I completed a few LN test transactions. Have yet to discover the announcement to the test and main networks. Hopefully soon.
My overall take on LN's course is that in 6 months (maybe even 3) posts will discuss things much different than we anticipate now.
Business and product design was a minor part of my education, but enough to grasp what @aantonop discusses regarding best development teams. A crash course in web dev helps understand this as well.
LN seems designed with adaptability in mind. Bitcoin remains true to fundamental design. Here is where I try to keep the centralization in perspective. The question I look at is: what can LN become? Recognizing the dangers of decentralization has me wondering: so if that is what the world leans toward, what's to stop a pseudo blockchain from stepping in front of LN right now.
Ultimately, if LN begins with central hubs, can the tech be altered to make it so impractical that we get our dream LN?
FYI: you're losing money when using the 100% power up option on your posts.
Reward conversion is done on the basis of STEEM-USD price and under the assumption the SBD dollar-peg was intact.
For the time being you should always use 50/50 to maximize your rewards! Converting the rewarded SBD to STEEM on the internal market will be much more profitable.
I'm a week old. Wanted to give it a try. Saw some top wallets doing it. So do you know off hand what's the conversion cost of 1 Steem power via 100% power up vs converting Steem dollars?