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Google is paving the way to personal TV nirvana
Tags: AndroidTV, TV, Future, Operator, Android

Pierre Donath is Director Product and Marketing at 3SS

Today’s digital entertainment sector is more fragmented than ever: it’s downright confusing for some. The now perennial threat of cord cutting hovers like a sword of Damocles for incumbent Pay TV operators worldwide. In parallel, premium content brands and broadcasters who are intent on forging direct, profitable relationships with viewers on multiple screens are getting to grips with how difficult their ambition is to achieve. Moreover, they all have become acutely aware — often through bitter experience — how a loyal relationship with a subscriber can quickly lead to a complete turnoff if the service is at all difficult to navigate or if finding the content which the viewer desires is even just a bit inconvenient or not intuitive enough.

What all incumbent and prospective TV providers have in common is the strong desire to create a service which consumers will truly love, recommend to their friends and colleagues, and happily pay for over the long term.

Fortunately, that vision for what makes a next-generation, truly compelling TV service is becoming clearer. To the surprise of many — and to the anxiety of some — none other than Google is emerging as the TV service provider’s best friend on this journey.

To examine what a great TV experience feels like, let’s put ourselves in the shoes of the viewer, or sit on his or her sofa, trusty remote in hand, as it were. What do viewers really want? What does a great TV experience feel like?

We think the answer is pretty clear: People want lots of great content, linear, live and on-demand, originating from broadcasters as well as from apps and the web — all seamlessly offered in one attractive interface, smorgasbord-style, and easily searchable for viewing at any time.

Importantly, TV needs to be ultra-easy-to-use, and ultimately, personal. Enabling the best possible user experience is absolutely paramount.

Sounds simple, but we all know that making it happen isn’t.
Monk episode review — 6.6 — Mr. Monk and the Buried Treasure
By: Patrick J Mullen
Tags: Monk, Comedy, TV, Mystery, Television

Original air date: August 17, 2007

Director: Sam Weisman

Writer: Jonathan Collier

Rating: 8/10

“Mr. Monk and the Buried Treasure” isn’t great television by any means, but I do think it’s a solid, suspenseful episode.

Monk learns that Harold has gotten a gift for Dr. Kroger, so he’s looking for ways to show his appreciation, though more to best Harold than anything else. He also learns that Dr. Kroger’s relationship with his son isn’t going too well, and that’s quite helpful information, because his son comes to Monk needing help on an “assignment” for school.

In actuality, he’s found a treasure map left by a dead bank robber.

Monk and Natalie help find the buried treasure, so the kids go back to dig it up after Monk and Natalie are gone. But monk learns about the bank robbing case, so he goes back to the kids.

Monk and Dr. Kroger’s son return to the spot of the buried treasure and just as Monk figures out what’s going on, the two get buried in gravel.

What I like most about this episode is how the two of them end up getting out of it. It’s cleverly set up in two ways. One, all episode long Randy has been getting free refills on his big gulp thing, so he constantly has to pee. And two, Dr. Kroger’s son is obsessed with metal music, so he’s able to play it loud enough when Randy’s peeing near them so that he can hear.

I liked this episode a good deal. It has kind of a rough start. The teen characters are so lame, and just a reminder that the mid-2000s are just as bad as any other decade when it comes to fashion and “culture.” But other than that, it’s pretty good.
4 Hands-On Ways You Can Protect Our Planet
By: Barry Nerhus
Tags: Environment, Environmental Issues, Nature, Conservation

You may already realize the importance of maintaining the world we live in. You might recycle, use less water, and make smarter, more eco-friendly purchases on a day-to-day basis. This is great! Are you looking for a way to help even more? Are you searching to take that next step to preserve our planet? If so, volunteering is the perfect opportunity.

Help Plant Native Trees

Trees are one of our planet’s most powerful natural resources. They help combat climate change and reduce pollution. They also clean the air we breathe by filtering out pollutants and producing oxygen. The benefits of trees don’t stop there! Trees also provide a home for wildlife and prevent soil erosion.

Planting trees is a great way to make a difference in our ecosystem. Check to see if your city is part of the Tree City USA movement and sign up to help. If not, consider organizing your own tree planting event.

Don’t forget that you can also volunteer to help keep trees healthy after they’ve been planted. You may be responsible for watering, weeding, and pruning .

Volunteer on an Urban Farm

Urban farms provide a green space in a crowded city. Their goal is to teach people about environmental issues, sustainable farming, and nutritious food systems. Most farms are happy to accept single volunteers or groups of people looking to help out. Your tasks may include planting, weeding, or educating the garden’s guests.

