My Reading Log: Interesting Stuff From the Past Few Days (2018-07-08)
I keep track of any posts on the Steem blockchain which I've found worth reading. Here's the stuff I've enjoyed over the last few days.
Happy reading!
Universal basic income
Age Of Abundance: End To Global Poverty In 10 Years
"Global poverty rates have fallen as evidenced by this chart from ourworldindata.org. While the criteria changed over the years, which is why there are three different lines on the chart, they all tell the same story. Global poverty rates plummeted in the last century. We also saw an significant drop…"
BC establishes task force to study UBI
"Canada is quickly becoming a leader in the Universal Basic Income conversation. The country already has a basic income trial operating in Ontario. Now, a task force was commissioned to study the feasibility of a program in British Columbia. The BC NDP government is launching a special task force to…"
Steem Basic Income - The Contests Just Keep Coming!
"Steem Basic Income is a social experiment to bring a basic income to as many Steemians as possible. Members join by sponsoring others into the program. Steem Basic Income is delivered through providing regular upvotes to member content. Banner design by @katysavage Contests!! We…"
Automation
The Jobs Creation Issue
"We hear a lot about jobs creation. It is a concept espoused by political leaders all over the world. Many talk about bringing back jobs believing that the loss was due to outsourcing. Certainly, in the Western nations, some of the job loss was attributed to this. Yet, numerous studies show that more…"
STEM
Can the Iron Man Suit Be Made? Let's See the Technology Behind the Suit
by @osariemen
"Hello, I Hope you all are fine and I welcome you to my blog once again and thanks for the constant encouragement. Introduction The question here is, with the available technology and growth of technology in the world today can the Ironman suit be made or its just a fiction from comics. I would be…"
I Scored a Cold War Civil Defense Geiger Counter at a Yard Sale!
by @qiyi
"I've worked in labs and had experience with Geiger counters, so I jumped at the chance to buy this one at a yard sale. photo by @qiyi After some internet searches, I was able to use the serial number to find more about it. It is a 1962 Victoreen model V-720R. It is designed to detect very high…"
Xenoestrogens #4: Hop polyphenols. Is beer consumption messing with our hormone balance?
by @sco
"8-prenyl-naringenin, a compound originating from hops, is the most potent phytoestrogen known today. But how dangerous is it for us? This post is an english adaption of my recent german post and part of a series on foreign substances that imitate the effect of the female sex hormone estradiol…"
Chinese Pseudoscience: Is there any proof of Qi Energy?
by @mobbs
"Somehow 3 weeks have passed since my last episode on this series, so once again a recap is in order. pxhere Recap All previous episodes have looked into specific medical practices that have come about in history from Traditional Chinese Medicine. By no means did I cover everything, since local…"
Unraveling neutrino anomalies with (a lot of) oil at MiniBooNe
by @lemouth
"Neutrinos are intriguing beasts. By their sole nature, they indeed require the existence of some physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. Very recently, things become even more messy thanks to fresh results reported by the MiniBooNe experiment at Fermilab…"
The 70-year Cognitive Puzzle That Still Divides The Sexes
"Is this water puzzle the most solid experiment in the field of sex differences? It's called the WLT, short for Water-Level Task. I want to introduce it to you by asking you to attempt it. And please don't look ahead to the answer! Have you…"
Two Nifty Ideas For Mining Small Asteroids
"It is a popular idea in futurism to talk about mining asteroids and the mineral bounty that they will one day bring. In fact, it is predicted that the first trillionaire will make his or her fortune through mining asteroids source. Jeff…"
Are there Antimatter Regions inside our Hubble Bubble? (Particle Physics Series – Episode 4D)
by @muphy
"The observed violations of CP symmetry could have been a solution to the mysterious predominance of matter over antimatter. Yet, we realized in the previous episode of this series that CP violations can only explain a very small fraction of this unbalance. We reflected that if we stay with this idea…"
As the Worm Turns
by @agmoore
"The Guinea worm is a horrific parasite that flourishes in areas where poor sanitation prevails. Eisenia fetida feeds on organic waste. As it consumes filth, the worm throws…"
The continuing evolution of mosquito nets may spell the end of suffering from mosquito-borne diseases
by @nonzerosum
"How do you stop the world’s most effective killing machines? Mosquitoes spread disease on a terrifying scale. Annually, mosquito-borne diseases are responsible for the loss of approximately 100 million years’ worth of healthy life (i.e. 100,000,000 DALYs per year, (see…"
Particle physics @utopian-io - exercise 1c solution
by @mactro
"Repository https://github.com/BFuks/mad5-utopian-exercises Introduction This is a third article in my quest to help Reptilians take over the World better understand Madanalysis physics toolbox. This will hopefully end with a code to analyse results from Large Hadron Collider and test some particle…"
