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Time for some more newbie-ish musings about Steem! This time, I've been thinking about curation trails. Source The Perils(?) of Curation Trails Last week, I was really sick, and had a few days where I

It's been a while since I posted, and the reason is that I've been laid out with the worst cold I've had in a long time! But one thing I was able to do while lying on the couch was play a few hours of

No mechs. No monsters. No high schools!? It's Genshiken, a poignant and realistic slice of Japanese college life. It's been a while since I posted an anime review, so I thought I'd continue the series

In my introduction post, I mentioned that I'd be posting about programming from time to time. I haven't done much of that yet, so...no time like the present. Source Not Much Coding, Lots of Learning Lately,

(OC) This is a photo I took a couple of decades ago on a film SLR camera, and I was really pleased at how it came out. I had it printed at 8x10 (hence the graininess, which I also like) and scanned it

This isn't always a popular opinion, but most of the time, I really like Apple. I use a Mac as my main computer. The Mac is a solid piece of hardware, and its operating system is (usually) a software

Next up in my series of newbie musings about Steem: Why does Steem feel like a game? Source Is Steem a Game? Well, yeah, of course it is. Just like any social network, Steem is loaded with gamified elements:

(OC) When I saw @qurator's Monday Missions topic of "Unconditional Love", I immediately thought of this snapshot I took a few years ago. This is my wife and one of our two cats, sharing a moment

The Raspberry Pi is an amazing little critter. It's equally as good at powering STEM projects as it is serving as a desktop computer. But, is it useful in the realm of cryptocurrency? It turns out that

Halloween is my personal nemesis. Well, not Halloween itself, but Halloween candy. Source It's October, and October means Halloween, and Halloween means candy, and lots of it. For those of you not in the

Here's my confession: I've put over 100 hours into Oxygen Not Included, and I still haven't beat the game. I don't think I'm even close. But I keep playing, and I keep enjoying it, and I think that warrants

Next up in what is apparently becoming a series of Steem newbie musings: How do you decide on vote percentages?? Source When I was first on Steemit, I would just 100% upvote everything I liked. I didn't

Human Japanese Learn to read, write, and speak Japanese on your phone or PC Screenshots View ImageView Image Hunter's comment With the Human Japanese series of comprehensive instructional apps, you'll

Let's face it. The idea of your crypto miners heating your home is a lot less appealing when it's not the dead of winter. And, unless you have very cheap electricity, energy bills can make you want to

Is Steemit a blogging platform? Or is it a social network? I think it's neither; it's something totally unique. Source I just read this post by the always thought provoking @whatsup. In it, @whatsup proposes

HackSpace Magazine Magazine for makers of all types, readable online for free Screenshots View ImageView Image Hunter's comment HackSpace is a monthly magazine covering DIY and maker topics, from electronics,

Sometimes I think I'm pretty smart. And then I remember some of the things I've done in the crypto space...and suddenly I'm not so sure. It's a quiet Sunday around here and I'm feeling reflective, so I

Is mining Banano with Folding@Home killing your computer? If so, hope is in sight. The Banano team has just introduced BoomPoW, its new, low energy Proof of Work mining system. Source Mining with BoomPoW

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As a new Steemian, one of the first questions I was confronted with was: How do I get my content in front of other people? I've been thinking about this since my first day on Steemit, and today I read