Clean Your Local River

Did you know that 100,000 marine animals die each year from ingesting or getting tangled in trash? There aren’t any government agencies directly responsible for clearing garbage out of our rivers. Because of this, it’s up to volunteers to keep our streams and rivers clean. By removing trash, you will be helping improve water quality and making rivers a safer place for animals and humans alike.

There may already be a group in your area that you can join. If not, you can look online to see if your area is part of the National River Cleanup through American Rivers or has a local Riverkeeper chapter.

Join an Advocacy Group

If you’re looking to make a lasting difference in the future, consider joining an environmental advocacy group. These groups lobby for policies that will protect our environment for years to come. Each volunteer position will look different based on your interests and skills. Possible tasks include organizing fundraising events, writing letters, and canvassing the streets.

These are great ways to take concrete steps to help preserve the natural wonders of our planet. Why not research opportunities near you and start today?
Dear JulianGiulio Nhorteo Batedo, thanks for your response.
By: Angela Stallone
Tags: Environmentalism, Environment, People, Behavior Change, Environmental Issues

Dear JulianGiulio Nhorteo Batedo, thanks for your response.

I did not say “this is the problem”. I think it’s clear that: 1. The one I tackle is one of the problems; 2. Highlighting the contradictions of someone does not imply that someone else is right; 3. I am not attacking, I am discussing the contradictions of a target of people because, well, I can do it.

I am happy to read about McDonalds, so that I can reply with the same story I wrote in another response: in a small city in Puglia, Altamura, McDonald’s was forced to close, because people preferred to keep buying the traditional “pane and panini” from the bakery ( → The Bread That Ran Big Mac Out Of Town). This is a nice example of how much people’s choices can influence the market.

Most importantly, we are not all hypocrites. If one does not care about environment and keeps eating meat every single day, he/she is perfectly coherent. Disrespectful of environment, but not hypocrite. My target here is those people who claim they care more than others about environment, but they actually do not. Altamura citizens did much more, claiming much less. Taking on responsibilities is the key, I think.

About your last question “What actually motivated you to write such a piece?”. I see some contradictions, I talk about them. That’s it.
Environmentally-Friendly Travel Products
By: Warren Marr
Tags: Environment, Travel, Outdoors, Gear, Environmental Issues

In today’s world, one of the most responsible things you can do is use environmentally-friendly products when traveling. With a little creativity, these products can be used in the same way as travel products that weren’t environmentally friendly were used in the past.

One example is storing personal items in a silicone sandwich bag. This can be a great way to transport not only snacks, but also toiletries and other necessary travel accessories. A sandwich bag made of silicone is environmentally friendly because it lacks latex, petroleum, and PVC.

Certain non-liquid shampoos and conditioners are also environmentally friendly. Some come in bar form, making them convenient for travel. A single bar of shampoo contains as much product as three bottles would. A single bar of conditioner contains as much product as five bottles would. They are not only compostable but aren’t tested on animals and are preferred by the TSA.

Even luggage can be made environmentally friendly. Purchasing and using a suitcase made entirely from recycled plastic bottles, for example, supports the environment while still providing a useful way to transport items for travel.

Another travel product that favors the environment is reusable utensils made from bamboo. This is a great alternative to plastic utensils because bamboo is very lightweight, as well as heat resistant. It can also be used to create straws that make enjoying a drink easier and more environmentally friendly. Another alternative is to travel with silicone straws. This type of straw is easy to clean and can be reused many times.

A solar-powered lamp is also a must-have travel item . The diversity of this lamp makes it ideal for travel. It can be used on a bicycle, picnic table or even hung around one’s neck. Consuming a few hours of sunshine allows the lamp to provide light for up to an entire day.

Biodegradable dental floss is also recommended for travel. Most dental floss is made of plastic, preventing it from breaking down and in turn, harming the environment. Switching to silk floss is a better alternative.

These are just a few of the environmentally friendly travel products. It is possible to replace almost everything toxic you use when traveling, with products that support the environment.
Why (and HOW) Artists Should Act on Climate Change
By: Niklas Rudolph
Tags: Climate Change, Nature, Musicians, Art, Environmental Issues

It’s easy to reduce your own carbon footprint — but what about the people around you? Will it help to cut the tires of their SUVs? Hack their credit card so they can’t book transatlantic flights anymore? No, it won’t. By the next day insurance will have made sure that theres a new oversized vehicle in the garage and the plane will fly even without your neighbour.

And that’s were artists com in.

While our individual actions are important, the problem with solving problems on our own is that you also cut down your abilities to connect with like-minded peers. So instead of overthinking your own consumption patterns or trying to reduce your carbon footprint by another two percent go forward by looking out for people who have your mindset.

Or as artist Ricky Kej put it:

I travel all around the world to perform and spread the message of saving the environment.

