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🔹 Learn to paint with Marty - watercolored magnolia - tutorial

I am really not the artistic type, but I have always been impressed by those that are. @marty-arts shows that she is an excellent artist in this beautiful tutorial. Follow the step-by-step instructions to paint your own beautiful magnolia.

The World of Cryptocurrency - Which ICO is worth Investing

Back to my traditional territory (you do know I like cryptocurrencies, right?)... @elizahfhaye shares a short guide to screening ICO's. There are so many ICO's out there and, to be brutally blunt, many are scams. So it is helpful to have some framework for deciding which are worth your attention and (more importantly) your investment capital. @elizahfhaye explains some process and identifies some red flags. This would be a useful read to anybody interested in investing in ICO's. Take some time in the comments too, some are real doozies!

Growing Unhappiness with Upvote Bots on Steemit

Finally, in case anybody has missed out, not everybody is fond of upvote bots. @bitopia provides a good overview of the arguments. Regardless of your own perspective (mine is pretty obvious... check any previous edition of The Daily Sneak) it is very important to understand the arguments of others to know whether your own position is well-founded or whether you have overlooked some points that should lead you to reconsider. @bitopia looks past the obvious issues and points to the second-order effects, particularly how upvoting bots impact the Trending and Hot pages. His proposed solution is...

Go read the article! It's quite excellent.

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