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OB1 Raises $5 million Series A Financing to Grow World’s Largest Decentralized Marketplace
By: Omers Ventures
Tags: Bitcoin, Decentralization, Ovinvestmentnews, Ob1, Fundraising

OMERS Leads Group of Top-Tier Investors Expressing Confidence in Direction of Peer-to-Peer Platform

Washington, D.C. — March 13, 2018 — OB1, the company building OpenBazaar, today announced a series A round of $5 million. The funds will help capitalize on the explosive growth that OpenBazaar has seen as blockchain and cryptocurrencies have become mainstream. OpenBazaar is the only e-commerce marketplace that offers secure, commission-free trade for both buyers and sellers.

Since the launch of the updated 2.0 platform near the end of 2017, over 40,000 nodes globally have joined the OpenBazaar network. In early 2018 OpenBazaar enhanced its value to buyers and sellers by enabling purchases with Bitcoin Cash and Zcash.

The round represents a strong validation of OB1’s stewardship of the OpenBazaar network and is led by OMERS Ventures, the venture capital arm of the OMERS pension fund. Bitmain is also contributing to this round and joins existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures, BlueYard Capital, Digital Currency Group, and angel investor William Mougayar.

“OB1 allows individuals, living anywhere, to buy and sell as part of a truly global marketplace” said Jim Orlando, Managing Partner, OMERS Ventures. “We are excited about the potential represented by OpenBazaar’s decentralized peer-to-peer protocol, and are thrilled about the various implementation paths that Brian and the rest of his team are pursuing.”

OB1 will continue to lead development of OpenBazaar to give users more flexibility and control over how they buy and sell goods and services online. Their plans for this year include releasing web and mobile versions of the application as well as giving users new ways to trade with each other, such as making requests and buying and selling cryptocurrencies. OB1 is also expanding the services it offers to users on OpenBazaar, such as the Verified Moderators program, released this week.

OB1 CEO Brian Hoffman said, “We are pleased to be partnering with both OMERS Ventures and Bitmain, adding them to a powerhouse international team of investors that are helping our team continue to build the future of free trade on the Internet worldwide. Our goal is to see the OpenBazaar protocol and software empower business owners and consumers alike to shift away from the corporate-controlled legacy systems and engage in ecommerce in a free, fair and independent way.”

Users and fans can follow the progress of this open source project and join their community onSlack, Twitter, and Reddit and download the desktop application at OpenBazaar.org ###
The Wish
By: Melinda Smith
Tags: Poetry, Motherhood, Wishes, Pain, A Cornered Gurl

The Wish

a poem

Photo by Gabriele Diwald on Unsplash

Here’s what you do

find the brightest one in the sky

Just there?

Yes, that’s it, baby

I see it, mamma!

Now look at it

and tell it everything you want in this life

But it can’t hear me

Sure it can, baby

It holds space for you

on the list of all the world’s wishers

.

My fingers grow wrinkly in the suds

of endless dishes

and the pregnant, persistent perception

of having done something wrong

heralded by heavy footsteps and sighs behind me

a light winks at me through the window behind the kitchen sink where my skin slithers down the drain, leaving dish gloves in their wake

wrapped in a nebular cloak of purples and blues, the star shines beyond the dark moon circles cradling my eyes

Is it the brightest?

who the hell knows

and mama is no longer here to

tell me

with her hair warm like bread

and her skin soft as a fawn’s belly

I know it’s all make-believe but I whisper to the star anyway

please, I say, send me . . .

more

the sink screams with a broken dish

I feel the scoff behind me

on the back of my neck

before my ears can even hear it

I tremble

then freeze like that fawn

hunted

nothing moves

except the scalding river before me

cleansing the casserole dish

(don’t you make anything besides this underseasoned shit?)

I scrub a silent apology into our sensible wedding china

and I wait

the tension is cut as my baby scampers in

mama mama mama

it's da bwightest one!

she says, nose on the sliding glass door

you gots ta make a wish mama!

I did, baby

did it come twoo?

the heavy footsteps peter out of the kitchen

and the heaviness

of years

wanes back to neutral

I look at her little button nose

and the crooked smile of a girl who still believes

yes it did, baby

it came true all right

I hold her with enough starlight

to fill a thousand of the black holes to come
A Raggedy Halloween
By: Steve Teare
Tags: Childhood, Growing Up, Comics, Halloween, Costumes

Spiralbound

Comics for life, brought to life by Edith Zimmerman.
The US Gets An Injection
By: Liza Donnelly
Tags: Vaccines, Politics, Election2020, United States

Today, two very significant things happened in the United States. The first covid vaccine was administered in Queens, NY, and the rest of the country will be getting doses soon. Secondly the Electoral College Vote officially affirmed Biden’s victory as President-elect and Harris as Vice President-elect.

Today, I believe the United States got an injection of hope, on both counts. Hope for wide-spread health and hope for a healthy Democracy with a new administration.

This drawing was my live draw image today on HappsTV. Join me every weekday as I draw something in the news or culture.Follow me to get notifications when I go live: happs.tv/@liza
How to Be Proactive
By: Chris Bergen
Tags: Leadership, Self Improvement, Personal Development, Self, Personal Growth

How to Be Proactive

Proactive habits will help you achieve your ideal future, whether that be career growth, early retirement, or any other goal.

