Decentralization, Some Thoughts on Toilet Paper, and Maybe Some Art If I Finish It
Today's post will be incredibly exciting and worth every second of your time! Or, at least, that's what I'd probably say if I actually knew where this post is going! But so far all I've done is pull random thoughts out of my ass then added exclamation marks at the end for good measure! Let's hope this gets better!
Random Thoughts
Now to actually think of something. Hmm...
So I saw a post on that fancy-schmancy trending page published by that dude they call Dan. Unfortunately, like most things these days, a Twitter account seems to be a requirement and I don't use Twitter so I feel kinda left out.
Now I know how that one kid in the early 90's felt when everyone bugged him at school because he didn't have a Nintendo.
I'm over it though.
It's probably better if everyone else writes something cool about what decentralization means to them, then shows the world. I'd just end up writing a shit post with dumb jokes and images that contain blood and guts for no reason, then end it with, "Have a nice day."
I'm the last guy you'd want to hire as a spokesperson. You couldn't pay me enough and even if you did, I'd still try to find a way to get fired.
Of course, since this world of ours here is intended to be decentralized by design, combined with what I know now — after watching you people for the past couple of weeks — I assume it would take at least three weeks for you folks to decide just what the hell to do with me, since nobody is in charge and everyone has a say but isn't really sure what to do with it.
To me, it seems the term 'decentralized' is often misconstrued around here. The meaning was often quite simplistic, in my mind, when compared to how I see others defining it around here. All it meant to me was, no single point of failure.
Having twenty real witnesses all representing their own personal interests in the top twenty meant the chain was 'decentralized' and as secure as could be. The blockchain would continue to run flawlessly if one of those members wanted to quit or went loony in the head then decided to rob us blind with malicious code and an evil thought or two.
Nobody has to agree they just all have to be on the same page and if one decides to step down, they can do so without halting the chain because they're easily replaced by the next one in line.
Having twenty bogus accounts controlled by one entity in the top twenty means the blockchain has a single point of failure and is no longer secure. I didn't need to be an armchair politician to know a centralized chain is absurd.
If the one entity suddenly loses the ability to run those witness nodes, we can't even fix a minor bug in the code. Worse case scenario that one entity might get drunk again, write up a fuckity fuck post, then freeze all our funds until it wakes up and realizes what it did the night before.
If five real witnesses go out and get drunk, we don't have to deal with their hangover the next day.
To me, 'decentralization' was never about hippies and rainbows. I was always so damn confused when a vote buying shit poster would scream, "I thought this place was decentralized!" after receiving a downvote for being scandalous.
It's like, "Dayum, son! That's not the hire a dictator button so calm down and learn you some blockchain."
But now you see why I shouldn't write these posts.
I don't even know if I know what I'm talking about.
Which brings me to my next point, if I have one.
If there's one entity running the top twenty, and I say something they don't like — such as, I fucked your mom — that one entity with a few lines of code could silence me permanently, even if it was the truth.
I don't want that. I was joking and would prefer to have a place where I can explore the arts freely without the fear of petty differences cultivating nonsensical consequences. Take that freedom away; I go away. Like I said earlier: It would not take me long to get fired.
Enough of that though.
It's time to talk about something more serious.
Toilet paper.
Us humans look ridiculous right now. I always wondered what the end of the world would look like — and apparently when shit hits the fan, people will want to wipe their ass.
I signed in to Facebook last night for my monthly appearance, scrolled through my feed. All I saw was an endless supply of memes about stores being out of toilet paper. Everyone is laughing at this. On the surface, we look like idiots.
Deep down, I know the dirty truth.
When I was young, I used to be the punk filling those shelves. The real reason why toilet paper sold out fast is because of its size. Retail stores have limited shelf space. When the product is massive and you can only fit two units on a four foot wide shelf, it's gone in no time.
I remember we'd have big stupid sales that would actually make me work hard. An entire semi load of those shit tickets would be gone in one afternoon.
It's far too bulky to be able to keep a steady supply in the back. Even going further down the supply chain all the way to the distribution center. It takes up too much room in a warehouse to be able to store an emergency supply.
That's logistics for you so maybe invest in a pair of scissors and cut up those fancy drapes if you have to. Socks work well too, which is why you'll always find one in the forest seemingly for no reason.
Anyway.
I don't know why but I made this:
Have a nice day.
There'll be a shortage of socks now...
LOL!
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Ha ... that logic on the bulky TP makes a lot if sense :)
I know it does, because it's true! LOL!
Ummm... I have been wearing free "forest socks" for years....
Isn't it strange how, for the entire time you were walking around to buy supplies, you were already wearing it, and didn't even know...
When I was a kid i would watch a show called "the Bush tucker man" that would give survival tips. It was great.
You could have your own show.
I already have my own show.
