I just realised it is basically March already. Which I guess for most is good since then the new years' money crunch will feel like it is starting to alleviate. It is also my second day back at work after

I will do these reports in reverse. Bad news first. Ethereum goes the way of Western Union. I have waited to mention this. This transfer has been in the air since July 15th. This one is from me to me so

We are your hosting service. We don't like two comments. So you have forty eight hours to remove them. source is "Joe Virus" speaks to Gab. No visible response from Gab. But, the bigger issue

Pulling out of Github Let's say you have a daughter at an all girls school. One day you find that Jeffery Epstein has purchased the school and will be headmaster. It's fine. The school has always been

Ranting on Poloniex today. I knew this was coming - got out of (dot)com-exchanges months ago when they all started getting hacked and Poloniex lost $21,000.00 worth of Steem. I saw a lot of Bittrex customers

Ranting on two subjects today. source First I was listening to a show while falling asleep last night and I had paused it to finish in the morning. Waking up, I was not sure what it was so I took a listen.

Everything you will ever need to know about The Blockchain you keep hearing about. Did you know that it is all on the blockchain already? The Blockchain. I keep hearing so many companies talking about

News, Rants and Thoughts Millions lost within my circle of friends. Foundational principles ignored. source The last #bitsandpieces post I wrote named December of 2017 as the specific month and the year

News, Rants and Thoughts First source The Swiss are known for private banking. They are also known for their Alps. I have never been there but if I were asked, "What does the Swiss government invest

News, Rants and Thoughts There is no "The Blockchain" Government blockchains have nothing to do with it. Tell everyone you know. First, 2017 was the year of crypto. source I don't use Western

Poloniex credited my now $21k lost Steem deposit after six and a half months. Long ago and far away... I deposited a few thousand Steem at Poloniex and used the wrong memo. The money arrived with no account

Normally I sit down to write a report on who won the contest! That's it. I cover the facts, send out the money and I love running them. About a day ago I sat down to write how many votes came in on the

News, Rants and Thoughts First I was awed at seeing Ned on a behind the scenes interview Here (thanks to @onealfa) who did NOT use facecook to host the video in its entirety. Great job. I enjoyed seeing

News, Rants and Thoughts First source Is anyone else tired of the Bitcoin and ICO ads? "How can you make money in Bitcoin? We have the solution. Get into Bitcoin Today!" These ads popping up

News, Rants and Thoughts First source Investing in silver is something I have been doing for some years. Gold is also a good hedge against the failings of government notes. Having bars of gold or silver

News, Rants and Thoughts First Still here. Not planning to stop any time soon. Some of you have commented, thinking that I was givign up. No. I am still here. I actually love posting and hosting contests.

News, Rants and Thoughts - Covering several topics. I just like to write. First No slumped shoulders? No words of encouragement as people meander around Steemit wondering what's happening? Yeah. Talking

News, Rants and Thoughts First source The idiots in Washington are feigning outrage at the utility of digital currencies. Fear better describes it. The dollar has been able to duck into the depths of many

Steemians.... Hwa you doing.... Yesterday i ran a contest of my own With the help of voting power given to me by the generous Whale @htooms . The contest was named as WhaleVotesDay and ran from yesterday