#thepen

Strange things happen. I more or less abandoned this platform, which was called Steemit... but the still exists... sort of... All Forked Up (AFU) as opposed to SNAFU. Anywho... The Steem blockchain went

Please #include me in the <stdio.h> And introduce me to the main() event I'll bring a { So we can printf our ("Hello World.\n"); And return with 0; Then close the day with a little }

So... HF21 is due to hit this upcoming week. Supposedly, those who routinely earn a few particles of dust per post should expect to earn zero dust from now on. I must say, this news is most disheartening...

The number of BAT Tip jars available across social media platforms is exploding!

Unix Epoch: 1566516621 Original Photo Circa 2006 after the new bridge was opened

Unix Epoch: 1566427128 Basic Attention Token Logo Image copyright/trademark usage unknown, author not affiliated with BAT or Brave fair use applies I noticed that Brave Rewards now has a Tip Me Option

Unix Epoch: 1566343878 So... I have a fear of writing. This fear of the writing down my thoughts and sharing them with an unknown audience has been one of my earliest fears. I developed my fear of writing

Unix Epoch: 1566256370 Entrance to Coney Island Boardwalk, Original Photo circa 2010 Photo taken while on a walk with my wife before we had kids... Note to all soon-to-be parents: Do everything you might

Unix Epoch: 1566153952 So... As far back as I remember, my ears always rang at least a little. I've never sought out a diagnosis. However, it's fairly clear that I have some form of tinnitus. The amount

Unix Epoch: 1566074364 Basic Attention Token Logo Image copyright/trademark usage unknown, author not affiliated with BAT or Brave fair use applies The Experiment I've been participating in the Brave Rewards

Unix Epoch: 1565959781 So... It looks like Poloniex is delisting (mostly) Steem. Screenshot Source ... Poloniex eth/steem Does this leave blocktrades as the only exchange for Steem? After reading through

Once I thought I was wrong, but I was mistaken.

Unix Epoch: 1565906440 So... Being the curious tinkerer that I am, I decided to download the Steem source code and the Steem blockchain ... curl -C - -o steem_block_log & ... and have a look under

Unix Epoch: 1565819710 Things that are named incorrectly: cheetah bot ... it's so slow that a plagiarized post will receive a payout Before being evaluated and downvoted for plagiarism. Libra coin ...

Unix Epoch: 1565735519 Inkscape drawing of the day So... Today, I did a little digging through the STEEM blockchain on steemd It was a lot of fun. I traced a few transfers through the system. Watched as

Unix Epoch: 1565645835 To Do Here are a few of the home repair projects that I will continuing once the kids start school in a few weeks. I'll report on the progress regularly as time goes on. Finish upstairs

Unix Epoch: 1565558019 Reeds in a Lake, Original Photo circa 2009 Suddenly, there are only about 3 weeks left of Summer break from school for the kids. They started to really miss their friends and teachers

Unix Epoch: 1565476820 Well... Epstein was murdered ... err... committed suicide today via hanging himself in a prison cell that had nothing in it except his paper clothes. So much for getting at the truth

Unix Epoch: 1565389035 Image: Random GIMP render is still tons of fun! Nothing much happened today... maybe a good evening to read through my favorite ghost story collection. I think my favorite ghost

Unix Epoch: 1565303599 An ATTiny13V sitting in my Batronix Batego48 Programmer I spent some of today reviewing AVR assembly language so that I could write motor control firmware for a small four wheeled