Photo by Simon Migaj on Unsplash

Successful people — by any measure — are proactive. They think about what they want their future to look like, and they take steps now to make that vision become reality. This is true, whether you aspire to become a successful business-person, the President, or a minimalist cottage-dweller.

Proactive behavior is what separates the person who gets promoted every year from the person who works harder than everyone else but never makes the cut. It’s what separates the person who retires comfortably at 50 from the person who can’t afford to retire at 65.

But how do you do prioritize the future when you’ve got bills to pay, kids to raise, and job commitments now? How do you find time to build towards some theoretical future when you’ve got urgent tasks today?

The answers are actually simple and intuitive. The trick is the thoughtful intent you put into it. For example, do you wait until you’re sick and take medicine, or do you take your vitamins and eat healthily to avoid getting sick in the first place? Do you wait for a promotion to come up at work, then look through the requirements to see if you qualify? Or do you look up the job posting from when your boss got hired, look through the qualifications, and start working on them now?

This article will help explain what it means to be proactive, discuss the benefits of being proactive, and show you how to become a proactive person yourself.

The topics in this article include:

How to take a proactive mindset and shed a reactive mindset;

How to understand the different types of control; and

How to take control through the language you use.

Let’s get started.
Breathe
By: Edie Tuck
Tags: Poetry, Night, Quiet, Moon, Peace

Breathe

An internal monologue

(Photo by Author)

I stand at my open window

In the soft glow of the almost full moon seeping through the clouds

A storm approaches and I am serenaded by the songs of the dark

As the warm spring breeze carries the soft scents

Of lilacs and apple blossom and dew up to my window

The leaves of the great maple dance in time with the invisible orchestra

And in this very brief moment

I melt into my senses, forgetting all else

I just…am
Tourists Flock to Yazd to Attend Muharram Mourning Ritual
By: Maryam Khy
Tags: Religion, Travel, Muharram, Tourism, Culture

The Shiite mourning ceremonies in commemoration of Imam Hussein (PBUH) have become a tourist attraction across Yazd, a historic city in central Iran that has been already inscribed on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

People of Yazd have been performing the centuries-old ritual of mourning Imam Hussein’s martyrdom anniversary so impressively that foreign tourists have begun to arrange trips to the ancient city in the lunar calendar month of Muharram.

The number of foreign tourists visiting Yazd during Muharram has increased so sharply in recent years that local authorities have organized plans to introduce the religious rites and facilitate access to the sites where the mourning ceremonies take place.

An official with the secretariat of a forum called “Yazd: Iran’s Husseiniya” has told IRNA that more than 1,000 tourists are expected to take part in this year’s ritual ceremonies in Yazd.

Husseiniya is a congregation hall for religious ceremonies in commemoration of the Shiite Imams, particularly Imam Hussein.

According to Alireza Mirjalili, foreigners from around 30 countries have visited mosques, husseiniyas and other sites to observe the performance of rites since September 1, the beginning of Muharram.

He also noted that a number of Iranian clerics speaking foreign languages are available in major tourist attractions, such as the Amir Chakhmaq Mosque and the Grand Mosque, to deal with inquiries about the mourning ceremonies, the philosophy of Ashura, and the martyrdom of Imam Hussein and his companions in in 681 AD.

Located in the central Iranian plateau, Yazd is known for developing an underground water system centuries ago, its traditional Persian architecture, fascinating mosques, and Zoroastrian temples.

Also known as the world’s first adobe city, Yazd has given the UNESCO a commitment to promote construction of adobe buildings and structures both inside the city and in other parts of the world.

https://ifpnews.com/tourists-flock-to-yazd-to-attend-muharram-mourning-ritual
Submission. In A. D. 634 they slaughtered thousands…
By: John Edward Marks, Jem
Tags: Submission, Yazidi, Beheading, Poetry, Mosul

Imagine: the metaphors drawn from the sky and sea and land,

rich funereal language, baptism, burial and birth,

blossom and harvest, wise ones, all-God’s-children.

From the lips of children we must learn that to cling

to life is not enough.

Smoke over Mosul’s churches where once

the Jacobite heart of Christian belief was celebrated,

among the ruins of Nineveh, along the same back

alleys that the Jews took to their synagogue

which had been there since the Prophet Zoroaster

3500 years ago. Now the churches are desecrated, ruined,

Today Zoroaster’s sons and daughters

are buried all around Mosul.

Their remains mix with the Christian dead:

vestiges of a different way.

Those Salafist-child-murderers sought to satiate their sin.

Come, trace the infected stream back to its source

to that nest of vipers,

of Wahhabism, in Saudi Arabia. Look! You’ll find them there.

Allies of America. Feudal, corrupt, cruel.

Why do we protect these enemies of Voltaire?