Ricky Kej is part of the “Artists for the Earth “ — Network. Its participants are convinced that art has the power to influence and to inspire. Or as they put it on their website:

“It acts as a mirror to society, able to illuminate the human condition in ways beyond pure science or fact. It distills experience, and through it, can raise questions, reveal a conflict or a dilemma and communicate ideas across cultures irrespective of borders. It can elicit emotion, deepen understanding and help to galvanize a movement.”

In 1970 the Earth Day Movement started to make people aware of their lifestyle’s consequences for the planet. It became the starting point for a global movement that lead to environmental laws and a wave of activism.

In 2020 — 50 years later — artists use their publicity to promote the values of ecology. Famous french string quartet Quatuor Ébène put it like this:

Ecology — the humanism of the 21st century —  encourages us to rethink our frontiers.

The quartet takes part in the Beethoven Pastoral Project, which invites artists all across the world to make a statement for environmental protection. Musicians like conductor Paavo Järvi or jazz pianist Uri Caine elaborate on Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony.

In his masterpiece Beethoven depicts the harmonious unity between mankind and nature — back in the early 19th century. About a hundred artists and collectives have joined the project so far.
WHY I AM AN ECO-FEMINIST
By: Oladosu Adenike
Tags: Feminism, Gender Equality, Climate Change, Women, Environmental Issues

This is a drawing of me (Oladosu Adenike) by Ilana Tzipporah.

According to Martin Luther King say ‘’our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter ‘’ as an Eco-feminist I wish not be silent about those things that matters to the growth (peace and security) of our world. Being an Eco-feminist relate to using the feminist approach in understanding ecological issues. In every environmental issue, there is always women crisis or equally women crisis leads to environmental crisis and other issue. According to Shiva Vandana ‘’women are subsistence economies’’. A lot of environmental challenges affect the society today, as an Eco-feminism relate it to women since girls and women are at the ‘centrepiece’ of most environmental issues. These challenges include gradual removal of Ozone layer, flooding, and wide fire (due to intense heating).

Available records have shown that women and girls are victims of Agro-ecological problem facing Africa. This has resulted into massive displacement of people from their homes and this has led to the growth of refugee Camps where the security of their lives is threaten. We cannot solve Climate change crisis if the welfare of women and girls are left out. Gender based violence cannot be solved if the various environmental situation are not solved. I have a dream, a dream where every girl and woman is equal to their brother, father, Uncle in all ramifications; I strongly believe this can be achieved through Eco-feminism. After a series of thoughts and reflections on career paths, I choose to be a gender activist and an environmentalist. The world is currently in a gender and environmental crisis, hence we need ecofeminist solutions.

By Oladosu Adenike (oladosuadenike32@gmail.com)
Hope Bohanec: an Inspiration for Compassionate Living
By: Shreena Shah
Tags: Animal Agriculture, Health, Animal Rights, Activism, Environmental Issues

If you’re looking for inspiration and yearning to keep active in our fight against animal agriculture, then Animal Rebellion introduces to you Hope Bohanec.

Hope Bohanec has been actively protecting animals and the environment for over 25 years. She started her journey with Earth First! and has taken part in all types of actions.

Hope is the Executive Director of Compassionate Living, based in California. Compassionate Living is a non-profit, plant-based advocacy organisation which has a huge focus on removing misinformation caused by labels on food. As consumers become more aware of what animal farms are really like, the industry has offered several “‘alternatives” such as sustainable, organic, and free-range. However, these labels do more to de-sensitise humans from the facts about their food than it does for the better treatment of Earth and the animals. Compassionate Living aims to “support ethical and eco-friendly living by highlighting the abundance of plant-based options that heal our bodies, our planet, and our relationship to animals”.

Consumers are continuously opting for labels such as “cage-free” or “free-range”. So, in 2013, Hope Bohanec published a book called “The Ultimate Betrayal: Is There Happy Meat” which explores the true costs of these products to the environment and animals. Hope deconstructs how labels misinform consumers and raises animal, global-health and food choice awareness.

For nearly a decade, Hope has been working with United Poultry Concerns, an organisation which focuses entirely on “chickens, turkeys, ducks and domestic fowl”. Hope organises projects such as the International Respect for Chickens Day and does outreach, demonstrations and fundraisers. United Poultry Concerns reveals how poultry is exploited; providing information on how the use of these birds in science, food production, entertainment and education deteriorates the relationship between humans, non-human animals and the environment.

On Friday 22nd May, 19:00–20:00 BST, Hope Bohanec is joining Animal Rebellion to share her knowledge in an interview and Q&A session on Facebook Live.

