PostsCommentsPayoutsmark-waser (56)in #cryptocurrency • 6 years agoDivi Beta Notes: Day OneSo . . . . the race for riches is ON! Or, at least, for some modest divi prizes. Our first contestant alphabetically…mark-waser (56)in #cryptocurrency • 6 years agoDivi Beta Notes: The Beta Begins!We had a great response to our call for beta participants. This was a difficult decision to make but 30 beta testers…mark-waser (56)in #cryptocurrency • 6 years agoDivi Beta Notes: Setting Up a New MasternodeA lot of Divi’s new features are enhancements to the masternodes. Instead of this making setup even more complicated…mark-waser (56)in #cryptocurrency • 6 years agoDivi Beta Notes: Forks & Sporks & Splits, Oh My!As blockchains and cryptocurrencies thrive and die by market share and network effects, a blockchain split is the…mark-waser (56)in #cryptocurrency • 6 years agoDivi Beta Notes: Scalability IIMy last post explained how the number of miners in proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrencies and the size of the…mark-waser (56)in #cryptocurrency • 6 years agoDivi Beta Notes: Scalability IOne of the most critical features of a cryptocurrency is how well it scales -- how many transactions it can handle…mark-waser (56)in #cryptocurrency • 6 years agoDivi Beta Notes: 5-tier MasternodesDivi has entered the home stretch with our limited beta next week. Since I finally have some breathing room, I…mark-waser (56)in #taxes • 6 years agoSteem-related Tax Reporting for DummiesNote: The exact details of how specific items must be reported is likely correct only for US taxes. The details on…mark-waser (56)in #cryptocurrency • 6 years agoWARNING!!! Credit Card Purchases of Cryptocurrencies Now Subject to Additional "Cash Advance" FeesI (and probably many of you) just received a notice from Coinbase (copied in full below). It warned that the Merchant…mark-waser (56)in #ai • 6 years agoMIT’s Deep Empathy: Emotional Manipulation for Social Good Sets a Bad PrecedentIn the right hands, can AI be used as a tool to engender empathy? Can algorithms learn what makes us feel more…mark-waser (56)in #news • 6 years ago50PH14: Slaughterbots & Fear-mongering vs. Useful Actionarticle contest So . . . . the Elon Musk anti-AI hype cycle has started up again. Elon Musk, Warren G, and Nate…mark-waser (56)in #news • 7 years agoTech Tip: Jump The New York Times "Pay Wall"The New York Times (and many other news websites) allow everyone a few free looks at their content -- before demanding…mark-waser (56)in #cryptocurrency • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.EU Project to Develop and Implement Tools to Curtail Cryptocurrency Criminals and Attackers(while some believe the title is more correct without the last three words) The European Commission, the executive…mark-waser (56)in #taxes • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Calculating Steem TaxesContrary to the protestations of many non-experts, the IRS guidance on cryptocurrencies (at least as far as the…mark-waser (56)in #esteem-feedback • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Posting on eSteemThe following may be due to my inexperience (but it would be awesome to see a FAQ on eSteem to educate me if it…mark-waser (56)in #steemit • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Steem Goes Through the Roof . . . . And the Taxman ComethDisclaimer: I am a systems architect, not a tax accountant. That said, the IRS's guidance is very clear . . . .…mark-waser (56)in #esteem-feedback • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.ESteem doesn't handle a bad password wellI've just recently started trying to use eSteem. Unfortunately, it was erroring out on all my attempts to vote or…mark-waser (56)in #news • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.BRAID to be first major feature film fully financed via a cryptocurrency equity crowdsaleBRAID, a psychological thriller directed by award winning filmmaker Mitzi Peirone, is attempting to become the first…mark-waser (56)in #news • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.TIL - Everything you print is likely traceable back to you (Steganography 101)Apparently, many printers now use steganography (the practice of concealing a file, message, image, or video…mark-waser (56)in #steemit • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch."Fixing" Curation Rewards -OR- How Much Is A Poor Person Worth?TL;DR - DON'T change the n^2 voting algorithm. Change it so that n varies with the square root of the voters Steem…
