SPUD-X: Feb2020SPUD, Thoughts on 4 Week Power Down, and Aquarium Update by abitcoinskeptic

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@revisesociology ·
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@tipu ·
<a href="https://tipu.online/curator?revisesociology" target="_blank">Upvoted &#128076;</a> (Mana: 10/20 - <a href="https://steempeak.com/steem/@tipu/tipu-curate-project-update-recharging-curation-mana" target="_blank">need recharge</a>?)
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@revisesociology · (edited)
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Sounds like great progress!

You're making great curation returns, I posted the other day about how I make a 10.5% return on my SP for just curation, that's active SP. Which is pretty good compared to delegation.  

I'm also against the HF 4 week PD, just looking at the quality, or lack of quality of people who have voted for the 4 week PD is enough to convince me it's a bad move. 

I think the longer lock-in period is one of the things which makes Steem attractive,  different! 

Cheers for what I anticipate will be a pretty good tipu efficiency percentage, I just noticed you POSHd this as well! 
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@abitcoinskeptic ·
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Curation rewards are awesome now and increasingly significant with every SP I earn. They won't decline if there are a ton of authors competing for post rewards and curation.
Actually, I stopped posting as much because I think I'm getting my fair share of rewards. Eventually, I may start posting smaller posts in a new account, or better yet, just wait for a social community and post there.

I haven't delegated for a while, but I do know the amount has fallen. Intersting that curation is almost as good. I remember it being around 7% before the hardfork, so 10 is a great improvement. I wonder if delegation returns will fall even more as a result of a 4-week power-down? I suspect curation will be slightly affected if the Steem/Steem Power ratio changes significantly, but at most it could go back down to where it was before the hard fork which is very unlikely.

Honestly, I don't think this hard fork is going to make any difference. It may allow back actors to mess about, but we have organized downvoting trails. It's obvious when someone is on power down. Some people are now downvoting people because they have 100% downvote strength or because they self vote or vote farm. I'm sure downvoting people because they are on power down may also be a thing (I don't support that). 
In any case, if they start messing around too much, it will be easy enough to switch back to 13 weeks or more, and it will happen fast and possibly without a proposal.
I think the real powers are remaining on the fence (off record) with this proposal because it won't make that much of a difference probably. Actual reputation (social networking and blogging) takes a while.
However, I agree, the long term vesting does make Steem unique. I remember reading all SMTs will have the same 13 week (maybe 4 week lockdown) period. Maybe they could just work on allowing that to be changed instead?

Thanks for the TIPU. I haven't used that service in a while, but recently, my rewards have been good and I hope you get a great return!
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@revisesociology ·
I always suspected those 20% plus returns weren't sustainable anyway, 10% sounds much more realistic. 

I'm actually getting back into posting now, I quite enjoy it TBH. 

I don't think there'll be enough Witnesses to agree to the 4 week PD anyway, if you look at whose voted on the SPS, it's basically one person making the difference. That's unlikely to persuade a consensus of Top 20 witnesses, many of whom have voted against it~! 
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@papilloncharity ·
I share your number 1 concern regarding hackers. 14 weeks is enough time to save one's SP.
Also a general concern is that no one has developed something with sound, like a little bell or a ping to warn one that your account is on powerdown.

Your progress looks very good here my friend.
Blessings!
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@abitcoinskeptic ·
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If you are on a powerdown and open steem world you get a huge red bar on top of the screen. Steem peaks wallet also mentions it.

I do hope front ends have more warnings if it is shorter.
Thanks ~ I guess you are doing well, too.
I tend to avoid supporting people who are always powering down and selling their steem. 50% is enough.
I'm not strongly against the proposal, I'm only slightly against it. No need to panic. If hacking and losing Steem becomes a problem, it can be changed back.
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@papilloncharity ·
Yeah, I also cannot take sides in this, but what will be will be.
My only concern is the hackers.
I am not doing too badly and just being pestered on every post by the pesky downvotes.
I cannot understand who in his right, or wrong mind would downvote a charity. Even if they have a fight with others.
Blessings!
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@zekepickleman ·
Great tanks!  I am going to have to do an update on my tanks which both turned out to be community tanks. 

