Best of TV // Ancient Aliens

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I think i might have found myself a new awesome show to watch on TV.
There is basically only 4 programs i ever watch. I dont watch the news, i dont watch movies on TV, i dont watch reruns of Friends. (20 times was enough)
Im a football fan and i dont even watch that at home. I go to the pub.

The only time i turn my TV on is during dinner and only to watch watch the documentary channels. History channel, National Geographic, NatGeo, Discovery channel, etc.

Last few weeks i watched almost every day a docu-series called:
“Second World War in color” (or something similar).
But as all things the series came to an end. There are only so many second world war stories you can tell. We know, the bad guy shoots himself in the head at the end.

I was looking for something else that would peak my interest again and just today did i run into the perfect show for me.

ANCIENT ALIENS

Most of you have heard about this show. If not by watching the show, but from the memes that were popular at one time.

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As much as i am a subscriber of what you would call “rational skepticism” and the show completely goes against my worldviews i could not have been more entertained.

Dont get me wrong, the show is completely bonkers and not a single thing they say has any basis in reality but the stretch they make from “mystery A” to “Its Aliens” is so brilliant that it cant not entertain you.

Im someone that loves mystery, fiction, high fantasy. Im a fan of old Greek mythology, Norse mythology, Christian mythology. Anything that gives a larger then life explanation of the world and makes extremely bold claims.
Theres something very magical in seeing how people perceive the world or used to perceive the world around them.
I felt that this show really fell right in there perfectly and i loved it right away.

The episode i watched today was about “dissapearing” islands. (I think it was season 6)
There was this island in Micronesia (i think) called “Sandy Island,” (you can look it up) and in the show instead of looking at more realistic conclusions like:

It was a human error in map making, the island never really existed….

They immediately went with (mind you, without any evidence whatsoever and not a single thing that would even point to alien presence):

Its an Alien base that is hidden by stealth technology where Alien ships come to refuel. (I kid you not)

And how am i not supposed to think this show is brilliant. 😀

Theres also this sentence the narrator keeps repeating that just makes me giggle every time. Its one of those sentences you pick when you play a drinking game.

Could it be possible that alien, dot dot dot….

Its pretty obvious why the show has to do that. The context isnt really changed, but with a presentation like this, what they can do with the narrative expands greatly.
Since this is a nonsense show, that has basically Mulder wannabes presenting the topics, if they claimed with any degree of certainty that “It was Aliens“, they would get a lot of backlash. Instead what they do is turn this into a “What if show”, or a “mystery show”.

Anyways. Just wanted to share that. lol.

So… have you guys seen this show, what did you think?
Have you been probed by aliens?
If you ran into an alien, would you want Mulder with you or Ripley?

haha. Ill see you around. Keep on Steeming and Whalesharing. 😀

Liberland 4th Anniversary

It is our great pleasure to invite you to celebrate the 4th Anniversary of Liberland. The important work we are doing now is historic – and we would love to welcome you as a part of it. This year we are proud to welcome members of the U.S. Congress, Croatian parliament and European Parliament among our keynote speakers as well as notable pioneers in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world.

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Another hackening occurred. // Bithumb

Slikovni rezultat za bithumb hack

Centralized exchanges getting hacked isnt something new or unexpected.
But this exchange is one of those that account for a lot of STEEM trading volume. Most of the volume is probably fake and coinmarket cap doesnt even acknowledge it, but still, its there. 😀

So how much was stolen?

Some sources say 20 million USD. A hefty sum. The funds were moved to another exchange so they could potentially be frozen and returned to the rightful owner.
I dont have the live news on whats happening, im just retelling the story. lol

The difference between this hacking and the prior ones is that apparently most of the user funds were safe in cold wallets so hackers couldnt get to them. What was stolen is the exchange funds and the suspicion is that it was an inside job. Bithumb claims that they have a good protection against outside attacks but admit to a poor employee vetting process and poor security inside the exchange..

What does this mean for the end user?

It means what it always meant. No matter what was stolen, you should never keep your funds on a exchange.

Your keys, your STEEM. Not your keys, not your STEEM.

Fire Rake

Tending the fire..



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Drug Wars tip #1 // How to stop anyone from attacking you ever. COM week 666

You all heard about the No 1. most glorious STEEM game on STEEM. I will not go into unnecessary detail but i have to say:

Drug Wars is the da bomb. Its the 100 proof alcohol homeless people crave. Its the steroids dumb bodybuilder bouncers crave. Its the sushi Ninjas love.

Damn, arent stereotypes amazing!

At least they didnt try to make the spy unit a reference to James Bond. Looks like Johnny English, has 0 attack, always dies on his first mission.
Haha. What kind of weak ass spy is that? Why even have him wear a suit? Oh no, wait… I get it… He knows he will die 100% when you send him on a mission so hes already wearing a suit for his funeral. #ThinkingAhead!

But thats nor here nor there. Im trying to teach you how to stop anyone from attacking you ever.

