Things Ms. Dee Likes, Edition 8, February 24, 2023

The Roundup

In this edition we have a lot of news and two major highlights ... Hive's own Hive account@allentaylor has released his book and already achieved best-selling status, and you'll see at No. 2 in News why you need to get this book for yourself and your friends who are serious about their creative futures! Another highlight: Hive account@phortun has put forth an interesting challenge based on Hive's international reach, and you'll find what I'm doing with it this week in the New Hivers section! Finally, I am now set up with Hive account@cast.garden, and there is a good possibility that Things Ms. Dee Likes might be going to weekly podcast mode as well in the next month ... working on the details now!

Posts in English and Spanish will continue to have commentary in English and Spanish, and I am CONSIDERING going full bilingual for the whole publication with the help of Google Translate! Las publicaciones en inglés y español seguirán teniendo comentarios en inglés y español, y ¡ESTOY CONSIDERANDO ser completamente bilingüe con la ayuda de Google Translate!

Most posts in this edition are in the payout period still, so if you like what I like, show the content creators some love! If you are using PeakD as your front end, you can also TIP anyone in the "Oldies But Goodies" section, too.

News and Views You Can Use

[//]: #1 @bitcoinflood/the-next-evolution-of-hive
What worries many about the SEC moving in on certain crypto exchanges looks more like a bullish future for Hive to Hive account@bitcoinflood -- this is a vision of the future of Hive in terms of investment in the platform by app creators worth knowing about!

[//]: #2 @allentaylor/web3-social-is-taking-the
Web3 Social: How Creators Are Changing the World Wide Web (And You Can Too!) is the now best-selling book by Hive account@allentaylor that YOU NEED TO READ if you want to understand why decentralized social media is the only logical next step for creatives. I have now had a chance to read this book, and I was amazed by the depth and breadth of the sweep of history and development of the World Wide Web leading in Hive's direction. Check out the post and pick this book up for friends who are complaining about the big centralized social media front ends, and then if they are ready to make their move, bring them to Hive!

[//]: #3 @threespeak/introducing-the-acela-core-upgrading-existing-web2-apps-into-true-web3-dapps
Close to payout, but still important news about Hive account@threespeak's Acela Core for those of you doing video here on Hive!

[//]: #4 @acidyo/gosh-announcement-and-info-airdrop
For those of you who use #posh in regards to posting Hive content to Twitter, Hive account@acidyo puts out the word on #gosh for use on Hive's own Leothreads!

[//]: #5 @keychain/hive-keychain-ledger-integration-looking-for-beta-testers--progress-report
Hive's own Hive account@keychain and Ledger, one of the best cold storage wallets out there, have been brought together by a pair of Hive developers, and now, beta testers are needed! Interested? Click on the post and get signed up!

[//]: #6 @caribdao/bitcoin-and-blockchain-workshop-saturday-15-april-in-negril-jamaica
For those that love crypto conferences -- Hive account@caribdao is inviting us all to their Bitcoin and Blockchain Workshop in April!

New Hivers -- Welcome Aboard!

[//]: #0 @phortun/fun-challenge-do-you-know-hivers-from-all-continents
The rare zeroth post, because I read this from Hive account@phortun and thought it was intriguing and inspiring ... in this edition, I have managed to find a New Hiver from every continent except Australia/New Zealand and Antarctica (and if anyone knows New Hivers from either place that I have not seen since Feb. 1, post them up so I can edit this post and add them!)

[//]: #1 @olajumoke4/my-introductory-post-on-hive-am-finally-here
Hive account@olajumoke is a young mother from Africa -- Nigeria, to be exact -- with the most adorable twin baby girls in the WORLD, so far as Hive is the world! Everybody go show Hive account@olajumoke some good Hive love!

[//]: #2 @itravelrox/itravelrox-is-now-on-hive-heres-my-introduction
Hive account@itravelrox is a world traveler from the Philippines, where Asia and the Pacific Islands meet, but living in France now! Everybody go show Hive account@itravelrox some good Hive love -- and check out her travel blog, too!

