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David

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David
@lurker1 Jul 23, 2016, 6:35 AM UTC

Pro-Tip: If you're mining STEEM on Azure, use the South Central US Region

Virtual Machines deployed in the South Central US Region can be more than 10% cheaper to run (depending on configuration) than the same machine deployed in regions like e.g., East US and West US. # P…

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David
@lurker1 Jul 22, 2016, 10:05 AM UTC

Steem Hard Fork Coming July 26 to Tackle Excessive Posting

Starting 26-JUL-2016, you might see a little less frequency in posts from individual users posting by throwing everything at the wall and seeing what sticks. Why? Because the reward structure is goin…

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David
@lurker1 Jul 22, 2016, 1:52 AM UTC

Steem Backed Dollars (SBD) down 9.47% / Steem down 12.04% in the last 24 hours on Poloniex

https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/07/21/chartd5155.png It looks like things are nice and volatile today with some pretty decent swings in prices right now on the exchanges. What do you all make of…

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David
@lurker1 Jul 21, 2016, 11:43 PM UTC

Coinbase Adds Support for Ethereum

It looks like Coinbase has added the ability to directly buy/sell ETH on their site without having to first transfer BTC to their GDAX offering. I wonder if the timing has to do with the recent succe…

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David
@lurker1 Jul 21, 2016, 1:30 AM UTC

steemit is One of the First Sites Where You Can Buy Enough Power to Ruin Someone Else's Experience

# Buying (Steem) Power In a way steemit plays by the rules of real life, instead of a cyber-utopia where the points don't matter. It is possible to purchase enough (Steem) power to completely disrega…

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David
@lurker1 Jul 21, 2016, 12:46 AM UTC

[Feature Request] Pending Steem Dollars -> Steem Conversions Page/History

# The Steem Dollars to Steem Conversion Experience Right Now Currently when using the site to convert from Steem Dollars to Steem you agree to wait a week for the process to happen (naturally one cou…

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David
@lurker1 Jul 20, 2016, 11:10 PM UTC

I have an EpiPen. It's very special to me.

https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/07/20/epipen5da5a.jpg My friend gave it to me as he was dying. It seemed very important to him that I have it.

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David
@lurker1 Jul 20, 2016, 8:14 PM UTC

Someone Built a Wall Around Donald Trump's Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/07/20/94zt10ia7fax2c268.jpg Los Angeles, CA -- A wall has been erected around Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Wednesday. At this point, sources…

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David
@lurker1 Jul 20, 2016, 12:48 AM UTC

Observations on Post Rewards and the Impact of Whales

I'm still new to the platform, but have a few posts under my belt, and have already made and cashed out real money! That said, I've been surprised -- like others -- to see what content is getting pai…

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David
@lurker1 Jul 19, 2016, 10:25 PM UTC

Invisibility Nanoparticles Used To Make Objects Disappear In Practical Form

https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/07/19/invisibility-nanoparticles.thumb.jpg.088d121ea7d92a52d4837266e3aee5de226f1.jpg Researchers demonstrated for the first time a cloaking device that allows cur…

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