Their advocacy of Jihadi violence contaminates the very air.
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I Didn’t Crash
By: J.D. Harms
Tags: Poetry, Relationships, Musing, Image, Love

I Didn’t Crash

A Poem

Photo by Jr Korpa on Unsplash

I didn’t hold onto the meaning of that ring on your finger; I couldn’t see the paper for what it was, and when I finally read it, it was too late

to come back from the edge, dressed in a bit of glory for not tipping over, flag-waving, disciples, a parade

the taking back of the daytime bed, the spreading of sheets and touching fingers gently then using them to pull

the other closer, to be able to articulate the need for the kiss expressed in jerky dips towards you and waiting, and hating that infinity

where you’re still deciding what to do, or maybe you’d decided and went on letting me sweat

you’re building to the climax, and now that there’s been a stamping of the passport, I didn’t really crash your car and I want to be here and nowhere else.
GHC: Notable Keynote Sessions List
By: Pakistani Women In Computing
Tags: Grace Hopper Conference, Women In Tech

Every year the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference brings notable companies’ executives, motivational speakers, domain experts, industry and thought leaders to join the largest gathering of women in computing and technology.

These keynote sessions are thought-provoking, inspirational and energizing to the audience. These are undoubtedly the most anticipated sessions of a GHC and usually a house full.

PWiC has put together a list of notable keynotes from the past GHC conferences for the benefit of our community.

Hope you enjoy the list and be inspired by these talks!

GHC13 Keynote Sheryl Sandberg, Maria Klawe, Telle Whitney

GHC15 Keynote by Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook

GHC15 Keynote by Megan Smith, First Woman CTO of U.S.

GHC15 Keynote by Susan Wojcicki, Youtube CEO and “the mom of Google”

GHC16 Keynote by Megan Smith, First Woman CTO of U.S.

GHC17 Keynote by Malinda Gates

GHC18 Opening Keynote

GHC18 Closing Keynote
Transferencia con Bitcoin: todos ganamos
By: Nelson David Cardozo
Tags: Aprendizaje, Bitcoin

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Reworking an E-commerce website with React JS
By: Alina Dementsevich
Tags: Reactjs, Ecommerce, Shopify, Case Study, Web Development

Reworking an E-commerce website with React JS

Challenge

The client approached us with the task to redesign and rebuilt the website of online store.

The old one had quite outdated design layout and customers were facing difficulties to find the proper information regarding particular products. The client wanted to have effective online shopping platform with extra attention to mobile version of website.

The upgrade of the e-commerce platform should improve user experience and make customers more satisfied with easy to find product information and leave out any doubts they may have during product purchase process. We should have added more marketing features to the store such as advertising articles and blog with stories about products of the store.

The new version of online store have to include a new section called Projects where seller could post photos of completed projects on the base of current catalogue with products. Projects should be binned to the map so that each visitor of the online store could find the closest to him realized project.

One of the main tasks of the projects was a complete reengineering of the website with the migration to a modern technology stack.

Approach

Humansee Labs Development Team used following tech solutions working on this project:

We utilized the DatoCMS headless API-based CMS for information storage and content management articles, blog and Projects section

Web interface was developed on React and Next.js.

E-commerce platform was based on Shopify API.

The architecture of our solution

Shopify was applied for realization of following modules on e-commerce website:

Products Orders Shopping Cart Checkout page

We used Dato CMS for development of next modules:
The Brilliant Black Woman Who Inspired the World
By: Mythili The Dreamer
Tags: Equality, Women, History, Race, Feminism

The story of Katherine Johnson

Katherine was born in 1918 in West Virginia and from a very young age, it was clear to her teachers that she was gifted in mathematics. Her exceptional abilities ensured that she continued her schooling beyond high school (very unusual for African-American children at that time) and she completed her graduation by 18 years.

Later she joined National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in 1953 as a “human computer” where she was tasked with performing complex calculations for spacecraft trajectories and navigation systems. Women at those times were paid far less than their male counterparts and being a woman of color further ensured her relative unimportance.

In 1958, when the NACA was dissolved and reformed into NASA, Johnson became the only woman of color, on the newly-formed Space Task Group charged with finding a way to put an American astronaut on the Moon.

But Johnson was a different kettle of fish altogether from the stereotypical image of a meek, subdued black female. She was assertive and a trailblazer who loved asking questions until she got what she wanted.

America in the 50s and 60s was a bastion of racism. Black people attended separate schools, they were forbidden to travel inside public buses and were also banned from ‘whites-only’ restaurants. It was a crime to marry a person of a different race. And in offices like NASA also, toilets, cafeteria and computing pool were segregated.

And even the NASA agency briefings were only for a select audience. Katherine had a natural curiosity to understand the underlying technology in the complete sense, rather than do the work she was told to do. she asked her engineering colleagues why she wasn’t allowed to attend scientific briefings.

“Girls are not allowed “she was told.

“Is there a law against it?” she asked. It turned out there wasn’t and she persisted and finally won her place in the scientific briefings. She also refused to use the ‘colored’ ladies’ room and instead, used the one reserved for ‘white women’ that was nearest to her desk. She also ate lunch at her desk instead of going to the black section cafeteria.