[//]: #3 @jassia/introduction-hey-there--my-name-is-jassia-im-a-new-to-hive-lets-work-together-and-help-make-this-community-great
Hive account@jassia is an avid reader and writer from Asia -- Bangladesh, to be exact -- and came to Hive because she saw the value in investing and then decided to go all in and join us in blogging! Everybody go show Hive account@jassia some good Hive love!

[//]: #4 @morocho400/mi-presentacion-en-hive-blockchain-or-my-hive-blockchain-introduction-esp-eng
Hive account@morocho400 is a young family man from South America -- Venezuela, to be exact -- who will soon be bringing us game play on Gods Unchained to Hive's own Threespeak! Everybody go show Hive account@morocho400 some good Hive love! Hive account@morocho400 es un joven hombre de familia de América del Sur, Venezuela, para ser exactos, que pronto nos traerá el juego Gods Unchained to Hive's Threespeak. ¡Todos vayan a mostrarle a Hive account@morocho400 un buen amor de Hive!

[//]: #5 @tuisada/from-bedroom-walls-to-galleries
Hive account@tuisada is a young artist from Europe -- born in Croatia, but has followed his heart and his art to Spain -- who is still upholding the fine, time-honored art of painting! Everybody go show Hive account@tuisada some good Hive love! Hive account@tuisada es una joven artista de Europa, nacida en Croacia, pero que ha seguido su corazón y su arte hasta España, ¡que sigue defendiendo el fino y consagrado arte de la pintura! ¡Todos vayan a mostrarle a Hive account@tuisada un buen amor de Hive!

[//]: #6 @coolmidwestguy/introduction-of-me
I had to go back a bit further than a week to find a New Hiver from North America -- Iowa in the United States to be exact -- but Hive account@coolmidwestguy was worth hunting down! Go show this fine fisherman, woodworker, and U.S. veteran some good Hive love, and REMEMBER: you can TIP in Peakd!

[//]: # Extra Thought https://peakd.com/hive-167922/@bradleyarrow/holding-hands
Why even have a New Hivers section at all? Why expand it so much? Hive account@bradleyarrow, a long-time seven-day roller on Hive like myself, had no idea when he was writing this moving post that he explained it all ... this section, and even this newsletter, is my way of holding hands with community members old and new ... so we can all build Hive and benefit together...

Art

[//]: #1 @scribblingramma/books-puzzles-and-grandchildren
What to do in January and February, even if they are gray and dreary ... Hive account@scribblingramma shows us the art of home in winter, with and for the grandchildren!

[//]: #2 @abisai/the-great-monk-on-a
This from Hive account@abisai moved me, deeply... the colors, and the textures of the rock and greenery and even the sky... the sense of the great valley, and the large monk on the peak, standing not in triumph, but in serene, warm wisdom ... there are great shadows, but no cold there...

Photography

[//]: #1 @nicklewis/one-heck-of-a-fascinating-walk-ruined-churches-star-wars-film-sets
Come with Hive account@nicklewis on a Sublime Sunday walk through a gorgeous mid-winter day full of natural beauty and the fascination of modern ruins where once, the imaginations of filmmakers played among the stars...

[//]: #2 @fantagira/does-true-blue-orchid-exist
Where art and photography converge in search of a thing ... Hive account@fantagira takes us on a fine photographic journey looking for one of the things she and other orchid lovers want the most in life ...

[//]: #3 @nightportraits/photo-of-the-day
A solo sunset photo from Hive account@nightportraits -- and what a photo it is! Una foto de un atardecer en solitario de Hive account@nightportraits, ¡y qué foto es!

[//]: #4 @elchaleefatoe15/don-t-say-it-s
More glorious sunset photography, with some thoughtful writing from Hive account@elchaleefatoe15 about the nature of beauty...

Music

[//]: #1 @celticheartbeat/rgrgpkkq
A very special cover of a hit from the 1970s ... beautifully and sensitively sung and accompanied on a old guitar carefully restored by Hive account@celticheartbeat, who returned for the 150th week of Hive Open Mic in the Hive Open Mic Community!

