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UnashamedGeek

@steddyman

Geek with an avid interest in retro computing, SBC's, 3d design, 3d printing, gadgets, cryptocurrencies and photography

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UnashamedGeek
@steddyman Jul 24, 2022, 4:29 PM UTC

Minecraft NFT Ban. Why does the mainstream hate NFT's and Crypto?

This is part 1 of a planned series of discussions on the issues and values of crytpocurrency technology and NFT's. # Background A couple of days ago, from out of the blue, Microsoft published an arti…

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UnashamedGeek
@steddyman Sep 26, 2021, 9:50 PM UTC

What makes Dungeons NFT special?

# What makes Dungeons NFT special? ## About Dungeons NFT Dungeons NFT is a randomised generative dungeon stored on the Ethereum blockchain. Unlike 99% of all other NFT's, Dungeons NFT is generated en…

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UnashamedGeek
@steddyman Aug 1, 2018, 6:02 PM UTC

Why Steemit sucks (and probably always will)

I have something of a love / hate relationship with Steemit. On the one hand I love the idea of being paid for producing quality content, but on the other I hate how the reward system works and the b…

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UnashamedGeek
@steddyman Jun 26, 2018, 6:41 PM UTC

Discussion: Why does the value of altcoins drop in relation to Bitcoin in a bear market

I've been investing and trading in cryptocurrencies for around 6 months now. I would consider myself reasonably knowledgable on most things related to those subjects, but there is one thing that has…

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UnashamedGeek
@steddyman Jun 1, 2018, 10:56 PM UTC

My Crypto Trading Bot Experiment - Part 2

This is part 2 of my Crypto Trading Bot experiment where I evaluate the success of using bots to try and increase my personal cryptocurrency wealth. My primary goal is to increase my BTC holdings rat…

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UnashamedGeek
@steddyman May 29, 2018, 9:46 PM UTC

My Crypto Trading Bot Experiment - Part 1

I've been both mining and trading crypto currencies since the start of 2018 with rather mixed results. I seemed to get into the space just as the market reached saturation and started to fall. Despit…

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UnashamedGeek
@steddyman May 27, 2018, 8:53 PM UTC

Sometimes only Black & White will do!

Every year camera technology improves on both dedicated cameras and phone cameras. With each iteration comes higher pixel densities, higher dynamic range and deeper colour depth. However, i've always…

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UnashamedGeek
@steddyman May 5, 2018, 11:44 AM UTC

Hashflare $0.80 per 10 TH/s - Very Limited

Hashflare have a 50% off price on the SHA-256 (Bitcoin) but in very limited quantities. I wrote an article last week explaining how I was investing in Hashflare but then the price was $1.20 per 10 GH…

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UnashamedGeek
@steddyman May 4, 2018, 6:03 PM UTC

Bitcoin Smart Banknotes Launched

In an interesting development, Tangem has today launched what they call Smart Bank Notes in Singapore. The Notes can be loaded using a Smartphone application and are available in denominations of 0.0…

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UnashamedGeek
@steddyman May 3, 2018, 9:20 PM UTC

The Ethics of Teleportation – A thought experiment

When I was young, my best friend had an elderly uncle we used to visit occasionally in Bolton (UK). He was retired and used to work for the government. He liked to tell stories from time to time, and…

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