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generalspecific (55)in #money • 8 years ago
The psychology of money is changing - and cryptocurrency is on the cutting edge
Money. To some, it’s power. To others, it’s time. It makes the world go round. It’s the root of all evil. And, perhaps more than anything else, it talks. Indeed, the story…
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generalspecific (55)in #music • 8 years ago
The science behind music: an evolutionary mistake, and a human obsession
We tend to think of music as a kind of universal language, something that’s been around forever and that everyone can understand. As I wrote about in a previous post , we…
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generalspecific (55)in #steemit • 8 years ago
The Eight Stages of Steemit Obsession
If your first few weeks on Steemit have been anything like mine, it's been an emotional rollercoaster. From my initial curiosity and the thrill of getting my first payout, to my…
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generalspecific (55)in #bots • 8 years ago
A personal thank you to @cheetah, @wang , and all the other good bots fighting on the side of justice for Steemit.
Having been on Steemit for nearly a month now, I can say conclusively that the most annoying part of the whole experience has been the ceaseless onslaught of bots taking…
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generalspecific (55)in #steemexperiment • 8 years ago
Today, I introduced my latest client to Steemit, and got paid in Steem!
In a previous post I experimented with introducing Steem into my life in a more direct way by offering my professional services as a composer and sound designer in exchange…
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generalspecific (55)in #steem • 8 years ago
I'm a professional composer/sound designer - hire me on Steemit, pay me in Steem!
I'm writing this post partly as self-promotion, and partly as an experiment. It's my opinion that the more people use Steem for everyday transactions and as part of their…
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generalspecific (55)in #steemit • 8 years ago
If you’re judging the quality of your posts based on the amount of money they’re making, you’re missing the point entirely.
Lately I've been thinking a lot about the experience I'm having on Steemit. The truth is, some days I feel better about it than others. I'm a creative person by nature and by…
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generalspecific (55)in #marijuana • 8 years ago
This is the most outrageous marijuana debate you’ll ever see.
This debate (if you can call it that) was aired on South African television a few years ago. To date, it remains the most hilarious and unbelievable conversation I’ve ever seen…
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generalspecific (55)in #space • 8 years ago
Interstellar DJs rejoice! For the first time ever, a vinyl record has been played in space.
Earlier this month, Third Man Records, the brainchild of Jack White (of The White Stripes fame), made history by launching a custom-designed space-proof turntable into space.…
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generalspecific (55)in #steemitabuse • 8 years ago
A recourse for preventing the abuse of flagging/downvotes
The problem One of the most controversial features of the Steemit system is the ability to flag a post. As the devs and many others have emphasised, flagging a post is not…
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generalspecific (55)in #artificialintelligence • 8 years ago
Will the next hit song be written by a computer? How Google's Project Magenta is set to reshape the way we make art and music forever.
The rapidly increasing power of artificial intelligence opens up many new possibilities for computer-generated media. Earlier this year, a novel written by a computer nearly…
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generalspecific (55)in #writing • 8 years ago
Dealing with emotions through creativity: a bipolar perspective
As a teenager I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. This resulted in many strange years of ups and downs, including some on high-potency drugs that were intended to level…
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generalspecific (55)in #nature • 8 years ago
A new species of whale has been discovered!
Before you ask, it's not on Steemit. Scientists have announced that a mysterious whale that washed up ashore on an Alaskan beach in 2014 is indeed a species hitherto unknown to…
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generalspecific (55)in #space • 8 years ago
The Voyager 1 spacecraft: mankind’s message in a bottle in the vast ocean of outer space
Nearly 40 years ago, the human race sent a small, unassuming probe on what is perhaps the most intrepid, absurd, and strangely hopeful journeys ever undertaken. Its mission: to…
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generalspecific (55)in #steemit • 8 years ago
Has anyone else noticed the large swarm of bots currently upvoting posts (seemingly at random) within minutes of posting?
It seems there's a new evil genius at large on Steemit - and he's got himself an army of bots. If you take a look at the new page right now, you'll notice about one in…
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generalspecific (55)in #bitcoin • 8 years ago
How I lost the key to a wallet containing over $150 000 worth of Bitcoin - and how Steemit makes me feel like I might have found it again.
I’ve seen a few people on Steemit share some truly tragic stories about their experience with cryptocurrency (mostly those who have bought low and sold prematurely) - you know…
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generalspecific (55)in #steemit • 8 years ago
New features added to your Steemit profile make it even easier to understand where your payouts are coming from.
The devs have been on a roll this week, bringing out a new version of Steemit with some well thought-out changes to the payout schedules and some much-needed restrictions to…
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generalspecific (55)in #steemit • 8 years ago
If it walks like a whale, and talks like a whale...it's probably not a whale.
Whales, whales, whales. Everyone's mad about whales. With so many people on the hunt for these elusive, Steem-bestowing creatures of the deep, we've been inundated with an…
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generalspecific (55)in #steemthoughts • 8 years ago
If we truly believe in cryptocurrency, why is the value of posts shown in dollars?
If we want cryptocurrency to replace fiat, we need to move towards treating it like it already has - especially on Steemit - instead of continuing to value crypto in fiat terms.…
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generalspecific (55)in #cats • 8 years ago
When animals get involved in politics, hilarity ensues.
During a break in coming up with more serious things to write about (hey, we can't be serious all the time), I stumbled upon this highly amusing story about the cats of Downing…
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