Curating the Internet: Science and technology digest for March 25, 2020

Storj Labs launches decentralized cloud storage service, Tardigrade; Brave browser teams up with Binance to offer in-browser cryptocurrency trading; Recent evidence suggests that Schizophrenia may be an autoimmune condition; Lawyers advise to switch of smart-devices when working from home and discussing confidential information; and a Steem essay informs us that home tests for coronavirus can now be purchased online (when they're not sold out)

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Curating the Internet: Science and technology digest for March 11, 2020

A robot inspired by baby deer that can teach itself to walk; Brave Browser partners with TAP Network to connect BAT tokens directly to retailers; A fireside chat including the controversial and eccentric Craig Wright and economist George Gilder; Master's thesis finds that rocks from Earth and Moon are less similar than previously believed; and a Steem essay discussing the theoretical possibility of "bubbles of nothing" that could destroy the universe

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Curating the Internet: Science and technology digest for February 21, 2020

First trial successful for high-precision robot-assisted surgery; A kit has been released for an open source rotary cell phone; Sia launches Skynet, a blockchain based peer to peer web hosting service; A PBS Space Time video discussing the relationship between quantum mechanics and consciousness; and a Steem essay discusses the use of virtual reality in medicine.

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Curating the Internet: Science and technology digest for February 20, 2020

A paper that claimed link between heart-attacks and vaping has been retracted; IOTA found the bug that led to their recent hack, and patched the wallet, but their network remains offline; Tech Mahindra and the Indian state of Telengana have launched blockchain accelerator with plains for creating the blockchain capital of the world, centered in Hyderabad; An argument for a grand program to put the US back ahead of China in STEM capabilities; and a Steem essay discussing research that found a link between seismic activity and movement of the Earth's poles

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Curating the Internet: Science and technology digest for January 31, 2020

New social media platform promises to connect people with influencers in high-cost online communities; Andrew Yang calls for standardization of cryptocurrency laws and regulations in the US; A look at the ambiguous nature of Jack Dorsey's decentralized social media initiative; A curious retracted paper with four dead authors; and a Steem essay describing reasons for a corporate network security audit

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An Invitation for "Early Adopters" in the Delaware Valley

First posted on beta.steemit.com in the Delaware Valley Life community.


This is an open invitation for people who live, work, study, worship or spend other time in the Delaware Valley region of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware or Maryland:

• Are you curious about blockchain and cryptocurrency but wary of risking your money on speculative technologies?


• Are you tired of having your online presence conscripted by the big-tech giants who profit by harvesting your social media content yet give you no compensation?


• Do you want to help the next generation of tech jobs to emerge and thrive in the Delaware Valley?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, please read further.

What's Up With STEEM's Price?

Over at steemit, I have a theory about why the price of STEEM has been dropping, despite reports of rapid growth.  In short, I am guessing that it's safe to call "a bottom."  Here is the conclusion, but click through for the explanation.

So my theory is that STEEM demand dropped when people learned they could liquidate their SBD holdings without going through STEEM as an intermediate step. Now, $0.85 should be more or less stable going forward, as $0.15 probably represents the risk premium associated with the 7 day SBD to STEEM conversion process. If that holds steady, STEEM should have hit a bottom and now be free to start reflecting user growth again.