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Andy C

@andyc

Half man, half biscuit

423 followers 14 following 48 posts Reputation 53.43

Andy C
@andyc Oct 9, 2018, 1:01 PM UTC

remembering identi.ca

The recently announced demise of Google Plus invoked memories of the death of another social network... Nostalgia trip. When it slowly dawned on all of us that the identi.ca was changing. Sadly, it w…

2 upvotes 3 replies $0.03
Andy C
@andyc Mar 22, 2018, 12:35 PM UTC

subtle change

Not sure if this is a recent Steemit change but the pencil icon next to my profile pic is a quick and easy reminder to actually post content (rather than mindlessly consume it).

2 upvotes 4 replies $0.04
Andy C
@andyc Jan 12, 2018, 4:42 PM UTC

you are invited

Colleagues in my IT company are generally quite intelligent and capable of using a shared calendar to inform people of their movements (including holidays). However, a small number bizarrely choose a…

3 upvotes 4 replies $0.07
Andy C
@andyc Jan 12, 2018, 10:58 AM UTC

Amazon Echo review

I received an Amazon Echo for Christmas which was an unexpected surprise. I buy a lot of stuff from Amazon although I have not signed up for Amazon Prime. However, I have an Android phone, a Nexus 7…

6 upvotes 2 replies $0.61
Andy C
@andyc Jan 11, 2018, 12:42 PM UTC

kudos to Steve C

Just digging around on Steemit and noticed that Steve C now has 3,000 followers. Steve's posts are always well-written and informative and he's a great advocate for Steemit IMHO.

2 upvotes 8 replies $0.07
Andy C
@andyc Jan 9, 2018, 3:33 PM UTC

Top 50 Steemit tags

People never ask me 'Hey Andy - what are the 50 most popular tags on Steemit ?' Just an exercise in formatting tables in Markdown but might be interesting. Tag | Posts | Comments -----|----------|---…

2 upvotes 2 replies $0.07
Andy C
@andyc Aug 21, 2017, 1:31 PM UTC

anyone can play guitar

I am 54 years old. I love listening to music. I am tone deaf. I have never played a musical instrument. I have small hands and short, stubby fingers which I presumed, for many years, would preclude m…

3 upvotes 11 replies $0.02
Andy C
@andyc Jun 22, 2017, 12:39 PM UTC

random thoughts about Steemit, G+, Mogadon et al

I always had a slight sense of unease about Steemit. Something intangible, something I could not quite articulate, something I couldn't put my finger on. Initially I thought it was to do with the pay…

9 upvotes 2 replies $0.75
Andy C
@andyc Feb 9, 2017, 12:54 PM UTC

T2 Trainspotting

Just as good as the unanimous reviews said. For once, a film that lived up to the hype and expectation. No, it didn't soil the memory of a classic. It was dark, violent and simultaneously very funny…

22 upvotes 6 replies $6.23
Andy C
@andyc Jan 18, 2017, 2:17 PM UTC

bow down to our robot overlords

My last post is 5 minutes old. 2 views, 6 upvotes. Is this place inhabited by people or bots ? Is this scalable, useful or a profitable business model ? Not trolling, just genuinely interested.

12 upvotes 3 replies $0.01