I've been away a while. My greedy dreams of making $$$ on steemit have faded, liberating me to write here for the sole purpose of writing and being part of an online community.

In the majority of cases, the answer is "no"; Under the best circumstances, you end up spending more than you earn back. The rewards indicated on steemvoter are estimates and subject to lots

What's going on? Here's a quick update on my efforts I bought a Workstation w. i7 processor, 256 GB SSD drive, 300 GB SATA drive, Windows 10 running Docker I ran a dockerized witness node YAY! (but couldn't

Previously, I mentioned my intention to become a steem witness. I spent a lot of time looking at used servers on eBay. Some of them are fantastically cheap (less than a new desktop computer from walmart),

I'm trying to resolve issues with my steemvoter account. I just updated my account with my secret posting key and want to see if it is working. You can ignore this post.

I'm not sure what this means, but there is an absolutely unique pattern of volume on Golem GNT that started 6 hours ago and is happening right now. I'm guessing, but could this be a buy-up before an important

If you're using tether/USDT, some bad news is coming to light. When I discovered tether USDT, I was in heaven! FINALLY, I had a stable USD-pegged crypto I could use to lock in gains on another currency.

I just discovered this one today. Since GNT (golem network token) just dropped to a new low and I'm expecting it to pop up when Brass Golem is finally released, I decided to deposit a little ETH to my

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I'm a semi-retired tech writer and writing instructor. As a professional writer, I got locked into a very formal industry-specific style of writing. That style is great for helping developers and end users,

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Previously, I talked about my intention to become a witness. I quickly discovered that paying a hosting service for a virtual private server (VPS) was going to cost anywhere from $50 to about $270 per

In this series of articles, I share my real-life experiences to becoming a STEEM witness. I hope you'll find this entertaining and informative. I'll cover: The conclusions of my initial research. (TODAY's

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Upvote selling violates steemit's own rules, helps spammers steal from the reward pool, and creates an ocean of shitposts. However, steemit will NEVER fix this problem. Here's why. First, before I explain

Steemit's FAQ clearly says: What is considered spam or abuse? Selling or offering to buy votes/resteems/follows, or schemes that facilitate this. Aside from that, this type of activity undermines the platform

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