But, do you drink your own pee...
Yeah but I distill it first with sunlight.
That Stocker creeps me the heck out. Crazy looking eyes and tongue.
Yeah he's freaky for sure. Spent a long while working on him. Thanks for noticing! This was an oddball post, you're the first to mention the art, and it's the art that took the most time. I do the eyes last so I don't have to have a staring competition with these freaks I make.
Well, if I ever read a to the point publication about the use of decentralization, then it is yours.
And thanks for the take on the logistics of toiletpaper, makes sense. No real shortage just not enough shelf space and room in the back.
Yeah I thought I'd keep it simple, because to me it is quite simple. I don't think I'll try to get Dan's attention with this post though. It's just whatever, I was rambling thoughts and I doubt it's what they're looking for. An official post about it would have been too short.
And yeah I'm actually surprised most folks didn't account for the real reason why shit tickets are so rare. I spent a few years in retail and plenty more in logistics so to me it's just common sense.
Do not know what Dan's looking for, but he might give it a read. 😎👌
The package something is wrapped in makes half of the present, or something like that.
Now when I go to the store it will be in my mind like: "Too big to have lots on the shelf, nope, none in the back of that either."
I didn't use the tags I'm supposed to use. I did nothing right. LOL!
Hahaha, well I think you deserve bonus points for that. 😄
Maybe someone else will twit this for you because it was freaking hilarious XD
The stocker looks like he needs to go on holiday :O
I wrote long ago how this platform has a severe shortage of link sharing content consumers. It would be cool though to publish something and have it shared all over social media, since that's what happens to the rest of the content on the internet, when people like it. The Stocker even agrees.
Okay first...the stocker is NOT the creepy face I wanted to see right before I go to sleep at .......... Crap! how did it get to be 8:45 AM............
so I will thank you for the nightmares I will have between the red dude and the bottom dude.
Thank You though for making me laugh about the TP.
Have a wonderful Sunday!!
Nightmares? But he's smiling! He just wants to be friends.
This Sunday shall be a lazy Sunday. Enjoy yours as well.
I so hope it was a lazy Sunday for you and filled with smiles!!
You could have been a teacher, might in fact be a missed calling for you. The best teachers can explain complicated concepts to kindergarteners and grandma and that's your style which is a gift. Just thought I'd let you know 😁
Those kindergartners would go home saying "I fucked your mom...."
And when that happens, you know you've done a good job.
All kidding aside, when I was young I had a fear of speaking in front of large groups so I knew I'd never want to be a teacher. Later that fear went away when I had to run a large staff. Had I known at a young age its not really that bad, I might have taken the teacher route. My kids even said I should have been a teacher.
Do you have any motioned one of these art? May be you can add some motion to your art with Pixaloop. Like a flowing face. This style that you make your art always remind me a flowing smoke.
No dude. I produce this all by hand, much like one would with a paint brush or spray paint can. The moment I use a push button filter or special effect is the moment the work is no longer my own creation. Those effects look cool, I agree, but those effects aren't for me. Not on this stage anyway. If I was working with a team, I'm sure the end result would be different, for I'd only be playing one pivotal role in the creation process. This one here already took over eight hours to produce. That's enough work for one day.
I can show you some for some upvotes? =P
Do you only speak to me because you want votes?
Not exactly. I was trying to ask it in some kind of way. May be you don't want that kind of acts or you won't like the results. May be it will settle a friendship. =) So there must be some kind of return. =)
Or just bored for now, chatting and trying to entertain myself.
My work is sacred to me, man. I apologize if I sounded snotty. I'm just having a bad day.
=)
I liked the very start of the post, I mean I liked it all, but the very start was something I need to learn to use. I don't use those exclamation marks very often, I don't know why, I just don't. They do add a little bit of feel to lines, add a bit of emphasis to a point, and it is one of the nicer looking punctuation marks there are, or I think so. Like an i standing on it's head saying look at me, see what i can do, but you need to use the small i to get the effect, capital I just does not cut it, a plain ordinary stiffness to the capital I, it could never stand on it's head and be something different, not like the little i and the ! mark. But they don't really look to much alike, but they both grab attention.
Any ways, I know not much of a good comment, but making it as I listen to the long long MSP waves town hall meeting. "umm, umm" = let me think how to make this lie palatable.
I adore that exclamation point! Some writers fear using it. Did you know you can even use it as a question mark!
Is there a meeting going on right now? If there is I'll probably just catch a recording later.
I'm listening to the recording that was made about 12 hours ago, I guess the meeting was yesterday; Here is the link to the recording:https://steempeak.com/hive-100421/@r0nd0n/zcwrjmba Almost 2 hours and 10 minutes long, so reading and commenting a bit while listening.
I already heard that one. The new guy sounds likes he's reading from another corporate script but at least seems reasonable.