So theres this guy that attacked my alt account yesterday. Whooped my ass.

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When everything is summed up, he ended up being 80k alcohol in plus while destroying my team that is worth around 500k in resources. Alrite. Thats cool. He came out in the plus.
But that made me kind of mad. Wiped my whole team for 10 hours of alcohol production!?!
Hell no!

So what i did is the following. I didnt want to destroy his whole team, because that “wouldnt be fair” (didnt want to be a complete dick) but what i did do is be a slightly less jerk and destroy only double the resources he spent on his units then he gained from me.

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I sent a few hundred more Rowdies afterwards.

Now consider this! Who in their right mind would attack you for resources if they knew that you would just destroy double the unit worth of resources they stole from you. No one!

Its a fool proof tactic.

This deserves to be a comedy openmic entry due to Drug Wars being ridiculously bad to the point of laughter. This is not how you set up your battles system, ffs. lol

Keep on Steeming/Whalesharing and doing drugs.. Because doing drugs is much better then playing Drug Wars. Youll live a healthier life.

Am i going crazy?// TRON is starting to look interesting.

Slikovni rezultat za going crazy

Ever since i got on twitter to spread the STEEM gospel in a very aggressive, Spanish inquisition kind of way, where ever i go, the face of a tiny, narrow shoulder Asian follows me. Justin Sun is popping up where ever i turn.

Look, i know Justin Sun looks like a sleazy salesman with questionable knowledge of cryptocurrencies (he has a
Bachelor of Arts in History) but he has been knocking it out of the park lately. He is slowly becoming the face of crypto. When Satoshi is an enigma, the spot is ripe for the taking.


1 mil twitter followers, Tesla giveaways, purchasing Bittorent, spanking Vitalik daily.

Hes in the spotlight 24/7 while Ned is nowhere to be seen. Ned who?
TRON right now is mostly worthless unsustainable gambling dapp ponzies and faked transaction volume but its pretty clear that Justin realizes that and is working to change it.

Theres this IRL law i run across where ever i look:

The less talented the person is in the area they want to excel at, the harder they work to succeed.

While TRON just might be all the negative things folks are saying about it, the “dude” is making moves.

Povezana slika

While Nedboy is picking at his guitar and his nose, Justin is getting people on his side. I mean, ill understand if @ned cant give away a Tesla, but dammit, he can at least scrape up the STEEM for 2 Nissan Micra!

Ill see you around. Keep on Tronning!

FAQ: Liberland E-Residency

Dear Liberland Supporter,You may have noticed the new application forms for E-Residency on our website, and that there is no form for citizenship application. Don’t worry, we still have the citizenship program. We are in the process of converting the data into our new web and application structure, and it will take some time until we fully migrate into the new system.

Frequently Asked Questions:

I don’t want just the E-Residency, I want full citizenship

We will open the new citizen application forms soon. The forms will be identical to the E-Residency forms. Feel free to pre-fill the forms. You can also buy the 5,000 Liberland Merits required for citizenship if you don’t have them yet.

I already have citizenship, do I have to apply anyway?

No. As a citizen, you automatically hold the status of an E-Resident, but if you want the E-Residency card, you have to submit this application.

Why do I have to pay if I already have merits?

Everything has a cost. You are simply helping to cover the cost of production of your card.

I can not come to Prague. Can you send me the card instead?

Yes, we also send the cards to any country that allows us, but you have to cover the cost of mailing it to you. Sending the card is done via postal services, so we cannot guarantee the delivery of the card. We can also deliver your card at any official Liberland event, if requested in advance.

If I applied on the old website, do I have to do that again?

No. We have begun the onboarding process for E-Residency and Citizenship. All the data from the old website is being migrated to the new one and you will have access to all the data that was on the old system. This change enables us to launch the ID verification.

What is involved in ID verification?

We will ask you to provide verification of your ID or passport so that we can ensure that every Liberland E-Resident and Citizen is an actual living person and not included in any international list of wanted persons. We aim to provide a high level of security to our E-Residents and Citizens to earn their trust and confidence.

I was not able to donate using my credit card

We are currently working hard on accepting credit card donations.

How can I get a Liberland passport?

The Free Republic of Liberland does not give out passports without conditions. They are normally issued to our diplomatic personnel and those who have made special contributions to Liberland. In order to get a Liberland passport there are certain minimum criteria which need to be fulfilled:

1) You have to collect 5,000 Liberland Merits by working for Liberland or donating

2) Fill out the forms of application for E-Residency

3) Write an email to office@liberland.org where you can discuss further

4) We will contact you for an interview

I already have a Liberland passport

If you already have a Liberland passport, then the following applies to you:

– Your passport is probably not verified according to the new standard

– If you want to get access to E-Residency services and have a Liberland passport for verification in 3rd party services, we need you to first go through the process of becoming an E-Resident

– If you don’t request E-Residency, you still will be a Liberland citizen, but not identifiable for external partners which sign up for our E-Residency program

Liberland show

In this episode our guest Olivia Mirembe Musisi, Advisor on Africa Affairs to Liberland, discusses:

1) How she is building positive relations between the nations of Africa and Liberland
2) How her first meeting with Liberlandians far exceeded her expectations
3) Why her true desire is to connect good individuals with one another

Contact Olivia:
advisorafrica@liberland.org
oliviamirembe3@gmail.com

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STEEM front-ends should allow users to post without a STEEM account.