Environment
Economics and the Environment Part 3: The Tragedy of the Commons
"In 1883, British economist William Forster Lloyd postulated a scenario in which the village commons- a parcel of land shared by the village in which anyone could graze their animals- could be grossly overgrazed simply by everyone acting in an individually rational fashion by grazing…"
Economics and the Environment Part 4: The Rise of Environmental Economics
"Economists are far from unaware of the criticisms of their field as being complicit in helping the market damage the environment- in fact, quite a few of them are actively working to change that. (If you ever find yourself in possession of some incisive criticism of an entire…"
💀 Plastic Nightmares || Utopian Islands 🌊 We are Responsible Too
by @riverflows
"Last year we swum at the beautiful Manta Point in Nusa Penida, Bali, a stone's throw from where we are now. We weren't blessed by the mantas - perhaps it was the wrong tide, or the wrong moon. However, we're familiar with the waters that British scuba diver filmed in the video below, which our free…"
Learn about rainbows - physics explained
by @zen-art
"After doing this Physics explained series for a while, I have decided to ask you for topics you want to read about. @uniwhisp made a comment to my previous post how it would be fun to write about light refraction and rainbow formation. I am granting that wish and saying thank you for that lovely…"
Google Chrome T-Rex game with Arduino
by @filler
"We all have seen the simple game in Google’s Chrome browser that we can access only when there is no internet connection. A fun and simple way to pass time while waiting for the connection to return. The dino character is not only cute but also represents a pre-historic period without internet. (The…"
Books!
Let's Play A Game: Book Nerd Contest
by @phoenixwren
"Post a photo of the cover of a book you are currently reading (if you're like me and you have a large "in progress" pile, pick one) in the comments. YOU MAY NOT use the bible, qur'an, or the talmud as your entry, since so many people have read them (that would be rather cheating in this game, you'll…"
Comics, games, geekery
Michael's Long Box: Razor's Chronology (Is Ridiculously Complicated)
"So for the past few months I've been slowly chipping away at a project I thought would be relatively straightforward. With the announcement that Emma Dumont has been cast as the titular protagonist of the film, I figured now's as good a time as any to put my Razor comic collection in chronological…"
Sabrina the Cancelled Witch
by @blewitt
"I know next to NOTHING about Sabrina but when I saw this jaw dropping piece of art I knew I had to have it in my collection. The comic...not the original art (I tried and it was sold already). This is done by one of my favorites in Adam Hughes. Archie Comics had slated a Sabrina The Teenage With One…"
Speedpaint - alien (ES)
by @elenasteem
"I like digital painting and graphics (pen, pen, marker). But now I am at the stage of development and mastering of these directions. However, this is a ladder to the sky, there is no end point, I understand it, and interest guides me. I want to give positive and happiness to everyone, and also to…"
Art - Raphael (Teenange Mutant Ninja Turtles) with steps
by @theartofrez
"Hello people! I have not posted anything past 22 days because I bought an apartment, and you know moving things and settling up take a loot of time, and I started working night shifts then my grandpa passed away, so there was really a lot to deal with. Did not have the time nor willpower to draw…"
Plunk at the Spank-Ed Monkey
by @blewitt
"A few years back, a few of my friends wanted to play some D&D (Dungeons & Dragons). I had played a few times when I was much younger and though it had been a lifetime since I last partook in playing, it sounded like fun. Plus our buddy Bill was going to be the DM (Dungeon Master) and Bill is always…"
Omega (1989)
"Omega (not to be confused with Omega Race) by Origin was really a game ahead of its time given that it was released in 1989. The goal was to build a tank with a certain budget, program it, and then pit your tank against others. As you win battles,…"
Speaking of those Eurovariant comics...!
"Well, I decided to begin collecting variant covers of key issues from other countries. They are cheaper than the originals, just in case you didn't knew! Case in point, Amazing Spider-Man # 122, which features the Death ( first one, don't ask!) of Norman Osborn, The Green Goblin! This is the cover…"
A trip back to 1993 in gaming history
by @emtecks
"Now you remember that question kids asked each other when they were talking about PCs? "What Pentium do you have?" 1993 is the year that started it all! The Pentium microprocessor was introduced by Intel. If you don't think 1993 is big enough, think again - The World Wide Web was born at CERN!…"
Comic Books help me feel more grounded: The results of my Weekly Routine Experiment
by @stevecronin
"The Benefits of Routine The benefits of a daily routine have been widely published for use in increasing focus, automating your productivity, reducing mental fatigue, feeling mentally grounded, etc. My Experiment About 3 months ago, in a post here on Steemit, I detailed my plans to form a simple…"
Different Harley Quinn outfits!!
