Bitcoin-like transactions are more easily traced by just about anyone than bank transfers. P2p transfers between un-identifiable wallets may be ok, but otherwise tax hungry thieves will do their best to

Publishing stimulating thoughts that could help enhancing quality of life in general most certainly is what needs be encouraged, does it not? Need inspires innovation and from ones finding themselves in

I salute you for the amount of work done analyzing this behemoth...but it is so huge and so powerful, it is not worth while even thinking of defeating it in any other way than immunizing ourselves from

Lots of fun splitting hairs @cryptogee, but to my mind life being a worthwhile experience for everyone is what is of prime importance - any ideas on this?

I cannot get myself to use upvoting bots, or to selfupvote - it simply does not gel with me. If I have ever done that, it was by accident. Quality posts and quality curations are all that really make sense

What does Steem mean to me, and Steemit in particular? To me Steem, through Steemit, is a fantastic repository for thoughts that could have some value sometime, when the time is ripe for it. Whether any

Since realizing in my teens somewhere that there are unseen forces other than the forces of nature at work behind the scenes, I have dedicated my life to obtaining as objective an understanding of the

Business is business, but hell, good content is primarily not aimed at good rewards, but at consumption by the target audience! Everyone is on about rewards (me too, in a sense, I must admit!), but aren't

Sorry for the slow response - tied up elsewhere! True. The cure lies not in combatting or reforming this evil minority as much as it is in making the majority resilient.

Empires exploit. Exploitation causes conflict. Conflict destroys. And who wants to live in a world where you have to look over your shoulder all the time? Why they do not rather invest in peace and synergy

Perfectly true what AG said - and is exactly what the Fed has been doing forever, dropping the gold standard as a limiting barrier for doing it along the way. Part of the non-military aspect of how the

Do I read it right? - is this a service that rewards happy customers for referring others to the provider(s)? In other words a system that automatically advertises providers of good products and

Thanks @majes.tytyty - I am all for a climate that gives every individual both the freedom and the opportunity to contribute positive social capital, without it being fertile ground for those with a propensity

Sorry for such a slow response - and for being unclear in my comment @majes-tytyty. Respecting all parties, I attempted to point at the fact that they (the Japanese) appear to be, as you say "brutally

Forgive me for stating this rather bluntly, with all due respect - the Japanese appear to have these concepts circulating openly in their everyday culture, displaying in fact that a degree of honesty about

I have Brave on OS X, on Linux, as well as on a couple of Android devices, mainly in support of a good idea, for not being plagued by ads (also saving some bandwidth there)...and with a little hope for

Die foto is so 'n bietjie verwring, en daar is nie rêrig 'n huis se dak in die boom nie... 😉

Nou vra jy my 'n ding! - Sal hier laat weet wanneer dit my tref...nou eers 'n vergadering...

Colonial heritage, I guess. Half a century+ ago it was mostly hard working Portuguese immigrants that ran the F&C shops, while our (RSA) culture was predominantly shaped by Dutch, French and British

So many aspect to Permaculture...wish I could get my hands onto that piece of land up the river - mmmm...so much potential, gravity irrigation, 25 acres workable, damn!