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Is use of bid-bots unethical? If yes, why this platform allows bid-bots to work?

akdx (66) · 6 years ago

Some people argue that bid-bots are curse to this platform. According to them it is the raping of the reward pool. It is unethical in their view. On the other hands, many witnesses are the owner of bid-bots. If bid-bots are bad, then who should be the guilty party? The user or the bot owner? Why user should be culprit if the Steem platform doesn't ban bid-bots?

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zoneboy (69) · 6 years ago

There is two sides to this issue. The good and bad side.

The fight against bidbots is due to the fact that many posts that are of little or no value often find themselves at trending page or having huge rewards which should not be so. That is the bad side.

Now the good side, some innovations need to be boosted so everyone can see it which will pitch it to investors.

Coming to who to blame if it's the user or bot owner. I will say both are to be blamed. The user promoting sub-par post for his or her own personal gain andtl the bot owner not vetting posts submitted. Steemit is decentralised and ban on bid bots means negating that decentralisation.

Now what is been done to make sure bidbots are used positively. Some bidbots owner such as @smarsteem owned by @therealwolf has other parts @smartmarket that whitelist users based on their original posts and credibility. @minnowbooster is also another bot that has a whitelist.

This are some of the steps been taking to ensure positive usage of bidbots and it has been successful.

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sourovafrin (72) · 6 years ago

There are both ethical and unethical side of using bid bots. It depends on users how they will use it.

Let's talk about unethical side first.

You will see there are some users on this platform sharing very low quality content which doesn't add any value to the platform. But still they have plenty of rewards in there posts. They are just using bid-bots on their post. It can be said that, they are stealing from reward pool as they are adding nothing to the platform but getting many.

Let's talk about ethical side now.

Bid-bots are brought in place of promote. You can see a promote option below of your post. By sending sbd you can promote your post. But this promotion doesn't ever cover half of the spend money. Then bid-bots came and now a good content creator can boost his post through bid-bots and it gets more influence than that promotion option.

Without these bid-bots also have blacklist and whitelist. The user who continuously share low quality content and keep using bid-bots on them, get blacklisted by the bot owner.And this system is getting more optimized day by day.

In this world everything has a good and a bad side. You can cut fruits by a knife and can also kill a people with it. It will depend on you, how you will use it.

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honolulu (72) · 6 years ago (edited)

Maybe I err - but my point of view on Bid-Bots:

As far as I know from beginning of Steemit.com in 2016 far over 90 percent of the Steemtokens were/are in the hands of the developer and some early birds.

So using Bid-Bots serves smart and active people on Steemit because it enhances the redistribution of the tokens.

Many bots also set certain quality standarts, so they can't be used on scam and spam.

You may say, bid-bots also enhance the inflation of tokens and hurt the Steemprice.

Well, that is true to some extend, but please bear in mind, that there is also the possibillity to destroy Steemtokens and taking them out of the system by transferring them to @null.

So I guess Steemit is a very clever thing :-)

The cumulation of most of Steemtokens in the hand of a few people also gurantees the quality standarts and longlivity of Steemit if they handle their property well.

Bidbots make it possible to gain more visibility and also more income on your post.

I guess it is with bid-bots like with everything in life: Use it but do not abuse it.

As long as they are tolerated by the developers, it is just clever to use them to build up a good Steempower and a strong account.

As there are various bots for all ranges of SBD even newbies can make profit as there are some already starting at 0.001 SBD and so you can grow a strong account out of nothing with just work and time.

I wish you all the best :-)

deathcloud (63) · 6 years ago

Honestly, I don't agree with bid bots.

Trending, Hot page should be for posts with "normal" upvotes from people, not for any post with bid bots help.

I think steemit need to change their UI. The front page need to be change, so people will be able to find posts without bid bots.

Bid bots only make the owner to become richer, this is not decentralized anymore, but centralized on specific people.

When bid bots vote on a post, they don't lose any money and they got curation rewards too from the post they vote, so why we need to pay for this kind of service?

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spiritualmax (64) · 6 years ago

Hello @Akdx,

@zoneboy and @futuremind already answered the bid bot part, but I felt like I need to answer the 2nd part of your question better:

"Why does the platform allow bidbots".

Well, it has to do with what the platform is: a Decentralized Blockchain.

If we were on a centralized platform, there would be an administration running things, banning and allowing features left and right.

However, this is a decentralized platform (the Steem Blockchain) so there's no administration banning stuff.

Sure, witnesses with a consensus could do it if they wanted to, but even if they all wanted to it would be counter-intuitive since the attractiveness of the blockchain is decentralization, which means people here expect not to have their freedoms limited - like by bans and getting their actions to be prohibited.

Cheers

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mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago

I believe that the steemit platform allows bid-bots to be

used because bid-bots has its advantages on the platform though it also has some features which some

people do abuse and make it have negative effect on steemit,bid-bots are good tools that can be used to

promote a content on steemit,there are some users that have good contents but they do not get the visibility

which they really desire and want and that is why bid-bots can be useful for someone on steemit....the reason

why many people believe that using bid-bots are unethical because so many spammers now take

advantage of bid bots by using the bid bots to upvote their spammy contents and earn undeserved rewards....i believe that bid-bots can still be used on the steemit

platform but the only steps that should be taken is that there should be a creative way to ensure that it would be more difficult for a spammer to use bid-bots or it

would be unprofitable for them and i believe that the new steemit hardfork will solve all that...

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markkujantunen (74) · 6 years ago

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If someone narrated your life, who would you want to be the narrator?

eagle42 (55) · 6 years ago

fknmayhem (70) · 6 years ago

The most obvious voices to answer with here will be Sir David Attenborough and Morgan Freeman. But it depends on your life and its story, also on how you would want to story to be.

Spectacular, romantic, adventurous,... ?

Personally, I think I would like to consider Edward Norton and that not only because of his acting skills and past roles but definitely because of his personality as well.

Yet, if I wanted a more exciting narrative then the two obvious choices would be the two most recent (animated) Jokers: Mark Hamill and Tony Hale. Mark Hamill is a legendary Joker and an obvious voice.

Tony Hale has recently surprised in the “Batman Ninja” but you may remember him as Buster Bluth in “Arrested Development” or, also, Gary Walsh in “Veep”. You can easily check out some of his work on his IMDb profile: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0355024/

And, of course, not to forget in this list is Jack Nicholson. When I say Jack Nicholson I don’t mean it because of his Joker performance btw, although he is a very memorable Joker. But I’m more thinking about “The Shining”, “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, and also his Oscar-winning performance in “As Good As It Gets”.

Lastly, Kevin Spacey, No, not for Frank Underwood performance but for previous work. Aside from being an awesomely written dialogue (monologue) the drive to the desert area in “Se7en”, as well as his entrance when handing himself over in that same movie(“Inspectorrr!”. But the standout performance for me when it comes to Kevin Spacey and voice is American Beauty.

Yes, while like many others I love the voice of both Morgan Freeman and Sir David Attenborough, I would like my life to sound slightly more adventurous.

dijin (50) · 6 years ago (edited)

If my life get narrated, Chetan Bhagat should be the narrator. He is such an interesting writer whom I believe as the most entertained writer. If he write my story , I'm sure that it will be real as my life story and will reach to everyone.

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musicfan (46) · 6 years ago

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acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

Morgan Freeman. That man would make sound epic even a Coca-Cola add. Considering that my life is not epic at all I guess at least it would sound if he would narrated. Yes, definitely Morgan Freeman.

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edumaths (47) · 6 years ago

I would love my mother to be the narrator of my life. This is because she knows every single thing about me since my childhood. She is the only best person who can narrate my life correctly and completely. She already knows what I can do and what I can't. I believe no one can know you better other than your parents and I am proud to make them narrate my life.

Thanks for reading and I hope this helps.

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facttechz (56) · 6 years ago

I want to narrate my life myself because no one knows me as much I know myself and no one can feel my feelings as much I can. But if it is compulsory to be narrated by someone else then it'd be Shah Rukh Khan, he has a charm in his voice. But the truth is, I'm not that famous to be listen my life story by people .

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donaldlove (48) · 6 years ago (edited)

Woody Harrelson, I like his voice. Or maybe Sam Elliott.

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futuremind (70) · 6 years ago

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Why human didn't come on Earth as human according to science?

facttechz (56) · 6 years ago

johntagbo (57) · 6 years ago

As for me, I believe that the scientific and religious origins of life on earth are one and the same. Or at least, closely related. The Bible doesn't really say that God created the Earth. According to the Bible it was already there, albeit shapeless, but already there. He just did a remodelling of it. Also it says he did it in a week and to the scientific mind that may seem preposterous but that's from God's point of view. And the same Bible says that a thousand years are like a day in the eyes of the lord. So basically, we can say it took God 6000 years to do it all. So let's say he did it in 60000 years.

Science says that life came from the sea and evolution happened and then eventually, man. The Bible says that God said, and I quote "Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky" this also agrees with what science said about evolution. He did the same thing with the animals on land too. He didn't just say appear and the did, he called them forth and it took a thousand years for them to take the form he wanted. That's sounds a lot like evolution to me. And when it got to man the Bible says he moulded man from the dust of the Earth. This is the only part that seems off but let me try and break it down a bit. For a thousand years, God was working on man. Man must have started at one form through out those years and ended at another. And when God was satisfied, he gave him the breath of life and gave him domain over everything. So everything on earth was his to control. That's what the Bible says. And look at the history of man. From caveman to modern man, we have slowly but surely gotten to a point where we control almost everything on this planet. What separates us from the rest of the animals isn't our form, but rather our brain. And that's why we can control our surroundings.

I believe in evolution and I am also a Christian. Therefore I believe that God guided the evolution of all things.

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What would a centralized Steemit look like?

eonwarped (68) · 6 years ago

Is the model where content creators / social media participants get paid a model that would work in the non-cryptocurrency world? In other words, does steemit pass the "This needs a blockchain" test? But actually, it already passes this test for many reasons that have to do with a (somewhat) decentralization of governance and censorship resistance, and forking risk... blah blah. But let's take away the currency aspect of it, and just ask, what happens if traditional social media platforms started just giving away Fiat to participants with some mechanism to attract just the right amount of people? Does this make sense?

I asked this to myself in my own blog recently (feel free to take a look) and am curious what people on musing think, especially now that more people are here.

difelice5000 (63) · 6 years ago

My dear friend it is definitely preferable to buy SBD and Steen and I tell you why, hardforms are bitcoin bifurcations, which means that this refers to the process by which a source code is copied from a program that in this case would be the bitcoin platform. Forks can have two intentions: to clone the bitcoin code to create a new cryptomoney from it or to perform an update to the existing code.

In both cases, being bitcoin an open source system, anyone can access the code. So anyone with advanced blockchain knowledge can run a bifurcation. To create a new blockchain project based on open source bitcoin there are no impediments, but to update the existing code and implement it definitively requires a previous consensus.

In other words, you wouldn't have any real support, but the chain of steen blocks is extremely solid and I don't think we need to tell you more.

recalling a hardfork that occurred in 2013 when a miner created an additional block chain that was not compatible with previous versions of Bitcoin Core software. To solve this problem, an agreement had to be reached with the main miner pools to install an old version of the software while they developed a new one that would be released days later. Such errors can create distrust in the bitcoiners community and therefore a drop in the price of the asset in the market.

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fknmayhem (70) · 6 years ago

Like Steemit, just with a better user experience and also manual curation.

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franciferrer (52) · 6 years ago

UGLY

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bitbase (47) · 6 years ago

If only steemit.com, it will look like medium.com or reddit.com.

If steem + all apps, it will be like Google.

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Why does Steemworld only show two digits after the decimal point?

markgritter (59) · 6 years ago

On a vote breakdown with Steemblockexplorer, I can see vote value to three decimal places. On Steemd, if I go to the detailed view, I can get the individual rshares. But on Steemworld the vote values are only reported to two decimal places, even though Steem will award 1/100th of a SBD or STEEM.

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stay-active (53) · 6 years ago

Most people are only used to seeing two decimal places, so many front-ends such as Steemworld (and Steemit.com) have opted for the norm to not confuse people. As you mentioned, the internal Steemit system itself honors three digits of precision.

The currency STEEM itself (native to the actual blockchain) allows 8 digits of precision as is the convention established by Bitcoin. You should be able to specify 8 digits of precision for STEEM on most exchanges. [By the way, if the value of STEEM massively increases, I would expect more digits of precision to be in popular use.]

hawk399 (47) · 6 years ago

Actually you can see more then two decimal places on https://steemworld.org/. By going to Settings->View->Decimal Places you can adjust the amount of decimal places you would like to see. Standard setting is 2 but I have it on 3 for example. There you can see, that you will be actually getting 0.002SBD and 0.002STEEM for this question.

See the picture for the setting.

Hope this helped!

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jlordc (69) · 6 years ago

This actually is helpful! Thanks!

I didn't about this one before :)

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markgritter (59) · 6 years ago

This is very helpful, thank you. I hadn't explored the settings. Wish I could give this a bigger upvote.

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How many different Steem dApps do you use?

tiger-zaps (60) · 6 years ago

How many different Steem applications do you use (e.g. steemit, busy, musing, fundition etc)? Do you have separate accounts for each dApp or do you use one main account for everything? What affects your choice of separate / single accounts? If you use lots of dApps what is the main factor attracting you to a new Steem dApp?

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normalguy (51) · 6 years ago

I have been using a number of condenser for steemit and I am using a single account,

I only use them depending on the content that I was making

steemit.com -when I upvote and sometimes comment
musing.io -definitely here, when asking and answering random question - I just found it today
d.tube - when I was uploading videos
busy.org -like steemit.com I use this when I upvote and sometimes comment
ulogs.org -when I make my #ulog post
esteem surfer -when I make my newly come up challenge to myself #dailyquestion , been using this for a week
esteem mobile app - when I make post when I am not at home
steepshot - when I suddenly capture an image and I want it to be published in steemit

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cryptosharon (69) · 6 years ago

To be honest, I don't use many dApps. I only use Busy and Musing. Trying to use many websites is very cumbersome. I do watch dtube videos sometimes and browse Steepshot photos, but I do all of this from Busy.org.

I also don't use multiple accounts. Having more than one account dilutes the effort we make on the main one and this in turn means less income overall. I do everything on this account.

cryptocopy (62) · 6 years ago

I have only one Steem account, which I use to interact with all the DApps, websites, and services in the blockchain. However, I use several Steem applications, DApps, and websites when interacting with the blockcchain. These are:

Steempeak.com. This has become the main interface I use when blogging, reading other people's posts, responding to comments, and accessing my wallet. It has way more features than Steemit.com and has a very rich analysis dashboard that provides me really interesting graphs that track things such as Author Rewards, Account Growth, Number of Posts, and other useful data.

Musing.io. I used to hang out in Quora, and even Yahoo Answers. But, since I got involved in Steemit, I have moved all my Q&A needs to here. I really enjoy answering questions. So, when I discovered Musing.io a few weeks ago, I was really happy about it. The idea of getting rewarded for something I already do for free elsewhere is just a really big incentive why I made the jump here. It still needs some work and the Q&A database is still small, but it's new and growing. So I'm excited about it.

Steemhunt.com. Another recent discovery. What I love about this is all the innovative, cool, and sometimes out-of-this-world products featured here. I love discovering new tech and keeping up with the latest developments, so this serves that purpose.

Steemmonsters.com and Peakmonsters (monsters.steempeak.com). I use these two sites to access my Steem Monsters Collection and buy booster packs and individual cards. I almost use the two equally, though Peakmonsters has a better interface for the trading market. I love the graphics in the main SteemMonsters site, though, so I use that when I like to admire my cards.

Esteem Mobile App. When I want to access Steemit on my mobile. Though, I don't use this often.

Steemworld.com. It serves as my main dashboard whenI want to see the activities going on in my account. It's also very useful for notifying me when I have new followers or account mentions. I used to rely on several account analysis dashboards, but since discovering Steemworld, I haven't had the need to use anything else. It really is the only service you'll need to analyze your account.

Steemit.com. I don't use this much. These days, I only use it when I click on a link that leads directly to it, as opposed to Steempeak.

That's basically all the DApps and services I use to interact with the Steem blockchain. As you can see, my activities only include blogging and commenting, answering questions, and collecting (soon, playing) Steem Monsters. When choosing a DApp to use, the user interface is the most important for me. It's actually one of the main reasons why I traded the Steemit.com website for Steempeak.

Do you know what is a Master Node? Are you invested in a coin with Masternode?

dolphinstudios (63) · 6 years ago

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francistagbo (64) · 6 years ago

Well to put it simply, a master node is a full node which rewards node operators for performing the core consensus function of running a blockchain. Due to the nature of how full nodes computers work and the financial constraints involved in running them, a lot of people will want to reduce the number of full node computers they have connected to a blockchain and this will in turn lead to problems like slow transaction processing times and congestion of the particular blockchain.

Now this is where master nodes come into place, they act as full nodes and the people operating them are financially rewarded for their services.

And I don't think I am, I know Dash uses master nodes and I don't have and I don't have any Dash.

dolphinstudios (63) · 6 years ago

I’m thinking getting some masternode from ZCoin, but don’t know whether it’s a good choice.

Have you ever considered deleting your Facebook account, if you haven't done that yet? What would be the reasons to leave it behind?

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

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eonwarped (68) · 6 years ago

I don't consider deleting my Facebook because real life contacts use it and use it to organize / communicate. But I also don't use it as a social platform, so there's really not much to delete although I suppose there's tracking data. If I really cared I could probably figure out how to avoid most of that too.

One idea I've had and haven't really figured out yet is to try to use Facebook to bring more people onto the Steem platform. I would basically be putting my own experience on there and see if that appeals to anyone I know. In the real life contacts world, many people are curious about it, but oftentimes they don't have the time or energy to try it. Just needs the right amount of motivation I suppose.

kinx (50) · 6 years ago

Well I've thought about it numerous times because I rarely use my Facebook these days.

The main reason why I haven't deleted it is because a good nber of my old friends occasionally connect with me through Facebook. Just the other day my classmate from waaaaay back in highschool sent me a message and we got to catch up.

As much as I'd like to delete it, it's still a pretty good avenue for people to connect with me, so that's basically why I still keep it around.

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frenklake (29) · 6 years ago

i dont have ,and i didnt have it .

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mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago

I have not deleted my facebook account because it is useful to me,through facebook i have been able to freely make thousands of people to know more about my products and services

facebook is also a social media website that makes it easy to connect to people all over the world,facebook even gives you the opportunity to socialize with people who have the same interests and ambitions...

facebook also helps me to connect to my old time friends and people i never thought i could see again,facebook is a lovely platform and it is also useful too and a website where you can socialize and have fun...

though during the data leak saga that involved the CEO of facebook i felt dissapointed that my data might not be safe on facebook but after thorough observations

and alot of analysis then i found out that deleting my facebook might not be a total solution to prevent a data leak and also the benefits i gain from facebook is higher than the risks in it...

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Do you think that Cryptocurrency will replace fiat currencies ?

facttechz (56) · 6 years ago

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honolulu (72) · 6 years ago (edited)

For sure they wil some day !

Look at the development, RFID etc.

In many countries cash money is more and more replaced by paying per creditcards and online transfers.

Blockchaintechnology is the future.

It is used in science for managment of data and right now even some countries are about to land their own cryptos.

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

Yes, I do believe that, but not too soon though. Probably in twenty to thirty years cryptocurrencies, at least some of them, will become official currencies around the world, but for many years to come they will only act as investing and trading assets. I don't expect, of course, all of the cryptocurrencies to replace fiat currencies.

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sharpshot (65) · 6 years ago

I don't think it will replace fiat currencies but hopefully it will be mass adopted and take a large percentage of the fiat use. I think if it is 10% of the size of fiat, that will be huge.

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normalguy (51) · 6 years ago

Hmmm, I think it's not impossible.

We are seeing a big leap in the future, innovation was always beside the time and it's not impossible that in the future all of our transactions will be held in the digital world.

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dion66 (55) · 6 years ago

In order to accept cryptocurrency more generally, we need to overcome a number of obstacles.

One of the main factors hindering people from entering the digital currency market is that cryptocurrencies are not easy to use.

First question

For most people, whether it is paper currency or online banking system, dealing with legal tender is almost second nature. They understand the value of legal tenders, know how to trade them for products and services, and how global cryptocurrencies are compared to a few other foreign currencies related to their lives.

Money is an easy-to-use legal currency.

In the real world, most people are so unfamiliar with the concept of cryptocurrency that it is difficult to launch a cryptocurrency wallet.

For those outside the cryptocurrency, this technology is very difficult to understand. The software itself is very unattractive and not user friendly. In most cases, it is used for simplicity and not for choice.

Today's most trusted Ethereum and ERC 20 Token Wallet user interface:

on the Internet is usually a form that seems to require a computer science degree to begin to understand. The language and terminology used is very inappropriate. Most tutorials on the Internet cannot solve the problems that everyday users encounter in a simple, effective, and intuitive way .

Compare the Ethereum Blockchain Resource Manager interface to your online banking :

How to solve this problem ?

You just need to quickly review history and see what makes the World Wide Web look like today. The development of useful tools such as web browsers and e-mail has contributed significantly to the dramatic growth of the Internet, user interface and cryptocurrency must become easier to understand and intuitive.

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miixa (47) · 6 years ago (edited)

No, cryptocurrency will never replace fiat currency, but cryptocurrency might be adopted by a major population by time. To maintain the economy most of the countries will never allow it to take the position of fiat currencies. Also it's possible that cryptocurrency might be restricted or banned by some countries in future.

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How to handle authoritarian boss?

akdx (66) · 6 years ago

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cryptocopy (62) · 6 years ago

The best way to handle an authoritarian boss is to change your mindset and learn how to play by their rules so you can earn their respect and show them that you are a strong, smart, and competent employee.

According to Monster.com's Five Boss Personality Types, an authoritative boss, like Don Draper from Mad Men, "is the ultimate risk taker and has a flair for drama. On the downside, he can be a poor communicator. He's creative and perceptive, but he's also suspicious of others." Not to be mistaken with an autocratic boss, who is often a bully, or the pace-setting boss who is very demanding of his employees.

In this respect, an authoritative boss is not really that bad. He is just difficult to deal with because of his suspicious personality and his poor communication skills. Thus, most the problems that arise from this kind of leader is that his suspicious nature leads him to not trust his employees, so he's always thinking something is up or that they are lying to him and making excuses whenever things go wrong. Another source of difficulty is that his poor communication skills often leave his employees confused about his instructions, so they could feel like headless chickens who are clueless and don't know what to do.

So, how do you handle an authoritative boss?

The first thing you should do is to prevent or minimize the possibility of miscommunication. Make sure you get specific instructions. Ask questions to make sure you understand what your boss is saying and that you are interpreting his requests correctly. And always document your communication, as much as possible. Take meticulous notes, track all your email messages, and write down everything accurately. This way, when your boss complains that you didn't follow his instructions, you have something to refer to, without sounding like you're making excuses.