"I've been trying to figure out how to draw my Halreys, so I made this massive psd file with a few different clothes, here are some of the combos that resulted from that Here's the classic Harley: One more similar to the nu52 Harley: And some more random ones I guess: Which is your fave? I had some…"
CompuServe (1994)
"http://megalextoria.blogspot.com/2018/07/compuserve-1994.html CompuServe was the first major online service provider in the U.S. with its origins going all the way back to 1969. It reached its peak in the early 1990s when it was surpassed by AOL. Of course, both were surpassed by the rise of the…"
Art
Ocean of Art 41: Dive in and discover some promising new Steemit artists / Minnowsupport Curation Team
"To help promote and improve the artistic community here on Steemit I am doing a weekly curation! Most of the artists I have chosen are still minnows and are waiting to be discovered and others that I will feature have just plain impressed me! All of these posts will be voted on by me and also our…"
Dragon-eye Pendant with Flower
by @starjewel
"I made a dragon eye pendant with a little flower detail, I thought I would share some pictures. I got into the habit of taking picture while pieces are still in works, everybody loves that! So, here is the pendant. I used natural copper wire, and a little flower bead, did you noticed it? The eye is…"
FOOD (and booze)
Steemit Iron Chef 2018 Act 02 #05 : Vegan sweet potato chowder
by @lindahas
"I must admit something that you probably already knew. I tend to steer clear of vegan recipes as much as cat avoids the rain. But, with a boyfriend that tries to live healthy(And I mean: he TRIES) but fails because of my cooking, it is quite hard to avoid the occasional healthy meal. Yes, once in a…"
Buffalo Trace Distillery Tour - Frankfort, Kentucky
by @coldsteem
"The Buffalo Trace Distillery is located at 113 Great Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, KY 40601, KY 40601. Buffalo Trace is home to my two favorite bourbons, Buffalo Trace and Blanton's. Well, two of my favorites. Believe it or not, I'm not a huge fan of Pappy Van Winkle. At least not the 12-year. During a…"
MAKING GORGEOUS GOATS MILK PRODUCTS
by @buckaroo
"To tide us over the dry winter months I always freeze extra buckets of my goats nutritious organic milk - this is to make cheeses and yoghurt. I also measure off and freeze the exact portions required to continue making goats milk soaps. Because of the chemical process of saponification which causes…"
#COOKING WITH ME: Fried Breast Chicken Cheese Roll
by @ngocbich
"Hello Guys I am a big fan of chicken especially fried chicken but I do not like eating at the restaurant. So, I usually cook chicken-related dishes in family meals. These dishes have Asian flavors, especially traditional Vietnamese flavors. However, I also like fast-food such as fried chicken leg,…"
Coding
Writing an asynchronous STEEM web-app in Python with asyncsteem
by @mattockfs
"Repository https://github.com/pibara-utopian/asyncsteem What Will I Learn? You will learn how to build an asynchronous STEEM web-service that provides and structures live feed from the STEEM blockchain using Twisted-Web and asyncsteem. You will learn how to bind the resulting structured feed info in…"
Gardening, growing, agriculture
Gardening: Built Trellis and Future Greenhouse Frame for Stringing Up the Cherry Tomato Vines
by @jackdub
"The cherry tomato varieties planted in the garden are growing well. I built a trellis frame to hang strings from for the cherry tomato vines to climb. You can see one of the trellis beams that I placed unsecured on top of the trellis frame. that trellis beam will be used for two cherry tomato rows…"
Drying coffee beans in the edible forest!
"Normal in a coffee farm is getting a space cement drying coffee beans. In my farm we promote agroecology and every available space sow a plant fruit groceries or timber, but when it comes drying coffee, we must find a space start these artifice that allow US to dry coffee so ecological and keeping…"
How to Prune Indeterminate Tomatoes and Identify Suckers for Maximum Health and Yield (In-depth)
"I hope to provide you with a fairly comprehensive guide to planting, pruning, and training indeterminate tomatoes and identifying what a sucker is so you are never confused again! I will show you many examples on different plants and take you through the whole process in a very detailed way. If you…"
Big beautiful world
Eerie Stalactite Formations and Giger Inspiration — Caving in New Zealand, Part 1
by @crimsonclad
"Everything here glistens; it is unsettling. I've been on the road for days, criss-crossing the North Island of New Zealand powered by whims and a delightfully unhurried feeling that I've adopted and adapted to over years of no itinerary. (Truth be told, I'm probably more powered by Chocolate Fish,…"
Steemitself and crypto
Have you tried using musing.io, the Steem blockchain Q&A app yet?