Don’t forget to book your tickets on Eventbrite in advance, to participate in the question and answering session on Zoom! If you can not tune in live, the talk will be available either on the Animal Rebellion Facebook page or YouTube channel.

Find your inspiration with Hope

Compassionate Living

United Poultry Concerns

Hope’s Podcast: Hope for the Animals

Facebook: Animal Rebellion

Website: https://animalrebellion.org/
New Jersey Sustainability Reporting Hub marks a unique approach to environmental collaboration
By: Stefanie Murray
Tags: Local News, Journalism, Climate, Collaboration, New Jersey

New Jersey Sustainability Reporting Hub marks a unique approach to environmental collaboration

This week the New Jersey Sustainability Reporting Hub announced that it has officially launched and published its first 12 stories.

The NJSR Hub, of which the Center for Cooperative Media is a founding partner, is a unique approach to climate journalism. Its goal is to produce solutions-oriented news and information related to environmental sustainability. It works by recruiting fellows in newsrooms around the state and putting them together in a cohort for the fellowship period.

The Hub is a project of CivicStory, a New Jersey news nonprofit, and it is currently supporting eight fellows. The Hub is funded by contributions from founding partners and individuals. (Additional fundraising is needed to enable another round of fellowships in 2020.)

Participating outlets include The Record (part of the USA Today network); The Press of Atlantic City; WBGO, Newark public radio; The Nubian News (a Trenton-based bi-weekly); Cape May County Herald; VillageGreenNJ.com (Maplewood-South Orange); Green Philly, and New Jersey Hills Media Group (15 weekly newspapers).

“The NJSR fellowship enables a frequency of sustainability stories that would normally be beyond our capacity as a local site,” said Village Green co-founder Mary Barr Mann in a new release the Hub published this week.

The content produced by the Hub is available for republication under a Creative Commons license. Recent stories include “Hey, Jersey, Do You Know Where Your Trash Goes?” and “Harsher climate a challenge to New Jersey tomato farmers. Here’s how they’re adapting.”

The Hub joins a (quickly) growing list of collaboratives in the U.S. that are focused on climate or the environment, an area where I expect to see even more growth in 2020.

Here are just a handful of those collaboratives:

And there are many more examples. There are so many examples, in fact, and so many more to come that the Center is studying climate collaboration for a whitepaper to be released in 2020. Let us know if you’ve been involved in such a collaboration or want to start one and are willing to participate in our research: info@centerforcooperativemedia.org.
Wednesday
By: John Allen
Tags: Environment, Climate, Activism, Global Warming

“You see, even in a stronghold of our fellow human beings we may be subject to abnormal fears that would land us in an asylum if we voiced them to another.” Thomas Liggoti

The Asylum of Human Affairs

Things are coming to a head in these days of growing dystopia. We are inundated with images of destruction around the planet. Most all of which is our own making. Yes, us, we clever humans that can’t see a good thing when it has allowed our species to flourish and take over the world, to want to form it in our own image. We peoples’ that still believe in fairy tales and think that something from the beyond will rescue us from ourselves. Sorry, folks, it’s up to us to rescue ourselves. We have the ways. No deus ex machina, no magic skyhook, to swoop down from the clouds to save the day. No wonder comic books brought to the silver screen are so popular these days. We are still children wanting a rescuer. We can’t accept that our rulers and our ways are killing us all. We are riding on the horse of the apocalypse and we are the horse.

I’m going to leave a couple of links below to help my thoughts along as stated above. I’m worried about my cat. I’m worried about Earth. I can’t not see what’s happening these days. I am stumped as to why the ruling class’s won’t do anything. Here’s one reason for all them to care. You all have to breathe too. Another: your fancy beach front properties will be underwater from rising oceans before this century is out. I suggest watching old episodes of “Miami Vice”, “Burn Notice” or “CSI: Miami”; so you can see what was before the waters washed it all away. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago won’t be worth much in 50–75 years. Too bad I won’t be around to scoff and laugh at his folly, neither will he, for that matter.

One of these links gets an essay by Chris Hedges, a sobering look at the state of things from a sociological stance. The other from Climate Activist, Dhar Jamail about Alaskan sea ice. Both of these essays are worth a look today. I’m going to concentrate on reading Husserl today. To keep my mind busy so I don’t worry about my cat and Earth. One is very close and dear to me, my cat, the other is my home, Earth. Peace, The Ol’ Hippy \/
My plan to tackle the climate crisis
By: Kamala Harris
Tags: Climate Change, 2020 Presidential Race, Climate, Kamala Harris

Our oceans are warming. Sea levels are rising. Pollution is threatening our air and water. Droughts are hurting our crops. Fires are burning our forests. Extreme weather is destroying our communities.

We are poisoning the planet.

