#october2017

October 2017. Life is rather difficult on Mondays! Since I was a kid I couldn't make it with Mondays, I mean I was, and I am, frustrated even to thinking of the Monday's morning awakening. I took this

In it's first two years the Steem blockchain already supports several apps that compete directly with the main social media titans Facebook and Twitter (Steemit.com itself competes fairly directly with

Yesterday was one of the most magnificent sporting events in modern history. Sports just don't get as thrilling, as terse, as last nights game. Tying for second in length for a World Series game, it had

The battle between science and religion is as old as western society. Technology and science at this point is pervasive in every corner of a first world life. Religion is much more optional, and the consensus

I wanted to take a little moment to talk a bit about my journey on Steemit so far. I do these every now and again because it's important to take a good look at ourselves and our progress - especially with

Scientists have created a lightweight robot that can fly, land on water, take off from it, and swim. In case you're curious, video is below. Previously, a robot of this size capable of doing these things

Researchers at Purdue University have decoded images directly from the human brain using a technique called convolutional neural networking (or CNN). Essentially they can decode video directly from the

With social networks it often feels like a matter of 'king for a day' (where a day is a decade) We're not quite there yet, but now is the time to be most concerned for Steemit. With the mention of our

An example of what one the prototype in-memory chips looks like There are some exciting changes coming to computer architecture in the near future. I won't waste time, let's jump straight in. The future

Hey ya'll. I just made a comment, so I thought I'd write a whole article while I wait for it to actually post to the site. I was thinking about the process of commenting, and why even after a year on this

I refreshed my page a few moments ago and found that... the Steemit interface has totally changed! Neat, huh? Anyone got any thoughts on the new version? Follow: @jenkinrocket Wednesday, October 25th,

One complaint about ICO's currently is that they don't really have a way to regulate whitepapers and be put through their due diligence. Then I had a really cool idea, one that someone sooner or later

So there are some interesting things going on that I kind of wanted to chat about here, today. This entry is part news, part classic bloggy flavor, I guess. You know how I do. If not, you will. There are

As a child I wanted to be an astronaut. I wanted it so fucking badly that I really couldn't imagine doing anything else. I would spend hours imagining giving a big thumbs up and flashing a smile as I and

You want things. That's what it is to be human. A whole intermixing of thoughts, dreams, hopes, fears, compulsions, and quirks. But no man (or woman!) is an island, and as it turns out we exist in a social

I've been off my science kick for some time now, but some news is just so exciting that it needs to be shouted from a mountaintop. I feel like we get so much news nowadays that we really take things for

Alright, I'll admit it: I'm in a sour mood. Why? Payouts. It's not a good answer. It's not a popular answer. I'm not proud of it. But it's the truth. I want to make it clear that it's not the amount that's

Steemit is a wilderness, but it's ripe for the harvest. Sunday, October 22, 2017 I've been dancing around it for a while, now. Somewhere, deep down inside, I thought that maybe a schedule with one day

Cookies and coffee while he works his crypto. That's how you know he's a pro. Yee-haw, everybody! It's beginning to feel like the starting days of the California Gold Rush, where every man and woman with

This is not a joke. It's not nonsense, and it's certainly not a lie. I can deliver on the promise posited in the title of this post, but only if you read until the end. Don't worry, this won't be long.