PostsCommentsPayoutsseattlea (74)in Splinterlands • 5 days agoMy Favorite Conclave Arcana CardThere is something oddly satisfying about logging into Splinterlands, scanning through your lineup, and spotting that one card that always makes you grin. For me, that card is Yaba’s Pickle - my one andseattlea (74)in Synergy Builders • 7 days agoMinor Update to the Compare Hive Authors Tool and Analyzing Top Performing Author NumbersBack from vacation and added top 100 most rewarded Hive authors for last year to the tool and doing some analysis on the author reward tiers in top 100.seattlea (74)in Actifit • yesterdayCorrection in Gold and Silver, Splinterlands New Reward Cards LiveToday was a correction in Gold and Silver prices. Gold was down about five percent and silver was down around seven percent. These kinds of drops are highly unusual for precious…seattlea (74)in Actifit • 5 days agoDon't be an Exit Liquidity Gold is supposed to be a store of value and I had a position in gold miner ETF since April of 2021. Yesterday I sold the last of my GDX ETF. Why did I do it? My reason is quite…seattlea (74)in Feel Good • 3 days agoOn a Rainy Seattle Autumn Day Memories of San Diego, California. Phone Photography.When it is a rainy cold day in Seattle like today and you know that this kind of weather will be almost every day for the next half a year or so, it is nice to recall one of our trips to sunny and warmseattlea (74)in Actifit • 6 days agoGold is going parabolic and creating a major speculative bubble. First day back to work and it started with a bang. On Tuesday Microsoft did one of their Tuesday security updates and it broke our Azure DevOps deployment pipelines on Tuesday.…seattlea (74)in Actifit • 3 days agoEnjoying my Sunday, Home Made Bolognese and King Boletus DishToday was one of those really nice Sundays. The morning started with my wife cooking us a really nice Bolognese dish. I was helping out of course like washing celery, washing…seattlea (74)in Actifit • 7 hours agoWorking in Downtown Seattle Today. Went to the office today. It was easy to get steps today. I also managed to do a really nice weight lifting workout in our office gym. The oak in the picture above is starting…seattlea (74)in Actifit • 2 days agoMy Actifit Report Card: October 20 2025Went to Costco today to pick up some food stuff and a couple bottles of wine. One more day of over ten thousand steps. This report was published via Actifit app (…seattlea (74)in Actifit • 4 days agoMy Actifit Report Card: October 18 2025Was able to get over ten thousand steps once again today. Keeping track of my steps on Hive blockchain. This report was published via Actifit app ( Android | iOS ).…seattlea (74)in #life • 3 days agoRE: I have returned.Powerful words! In the end none of our money, statuses or assets matter, this is a powerful reminder to pay more attention to those around me and live more in the moment than for…seattlea (74)in #hivefest10 • 2 days agoRE: Hivefest 10 - last day, dinner, farewells and some touching toastsInteresting to see the pictures of Hive people in real life. What were your main take-aways from the Hive Fest?seattlea (74)in #hivefest10 • 2 days agoRE: Hivefest 10 - second dayPervy Penguin LOL! That is the best :)seattlea (74)in Reflections • 4 days agoRE: Who Do You Think You Are?Interesting and thought provoking post. First of all, I think I am a builder. I have been a software engineer for over twenty years and part of that time my title was solution…seattlea (74)in Reflections • 2 days agoRE: Artificial WisdomOne thing to keep in mind about robotics in factories is that AI is improving over time and while humans may have lower error rate for now that will not last... Also you have to…seattlea (74)Good Copin Finance and Economy • 7 days agoRE: How much to be Rich?Well my number for being rich is anything 6,000,000 USD+ I would allocate these assets the following way: 3,000,000 - Income Producing Investments 2,000,000 - Home 1,000,000…seattlea (74)in Reflections • 13 hours agoRE: Tension ReleaseI was never able to get our daughter to excercise with me. She is very petite so doesn't feel like she needs it. I was able to get our son to work out regularly with me, but…seattlea (74)in Reflections • 4 days agoRE: Is HiveFest still Relevant?The fork didn't happen in Q1. The current version of witness software is 1.27.11. After a hard fork it will go to version 1.28.0 and all witnesses will have to upgrade or not get…seattlea (74)in Reflections • 5 days agoRE: WTF: Question of CharacterThere is no black and white for the most part when it comes to people. We all reside in the gray area for the most part. Though I think it is easy to point out those who are…seattlea (74)in Reflections • 2 days agoRE: Sunday Tortilla Sunday We don't really have any friends. There, I said it :) My wife and I don't have any friends, but we have our relatives and we do enjoy when they visit.