If we stay on this path, our children and our children’s children will be left to face the catastrophic and life-threatening consequences of climate change. This election is our final straw — our last, best chance to elect a leader who will address climate change before it’s too late.

That’s why I’m releasing our campaign’s official plan to tackle the climate crisis. Climate change is an imminent threat to our planet — and our future. It’s within our power to do something about it.

During tonight’s climate town hall on CNN, I’ll share my plan with the American people and talk about how our movement is ready to fight for our planet.

My new plan will:

Invest $10 trillion to achieve a clean economy by 2045 and create millions of jobs;

Pursue justice for communities across America shattered by climate change;

Protect our natural resources by stopping drilling on public lands and investing in renewable energy;

Hold corporations accountable that pollute our air, land, and water;

And reassert the United States’ global leadership on climate by rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement.

Many will say this is “too bold.” That this approach is impossible. That our movement won’t be able to bring Republicans and Democrats together.

Nothing is too bold or impossible when our planet — our home — is at risk. This crisis requires bold action. There is no other option — no planet B, no do-overs. Rapid climate change is happening right now and it’s everyone’s responsibility to fight it. Read the full plan here.

Thanks for all you do for our future and our planet.

For The People,

— Kamala Harris
Human Development and Adequate Environment
By: Harry Hotmann
Tags: Environment, Humans, Climate, Climate Change, Technology

“You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyze your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping you toward success — or are they holding you back?”(Stone). Our environment affects us all in many different ways, just because we are all human and have different ways of adapting to specific situations, our reactions can be based upon how we were raised we have seen throughout our lives. But it is not arguable that we as intellectual beings adapt, but the next question is where does the border lie between adaptation and environment and the result of this adjustment. Let’s consider that our natural habitat is all deserts, will we develop the same way and outcome we are now? So, it is unquestionable that nature and its resources manipulate main roll in humans improvement.

Natural resources are those visible or non-visible things, which are produced or given by nature for living on this earth. These natural resources have no source but its existence means a lot for human beings. Human can only modify it but cannot produce natural resources which are essential in growth and inventions. Thus the consumption of these resources should be in limit in order to make sure that the existence of these resources should not be end ever in future.

Every tiny secret of science man discovered was buried inside nature components.

Natural Resources and Humans

Air, water, soil, land, sunshine, forest, animals, coal, petroleum and minerals are the natural resources with no source. Air, water, animals and tree comes in category of renewal resources as they can be regained by nature, but by using in efficient manner. On the other side, petroleum, metals and coals are found in limited quantity and come under non-renewal category. These non renewal resources cannot be reproduced by anyone either human or nature.

Some resources come from other natural resources like wood and oxygen come from tree, petroleum and metal come from land, solar energy comes from sunshine, wind energy comes from natural wind and hydro electrical energy comes from water.

Beginning from the birth till death, a human life completely depends on these natural resources and by consuming it in efficient manner we just do assurance of availability of these resources in future always.

Conservation refers to the process of protection, preservation, management, and restoration of natural environments and their inhabitants. The main objective of sustainable development is to preserve the resources of the environment for future generation use even after being used by the present generation. Hence, to achieve the objective of sustainable development, conservation of the environment is important.
A New Project
By: John Wolthuis
Tags: Investing, Climate, Philanthropy

I’ve decided to start writing (is this still called blogging?). I’m doing so less because I think it will be read and more as a way of imposing some discipline on my thinking and some structure on how I spend my time.

I’ve been working for startups as a software engineer ever since graduating from the University of Michigan, over 20 years ago now. I’ve spent the last 12 years as the co-founder of Twilio, primarily focusing on product and engineering. Twilio is now a successful public company. I have moved into a mostly advisory product architecture role, which is still interesting but is not as time consuming as the early work was. I also now have resources that most others do not. This means I’m in a position to tackle problems that most others can’t. That is a responsibility I do not want to take lightly.

Something I am struggling with is that, at the moment, I am basically a dilettante. I am concerned with effective government, wealth inequality, housing & homelessness, and above all climate change, but my knowledge on any one of those topics still feels exceptionally shallow. To reference the oft cited Dunning-Kruger graph, how do I know if I’m becoming more competent on a topic or if I’m just becoming more confident?

Are you becoming more competent or are you still scaling Mt. Stupid?

This is even more of a danger while immersed in Silicon Valley, where there is a tendency for people to read a few pop-science books and watch a few YouTube videos and proceed to behave like they’re experts. “The Curse of Knowledge” is something that is taken seriously, but climate change is not consumer software.

