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yintercept

@yintercept

I own a collection of community sites under the brand Community Color. I blog about classical liberal ideas on yintercept.com.

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yintercept
@yintercept Aug 14, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC

Photographing Glass Mugs

I liked the way that light glinted off this pair of glass mugs pictured above. Each time I would look at them I would imagine them against different backgrounds and could not imagine a suitable backg…

53 upvotes 0 replies $0.37
yintercept
@yintercept Aug 2, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC

The Prosecutor's Fallacy in the Case of Sally Clark

I watched a video about the tragic case of Sally Clark (1964-2007). Her family experienced two cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in the 1990s. She was put on trial and convicted of murder.…

82 upvotes 0 replies $0.31
yintercept
@yintercept Jul 26, 2026, 1:30 AM UTC

My HIVE-Engine Empire is in Shambles on this Pie and Beer Day

This post will have three parts. First is a celebration of Pie and Beer Day. I will state my opinion about superfluous Down Votes and then talk about my crumbling #Hive-Engine empire. ## Pie and Beer…

78 upvotes 3 replies $0.27
yintercept
@yintercept Jul 4, 2026, 10:38 PM UTC

A Semiquincentennial NFT

https://cdn.tribaldex.com/marketplace/memehive/QmZjTvgM5dahTQgutrMxBf8Wn5HeM6vn6KkC6tNVMuJVYG.jpg A Semiquincentennial happens only once in a nation's history; So, I decided to celebrate the Fourth o…

51 upvotes 3 replies $0.30
yintercept
@yintercept May 30, 2026, 11:47 PM UTC

How Does One Know when HIVE Engine Swaps are Working?

I understand that there were some serious problems with the bridge used in cross chain swaps on Hive-Engine and that Hive-Engine temporarily suspended several of the swaps. I am left wondering when H…

47 upvotes 7 replies $0.10
yintercept
@yintercept May 15, 2026, 7:01 PM UTC

Powering Up 800 HIVE - cost averaging

I like having an upvote that is worth two cents. This way I can upvote comments and posts by unpopular accounts and still get a payout. Last month, when HIVE was trading $0.057, I decided to $60 to C…

48 upvotes 1 replies $0.28
yintercept
@yintercept Apr 1, 2026, 6:05 AM UTC

An HPUD for April Fools

Hive Block Explorer reports that my upvote value has dropped to $0.0169. This is a big psychological blow as I had wrapped my ego around having an upvote worth more that two pennies. Since my upvote…

63 upvotes 3 replies $0.21
yintercept
@yintercept Feb 21, 2026, 9:05 PM UTC

We Can Reduce the HBD Interest Rate

I've been put in the whale penalty box for expressing unpopular opinions; so I decided to burn the rewards for this post as they will be downvoted away. My unpopular opinion is that the 20% interest…

47 upvotes 15 replies $0.74
yintercept
@yintercept Jan 5, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC

That's It. I Got On a Down Vote List ... bye

Well my friends. It looks like I picked up a downvoter. The best response to unwarranted downvotes is to stop posting on the platform. Smart users take the additional step and sell their HIVE. Sadly,…

24 upvotes 21 replies $0.61
yintercept
@yintercept Jan 1, 2026, 2:59 AM UTC

Happy New Years and my Account Totals

I had an amusing dream last night. The dream started with my making an important interview that might change my life. All I had to do was to show up on time for the interview. I discovered, of course…

54 upvotes 1 downvotes 6 replies $0.15