Second, be responsible for your actions. Always do your best, but when things go wrong, don't lie, don't make excuses, and don't blame someone else. Your boss may get angry, but he will respect you more for owning up to your mistakes. It will be much worse if you are caught in a lie or seen as making excuses. Authoritative bosses are suspicious, after all. So don't give him reasons to suspect you by being caught in a lie, or worse, blaming your co-worker for your own shortcomings.

Third, let your boss feel respected and in control. Authoritative bosses, unless they are incompetent, are likely to be successful in their fields. That's where they get their authority. They know they are smart and that they deserve and expect to be respected. So, it is important is to acknowledge how clever they are, show them that you are following their lead, and show them respect and kindness. Just don't be a suck up, because their suspicious nature will notice if you are faking the compliments.

Fourth, don't be a pushover. Don't be a yes man, when your boss is being unreasonable or too demanding. Learn to defend yourself, without being defensive or antagonistic. Correct your boss if he is wrong, but do it politely and in private. The goal is not to humiliate your boss, but to show that you are a strong person who also deserves respect.

Finally, don't take things personally. If your boss os being demanding or difficult, or if he is being blunt with you and using harsh words when giving feedback, don't take things as a personal attack. Authoritative bosses are often poor communicators, so just focus on the critique and see what you can learn from his feedback.

These are the things that employees can do when dealing with an authoritative boss. Just keep in mind that when dealing with authoritative bosses, it is a matter of finding ways to earn their respect and show your value as an employee, so you can get him on your side. This way, you can thrive even with an authoritative boss. Because believe it or not, in the scale of difficult bosses, you can do so much worse than an authoritative boss.

Hope this helps.

Sources:

Cope with Five Boss Personality Types. https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/boss-personality-types-hot-jobs
How To Deal With An Authoritarian-Like Boss. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2017/03/02/how-to-deal-with-an-authoritarian-like-boss/#69d972972094
How to Work with an Authoritarian Type Boss. https://work.chron.com/work-authoritarian-type-boss-20810.html

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cryptosharon (69) · 6 years ago (edited)

Aren't most bosses authoritarian by definition? It's their department and they can run it according to their best judgement. Employees usually don't have a say on the decisions of companies, departments and all stuff that is above their level of authority.

But the way to handle any authoritarian figure is to undermine their power and control through measured strategical actions. Get your fellow employees to support you and you'll have power in the masses. If your boss tries to tell you to do something against the regulations and you are backed by your full department, he/she will not have a way to force you and will instead fall when the mass reports and boycotts start. It's hard but it's accomplishable. Any boss can be overthrown. :)

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How many of your childhood friends are still around you? Is your shildhood best friend still your best friend?

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

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doughtaker (56) · 6 years ago (edited)

Unfortunately, none of my childhood friends are close to me today, because I moved out of the area where we all lived a little over a decade ago. For that very same reason, I can't say that my best friend during childhood is my best friend today. We do still chat online once in a long while, though.

To be honest, I think it takes a very special set of circumstances for a group of people to be best friends during childhood and then successfully maintain that relationship as adults. We end up taking different career paths, and in some cases move away -- sometimes just temporarily like when we go to college, other times permanently. I think someone would need to have a close-knit group of friends who all stay locally for their entire lives, in order for them to be able to answer positively to both of the questions that you've posed here.

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facttechz (56) · 6 years ago

Your question has a emotional touch, Childhood & the friends we make at that time is completely pure. About all of my childhood friends still in my touch trough social medias. Though we are still connected to each others but we don't have that enjoyments we used to do in our childhood days.

And yes, my childhood best friend is still my best friend.

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kaponaki (49) · 6 years ago

About two years ago i still had one of my childhood friends as my best friend but he later dissapointed me

when he betrayed me and ever since then i find it hard trusting him and i just had to stop making him my best

friend because as for me i believe it is weird to call someone my best friend when i do not even trust such

person so right now i know longer have a best friend that was my childhood friend...

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paigegirl (55) · 6 years ago

Very few are still around me; time and circumstances have put some distance between us all. Some of them got married and relocated while for a few others, we developed different values along the way and grew apart

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Which Steem authors do you believe deserve more visibility?

tobias-g (69) · 6 years ago

With so many authors creating content in so many different communities, it's hard to get your content noticed, I'm sure everyone has somebody who they follow who keeps on writing regardless of their rewards, purely because they enjoy what they're doing. Which authors do you believe are being missed simply because they don't boost their posts or have a large following? What do they write about?

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spiritualmax (64) · 6 years ago

There are different things to consider when you think about the way they "deserve" to be viewed.

In my oppinion, those who expand the blockchain are the more deserving of the visibility since they are the ones adding value.

A user that adds value can do it through 4 ways:

- Marketing the Blockchain;

- Creating Apps or Communities;

- Writing SEO Content;

- Helping the Blockchain.

What I say when I mention SEO on the content is - writers who write articles that google will pick up and therefore value the blockchain more.

People who create articles that are sought after and have more than 1000 words in lenght.

As far as communities, apps or blockchain promotion, these also develop the blockchain.

People who help in any way are the most deserving of visibility.

Cheers

jeezzle (70) · 6 years ago

As a fiction writer, I certainly think that fiction writers deserve more visibility. Writing fiction takes quite a long time. A typical chapter could take as long as 5 hours.

On the other hand, a typical blog post usually takes about 20 minutes. Some people are even posting little simple pictures that only take a minute or two. Compare these with a 5-hour fiction post that doesn't get a lot of recognition and you can see that it can be quite frustrating.

I've been attempting to make the fiction community better on Steemit by hosting the occasional story contest.

I got a lot of entries in my last contest, there were a lot of good stories too, however the initial post did not get very many upvotes. It seems as though people lately aren't being very generous with their votes. It would certainly be nice to see the fiction community gain more traction though.

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plokmi (60) · 6 years ago

Albeit I am not a fiction writer myself, I would say this is definitely true. As a platform which rewards so-called 'Proofs of Brain', contents created should be rewarded equally. I could definitely see an opportunity of realizing this into a platform similar to SteemSTEM or Musing.io which allows publications submission from many interesting yet talented fictions writers.

As you mentioned you have created a lot of contests, I am actually interested to hear what do you think of my this particular idea! How feasible this could be?

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jeezzle (70) · 6 years ago

I've thought about this kind of thing a lot too. However, in order for it to work it would need delegation. A large block of delegation granted to it that would create the drive for people to contribute.

If this platform lasts for a long time, and becomes a lot more popular, then I think such a delegation would be a good idea for fiction authors.

As it stands though, I doubt that the powers that be would be willing to grant a delegation to a site that doesn't solve an immediate problem.

I could be wrong though. It could be the very first fiction based blogging site that rewards it's contributors and it's readers. That would be amazing.

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tobias-g (69) · 6 years ago

The problem here is that you will never know if it will receive delegation unless you try, as you say there are a large number of writers I don't see why it wouldn't get some attention. If if you don't get delegation, you can still build something which A) gets more visibility for fiction entuhasists B) Solve a problem you believe exsists.

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kaponaki (49) · 6 years ago

I believe every steem authors deserve to get more visibility as long as they have good contents to

deliver,those authors that do not deserve visibility are the authors that are spammers because if their spam

contents get more visibility it would become a problem for the steemit platform and i do not want such thing to

happen,but i believe that any author with good content deserves visibility...

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frenklake (29) · 6 years ago

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tobias-g (69) · 6 years ago (edited)

With great posts like this, I can see why ;)

frenklake (29) · 6 years ago

i cant tell if you were being sarcastic.with me here. i was obviously joking. have a good day!

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Is monero the best privacy coin?

niel96 (69) · 6 years ago

What privacy focused cryptocurrency is the most interesting to invest into?

kutrulaju (54) · 6 years ago

Monera's crypto currency is called the best coin for darknet because of its signature algorithm. This is very different from similar projects (bitcoin, litecoin, ripple) and has serious advantages - a system that is virtually flawless to ensure security and anonymity.

Monero Advantages:

-anonymity. There is no information about the owner of the crypto wallet. In this case, Monero is a more attractive coin compared to bitcoin;

-Coin security cannot be copied, although in this section it causes difficulties with mining, which requires the latest equipment for this reason;

-a large number of network members. Even during Monero's appearance, a small number of users became a problem: even without a name, the complexity of the process of mixing large transactions and transactions can be seen by those who track them. Now the number of users is enough so that relatively large transactions are not tracked on the number of transactions;

-security is almost perfect against hacking. Hackers who do not have information about account balances are faced with far greater difficulties than in the case of hacking other crypto currencies.

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kutrulaju (54) · 6 years ago

Monero Advantages:

-anonymity. There is no information about the owner of the crypto wallet. In this case, Monero is a more attractive coin compared to bitcoin;

-Coin security cannot be copied, although in this section it causes difficulties with mining, which requires the latest equipment for this reason;

-security is almost perfect against hacking. Hackers who do not have information about account balances are faced with far greater difficulties than in the case of hacking other crypto currencies.

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niel96 (69) · 6 years ago

Do you believe monero is a better privacy coin than verge?

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jeezzle (70) · 6 years ago

Monero is a great coin. . It's particularly cool that they are so easy to mine. I've even seen web pages that had built in XMR miners on them.

I personally like XVG even though it's certainly taken quite a fall in price.

The Wraith protocol has been proven to work. It's even being supported by Pornhub, one of the largest and most successful pornography sites on the internet.

Spotify even has a page with 3,000 current votes on it wanting to support XVG as the cryptocurrency to pay for your music subscription with.

Having said that, these things are subjective. Everyone is going to have their favorite coin and it won't always be based on the best use case.

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niel96 (69) · 6 years ago

I like monero more for a few reasons. The total market cap of verge is so high, being 16.5 billion. Monero is now already used as default payment method on the dark web and for other uses. Verge has better marketing than monero but the real adoption is lower.

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Why, if someone drinks, a cold drink will cause more fat in the body?

bos-giok (52) · 6 years ago

jlordc (69) · 6 years ago

If I am to guess, you are referring to how your stomach seems to bloat after drinking cold water.

This is a common myth that many people seem to believe, but the truth is it does not make anyone fat nor makes the stomach bloat.

Drinking water, whether hot or cold doesn't really matter as the moment it reaches the stomach, seconds after it will warm up. Water also passes out of the stomach very quickly, so it doesn't stay in there for a long time.

Drinking cold water however causes the stomach to contract (but not bloat) which probably is the main reason for the confusion by others. :)

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valth (68) · 6 years ago (edited)

Are you trying to ask why a cold drink causes more body fat? Because it doesn't really do that. The only reason I can think of is that if the drink is below 37 degrees Celsius, then your body would spend some energy to reheat your body after the heat loss caused by the drink, but this is really an insignificant amount. But this would mean that you loose body fat, not gain it.

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lifesteem (44) · 6 years ago

For those of you who are undergoing a diet program, one of the stories that is still widely believed to be ice water makes fat. If anyone says that drinking cold water makes fat or ice water can make fat freeze and warm water can make fat more easily decompose, both of these arguments have not been proven.

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kutrulaju (54) · 6 years ago

The ice water you drink will still nourish your body well and does not cause the risk of obesity as long as the water is consumed properly and does not contain sugar or soda. Ice drinks that can cause obesity are drinks that contain sugar and soda. The content of glucose and other compounds in sweet drinks is what drives fat in the body to accumulate. Health experts reveal that excessive consumption of white water does not guarantee a person's body to become slimmer.

Drinking water is indeed often makes us easier to feel full. But, consumption of excess water can actually cause poisoning. Even worse, excessive consumption of water can also inhibit the process of burning calories. If calorie burning is inhibited, of course this condition can cause the risk of obesity.

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kutrulaju (54) · 6 years ago

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What did you do with the Byteball (GBYTE) you received from the Steem airdrop?

tobias-g (69) · 6 years ago

I'm curious to know what people did with the Byteball (GBYTE) they received from the airdrop to Steem users. Did you investigate the coin further and find it's one to hold or did you see it as free money and simply sell it straight away?

eonwarped (68) · 6 years ago

Just to add on to here, and I'm actually quite surprised at the results so far. I held all of it. And I had been promoting byteball weakly well before it arrived on STEEM for its cool distribution initiatives. I'm following the developments as they come.

cryptosharon (69) · 6 years ago

I'm still holding all of it! I got around $40 and I decided I'd just keep it for a long while. I think that Byte is bound to increase in price over time, and it's even possible that it will rise faster than Steem.

In my opinion, the second best measure would have been to just power it up here on Steemit because that's where you should put all your savings anyway. :P

svirus (66) · 6 years ago (edited)

I got around 300$ on my small wallet from the byteball airdrop.

I cashed out around 250$ and purchased a smartphone as i had no smartphone then. The rest i had invested on steemit buying sbd.

Still i have around 5GB in my smart wallet which is locked in my smart wallet. I can't do anything but have to hold it for 1 year. I thought of building a PC with that money. Currently i am using laptop which is bit slow for my work and that's why i though of building a pc. This airdrop really helped me and others also. But some had done some bad tricks to game it.

So, what did you do @tobias-g

tennysonck (42) · 6 years ago

how did u even get 300$ when you are on a 50 reputation, dont lie

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tobias-g (69) · 6 years ago

If you would have simply asked how and not accused him of lying you may have learned that it was more than easy enough to get $250 from this airdrop by referring people, whether or not he did, we don't know.

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svirus (66) · 6 years ago

This is my second account. And i didn't even get free bytes by this account.
And as @tobias-g said anyone can earn by referring,

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valth (68) · 6 years ago

I'm still holding all of mine. Byteball seems like a very interesting project to me, and I've spent some time getting to know it. I will probably hold it for a good while.

kaponaki (49) · 6 years ago

What i did with it??well the byteball is still on my account because i was able to earn around 5$ worth of

byteballs and when i tried to convert the byteball to

another cryptocurrency i discovered that there is a minmum i would be able to convert and it is more than

the 5$ worth of byteballs so i just left it on my wallet and wait for its value to hopefully rise in the future so that i

can now then convert it to bitcoin or sell it directly when the time is right...

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tennysonck (42) · 6 years ago

what else do you expect to do with those little air drop, do you think you can pay your bills with those airdrop? most of them would definitely put it on bitcoin or would have bought some steem.

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xplosive (62) · 6 years ago

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tobias-g (69) · 6 years ago

Same as me, I sold my liquid and converted to Steem Power and waiting for the other half in the smart contract. It's coming round fast, so hopefully the prices rise a little before the unlock date.

long888 (65) · 6 years ago

Out of excitement and curiosity I immediately sell my gbyte, my intention that time was to be able to prove whether or not Byteball is indeed legit and if it really pays.

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frenklake (29) · 6 years ago

my rep too little to receive anything

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blanchy (65) · 6 years ago

Sold it for steem on bittrex , tranferred it to steem and turned it into steem power. I think I received around 20 SP for it. Better than a kick in the arse!

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macchiata (70) · 6 years ago

Honest, I exchanged it for steem.

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mmunited (67) · 6 years ago

I exchanged with steem and vest into my account. It makes me my accout growing quickly. Firstly I used an exchange to swap but later I directly sell to @jackmiller.

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Why some cryptocurrencies need to hard fork, what a hard fork usually solve? Why did Bitcoin had so many of them?

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

valth (68) · 6 years ago

A hard fork in blockchain technology is essentially an update to the blockchain that invalidates the transactions that happens on nodes that have not upgraded to the latest hardfork. This means that if anyone are running blocks without the newest hardfork update, the blockchain will split to become two blockchains - one running with the latest update and the other without it.

Usually everyone upgrades, and the blockchain without the update just disappears (but the data from it is recorded in the updated blockchain). However, sometimes a certain group wants to keep running the old blockchain without the update, and when this happens we get a split in the blockchain, which is why you can think of it as a fork (it goes from a single line to several smaller ones). This has happened with Bitcoin many times, which is why we have blockchains like Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin Gold, Bitcoin Diamond, Bitcoin Private etc.

What the hardfork "solves" can range from small bugs that could cause a lot of problems, to huge updates to the entire protocol. I prefer to think of it like an update to any other program, like if you were to update your iPhone to a new version of iOS. You mostly get some new features, but there tend to be lots of under-the-hood changes as well.

As to why Bitcoin has had so many hardforks that have resulted in new/alternative coins is simply because it's the most popular one, and different people have different options as to what is best for the blockchain.

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acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

Great explanation. Now I'm clear with this thing also.

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valth (68) · 6 years ago

Thanks, I'm glad you understand it now :)

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clothing-id (50) · 6 years ago

Internet Protocol Address (IP) is a number that is created to identify computers hosted on the internet network. The function of an IP on a computer network is the address on a computer that can be connected to another computer. IP has different versions, namely IPv4 and IPv6 which have their advantages and disadvantages.

jrvacation (68) · 6 years ago

Every device connected to the Internet needs an unique IP address. IPv4 had been the standard used since the Internet started. However, the main problem with IPv4 is that we are running out of it. An IPv4 address takes the form of 255.255.255.255, a 32bit four octets representation. Each octet takes in a number from 0 to 256. Therefore, the total available IPv4 addresses are 2^32 addresses , slightly more than 4 billion of them. Of course, some address like 127.0.0.1 are reserved address and cannot be used for the internet.

4 billion addresses, that sounds like a lot. That is true 30 years ago, nobody would imagine the need to have 4 billion unique address. However, today, with the evolution of Internet, IoT, smartphones, smart tv, smart home, smart everything, we know that IPv4 will surely be not enough in the near future.

Introduction of IPv6 began, with a representation of eight groups of four hexadecimal digits, eg 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334, bringing the total available unique address to 3,400,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. That is surely enough now.

Besides addressing the problem of scarcity, IPv6 also aims to improve security over IPv4. Example, the introduction of native IPsec support directly into the IPv6 protocol.

Other advantages of IPv6 includes

Better multicast routing
No NAT (network address translation) required
Auto configuration

With IPv4 fast running out, all governments and organisations are encourage to begin supporting and migrating to IPv6. However, this is really not easy. There are alot of hurdles that is preventing the mass adoption of IPv6. Majority of Internet backend, especially in lesser developed countries, are still heavily dependant on IPv4. The complete transition from IPv4 to IPv6 will likely take decades to complete.

This answer references some points from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6_address

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mulyadiabubakar (50) · 6 years ago

Along with developing time, the internet protocol has undergone a development namely the emergence of the internet protocol version 4 (IPv4) and version 6 (IPv6). The emergence of IPv6 itself is based on the prediction that IPv4 will be used up by devices in the world. Because IPv4 only has 32 bits, IPv6 appears that has 128 bits which automatically can provide more addresses.

IPv4 is the 4th generation internet protocol (IP) IPv4 which has a 32-bit bit length, so it can address computers with a total of about 4 billion or exactly 4,294,967,296. IPv4 writing consists of 4 blocks, and each block consists of numbers 0-255. An example of an IP IP4 address is 192.168.100.1. The development of computers, smartphones, and consoles that continues to increase continuously, which then has a direct impact on the needs of the internet address protocol for the purpose of addressing each device to be able to connect to the internet. This problem is the basis for making 6th generation or IPv6 internet. IPv6 was developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IEFTF) to overcome problems and replace IPv4.

IPv6 has a total bit length of 128 bits so it can address a computer with a number of 3.4 x 1038. If viewed Ipv6 has a very large amount when compared to Ipv4 to address a device. IPv6 also has better mobility, security and configuration aspects than before.

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What’s the most epic way you’ve seen someone quit or be fired?

eagle42 (55) · 6 years ago

cryptosharon (69) · 6 years ago

Well, there was this dude who was very arrogant all the time and he started telling everyone that he could have better results than his boss. He even got a bunch of people to support him in some sort of operation that would make the boss look bad and have him demoted.

He wanted to be the new boss, but when they all tried their insurrection, the boss turned out to be much more able and threw the dude and his helpers down to Hell for 1000 years to suffer and tend to the garbage that Earth produces.

(I'm talking about God and Satan in the bible :D)

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hansdewet (58) · 6 years ago (edited)

teamfightclub (41) · 6 years ago

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crazycatuncle (50) · 6 years ago

Pooping on the bosses' desk right after tendering resignation 😹

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How much costs on average a lunch in your current city?

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

cryptosharon (69) · 6 years ago

Hmmm, I live in Venezuela. Here, it's about $1.5, maybe $1. It depends on the area and the quality. $1 if it's in a low-income area, and they are usually lacking. That's in restaurants. If you buy the ingredients, then maybe $0.80 - $1 but it has the potential to be better if you know what to buy and how to prepare it.

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tintintouhid (51) · 6 years ago

Oh nice one to ask. I'm from Bangladesh and currently I'm in Dhaka the capital of my country. Here if you want to have lunch that you have so many options to choose. But most of the people in our country like to eat foods from home and that's why they bring lunch from home or lunch box comes from home by lunch distributor company. However for this reason restaurants offer high quality food with affordable low cost.

Yesterday I had my lunch outside my home and I went in a restaurant. There I had BBQ chicken rice. The rice amount was huge for one person and adequate amount of chicken was also there. Taste was good and price was only $1.

There are also other restaurants who serve rice, beef curry, chicken curry, fish curry, different vegetables items, lentil and etc. If you choose any one item of curry and vegetable with lentil and rice then you will be able to finish your lunch within $5. But these are Bangladeshi style cuisine.

If you like to eat Chinese cuisine then you can eat easily within $2-$10. It depends on restaurants. Some restaurants serve food for 1:3 per serve and those will cost $5-$10 and others will cost $1-$5.

If you want to lunch with English food you have to spent at least $6 minimum and you can spend up to the highest cause there are a lot of high quality restaurants who are nearly rated as five star dining.

That's all from my city. Thank You for reading.

valth (68) · 6 years ago

It depends a lot on what you want to eat. But Norway is generally a very expensive country, and eating out is actually extremely expensive here. A dinner would easily cost $60 per person, but luckily eating lunch out is a lot cheaper. I would still estimate it to cost $15 for a decent lunch.

jlordc (69) · 6 years ago

I'm from the Philippines, and the average cost for a simple lunch could go as low as $1 and is usually divided as P15 ($0.30) for one cup of rice and P35-P50 ($0.70-$1) for the dish. For people who are into Fast Foods, the most affordable decent meal one could get is within the $1-$1.5 range.

For medium to well-known restaurants however, the price is usually double or triple that amount. As for me, the average cost of my meal is only around P100+ ($2+)

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kaponaki (49) · 6 years ago

well it depends on the city but here in “paris” a city

located in france, you can get an average lunch af 20$ per person per meal,and it also depends on the

restaurant where you are having the lunch and also the

area of the city where the restaurant is located at,but the fact is that an average cost of having lunch is 20$

per person and you would really enjoy the lunch and be glad you visited paris.....