I believe the right approach is to embrace humility, pick a focus, and buckle down on a concerted research effort before really deploying time and resources. My problem is that, unlike startups, I have never found research particularly focusing. I was a crap university student. I have a poor rote memory. Non-fiction sends my ADHD into overdrive. That said, I’ve decided to do the hard thing (for me) and commit to doing the research and writing about my process publicly, as a way to hold myself accountable. If others find these posts interesting or have constructive advice or criticism, all the better.
Complete Guide for KYC Verification
By: Raissa Gomes
Tags: Blockchain Gaming, Kyc, Kyc Verification, Blockchain, Blockchain Startup

Welcome there!

Seedify is here to improve the gaming industry with blockchain technology. We offer a better starting point for the developers and community-picked projects for the investors.

But, before starting this journey, to be a part of the gaming revolution or become an investor; first you need to verify your KYC process. You can find every step that you need to confirm your ID in this guide.

Let’s get started!

1- Go to the KYC verification page.

2- Click to “Verify with Blockpass”

3- Click “Start”

4- Click “Continue” after submitting your email address.

5- Go to your email inbox and open the mail delivered from Blockpass. Then click “Continue Registration”. If you will not receive the mail, you can click “Resend Magic Link” after the duration to receive the email one more time.

6- Click the “National ID” button on the new page, then select the country you are from. After that, you can submit your information.

7- Click the “Launch Camera” button to take a photo of your ID picture on both front and back sides by fitting into the square that will be shown. Then confirm.

8- The system automatically fills in your ID information. You can go to the next step if they are correct, otherwise, you can manually edit them on the next step.

9- Go to the “Selfie” tab. Click on the “Take A Picture” and take a picture of yourself.

10- Go to the “Proof of Address” tab. Take a picture of a document that can prove your address such as a bill, certificate of residence, bank reference, or a bank statement by clicking “Launch Camera” or upload one from your computer by clicking “Upload a Photo”. You need to pay attention that the document you will use must:

1.Be a maximum of 3 months old

2. On behalf of your name

3. State the same address you have declared.

11- Check your information that will be stated on “Personal Info” and submit your address on the page to the “Address” part.

12- Click “Ethereum Address” on the “Crypto address” part. Copy and paste your wallet address that you hold SFUND on, to the “Address” line on the page after clicking “Add New Crypto Address”. You don’t need to change the “Label” line. Attention! Do not paste your exchange address!

13- Finally, click on the “Register” button after completing to submit all of your information. Your KYC process will be completed. You will be informed as soon as it will be confirmed.

Welcome to the crypto side of gaming life. You took the blue pill, will get the rabbit hole!

Keep reading and let’s get there together.
The world’s first blockchain UGC game, CardMaker, is now launching an idea collection from players, with a prize of up to 1,000USD
Tags: Game Development, Blockchain, Blockchain Startup, Blockchain Technology, Games

The world’s first blockchain UGC game, CardMaker, is now launching an idea collection from players, with a prize of up to 1,000USD CardMaker Nov 15, 2019·3 min read

After three years of development and two years of polishing in the field of blockchain gaming, CardMaker officially announced that the game is now preparing to land on Steam!

Who we are？

CardMaker is a interdisciplinary indie games which won the first prize in the Shanghai International Makers NEO Blockchain Black Horse Competition 2018, Best Game Award & Most Popular Award in the first NEO Blockchain Development Competition 2018, Top 10 Blockchain Game in Golden-Tea Award 2019, Sina Game Award in CGWR 2019, and is the first batch of ecology partners with Cocos-BCX, and is repeatedly reported by DappReview, Dapp.com.

Its fresh and cute game style, as well as the depth of the strategy can comparable to Hearth Stone, Slay the Spire, Night of Full Moon and other high-quality games.

What’s more, CardMaker opens the door for players to create their own cards, roles, modules, then realize game dream!

Our future

As we all know, Steam has about 7 million active users in China. The top four are 21 million users in the United States, 13 million in Russia, 8.7 million in Germany and 7.3 million in Brazil. China is the only Asian country in the top 10. How to let the conventional players on Steam understand the operation of blockchain and enjoy the fun brought by blockchain games will become the primary purpose of CardMaker.

Now, the game is still in intensive development for access to Steam, but the official registration has been made on Steam. We believe it will be updated gradually in the future.

Your idea matters

In order to let more players participate in the game, and through the feedback of players constantly improve the quality of the game. We now start to collect game ideas from all players!

Any good UGC solution is always welcome. You can come up with a complete and logical UI design, and you can provide great art style, material, or even complete module stories.

We will provide a total of 25 000 000 CAKE and 1000 USDT(ETH or NEO) as a design bonus pool (the bonus is from UGC pool), and we will choose according to the quality of the materials. When each update, bonuses will be delivered and town selected by the player.

The materials and the complete scheme can be sent to xiaoka@cardmaker.io via email in the form of text/document.

