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@oscarp Mar 13, 2019, 12:20 PM UTC

The concept of probability is not as simple as you think

The gambler, the quantum physicist and the juror all reason about probabilities: the probability of winning, of a radioactive atom decaying, of a defendant’s guilt. But despite their ubiquity, expert…

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oscarp
@oscarp Oct 5, 2016, 10:46 AM UTC

Is steemit a co-op?

I just came across this article by Cory Doctorow where he proposes to turn Twitter into a co-op. And I thought: what about steemit? Isn't there the same idea behind? Check the article. What do you th…

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oscarp
@oscarp Aug 17, 2016, 1:35 PM UTC

Live Like a Mighty River: A letter from poet Ted Hughes

I just wanted to share this letter of Ted Hughes to his son. Not sure steemit etiquette allows third-party content to be shared but this letter is well worth it! http://disinfo.com/2015/08/live-like-…

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oscarp
@oscarp Aug 15, 2016, 9:08 AM UTC

The light through the cracks: a childless father hope.

### Echos Throughout the grieving period for my stillborn child, Max, I watched “The affair” series. And I was deeply touched by the credits song, particularly its lyrics: > I was screaming into t…

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oscarp
@oscarp Aug 8, 2016, 7:47 AM UTC

Introduïm el català a steemit?

Ja fa un temps que corro per aquí i ja va sent hora d'escriure en la meva llengua. Algún catalano-parlant per aquí? Orgull de ser el primer en escriure en Català a steemit! EDIT: Seguint la idea de @…

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oscarp
@oscarp Jul 27, 2016, 7:53 AM UTC

The price per steem user is going down!

Since last week, I've been following discussions on the valuation of social media companies. And many people tend to talk about this magic number of $10 per user as the holy grail. So, since then, I'…

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oscarp
@oscarp Jul 15, 2016, 3:50 PM UTC

Quick'n dirty python script for fetching your account balance

Here goes a quick'n dirty python script for fetching your account balance converted to a fiat currency. e.g. >$ python steem_balance.py dan Steem balance Steem vests: 9891.00M (7371712.54 euros) S…

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oscarp
@oscarp Jul 15, 2016, 11:04 AM UTC

On terrorism, policy and the western world.

Very sad about the terrorist attack in Nice, France. All my condolences to my french friends. When I hear this kind of news, I wonder about what we can do as a western world country (I’m from Catalon…

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oscarp
@oscarp Jul 14, 2016, 10:54 AM UTC

Stackoverflow over Steem

Very excited about the extraordinary potential of steem(it)! I was just wondering if anybody had already looked into creating a stackoverflow-like application built-upon steem. It looks to me like th…

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oscarp
@oscarp Jul 14, 2016, 8:25 AM UTC

Questions to ask yourself on procrastination

Instead of looking to understand what really procrastination is, why don’t you ask yourself the following? - What are you specifically trying to avoid by not doing what you should be doing right now?…

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