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lankymoseyi (47) · 6 years ago

i am currently at johannesburg in south africa and an average lunch there is around 7$ but it depends on the

restaurant where you are having the lunch,there are some high class restaurants that will make you spend

more on a lunch and there are also some restaurants where you could spend less so it depends on the price

menu at the restaurant,but with seven dollars you will be able to get a good lunch here in johannesburg...

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cryptocopy (62) · 6 years ago

Like everywhere else, it depends on what you want to eat. I'm from Southeast Asia. So, to provide a point of reference, using Burgernomics, I'll begin with the price of a Big Mac in my country, which is $2.76.

From there, you can compare the rest of these lunch prices...

Lunch at a roadside restaurant that serves really inexpensive local dishes. A complete meal with rice, meat, and a drink is $1.12
Lunch at a casual restaurant that serves local dishes. A complete meal of rice, meat, some veggies, and a drink is $2.80.
Big Mac Meal with a drink and small fries is $3.36. (But you can get the smaller Cheeseburger meal with the same fries and drink for $1.87)
Lunch at a casual restaurant that serves non-local dishes. A main dish with a drink ranges from $5.60 to $9.33 (Depending on the cuisine).
Lunch at an upscale restaurant. A meal with a starter and a main dish is $18.58. (You have to pay extra for your drinks).
And if you're hungry and looking for an all you can eat buffet lunch, it will cost $13 to $30.

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mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago

I stay here in lagos,nigeria and yeah with 3$ you can get a very good launch but it depends on the restaurant

where you are having the launch,there are some resturants whereby you can get the launch at a

cheaper rate like 1$,same way we have cheap restaurants is the same way we have expensive restuarants or middle class restaurants and at such

restaurants you will spend more than 3$ to get a good lunch from such places,but cooking at home is cheaper and you can use just 8$ to cook foods that you will eat in

the morning,afternoon and evening....but an average cost for a launch cost 3$ and below here in lagos...lagos is a good city in nigeria...

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Would You Participate in a Massive Campaign to Burn Steem?

spiritualmax (64) · 6 years ago

Burning Steem to reduce supply is apparently a good thing for everyone on board, so would a massive campaign to burn steem (like a fundraiser but to destroy the funds rather than use them) be useful?

This question is something I've been thinking about, and since I want to try Musing I look forward to watching how it goes.

jlordc (69) · 6 years ago

There actually is an ongoing experiment that does this and is even supported by some witnesses and people who have large stakes on the platform. The experiment is called BurnPost and I highly suggest you check it out here: https://steemit.com/@burnpost

As a small minnow, I for one will probably not participate yet on such campaigns. While I do understand that the simple act of Burning Steem if done in large quantities will make the price of Steem increase mainly due to the Law of Supply and Demand, I don't really think atm my measly $0.01 upvote or my little liquid Steem atm would matter much. I'd probably wait until I get enough support through upvotes on my daily blog posts before I consider helping the community with such campaigns.

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ryleebear (41) · 6 years ago

monstermadness (61) · 6 years ago

I would be extremely open to that because of steem were burned it would thereby reduce the available supply and help contribute to small price increases the more Steem were burned. It's actually a great idea and one in which I wish could be implemented on this platform, especially with how poorly the crypto prices have performed this year.

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spiritualmax (64) · 6 years ago

If you have any idea, I may have the means to implement it.

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stay-active (53) · 6 years ago

Before I give my answer, let's think about what burning STEEM does. Plainly, it reduces the overall supply which increases the value of all the unburned STEEM. It also slightly increases the value of the STEEM yet to be created, since the inflation rate remains static regardless.

Because of these effects, I would not burn STEEM except for a small amount. The reason is that just reducing the supply does not fix problems on the blockchain such as the existence of faucet rings. Scammers will continue to exploit, whales will continue to destroy the rewards pool.

The ones who should be burning STEEM are massive whales like Steemit, Inc. and others. Our small bits of STEEM do not help much, unless initiatives similar to @null are created to incentivize the destruction. If a whale bid bot was created where the profits were burnt I would consider using it.

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spiritualmax (64) · 6 years ago

Well, yeah, but we all know that isn't going to happen.

Putting it that way I guess it's kind of silly to think a few raised thousands or hundreds would make a difference... sigh....

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fknmayhem (70) · 6 years ago

No, that should happen organically, as per whitepaper creation and also with built-in mechanics like those coming with HF20.

Anything else is merely an attempt at market manipulation.

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hashcash (63) · 6 years ago

I would say that it is one of the ways to ensure a level of stability of prices and making sure that prices technically never fall down to 'zero' level.

Personally I do not support coin burn for a Proof of Stake Blockchain. We should focus on people trying to maintain their stakes in the system and increase them gradually. What we need to do is to provide people incentive to hold more Steem.

Although burning Steem or sending it to the null account might sound like doing exactly that, but it is a short term and a stop-gap arrangement. We need to create a system where people believe in holding a stake in and not a system where people might want to raise prices by burning coins

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spiritualmax (64) · 6 years ago

Well, the benefits for holding a stake here are pretty good, the profitability for starters, which would increase with price increases.

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How often do you get upvote form Musing. Is there anyone whos all the post got upvotes?

zaicha (59) · 6 years ago

I'm interested ti known how many upvotes are the user getting. and are there some peoples who are getting upvotes for all their posts?

nathen007 (68) · 6 years ago

No, Musing manually curates all the answers. If it seems some get more upvoted than others, it will be because they give very detailed and long answers which is what we should all do when we answer questions.

Musing appears to be very fair in its upvote distribution.

What I would suggest to you, i to work hard, give great answers to the best of your ability and I'm sure you will also get some upvotes :-)

The most important advice, is stop worrying what everyone else is doing or getting, just for your own thing and work as hard as possible and then enjoy reading other peoples answers. This isn't a job! Its a great resource and we need as many people as possible joining in without any bitching or whinging about who gets what.

Hope this helps and I will look out for your future answers :-)

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zaicha (59) · 6 years ago

Thanks for your reply. I'm getting good response form musing. But i was interested to know how other are doing here. I mean how much post out of 10 got upvote ?

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nathen007 (68) · 6 years ago

well, there are a lot of answers for musing to curate manually so Im sure that some good ones get missed. its just about being consistant.
Maybe I will get an upvote 1 in 10 answers but thats great.,One upvoted answer on musing is more than Id earn writing 10 posts! They are really empowering a lot of people who might not normally earn very much from blogging. This really levels the playing field, Im just grateful when I get a vote, makes my day :-)

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tiger-zaps (60) · 6 years ago

A quick analysis over the last 2 weeks of August shows that the top rewarded users (by percentage rewarded) receive Musing upvotes on up to 70%-80% of their posts. [In fact there were a few users with 100% upvotes but no-one with more than 5 posts in total].

However it is noticeable that these users are averaging around 1 to 4 posts per day on Musing. So my assumption is that these users are producing small numbers of high quality responses. A case of quality over quantity.

For users that post more than 10 times a day the upvote ratio falls significantly, with the top users at this volume receiving a maximum of 20%-30%.

I think it will also depend heavily on whether the user mainly asks questions or provides answers, and on what kind of questions they respond to. Some questions are fun and only require short answers, but are probably less likely to receive upvotes.

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conradt (67) · 6 years ago

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mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago

I just recently joined musing.io and i love the questions

and answers that i am reading on this platform,why do i love them??i love them because they are educational

and also makes me more englightened about some certain aspect of life,i believe that the curators on this

platform are doing a very wonderful job and i noticed that they always ensure that they upvote very sensible and meaningful questions or answers and i believe that

if i write a meaningful answer or question then the curators will upvote me, i do not know if there is any user

that has all their posts upvoted but i believe if a user writes very good answers and the musing.io curators find the answers to be useful and perfect for the

questions asked then of course they can upvote the answers,what matters most is to ensure that you write answers that are of good quality....

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Can price of steem rise even if inflation is that high?

niel96 (69) · 6 years ago

Steem is issuing more coins every year. The total supply about doubles every year. That is 100% inflation! How can't this be a problem? Steem power however earns you more steem protecting you from inflation, so when you don't convert your steem into steem power you will lose money over the long run?

https://steemit.com/steem-inflation/@fyrstikken/what-is-the-inflation-rate-of-steem-here-is-the-supply-table-for-the-next-20-years

tiger-zaps (60) · 6 years ago

The original economic model for Steem included inflation of 100%. However this was revised back in 2016 with Hard Fork 14 to a scale starting at 9.5% and decreasing over time. Currently Steem has inflation of around 8.7% (according to website steemdb.com).

You can see the full supply table here for the next 20 years:

The question is still valid though. All other things being equal, the 8% inflation rate should act as a drain on the price of Steem. However at this early stage in the coin's existence there are many other factors that also influence the price. If Steem continues to develop then the inflow of investment and demand could raise the price faster than the drain from the additional coin supply.

Holding Steem Power (SP) does not directly protect you from inflation. However it is true that there is a small interest rate on SP and higher curation rewards with higher SP. There is also (I would say) a greater potential to earn more Steem and SBD through posting if you have more SP. Although it is also possible to earn rewards without holding much SP, as long as you have the basic level required to have enough bandwidth to post.

Holding liquid Steem on the other hand gives you the potential to trade on the markets and gain (or lose!) some additional revenue through this route.

Overall it is not clear cut to say that you will lose money in the long run unless you convert into SP.

[Not financial advice, please do your own research]

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anonsteve (62) · 6 years ago

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kutrulaju (54) · 6 years ago

It is important to remember that STEEM supply increases by 100% every year, if the market capitalization, or the total value of the network, remains the same, it will require Steem coin prices to drop by 50%. Steem is subject to inflation. This is a short-term trading vehicle. This is not intended to be held for a long time; it is intended to be traded. Steem power is a long-term investment vehicle.

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If you could live in a one season country which would that be?

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

If you were an animal, which one would you want to be?

vidder (61) · 6 years ago

jrvacation (68) · 6 years ago

How about the Panda 🐼? Giant pandas are one of the most endangered animals in the world. Only found in China, the pandas enjoy an extreme level of care and protection. Anyone found poaching a wild panda can face the death penalty.

Being a panda, you can spend the whole day doing nothing but eating and sleeping. You don’t need to work on the fields. You don’t need to worry about food, your caregivers will ensure there are enough bamboo to feed you. You do not have any enemies, as there are no predators preying on panda.

Being a panda is like being a crown prince of a Arab country.

ckole (68) · 6 years ago

Soaring up far in the sky like no other creature could.... I would like to be an Eagle. Right from time I've loved the characteristics of eagles and it has helped me in some areas of life. The vision possessed by eagle is extra ordinary,their eyes are designed for long distance and clarity which made them site their prey at far distance.

Eagles are fearless,they never surrender once they are focused. This is also another trait I love in eagle,

They are also tenacious. They don't run for wind when other birds do.

Instead, they spread their wings and soar high taking advantage of the wind. This taught me that running from challenges isn't the best solution,rather facing it and using the stumbling block as a stepping stone is what matters.

The characteristics of Eagles is used all over the world as what a good leader must possess to lead effectively thereby making this creature a unique animal amidst others.

Being an Eagle is what I would subscribe to if I were to be in the animal kingdom

zaicha (59) · 6 years ago

Well we are animals. According to science humans are social animals.

So we are social animals. What's else I wanted to be, I think I'm happy to be human again if I had a choice.

If I had to select an animal other then human then I would like to be some bird like eagle or someone like it.

To fly high in the sky.

To move from one location to another.

and enjoy the life.

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rainbowbala (48) · 6 years ago

I always admired elephants. If at all I were an animal, I would like to be an elephant. There are few reasons why I really want to be an elephant. I will come to the elaboration part in a while.

I used to wonder what if I were a snake. I also admire snakes but I don't want to be a snake. Because I cannot imagine a non vegetarian life. Snakes attract me so much especially king cobra because of the dignity it has among people. Usually people are afraid of snakes but in India, snakes are worshipped as superior beings.

I have heard that snakes are good hibernators and they also meditate and live for several years without any food intake. If at all they eat something it will not be quite often. So in that way I admire snakes but I really don't want to be a snake because when there is a necessity to live, I might have to kill another species to make a living.

Coming back to the elephant life. The reason why I admire them the most is because, even though they are very powerful, they express lots of humility. Especially domestic elephants. Wild elephants can be dangerous but domestic elephants lead a peaceful life by eating plants and tree branches and travelling from one place to another. That will be a good life I would say.

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ancientknowled3 (58) · 6 years ago

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dolphinscute (60) · 6 years ago

I want to become a monster spider.

A spider can travel around the world

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jlordc (69) · 6 years ago

A domesticated DOG!

Now before you diss that one out as there are literally many animals that are far more better than the most common household pet, the dog. You should consider first what is currently the most well-loved and well-petted animal by humans for centuries now. That's right, it's none other than the dog.

If I become a domesticated dog, I would receive the love and attention of my human owner. I would not worry anymore on food, hygiene and whatever problems an animal has to do in order to survive. Basically, my future is at most very-secured.

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mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago

If i were an animal then i would really be glad to be a dog....

I am a kind of person that loves the way most dogs act loyal to their owners and how dogs can also be affectionate and caring,i also love the way dogs are usually security conscious and always at alert when danger is coming

Dogs are loyal and they tend to have an attitude of protecting their owners in good or bad situations,dogs are the best friend a man can have because of its loyalty and affection...

yeah dogs are affectionate and don’t be surprised hearing that,when you are not happy your dog will also show sign of unhappiness and when you are very happy then the dog also shows sign of excitement,if you think i

am joking then just do me a favour by beginning to monitor the attitude of your dog and you will understand what i am saying and you will realize that i am saying an obvious fact...

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If magic was real, what spell would you try to learn first?

eagle42 (55) · 6 years ago

cryptocopy (62) · 6 years ago

If magic was real the first spell I would learn is a spell to stop time. There are so many things I want to do in a day, in a week, or even in a year that I feel there is never enough time to accomplish them. So, perhaps a spell that would allow me to stop time for a few hours, every now and then, would be great.

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kaponaki (49) · 6 years ago

I would love to cast a spell that will make me to be able to predict an event that will happen in the

future,imagine if i waa able to predict when the world

will end??then that would have been a great power to have,also imagine a situation whereby i have the power

to know exactly what the steem price will be at a particular period of tine,i believe such power would

enable to make alot of profit on investment made on steem...

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Do you think that Wall Street is already buying cryptos at low prices?

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

valth (68) · 6 years ago

Sure, I think a lot of Wall Street investors have already bought some cheap cryptos. However, most of them probably haven't yet, due to the technicalities of buying, storing and taxing them. It might not be worth the hassle for a lot of them just yet.

holovision (69) · 6 years ago (edited)

Moved to the Hive platform.

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lankymoseyi (47) · 6 years ago

I believe that wall streets are already buying cryptocurrencies at low price but not all of them are

buying it but i think it would be a great idea if they start buying it because it will be a good development for the

cryptocurrency market,but the way the cryptocurrency market works might be what is scaring some of the

people from wall streets because the market features might be what is discouraging some of them...

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niel96 (69) · 6 years ago

It depends what you mean with Wall street.

By law public investment funds are not allowed to invest into cryptocurrency. This is because the fund needs a guarantee by the clearinghouse they can't lose their investments. That's why a cryptocurrency etf will be bullish, a lot of institutional money can't enter this sector at this point in time.

People who work on wallstreet can however buy cryptocurrency privately, not as an institutional. There have been instances where this has been the case. For example in April this year George Soros gave a member of his family office approval to trade cryptocurrencies.

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frenklake (29) · 6 years ago

no, if they would buy then the cryptos will skyrocket.

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Why does binance not allow shorting?

niel96 (69) · 6 years ago

Why does the exchange binance not offer the ability to short cryptocurrency? You can't short on most exchanges but in this bear market it was the most profitable thing to do.

A Question to Miners: Are you still mining or plan to sell or have sold your mining equipment?

valiozzi (9) · 6 years ago

What are you interested in that most people aren’t?

eagle42 (55) · 6 years ago

rok-sivante (75) · 6 years ago

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thehive (66) · 6 years ago

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jassennessaj (71) · 6 years ago

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entrust (47) · 6 years ago

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You got a 100.00% upvote from @entrust courtesy of @jassennessaj!

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jlordc (69) · 6 years ago

CTF's(Capture The Flag)!!!

CTF is a special kind of information security competition. Or as I like to define it: A legit way to practice and hone your hacking and information finding skills.

I have always been fascinated by hacking and finding information online. So when I got a job at an AV(Anti-Virus) company I was very happy and have learned the basics there. Afterwhich, I learned about CTF competitions from there and started to get interested on it.

Since it's a little bit too technical and uses a lot of thinking and out of this world thinking, it is understandable that many people hate it. But I for one love the thrill and challenge.

rok-sivante (75) · 6 years ago

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aburashed (53) · 6 years ago (edited)

To love poor people.

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mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago (edited)

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How long do you see bid bots still "working" on Steemit? Are you using any?

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

jeezzle (70) · 6 years ago

I like to use @smartmarket and @smartsteem on occasion.

I am also whitelisted on @minnowbooster but I don't use that one as much.

I don't think that bidbots are going to be around for that much longer to tell you the truth.

My guess would be that they will stop being in fashion right around the beginning of 2019. I have no evidence of this though....it's just a feeling.

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holovision (69) · 6 years ago (edited)

Moved to the Hive platform.

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jrvacation (68) · 6 years ago

I think bid bots are here to stay, unless there are major changes to curation rewards. The reason why all the major sp stakeholders are delegating to bid bots is simple, for profit. Because the current curation rewards are just too low and unattractive, using bid bots is the easiest way for them to earn passive income from their sp stakes. In the past, before bid bots, these high stakeholders will curate posts or follow curation trails, they earn 25% of their upvotes. But with bid bots, they now stand to earn up to 90%. So unless curation rewards are adjusted higher, there is simply no reason for them to not use bid bots.

It had been a while since I last used a bit bot. Those that I use and support are @smartmarket, @buildawhale, and @minnowbooster. These bots owners not only provide bot service, they are also active in the blockchain, fighting spams, plagiarism, and creating blacklist that is beneficial to the steem community.

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mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago

I do not really have any problem with bid bots being used to upvote contents on steemit,but i am always finding it appalling when i see some spammers trying to

take advantage of the system and using bid bots to promote their spammy contents,i think that bid bots operators should create features that would help to

prevent spammers from using their bots to upvote their spammy contents,i believe if that is done then it will make steemit to become a better platform and it will

not make use of bid bots to negatively affect the steem economy...bid bots should not cancelled because there are some users that have genuine and meaninful

contents that just needs a promotional boost to get more visibility and users like that can simply use bid bots to bring in factors that would lead to more visibility...

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jlordc (69) · 6 years ago

I hate to say this but I think bidbots will be on this platform as long as untimely possible and will act as a primary means to boost one's visibility on the platform (sort of like Steem's version of advertisement).

Steemit Inc's version of advertisement, the Promoted Tab failed miserably as it is not at all profitable seeing it burns ones liquid Steem instead of going back to the owner like what the current bidbot system is now doing. Unless Steem develops a better way to advertise posts then bidbots will be in here for the long run whether the majority of people loves it or not.

Other reason why I think bidbots will survive is due to the fact that not everyone in here loves to write, blog and deliver contents to the blockchain. The top 500 highest Steem Account hodlers in this platform are mostly investors. Investors do not waste their time on doing blogs/vlogs or writing exceptional contents. Seeing bidbots have a high return of investment, all they have to do is just to invest on it, sit back and earn passively. They have it easy! :)

So yeah, bidbots will stay on this platform for a loonnng time.

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Does anyone have thoughts about Ethereum Classic (ETC) vs. Ethereum (ETH)? Both as a platform and investment opportunity?

putraceh (46) · 6 years ago

Do you use actifit, what's your impressions on the app? Is it accurate, is it easy to share your results on Steem, what can you do with its tokens and do you get any upvotes from it?

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

cryptos999 (53) · 6 years ago (edited)

I use actifit about a month. It's a great motivating app that rewards you with actifit tokens and via steemit upvotes. The app can track your moves accurately but not always. If you want to run it on background make sure to enable aggressive background tracker. Yes, l always got upvotes from actifit according to my activity score. In the future you'll be able to buy fitness products or just convert actifit tokens to cryptocurencies, fiat. It can take a while because of upcoming SMTs.

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zoneboy (69) · 6 years ago

Yes I use actifit and I am one of the moderators. Actifit tends to reward users for keeping fit. There is an iOS and Android version. The application is accurate and it's always in development meaning if you encounter any issues it will be solved almost immediately.

Posting your activities on steemit is easy. You only need your posting key to do that and follow the instructions.

Users are upvoted based on their step counts with respect to the total number of entries received that day.

The ACTIFIT token will have value when SMT is launched and you can decide what to do with it. Either buy sport products, register for gyms and so on

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Do you think that electric sports cars are killing the passion?

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

hashcash (63) · 6 years ago

I find that Most of the electric sports are actually Hybrid cars which can run on both electricity and gas. For me this is a very important fact and should be taken into account when dealing with a question such as yours.

For me the presence of a hybrid engine indicates that both the 'fuels' have their advantages and yet they also have their disadvantages. From a combination of these advantages and disadvantages, arise the need for a hybrid engine. What lacks in one type of technology can compensated by the other.

Now lets consider a major driving passion - namely racing. Racing events are designed as a combination to check both speed and endurance. Another thing is that racing events also need qualifying factors like engine type, fuel type, engine volume , etc..... for the cars to participate.

The fact remains that most hybrid cars cannot even qualify the major events because of there hybrid nature (presence of electric engine). Then there is also the fact that people have also come to like the sound of fuel engine, while the electric engine is pretty soundless and thus have no fanbase from this crowd.

So I would say that 'to each hi s own'. Electric and hybrid cars are more about a fashion statement, than anything else these days.

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wayoutwest (51) · 6 years ago (edited)

No, I don't think so. They are still quite new and it will take a few years to improve them. The main complaint seems to be the sound but that doesn't bother me. I like their acceleration and while it will be a shame to lose some of the petrol engine features, like gear changing, it's all about speed for me.

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If you were to choose to read a freewrite, a Bitcoin news or a "scientific blog post" what would you choose first?

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

jlordc (69) · 6 years ago

Highly depends on the Title/Caption and the Image used.

Like if the Bitcoin-related news starts with "SEC rules in favour of Bitcoin...", I would probably skip that one out as I have literally no idea what SEC does. However same can not be said if the title starts with "Reason why Bitcoin is crashing atm", that I would read fast.