Turn your ideas into a fully executable solution to grow with the game you’re playing.

Follow us :）

Website: https://www.cardmaker.io

Game:

Asia node: https://neo.cardmaker.io/?from=medium

American node: https://neo2.cardmaker.io/?from=medium

User Center:

Asia node: http://neoa.cardmaker.io

American node: http://neoa2.cardmaker.io

Twitter: https://twitter.com/cardmakerio

Telegram: https://t.me/CardMaker

Discord: https://discord.gg/tNjgXUW

Facebook: fb.me/cardmaker.io
Blockchain in Waste Management
By: Blockchain Experts
Tags: Waste Management, Blockchain, Blockchain Startup, Blockchain Technology, Waste

Blockchain in Waste Management

Blockchain Technology no more requires any formal introduction. The distributed ledger technology has already carved its niche in various business protocols. However, today, the technology has superseded towards social good. Isn’t that interesting?

Earlier we witnessed to the working of blockchain in the field of automobiles, trading, manufacturing, hospitality, defense, needless to say even blockchain in music and entertainment industry. But today, several business platforms are into testing blockchain for social goods such as waste disposal, eradicating poverty, hunger, promising education, safe and clean drinking water and so on. Ongoing research numbers are endless. Blockchain enthusiasts are into digging new possibilities of blockchain in eradicating these social evils and bring back our earth to a good living place again. Few have already come up with innovative solutions, but yet to get with worldwide implementation.

Among them is blockchain for waste management. Today waste disposal is no less than a nerve breaking task. Every nation despite of its size and technology power, are into stiffly facing the challenge of disposing the wastes. It has become a herculean task for the nation to find a convenient and appropriate means of disposal.

Currently, the waste management around the world is carried in a haphazard manner. Though exists several waste plants to set ablaze the wastes or recycle the garbage, it eventually results with other forms of wastes as its by-products. And there lacks a poor system to control and monitor these waste materials. However, with blockchain, there can be a system established which shall be transparent, reliable and trustworthy.

With blockchain, it can be made easier the transportation of waste from end to another. Establishing QR codes on trash bags and smart contract for each move, shipment of wastes can be neatly organized. Even regulatory compliance can be made straight with blockchain technology.

Information straight will make sure that the project gets executed wisely on time. Like today, the wastes shall never get accumulated in mid-way causing hazardous to inhabitants and environment. With blockchain one can make sure that the most appropriate means of waste disposal is adopted and is effectively carried.

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Meet the team: Software Engineer & CIO Daniel Kirchgesner
Tags: ICO, Blockchain, Blockchain Startup, Software Development, Blockchain Technology

Short Introduction:

I am Daniel Kirchgesner, 22 years old and software developer at SiriusX FinTech. For me it was a big and uncertain step after completing my Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering at Heilbronn University not to take the usual step of selecting a large company that had proven itself for many years and to gain professional experience with it. Instead, I decided to take this opportunity here, which is why I’m doing this interview now. My long-time buddy Peter Metzler contacted me over a year ago with the idea for SiriusX, which he developed together with Patrick Scheiter, and asked me for technical support. Convinced of the concept, I started creating the website during my studies and have been an integral part of the team ever since.

What does your support look like in concrete terms?

My tasks are planning, creating and managing websites and apps. I am responsible for the operation and maintenance of the products as well as for quality assurance. System tests are carried out under my direction, the results are evaluated and documented accordingly and decisions are derived from them.

How do you judge your career decision in retrospect?
Won a Prize at Digital Forensics Challenge 2019
By: Jeonghwaheo Puri
Tags: Dfc2019, Blockchain Startup, Forensics

Roy(Haneol Lee), who is a security researcher of SOOHO, won a prize at Digital Forensic Challenge 2019(DFC 2019).

Roy located the rightest.

DFC, which is started from last year, is one of the biggest forensics contest that participate many forensic experts included from overseas, not only Korea. During the contest, participators can experience problems in various categories and tantalizing problems in forensics industry.

DFC 2019 ran during 100 days(June 22 ~ Sept 30), and divided by two categories — challenge problem solving and technology contest. Roy participated at challenge problem solving.

Challenge problems can be distinguished as 5 topic — Anti Forensic, Incident Response, Mobile&IoT, Artifact, and MISC, and are given total 25 problems. Each problems have an assigned score — from 100 to 500, and when solve the problem, the team can get the point as much as the assigned to the problem.