She refused to be subjugated by racism and her quiet persistence and her stupendous knowledge ensured that nobody messed with her.
Newsletter 22/04/2018
Tags: Newsletter, ICO, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin

Summary Asian Tour / 11k followers Twitter / Platform development

SEOUL, SHANGHAI, BEIJING, SINGAPORE…

How is it going ethichubers? Our team has been very busy for the last few days, doing networking, meeting and pitching in Seoul, Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore and Hong Kong along with RSK.

We are very excited about the positive feedback and support from very well known and very important people in the space. For sure we will harvest the fruits of this Asian tour very soon.

On the marketing field, We are redesigning the marketing plan towards the end-user / innovator in order to get key metrics that prove the future success of the platform, as for the number of local nodes, borrowers, lenders and so on. By the way, we’ve just reached 11.000 followers on Twitter!

On the other hand, the platform development starts! We are building an MVP to do the first run of crowdlending projects for a handful of communities in México. Front and backend are being developed while we do some adjustments to the smart contracts flow after what we learned from our pilot lending (https://etherscan.io/address/0xf99e42f727b256d01c87a9143412546a9296eee0). More details soon!

In a nutshell, the whole team is very motivated for the upcoming months and the results achieved.
The Developer Show — TL;DR 137. The Developer Show is where you can…
Tags: Wearables, Firebase, IoT, Google Cloud Platform

The Developer Show is where you can stay up to date on all the latest Google Developer news, straight from the experts.

Have a question? Use #AskDevShow to let us know!

TL;DR 137, November 29th, 2018

The final API 28 emulator image for Wear OS is now available. Highlights of API 28 include a new notification stream, App Standby Buckets, and more. Take a look at the post for details and to get started.

Access to traditional apps with secure LDAP from Cloud Identity is now generally available. Lots of details and links to get started are on the post.

The Associate Cloud Engineer certification helps organizations identify individuals who can demonstrate a solid working knowledge of Google Cloud products and technologies. And it’s now available in German. To learn more about the certification and get started today, check out the post.

We recently collaborated with Microchip on the AVR-IoT WG development board. It’s the first 8-bit microcontroller development board connected to Google Cloud Platform. It will help lower the barrier to entry to develop IoT solutions across cost, security, and cloud connectivity. Details and a photo of the board are on the post.

In Firebase Performance Monitoring, you can now dig deeper into an individual session of a trace. This will allow you to see attributes and events that happened leading up to a performance issue. Head on over to the post for the three new categories of information and some screenshots.

Also in Firebase is a redesigned notifications dashboard which will support much more sophisticated and powerful notification campaigns. More details and screenshots are on this post too.

Like these updates?

Save the TL;DR Playlist and Subscribe to the Google Developers Channel.
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Never miss another trade: the Liquid Pro app is here
Tags: Mobile Apps, Products, Trading, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin

Download the Liquid Pro app today.

Download now on Android | iOS

Freedom and flexibility are the ethos of cryptocurrency.

Borderless transactions, consistent fees, unrestricted access — with cryptocurrency the user is in control.

Our goal is to empower our users, so you can benefit from the accessibility of cryptocurrency, regardless of whether or not you are at your computer.

Liquid in the palm of your hand.

Make your trades anywhere, anytime with the feature-packed Liquid Pro app.

(Don’t miss an exclusive bonus offer for Liquid customers at the bottom of this blog post)

Introducing Liquid Pro

Liquid Pro is versatile, allowing you to trade wherever you are.

Liquid pro gives you the power to take control of the markets, right in the palm of your hand.

Liquid Pro is crammed with advanced crypto trading features:

Easily buy and sell crypto : Buy Bitcoin, Ethereum and more on your mobile device.

: Buy Bitcoin, Ethereum and more on your mobile device. Margin trade on the go : Trade straight from your smartphone, with up to 25x leverage.

: Trade straight from your smartphone, with up to 25x leverage. Manage your positions : Monitor your trades and react to market movements instantly.

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Liquid Pro works around your schedule. Whether you need to buy or sell, long or short, or just check your balances, Liquid app gives you the freedom to trade while you’re out and about.

Excellent user experience is imperative with everything we do — and Liquid Pro is no exception.

The app interface is designed for seamless navigation on your Android or iOS mobile device.

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The Problems With Being Bisexual
Tags: Bisexual, LGBTQ

By Zyanna Maynard, The kNOw Youth Media

1. Coming out to your parents is so hard because 9 times out of 10 they will tell you,

“Oh honey! You’re just confused”

Or my favorite:

“You’ll grow out of it eventually.”

No Mom, I am not confused I am very much so positive about my sexuality and no I will not grow out of it because it has been 6 years and 2 girlfriends and 3 boyfriends.

2. To the people who ask this question:

“So since you’re with a guy you’re straight now, right?”

“Since you’re with a girl now you’re a lesbian, right?”

No you are ignorant I am still attracted to both of the genders equally I like all people, do you want to know why? BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE SOOOOO SEXY! Oh my god, all people mega attractive I dig them.

3. Forget every guy who has told me,

“Hey babe, I can make you straight.”

I am sorry to decline your offer sir but I would prefer ANYONE ELSE except you like anyone at all. Not you. Anyone? Yes, anyone.