But for simplicity's sake taking only into account your interest for those topics, then I would go read "Scientific Blog Post" first as I love science and medicine, "FreeWrite" next to make me calm down and relate to whomever wrote that article and maybe get a lesson or two and "Bitcoin News last as I literally have little knowledge when it comes to Crypto

cryptosharon (69) · 6 years ago

Well, if it were truly news about Bitcoin and not other cryptocurrencies, I would be very interested. (Things like hardforks and such.) But if it's just cryptocurrency news, I'd go for the freewrite, unless the scientific blog post is particularly interesting. However, more often than not, I find myself reading travel accounts and journal-like posts about people's day-to-day.

holovision (69) · 6 years ago (edited)

Moved to the Hive platform.

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mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago

Well among these three things you listed i am more passionate about cryptocurrency investments and i will

definitely want to read the bitcoin news to see any

information that will make me to know about the current situation of bitcoin,i invested on bitcoin so it will be wise

for me to read the news about it,i would also love to read scientific blog posts but it is the bitcoin news i will

read first because it is currently what is the most imporant thing to me among the things which you listed....

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How can I follow and unfollow a trail and how can I change the voting power dedicated to a trail and what are the benefit of following a trail?

abraham10 (46) · 6 years ago

Please explain step by step for others to learn

jrvacation (68) · 6 years ago

Following a trail adds support to the community/project that the trail owner is supporting. For example, the utopian-io supports open source project, the qurator trail supports quality members. By following their trail, you are supporting good content creators which in turn adds value to what steemit is all about. There are many people who don't have the time to curate posts and don't wish to waste their voting power, so by following a good trail is one of the option.

To see what trails are available, you can

go to steemauto.com
login with your posting key via steemconnect
click on curation trail
browse for the many popular curation trail available
or you can search for one if you know the name
click follow
after that, you can change the setting of voting weight

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Can robots become conscious one day?

niel96 (69) · 6 years ago

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

Consciousness is a quality specific only to living beings, whether we talk about animals, humans or other forms of life it is only such "creatures" that are born to be conscious and live their life conscious.

Robots will probably be able to learn certain behavioral patterns, will be able to have logic, to think and act, but never to feel. Having feelings and being conscious can not be learned and will never be an artificial quality.

Consciousness is an organic quality and thus I believe that robots will never be able to attain that. No matter how much the technology will improve and on what peaks will it climb.

cryptocopy (62) · 6 years ago

I could say that given time and research, anything is possible with technology. However, I think this is a question that we cannot answer yet, at least, not until we can come up with a unified theory of consciousness.

At the moment, researchers, scientists, and philosophers are all divided on a unified theory of consciousness. What is consciousness? Is consciousness knowable? Can it be measured? Can it be reproduced? And if it can be reproduced, can we transfer it to a machine? How do we transfer it to a machine. At this point in time, we haven't even answered the first question. What is consciousness?

So, unless we can know that, we won't have any definitive answer to the question can robots become conscious one day. On a personal note, I don't want robots to become conscious in the future. I've seen enough sci-fi movies and TV shows to know that is a bad thing.

Source:

Scientists Closing in on Theory of Consciousness. https://www.livescience.com/47096-theories-seek-to-explain-consciousness.html

bos-giok (52) · 6 years ago

Logically, do you think that your question is just a joke? whose names are lifeless certainly will not be aware, only humans are perfect, humans can feel anything.

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facttechz (56) · 6 years ago (edited)

Yes, it's possible. There is no impossible word in the dictionary of science.

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lankymoseyi (47) · 6 years ago

It seemed that some years before, researchers at MIT and elsewhere were quite convinced that a human being is completely made up of matter/material energy and is ultimately a highly advanced computer--a highly advanced machine. Is that conviction still alive?

Is it possible that robots / advanced AI machines will one day become cognizant of their surroundings, will have thrilling experiences while reading a mystery novel, will enjoy a comedy show, or will possess emotions (happiness, anger, shame/shamelessness, embarrassment, audacity, rascaldom, cunning etc.)/feelings (pride, grief, narcissism, superiority/inferiority complexes etc.) just like we humans do. Will they develop consciousness on the level of current human beings or even animals, like feeling pain, hunger, need to sleep etc.?

Are the researchers close to achieving this in the near or distant future? (What exactly does “happiness”, "shame", “love”, or “fear” reduce to in advanced AI systems language? What kind of particle interactions?)

Try as they might for millions of years, it is highly improbable that the most intelligent researchers would ever be able to make a robot / advanced AI machine even slightly conscious by any purely material (modern scientific) methods, because the modern researchers are totally unaware of the absolutely non-material entity (or the spirit soul, which is beyond the jurisdiction of modern material/mental sciences) which forms the very basis of consciousness and life, and they think what they cannot understand, no one else (outside their field) can.

For more information, and insights, please consult the book:

Mechanistic and Nonmechanistic Science, by Richard L. Thompson (PhD. Mathematics, Cornell University, researcher in statistical mechanics, probability theory and mathematical biology).

The most advanced robot/AI machine of the future may at best become an extremely sophisticated philosophical zombie, but (although appearing to be conscious, or simulating consciousness), won't ever be a conscious entity. But it is still possible that the developers of the machine may try to pass it off as "conscious".

Simple answer: “No soul: no life, no consciousness.”

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Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

niel96 (69) · 6 years ago

If your life is about to end, why still wear a helmet to protect you from injury?

johntagbo (57) · 6 years ago

First of all, they wore leather flight caps, not helmets. Despite the fact that they were basically a suicide squad, they still had to wear them to protect their ears and head from cold while at high altitudes and also to avoid going deaf when flying with their cockpits open. This was something they used to do to be able to see better when landing or taking off or looking for landmarks.

Also it helped to protect their head in case they had to do complex maneuvers to avoid getting shot out of the sky. So basically, while they were going to die, they wore helmets to make sure they didn't die before they were supposed to

facttechz (56) · 6 years ago (edited)

You said "your life is about to end" but not the end. It's possible to be end of your life anywhere and anytime, but we always seek some security to safe our life. The same reason applicable for the Kamikaze Pilots, they fly at very high speed with open cockpits, to protect their head and specially eyes they wear lather caps or helmet.

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What good Korean-language curation initiatives exist on Steem?

tcpolymath (68) · 6 years ago

https://steemit.com/trending/kr

zoneboy (69) · 6 years ago

I don't know of any Koren language curation initiative but I know there will be one.

https://steemit.com/created/kr

You can check those links for Korean posts. You can then comment on any interested post and start a conversation to learn more on the possibility of having a curation initiative

How can you speak English like a native speaker?

rezoanulvibes (75) · 6 years ago

hashcash (63) · 6 years ago

I have had the opportunity to interact with several professional linguists and language trainers over the years. I have come to the conclusion that the most important thing needed to speak like a native speaker is to stay amongst the native speakers of that language.

No school or training can give you an advantage in learning a language like staying and interacting with the natives does. I say this from experience of learning from the natives and being multilingual and fluent gives me a certain understanding of what I am saying.

Languages like English, Spanish, Arabic, French, etc. also have the distinction of being spoken in several parts of the world. That means that you don't really have to travel to UK to learn English the way I recommend. You can do so by being in the US, Canada, Australia, etc.

Obviously this is just one way of doing what you asked and I am pretty sure there are several more effective methods available.

rezoanulvibes (75) · 6 years ago

"No school or training can give you an advantage in learning a language like staying and interacting with the natives does."

Agree with that. Thank you so much for sharing your experience. Really appreciate that!

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zoneboy (69) · 6 years ago

To speak English like the real owners of the language. You have to stay around them.

You may learn how to speak English from an online class or offline class. But who do you practice with. There are many factors associated with the differences in English tone in countries.

The Food, social, lifestyle. They influence the type of English in that area. It is when you move closer to the natives and do what they do, eat what they eat. In years you observe you speak exactly like they do.

What is the best blockchain for smart contracts?

niel96 (69) · 6 years ago

What smart contract blockchain do you like the most as an investment?

abhaya504 (51) · 6 years ago

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zoneboy (69) · 6 years ago

Well byteball did their steemit airdrop not quite long. I will suggest bytesball. Fast and simple to use. It is user friendly.

The good thing is their data is not stored on the blockchain but the DAG Directed Acyclic Graph

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valth (68) · 6 years ago

I like Ethereum as a smart contract platform the best still. I had high hopes for EOS, but it's not really were I want it to be when it comes to smart contracts yet; they require a lot of expensive RAM, and it's still a lot more complicated than Ethereum. But maybe it will improve to become better than ETH in the future though.

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How Can someone stay Happy after realizing no one loves you?

animecraze (47) · 6 years ago

rok-sivante (75) · 6 years ago

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anonsteve (62) · 6 years ago

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normalguy (51) · 6 years ago

Well I think you will be happy depending on your expectation.

It is true that you will not be happy if no one loves you, but I think we are sing love one sidedly

Despite our appearances, our attitude, our opinions there will always a person who loves us. No matter what we have friends that love us, we have our brothers, our sisters, our parents, relatives and many other person that surrounds us. Well if you are saying that they all not love you, still we have our God who loves us. If we can't be happy knowing that no one loves us, maybe our expectations was too high. We must be contented to those person who loves us and not depend our happiness to single person who doesn't love us

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mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago

Self love is very important in the lives of everyone,you need to love yourself first before you become bothered

about those that love you or not,when you love yourself it will enable you to be able to stay happy even when

you feel no one loves you,i know self love might not be easy for some people but it is necessary and i believe

that you are the major key to your own happiness and you can make yourself happy even if the whole world

turn their back against you.../but it would also be a great step to take in finding out why we are not getting the love that we desire,when people do not love us it could

be their fault and it could also be our own fault too so it is not a bad idea if we try to find out why we are not loved...

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difelice5000 (63) · 6 years ago

I'll tell you something, well I'd better tell you only three things, if you decide to accept them you will be happy, but you can never be happy, the first, you can not want to understand everything, I explain, life is too complex and happens of all kinds of things, as you get older you try to find meaning to life, and I assure you that for some reason we are here, because nothing happens at random, but we can not be sure of that, you live with your body working and you do not know completely how everything works, so simple is life, you live, do not feel, experience, can not understand.

Second, there is always someone who loves us, the problem is the place where we are and the chains we put on in life, all those chains are in your mind, think about why not change places and people, maybe you are in the wrong place and wrong place, that's just it.

And finally, look at the meaning of life is different for each person, everything is in the mind, some seek love in a couple, others help the needy and get love and satisfaction in return, others help the world and are useful in helping and also receive love, love comes from many sources, do not confuse emotional dependence on a person with love, love, is something much more than that, when you learn fully that it is love and that it comes from many sources, I am sure you will find where to receive it from and you will be happy, I love you very much and I care about your life, that's why I write to you, but, for that I would do it, I hope this will help you, look for life, it is out there waiting for you.

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crazycatuncle (50) · 6 years ago

You can't

Been there, tried to do that

Realised that it doesn't work that way

Decided to wallow in my misery 😿

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mulyadiabubakar (50) · 6 years ago

Accept the reality

A person's attitude towards us can sometimes make us wonder, why has he been so kind and caring to us all this time? We think that his attention is a sign that he likes us. In fact, attention is not always proof that someone likes us more than just friends. It could be, he is indeed to everyone, including the opposite sex. Now, try to open your eyes wide and pay attention: how does he behave towards other friends?

There are more people who are PDKT with us. He chat us every day, call for hours, and sometimes invite to go together. Wow, really attention. Initially we may be uncomfortable or annoyed, but after a while we fall in love. Our turn has fallen in love, eh he just disappeared. Bitter again, it turns out he invented someone else. Duh, isn't that sad ?! Well, girls, realize that someone's feelings are easy to change, especially if they are still in the PDKT stage. A man can PDKT with several women at once. So if he cares, asks to go together, and so on, it could be done simultaneously to several women.

This is a very important lesson: consider all of them as friends before there is commitment. Don't let our feelings develop too far.

What if we ultimately love our own friends? Initially there was no feeling, pure friendship, but over time, a spark of love arose. Unfortunately, it's just our feelings. He really only considers us as friends, nothing more. Bitter? Certain.

If we like someone and the person we like doesn't know our feelings, it's good to let us know. It doesn't matter if he later rejects it; at least he already knows. Harboring a feeling of love for years and guessing whether he has the same feelings will only torture you. Convey your feelings, let him know. If he refuses, accept that fact. We win when we dare to express feelings, no matter whether they are accepted or rejected in the end.

No matter how simple a reality is, it is still better than illusion. For what reason do we feel false happiness by continuing to assume that he has the same feelings as us, but not. One day, when he is invented with someone else, that fact will slap us, and it will definitely hurt more. Get up from dreams and hopes that are aground, accept this reality!

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What is phishing and can you get "phised" on steemit. ?

akekemoh (54) · 6 years ago

fknmayhem (70) · 6 years ago (edited)

Phishing is the malicious act to obtain sensitive data from somebody, specifically done by “baiting” them into handing over that data.

Steemit, and the Internet in general, are absolutely not safe havens and one can be phished at any time.

Many phishing attempts online will try to imitate a site, or possibly a project which would seem to be a part of the site where they attempt to phish people. Phishing can also happen in email, instant messaging, or on social media. Fake airdrops are often also phishing efforts where the organizers want to obtain access to one’s account and social media profiles where possible.

On Steem(it) most phishing attempts known so far aimed to obtain one’s master key so they could highjack (and empty) the account. Sometimes this happens by tempting somebody to login to a steemit alike website (using condenser) or the phishers have setup a site which imitates SteemConnect but your account name and key are sent to them.

In worst case within seconds only they may have logged in (via a script) and reset your master key.

How to protect yourself?

Only you can protect yourself from phishing attempts on the internet, and also on Steem.

Always check the URL. If not sure do not click the URL and definitely do not enter your user details on any site you do not trust 100%. On the Steem blockchain most sites do not need your admin or master key and are happy with only your (private) posting key. Because both other keys are only required for wallet operations or account settings.

Ergo, only use your posting key on Steem. If a site wants a higher level of access, more often than not they will offer SteemConnect Authentication as login method. When using SteemConnect the site only receives tokens but not your password. These auth tokens can only be used by the app which received them. This means that Musing could not use the tokens generated from logging in to Musing with SteemConnect to post in name of your account via Steemhunt, for example.

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francistagbo (64) · 6 years ago

Physing as regards to cryptocurrency is basically a type of cybercrime in which people are duped into giving out personal details of their various crypto assets e.g a private key or a master key or recovery file etc. This is done by the use of emails, texts and so many others. The fraudsters tend to pretend to be administrators of certain crypto sites so as to make people feel they're legitimate after which they steal your crypto assets and you most probably never hear from them again. People have actually gotten phised on steemit alot. I have a friend who was tricked into giving up her steemit password which led to her losing her account.

The most frequent type of phising I see on steemit is what I call the 'crypto-exchange scam'. People tend to make mistakes when typing the names of the accounts that they're sending their funds to and accounts like bittrex, poloinex and deepcrypto8 which serve as gateways for people to send their steem or and to and from their bittrex, binancr and poloinex accounts respectively are the major targets. Fraudsters open accounts with similar names to the above stated accounts and wait for people to make the mistake and transfer funds to them. Such accounts include bittrexx, polionex, deepcrypto88 and so on.

Upvote and steem delegation services like minnow booster aren't excluded, as they are also targeted by fraudsters.

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normalguy (51) · 6 years ago

Phisihing was an act to obtain a person's personal information having an evil intent. This often happens in the digital world where we are using usernames, passwords, credit card details, bank account details and many more that usually involved money. So basically it was an act to get an access to your personal account.

Was steemit safe from Phishing? well I really do believe that steemit was not safe in this act. There were case where users received some transferred SBD or STEEM with url that will lead you to a page very similar to steemconnect. Once a user entered his/her password to this site, his/her password will automatically saved into the database of that website and Viola ! ! ! they got your account already. Better be careful in opening some untrusted websites.

Another was by using another computers some computers have keyloggeres which enables them to all the characters that was typed in the computer. Better be careful also in opening steemit account to internet shops as they might steal your precious account

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What’s something that will always be in fashion, no matter how much time passes?

eagle42 (55) · 6 years ago

penauthor (62) · 6 years ago

I want to assume you're talking about fashion here. The truth is that there are a lot of things that trended before, got out-fashioned and are now back trending. You can never tell what you would happen in the future.

However, I think wristwatches would never go out of fashion. Apart from telling the time, these delicate piece always seems to add a bit of smartness or style or even both to our clothing.

Little wonder they've been evolved too now have different colors and fashioned to fit modern trends. Wristwatches have become a compulsory piece of most people's dress sense.

Take my brother for example. He loves to look stylish and is always in with the latest trends of gadgets. One think he never forgets is his wristwatch. He has a couple of them and is alway proud to appear on photos with them. Even looking at those pictures will tell you how complementing wristwatches can be.

Pictures of my dad who's been alive since the 50's even shows wristwatches. So, you see, this piece new version goes out of fashion we are both about to see that's change any time soon.

mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago (edited)

cryptocopy (62) · 6 years ago

Cleanliness and hygiene. Even if the world runs out of water and soap, I believe people will still at least do their best to keep themselves and their surroundings as clean and hygienic as possible. I know I will.

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acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

Intelligence.

crazycatuncle (50) · 6 years ago

Eating

Sleeping

And... er-hrm...

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What is the most needed tool that has yet to be developed for steem?

ecoinstant (68) · 6 years ago

As someone who has worked on the @coffeesource.net tool for making and filtering tables of contents, I am constantly surprised at all the cool things that have yet to be developed on for steem. Sure we have a ton of great tools already, but there is so much left to do!

So my question today is for all of you - What process would you most like to automate? Where could we save time with a little programming and some elbow grease?

jlordc (69) · 6 years ago

What I really want to see and be developed for Steem is an alternative on how blog posts are being displayed on one's feed or as I like to call it: A Facebook-Like News Feed!

I think we can all agree that the current News Feed Display is a huge mess. At the moment posts are being sorted from the newest created one (or resteem) to the oldest. This is a big problem if you are following a lot of people as you are likely to be overwhelmed by a number of low-quality posts.

What I want is basically a Facebook-like News Feed algorithm that would display first the "popular" posts that have a lot of interactions and real-human upvotes and posts that I might be interested in. I don't know how Facebook does it, but Steem badly needs an algorithm similar to that one.

oddbot (62) · 6 years ago

Oh, man. There are so many things lacking. I'd love to see a smooth, modular front-end system that provided a ridiculous amount of utility and flexibility. Being able to tap user's names to auto-add their tag in a comment is a small thing I'd love to see on Partiko. Also, to have a visualization of votes trickling in, with their strength (like on Steemnow) but integrated in the browser itself, maybe you could swipe left and right to put different filters over the blockchain to access different data. Overall, this is still such a new space! Exciting and frustrating at the same time.

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mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago (edited)

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bitbase (47) · 6 years ago

I think there should be a tool to support minnows without just upvoting content, but reading and reviewing that. Also when I started steemit I got about 100 followers in just 1 day, since they followed me before even posting anything, there are not for the content (clearly foolish). Not even 5 people from my followers comment or upvote my contents, so there should be a way to stop this unwanted following and to make followers follow only if they like the content of the creator and want to get updates from him.

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What invention doesn’t get a lot of love, but has greatly improved the world?

eagle42 (55) · 6 years ago

zoneboy (69) · 6 years ago

We have lots of inventions. I will list some.

Toilet paper. Who doesn't love this life saver. Imagine you were using clothes in place of toilet paper. You have to wash after every use and disposing it will be cumbersome.. Toilet paper however is different

cryptocopy (62) · 6 years ago

The ballpoint pen. Imagine if our choices for writing instruments were still between the permanent, but cumbersome fountain pen and the easy to use but also easy to erase pencil. As someone who handwrites a lot of notes, I can't stress how important it is for me to have something that can write permanently, while still being easy to use, and inexpensive.

I mean, sure a lot of things can be written down as digital notes these days, but imagine of you went to school 10 years ago and all you had to write notes with was the fountain pen. What if you run out of ink in the middle of class, how would you finish your notes? Or what if you were using a pencil while writing an exam essay. You'd have to keep sharpening it every now and then, disrupting your train of thought.

The ballpoint pen just made my school life easier. However, the fact that I always see ballpoint pens lying around everywhere, forgotten and disposed of by its owner just shows it doesn't get a lot of love.

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futuremind (70) · 6 years ago

The toothbrush...Totally..

Does anyone really bask in the glory of what toothbrushes do for humanity?

I mean, just imagine life without them..

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What's the most appealing to you, life after death or reincarnation?

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

darlene.kitchen (12) · 6 years ago

I believe in life after death

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How do I know if an airdrop is legitimate and not just a scam, how do I identify them?

difelice5000 (63) · 6 years ago

How can I know if an airdrop is legitimate and not just a scam, how do I identify them, is that there are some symptoms that can be evidenced that it is a scam or simply left to try and wait?

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fknmayhem (70) · 6 years ago

Check the URL for the airdrop, that’s usually the first giveaway of validity.

Then visit the site for the token/project and find the link to their Twitter profile. Check if they promote or denounce the ongoing airdrop. If you can find no mention... just tweet them.

Alternatively do it via their Telegram channel.

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How do i know my child is autistic or has developmental problems?

difelice5000 (63) · 6 years ago

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sanmi (64) · 6 years ago

How old he or she is ? I have someone in my house, and the very first thing to observe, is to observe the communication between the child and others. Does he responds to everything that you ask ? Does he reacts to everything that he sees around ?

If the child is responding in an engaged way with you in a normal way on everything, then there is nothing to be concerned. However, if he only interacts to things of his interest, and does not listen or react anything else, then he may need to be watched out. And more ever, if he is busy doing something on his own, without listening to you, and you try to intervene, then they show anger and frustrations. So its like they like to do what they wish to do, but they don't respond the same to you . In that case, you should show him to a doctor for further check up.

And if your child is less than 2 years old, then it will be highly impossible to derive a conclusion.

So the best way is to engage as much as possible with the kids, because the best treatment that can bring change in the child's behavior is within 5 years.

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d-pend (73) · 6 years ago

There are lots of diagnostic tests, if you have concerns. One thing you should realize before going to a medical doctor is they love telling people what they think is wrong with them. They also like telling people that certain things cannot be healed.

I would recommend feeding your child an excellent diet with almost no processed food, junk food, or sugar of any kind. All developmental problems have some foundation in nutrition. I would recommend looking into Nutritional Balancing in order to become more educated on some of the nutritional causes of developmental issues. Doctors like to give rather toxic and ineffective "medicines" that treat the symptoms instead of the root causes.

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franciferrer (52) · 6 years ago

take the child to a doctor for inspection. as it is very hard to find it out in home environment.

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What will be most bullish for cryptocurrency bakkt or etf approval?

niel96 (69) · 6 years ago

Will bakkt or the etf approval be most bullish for cryptocurrency?

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spiritualmax (64) · 6 years ago

Fundamental Analysis supporters claim that it is the ETF approval.

However, I think cryptocurrency proved time and time again that fundamentals don't work in crypto, and good news or bad news the crypto world doesn't care, it has its own life due to being less adopted than most other markets.