by @valth
"The best thing about the Steem blockchain is how many apps that are currently being developed for it. Not only do we have the common blogging platforms like Steemit, eSteem, or Busy, we also have a lot of creative apps for it like Steemmonsters, DLive, DTube, Steemhunt, and the one I’m going to be…"
Redfish Power UP League and Wall of Fame Week #1 Prizes Inside
by @paulag
"Welcome to the first weeks Redfish Power UP League and Wall of Fame. I am so impresses with the sheer volume of people wanting to join, and we already have 54 names. I wish each and every one of you success in growing your account on Steemit. The aim of this challenge is to grow your own SP to 500.…"
STEEM Frozen | Why voting for witnesses is important
"Did you feel it ? There was a major downtime yesterday on the STEEM Blockchain where the entire blockchain got frozen. Everyone who were consistently on steemit suddenly had the problem of either login in, accessing the site ( steemit.com , busy.org or even some of the applications ) . Based on my…"
Curation and community
Website Update of July 4 2018
by @anonyvoter
"Newest website updates Since I launched the website some of you “complained” there were a lot of bugs when checking it on a mobile device… Mea Culpa! I worked with priorities and making the site mobile-friendly was not in the top 10… I know, I know… but I wanted to get some content first. The last…"
Utopian Weekly - [July 6th 2018] - Our First Meetup, Tips, Translations, Giveaways and more
by @utopian-io
"It has been an exciting week at Utopian.io! While development of Utopian v2.0 is still ongoing, we are optimizing and refining workflows, internal documents and processes as well as organizing community events, giveaways and more. In this update: New public guidelines for tips New policy for account…"
Meet Utopian.io and SteemStem at VIRGO in Italy in September!
by @utopian-io
"Come meet Utopian.io! We are excited to announce the launch the dates for the first Utopian (mini)Fest, the MINI one! Following an invitation by the team at @steemstem to join their meetup at VIRGO in Italy, we at Utopian decided this is an opportunity for us all: let’s meet up! If you’re a…"
Interesting uses of blockchains
Can STEEM offer a world where costs are not a barrier to education? Update on adding my brand to Steemit
by @paulag
"Moving my online teaching brand and business to the STEEM blockchain is not an easy task. There are many factors to think about and providing an optimal solution for both my Students and my revenue stream has been a challenging obstacle. But I believe blockchain holds the secrets to making education…"
A Healthier Art World Powered by Blockchain [Spotlight on Digital Objects]
"A New Creative Economy Attention towards the art world from the blockchain community has absolutely skyrocketed over the past year with more and more initiatives looking to revolutionize one of the longest-standing asset economies. There’s a lot to potentially change, from the ways in which art is…"
So, what's all this then?
My goals here are to foster interaction on steem and provide visibility for good content.
Why not just resteem
This is basically a UI issue; I've noted in my feed that some great accounts which resteem dozens of times a day tend to drown out other posts. Until there's a way to separate author-content from resteems in there general steem-verse (i.e. on Steemit), I don't like resteeming much.
Criteria and format
The only real criterion I have is that the article should be something I was happy to have read. Ideally, it would be recent enough to still be active for 3 to 4 days after I post. A few other other things:
- There's no restriction on category, though I tend to read more STEM/nerdy stuff
- The list is not exhaustive
- If I left you off, it's not because I don't think your post was worth reading
- I'm still figuring out how to arrange topics
- Post order is like the point system on 'Whose Line Is It Anyway' - meaningless
- If you're a prolific author, I might only list one post in full format, then mention others.
- If I post your stuff a lot, I may leave you out from time to time to make room for others.
- If time allows, I may provide commentary on posts, but right now I'm letting them stand on their own merits.
- Artists! I'm trying to post your art in such a way that people can see enough of it to know if they want to follow the link. I definitely don't want to just repost your stuff in full resolution. Let me know what makes you happy.
Call to Action
I enjoyed compiling this list and you can do it, too. Even if your vote counts for nothing and you have 3 whole followers, start keeping track of what you actually liked reading and let the world know about it. I don't think there's a relevant tag yet, so let's go ahead and use #readinglog. If there is a better tag out there, let me know.
Remember, a community without interactions is just a bunch of people. Comment, vote, promote, even resteem!
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Congratulations @phoenixwren and @riverflows, the random number generator has smiled upon both of you, picking your posts from those who were featured today and telling me to sponsor your both for a share in @steembasicincome. The transfer should go active within a few days.
Wow that's a suprise... Thanks!!! 💛💛💛😙😙😙
Happy to bring good surprises!
Yay, thank you! 😃
You're quite welcome.👍
Thanks for the inclusion!!
No problem, I'm a fan of both Arduino and that game, so it was very nice to see a well-written post smashing them together.
Gosh that's an awesome compilation!!!! How do you find the time!!!
It takes maybe an hour or so a day of browsing. Basically, gave up reading reddit and my netflix queue is suffering a bit. I've got a script which handles the formatting, which helps a lot.
Thanks (again!) for the mention!!!
Yay!!! My weird shit made the cut again!!! Lol. Thx brother!!!
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