4. I will not tell people I am straight or gay depending on situation. I will proudly tell them as loud as I can (not really I’m shy) that I am bisexual and proud.

5. Please don’t tell me I don’t exist. I have been trying to find a place for myself for so long and when people tell me that bisexual isn’t a thing. It just tears me up inside.

6. My sexuality is not a fad. It is not some new hot trend. I am not some headline reading

“Bisexuality new hot trend for teens”

No it’s not. It’s people finally figuring out who they are and telling everyone.

7. I know that coming out is hard and it’s scary. And no one will force you to come out. But we are not restrained to closets, we are inside our Narnia because that is what we are used to. We will emerge from it when we have grown comfortable with ourselves.

8. I am also here to tell you that I am awesome and I am happy that i know who I am and have gotten comfortable with myself as well.

9. Being gay, bisexual, trans, lesbian, asexual, anything under the sun that you want to be is freaking awesome and you are freaking awesome!

10. I love each and every single one of you and I welcome every one of you with open arms, because you have found a way to tell people who YOU are, and thank goodness you did! How would we have gotten to know you if you hadn’t told us who YOU are. Thank you for being here for me to love
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By: Kumiko Nakayama
Tags: 建築, 日本語, デザイン, アート

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CSS -> How to Make your own input checkbox button
By: Tony Mucci
Tags: Tutorial, Front End Development, HTML, Web Development, CSS

The Backstory

I was working on a project where the last developer made a custom input radio button by using a png as the background and shifting the positions when clicked. Unfortunately, I never got to meet the developer IRL because if I did I would have said 2009 called and it wants its code back. Good ridden! It’s a total kick in the face to HTML5 and CSS3 and all the progress they have made, so we don’t have to do such ridiculous hacks any longer.

The How-To

First thing you are going to want to do is make an <input> tag along with a <label> tag, Inside your <input> tag make sure to include a unique id for that element. Then, create a <label> tag with an attribute “for”. The for attribute is used in HTML 5 to allow the browser to use the <label> tag to control whatever id the tag is set to. So in this example, the <label> tag would be connected to our <input> tag. Example:

<div class="input-container">

<div>

<input type="checkbox" id="checkbox_id_goes_here">

<label for="checkbox_id_goes_here"></label>

</div>

</div>

I wrapped the two HTML elements in a container (a parent element that in this case is a div). After building your HTML code, move on over to your CSS you are going to want to hide the <input> element because you are going to use the <label> instead. In your CSS, simply add a class with the following properties

.input-container > div > input[type=checkbox] {

position : absolute;

visibility : hidden;

}

After you have hidden you checkbox, you will want to configure the look of the label to display as a checkbox. In order to do that you will want to use this code:

.input-container > div > input[type=checkbox] {

position : absolute;

visibility : hidden;

}

.input-container > div > label {

width : 24px;

height : 24px;

background : #ffffff;

}

.input-container > div > input[type=checkbox]:checked ~ label:after {

content : "\2713";

color : #0094fe;

font-size : 22px;

}

So essentially what this code is saying is:

hide the input box ( .input-container > div > input[type=checkbox]) make the label with a background of white and a 24px square (.input-container > div > label ) If the label is clicked, it will set the attribute for the input to “checked”, if that input has a checked attribute returning true when the browser checks, look for its siblings ( that what the ~ does ) inside the container and insert some additional code into the HTML view that everyone can see. (.input-container > div > input[type=checkbox]:checked ~ label:after)

The Result

I’ve tried this on CodePen and JSFiddle and it doesn’t work. I have no idea why, but it works when you use it in Google Chrome, so I will update this post with more info on why it doesn’t work in CodePen or JSFiddle.

For now, Happy Coding.
Shared Accommodation
By: Elle Rogers
Tags: Poetry, Relationships, Poetry On Medium, Love, Free Verse

I seek you in valleys ripe with fear

and overspilling with secrets.

I wind,

a vine growing stronger,

lovelier each day

the heat building until

in panicked strokes,

I reach across

the blinding scorch of light

and sound ceases

and I am whole.
Crypto Wallet 2.0
By: Sankaet Pathak
Tags: API, Finance, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin

Earlier this year we launched a Bitcoin Wallet. We learned a ton from it, and today we are adding support for Ethereum and upgrading our wallet architecture.

The older architecture required every coin to have its own wallet. Since we were launching support for bitcoin, we called it BTC-US .

So if we were to add Ethereum to our old architecture, we would’ve had to create a new wallet called ETH-US .

Since our goal is to be able to add all the top coins in our offering, we decided to change our architecture and started treating different coins more like an asset in a portfolio than a standalone wallet.

Now instead of BTC-US and ETH-US , we have one wallet called CRYPTO-US .

So instead of this per wallet:

"balance": {

"amount": 2.45676,

"currency": "BTC"

}

Now the JSON looks like this:

"portfolio": {

"BTC": 2.45676,

"ETH": 0.121234

}
Briarwood’s Militia and Canary Alabama: A Test Case for Church-Security Divide
By: Hampton Stall
Tags: Religion, America, Politics, Militia, Alabama

Towards the end of April, the Alabama legislature passed a bill that would allow AL churches to create their own police forces. The police forces would then be trained by a state-commissioned police safety organization. These units eerily resemble church militias and have been reported by the media as such.

