I remember a study of mathematician Odlyzko, that the value of the internet comes from the interaction and not from the content anyways. Steem is nowhere near rewarding the most communicative pieces of

wow, one of the best comments I have read here since month. I almost lost hope that people here are actually into logic of distributed consensus. I've been writing about this stuff, on and off, for a lot

I suspect that present circumstances do actually necessitate Hive evolution towards natural societal valuations, or Hive will diseventuate. You're not wrong on any point you make above, but existential

I have read those papers but they have an essential problem. They're wrong. Or less succinctly, they fall prey to the "I can make shit up, too" fallacy, which to be fair is a very common state

If anyone were to listen to me on the subject (and they don't, which means I can safely say anything I want to), I would probably point out that "curation" doesn't mean in any other context what

Here is the problem, and it is elemental to the way that Steem/Hive works: It is through the process of making and taking the bets that the value of a post is determined. Coupled with the proof of stake

Unfortunately, the problem on both sides seems to have been aggravated by people mincing words when they needed to convey a whole thought. And it got worse yet when both sides acted like an echo chamber

Would any commercial website support a post that encourages all users to migrate to another one? No. That would not be in the best interest of the community and the Steem ecosystem. If we are actually

Well, since you were good enough to ask… Let's take it a step back and have an up front question: Do you want an interface that operates on Hive? I've seen a lot of "what we want" statements

How many people died from influenza A and influenza B last year? I'm betting you don't know. In the US, somewhere between 35,000 and 65,000. Even though it is a highly studied viral infection that we have

The cynic in me wants to point out that the mass media has been looking for an excuse, a way out, of talking about tremendous gains in the economy – so when the opportunity comes along to not only talk

I don't know. Do you need one? When people let their emotions get ahead of their reason, especially when it involves their business, they often need someone to point out that they're falling down on the

It doesn't need to be. But if you're going to have an emotional rant in which you raise questions, it's probably good to listen to the answer to those questions no matter how you feel about them. Putting

And why? Because money talks? If I say "proof of stake require stake to make proof," is that a little too on the nose? I mean, it is right there in the basic definition of the commodity and

A proper cynic might suggest that they are getting what they want without investing their own effort. Simultaneously encouraging other people to lock up their STEEM in SP (increasing the value of STEEM

I'd say that the important phrase is "at the moment." Until they have something ready to deploy (and I mean that in a very literal sense), they can afford to let you hold that territory. Since

I'm stealthy. Unfortunately, I'm also easily bored. And I knew upfront that no matter what was said, it was only going to have a passing resemblance to what was did. I figure I will check a recording of

Some quick thoughts. We should not have 30 witness votes. If there is a top 20, then one should not be able to vote more than 10. 20 in my mind is not very decentralized and having 30 votes makes it easy

A lot of people focus on "kid friendly mechanics" being extremely simple or minimal, but the truth is those are just "good mechanics." If anything, I found that kids have a much higher

I've definitely seen that tail effect before. That's what happens when a cat has crawled up into the engine compartment of a car or truck for warmth and rest when it is cool out and the engine is still