Cheers

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ecoinstant (68) · 6 years ago

In the long run, both of these things are very bullish. Looking at [bakkt](http://fortune.com/longform/nyse-owner-bitcoin-exchange-startup/), we can see that the possibility of a truly accepted and 'financial system' integrated crypto credit card is going to be a huge boon for usability, which in turn is going to help us turn the tide from early adopters to the early majority.

An approved [ETF](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/etf.asp), on the other hand, will allow hedging against crypto prices, allowing many billions of dollars of money from large funds, hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds and others; such managed funds have rules that do not let them into such a risky class of assets without an appropriate insurance piece, and an official etf will allow that.

These two products are bullish on both sides of the coin, usability by everyday people on the one hand and vast flows of investment capital on the other.

For the cryptocurrency space to fully mature, both are needed. One or the other will likely result in a lopsided, not fully realized ecosystem. Both are incredibly bullish for the space as a whole, and for major cryptos especially in the initial stages.

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What differentiates an author from a writer?

busypen (56) · 6 years ago

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penauthor (62) · 6 years ago

There are no differences between an author in most people's mind. Many see them as pretty much the same thing. Both an author and a writer do the same thing. They write.

However, I think there are subtle differences and I will use myself as a casestudy here.

I've always nursed the idea to become a published author, a famous one at that. My motivation has always been J. K Rowlings and thusly was even before I knew she was had so much money.

I'd spend nights, while others were asleep, and craft my novels. They were storybooks then but they were novels to me. The fun, experience kept me awake and occupied even my holidays. I simply loved writing.

I still remember the Fordyce book I was wrote "Brought down to be raised." Everyone one who read that book had praise for me. They told me I tried.

Anyways, I continued with "Best player on the field" and my most beloved "CALL OF THE WIND" which I'm currently re-writing.

Now, the fact is that even though I have written all of these books, the fact that I haven't had them published makes me just a WRITER.

I'm not trying to play down the writing process. What I'm saying is that there exists a difference between authors and writers.

A writer writes stories but an author is one who has published his writings.

I must say however that this is my own view as I'm no authority in the matter.

Thanks for asking the question. Thanks for trading as well.

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raisulanis (45) · 6 years ago

Both of them do not sound much different, however, it turns out that the difference between author and writer is very significant, you know. The following is an explanation of each type of contributor in the world of writing.

Writer is basically someone who employs himself as a writer who works in more than one specific field. An example is a writer who has works in various types of media, ranging from technology, entertainment, to the latest news. That is, a writer is open in accepting and also instilling public opinion.

An author, has a work that is more closed than public opinion. In other words, an author gave birth to his work with the aim of issuing ideas in the head. An author also often publishes books, considers himself as the source of all his writings, and is not bound by any journalistic media.

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difelice5000 (63) · 6 years ago

They are not the same, they are totally different even though they are related, or everyone who writes is a writer and not everyone who has an idea becomes a creator or author. in short these would be the qualities of each of them...

Author.

The author is practically the person who originates the idea, plot or content of the work. Sometimes, the author and the writer can be the same person, in case of an autobiography.

The author is the one who plays the leading role or lives the story, he can tell it so that someone else can write it, the writer - obviously - can give order and sanity to the author's ideas.

Writer.

On the other hand, writing is the person who writes a book, article or any literary piece, or one could say that the writer is the author's employee, since it is the writer who tells the writer his stories so that he can order them, transcribe them and read them.

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essiential (53) · 6 years ago (edited)

Okay now this is confusing sometimes to many people.

First of all, an author and a writer are totally different persons,hence,your question is right

An Author is the originator of any idea that could address a given category of individuals. This idea he possess can only be communicated to people when it is written down! Now there comes the **writer**

The writer is the individual who conveys these ideas into written words which is to be understood by humans. He pens down sometimes exactly what the author tells him to most times unless give the privilege to rephrase the idea in his own words

Conclusively, an author is the owner of the content, while the writer is the one who pens down the content.

Thank you for your time.

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dion66 (55) · 6 years ago

The answer is yes! When you open a dictionary in search of the meaning of the word WRITER, you will find in the first place that a writer "is the one who writes"; and among the string of synonyms offered to you, you will find the term AUTHOR. It is true that every writer is an author; yet an author is not necessarily a writer.

The difference between these two words is not obvious, it is even subtle.

The word "author" refers to anyone who produces something. As a result, any person can be author: author of a chronicle, author of an email, author of a pictorial work, author of a slogan, author a national anthem, author of a statue, author of a plan Of house.

In the field that interests us here on steem blockchain is that of writing, anyone who publishes a book, whatever the field, is an author. And yet, they are not, in the strict sense of the term, writers

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It is said that pen is mightier than sword. Is it true?

akdx (66) · 6 years ago

zoneboy (69) · 6 years ago

Yes the pen is mightier than the sword. It is even way mightier in this jet age.

The pen transcends all boundaries reaching places where the writer may never step upon till he/she dies.

Swords does not only mean the physical sword, it is a sort of parable.

Consider this. When I was young, due to curiosity and many other things, I do get Mom crossed and ends up being beaten. Well, it's only for that moment. I soon get over the pain and move on doing the same thing. She once sat me down and had a long talk with me. The words are still stuck till now. I believe it is same with everyone.

We are living in the jet age due to words of scientists that have written down vital information to follow.

Pen last through generations. Martin Luther king I have a dream is an example. Mahatma Gandhi is another example of individual who changed the world with the Pen rather than sword.

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mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago (edited)

Well the statement that “pen is mightier than sword” is a proverb that is really true

what the proverb mean is that a person can solve a problem or achieve a certain purpose better and more

effectively through a good form of communication with words than use of violence with any kind of weapons,the

proverb was written for the first time by edward George Bulwer Lytton who is an English novelist, and he wrote the proverb in 1839.....

i agree entirely with the proverb because there are many great things that someone can achieve without violence or any form of criminal activities..

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normalguy (51) · 6 years ago

I don't know if you know the Philippine's national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal.

He prove this claim that Pen is Mightier than the Sword

He fights the Spaniards (in her era) using his pen, publishing books and novels was his way to fight those spaniards.

He became a really big threat to the Spaniard community that time and was sentenced to death.

If a person knows something bad about you, you make that person silent - ending up killing Jose Rizal, however because of his pen many persons manage to know something bad and lit a fire for the great change in Philippine history

There are also persons who chooses to fight using a pen. Martin Luther and Mahatma Gandhi

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a0x1 (50) · 6 years ago

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What are the causes of our suppression?

erica005 (59) · 6 years ago

clothing-id (50) · 6 years ago

Causes of suppression

In many cases, the years of development of the oppressor are damaged by bad examples of parents or completely ignored by parents. Many oppressors come from households whose parents are cold, or indifferent, or, basically, teach their children to use anger and violence to overcome problems. Children who are raised in such an environment may not consider verbal attacks or their physical aggression as oppression; they might even think that their behavior is normal and acceptable.

A 16-year-old girl who had been bullied at home by her stepfather and at school by fellow students said that she became a bully while in junior high school in class 1. She admitted: "Basically, there was so much anger buried in me; I oppress everyone and anyone. Pain has a big impact. Once you feel the pain, you want to vent it to someone else. ”Although physical aggression may not be the hallmark of a persecuting girl, the anger behind her actions remains her trademark. *

Many schools have a large number of students from various backgrounds, who have been brought up in very varied ways. Sadly, some children are aggressive because they have been taught at home that intimidating and swearing at others is the best way to get what they want.

Unfortunately, such methods are often successful. Shelley Hymel, a dean of education at the University of British Columbia, Canada, has been researching child behavior for two decades. He said: "There are children who find out how to get what they want and unfortunately, bullying is effective. They get what they want — they get power, status and attention.

Another factor contributing to the spread of oppression is the lack of supervision. Many victims feel that they have no place to ask for help — and tragically, in most cases, that's how it is. Debra Pepler, director of the LaMarsh Research Center for Violence and Conflict Resolution at York University, Toronto, studied students in the atmosphere of the school yard and found that only about 4 percent of the persecution incidents teachers detected and stopped.

However, Dr. Pepler believes that intervention is a crucial action. He said: "Children cannot overcome the problem because this is a matter of power, and every time an oppressor harasses someone, the power of the oppressor increases."

If so, why aren't there too many cases of persecution reported? Because victims of persecution believe that if they report it, the problem will only worsen. Therefore, to some extent, many young people spend their school years in a state that is always restless and unsafe.

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aussieninja (62) · 6 years ago (edited)

Hi, can you define what you mean by 'suppression'?

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dhiraj3218 (47) · 6 years ago

The Cause of Suppression

Why are some people ill more often than others? Why are some accident-prone? And is there a reason others live their lives on an emotional seesaw, doing well one day and badly the next?

There is an explanation, and it has nothing to do with the gods, fate or the position of the stars.

Suppression can be identified if you will find out how to recognize people who wish you ill and those who should be your friends. You’ll discover why some people do poorly in life and how you can help them regain their well-being. You’ll learn about the mechanics behind this destructive yet commonplace situation and ways to counteract them. It is data that could actually change your life tangibly and instantly, just as it has changed the lives of others.

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What is the difference between subjectivity and objectivity?

erica005 (59) · 6 years ago

jlordc (69) · 6 years ago

In simpler terms the difference between the two is personal judgement.

A good example for this would be Evaluating A Painting.

Most people will judge a painting depending on their first-instinct and the emotion they felt after looking closely at it. This kind of perspective is a Subjective one since you are depending on your personal emotions, thoughts and opinions to come up with a judgement.

However, there are some people who have deep knowledge on art like "art curators". They mostly evaluate the worth of a painting based on factors like: Brush Stroke, Texture, Technique, Style, etc... This kind of perspective is an Objective one since they are judging it on criterias irrelevant to their personal opinions.

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bos-giok (52) · 6 years ago

Yes, this is a good question. Objectivity is related to what is outside the human mind. while the subjectivity of facts in the human mind is a belief in human feelings, and this is what I know the difference.

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Have you ever had took a pause in posting on Steemit? How long was it?

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

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penauthor (62) · 6 years ago (edited)

Yes. I have.

It was during my earlier days on Steemit. I'm currently about a year and three days on Steemit.

I had just gotten my account approved for online Steemit before news of my service year came in.

We have what we call NYSC in my country. It means National Youth Service Corp. It's a compulsory one year service to the nation after the completion of tertiary education. During thus exercise, whichever last for one year, one is poster to a region of up country he's never been told before.

I got posted to the west, to a village with no power supply. This meant that I had a ton pay, from the small allowance the government had wa paying, to charge my devices every time. I wasn't really doing anything online apart from Steemit. Then, the pay wasn't even up tomorrow what we see now.

After thinking for some time, I decided to put a stop to my writing on Steemit to allow me save some money. See, I had been blogging a story every single day on Steemit without the hope to get someone visibility and probably, some reward. None of these were forthcoming. I had been gathering some sbd though and I think I was about 62 then.

Something urgent came up and I had to sell them off for about 20k in my currency. I then went off for a few days.

Can you imagine my surprise when I logged in to back after about five days and the price of sbd had mooned from about $1 to $10? I was pained because if I had a been online, I would have known about it. What is sold for about 20k would have fetched memorex than 200k. Since then, I've vowed not to be able offer for more than two days and even then, I always find a way to stay connected with the happenings.

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jaineel (51) · 6 years ago

Yes i did,

I had taken a pause at the beginning of my steemit as had taken 2 weeks of time to Activate my account and at a time i was free but after it I had my exams which was very tough for me to crack. So, at the beginning of March 2018 to April 2018 i had taken a gap in steemit posting as I had created account before in Feburary 2018. Since, before i have posted only 1 post as it was for my Introduction and then I had to prepare for my exams too.

Further, It was very difficult for me to manage my exams with posting on steemit. So I had to quiet the steemit posting and focused on my exams. The gap was for 1 month of time and it was very hard to cover this gap in steemit because i had bought 1000 steem power in delegation. Besides, It was very difficult to manage my steem power delegation in just 2 months of time as It forced me to work a 2 times harder than before.

A Student can relaize more better if the person has both his job and his work together then wjat happens to his mind So I need to quiet my steemit posting for 1 month of time and again next month I will not be able to work as this will be my final year exams.

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normalguy (51) · 6 years ago

Yes, I paused in posting Steemit for I guess more that a couple of months (2 months)

Well problems really do cross our paths, I paused on steemit when I was still a student and was working with my research study. Focusing on my research study was my priority because I believe that the Steemit community will last for a very very lone time.

I believe that even I became inactive in the community I will still be accepted whenever I go back.

I just can't find my time to make posts while I was making my research study as I need to pull many nights of all-nighter.

Come to think of it, a person pulling 5 days and 5 nights of working with his research study still able to make posts in steemit which really requires a lot of effort and time

Well if I can manage to make a time to publish some post I think I woul choose to sleep and take a rest for that time

I still don't want to kill myself Hahahahaha

phreakerx (57) · 6 years ago

3 months and I'm still paused right now. I haven't decided the best route to continue yet. I like to cook but cooking posts don't get upvotes. My art series did very well but was a bit tedious and boring. Right now I have my account setup to vote for steem until I figure out what I want to do.

korshed (47) · 6 years ago

yeah. i did had to took a pause while writting a post on steemit. it happens almost everytime i make a post cause i take more time while writting a post on steemit or may be i am a lazy writter. as long as i remember it was 3day pause i took the last time. crazy huh?

seyiodus (61) · 6 years ago

Yes and it was just for few days. It was not because I was discouraged due to lack of reward but I need a break as I was tired doing so manything at that time. Just like any other thing we might me doing. There will be a time to rest.

Ever since I joined steemit (almost a year) I have been try to write a post once per day (I have positive mind about the platform) although I do skip but I am try it out. With this kind of DAPP, it will be much easier to just take a break from posting and switch to commenting and other stuffs.

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honolulu (72) · 6 years ago

I guess I posted everyday since I joined Steemit...

It's not just work it is also fun :-)

silenteyes (54) · 6 years ago

Yes. I had to take a break when I have to move from one country to another. It was very hectic as well as stressful days. But it was not a very long break as I had expected. Soon after the break my first post was all about the shifting.

Then again I took a break when I was in a kind of writers block and couldn't find any strong inspiration or motivation to make meaningful posts. I had lot to write about. I had many ideas but it just was not coming as a post.I kept on pending.But took help of steepshot in the mean time.

Musing is a blessing when we are in short of post but still want to engage with the community. Using platforms like Steemit,musing makes us feel more productive .

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joythewanderer (78) · 6 years ago

I think I took quite some pauses back in 2016, when Steem was still whalehunting and lottery like. Back then I was struggling for my master thesis and stuff like that, I couldn't really spend much time blogging. Wasn't very consistent until May 2017 or so, right before the HF19. I still think it was a bad decision that I didn't spend more time on blogging.

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jeezzle (70) · 6 years ago

Sure.

Everybody's got to take a break once in awhile. However, I've never been able to stay away from very long.

I used to spend all day every day looking at this site. When I was at work, when I was out with friends, I would always be checking on how I was doing with the rep system and with my posting.

There was a time when I was posting four times a day. However, I've had to reduce that quite a bit.

I still post everyday but every once in a while I will go a week or so without posting anything.

It's good to recharge your batteries.

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Have you set yourself any amount of SP as a goal to be reached by the end of the year?

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

cryptocopy (62) · 6 years ago

Yes. I actually set two SP goals for this year.

My first SP goal is to reach 120 SP before September 25. This was not originally part of my plans. However, because the implementation of Hardfork 20 will no longer record all the upvotes of accounts that have less than 120 SP, this has become an immediate goal for me. In fact, I think this should be an immediate goal for everyone in the blockchain.

My second SP goal is to reach 500 SP and become a minnow by the end of the year. This is a bit of a stretch, and it will be a challenging goal to achieve. After all, I don't even have 100 SP, yet. But I think it is achievable. I just have to be more active in the blockchain. And, worse case scenario, I may just decide to buy Steem for a power-up, in case I'm short of this goal by year's end.

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joyce-okpobo (59) · 6 years ago (edited)

What is SP?

Steem Power, SP for short is your authority to cast a vote either on a persons post or comment. Without it, you can't curate a post. When we first joined this decentralized platform called steemit, everyone was given a minus 15steem power. A minus because it was a loan to us. We we're expected to work, generate more steem power above the initial 15sp, before it is taken back into the system. This initial steempower is like a start up capital for a business.

The amount of Steempower a person owns is what determines what their upvote is worth, in relation to the current price of steem. With more steempower, you can decide the percentage of upvote you wish to give a person by regulating your slider. With higher steempower, it means you can give as high as 100% and as low as 1%.

If for instance, 1 steem is sold at the rate of five hundred naira and I have 600sp, my 100% upvote would be 0.06$. At 50%, it is worth 0.03$ in upvote. But a person with steempower as much as 1200sp has 0.12$ upvote at 100% and 0.06$ upvote at 50%. People with higher steem power gives more value for the content they curate and as such, are giving back more to the community at large, thereby helping it to grow.

About two months ago, I got a delegated steem power of 600. I really was excited to turn on my slider and determine at what percent I want to upvote a content. Since I could only give 10 persons a hundred percent within 24hours, I preferred to distribute my upvote instead at 50% to twenty people. In that way, I've made the love go round. Sadly, the delegated sp was taken back and it's like I'm back to square one. I read very exciting contents these days and i just wish I could turn on my slider and give the person 100% upvote but I can't do that anymore because my upvote is now worth 0.01$

I used to have a lot of persons visit my blog and make comments on my post because they were sure to get rewarded for good comments. Right now, the traffic has stopped because they realise that my upvote isn't worth much anymore.

There are those who have been my consistent followers, and they keep dropping the upvote even at 0.00$. Its nothing you may say but their consistency deserves some rewards. I've thought about this and for this reason, I'm working hard to build back my steempower and reward these people with upvote. I've Set some goals for myself, to reach as low as 1000sp before the year ends. By the end of this month, i want to reach as much as 200sp.

How do i plan on achieving this?

1. I have changed my settings to 100% SP payout since the price of steem is currently low.

2. I'll power up my steem as often as possible.

3.I've become more active on the block chain lately,making posts and comments too. I've set a minimum target of two posts a, day and five at maxim. Still working to hit my maxim though but I'm sure I can pull this through. With that, more rewards is sure before the end of the week.

4.I could buy some steem in the long run if i have the money and power up.

5. I could get another delegation soon, not like i'm expecting any at the moment. Even if that happens, i still would love to have a good sum of sp that is mine personally because i can't power down someone else's delegation. Its like a loan to me, so it isn't exactly mine.

With these plans in mind, i'm sure i can hit my goals and surpass it.

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gboriwole (4) · 6 years ago

Yeah i have set a goal to reach 10000 steempower before the end of this year,i know that the goal might sound un-realistic most especially for a newbie like me but i am a very determined person and i do not limit myself to the goals which i can achieve..

Yeah i know my goals might sound un-realistic but i believe that whatever my mind believes then i can achieve it

so what i am doing right now is to keep making alot of researches and studies that will make me to gain tips and knowledge that would enable me to be able to earn

alot of steempowers on steemit and have more influence on the steem blockchain.....i believe that if i write good contents consistently then it would enable to

consistently to get upvotes and through consistent upvotes i will keep earning steempowers and also people who love my contents could also delegate some steempowers to me too...

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honolulu (72) · 6 years ago

I joined 27.08.2017 and set my goal to have 1000 SP on my birthday and I made it.

As I supported other accounts to grow right now I fall alittle behind my 1000 SP but I am about to soon reach it again.

I have set no goal for end of 2018 but in the long run, ther is just on direction: up !

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rmach (68) · 6 years ago

Yes I did. And I already achieved it :) After being too optimistic setting SP goals for several times it seems this time I was too conservative.

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jeezzle (70) · 6 years ago

While it would be nice to have around 20,000, I think for me a more realistic goal would probably something like 15,000.

Some months seem much easier to make gains than others.

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mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago

I set a goal to reach at least ten thousand steempowers before the end of the year,i will be glad if i can earn part

of it but i will also gladly buy steem to power up my account but i want to ensure that it all happens before the end of this year,i believe that the SMT that will

launched at the first quarter of next year will make steem to have a very high price after the SMT is launched so that is why i quickly want to invest on my

steempowers so that i won’t miss out on the gains that someone can make from the investment made on the steem blockchain...

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jlordc (69) · 6 years ago

Yep! And have been very vocal about it on my personal blog posts here on Steem.

Initially my goal was to only get around 500SP by the end of the year, fortunately I was lucky enough to have met some orcas and dolphins who have found my random daily rants to be "of decent quality". Because of them I now have around 879 SP without investing any real money on Steem.

Also July of this year, I have stopped using bidbots and tried posting my blogs on other steem platforms like (esteem and steempress) in hope to get some of their upvotes. So far, I am now averaging at $2-$4 per day, not much since I have a One Day/Post policy.

Right now, I still set a realistic goal of having around 1500SP natural SP or 1000 Effective Steem Power before the year ends without investing any real money on Steem.

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herbertholmes (56) · 6 years ago

I'm really hoping to hit 500 or more! But it's a big goal as I only have about 180 right now. I think it would have been an easy goal if I had been consistent but like really threw me some ups and downs this year and half the time I was left without even a way to get online. But now! I think I can do it. Now that I do the math, that's nearly 3 SP a day, which is definitely going to be difficult, but achievable!

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normalguy (51) · 6 years ago

Yes I make some challenges to myself in order to grow in the community.

I have been challenging myself to post everyday without committing any miss post. I have also been challenging myself to curate authors as many as I can - I even leasing some Steem Power to have bigger rewards.

I even join the project of @paulag the Red Fish Power UP League and Wall of Fame where each member's owned Steem Power will be recorded on the date he/she registered. Every week a user's weekly growth will be indicated and will eventually graduate when he/she reaches the 500 Steem Power mark. This will now put you to another challenge where your growth will be monitored until you became a dolphin.

So basically I was challengeing myself to graduate from being a redfish and became a minnow as fast as I can.

My goal is to graduate before or by the end of the year

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dhiraj3218 (47) · 6 years ago

Yes ,of course I had a one goal before joined musing and it was to make 100 steem power at the end of year but after I get noticed about musing I change my goal and made another goal and it was to make 500 steem power at the end of year because if I get daily upvotes of 0.9 steem power in musing then sure 28 steem power growth we see in every month and in end of year I will earn up to 280 steem power so it is additionally added in my goal after I get noticed about musing.

Before musing I had one plan of only 100 steem power which is only from steemit and after musing I change my goal from 100 steem power to 500 steem power.

Musing is a platform in which we only give answers of the question and we get upvote with steem power and so it is very beneficial for us.

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hardaeborla (68) · 6 years ago

Yes, I am actually working towards this. I sometimes power up my Steem Power after earning steem just to have more than 100,000 SP. This may sound impossible but I believe with hardwork, consistency and more support I can achieve this. This literally means I can become a whale and start supporting every other Steemit users.