This “Church Militia Bill” is formally known as House Bill 36 (HB36), the Alabama Church Protection Act. The bill authorizes churches to establish security programs in which they have the liberty to designate members of security to carry firearms and receive training from the Alabama Peace Officers’ Training Commission.

Promotional material from Briarwood Presbyterian Church featuring Pastor Reeder

HB36 was prompted by concerns from Briarwood Presbyterian Church, a large church in Birmingham, Alabama. The church is notorious for delving into politics with a very conservative outlook. The lead pastor of Briarwood, Harry Reeder, engages his congregation on his extremely active Twitter account as well as from the pulpit. He drafts near-daily briefings to guide his congregation and pays particular attention to current politics and Supreme Court cases.

Screenshot of A. Eric Johnston’s website

HB36 was put forward by Lynn Greer, a Republican representative, though the text of the bill was drafted by A. Eric Johnston, an Alabama attorney. Johnston is publicly a member of several pro-life advocacy organizations and is extremely conservative.

This all goes to show that HB36 was voted on by representatives of a conservative-led Alabama House, encouraged to be put in place by a very conservative and politically-driven church, and drafted by a religiously and politically conservative lawyer with affiliations to advocacy groups across the state. As strange as the content of the bill might appear, it is the product of political, religious, and legal representatives working together at all levels to pass it.
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🎉 Cashback 10% to buyers and sellers — a limited opportunity!
By: Ubcoin. Cryptocurrency Reimagined
Tags: Android, Ethereum, Ubcoin Promos, Cashback, Marketplace

💝 From 25 October (12:00 GMT) till 27 November (12:00 GMT) all buyers and sellers get cashback 10% of the item price in UBC.

Cashback is paid to Ubcoin Market wallet within 7 working days after the deal is completed.

🌟 Max. cashback amount that one user can receive in total from all deals completed in this period is 20 000 UBC.

Buyer gets 10% and seller gets 10% of the item price in UBC. Cashback is paid if the deal is completed (money were transferred from buyer to seller) in the period from 25 October (12:00 GMT) till 27 November (12:00 GMT).

❗ Don’t miss the chance — sell or buy something on Ubcoin Market!

💥 Download Ubcoin Market iOS app: https://itunes.apple.com/ru/app/ubcoin-market-cryptocurrency/id1410295111?mt=8

🔥 Download Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubcoin
Cannibalizing the Kiss
By: Dionne Charlet
Tags: Free Verse, Poetry, Passion, Astronomy, Stars

Free Verse

Cannibalizing the Kiss

in a gamma ray burst

Galactic Cannibalism, Constellation Hercules, courtesy of Hubble Archives

Stars in the spiral

unbecoming devoid,

hurtles of caress, grope,

cataclysm, they render

near kiss between cannibals

elliptical on haunches

backlit and toward

a cessation of flares.

Quadrants seduced to belts

like order disrobed

and enticed to collide

for the peek of a voyeur

not long for this world

between Luna and Mars

hurtling dark matter

in the path of revolution

with a ménage planet smooch.

Demolition is climax

in a gamma ray burst

ozone gone rouge into oceans of gloss,

scaffolds to primordial

pyre of cores

come slag with the tumult

of runaway suns.

More free verse poetry from Dionne Charlet:
Crypto Daily: Bitcoin is Growing and Altcoins are Following It
Tags: Bitcoin, Crypto, Cryptocurrency, Trading

Crypto Daily: Bitcoin is Growing and Altcoins are Following It Crypterium Follow Dec 18 · 1 min read

This week has become one of the most memorable for Bitcoin, as its price broke through $20,000 for the first time. Moreover, Bitcoin did not stop there and continued to conquer new highs, reaching $23,800. The trading volume increased 3 times to $67 trillion per day. Yesterday, a real excitement reigned in the market, which has not been there for a long time.

Such a strong jump in Bitcoin has affected other cryptocurrencies such as Litecoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and some others. Let’s see what we have to expect from the market in the coming days.

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Manpower one of biggest issues as Tulong Kabataan-UPD extends aid for relief
Tags: Philippines, Tulong Kabataan Upd, News, Ulyssesph, Reliefph

Manpower one of biggest issues as Tulong Kabataan-UPD extends aid for relief Scientia Follow Nov 17 · 2 min read

News | Jazryl Galarosa

The IskoOps Relief Operation and Donation Drive is extended until November 21, 2020. For in-kind donations, you may contact Tierone Santos at 0916 765 4695. Photo courtesy of Tulong Kabataan — UP Diliman Facebook page

Lack of manpower is one of the greatest issues Tulong Kabataan — UP Diliman (TK UPD), with the help of the UP Diliman University Student Council, is facing as it organizes its initiative for those who were affected by typhoons Rolly and Ulysses.

TK UPD aims to cover Marikina, Rizal, Cagayan, and the Bicol region as a portion of the donations will be given to UP Harong, UP Ibalon, and UP Lawod’s initiative in their respective areas in Bicol. However, with limited manpower brought by “existing circumstances,” their students on campus can only reach Marikina and Rizal.

