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theoretical
@theoretical Mar 11, 2020, 3:45 AM UTC

In the Beginning, There Was DPoS

With recent events, DPoS (Delegated Proof of Stake) has received quite a bit of attention. It's become obvious to many people that voting for block producers is important. Let's put on our blockchain…

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theoretical
@theoretical Mar 9, 2020, 5:37 PM UTC

Hello, world.

Hello, world. I'm a blockchain designer. I helped build the Steem blockchain. I left the company Steemit, Inc. in December 2018. I'm simply another member of this community now. I've been quiet for q…

810 upvotes 3 downvotes 217 replies $56.59
theoretical
@theoretical Sep 3, 2016, 1:33 AM UTC

Learning to love the voting power equilibrium point change

As noted here, the 100% voting power equilibrium point is being reduced from 40 votes per day to 5 votes per day in version 0.14.0. Among the core developers, I was a strong proponent of this change.…

213 upvotes 60 replies $86.58
theoretical
@theoretical Aug 18, 2016, 5:28 PM UTC

Improving the Steem platform for long-term content

I've been working steadily over the past couple days on one of the routine housekeeping tasks that's been neglected of late, namely, getting our Github issue tracker under control -- sorting, opening…

164 upvotes 2 downvotes 54 replies $5.12
theoretical
@theoretical Aug 16, 2016, 3:21 PM UTC

Are registry-based anti-plagiarism measures feasible for Steem?

User @spartanza wrote a thought-provoking post here about the possibility of using some sort of content ownership registry to deal with image plagiarism. This might be a fruitful direction of thought…

161 upvotes 1 downvotes 6 replies $8.72
theoretical
@theoretical Aug 3, 2016, 7:16 PM UTC

Why is there so much negativity from people on Steemit?

@jholdsworthy asks here: > why there's so much negativity out there from some people about steemit I don't know anything for sure, and these opinions are my own. But here's my best guess: If you g…

195 upvotes 2 downvotes 52 replies $108.12
theoretical
@theoretical Jul 25, 2016, 9:42 PM UTC

Why would anyone use the conversion function when they can trade their Steem Dollars on the market?

Some users have asked why anyone would use the 7-day Steem Dollar conversion function when they can trade their Steem Dollars on the market instantly. I'll explain in this post with a simple example.…

117 upvotes 13 replies $55.43
theoretical
@theoretical Jul 24, 2016, 6:17 PM UTC

How much Steem Power makes an upvote worth $1.00?

In this post, @bestmalik asks, "How much Steem Power makes an upvote worth $1.00?" The answer is, "It depends." Here are some of the things it depends on: - Variable exchange rate: Internally upvotes…

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theoretical
@theoretical Jul 21, 2016, 6:16 PM UTC

Dev snippet: How to subscribe to blocks

I'm going to try something new with this post: Sharing small specific howtos to help other developers integrate code with Steem. Today we'll look at processing blocks as they come in. We can actually…

35 upvotes 5 replies $5.72
theoretical
@theoretical Jul 21, 2016, 5:55 AM UTC

What if people start selling their votes?

In this post, user @steemitpolitics asks, "What if people start selling their votes?" For the TLDR answer, take a look at my favorite webcomic: First, votes are soft rate-limited -- you have voting p…

382 upvotes 1 downvotes 74 replies $1026.89