From my calculation, I think I can make close to 200SP by the end of this year if I continue staying consistent on this great platform.

Thanks for reading and I hope this helps

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hashcash (63) · 6 years ago

I have set to attain myself a certain amount of Steem Power (SP) in this year. Initially I started this target in the month of June. Here is the goal:

1. 300 SP in August

2. 500 SP before the the end of September

3. 1000SP before the end of 2018

These goals have helped to maintain my work here on Steemit, Musing, DLIive and DTube. With these numbers in mind I have the possibility of moving from week to week without loosing the sight of my target.

my goal for 2019 is to become a dolphin. This means that in 2019 I would be targeting to have 5000 SP. I believe that these targets,despite sounding really big are perfectly achievable here on the Steem Blockchain.

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Do you care who is Satosho Nakamoto and if is a he or a group of persons or it is the tech that matters the most?

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

cryptocopy (62) · 6 years ago

No, not really. At the end of the day, it's a person's achievements, in this case the blockchain technology that he released, that matters the most.

Discovering the truth behind Satoshi Nakamoto will not really change anything. Blockchain technology will still be what it is today. The cryptocurrency markets will still behave the way it is behaving. And mass adoption of cryptocurrency is not likely to be affected if we knew who Satoshi Nakamoto is.

Why? Because he, she, or they already did the most amazing thing--develop and release blockchain technology for all the world to use. He has already released his creation to the world, essentially giving up control and ownership of it. So, even if we find out who he is, it wouldn't really matter. It's his technology that matters.

To be clear, however, it would be nice to know who Satoshi Nakamoto is. The person or persons behind the name deserve our recognition and thanks. But whether that happens or not, doesn't really matter to me.

I'll give you an example. How many people know who Tim Berners-Lee is? How many people even care who he is? It's probably very few people. And yet, he invented a technology that every single person who goes online uses everyday. The Internet. So, within that context, you can see how very little the person matters, when compared to the technology he invented.

To be honest, people are only asking and wondering who Satoshi Nakamoto is because he is an unknown. He created an air of mystery around him, which compelled the rest of the world to ask. But without this air of mystery, most people probably wouldn't even care or bother.

That couldn't be said about blockchain technology, though. Because that's what really matters.

Source:

Tim Berners Lee. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Berners-Lee

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jlordc (69) · 6 years ago

Truth be told, I am honestly impressed on how Satoshi Nakamoto introduced Bitcoin and the Blockchain technology to the world.

One of the main reason why many people love the idea behind this revolutionizing technology is that it claims to be "decentralized". For it to be truly decentralized, it should be controlled by NO ONE.

By hiding behind the name Satoshi Nakamoto and giving up control of Bitcoin right after, Nakamoto managed to achieve this. If he had chosen to reveal himself from the beginning, I doubt it would really go down to what it is now.

Although it's evident that the technology is what really matters the most, the level of mysteriousness and anonymity done by Nakamoto was just the perfect strategy for the introduction of Bitcoin to the world.

Do you think the climate change is real or just media manipulation?

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

jlordc (69) · 6 years ago

Coming from someone who is living in a country prone to natural disasters, Climate Change is undoubtedly real but is greatly exaggerated by the media and some private individuals.

A decade ago, a normal Tropical Storm category is not enough to cause a worry in the Philippines. On a scale of 1 to 5, the intensity and destructive force of a storm like that will be at most a 2. Nowadays, a storm of that category will cause moderate-to-heavy flashfloods and endangering the lives of many people. The weather nowadays are more destructive compared to a decade ago.

One evident proof of Climate Change is the sudden change of weather condition even on a specific season. Comparing the summer seasons nowadays from years ago, it is evident how things have changed. We now experience moderate-to-heavy rains when it's supposed to be very hot.

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gentmartin (63) · 6 years ago

I believe its absolutely real, scientists are measuring changes in the earths temperature and comparing them to recorded historical temperatures and we can see that the earth is warming up and subsequently the environment is changing based upon the temperature changes....

However.....

We have only been taking such measurements over a short period of history, around 100 years but the earth is millions of years old and there has been life on this planet for billions of years so 100 years is absolutely nothing.

Science knows that throughout time there have been a number of total extinction events where life has almost been wiped out, only to start up again but again, these are only best estimations, I read from wikipedia that its estimated that there has been over 5 billion forms of life that have been made extinct and that right now on earth, there could be as many as one trillion different life forms but yet we have only discovered 0.00001% of these.....

So yes, climate change is real, but we only see it in the context of how it effects human life and over a very, very tiny time frame, and not the bigger picture!!

One thing I would like to to be able to do is explore under the Antartic ice caps to hunt for traces of lost and undiscovered civilisations. Of course, it would have to get a lot warmer for the ice to melt that much, but as the planet warms, we should be looking at new ways of surviving and adapting to the changing world.

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anonsteve (62) · 6 years ago

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valiozzi (9) · 6 years ago

Well, the Earth's climate change has been going on throughout milennia. So what do you mean by "real"? The "green" scammers trying to rip industries and businesses off their hard-earned money?

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How can i store the energy from the sun for future use aside from using batteries?

chalacuna (57) · 6 years ago

holovision (69) · 6 years ago (edited)

Moved to the Hive platform.

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facttechz (56) · 6 years ago

Why we die?

Don't explain scientifically

cryptosharon (69) · 6 years ago

Well, if you break your computer's processor, it can't keep reading information and behaving according to it, right? Everything stops. It's the same thing with your brain and your bodily functions. If you unplug the power source, any device powers off, including living beings who can't move their energy to the different parts of the body.

asekevwe (56) · 6 years ago (edited)

'The question of why we die is an excellent one

This question can be answered both from religious point of view and biological point of view.

Firstly,as a Christian that I am ,we were taught from the Bible that when Adam sin by disobeying God,he lost his immortality and thats when death came into this world and that's why we grow old and die .This is from Christian belief .

Let's see from biological explanation why humans die.

here are some previous arguments and why they are wrong.

Myth 1: We die to make room for younger generations.

Genes are selfish, and each individual body is a vehicle for a collection of genes. These genes are selected to favor the survival of copies of themselves. Since parents and offspring use the same resources, the death of a parent creates room ecologically for just one offspring. Each gene in the parent has a 50% chance of appearing in this offspring. But it has a 100% chance of appearing in the parent, because it’s already there. It’s never, then, in the evolutionary interests of a parent to die so an offspring can replace it.

Myth 2: We die because our cells/DNA get damaged with age.

This is like saying bad drivers die because of blood loss. It’s a proximate mechanism of death, not the evolutionary cause of mortality. Our somatic cells (the cells that are part of our body) do indeed suffer occasional mutations as they divide. These mutations can kill or damage cells, which is annoying but not generally a big problem as we can make more. However, the worst mutations do something much more dangerous: they help cells to survive and proliferate. That’s how you get cancer. Because this risk accumulates over time, cells are normally allowed only a limited number of divisions before they undergo cellular senescence, that is, they die. But the genes that cause cellular senescence can also stop working. So that’s one of the ways in which we get old: our somatic cell lineages get older

Every day of your life, the Universe in effect rolls a pair of many-sided dice. Snake eyes, you’re dead. Every day the probability that the Universe has at some point in the past killed you increases. At some time after your birth, on average, you’re dead.

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kaponaki (49) · 6 years ago

Cells unavoidably get harmed and bite the dust. Sun powered radiation is very great at this all alone. Creatures settle this by supplanting cells constantly and shedding the old ones (which is the place 80% of house dust originates from).

Nonetheless, this procedure isn't immaculate and botches happen. Slip-ups from replication and harm to the DNA which advises the cell how to work imply that as the procedure goes on blunders develop, and cells don't work very and in addition they used to. This is basically aging. Likewise the replication procedure makes telomeres be lost from the finish of the DNA - a telomeres resembles the plastic top on the finish of a shoelace and is thought to help keep the closures of the DNA from fraying. In the end the telomeres run out and it is thought the cells are then unfit to reproduce themselves dependably.

Definitely as each new age of cells is less capable than it's ancestors, in the long run some of them don't work, and an organ quits working. A portion of these afflictions can be dealt with, and some can't. In the end an untreatable one will cause passing, or a mix of failing to meet expectations organs will join to make life incomprehensible. Nobody truly ever bites the dust from seniority just from an age related condition.

Obviously sickness and infections can make organs bomb sooner, and obviously injury could split the body in such away that it can't survive sufficiently long to supplant harmed cells.

The issue of extreme disappointment of cell replication is unraveled by shaping a radical new body through posterity. Some DNA variety can happen amid this procedure which can prompt a pretty much effective life form. Sexual propagation, additionally enables DNA from two guardians to be consolidated which can counteracts issues which may exist in one parent's DNA from being an issue in the posterity, and permits another mix of qualities from both parent, which might possibly be more fit for survival. The net outcome is that multiplication yields an alternate creature which could conceivably be more fit for survival than it's folks. In the event that it is less fit, it will deliver less posterity than, if it is fit for survival, and on the off chance that it is more fit it will have additionally posterity and these new attributes will turn out to be more typical. Thusly the species develops with it's condition.

This is beneficial for the survival of the species yet is just supportable if the guardians stop devouring assets, so it's anything but an altogether terrible thing that we pass on. On the off chance that we didn't, development would be at a slower pace (as posterity would need to out-rival set up ages) if by any stretch of the imagination, and one day the entire animal categories would likely be wiped out by an excessive amount of ozone, a harmful illness, a more sizzling or colder atmosphere, an all the more ground-breaking Sun or some other natural change. In numerous regards microscopic organisms are the fittest living beings on the planet to adapt to an evolving domain, since they develop in hours, not centuries.

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Why Satoshi Nakamoto is hiding from the world?

facttechz (56) · 6 years ago

holovision (69) · 6 years ago (edited)

Moved to the Hive platform.

fknmayhem (70) · 6 years ago

We won’t know until they have been found.

But tax evasion may be a big reason.

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dhiraj3218 (47) · 6 years ago

Satoshi nakamoto is not present in the world and he is died then why he is hiding from the world. He had launched Bitcoin for having a blockchain technology and also he is great person and he does not take public money and went away. With the help of his support many people who had invested their money in Bitcoin they are become richer so we cannot say that the project is bad or failure.

Satoshi nakamoto never hide from the people he always remain ahead when he was living in the world.

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fknmayhem (70) · 6 years ago

Do you have any references for those claims?

Satoshi has passed away? So we know who they were???

Or you seem to know they were a great person. What do you base that on, is there any evidence for that beyond a white paper and code, which doesn’t necessarily make a person great. Many geniuses delivered great products but were intolerable people.

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normalguy (51) · 6 years ago

Can I have some solid evidence of your claim??

If this was really true, then I think his/her name will be definitely written beside the famous "Satoshi Nakamoto" name

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normalguy (51) · 6 years ago

I think Satoshi Nakamoto doesn't really want to be known for the reason of Bitcoin. He/she might be thinking that Bitcoin will be an open source and decentralized electronic cash, revealing himself/herself will only cause a ruckus of him/her being the one manipulating the price. Also I think the creation of bitcoin was only a hobby and past time for him.

Revealing his/her true identity will not bring any gain to him, thus will only bring problems about the people who want him to go down.

Thinking of the some government that doesn't want bitcoin, they will surely make things to bring him down, together with the price of bitcoin

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What is the most profitable investment you have ever done?

niel96 (69) · 6 years ago

What investment has earned you the most profit in your entire life?

johntagbo (57) · 6 years ago

A while back, a friend of mine came up with an idea to buy and sell stuff online. At first I thought it was silly because I didn't know much about it so I told him we couldn't compete with AliExpress and konga and he told me that AliExpress didn't own the stuff they sold, people registered with them and sold stuff on their site. So he won me over and I invested in it and I must say, it's been a hell of a profitable decision

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facttechz (56) · 6 years ago

Well, it is my time on steemit & musing.

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niel96 (69) · 6 years ago

How can that be your most profitable investment when you only have 100 usd in your wallet?

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facttechz (56) · 6 years ago

These all I earned for free

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If musing were not to be upvoting will you still be on musing and why ?

peachyladiva (67) · 6 years ago

zaicha (59) · 6 years ago

I think yes.

Initially I joined Musing for some earning. But now I love musing even if I don't answer the questions I love to read the answers given by the other users.

May be time spent on Musing be reduced but I think I will be still using the musing.

Musing is very helpful to me in number of ways. Such as:-

Sharing knowledge is always good even it increases your own knowledge.

It enables to broaden my vision and I can get different point of view for a single problem/ question.

It also enable me to get some earning while sharing my knowledge.

It also allows me to ask question and clear my doubts.

Lastly, I think that I’m now addicted to this platform.

jlordc (69) · 6 years ago

Even before Musing got the delegation from SteemitInc I have been here answering questions on my free time.

Although at that time I was using my alt account @clauxklein as I was afraid answers are still automatically posted as blog posts on Steem as what happened on my first time using the platform. Better safe than sorry I guess

Anyway, I was here even before the huge delegation and will probably be here even with no upvotes. It's honestly fun answering questions on your free time. :)

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wayoutwest (51) · 6 years ago

The honest answer is no. I used to use a similar site a few years ago, WebAnswers. They paid by using advertising. Musing is a much better option because we can still have some earnings for asking and answering questions but we don't need to use advertising.

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akekemoh (54) · 6 years ago

If I'm being totally honest, I doubt I'd still be as active on musing. The concept behind steemit is to reward people for their creativity and posts. What then would be the point being on musing if my posts weren't being rewarded. Besides musing is great but like many others it's basically a blockchain alternative for something and in this case, it's a blockchain alternative for quora.

The end game for most users joining musing is to get rewarded and if that isn't happening then wouldn't people just stick with Quora??

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tobias-g (69) · 6 years ago

I visit Quora regularly and they don't offer any rewards for either questions or answer I provide. The reason I keep going back is that I'm able to see from multiple different perspectives, everybody has their own way in answering a question and in turn, this makes you think from a few different angles. The same would apply for Musing, I would visit for the knowledge.

I think that musing still has a little way to go before the quality of answer can be compared to Quora (some answers at least) as you do get a barrage of great answers on that platform, but I do think down the line as more and more are on-boarded to musing the quality with increase and overall be able to provide more and more value to readers and thus reinforce my reasoning for coming to platform, with or without being rewarded.

Finally, one thing to consider is would anybody else still be here without the rewards, I think the answer would be yes, but I believe we would see a drop in users which in turn would see less activity to follow. Would there be anything for me to vote on? or much anyway?

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normalguy (51) · 6 years ago

Hmmmm, I think I will definitely discover musing

Well my initial reason in discovering the musing.io was because I have heard that they are giving upvotes just by answering some questions or you giving questions. I have a goal to make a big lift in my Steem Power by the end of the year so I was being very interactive in the community - so I will surely join in all the possible ways to be curated, but now as I was in the platform

I think I will definitely stay in the community even @musing stop curating. Reading some questions and answers prior to that was really fun, you get to know the opinions of others and you even learn a lot of things.

Questions about life, about cryptocurrency and many more was very entertaining that I was being hooked. It was like me getting to know other steemians better that reading their posts

So I definitely I will stay, but I do not want @musing to stop curating HAhahahahaahah

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mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago

Well honestly if musing.io is not upvoting questions or

answers i will still be on the platform but i will not be active,i will still be on the platform to learn alot of things

from contents that people post on this platform but i will not be active in terms of answering questions,i believe

that the rewards people earn from this platform also encourages them to continue to share their knowledge

with others and the knowledge that people share with each other is what this platform unique and a great platform...

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Would you rather fight one horse-sized duck, or a hundred duck-sized horses?

cryptosharon (69) · 6 years ago

Is it possible to use two batteries in my car connected in parallel?

chalacuna (57) · 6 years ago

holovision (69) · 6 years ago (edited)

Moved to the Hive platform.

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How will Steem blockchain (Steemit site and dApps) help revolutionize Government health centers?

jassennessaj (71) · 6 years ago

How will we utilize Steemit's potential to solve this woe?

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fknmayhem (70) · 6 years ago

We won’t unless a dApp builds a totally unrelated to Steem.io mechanic and uses Steem for only for its transactional speed. Otherwise the core focus of Steem, a rewards mechanism for (content creation) is at first thought not of any interest to health centers.

A possible use case could be a medical QA (think web.md) platform in which the users could upvote but stake will always be an issue and the actual patient may not necessarily be the one who can actively reward.

Where Steem could possible serve is when building a ‘help desk’ type of dApp for organizations and users could upvote speed and quality of replies, which if used to help “fund” a health service could find philanthropic investors who prefer reward on a merit basis. But it’s a stretch.

Maybe I don’t see it but I doubt the Steem blockchain is relevant to that niche. Now if you want to talk academic level, especially peer-reviewed that’s something where the Steem BC could change how things happen nowadays. Steem, combined with platforms like Fundition.io could become a new model to replace grants for academic projects. And, of course, more obviously be used to (peer)reward publications.

But for health centers I see no relation with the Steem blockchain, nothing but pulling teeth. In the figurative sense of course.

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jassennessaj (71) · 6 years ago

With Steem's capability, I believe it can solve major woes of Government Health Centers.

- 3 second transaction time

- Decentralized where everyone knows medical supplies, updates, announcements.

- Health centers coordinate in a peer-to-peer connection

- Zero transaction cost for monetary transfers.

I really do believe Steem has the right technology to solve it.

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fknmayhem (70) · 6 years ago

EOS, the OS blockchain, with sub-second transactions would be better placed for that. Additionally it has smart contracts integrated.

Using Steem would be trying to force a blockchain to be a fit while not making use its biggest asset, the rewards mechanics.

Could it would? Yes.
Should it be done? Not necessarily because the core purpose of Steem is not just a database with fast underlying transactions. It’s a blockchain which aims to provide rewards for content creation, content creation of all possible types.

But I mentioned the possibility of creation a platform which uses Steem only for its transactional speed. Yet... that speed is fast now but who says that once more viral the transaction, and also hardware requirements for nodes, are still as good as now.

It could work but it’s a mismatch. There’s better blockchains to consider for such purposes. It’s almost like saying that a helicopter and a car are the same because they both serve to go from A to B. Yet, they are totally different and also serve a totally different mechanic.

Nope, Steem isn’t the blockchain you’re looking for. Transparency offered by blockchain tech, yes. Speed... there’s faster. Smart contracts may also be something to consider.

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kutrulaju (54) · 6 years ago

Many companies are interested in using blockchain to sell shares, open new markets, to support husband and wife divorce. Beyond this, there are also other sectors that plan to utilize blockchain technology in the near future: the health industry.

Today, there are three health companies in the United States intending to use blockchain to change your experience of undergoing medical treatment. Blockchain can be used to store medical records, monitor prescription medications (including antidepressants that often make the addiction problem), and creating a more open medical research market.

Health industry experts say blockchain can significantly affect the way doctors treat chronic diseases. This will encourage the medical industry to design more detailed treatment plans, and make each individual have access to their health data, something that is still difficult to do due to fragmented electronic data storage systems.

Some experts say the potential for blockchain use by the medical industry is not promising, which many people think. There is concern that blockchain confidentiality data is not entirely anonymous. There is also a concern about the level of accuracy and consistency of data on blockchain, considering this information can be used to take high-level medical decisions.

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spiritualmax (64) · 6 years ago

It won't help specifically, but it can help in the broader sense, since any advance on blockchain technology has the potential to snowball in unforeseen developments.

When new technologies appear, all developments are positive, and have unforeseable ramifications.

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What do you call a deer with no eyes??

dolphinstudios (63) · 6 years ago

crazycatuncle (50) · 6 years ago

No idea (no eye deer) 😼

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dolphinstudios (63) · 6 years ago

Bingo!!! I learnt this joke from little nephew. Thanks for the answer.

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zoneboy (69) · 6 years ago

Well this is a sort of joke. The answer is No Eye Deer which may sound like (No Idea). Good joke there.

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dolphinstudios (63) · 6 years ago

Exactly... correct!!

holovision (69) · 6 years ago (edited)

Moved to the Hive platform.

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dolphinstudios (63) · 6 years ago

The answer is (no eye deer) no idea.

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Is there such thing as a decentralised stock exchange ? Is etoro a decentralised stock trading platform where no kyc is required and no age limit ?

dolphinstudios (63) · 6 years ago

fknmayhem (70) · 6 years ago (edited)

AFAIK it is not possible to operate a “decentralized stock exchange”.

First of all that would be because most “stock exchanges” are totally centralized in one specific location, rather than distributed setups.

Secondly, that would be because in most countries stock exchanges, trading, and brokerage is regulated up to the smallest details.

As for eToro, as per their info pages, they are a broker and a fully regulated and monitor entity

> As a regulated company, eToro is monitored in all aspects by the FCA, CySEC and ASIC.

Source: https://www.etoro.com/customer-service/broker-type/

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dolphinstudios (63) · 6 years ago

Thank for the info....

Any English/Malay/Tamil and Chinese language crypto youtuber out there?

dolphinstudios (63) · 6 years ago

Anyone trying out bit.tube here? Is it good and do earn tube token?

dolphinstudios (63) · 6 years ago

edumaths (47) · 6 years ago

Yes, I have the Bittube Application and I am also part of their telegram group. You can earn more tube just by watching video and creating videos on bittube. Different people have started earning tube tokens as I have noticed from their telegram page. I think it is good to be part of it.

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dolphinstudios (63) · 6 years ago

I didn’t seem to earn anything from upload the videos and watching a lot videos. Still want figure up what happened.

Why is there no landing page on musing.io that explains what the website is about?

fisteganos (68) · 6 years ago

So I must have stumbled on this website but without it's close resemblance to Quora and my knowledge of Steem, I would have had no idea what using this site entails. Not like i have the full picture tho. So is this intentional or what?

d-pend (73) · 6 years ago

That's a good question. It does come off a bit cryptic at first glance, though it's pretty obvious after a couple of minutes. (at least, to someone familiar with various DApps built on STEEM. To an outsider to crypto, it certainly may not be!) But no, I don't think it's "intentional" per se... unless the dev team mainly wants/expects people that already use STEEM to use it mainly at first in order to troubleshoot the mechanics.

Anyway, I like the minimal design of it and hope it doesn't get too overcomplicated as they develop it further. I'm relatively new to using musing also, and it seems really streamlined and easy to use so far.