“We cannot fully mobilize the people since some do not have the means to go to the area while others were also devastated by the typhoon,” TK UPD said.

TK UPD is coordinating with provincial organizations to extend its help to hard-to-reach communities. They are also in contact with volunteers from Cagayan so they can provide relief.

More than helping in the financial and logistical aspects of the community, TK UPD emphasized the role of every Iskolar ng Bayan to spearhead and organize initiatives that would help communities in need.

“As the country experienced one of the most devastating typhoons in its entire history, several communities suffered in terms of difficulties with signal and connection; thus, relief operations like this will help in reporting their current conditions in an effort to amplify their demands to the authorities,” TK UPD stated, adding that we should also stand together with the victims towards the process of rehabilitation and moving forward.

On behalf of their beneficiaries, collaborators, and partners, TK UPD expressed their gratitude to everyone who offered their help to make the initiative possible. They are also encouraging everyone to continue supporting other relief operations, donation drives, and information dissemination activities.

“In times like these, when the government fails to heed our calls in providing even our most basic needs, having empathy and compassion to help those in need will definitely go a long way, provided that we also have the courage to seek accountability and continue mobilizing for the collective betterment of the people,” TK UPD said.

For anyone who wants to reach out and help, TK UPD is accepting monetary donations through the following:

BPI

Patricia Emerie Dela Pena

3879 0420 88

BDO

Keana Sumi Rachelle Nerona

007000543504

Paypal

paypal.me/mayoipat

GCash

0939 301 5669

Juan Diego Cana

Paymaya

Keana Sumi Nerona

09174963606

To confirm monetary donations, they can send a proof or a screenshot of the transaction at straw.updusc1920@gmail.com.

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Nihonbashi nighttime crew
By: Dan Hill
Tags: Construction, Photojournalism, Tokyo, Urbanism, Cities

Articles, journal entries and images reflecting on places, often cities. The title is lifted from Christopher Isherwood: “I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking.”

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Analyzing credit card transactions using machine learning techniques
By: David Vassallo
Tags: Data Mining, Machine Learning

Introduction

In this 3-part series we’ll explore how three machine learning algorithms can help a hypothetical financial analyst explore a real data set of credit card transactions to quickly and easily infer relationships, anomalies and extract useful data.

Data Set

The data set we’ll use in this hypothetical scenario is a real data set released from the UK government, specifically the London Borough ofBarnet. The full dataset can be downloaded from here:

https://www.europeandataportal.eu/data/en/dataset/corporate-credit-card-transactions-2015-16

In a nutshell, the dataset contains raw transactions (one per row) which contain the following information:
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By: Martino Pietropoli
Tags: Drawing, Italy, Cartoon, Comics, Illustrator

Did you find this article interesting?

If you liked it and if you feel like it, leave some claps to help whoever wrote it to pay his Lamborghini Urus.

Thank you!
Slap The Plaster
By: Guy New York
Tags: Short Story, Fiction, Erotica, Sexuality, New York City

It was months after I moved in that I realized her bed was directly next to mine on the other side of the wall.

We passed each other in the hall, but it was always the wrong way. Either she was coming and I was going or the other way around, but no matter which way it was, neither of us ever said a word.

She smiled and I nodded, and it wasn’t until late at night that we fell asleep with just a few inches of plaster between us.

The first time I heard her come was in the middle of the night in October. Her moans were soft and strong, and I listened to her slowly build to a glorious peak that made me hard in seconds. I was quiet as I wrapped my hand around my cock, but by the time I came her sighs were gentle music in the night.

A few nights later I let my own voice travel as I lost myself in fantasy. In the middle of it all, I bumped the wall with my foot and it was answered with a groan and a knock. I pressed my ear to it, and her whispers were almost clear.

As I grew louder so did she, until her begging moans were as clear as day.

“Fuck me,” she cried, letting her body press against the wall as I thrashed about on the bed.

“God, I want you,” I groaned, letting my knees and knuckles slap the plaster.

Our moans and growls got louder with each second, and we showed our desire with fists and toes pounding into the barrier that kept us safe and apart. I pictured her body writhing on the bed and let myself imagine everything I could ever want to do to her.

Seconds later we both called out with honest want.

“Come for me,” I begged, as my cock twitched in my hand and my balls tightened beneath my fist.

“Yes,” she screamed, no longer trying for subtlety.

Our voices echoed throughout the building for what felt like hours until all I could hear was the soft waves of her breath mingled with my own pounding heart.

The next afternoon I passed her on the stairs. She smiled and I nodded my head without either of us saying a word.
學生顧問的出路
By: Evan Chang
Tags: 學生顧問, 顧問, 180dc

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India Bans Crypto, Verge Attacked, Soros Enters The Market, and More — This Week In Crypto (Ep.8)
By: Joseph Harris
Tags: Bitcoin, Investing, Events, News, Cryptocurrency

Disclaimer:

Any statements I make in these videos are just my opinion, and should not be taken as investment advice.

