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Always the same spot during my morning commute. Each one looks different. These pictures were all taken the same morning

Lots of debates these days aim to secure a certain position by claiming that rather than being an opinion where adults can disagree, it's either been scientifically proven ('those who disagree with me

(taken during morning commute)

! Both from the same week. First picture = sunrise. Catching more of those now that it's staying darker for longer (although DST just set all that back). Second picture = sunset. Same week I think. Enjoy!

Built my own independent Bitcoin node - Raspberry Pi, running Ubuntu Mate Linux. 230GB WD hard drive to store blockchain. Now the BTC node can run on its own without being dependent on the ups and downs

I am posting this in support of the Catalonian independence referendum that is currently being repressed by the centralist Spanish government, by violent means. I spent a summer in Barcelona as an intern

To The States To The States or any one of them, or any city of the States, Resist Much, obey little, Once unquestioning obedience, once fully enslaved, Once fully enslaved, no nation, state, city of this

Canadian side, taken by cellphone (apologies for quality)

Truly touching moments of humanity, ethics, and morals are rather rare in warfare. The Christmas Truce of WWI was an excellent example of such humanity, as were the heroic actions of German Luftwaffe fighter

Portrait of the poet by Paula Modersohn-Becker, courtesy The Yorck Project: 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei. DVD-ROM, 2002. ISBN 3936122202 First of all, Rilke is one of my favorite poets, period. He was

(picture from www.poetryfoundation.org) A few words about the poem: My understanding is that Gimenez was another Chilean poet, and that Neruda wrote the poem upon his death. I like the poem because of

(Constantin Cavafy) What I like about this poem: The poem paints one of the richest pictures of dealing with loss that I've seen. It is set in antique history, specifically, it recounts the days immediately

The link below leads to a great summary of implications from the impending August 1 bitcoin fork. I created the above infographic to summarize my understanding of the takeaways. All credit for content

(Photo source: pexels.com) I've seen posts that explain the mechanics of how mathematically the 21 million limit arises, like this one: I guess my question is, who/what mechanism makes sure that this rule

(image source: Pexels.com) If you're wondering not only what the debate is about but also what the possible implications for bitcoin owners/holders are, this is worth a read. The post was created by Melwin

Hi everyone: I've been dabbling in cloud mining for a couple of weeks, trying to understand the economics of it. Using Genesis, I bought some small amounts of BTC (sha256), ETH (dagger-hashimoto) and DASH

(my image, taken at Seneca Rocks, WV, USA) Die Wälder schweigen Die Jahreszeiten wandern durch die Wälder. Man sieht es nicht. Man liest es nur im Blatt. Die Jahreszeiten strolchen durch die Felder. Man

(my picture) Nocturne Make this night loveable, Moon, and with eye single Looking down from up there, Bless me, One especial And friends everywhere. With a cloudless brightness Surround our absences; Innocent