[//]: #2 @mayifiestas/cpymmzap
A song with an important message, sung well by Hive account@mayifiestas with lyrics also in English ... what we miss when we do not allow people to be the best version of themselves, and how we regain that best version of ourselves if we find ourselves on the wrong end of that situation! Una canción con un mensaje importante, bien cantada por Hive account@mayifiestas con letra también en inglés... lo que extrañamos cuando no permitimos que las personas sean la mejor versión de sí mismos, y cómo recuperamos esa mejor versión de nosotros mismos si nos encontramos a nosotros mismos en el lado equivocado de esa situación!

Fiction

[//]: #1 @dreemsteem/turning-tables-in-a-coffee
One of the most creative pieces of fiction I have ever seen ... Hive account@dreemsteem tells us the story of a desperate man done wrong who gets level with the man who wronged him on a cruise in crisis for lack of coffee...

[//]: #2 @luizeba/masterpiece-zapfic50monday-paint
This is a masterpiece in 50 words from Hive account@luizeba about the creation of -- you guessed it -- a masterpiece! I just love a nested set of masterpieces, don't you?

[//]: #3 @myjob/5-minute-freewrite-thursday-prompt-ghost-of-the-other-woman
This is an unusual ghost story from Hive account@myjob with a deep lesson: what do you do as a ghost in a new place, in an evil world, and you're not sure about your housemate?

Travel

[//]: #1 @flemingfarm/day-4-of-our-trip-yosemite-el-capitan-rockfall-touching-the-big-stone-dinner-with-friends-monday
YOSEMITE, with Hive account@flemingfarm and family -- enough said. Enjoy the magnificence for yourself!

[//]: #2 @selflessgem/be-cool-in-the-pool-of-hidden-valley-mountain-wave-pool-and-beach-resort-i-pinamungajan-cebu
In a valley hidden from casual view, come swim with Hive account@selflessgem in Cebu!

[//]: #3 @ruffatotmeee/you-dont-have-to-go-out-of-town-to-find-happiness-just-look-at-your-surroundings
Hive account@ruffatotmeee shows us that our travel doesn't have to be far ... wonder sometimes is right where we are...

Commerce

[//]: #1 @gbenga/how-to-survive-business-inflation-as-a-small-business-owner
Good advice from Hive account@gbenga on how to navigate the perils of inflation for small business owners...

[//]: #2 @hive-shop/now-open-
A LATE ADDITION, providing the rare case in which I will reopen this digest and add, but there is a NEW Hive-based business for all your household consumer cravings branded with your favorite blockchain and front ends -- and Hive account@hive-shop has provided A COUPON for those of you that get onto the shop THIS WEEK!

Finance

[//]: #1 @brianoflondon/you-need-to-know-about-v4v-app-and-lightning-bridge-for-leofinance
Have Hive or HBD and want Bitcoin or want to trade Bitcoin for Hive and HBD, but don't trust centralized exchanges? There's already an dapp on Hive for that -- Hive account@brianoflondon built it and breaks down how to use it!

[//]: #2 @achim03/hive-offers-a-huge-quantity-of-ways-to-earn-crypto
This post by Hive account@achim03 contains a good overview of many of the ways there are to get crypto income on Hive! A number of these were news to me!

[//]: #3 @jongolson/the-life-of-an-angel-investor-on-hive
I have never thought about investing on Hive in this sense, BUT, when Hive reaches $1 again, Hive account@jongolson will be seen to be right: in essence, some of us are in the practice already of moving beyond the friends and family level of community investing on Hive to the second official tier of investing: angel investing, which has a $10,000 threshold. If it happens that you have 10K Hive to invest, and Hive reaches $1... read about it so you know it is something that YOU, with steady work, can make happen on Hive!

Philanthropy (Hive Keeping Folks Alive)

[//]: #1 (and only) @treasuree/support-for-a-patient-with-kidney-failure
A chance to use Hive to save a life brought to us by Hive account@treasuree -- remember that you can not only vote, but TIP if you feel so led!

Oldies but Goodies (still worth a read, still TIPPABLE on PeakD)

[//]: #1 (and only) @watusiwoman/watusi-woman-highland-sailor
Just out of payout, but a glorious travel destination ... visit the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia with Hive account@watusiwoman and her family -- and remember: you can still TIP on PeakD!