I HAVE COME BACK TO THE FOLD
Now don't panic, I haven't turned into a Jesus freak or anything. I'm talking about browsers here.
Back around 2003 everyone was using Internet Explorer by Microscum Corporation which totally sucked, but that was all there was, so like toilet paper we used it in spite of its appalling performance.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
Then Firefox came out and it was a shit load better. I used it happily right up until about 2015, but then it started falling to bits. Each "update" was a step backwards, until by August 2016 when James Corbett told us to get our arses onto Steemit, Firefox was rooted.
Google are a bunch of evil zionist satan worshiping scum, and I had no desire to use their 666 browser and make it even easier for them to spy on me.
So I got into Opera. Eventually I got used to Opera and came to like it. It's a really good browser. I tried out Brave too, which is a cool concept, but prone to niggles with some sites.
In these modern times, bookmarking is the big issue. I use a laptop, a PC, and a tablet. And on each I'm using both Opera and Firefox. There are some things - like piracy - that Firefox is king for. And 12 years on a browser can't be undone. I am part fox now.
Eventually all the bookmarking issues got to me, so I started looking into ideas for syncing bookmarks and found that a Firefox Account was a pretty good solution. That meant going back to Firefox as my default browser.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
And Firefox is totally cool now. With the new Quantum design of version 61 they have fully got their shit together. I really like it, and now each time something works out better when I'm surfing I feel like some sort of a geek guru.
One of the things I found when I got all my old bookmarks back today, was a few of my first ones from Steemit - from way back in Aug 2016.
Check this post out - it's kick arse awesome, and it paid out $1318. Keep in mind that is not from bots, it's from whales. Back then a good payout was THE BOMB.
https://steemit.com/workout/@eneismijmich/what-is-physical-exercise-and-why-is-it-important
Also keep in mind that most of us old timers have had our share of shit rewards too - like sub 15 cent payouts for posts that took hours to do. Here are ten of mine:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@sift666/they-just-disappeared-without-trace
Steemit goes up and down, sort of like browsers, and a few people seem to be freaking out at the moment. Some of my favourite Steemians have spazzed out and are taking a break. Truth is, there has always been a lot of shit posts here, but hidden among them is some really cool stuff.
So keep on going - it's not bots that are going to take us down, any more than spam ever did (notice how that has nearly all gone away now?), it's quitting that will fuck us up.
No, I haven't been taking a break myself, just slacking, I've been doing a few other things and my posting hasn't exactly been thick and fast lately, but starting today I'll aim to be a bit more prolific.
i post shit on steemit which probably slows the blockchain up...
If you became a jesus freak would you change your name to sift777? hee
I would have worried at your lack of posting, but thanks to non slacking Deb I figured all must be well :)
I did worry about Sandrina though...but she's alivveee, all is well in the world.
No I'd change it to @frot
Sorry I've been antisocial (I'm good at that) but I've been doing an experiment - it's been really interesting.
Until now I haven't really told anyone, but the 30 days are up and I'm going to start telling a few friends - I now have a second Steemit account as well as @sift66 - I'm also @frot
Hell it's been good for getting my head round stuff, one of which is that I've been a bit slack about interacting with my Steemit friends, because bots just aren't all that much fun to talk with :)
So I'm among the first? Honored! Heading over to check out the freak now, lol!
Yes I'll do a post about it soon
It's one thing to boldly say things to bots but I know some of the things I've been saying on that account (and plan to say) would piss off a few of my followers - But I want to be able to just post whatever comes to mind without worrying that my account is also a crypto investment!
I used to be like that as sift666 but over the past year I've become more conservative and started acting like a reputable old timer :)
I'm using googlechrome nowadays, but I must say I shall find another option that would cover my privacy better!
I didn't leave neither and I can't promise to be more prolific until I don't find a new job, however, Cheers to you and hope you will be doing what you feel, slacking or not, be yourself.
Salut from the warm Cambodia!
Great to see you back, I was wondering where you had gone, your posts crack me up.
I will appreciate you all the more now - three of my favourite Steeemians disappeared, and this place became even more of a geek pit.
Thanks for not being a geek!
While you were away I set up a new account so I could talk to myself - @frot
Who are those 3 steemians who disappeared? People comes and go. It is hard to be regular! I can't keep being on steemit as I used to be as I need to eat bread, make money and find a new job and this place sucks SO MUCH energy.
But I will be hanging out, a bit less, but I will :)
As it is, @deliberator sold his account but was only away a couple of days and is now back as @shepz1 and @caladium only stopped for two days, but @son-of-satire is still trying to sell his account and not posting much...
Getting spanked on the cryptos is a downer, but its not the first time for me and I'm OK with riding it out, so I started a second account to be more experimental - @frot
Team Mozilla
your favourite must be google chorme for sure hahah
You wacky art work is so imaginative. You must have way-out dreams when you sleep.
Thanks, I am always struggling with conservatism - check out this post - it may remind you of someone
https://steemit.com/art/@frot/i-m-having-a-brake-from-being-anal
Little like my x-wife.
I resemble those remarks.
I wish that firefox didn't use a central server to sync files across, but we don't have a proper sharing network yet.
We really should be able to introduce our laptop and our tablet to our computer and then they should talk to each other.
And, when near our friends, we should be able to send a link from our tablet to their tablet.
The only trouble is that we are in the dark ages of internet security.
The best browser for me is Chrome
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Really a amazing browser this is.
I really want to try it.
Thanks for sharing.