the fabric of society, and I've been watching other parts of the…josephlwiess (54)in funny • 7 years agoJust a funny.....josephlwiess (54)in philosophy • 7 years agoDoes Evil actually exist?I've often wondered if Evil actually exists. I know that every major religion states that Evil does exist and Evil is going to be the downfall of humanity. Whole texts revolve around how some…resteemedtinypaleokitchen (59)in fiction • 7 years agoThe Tale of Eve, a Rainbow StoryA hand grabs my neck, pulling me away from my siblings--away from the warmth and safety at my mother’s belly. I want to keep drinking and I latch onto a nipple but the hand is too strong. It…josephlwiess (54)in life • 7 years agoI'm done with facebook.For my new years resolution, I've decided to stop going anywhere near the fascists that call themselves facebook. In the last two weeks, I've been banned from communicating on facebook, because of…josephlwiess (54)in rant • 7 years agoGrammar is racist?Here, read this article . This is why we will never have another "Great Gatsby" or "Of Mice and Men" or even another "Grapes of Wrath." If the sole purpose to writing is screaming about…josephlwiess (54)in nature • 7 years agoThe simple beauty of Fairy Circles. (When Math and biology converge)All of life, they say, is mathematically beautiful. It takes all forms, from the perfection of classical music, to the golden ratio. Here's another article that I came across. When you mix…