Why I Chose the Samsung T7 Shield for My Bitcoin Node So I am building a Bitcoin Lightning node on an old computer—specifically a 2012 Mac Mini with a small 500 GB hard drive (HDD). Because my internal

Introduction: Now this is a shocking thought for sure, but let us look at the issue logically. While full self-driving has many issues currently and has a long way to close the gap to Max Verstappen or

Introduction: So I fired up my Mac Mini and started investigating external hard drives and connectors, for the external hard drive to the Mac Mini. The plan is to attach a new SSD drive, 2 Terabyte size

Bitcoin & Lightning Node Software Options . . ... When setting up a crypto node on hardware like an Intel Mac mini,** you generally choose between two distinct philosophy paths: the manual, highly

Introduction Hardware selection for your lightning node is important in terms of durabiulity and preventing downtime. I have built etherium and z-cash miners and experimented with the number of gpus and

This is a listing of articles in the community. So you can see what has been published and read what is of interest to you. Introduction: This post is of course a listing of the posts I write on USA taxes

Introduction I’ve thought about doing this for a long time, and the time has finally come to officially launch the project. My plan is simple: share what I intend to do, build it out, and then follow up

The Bitget Security Breach and Ongoing Recovery: A Comprehensive Overview Who The Target: Bitget, a major global cryptocurrency exchange. The Victims/Users: Bitget platform users whose funds were held

Introduction: I have previously written articles on what the Augusta RUle is, and now I am writing a step by step plan for implementing this information to actually put on a conference and save money with

Introduction: After writing about the Augusta RUle, I started researching similar tax strategies, and my search returned the "Home Office Deduction". This appears to be a broader based deduction,

How Secure Is the Hive Wallet? Introduction Hive Wallet Cryptocurrency wallet security is a critical topic as users accumulate value on the Hive platform, whether in Hive, Hive Backed Dollars (HBD), or

Introduction What is astaxanthin (formulated at a therapeutic dose of 12 mg per softgel). 1. What is astastaxanthin? The natural astaxanthin is natural microalgae (Haematococcus pluvialis). In commercial

Introduction: I wrote the first article about the Augusta Rule as a conversational essay to introduce the idea. I hope the plain English explanation made you feel comfortable reading and understanding

Dear Readers, There is a town called Augusta Georgia, where one of the biggest golf tournaments in the USA is played every year, called The Masters. The small toen gets thousands of vositors and there

This is cryptotaxes part two. One thing I learned from Part 1 was that tax software costs way too much money. I looked into the issue again and found a simple trick that keeps your costs around $49 per

As I read about the Liquid blockchain hack, exploit, and robbery... I am reminded of one of my favorite talking points about cryptocurrency: cryptocurrency wallets are cryptographically protected, but

Dear Reader, I recently watched the news from the UN about changing the world map to reflect the real size of Africa. In one online article I read that Africa was big enough to hold the USA, Europe and

Dear Splinterlands Player: There is a community on Hive devoted to taxes and recently this topic has been raised; How to Do Crypto Taxes? It seems complicated in the USA, but there are options to have

Dear Readers, As I was looking at this new community it occurred to me that a good place to start would be Tax Terminology. I always get confused by terminology whether I am learning French or Robotics.

Dear children, As I am midway through the 3rd phase of life, I feel compelled to write down the things I told you during my 21 years with you before you left my home to venture into the world. These short