BlogHide Resteemsswingsleuth (47)in money • 7 years agoSteemit board crash a lesson to learn from...I don't know how many people tried to log into the Steemit board over the last couple days only to find out it was crashed, but I'm sure that more than a few wondered if it was a fatal crash with…swingsleuth (47)in bitcoin • 7 years agoBitcoin: Gold, Bitcoin: Silver and Gold:Silver ratios... September 27, 2017 11:45 p.m. Pacific TimeFor potential investors, here were the ratios from September 19th: Bitcoin:Gold = 3.03 ounces of gold for 1 bitcoin Bitcoin: Silver = 231.21 ounces of silver for 1 bitcoin Gold:Silver = 76.45…swingsleuth (47)in bitcoin • 7 years agoBitcoin: Gold, Bitcoin: Silver and Gold:Silver ratios... September 19, 2017 12:01 a.m. Pacific TimeFor those who are contemplating how to invest, store wealth or avoid government fiat money, I thought I would put together the current ratios for bitcoin, gold and silver. I will update this in the…swingsleuth (47)in bitcoin • 7 years agoWhy Cryptocurrencies will fail… eventually.Everyone here on Steemit is earning at least some small amount of cryptocurrency by posting and curating the site. I’m sure that it has occurred to many that, if successful here, a decent amount of…swingsleuth (47)in photography • 7 years agoStanley Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada...Lets take a walk through Vancouver's beautiful Stanley Park At the totem polls Walking around the Lost Lagoon Out at the Point Overlooking the Lion's Gate Bridge I hope you…swingsleuth (47)in photography • 7 years agoMirror Mountains and Mirror Forest... West of 100 Mile House, BC, CanadaI was hiking around in the interior of BC west of 100 Mile House. To be honest, I can't remember the exact location, since there is some big country up there. Anyway, I came across a lake that was…swingsleuth (47)in photo • 7 years agoSmoke and Ash from the forest fires in BC... My artistic response...Every morning I break out the Swiffer duster to try to keep my high-tech golf lab clean. Unfortunately, the many forest fires in BC are thwarting my efforts rather effectively. The photo is of a…swingsleuth (47)in photography • 7 years agoHeinkel Bubble Car... A cool ride!I was in Munich, Germany and went to a museum where I found this very cool car. It's not too big, but I bet it would be fun to drive! Everyone would be looking if you drove down this street…swingsleuth (47)in flowers • 7 years agoFlowers at the VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver, BC... Part 2Here are some more of the many beautiful flowers you can find if you take a trip to the VanDusen Botanical Garden. I don't know the species. Do you? Thanks for viewing!swingsleuth (47)in flowers • 7 years agoFlowers at the VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver, BCHere is a first set of flowers from a trip I made to the very interesting and beautiful VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver, BC, Canada Thanks for clicking by!swingsleuth (47)in nature • 7 years agoFunny Bear Warning... Fort Steele British ColumbiaI was doing some hiking and camping near Fort Steele, British Columbia. This is in the far east of BC and approaching the Alberta border. That's where I came across a very interesting warning…swingsleuth (47)in economics • 7 years agoReconsidering "Poverty" in the West...I recently had a conversation during which it was suggested to me that capitalism required "impoverished wage slaves" to operate. With respect to the poverty aspect, I'm not so sure. Of course…swingsleuth (47)in food • 7 years agoA difficult choice... Bad Restaurant...I was traveling across Europe and was in the Macedonian town of Ohrid. There is a beautiful lake there with very clear water and lots of fish that are easily seen swimming around. It was a warm…swingsleuth (47)in nature • 7 years agoBearing Witness in the wilderness... British Columbia CanadaI was hiking along an old logging road in the interior of British Columbia Canada north of Lillooet. As you can see, it was a fine day. Around a bend in the road I came across a fellow traveler…swingsleuth (47)in nature • 7 years agoReclaimed by Nature...While hiking along a trail at the Lynn Headwaters Park in Southwester BC I came across this old vehicle. It was rusted and stripped to the frame, abandoned. Many years later, nature had reclaimed…swingsleuth (47)in photography • 7 years agoReclaimed by Nature...Hiking along in the Vogelsberg forest in Germany I came across this lonely old bench. Nature had reclaimed it and made it special. A vibrant moss had run rampant. I took a photo to remember the…swingsleuth (47)in technology • 7 years agoTechnology Review: Multi-Monitor Solution: DVDO 4X4 HDMI Matrix Switch...This spring I was setting-up a high-tech golf studio. I had an issue in that I wanted to have 6 different screens capable of showing up to 4 different applications. I also needed to shuffle…swingsleuth (47)in steemit • 7 years agoIf you are human, don't view this post: Bots only please!I have noticed that many posts get more upvotes than views, so I'm trying to see how many bots will upvote this post or "view" it. If you are human and you accidentally viewed this post, please…swingsleuth (47)in steemit • 7 years agoMore upvotes than views? Yes, it is possible!!!Welcome to Steemit where bots will vote for your "quality content" without even viewing what you wrote!!! I haven't been here long, just a little Minnow don't you know, but I can do basic math. I…swingsleuth (47)in steemit • 7 years agoPower Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely: What About Steem Power?There is a very old saying that seems to be true: "power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely". This tends to be true in business, politics and other social interactions where dominance…