Please do your own research in addition to watching these videos, ensure you are fully confident in any investment decisions you make, and never invest money you cannot afford to lose.
BOScoin: Europe Blockchain Meetup Photos
By: Han Kyul Park
Tags: Blockchain, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Tech, Fintech

And finally, back in Korea. We Koreans need our spicy noodles like cryptocurrencies need deterministic hashing algorithms.

I’d just like to say thank you to everyone that helped out preparing and organizing the meetups.

Hopefully, we’ll be back soon!

But for the meantime, back to work!
All Makoto Shinkai Anime Films
By: Limarc Ambalina
Tags: Anime Review, Anime, Anime Features

One of the most critically acclaimed anime directors of all time, Makoto Shinkai made his name known around the world with the blockbuster hit Your Name, released in 2016. Three years later, his follow-up film, Weathering With You, also captured the hearts of many anime fans. However, Shinkai has been writing and directing long before Your Name and he has many amazing films that a lot of people haven’t heard of. This complete guide to Makoto Shinkai’s movies will only include the films which he has both written and directed.

Apart from these titles, he has also directed films written by other writers, as well as worked on a few video games and commercials. The films below are listed in order of release date.
In A Dark, Dark Night
By: Susie Antonia
Tags: Childrens Stories, Humor, Halloween, Humour, Poetry

In a dark, dark forest

There is a dark, dark house

In the dark, dark house,

There is a dark, dark garage

In the dark, dark garage,

There is a dark, dark pumpkin

Photo by Colton Sturgeon on Unsplash

In the dark, dark pumpkin,

There is a …hey what?

That dark, dark pumpkin

Is sticking its tongue out at me!

Oh…

In that dark, dark pumpkin…

Photo by Ameya Sawant on Unsplash

Is a dark, dark cat

With its tail sticking out its mouth.

Oh, yeah…
First Bonus Token Distribution
By: Tawfik Ghazi
Tags: Blockchain, Bonus, Lgogroup, Token, Lgomarkets

Here we are! This is the first bonus token round since the ICO.

For reminder, an explanation of the rules and distribution method can be found in our last post.

The bonus token distribution was launched yesterday, at 12AM (GMT+2) and has been issued over a period of 24 hours. Transaction fees were fully supported by LGO.

For those who have received a bonus, you can visualize your new wallet balance on our website: http://lgo.group/bonus

If you meet the eligibility conditions and have any issues or questions concerning your bonus distribution, contact our support team via the form available here. Please, provide the following information : name, wallet address, transaction(s) hash and amount of LGO you purchased.
Ta dose crypto du mardi 6 mars — Paypal cherche à accélérer les transactions des crypto-monnaies
Tags: Blockchain, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cryptocurrency, PayPal

'North Korea may have up to $210m worth of Bitcoin' - International expert

North Korea is renowned for many, many things, but until now, cryptocurrency investment wasn't one of them. However…
How to Significantly Improve Your Life in the Next 30 Days
By: Moreno Zugaro
Tags: Personal Growth, Life, Self Improvement, Advice, Inspiration

Authenticity Is the Key

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” — George Bernard Shaw

If you board a ship and embark on a journey without setting a course first, you’ll end up wherever the wind blows you. And the winds of life often don’t blow in the direction you want.

Lots of people don’t consciously choose their trajectory in life. They end up in jobs they hate and relationships without spark. They spend their time and money on pointless distractions. They sit there, slumped together and teary-eyed, wondering why their life is empty of meaning but full of activities they don’t enjoy. And the reason is that they aren’t authentic.

Psychological research shows that authentic people are more satisfied with their lives for obvious reasons.

They walk their own path, do what comes naturally to them, and follow their calling. Their clear and strong sense of self lets them be themselves, instead of bending to other people’s will. They build deeper and more meaningful connections because people value them for who they are, not for who they pretend to be.

Authenticity means to know yourself, own yourself, and be yourself — in that order.

Know yourself. Explore your values, practice mindfulness, reflect on yourself through journaling, and ask if your beliefs make sense. Knowing yourself is key to finding purpose and meaning in your life.

Own yourself. Take responsibility for your life. Whatever situation you’re in right now, you’re the one responsible for making a change. Stop blaming others for your misery because it won’t improve your situation one bit. Take charge instead.

Be yourself. Act on your values and the conscious decisions you made. Think hard, consider other’s opinions, but do what you think is right. Stop people-pleasing — you can’t attract who’s right without pissing off others. This is your life and yours alone. Go and live it.

Two weeks ago, I decided to quit my Master’s degree close to completion. I studied at one of the best business universities in Europe, and it would’ve been my ticket for a wild ride on most corporate career rollercoasters. Except, I didn’t want any of them.

Working a 9 to 5 isn’t in line with my values, my passions, and who I am. It would’ve made me miserable, so I opted out. Needless to say, most people didn’t understand my decision. There’s no guarantee that it will work out. It’s a risk, but what matters is I got to know myself, took responsibility for my life, and acted in an authentic way. And that’s why this decision feels so damn good.

Being authentic isn’t always easy, and you’ll face a lot of resistance. But it’s the first crucial step you have to take. You have to set the trajectory for your life before you start walking. There’s no point in running faster if you’re headed in the wrong direction.