2021.03.05 Podcast Notes
Today is Friday, and Fridays have nights where my little brother and I record the Very Hicken Bros podcast, so I am going to publish my notes for the episode.
Neurolief, an Israeli company, has made a headband (called Relivion) that soothes nerves that can relieve migraine headaches. The device was approved by the FDA this past week. It has "three output points, which stimulate six branches of the nervous system". The stimulation would be "boosting flow of neurotransmitters in the brain-stream to affect networks that control pain." It has a quick two hour risk-free relief.
39 million people suffer from migraines globally.
(https://me.mashable.com/tech/12997/israeli-wearable-gadget-providing-relief-from-migraines-gets-fda-approval (https://me.mashable.com/tech/12997/israeli-wearable-gadget-providing-relief-from-migraines-gets-fda-approval))
Microsoft discussed online decentralized identity opportunities during their Ignite event this past week. Email addresses and phone numbers are used regularly to verify identity, which we can lost because they are controlled by centralized entities. Social identities are based on Facebook and Google's data in people, a centralized identity.
Decentralized identities would be owned by the individuals on a blockchain. Digital decentralized identities can stored on any blockchain from Bitcoin, Ethereum, to Sovrin, which is a blockchain dedicated to identity. Blockchain ledgers are immutable when they are sustained decentrally.
A identity wallet app would access the blockchain, where certificates are granted to the individuals. One option would be scanning a QR code. The issuers can verify the certificate on blockchains, when needed. More information can be attributed to the individual's (DID), the decentralized identity. The user would verify they are the correct individual by biometrics with one click, signing with the private key; no password.
(https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/identity-access-management/decentralized-identity-blockchain (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/identity-access-management/decentralized-identity-blockchain))
2021.03.08
I realized that I appreciate how Uphold works with many blockchains. It works with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron, Polkadot, Montero, and more. The STEEM coin that this publication platform compensates in is on the Tron Blockchain. I can trade the Tron coin for Bitcoin, Ether, or almost anything else.
Other perks of using Uphold is their debit card. You can designate the card to spend any of your cryptocurrencies in the many stores. The card gives you 2% back with any currency that you spend. There are also no fees.
The only con that I don't like is that if you want to send money to anyone, they have to have an account with Uphold. I got stuck in this ecosystem because the Brave browser works with them.
Subject: 2021.03.09
I got my PinePhone yesterday in the mail. I am excited for it because I am eliminating my use of the ecosystems of Google and Apple at least for my personal phone use. I got a iPhone SE for my work phone. I chose to write for Steemit because it is not a part of the Apple or Google ecosystem.
I tried to transfer my SIM card to it as I use Boost Mobile, but the phone is incompatible with it. I looked around for other compatible carriers, finding Mint Mobile works with it, so I am going to buy a SIM card from them.
I am having a couple issues with my Linux phone. It seems to have saved my password incorrectly, and I can't update my applications due to unmet dependencies.
2021.03.10 Switching to Mint Mobile
Last night I switched my phone service providers to Mint Mobile because not many carriers support the pure Linux PinePhone. Mint Mobile's website should say to activate my SIM via a mobile phone app because the website kept erroring out.
Mint Mobile is not the 15 dollar a month phone plan as everyone advertises. Although they give that rate, the minimum payment is 45 dollars, which increases to 25 dollars a month. In order to keep the 15 dollar a month rate, an individual needs to pay for a whole year up front.
I am starting to wean myself off Apple. I gave my iPhone to my wife after I switched all my apps over to my work phone. She was leary of Face ID, but I convinced her to use it because I couldn't remove my account from the phone.
Today I signed up for the Universal Basic Data Income website, which is found at UBDI.com. I have no idea the income rate. It is a survey website that pairs you with them by leveraging your data to connect you with surveys more accurately. I have tried another app like this recently as they both pay in cryptocurrency, but I was denied the survey opportunity on the other app because I was not a good match. The denial and waste of time is discouraging. The website tries to eliminate that. I also hope to get paid for my data without surveys. We will see. I was introduced to this app by Uphold when I explored their partnerships and integrations page.
On my Whoop workout today, since I stayed up late transferring my iPhone to my wife, I was encouraged to have a work out strain of slightly more than ten by Whoop's Strain Coach. I thought that matching my jogging miles per hour rate to my strain level would be fun. I recommend that you try this idea out, if your strain limit is within a realistic jogging speed.
2021.03.11 Almost caught up
My phone battery capacities seems weak because both of my phones were dead, when I woke up. I don't believe in charging overnight. I don't want do charge a phone longer than necessary. I usually charge my phones at work.
Last night I write an entry, and I was deciding between starting my taxes or catching up on my journal by publishing a few entries. I chose to catch up, but working on my PinePhone is very clunky. I don't know how the experience will improve with updates, since I have not figured out the unmet dependencies. It takes a few seconds to load apps, the copy and paste interface is like I said clunky. I realized that the terminal keyboard allows me to do control commands, allowing me to copy and paste without long pressing.
I had a few things that I wanted to say that I forgot to. It is mainly that my Bitcoin arrived from CryptoTab on Monday night without fees, so that is cool. It takes a lot more than one business day to withdraw the Bitcoin. CrytoTab or the blockchain took four and a half full days.
I started off loading apps from my iPhone by installing web apps from a nifty web browser on my PinePhone. I put Flipboard on it this morning, and Steemit last night. Editing my posts within the Steemit website appears to be unrealistic due to the phone's RAM limits. I also offloaded my email account from my iPhone without a web app.
Another thing that I figured out is that PinePhone user's password that is used for verifying downloads and application installations is their passcode.
I did my Whoop Strain Speed matching work out, finding disappointment that the fastest speed of the treadmill is ten miles an hour.