This is a very straight forward idea and it is how you fix the big on-boarding problem STEEM has right now. It wouldnt completely fix it, but it would do a lot to alleviate the problem.

There are a few obvious things to point out first.

  1. People like to test out services/produts first before spending money on them.
  2. People will rather not pay for something if they dont have to.

This idea plays on those two things. When someone hears about STEEM and the fact that you can earn money here the curiosity gets them and they come to check it out.
Then that person tries to make an account for free, because not everyone will be willing to pay for something they havent tested out. And what do you know, it takes 2 damn weeks to get a free account by which time you forgot all about STEEM, your curiosity was peaked by something else and you dont care much anymore.

A potential user is lost.

Heres how you keep the person interested and wanting more to the point that he would wait for those 2 weeks or even buy an account from @steem.ninja :

You allow for guest accounts on STEEM front ends. @steemit, @steempeak, @busy, @dtube…. etc.
You let folks log in through their emails.
What this does is two things:

  1. It lets the interested guest user be engaged with the community.
  2. It lets him/her test out the platform for free.

This is good for STEEM for a bunch of reasons. It can increase adoption, it increases engagement, STEEMs internet footprint and it most definitely would affect the Alexa rating in a positive way.

The guest user this way would be able to engage with the community and test out the platform. See what its all about. It would allow for the community to “tempt” the guest user through directly interacting with him/her and even if the person decides not to buy an account right away, the time till the free account lands in their email wouldnt have to be filled up only with waiting.
And thats the big advantage here.

But lets take it further!

After setting up the above option the front ends could continue adding features to it. Example:

Create an escrow account that would hold all upvotes collected by guest users. Do they want their earned $$$?
They have to make an account! Tell me a better way of encouraging someone to make an account then dangling a bag of coins in front of their face.

You would add restrictions ofc. Stuff like: No posts, limited number of comments, post author can delete the comments at will, comments would be written to the blockchain… etc.

Let me know what you think…. Is this a good idea or a great idea? 😀

@ned, make it happen!

Just some random thoughts // Crypto life, Steem, Whaleshares, stuff…

Theres something i have feared a lot when i bought STEEM couple months ago at $0.9. (I bought 1500 STEEM in total)

I was afraid that i was late. I was afraid that i missed the the biggest ATH crypto will ever see. I was afraid that i was too late to accumulate any significant sum of crypto. I was afraid that i would never be able to make whale friends and get votes.

But over time those opinions started changing. I started to pick up on nuances, the good sides and the bad sides of crypto. I figured out that i didnt have to make whale friends. I figured out how STEEM worked (even though i decided not to prostitute myself), i figured out the scammy crap exchanges are pulling off, i figured out how you can get your shitcoin listed by pulling someone off and with all that i managed to place myself somewhere i feel comfortable. https://chairsinfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Comfortable-Office-Chairs-Options.png

A place where i can grow slowly, accumulate, find opportunities to reinvest and i dont have to adjust my behavior to appease anyone. Something that most say is the privilege of large accounts. And sure, that is most definitely not the fastest way to grow, lol, but its my way.
My posts arent flooded with engagement nor am i pulling in hundreds of STEEM a week…. but ill say “Fuck” as much as i want and enjoy myself. haha

But for most part its working well. Im getting my few dollars a day. Sometimes ill do a task and get a big vote from Oracle-d, sometimes ill leave some feedback on a project, sometimes ill do some twitter crusading, sometimes ill get lucky with Steem Monster cards, ill get my biweekly payouts from the “dev company” im invested in, ill do some curation on STEEM or WHALESHARES. etc….. Theres bunch of stuff for me to do here, stuff i didnt realize until i stopped focusing on trying to be friends with people id probably never like in real life just to get ahead.
I realized that there was a false dichotomy present here.

Either kiss ass or be a selfish, self-centered asshole to earn anything here.

While those two things most definitely represent the “profit maximizing way”, they arent the only way.

Not until i stopped trying to “maximize my profits” in the way presented above did i start looking for more opportunities and finding them. Investing in stuff, starting to post on Whaleshares and getting to know folks there/here. (One of the best decisions i made so far)
Sure, there are some shits on Whaleshares as well, but like its the case with smaller communities, the shits get flushed down the toilet pretty fast. haha

And there you have it. Sometimes i like to chronicle my thoughts. Put them to blockchain so one day in 5 years or a decade when im flying down the airway in my maglev Lambo, i can look back and say:

What a smart kid i was back then.

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Or ill end up living under a bridge and think what a moron i was. hahaha.

Ill see you around. 😉