Team ArmyGo, Roy included, got total 3,838 points and ranked at 6th. Among Korean Teams, Team ArmyGo ranked at 5th.
Ionixx Technologies Featured as Industry Leader in Blockchain Development!
By: Elle Leslie
Tags: Leadership, Blockchain, Blockchain Startup, Blockchain Technology, Blockchain Development

At Ionixx Technologies, we thrive on change and look at it as an instrument for accelerating growth. The design and development experience that we provide our customers makes us an ideal partner to launch outrageously unique and successful projects. We’ve turned heads, made waves, and mastered the latest and greatest technologies.

With such experience and energy under our belt, we’ve been recognized as one of the best blockchain companies that are gaining prominence today. The B2B research and reviews agency Clutch recently published its annual ranking of leading blockchain firms, and we nabbed a spot among the top 20 businesses, racing ahead of more than 800 elite competitors.

This, for Ionixx, is a huge achievement that speaks marvelously about the strength of our market presence, industry experience, and customer feedback, all aspects that Clutch analyzes when scoring and evaluating industries.

As one of our clients raved, “Ionixx has a positive impact on our business. They’re easy to work with and diligent in their work and communications. The project management is very effective … They’re organized, they’ve learned our existing code base quickly, and they accommodate all my requests and personal management preferences without issues.”

Sister company to Clutch and business news website ‘The Manifest’ also deemed Ionixx Technologies as one of the leading blockchain developers in the blockchain industry. Not just that, portfolio curation platform, Visual Objects now showcases our team and our wealth of creative, digital, and design experience in a collection of the leading software development companies in India.

If you’re interested in the rapid growth, sustained success, and innovation that Ionixx brings to the table, please feel free to reach out to us here with questions, thoughts, or ideas of your own. We’re always eager to see how we can test our limits and break barriers to achieve positive business outcomes.

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Independent cryptocurrency analysis and rating agency CryptoEQ releases new products for premium members.
By: Michael Thoma
Tags: Cryptocurrency Investment, Bitcoin, Blockchain Startup, Cryptocurrency News, Cryptocurrency

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Independent cryptocurrency analysis and rating agency CryptoEQ releases new products for premium members.

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HOUSTON, January 13, 2020 — CryptoEQ announces the release of three new products that will be available to premium members. The new products include a premium newsletter, a private Telegram channel and access to their full-length research Core Reports. The newsletter provides weekly insights into market movers, trend analysis, news and more. The premium Telegram channel allows members access to daily trading alerts and signals, market trend analysis and a discussion platform for CryptoEQ premium members. CryptoEQ Core Reports provide comprehensive analysis across 10 key investor categories while also helping users understand the risk involved with a crypto asset.

“Our team is passionate about building products to help cryptocurrency investors, traders, and enthusiasts,” said CryptoEQ Principal, Spencer Randall. “After months of hard work, we are excited to share these new products with our audience! The Team and I are proud of what we are building and it’s our shared vision to grow with this rapidly expanding industry. I am continually impressed by the quality of talent and resources flowing into this space and we anticipate this release to be the first of many more to come.”

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These books changed my life during Covid19 pandemic
By: Ynna S
Tags: Books, Investing, Tough Times, Money Mindset, Covid 19

As many of you I never saw this pandemic coming and it was a little bit of shock on me since I am a person that always does something.

Right when the pandemic started, my job had all the employees on furlough and it was fun to see how my life changed in a matter of hours, not only professionally, but financially as well.

Despite of the stress of not getting paid, I looked online to the books that I was putting on hold for a solution.

I ordered really fast Tony Robbins Collection 3 Books Set (Awaken The Giant Within, Unlimited Power, Money Master the Game)because he is a public figure that I trust and follow for years.

His books definitely changed my life forever. Here is what I learned:

Never rely on a job or economy or government to take care of my finances. It’s not their job! It’s my job to manage your money properly. Tough times will come for sure, it’s just a matter of when. Often the good times make us forget about tough times and it’s great to have a plan for when the tough times will come like this pandemic. Invest in your future before spend any money from the paycheck or other income. He recommend to put aside at least 10–18%, but it’s okay to start with the minimum you can. It’s super important to take care of your future first. Where to invest? This is my favorite part from these books. He uses different examples of portofolios of the most successful people financially. But a good start is to invest in index funds and then diversify with bonds, REI. Check out Tony Robbins Collection 3 Books Set (Awaken The Giant Within, Unlimited Power, Money Master the Game) for more ways to invest. Give if you want to have money! There is powerful connection between giving and then having your needs fulfilled. If you don’t have any money coming in, try giving first to someone that has less than you. I can guarantee that you receive what you need as well! It’s the law of this Universe.

As you can see these books are so powerful and they are a definitely a must read , especially if you got the time. I took a lot of notes, but I wished i would’ve read these books before quarantine and this money situation would’t been such a stress during furlough.

I hope this article would help you out to release some of the stress of this pandemic and go and enjoy life even during tough times.