I don't find it morally acceptable, but I still refuse to call it "theft", and I don't even think it's against the law (though, of course, different laws may apply in different jurisdiction.

I seriously don't think any lawyer will be able to fix this mess - and the whole idea of involving lawyers and courts does not sit easy with most people in this community, "code is law". Perhaps

I do think it's morally wrong and totally unexpected that the exchanges should use tokens deposited by customers to support one side in a conflict, even without doing sufficient amounts of due research,

Rothschild agrees with you. So, that means you hate Steem. A rock cannot fly. You cannot fly. Hence, you are a rock.

Fractional banking is not theft. The bank does not steal my money when I deposit them there. I know all I get from putting my money into the bank is an IOU-note. Watching a film on Popcorn-time is not

I wouldn't use the word "theft", this is more like "fractional banking". I think it's dishonest to use customer funds to support one side with votes in a conflict without the customers

A ninja stake is also a feature, which clearly shouldnt exist Agreed. This is a bigger WTF than that someone decides using such a ninja stake for a 51% attack.

Since when is it legal to use customer assets without ever mentioning anything in that direction Banks does it all the time.

As far as I know, Blocktrades does not hold customer funds.

I think I read at some point that Steem was powered by "Proof of Brain" ...

First of all - the wasp and doctor example seems like a misfit. I can understandthat there may be different opinions on what party is trying to do a "hostile takeover". To me, it seems more like

Yes ... nice to see steemworld still exists. I remember @steemchiller was complaining a bit the costs of keeping it online and in sync was too stiff.

Seems like the steemconnect URL I found at google started with some version number instead of "beta", and was discontinued ... so this can be done through steemconnect, just the link I found

Thanks - the form is at the bottom of the witness voting page at steemit.com. I was somehow suspecting it to be at the top of the page. I wonder if there is any possibility through steempeaks.com and the

From what I know he's having a third child and I assume that takes a lot of time and responsibility, which won't leave too much seconds left for steeming. Fourth! I'm struggling to keep my head over water

About the orthodox churches: Not all of them follow the Julian calendar. Bulgarian, Greek and Cypriot churches celebrate Christmas on the 25th, following the gregorian calendar. I didn't know. Fixed.

No, I haven't had any hands-on experience so far. I will update as soon as I get some. I don't think there were any excessive noise from the ThinkPenguin laptop, should eventually try to fix it (mechanical

If I remember right, 7 cm of clear ice is regarded as the minimum for safely walking on ice. 4 cm can work out, but then one has to know very well what one is doing and carrying security equipment. I did

My stance: it's best to drink water when being thirsty. Always. At some point fizzy sugary drinks were promoted as something nice and special to use when celebrating birthdays. (I think it's a very bad

I remember the editor at the Norwegian science news website forskning.no praising the "diet" fizzy drinks in an editorial- she admitted it was biased as she was quite addicted herself. Anyway,