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

I really have no clue why. I read about it on someones post and I also been following @musing on Steemit. I guess at some point in time there was some "trending post" about musing and how it works...etc, but I missed it. I also assume that there is such a landing page in works by now as it becomes more and more popular. I see such a page useful also for new users with some guidelines in order to avoid spam and make the most out of this platform. It's a nice way of finding new things, sharing your knowledge and opinions and earn some Steem on the way.

mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago

I think you made a good point and i believe that the musing.io team should look into it because what that

means is that musing.io is a very wonderful platform

that deserves more publicity,i got to know about this platform through a website called steemprojects.com,it

was through the website that i discovered about musing.io then i visited here and saw the great benefits

that someone will get from this platform,how i wish i have known this platform earlier,but anyways it is not

too late for me and i am really enjoying this platform because i now have the ability to use my knowledge to

help someone on this platform and that makes me excited...

jlordc (69) · 6 years ago

Good Point you have there :)

I'm not from Musing so I can't really answer on their behalf but I personally think they are aiming for something simplistic and minimalistic. They do have this on their landing page which basically sums up what the platform is all about. :)

I'm pretty sure on their next update they would add an about section and FAQ's though.

What's you all time favorite video game?

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

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doughtaker (56) · 6 years ago

My all-time favorite video game is Space Invaders, although it didn't reach most-favorite status until summer 2017. There's a long story behind it that goes back to 2015.

In 2015, slot manufacturer Scientific Games announced that they were developing a Space Invaders slot machine for casinos. It was not the first slot machine to offer a skill-based bonus round based on an arcade classic (Pong, Breakout, and Centipede slot machines had been out on casino floors previously). What was unique about this machine was that it would offer the players the option of buying their way directly into the skill-based bonus round, allowing them to ignore the base slot game altogether. A prototype was revealed at G2E (the casino industry's largest annual trade show) that year, and videos of the prototype got out on the Internet not long thereafter.

I was excited to hear about this game, so I tried to find out as many details about the slot machine as I could. Based on the information I learned about the game mechanics, I figured out that there was a high probability that I could make some good money from the Space Invaders slot once it hit casino floors. Originally the slot was set to be released in 2016, so I started playing the original arcade version of Space Invaders at home on my computer, sometimes practicing 15-20 games per day. I tried to practice based on how I thought the slot version would play out, so I concentrated on shot accuracy and efficiency -- taking out the first red mothership on each level in as few shots as possible. Just to cover all my bases, I also practiced using the strategy to score the maximum 300 points for each mothership shot. I was motivated, and I wanted to be sure that I could turn a profit on the slot machine from the first day that it showed up at a local casino.

But 2016 came and went. The Space Invaders slot machine made another appearance at G2E, but it didn't get out to any of my local casinos. I stopped practicing Space Invaders at home because I had no clue as to when the game would be released. Meanwhile, other video games like Arcade Crossy Road and Floppy Tickets took on greater importance because of how well I could do financially by playing those games at my local Dave & Buster's.

2017 rolled around, and Atlantic City got the first Space Invaders slot machines -- that sucked, as I was not in a position to travel across the country. Then news came that those machines were going to show up locally. Finally in August, I got my first shot at the new casino game. I did make a profit on day 1, but it was a small one and I was also taken by surprise. The slot's version of the game wasn't as arcade-faithful as I had hoped. The last level of the slot game turned Space Invaders from a 2D into a 3D affair, and that threw me off.

That day, I went home, practiced Space Invaders on my computer, and came up with a strategy to deal with the new twist. A few days later, I went back to the casino, found a profitable opportunity, tried my new strategy, and cashed in. Playing the Space Invaders slot machine was smooth sailing after that. Over the course of the next few months I would make thousands of dollars playing this machine at local casinos, until opportunities dried up at the end of the year as many of those casinos took those Space Invaders slots out.

I haven't come close to replicating the financial success that I had with Space Invaders with any other video game before or since. And because of that, Space Invaders is my all-time favorite video game.

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crazycatuncle (50) · 6 years ago

Nioh

Threw the controller countless times playing it 😾

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frenklake (29) · 6 years ago

SILENT HILL

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Investment in which cryptocurrency coin will get huge profit in future?

dhiraj3218 (47) · 6 years ago

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zaicha (59) · 6 years ago

Well if I have to invest in one coin I will invest in Bitcoin because

Bitcoin is the founder currency and holds the majority shares in the crypto world. Market dominance of bitcoin is around 32-35% of total crypto currency volume.

There are about 2000 plus crypto currencies and no other coin has such a huge dominance. Therefore, all the crypto market follows the Bitcoin.

So in my opinion Bitcoin will always be a head of other coins.

travelnepal (65) · 6 years ago

I recently got to know about AVINOC coin. They are bringing Revolutionary steps in avaition industry The Blockchain Solution disrupting the global Aviation Business. They finished ico and was successful. They are currently distributing airdrop tokens and listing on major exchange sites. Their ico price for 1 avinoc token was 0.03 in first phase and 0.05 in second phase. They teligram group with almost 1 m users say that after the exchange is finalized this coin will worth 1$ for each token.

I have around 300 avinoc token from airdrop and around 1500 avinoc token bought from coinbe exchange. Hope it will give me a huge profit. Have a look once at their website : https://www.avinoc.com

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mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago

I personally have this great beliefs that steem is the cryprocurrency with a great potential in the future,i

believe that steem is a cryptocurrency that will enable alot of people to earn huge profit from investing on it

and that is why i am planning of powering up my steem wallet so that i can have more steempowers and

hopefully use that to earn alot of profit especially when the price of steem keeps growing in the future...another

coin that can get huge profit in the future is ethereum

because it also has good features that makes it to be more utilized and the more ethereum is utilized then the

more demands it will get and the more the price will appreciate...

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What app can be used to prevent heart disease?

kadipe (48) · 6 years ago

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hashcash (63) · 6 years ago

No apps can cure or prevent diseases. If one needs medical help help than a doctor is what they need. We should be very careful about our health. If we feel the need, then a professional medical advice from a doctor should be sought.

Many advertisements for apps and devices are made in the market that suggest that they might help during a disease, Please bear in mind that these apps can assist you with the timings for diet and medication. They can also assist you in getting in contact with the hospital in case of emergency.

Beyond that, you are yourself responsible for your own health.

jlordc (69) · 6 years ago

The closest app I could think of to this, all the while have the chance to earn some money is the ACTIFIT app.

The ActiFit app is like one's personal EXERCISE or daily routine diary. It tells you how much you have moved and more. Basically it's an app that incentivizes exercising and working out. And from we all know, Exercising and working out lessens the chance of having a heart attack.

kaponaki (49) · 6 years ago

There is an app called actifit and they have a profile on steemit,well the app is not an app directly meant for

heart disease but the app is made to help you stay physically fit by encouraging you to do excercises and

even give you rewards for staying fit,when someone is doing regular excercise it can make the person to be

able to boost their immune system and when an immune system is strong it could make the person to

have the ability to fight any form of disease or prevent any form of disease...

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lankymoseyi (47) · 6 years ago

I did my research and i found out list of apps which can be used to fight heart disease..

Cardiio

This clever app can measure both a patient's heart rate and overall level of cardiovascular health and fitness, AARP explained, which is ideal for patients experiencing heart disease. Designed by technology specialists at leading higher education institutions Harvard and MIT, Cardiio is unique in that it employs the smart phone camera to take its measurements. Effective and affordable, the source noted that app costs $2.99.

2. Blood Pressure Companion

A steal at just 99 cents, the Blood Pressure Companion is available on the iPhone. According to Healthline, the app makes recordings of a patient's heart rate and blood pressure, before storing the information in a special data base. The patient can then utilize the app to make note of any drastic changes or readings that may be a cause for concern. Better still, for forgetful patients, the app can send reminders when a reading is overdue.

3. The Healthy Heart Meal Planner

Designed by the Heart Foundation, the Healthy Heart Meal Planner app allows users to create healthy and balanced weekly meal plans, while offering general advice on the kinds of foods that are ideal for a balanced diet, the Heart Foundation website reported. The app uses a 'healthy heart' symbol that fills up as users add more meal ideas and recipes. The heart symbol also indicates whether the choices are indeed healthy and balanced.

4. ASCD Risk Estimator

This app, designed by researchers at both the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association, can be used to assess individual risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, Healthline detailed. The app uses a number of metrics - such as the user's weight, blood pressure, age and lifestyle habits - to ascertain his or her overall risk level for the condition. The app provides results in two risk categories: Lifetime risk and risk within the next decade. If a user is presented with concerning results, he or she will be able to consult with a physician or cardiovascular specialist for further guidance. This app is ideal for all individuals, regardless of age and health, and best of all it's completely free.

5. AliveCor ECG Heart Monitor

Easily the most expensive app on the list at $200, the AliveCor ECG Heart Monitor is an amazingly beneficial tool for patients with a history of cardiovascular problems. AARP explained that the app can be used to monitor electrical patterns in the heart and alert users to any potential problems and abnormalities. It is so helpful because a patient can alert a physician to any problems early, which in turn could potentially stop the occurrence of a catastrophic event, such as a heart attack or stroke.

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How much do you care about your reputation score? Have you set yourself any goal for this year in that direction?

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

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doughtaker (56) · 6 years ago

The only thing I care about my reputation score is that it's not negative, because that would affect the visibility of my posts in a bad way. Beyond that, I think that someone's reputation score is not an accurate indicator of the quality of that person's content. Here's why:

- The reputation score itself is a reflection of an individual's activities across the entire Steem blockchain, not any one individual site or dApp. That means that where one person gets their reputation from may not align with another person might expect, depending on which sites they use and how often. When we see that big number on a user's profile page on Steemit, we don't know if that's all from blogging on Steemit, asking and answering questions on Musing, posting videos on Dlive, posting memes on Dmania, or some combination thereof.

- Reputation score can be manipulated significantly in several ways. A user can purchase upvotes from bidbots and other vote sellers, and the values of those votes will influence that user's reputation in a positive way, regardless of the actual quality of that user's content and/or comments. Also, a large orca or whale can use their SP and repeated votes to push another user's reputation way up or way down depending on the whale's perception of the target user and without regard to whether or not the general public would see such a move as justified. Perhaps the two most notable incidents of this involve (1) the user that currently has the highest reputation score on the blockchain, and (2) the whale whose main account once had a reputation in the 60s, got dropped in one shot by a Steemit Inc. employee to the -10s, and then got back up to the 60s.

Those are the main reasons why I don't judge others by their reputation score. Instead, I read through some of their content before I make my own independent judgment on what kind of user I think they are. As for myself, I'm not setting any reputation goals. If I get to 60 or 65 before the end of the year, great. If I don't, I'm not going to sweat over it.

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anonsteve (62) · 6 years ago

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jlordc (69) · 6 years ago

I care really deeply on my Reputation Score and here is why.

When I first joined this platform, it was hard for me to get noticed by others. Many people here often advice newbies that the main key to survive on this platform is "engagement", However based on my own personal experience, when you only have a low reputation score, no friends and a low Steem Power chances are they will treat you as a Bot/Spammer or worse only fishing for upvotes.

That is why the first thing I did was increase my reputation score to a decent level, along with posting decent quality contents I boosted some of my posts to get visibility and also increase my reputation little by little until I got around Rep 55.

One thing I've noticed after reaching Rep 55 is that people now start to treat me seriously. Some now reply on my comments on their blog posts and is now treated as a human, not an alt or bot account. I really do think it was mostly because of my decent Reputation as I have never changed anything and my SP still isn't that big.

My goal right now is to reach Rep 65 without using BidBots. I myself have stopped using bidbots for almost 2 months now.

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d-pend (73) · 6 years ago

I care about reputation on Steemit a great deal. However, I've already achieved my main goal of 70 reputation so it's left a lot of space to ponder what its value is, truly. This is due to the fact that it's somewhat "pay-to-win:" it measures the votes you get, and huge ones make a big shift, so you can just buy them from bid bots or smartmarket.

The Steem User Authority project (@steem-ua) was just created to try and create a better, less exploitable reputation algorithm. It's really exciting for those like me who want to improve my interaction with the community and need a more intricate incentive. However, since it's best to keep setting higher goals to motivate oneself: I'd like to hit 75 reputation as my next target! (that will probably take more than 6 months to achieve.)

zoneboy (69) · 6 years ago

Joining steemit I always look at users having 60-70+ reputation with envy. I set myself a target of reaching 60 and yes I am at 63 now. I am looking forward to 70.

I believe after Quality posts, Steempower. Reputation should be the next thing users must look out for.

If not for the issue of bidbots, users with high reputation means the user worked for it and you can be sure that the user will dish out delightful articles for you to read.

It means the user knows the in and out of Steemit, is a respected member of the community.

We have the user activity by @steem-ua which looks to be unbiased. Looking at the ranking. It is still safe to say that most users with high reputation on the platform are also leading in the @steem-ua list. What does this mean.

It implies you should guard your reputation. After Quality posts and Steempower your reputation should be the next thing you focus on.

coderzairos (51) · 6 years ago

Reputation score was really a matter where everyone must care.

See, reputation scores denotes who you are in the community, roughly guessing that 70% of the steemians in the community really doesn't know the personally the person that they are interacting.

Your reputation score will be a good clue how you behave in the community, do you make spam? do you plagiarize your contents? do you tend to interact with others?

Well this questions will might give others a clue about your steemit behaviors, about your contents and even your intentions.

So for me, reputation score was definitely important and must be look at

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mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago

Reputation score is good for a steemit user because it is like a trustscore on the platform that can make people

to know how trustful you are on the platform,a spammer is likely to keep having negative reputation score

especially when he or she gets alot of massive downvotes of their contents,some people never knew

the importance of reputation score until the byteball airdrops for steemit users that used reputation score as

the major requirement to determine how much the steemit user will earn from the airdrop,that shows that

reputation score is not something to joke with,i have personally said that i want to get to a reputation score

of 60 and above before the end of this year and i know it is possible if i create good contents that get massive upvotes...

hashcash (63) · 6 years ago

Frankly I don't worry all that much about my reputation score. I wont say that I do not care for it completely but rather that I don't find it all that meaningful in truly indicating somebodies true reputation in the Steem community. Therefore, I haven't really set any targets for myself on my reputation score count.

In fact I am far more excited about the new 'Steem User Authority' project. The 'User Authority' or 'UA' uses far more delicate and useful parameters to judge a steemians true standing in the Steem community.

golddeejay (63) · 6 years ago

It is easier to say "there is nothing to reputation score" which may be true to some big extent. But since human are "swayed" by figures, appearance and stuffs like that. Reputation score "matters" on the surface.

A steemian with a reputation score of above 60 will easily be regarded as a "veteran" of some sort in the eyes of a newbie or outsider. If not for the same been "abnomalized" by the voting bots, an account with a reputation of 60 or 70 must have pay some dues in terms efforts or time.

Looking deeper, the real reputation of an account will then depend on the observer taste of contents. On steemit platform in particular, a post below some word contents or not observing a particular creative standard set by some are considered as trashy. Just a picture and a sentence post may be trashy to some but oozee creativity and genuineness to some.

In a nutshell, reputation score like appearance can be deceptive. It takes more deeper looking into an account to get the real reputation.

Saying I don't pay attention to my reputation score, especially when it increased is not honesty but I don't pay much mind to it. I should get to 60 this month or next which will few good for few seconds, beyond that I don't know or not thinking about it.

artonmysleeve (63) · 6 years ago

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luueetang (67) · 6 years ago

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conradt (67) · 6 years ago

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difelice5000 (63) · 6 years ago

I have just under three months in steemit and I really love one of my goals is to reach 60 of reputation in this year, I think I'm on the right track, I have developed the habit of doing a constant job on this wonderful platform and I have focused on my reputation more than on my steen power, because I think it is giving results, I hope to reach that goal, greetings.

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culgin (71) · 6 years ago

When I first started writing on the Steem platform, I wondered how the reputation system works. Eventually, I get to find out more and realize that it is calculated based on the cumulative value of votes you get.

All this time, I treated reputation quite seriously. In fact, I had been tracking my reputation progress every month. It was until the [Byteball airdrop](https://steemit.com/byteball/@culgin/i-am-running-a-service-to-convert-byteball-to-steem) that I started to realize how it can easily be pumped up from 25 to 40 by buying upvotes. Since then, I started not to take it too seriously. That being said, I still consider hitting a reputation above 65 a remarkable feat as it is exponentially difficult to boost your reputation as it gets higher.

Recently, @steem-ua introduced a new "reputation" system called the User Authority. It basically assesses your authority based on how close you are to trustworthy accounts such as the witnesses. I think this is a better measure because it is much more difficult to game the system. Furthermore, since the Steem platform is fundamentally a social network, calculating authority based on value of connections/followership makes a lot of sense. If you are keen to find out more about @steem-ua, do check out [their post](https://steemit.com/ua/@steem-ua/introducing-userauthority-ua-steem-ua-and-ua-api)

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Why small children like to play games in mobile phones?

dhiraj3218 (47) · 6 years ago

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jlordc (69) · 6 years ago

Because it is at that age where there curiosity is at it's peak.

Most mobile games in circulation right now are designed to stimulate a child's brain using the combination of both colorful graphics and upbeat music. This makes the child more drawn and absorbed to playing the game. Mobile games marketed toward Young Children are mostly "very easy" but highly rewarding. This sense of accomplishment kicks in the hidden competitiveness of a child and thus he/she starts to get addicted to the game.

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jurich60 (64) · 6 years ago

Children likes to play on their cellphones simple because they are attracted to the brighness of the cellphone.

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polarbeats (53) · 6 years ago

Kids think that it's their toys, it's new and kids are the most curious human beings learning about the world and technology

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safrijal693 (43) · 6 years ago

pertanyaan yang cocok dengan realita pada zaman sekarang, pada umumnya, semua orang sangat menyukai games di ponsel, mulai dari dewasa, remaja, bahkan sampai kepada anak-anak, namun anak-anak sudah menjadi aktivitasnya dalam bermain.

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tennysonck (42) · 6 years ago

because they are children and they love anything related to playing games.

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How do I report a bug in musing.io?

east.autovote (6) · 6 years ago

I'm using musing.io from my mobile and there's a bug I'd like to report. How do I report it to musing.io's development team? Do they reply in their discord channel? How long does it take for them to resolve a bug?

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zaicha (59) · 6 years ago

Well the best way to get the answer is to join discord channel and ask your problem there.

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east.autovote (6) · 6 years ago

Thanks. I just read thru their blogpost (https://steemit.com/musing/@musing/musing-io-blockchain-q-and-a-website-update) and saw the link to join their discord server there.

The discord link I received from a musing answer was already expired. So if anyone ever gets to this question looking for the same answer, here's a link to their discord server (extracted from the post link above) - https://discord.gg/uFCPMRe.

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jlordc (69) · 6 years ago

You can report any bug you see on Musing.io on their #bug-report channel on their Discord server: https://discord.gg/zxw34xj

Once their developer or the founder himself takes note of your bug report then they will try to resolve it as soon as they can or on the next update of Musing.io

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mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago

That was one of the major reasons why a discord channel was created,the discord channel will give

people the opportunity to be able to interact directly with musing.io creators and make an enquiries or share

your opinion or ideas or problems with them,through the

discord channel you can report a bug to them and i am sure you will get a good response from them...

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How do I post my question in musing.io as a regular blog post and not as a comment?

east.autovote (6) · 6 years ago

I went through the following post (https://steemit.com/musing/@musing/musing-io-blockchain-q-and-a-website-update) from @musing and read this - "Some people liked their posts going to their blogs however, so we have also provided the ability to post your answers to your blog if you want to."

Where is this feature to post my question as a blog post and not as a comment?

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cryptocopy (62) · 6 years ago

You can't post questions to your blog. They are automatically posted as comments to the Musing.io root post in Steemit. The "Post to Blog" feature you are talking about applies only to answers, not the questions, themselves.

Perhaps the reason for this is because if you post the question to your blog, it will be nothing more than a Steemit post with a single question. This will look like spam, littering your main blog. In contrast, posting answers to your blog, which are usually at least a paragraph long, and sometimes even longer at several paragraphs and a few hundred words, will look more like regular blog posts that can add value to your blog and your readers.

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mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago

I do not know how you can ask question on musing.io and make it appear as a blog posts on steemit but i am

certain there is a way to write an answer that will make it appear as a blog posts on steemit,when answering a

question on this platform there is a little box above the answer tab that writes “post to blog” just click the box

first then when you write your answers you can now click submit and that would make the answers to

appear as a blog posts on steemit instead of showing as comments...i hope this helps...

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east.autovote (6) · 6 years ago

Thank you. I just saw that checkbox but forgot to tick it for a recent answer. This answered my question.

reborn99 (44) · 6 years ago

It seems like it can't, because musing.io is a question and answer project. and in the question column there is no menu to publish as in the answer column menu.

And that is the answer to your question. Hope you like my answer.

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barzah (60) · 6 years ago

very easy. You want to make a post on this platform as a question. You just need to do whatever you want

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How often do you upvote questions/answers on musing?

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

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zaicha (59) · 6 years ago (edited)

I do occupationally upvote on musing to the question/ answers which I find interesting.

Although, my voting power is mot much so my upvote are hardly any significant. .

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jrvacation (68) · 6 years ago

One thing I find lacking in musing, is the amount of upvotes from users.

When I post a question, I will make sure to upvote every answers that were written with effort. I think musing should put in some rule or faq to enforce this. Some people are posting lots of questions everyday and it is become annoying. If you post a question and somebody answers it, the least you should do is to upvote it.

As for others' answers, I do try to upvote if they are well written, because I know musing will come and upvote those as well. Earning some curation rewards in the process :)

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acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

I noticed also that some people just come and throw tens of childish questions only spamming the platform. Unfortunately musing is upvoting enough of them.

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jlordc (69) · 6 years ago

Truth be told, I rarely upvote questions and answers here on musing. It's not because I don't want to or I am greedy person who wants all the rewards to himself but the current system is designed against minnows and planktons. :)

I currently only have 127 Effective Steem Power. Not much really as my full upvote would only give someone around $0.01, and by experience people don't really notice those kind of upvotes so I just don't see any reason for upvoting Q and A's in here. Also, since a minnow/plankton can't scale much their upvotes, it will always take 2% on my Voting Power every single time which means less bandwidth for me.

However this doesn't mean that I really won't upvote questions, I will upvote questions and answers in here the moment I get back my SP to around 1000. :)

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cryptosharon (69) · 6 years ago

I actually never do ;PPPPPP

My upvotes are already very limited due to the many trails I am part of.

If Musing offered a way to partition my votes so that I could only do a 5% upvote, I would certainly upvote every question I answered to, and most answers to my own questions. But until then, I can't afford throwing out 100% votes.

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mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago

I personally would really love to upvote questions and answers that i find very interesting,but i like to use only

20% voting power daily and it means that i can only give eleven full upvotes daily for me to ensure that i do not use more than 20% votingpower daily,i do this so that i

can maintain a healthy voting power and still be able to keep upvoting lovely contents even in the future,but i believe strongly that if musing.io creates a features that

will enable someone to be able to select the percentage of voting strength we want to use to upvote a post then that will enable me to be able to upvote more people

because a reduced voting strength percentage per upvotes will reduce the consumption of my votingpower and that would make me to be able to upvote more

contents and i would be able to upvote all the interesting questions or answers that i find on this platform....

