BlogHide Resteemstrogdor (64)in politics • 6 years agoRandom political thoughts of the dayRandom political musings of the day: It's interesting to consider: what is the purpose of an election? Is it to select the candidate that is the number one choice of a simple majority of the…trogdor (64)in views • 7 years agoThe 100 most popular Steemit posts of all time!The 100 most-viewed posts on Steemit Hi all, welcome back to my blog. If you have been following me for a while, you probably know that I occasionally like to dig into the data and try to…trogdor (64)in bandwidth • 7 years agoWhy are comments limited to every 20 seconds, when bandwidth is supposedly limited by Steem Power?Source: Pixabay, free for commercial use This is something I've been wondering about for a while now. Almost every account that I've ever looked at on steemd has had probably greater than 95%…trogdor (64)in steem • 7 years agoSteem Statistics: Correlation between number of posts and number of followersGreater user engagement correlates with greater follower counts! Hi all, I have recently been playing around with the Steem blockchain data using @arcange's SteemSQL (which I highly recommend for…trogdor (64)in steem • 7 years agoTop 100 Posts of 2017 by USD Payout!Top 100 Posts of 2017 by USD Payout! Wow, looking back 2017 was an amazing year for Steem and Steemit. We've seen new record highs in user adoption, shattered all records in terms of blockchain…trogdor (64)in sbd • 7 years agoSBD trading volume is EXPLODING!!!I'm not sure if anyone else has noticed, but the SBD trading volume has just SHATTERED all previous records. According to coinmarketcap.com, the trading volume for the last 24 hours has been a…trogdor (64)in smt • 7 years agoSmart Media Tokens for Dummies!Wow, I can't believe it's been months since I've posted on Steemit... Sometimes things just get away from you. I guess in the last six months or so I've defended my PhD, started a new job, bought a…resteemedbiophil (66)in pocket • 7 years agoPocket Genesis Post: Resteem this to get your free POCKET Tokens!This is the official Genesis Post for the POCKET token. If you wish to opt-in to the Pocket protocol and claim your initial stake of 1,000,001 POCKET tokens, all you need to do is resteem…trogdor (64)in eclipse • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Geeking out at the solar eclipse!My first total solar eclipse! It seems like I just can't find time to post much these days. I think part of the problem is that I'm trying too hard to think of really good posts, which combined…trogdor (64)in eos • 7 years agoIn the future... ICOs will run on EOS!In the future... ICOs will run on EOS! I wanted to post a quick follow-up to my post comparing EOS and Ethereum and focus on one specific issue: Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). It's worth spending…trogdor (64)in eos • 7 years agoEOS vs. Ethereum for Dummies!Disclaimer: EOS is currently under development, and some of what we do know about the project is probably subject to change. Furthermore, I am not an Ethereum developer, just someone who uses Google…trogdor (64)in eos • 7 years agoThe EOS ICO for Dummies!The EOS ICO is coming! Are you ready? In the crypto world, things move and change so quickly that it's easy to get lost. New projects are coming so quickly now that most of us hardly have the time…trogdor (64)in edison • 7 years agoOne of the World's Greatest Innovators: Exploring Thomas Edison's LaboratoryMy dad has been a self-employed electrician for many years, and he has always liked to tinker with all kinds of electronics and gadgets. He's definitely one of the reasons that I got into science…trogdor (64)in running • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Running community on Steemit? Easy afternoon 10 milesMy wife's travelling in Scotland with her sister for a week, so I thought I would get some fresh air to keep myself from feeling too cooped up. Decided to go for an easy-pace 10 mile jog on one of…trogdor (64)in eos • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Introduction to EOS: the Epic (blockchain) Operating SystemTL;DR: EOS is a consensus blockchain operating system that provides databases, account permissions, scheduling, authentication, and internet-application communication to massively improve the…trogdor (64)in running • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Perfect weather for a relaxing 6 mile afternoon jogI've been taking it easy lately, since I've been stressed trying to wrap up my dissertation and deal with a lot of various graduation issues, so I finally decided I had to get some fresh air and…trogdor (64)in gradschool • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Trogdor, Ph.D. - Finally defended my dissertation... now back to Steemit!After 21 years of school, I'm finally done! Wow, I can't believe I haven't made a blog post in over 8 months... Let's just say I've been preoccupied with my dissertation for the last few months.…trogdor (64)in nuclear • 8 years agoPhysical Cryptography: Nuclear Disarmament and Zero-Knowledge ProofsOne of my colleagues/friends at Princeton University recently published an article in Nature Communications (a very highly-ranked, reputable journal!) which I thought might be of some interest to…trogdor (64)in voting • 8 years agoA World Without Curation RewardsThe Death of Voting Image licensed creative commons. Source Disclaimer: I am not arguing that curation rewards should be removed. In fact, I currently receive more rewards through curation…trogdor (64)in mystery • 8 years agoThe SHOCKING Answer to Charlie Shrem's MYSTERY Letter????After hours of research and digital analysis, I have finally unlocked the secret of Charlie Shrem's mystery letter!!! The breakthrough came when I used an intensity threshold filter to convert the…
