BlogHide Resteemsowdy (56)in steemit • 8 years agoA week of PROMOTION- How many use it? How profitable is it? What's the right amount?It's been already a week since the new promotion feature was added, so I thought I'd look at some of the early data and share it with you guys. Here are some interesting numbers to keep in mind…owdy (56)in science • 8 years agoUsing walls as mirrors - Spatial light modulators, Genetic algorithms and scienceDuring the summer I had the opportunity to attend a talk by Professor Yaron Silberberg, an Israeli physicist at the Weizmann Institute. He’s made considerable contributions in nonlinear optics…owdy (56)in abuse • 8 years agoPost promotion censorship exploitLet me first start by saying that I fully support the new promotion feature, but that additional thinking might be needed with regards to its synergy with the current upvote/flagging system.…owdy (56)in science • 8 years agoColor for the color blind - The science behind the EnChroma glassesOur senses are fascinating. They’re our window to the world and our means to perceive reality and try to understand it. For the most part, the information we get from the outside world seem to be…owdy (56)in steemit • 8 years agoMisaligned incentives: How voting on GOOD content makes me LOSE curation rewardsSo I was just replying to a comment on @dan's most recent post and I was shocked (again) at how easily predictable top content is. Believe me, it isn't because it repeatedly create superior…owdy (56)in steemit • 8 years agoScalability, Content Quality and Centralization - An open discussion on an incentivized downvote systemWith the influx of new users in the past month, it has become progressively more difficult for new content to be seen by curators of significant weight. Some of it is to be expected: with growing…owdy (56)in steemit • 8 years agoSteemit analysis #3 - Upvotes, lots of them : How understanding the whales' upvoting cycles can increase your expected payoutIf you're like me you already have a busy schedule. Now that Steemit has taken over your life, you struggle to find a balance between posting regularly and living a healthy lifestyle, away from your…owdy (56)in steemit • 8 years agoSteemit analysis #2 - Understanding how to increase your exposure using Steemit dataHello Steemit, If you're interested in having an edge when posting to increase your chances of having a trending post, read on! I was interested in analyzing the number of posts created at any…owdy (56)in steemit • 8 years agoList of top quality posters on Steemit - Quick analysis of those worth following and upvotingHello Steemit! Here's a list of the top 30 users with the highest "Content Quality Score", defined as the average total payout value (in SBD) per post, considering at most each user's 20 most…owdy (56)in money • 8 years agoJust a reminder to be careful in the cryptocurrency worldSince there are a lot of newcomers for which this is their first introduction to cryptocurrencies: DON'T leave your STEEM or other cryptocurrency on a centralized exchange for too long, problems…owdy (56)in introduceyourself • 8 years agoCan the community introduce itself as a whole?- Quick surveyWe've seen a lot of self introduction posts on the platform lately, and I'm always impressed by the variety of creators behind each blog. That said, understanding people as a group (their…owdy (56)in steemit-help • 8 years agoWhats the best/quickest way to learn about Steem, Steem power and Steem dollars?I plan on reading the Whitepaper soon enough, but, until then, where can I find a quick description of each?owdy (56)in games • 8 years agoBuilding a Virtual world and what it can tell us about our true selvesPeter Rosedale, entrepreneur and founder of virtual world Second life, talks about building a virtual world and the insight one gets on the true human nature when concepts of power, physical…