BlogHide Resteemsjoshpeterson (58)in dtube • 7 years agoVLOG 014: What are your goals?If you want to achieve success in life, it's important to not only have clear goals, but to be taking action towards achieving them. What are your goals and what are you doing to make them happen…joshpeterson (58)in dtube • 7 years agoVLOG 013: Why You Should Study History [DTube]In this vlog I talk about the importance of studying history, especially the history of computer science, for understanding our present day. You can view the Crash Course series I mentioned…joshpeterson (58)in dtube • 7 years agoSteemit Tips for Newbies & Minnows: How to use Minnowbooster to help others! [DTube]In my latest installment in my Steemit Tips for Newbies & Minnows Tutorial Series, I show how to use Minnowbooster to help other content creators on the Steem blockchain. This method is…joshpeterson (58)in dtube • 7 years agoVLOG 012: Taking up daily vloggingEnded up uploading this video a lot later than I had originally intended. But as stated in the title, I'm taking up daily vlogging, mainly as a commitment to myself, so even if this upload is late…joshpeterson (58)in dsound • 7 years agoActin' the Fool (Brompton Demos 2018 - 003) [DSound]I've been busy working on new song material. As stated before, I'm posting my demos on DSound as I work through them. The songs will obviously change, but my current usage of DSound is more like an…joshpeterson (58)in dtube • 7 years agoVLOG 011: The Importance of a Social Media Detox [DTube]As a follow-up to my previous vlog, I discuss some thoughts on the importance of taking a social media detox and why I haven't posted in a while. Starting today, I'll be reupping my posting…joshpeterson (58)in writing • 7 years agoThe Future of Politics in the Age of Algorithms and BotsTo be a responsible citizen of the 21st Century requires a new kind of civic awareness rooted in greater scientific and technological literacy. The full essay, "Will Robots Want to Vote? An…joshpeterson (58)in vlog • 7 years agoVLOG 010: The Importance of Focus [DTube]It's been a while since I've updated the vlog, but I wanted to do a quick video on some thoughts I had about the importance of focus. Hope you're all doing well. Josh ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFSjoshpeterson (58)in steepshot • 7 years agoTrue happiness is to enjoy the presentSaw this on my run today. Such a contrast from the snowstorm a few days ago. Thank God for the sunshine and everything that flows from it. Steepshot | IPFS | Google Playjoshpeterson (58)in life • 7 years agoHeaven is a World of Love'The world breaks everyone, and many are strong in the broken places.' - Ernest Hemingway At the end of 2017, I prayed my heart would be reopened to love and to possibility, that my broken heart…joshpeterson (58)in dtube • 7 years agoVLOG 009: Artistic Journey 001 - Giving myself permission to createRather than starting my artistic journey vlogs with a rehash of the past, I've decided to focus on the positive emotions associated with recent experiences as I've given myself permission to create…joshpeterson (58)in dsound • 7 years agoExorcism (Brompton Demos 2018 - 002) [DSound]As a promise to myself, I'm posting demos to DSound to push myself to write and finish more songs, kind of like an open notebook. This is a fresh demo of Exorcism, the original (first written in…joshpeterson (58)in steepshot • 7 years agoFebruary snow"When snow falls nature listens." - Antoinette van Kleeff Growing up in Minnesota, the snow falls were always therapeutic for me, reminding me of Narnia, as if the world was washed clean and made…joshpeterson (58)in dtube • 7 years agoSteemit Tips for Newbies & Minnows: How to curate with Steem Voter! [DTube]Want to learn how to up your curation game and passively earn more Steem Power? Watch this video to learn about Steem Voter to help you automate your voting to support creators on Steem that you…joshpeterson (58)in dsound • 7 years agoGhost (2011 Cheverly Demos) [DSound]This is the final import from my SoundCloud of the Cheverly Demos, which were all recorded on my old Blackberry Curve back in the spring of 2011 when I was living in Washington, D.C. It's short…joshpeterson (58)in openmic • 7 years agoSteemit Open Mic Week 71 entry: "Electric Feel" by MGMT (Acoustic Cover) [@joshpeterson]As I said in my recent DTube vlog , I committed to begin entering the Steemit Open Mic contest starting this week (Week 71). For my first entry, I recorded an acoustic cover of…joshpeterson (58)in dtube • 7 years agoVLOG 008: Steemit Tips Update + Artistic ProcessIt's been a while since I've vlogged and so I felt like it was a good time to give a little bit of an update. In this video I talk about some upcoming Steemit Tips for Newbies & Minnows tutorial…joshpeterson (58)in dsound • 7 years agoWe Met in a Movie Scene (2011 Cheverly Demos) [DSound]This is the second-to-last of my SoundCloud imports of the Cheverly Demos. I actually wrote this closer to the beginning of 2011 after I had first moved to Washington, D.C. The verses are pretty…joshpeterson (58)in dsound • 7 years agoCome Along (Edgehill Sessions) [DSound]Continuing the SoundCloud imports, this was recorded sometime on one of my phones between 2014 and 2016, still during my time in Washington, D.C. Please forgive the static and the lo-fi quality. I…joshpeterson (58)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agoFacebook's crypto ad ban is anti-competitive and misleadingAt the end of the day, we're all trying to negotiate what is and isn't real. Facebook's decision to ban all cryptocurrency ads on the grounds that cryptocurrencies are commonly associated with…