New: steemtalkAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzanhive-183959hive-180932steemhive-166405hive-185836photographyuncommonlabbitcoinhive-144064hive-150122hive-145157hive-183397hive-188619hive-124908hive-139150hive-109690lifekrsuccesshive-101145hive-184714hive-193637TrendingNewHotLikersremlaps-lite (76)in seo • 14 hours agoCommunities vs. BlogsI mentioned recently that I've been trying to weigh the relative merits of posting in a community or posting to a blog. So... I thought I'd start with a pros/cons list in stream-of-consciousness…remlaps-lite (76)in steemtalk • 4 days agoSteem inflation observations for 2024/Q3As the third quarter of 2024 winds down, it's time to take another look at the Steem blockchain's inflation. For previous quarters, see 2023/Q3 , 2023/Q4 , 2024/Q1 , and 2024/Q2 .…remlaps (74)in javascript • 5 days agoProgramming Diary #26: Displaying voting power on Steemit.com and other condenser sitesSummary This post describes my Steem-related browser extension programming activities from September 14 to September 28. During this time, I have made improvements for both the Steem…remlaps (74)in technology • 8 days agoThe social consensus layer: "proof of attention"Alternate title: What should a curator reward? Image by ChatGPT About a month ago, @philhughes posted the article, Steemit: A Platform About Content, SP Delegation or Daily Diaries…remlaps-lite (76)in hive-142124 • 11 days agoThe Steem Curation Extension now shows available voting powerToday, I made my first update in a while for the Steem Curation Extension (with help from claude.ai). Using the api endpoint from @justyy's loadbalancer, the extension now shows the current…danmaruschak (72)in steem • 17 days agoSteem Rewards Formulas Deep-diveOne of the advantages of blockchain technology is that there’s a level of transparency because it’s all based on open-source code. But in practice it’s not always easy to extract that information. I…remlaps (74)in programming • 19 days agoProgramming Diary #25: Enhancing the SCA tool and exploring ecosystem challengesSummary With gratitude to @o1eh for trying out the SCA browser extension and providing some feedback, today's programming diary post covers recent changes to the browser extension as well as…remlaps-lite (76)in steemtalk • 19 days agoAs a rule of thumb, the optimal voting time is before 5 minutesFirst, let's quickly review the different aspects of voting. (As I understand them. Please correct me if there are any misunderstandings.) Time-based decays Time Rewards 0-5…remlaps-lite (76)in hive-142124 • 22 days agoJust for fun: Steem prices by the monthIn response to my recent post, Sell in May and Go Away? , @httr4life posted (via SC09) , I wonder if there are any similar trends in the other direction in terms of months when STEEM…remlaps (74)in hive-109160 • 25 days agoCommunity Service Announcement: Pinned posts by mod-botI first posted about this quite some time ago, but many people have arrived after that, so I thought it might be useful to reiterate an announcement that I made in the past about the use of a…remlaps (74)in steemtalk • 28 days agoMy selections for Developer Delegation Day (DDD)Well, I had wanted to compile a list of developers and start a discussion some days ago about who I'd be delegating to for Steem's first Developer Delegation Day , but I didn't find time, so I…remlaps (74)in hive-127586 • last monthMake Downvotes Great Again?Your downvote is invited! On downvoting and curation Downvoting is a tricky thing. My opinion is that a downvote-free system should be possible and would be preferable ( for example ).…remlaps-lite (76)in investing • last monthSell in May and Go Away?Today being Labor Day - the unofficial end of summer in the United States, I thought I'd look at Steem's historical performance in light of the old trading axiom, " Sell in May and go away ".…remlaps (74)in hive-151113 • last monthProgramming Diary #24: The Steem Conversation Accelerator (SCA) is now Open SourceSCA: Conversation at the speed of Steem Summary Today's programming diary post describes the state of the Steem Conversation Accelerator (SCA) on the day after its release into the public…remlaps (74)in hive-151113 • 2 months agoProgramming Diary #23: Warning - this tool exercises your voting power Conversation at the speed of Steem Summary This post covers the progress in the SCA during the last fortnight. In short, I think I'm on track for the goal of Open Sourcing it on September…remlaps-lite (76)in steemtalk • 2 months agoSPS cost-benefit metrics after one month of daily downloadsLast month, I posted the article, How attractive is the SPS as a takeover target?. It had occurred to me that the @steem.dao fund is growing larger every day, and at some point a desire to gain a…remlaps (74)in hive-127586 • 2 months agoDeveloping a community that develops code - organization firstTL;DR: I'm looking for volunteers to help bootstrap Steem's best open source incubator. Background Last weekend, I posted the articles, Programming Diary #22: Boosting organic conversations and…remlaps-lite (76)in hive-142124 • 2 months agoToday I learned that it's possible to resteem a comment/reply (sort-of)Not sure why I never thought to check this before, but I had always just assumed that this was not possible without a hardfork. I was wrong. The resteem doesn't show up in the account's…remlaps (74)in hive-127586 • 2 months agoShould we reconstitute the Steemit development incentive program as a permanent online steem hackathon?Gall's Law: A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. The inverse proposition also appears to be true: A complex system designed from scratch…remlaps (74)in hive-151113 • 2 months agoProgramming Diary #22: Boosting organic conversations and reflecting on support for open source development.Summary This post describes recent work on developing the Steem Conversation Accelerator (SCA) browser extension to help users stay engaged with relevant conversations happening on the…