I am trying to get home to πŸ₯” myself and have over 100 to power up. You are doing a great job stacking and powering up. We will all be even more glad we supported you and enjoyed your perspective of the world when your upvotes reflect your huge stake. 

TIL then, keep steeming my friend and let’s hope we get SMTs in before making huge changes. Great point. 

Posted using [Partiko iOS](https://partiko.app/referral/zekepickleman)
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@abitcoinskeptic ·
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I think in a couple of years everyone around now who isn't selling will have a huge stake. I remember when it was worth a  luple of dollars, I would look at dolphins and think wow, that is a lot of momey to spend om Steem.
I wonder if I would start selling at that level? Maybe to get back what I've put in...

I can't wait to see some update on your tanks. Community tanks are neat. There are are a few ways one can go so nothing wrong with having a couple.
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@streetstyle ·
Great post @abitcoinskeptic Packed with quite a bit of info....
first, the x in #spudx was partially inspired by you. 
Second, what happens to the shrimp, do you eat them? Or are they pets? Pretty cool stuff nonetheless. 
As for the proposal, I can relate to how you feel, since I am not really excited by either, and I can see the pros and cons to both. 
Any chance you can give me a brief rundown on what the steem.dao is and how it works?
Thanks again for supporting #spud take care and have a good one. 
ps. congrats on those power up moves and I say challenge yourself, you never know how far you can go until you do....
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@abitcoinskeptic ·
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Thanks, spud is always nice. I wonder if it can get to 30? Will you call it 3X,  triple X, or the classic xXx? 

I powered up everything I earned here long before spud, but eventually I may start selling some if my target is met in the future. Not even sire what that is yet.

Those shrimp just clean up the dead plants amd keep algae under control. They are little gardeners.
There are probably around 150 in there. All of them combined would probably weigh less than a cocktail shrimp. We do eat the mini ones in Korea (a very salty yhing you add to meat usually), but I think those are a different species that likes salt water.
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@streetstyle ·
So in theory people could have like their own shrimp pond for food at home? 
That is some cool stuff, do you ever post about those ponds? How to make and maintain them? That would make for some good info. Please tag me or let me know when and if you do. 
Also thanks for joining us for #spud and now once again you have inspired future #spuds not sure how it will go but I like your thinking on that.... so in the future your input as far as names go is appreciated. Thank you and take care.
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@saboin ·
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I powered up a bit over 1000 Steem for SPUD-X, but I didn't make a post about it this time. I'm a lazy bum; I won't deny it.

I also voted against the four-week power down. I agree with what you said about those who are just here to make money and milk the system. I've been powering up and I intend to continue to do so.
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@abitcoinskeptic ·
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1000 Steem is a lot. I made a lot of Steem purchases last year. Technically it is still in well in my target buy price and I don't think it's going back down anytime soon. No point in having reward earned Steem sitting idle so I like to power up about 1 time a week. I've gotten tired of making posts just about Steem, so I think a decent series of unrelated pictures is great.
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@old-guy-photos · (edited)
I like your tanks. Here on the lake we get some cool lily pads that look nice but have the nicest yellow or white flowers. Wonder if they would live in your pond?

![20180928_160009.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSSs7HRMQkQSuavsAL4CrLwycybYKKMYYidFogBmz79oP/20180928_160009.jpg)

I dont have a strong opinion on the 4 week PD. 13 weeks is better than the million year or whatever it used to be lol. I have never bought in, so I guess that is not so important to me. How many more people would feel comfortable enough to invest with a shorter PD? That is the question...but they can just leave it in liquid, so it seems a moot point.
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@abitcoinskeptic ·
Those lily pads look great. I could get some minature ones. I just have duckweed floating in there as the other floating plants I've tried were just too tasty and slow growing to survive the shrimp. I bought some miniature lotus plant seeds and they started growing, but the shrimps ate those plants and the seeds, too. Maybe they are just too tasty for the little guys.

4 week PD seems to be on hold after Steemitblog's post. It looks like they are going to wait and do something more robust to give people actual decisions. I think it was 104 weeks originally which does seem ridiculous.
We can make already make our own choices whether to vote for people on powerdown or those who are just investing and farming rewards with low effort.
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@shortsegments ·
$0.01
What a difference a month makes! So much has happened on the chain.

Posted via <a href="https://steemleo.com/">Steemleo</a>
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