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How to make some real money online?

niel96 (69) · 6 years ago

What are ways to make some decent income online? Most methods pay less than a minimum wage...

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bos-giok (52) · 6 years ago

How to get money from the internet can be done in a variety of ways, from the ridiculous way to the right way. All you need to keep in mind is a silly way that has never really been proven to bring in money income, for you. However, the way of online business by starting to practice buying and selling trading one road that is proven can bring real benefits.

The more you seriously persevere, it is not impossible that the internet can support you. There is nothing done by producing serious things, otherwise something that you do with serious seriousness is comparable.

The internet provides various facilities, activities in meeting human needs for knowledge, goods, services, and income. Getting income from the internet can be justified, indeed the reality is like that. There are various ways, but not all of them are proven to be able to bring in money.

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Do you ever see Steem a top ten crypto? How long would you think it will pass until that would happen?

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

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valth (68) · 6 years ago

Steem was actually in the top 10 position for a little while, fairly soon after it was launched. If I remember correctly, I think it even was in the top 5 for a small amount of time. Anyway, it would be interesting to see it back there. I personally believe that it has potential to get there because of the following:

- No transaction fees.

- 3 second block time.

- Easy to remember account names: it's a lot easier to transfer to @acesontop or @valth instead of FnuhIYfTNJGYUwer324nYUTTUTVk97uvjhb324dgdfr or something like that.

- We got so many amazing apps! Musing, Utopian, Steemhunt, Steempress, Steemmonsters etc all provide great ways to use the Steem blockchain.

- We will soon have SMTs that allows anyone to tokenize their websites, projects etc. This will probably create more demand for Steem, pushing the price up.

But on the other hand, we still have some challenges to solve before we should get a top 10 spot, in my opinion. But I hope and think that we will get there at one point, but it might take a few years to get to that spot.

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stay-active (53) · 6 years ago

It is all dependent upon adoption in order to achieve the network effect. Fundamentally, it works well, and quickly. Are there better blockchains? Perhaps. Are there worse? Certainly. It is up to the community, Steemit, Inc. and individuals to develop the tech and push its usage to drive the value up. It could become a top ten crypto this year, or never. How's that for a statement of not-knowing? :-D

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kaponaki (49) · 6 years ago

Steem is a good cryptocurrency with so many wonderful projects built around it,steem has good features that makes it to be a cryptocurrency that have

a very great future ahead and will have a larger value in

more years to come,yeah steem will soon be among the top ten cryptocurrencies and that will happen soon,i

believe that would happen when the SMT is launched or even sooner...

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ARE you HAPPY? yes/no question?

franciferrer (52) · 6 years ago

dont worry you will be happy, all i want to know is statistic from 100 persons on steemit NOW.

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zaicha (59) · 6 years ago

Happiness is relative term.

Happiness is referred as a positive state of mind or pleasant emotions or mood.

With time or occurrence of some events, the state of mind also changes. So we can’t say that a person is happy forever or unhappy forever.

As for as I’m concerned I find happiness in small moments of life like:-

A giggle on the face for my child makes me happy.

Accomplishing some goal can make me happy.

Helping others and seeing a smile on someone face.

A small family event makes me happy.

Seeing little achievements of my child.

To me happiness is all around us. It’s up to us to find them and make our life happy.

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franciferrer (52) · 6 years ago

what was your answer?cheers

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zaicha (59) · 6 years ago

to be specific, mostly i find a way to be happy. You can say yes I'm happy.

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bjornb (59) · 6 years ago

Yes

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holovision (69) · 6 years ago (edited)

Moved to the Hive platform.

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adelair (60) · 6 years ago

From all the experience I had in life.

From all the downhill and failure I encountered.

I can definitely say yes im happy!

Well, you need to bleed just to know you're alive!

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sourovafrin (72) · 6 years ago

yes

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ecoinstant (68) · 6 years ago

I am HAPPY!

I choose to be happy. Yes, that's right, it is a choice. In fact, huffington post even claims that it is [scientifically proven!](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/09/scientific-proof-that-you_n_4384433.html)

The only thing that we can control in this life is our own reaction to events. We cannot control what happens to us, we cannot control how other people react or treat us, we cannot even control which way the wind blows (although we can technically approximate it on a small scale with a fan....).

We can only control how we react! And this includes our emotional states. This concept has had a big impact on my life, and I hope it will on yours as well.

Love and Light!

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mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago

Happiness is a key to a better life and long life,well yes i am a happy person and i will continue to stay happy no matter the challenges that i face in life

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You better have a partner or not?

syarke (51) · 6 years ago

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cryptosharon (69) · 6 years ago

It's better to be fulfilled regardless of whether you have a partner or not. Many people think that finding their soulmate is the mission of their lives and they live eternally dissatisfied. It's just another aspect of life and it will not solve any problems.

Now that we've clarified this, having a partner is usually more satisfying than not having one. I find it better to have a close friend to confide in because my problems become less meaningful when I'm in company.

kaponaki (49) · 6 years ago

Having a better partner to me is not what i only really

want,what i really want is a very good friend because i noticed that you can have a partner and still not have a

wonderful friendship together because some people

simply see a partner as a romantic partner and

sometimes they still prefer to confide in their friends

concerning some certain issues but i think a good

partner should first of all be a good friend to me so that is why i want a good friendhsip first then when we get

along together then such person could become my partner in the future...

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lankymoseyi (47) · 6 years ago

Having a partner has really helped my life because it enables me to be able to share my problems with them

and a problem shared will definitely be on its way to be solved,having a partner also makes me to learn from

them and they also learn from me too and that has

made me to become a better person,and one needs to also understand that having a partner is good but

having a good partner is the best and so we should ensure that we should find the right partners that will

make our life better...

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Are television broadcasts often closed / tracked in your city, especially during sports broadcasts? Why?

raisulanis (45) · 6 years ago

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lifesteem (44) · 6 years ago

So far most of the Indonesian people, both in urban and remote areas are often hit by ball fever. Soccer broadcasts in Indonesia are broadcast by several private television stations.

Antennas, often times we watch football matches through a glass screen or television, the broadcast of the ball suddenly becomes lost. This is what many people call the broadcast in random terms. Broadcasts of soccer matches broadcast by one TV transmitter, generally the TV transmitter must buy it from the match organizer. TV transmitters can transmit broadcasts to all regions in a country, especially in large cities so TV transmitters will usually send their TV broadcasts to satellite and from satellites. And from the satellite the TV signal is re-emitted to the earth and the aim is to TV transmitters in big cities and are received through the antenna. Then the broadcast will be retransmitted locally by the TV transmitters.

This system is intended to be between transmitters and not for the public. The goal is for Indonesia, for example, it should only be accepted by the Indonesian people. But in reality TV broadcasts from satellites can also be received in neighboring countries, such as Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Timor Leste, Papua Nuigini, the Philippines and so on.

TV broadcasts are obtained by TV stations by buying broadcasting rights and broadcasting rights in different countries, for example Global TV has English League broadcasting rights in Indonesia while neighboring countries or other countries do not have broadcast rights. However, broadcasting via satellite can also be captured by the state neighboring countries close to the territory of Indonesia according to satellite signal coverage.

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holovision (69) · 6 years ago (edited)

Moved to the Hive platform.

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Why people are not getting upvotes in their question?

dhiraj3218 (47) · 6 years ago

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fknmayhem (70) · 6 years ago (edited)

Questions need to have a certain degree of interest or possible longevity to the audience. That is so that questions can attract more answers, also from outsiders.

Upvotes should be considered as curation, thus highlighting the best ones. Highlighting the questions with value to both the community and outsiders.

Nobody should think that asking a question automatically deserves an upvote. It’s just a question, after all. The best questions appeal to a large audience, or a very narrow but specialized audience, and can long term also receive continued traffic. Great questions can receive answers which are longer than many a blog post on Steem. I’ve seen several answers referenced with multiple links.

Not every question should target a specialized audience but a good questions an be answered by many people and the answers will be of interest to many as well, which keeps the conversation going.

That is important because unlike the questions, comment threads (replies) can still come in some weeks, months, or even years and receive rewards for their quality.

A good question should still be able to be asked, or highlighted, in some months. Questions should also be solid in grammar so they can easily be shared on social media and appeal to the audiences there.

Your question could have better if you had asked:

> Does Musing upvote questions and what does the Musing team look for in a question?

Instead, you turned the question in a sentiment of entitlement, making it sound as if every question should receive an upvote.

cryptosharon (69) · 6 years ago

People do get upvotes on their questions but I think that the Musing team likes to reward those who make a bigger effort. People who answer sometimes spend several minutes writing one answer. You'll see texts with more than 3 paragraphs while questions are just one phrase.

That is not to say that questions are not valuable, since a Q&A website cannot survive with just answers, but it's just a measure of what is objective Proof of Brain value.

jlordc (69) · 6 years ago

The whole point of the Steem Platform is to reward people based on the proof-of-brain concept. Asking questions do not really need that much thinking or researching, which is mostly the reason why Answers are getting more upvotes compared to Questions.

Musing do upvote questions but usually with only a low upvote worth. They are very selective on curating questions nowadays because it seems people are just copying whatever question they find on Quora and Yahoo Answers. Musing is still a part of Steem and by extension will reward people for using their brain, not copy other people's idea just to fish for some upvotes.

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What to avoid at the airport?

raisulanis (45) · 6 years ago

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bos-giok (52) · 6 years ago

I am a person who often goes back and forth in the airport and the thing that must be avoided when at the airport is the more affordable prices of airplane tickets, the lifestyle of traveling makes the airport a familiar place. With various goals and characters.

Sometimes in some airports, when there are so many passengers, I become dizzy, especially coupled with services or facilities that have not progressed or added.

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lankymoseyi (47) · 6 years ago

Packing Keys in Checked Luggage

For some travelers, checked luggage is not an optional add-on. Instead, it is a requirement for road warriors to get to their next destination. As a result, travelers often pack a number of items they should not in the bags that go in the cargo hold - including home and car keys.

As many travelers know, there is no guarantee that checked luggage will end up at the final destination. What’s more, travelers have reported having items stolen from checked luggage. If a traveler will immediately need an item out of their checked bag immediately upon arrival, it probably belongs in a carry-on.

Not Putting Luggage Tags on Checked Luggage

Just as unwise as putting valuable items in checked luggage is not putting a luggage tag on those items. As suitcases go down miles of conveyor belts at high speeds, it is very easy for luggage to get rerouted to a different destination. Without a luggage tag, airlines have a very difficult time connecting lost luggage with their rightful owners.

Travel insurance may not cover everything inside a lost bag, nor can it guarantee reunion between a traveler and their lost bag. Keeping a luggage tag with a name and phone number on any checked bags can help a lost bag find its way back to a traveler faster.

Turning Your Back on Luggage

It is a quick mistake any traveler can make while at an airport. After turning away from carry-on luggage for what seems like a second, those bags can seemingly walk away. As a result, valuable items – like passports, computers, and tablets – are gone in the blink of an eye.

No matter what demands a traveler’s attention, one should never turn their back to carry-on luggage. Instead, keep an eye (or a hand) on luggage while walking or sitting. By doing this, crafty pickpockets and would-be baggage thieves have a harder time getting away with another flyer’s luggage.

Arguing With Transportation Security Agents

Let’s face it: going through the transportation security checkpoint is not fun. From dealing with security agents to choosing between the body scanner or a full-body pat-down, going through security may be the most stressful part of flying. As a result, some travelers end up getting in trouble for making an offhand comment at security agents doing their job.

No matter how tempting it may be to make a comment about a weapon – either sarcastically or joking – every comment is taken very seriously. A traveler who gets caught with a threatening item or making false statements is subject to detainment or arrest by law enforcement officers. Instead of making that comment, it’s better to hold one’s tongue – and file a complaint with the Ombudsman at a later time.

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What caused the decline of most cryptocurrencies this past weeks?

kadipe (48) · 6 years ago

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kinx (50) · 6 years ago

I think it was the rise in the price of bitcoin. The second BTC started surging, everyone started dumping their coins for BTC.

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kaponaki (49) · 6 years ago

I personally believe that what causes the decline of

most cryptocurrencies this past few weeks is the decrease in demands of most cryptocurrencies,the less

demands a cryptocurrency get the lower its price would be, bitcoin market irself controls many other

cryptocurrencies and that is why when bitcoin declines then many other cryptocurrencies will decline too

because they mostly follow the prices and acitivities of bitcoin....

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mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago

When there is poor demands of a cryptocurrencies it would definitely make the price of such

cryprocurrencies to become bearish because there will

be more supply than demands and that would force the price to go down to enable increased

demands,damands and supply works together on the cryptocurrency market to determine the bias of the

market...so less demands made the many cryptocurrencies to have a decline in price at the market....

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How do I add pictures to my post on musing.io?

peachyladiva (67) · 6 years ago

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stay-active (53) · 6 years ago

In order to add images to your Musing post click on the rightmost small icon shown in the screenshot below and paste the URL of your image.

To get an image on your personal computer (that doesn't yet have a URL) you can navigate to the "Create a Post" section on Steemit.com and upload the image by clicking on the text **"Insert images by dragging & dropping, pasting from the clipboard, or by selecting them."** Then highlight ONLY THE URL as shown below, and paste it into Musing.

Hopefully in the future there is inline support for this sort of thing, but for now this is a process that definitely works. If you have an image that is already on a website, you can do it much quicker and link it directly.

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6 votes

hashcash (63) · 6 years ago (edited)

Musing.io has a great interface for adding you pictures to the post. Here is how you do it:

Step 1: Go to the image you want to add to your post and right click it.

Step 2: Select 'Copy Image Location'

Step 3: On top of the musing editor find the 'image url upload' sign and click it.

Step 4: Paste the image url and click 'ADD'

NOTE: For images on your computer - first upload them on websites like imgbb or imgur and then right click and copy image location to get the image url.

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aoecoin (60) · 6 years ago

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What is so special about bitcoin that makes it the number one cryptocurrency for several years?

kaponaki (49) · 6 years ago

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wayoutwest (51) · 6 years ago

I think the fact that it was the first is important. At one time, everyone in cryptocurrency was working with just Bitcoin. Now, it looks to have the strongest dev team, the most security and an interesting solution to scaling, with the lightning network. It's still by far the biggest and has a lot of people that wont use any other coin. Then there's the mystery with Satoshi Nakamoto and the original whitepaper. Reading it is like reading an historical document.

Another coin might become the number one in the future but I think Bitcoin will be hard to overthrow.

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How to get rid of warts?

erica005 (59) · 6 years ago

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zoneboy (69) · 6 years ago

First. You should know what cause warts. A type of Human papilloma virus causes wart and they do not cause cancer. Warts get cleared after some time in healthy adults.

Acids like Salicylic acid can be used to treat warts. It is usually applied to the warts.

We also have silver nitrate designed in a form of caustic pencil that can be used to remove warts. The warts are marked by the caustic pencil and it will kill the outgrown warts making it fall off.

We also have cryosurgery which involves freezing the warts. It is not normal water freezing but nitrogen freezing. After some time the dead warts will fall off.

It is advised that before embarking on any. Individuals should consult a Dermatologist.

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How often do you travel outside your country? What's your preffered destination?

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

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mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago

I sometimes love to travel outside my country like thrice

in a year but it also depends on my schedule,,my favourite destinations are usually brazil and france,i

love brazil because of their beaches,their cultures and their love for sports,i am a lover of sports too so

whenever i am in brazil i feel so excited because it makes me to meet people who are just like me,they also

good beaches where someone can hang out and enjoy nature and have fun.....another country which i also love

to visit is france,i love visiting france because of the homely attitude of many french people,i also love the

fact that france is a beautiful country and they have many lovely restaurants and funspots where you can go

to for any form of outing including romantic outings too,the french have very lovely foods that tastes nice

and well prepared and i always ensure i eat enough foods in france because i do not know when next i will eat the french foods again...

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We know that money doesn't grow on a tree but why does a bank have branches?

facttechz (56) · 6 years ago

It's just a riddle,

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wayoutwest (51) · 6 years ago

The paper used to make fiat money comes from trees. Some of the banks during the 2008 financial crisis were kept going by governments printing money and giving it to them. It might as well of grown on trees. Most of us are much worse off after that and I don't think it was anything more than a temporary fix.

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cryptosharon (69) · 6 years ago

Banks have branches so that leaves can grow and photosintesis can occur.

There was a bank in New England in 1933 that refused to have branches and did everything from the main headquarters on Main St., but after a while it did not produce any energy because it didn't have leaves. After a while, before the bank closed, the CEO decided to create a branch. There, leaves grew and the bank photosintesised so it survived. Today, this is the Bank of America, so you can see the importance of branches in banks.

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What time of the day do you love to visit musing.io?

kaponaki (49) · 6 years ago

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martiallee (58) · 6 years ago

I love to visit in the morning and have a little read while I drink my coffee. Exactly what I'm doing right now! If I see a question that takes my interest then I'll have a go at giving a decent answer.

The reason I like to come here in the morning is because it can be like a little bit of exercise for my brain. Answering a good questions is like solving a small puzzle; How can I give my answer in a way that makes sense to the most people?

zoneboy (69) · 6 years ago (edited)

II love visiting in the morning and late at night.

Morning because I am just waking up and checking news and updates all around. I also check latest news on the blockchain. I feel this is a good time to check what is happening on musing.

Also late at night is a good period too. Before going to bed, it is good to check what's happening. This way I am sure to cover everything that happens that day

aburashed (53) · 6 years ago

I love to visite musing.io at every time. Whenever i get some time , i enter into it. It is more effective.

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mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago

I love to visit musing.io in the evening before going to bed,in the evening i usually visit musing.io to read

questions and answers and find the ones that can add

value to my knowledge,i also visit musing.io in the

morning before going to work but it is not frequently but visiting musing.io in the evening is frequent for me...

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Finished on GUARIUM BOUNTY CONTEST, Can someone explain to me now how we removed the tokens from this Airdrop?

difelice5000 (63) · 6 years ago

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I am direct, there are platforms in the steemit ecosystem that give you a vote of power for your quality work as steenhunt and steemprees, no trails, which you know about power votes for your work that are similar to these?

difelice5000 (63) · 6 years ago

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fknmayhem (70) · 6 years ago

Right now the other platforms, but not guaranteed upvotes, would be DLive and DTube. Also Musing.

The thing here is that you should always keep quality in mind. Not take those votes as a must have, must receive thing. No vote is guaranteed and votes can be reversed as well or can stop the next day.

Also, all those platforms benefit large delegations from Steemit Inc., delegations can be pulled from one moment to the other and then the upvotes will dry up.

You may also want to look into initiatives @tribesteemup and @qurator, which are curation projects. They can be targeted in content if your work is indeed quality.

But that may require that after asking a question you proofread the question and fix typos. In your question you mentioned two platforms and you missspelled both. If not for that there would be another platform.

Of course, that’s @Utopian-io. But they have much stricter expectations and templates to follow.

Lastly, there’s SteemSTEM.

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difelice5000 (63) · 6 years ago

clear as I could forget about utopian, if I know it collaborate in projects through github may not be easy, just mention the platforms to say something, but it is clear that no one gives away their votes should be earned and that is clear, thank you for your response.

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fknmayhem (70) · 6 years ago

You also should stop translating and rewriting articles. Looking at your answers you still do that here. You’ve previously been blacklisted elsewhere for that already. It’s time you actually learn from it.

And when you do that, you should at the very least reference them.

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difelice5000 (63) · 6 years ago

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zoneboy (69) · 6 years ago

There are many initiatives on steemit that rewards users for using their platform so far you meet their conditions.

@esteemapp by @goodkarma rewards users for posting through the esteemapp either on mobile or the esteemsurfer

We also have Busy.org that gives certain upvote to users who posts through their interface.

You can also make use of some tags when you make certain posts. For science posts, you can use the steemstem tag and if the post is of enough quality and seen by their curator you may get upvoted.

There is @tasteem where you earn by posting reviews of restaurant

We also have @hede which I term the public wiki. They reward you for making entries of anything ranging from a local slang to complex terms.

Lastly, the platform we are using presently. Musing, you are rewarded for asking and answering questions.

How do i know my child is autistic or has developmental problems?

difelice5000 (63) · 6 years ago

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Should musing.io still upvote answers that already got massive upvotes already?

kaponaki (49) · 6 years ago

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tobias-g (69) · 6 years ago

In my opinion yes, I don't believe Musing should take into account votes in their decision as to whether or not they should reward a question or an answer. I believe that they should not let the previous vote value compromise their core values of rewarding quality content on their site.

I would also like to note that questions and answers that received "massive" upvotes may also be an indicator of well written content, this may mean that readers enjoy their content and liked the answer they provided, should a user who wrote a good answer not be rewarded by musing simply because others like their answer? In my opinion, that would be a strange concept.

Some users will also buy votes to get further visibility, this doesn't mean that they're making huge profits, but in fact want others to see the value they're providing to others on this community, again if the content is good, why shouldn't Musing still be able to vote for a user who A) is providing good quality content and B) helping to boost the visibility of musing?

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mocoyoton (4) · 6 years ago

Because a user on musing.io already got massive upvotes from other users should not stop musing.io from

upvoting the user too,musing.io is a platform that rewards people with upvotes whenever they post

quality contents(questions and answers) on the platform,so musing.io should upvote a good content irrespective of whether the user already got upvotes

from other users or not,if musing.io should stop upvoting some users simply because they got massive upvotes

from other users then that will defeat the purpose of this platform and that would be a bad development and will create a negative image for the team at musing.io...

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Since you started trading/investing in cryptocurrencies have you ever settled a ROI target per year?

acesontop (71) · 6 years ago

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kaponaki (49) · 6 years ago

yeah i do set a target for returns on my investment

yearly,i do set a target that i must make at least thirty

percentage profit yearly on my investments on the cryptocurrency market and with my good trading skills

and good knowledge about cryptocurrencies i was able to usually earn even up to one hundred percentage

yearly profit on the money which i invested on the cryptocurrency business...

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crazycatuncle (50) · 6 years ago

Yeah just aim not to lose my underpants 😾

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What criteria is used by musing.io curators to determine which answers are good or not?

kaponaki (49) · 6 years ago

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Do you think SMT will be more popular than Erc 20 tokens?

kaponaki (49) · 6 years ago

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zoneboy (69) · 6 years ago

This is a tasking question. Popularity depends on the token use. What the token stands for, what it aims to achieve, how it will achieve that are all determinants of how popular a token will be.

Presently we have many Popular Dapps on the platform eagerly waiting for SMT launch. Appics, Hunt token, Actifit, Aircoin are some out of numerous tokens ready to launch.

Back to the question, I don't think SMTs will be popular than Erc 20 tokens. Not at the moment, it may later surpass it in years to come but definitely not now.

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