RE: 10 Things I Did While The Blockchain Was Down
Rage quitting is basically what it sounds like. It is when you're mad and stop doing something you've been doing. Like quit participating on a team or posting on Steemit. I suppose you could even rage quit a marriage. Often it is accompanied by some kind of loud and very emotional declaration of why you're quitting, so that everyone knows in no uncertain terms that you are quitting.
What's funny about this is, the rage quit is often followed by some kind of return to whatever was forever to be quit. In other words, heat of the moment quits don't generally last.
You may have figured it out by now, but yes, go to steempeak.com, go to login and it will take you through the steemconnect process where you choose your username and then you're in until you quit the session. Basically until you shut off your computer. If you close the window you might have to re-login, but I'm not totally sure that's the case.
sir Glen! so you go on there on steempeak and it's just like steemit except easier to use? if that's the case then everyone should be doing it huh?
I've heard that there are many advantages but I don't remember what they are.
have you ever rage quit anything before? I haven't I don't think. No way you have either unless it was in your younger and less mature days, if there were any, ha! can't picture that though.
I've only been using Steempeak the last day or so to write a couple of posts so I can't speak to the rest yet. However, just being able to see the preview to the side of where I'm writing is a huge improvement in my mind. Then, if you'll notice in the bottom lefthand of the image you'll see a publishing option. Big plus for me, too. It autosaves as you go, but you do have the option of saving a template, so you don't have to constantly put, say, the steemitblogger logo at the bottom of your post every time you do it.
It does markdown, so that's similar to Steemit. I'm not fond of the font choices, but that's okay. I'm not fond of the Steemit fonts either, though I do prefer them now.
The one thing that is better in Steemit than Steempeak on the create post page is the way you get images into your post. You can't drag and drop. You have to upload or link the image. In Steemit, if you have the image on your desktop, you can just select it and drag it over to the window and drop it where you want it. Steempeak won't do that.
re: rage quitting
I can't think of a time I've ever actually done it, but there have been plenty of times where I would have if not for one reason or another. Usually having a chance to just cool down is the primary factor. I have my initial kneejerk reactions like most will, and then if I'm able to let things sit (which is mostly the case), I start seeing things from different perspectives, and while I still might not like it, I manage to proceed in a more deliberate manner.
That's not to say I've never quit things, even after calming down. But it's been due to more rational thought than fiery emotion. Emotion is great for quite a few things, but it needs to be tempered by logic to make the best decisions.
wow sir Glen, your comment about quit raging makes it sound like you were a real hot head! lol.
That was when you were younger though right? Not that you don't get upset now but you don't go crazy or anything right? like with fiery emotions. Because you seem so even keel and logical.
I got on steempeak and in fact I'm on it right now to see if it's better. One little way that it's better is in replying to comments it doesn't have that stupid gif button in the way like steemit. that thing always irritates me. But I'll experiment with it.
I'd say there's still times I get upset, but I rarely do it in a public forum like STEEM. If anything, I'll sit and fume for a while until I get over it, which doesn't seem to be too long. I do try to be even keel and logical because way too many people are the opposite. Emotions generally make poor decisions if left to themselves.
yes sir that's exactly what a logical, even keel person would say! lol, Mr. Spock! Just think what would happen if the whole world would adapt your method of dealing with anger!
A lot less bloodshed!
Oh, speaking of bloodshed...that job that I told you my wife applied for, the county jailer job? Well actually it's a Corrections Officer.
But anyway she got it! lol. we were kinda shocked because when she went in for the interview the other people who were before her came out and they were these big, tall young guys so we figured that made sense for the position.
In the interview it was the 2 two people who run the whole jail system and they took turns asking her questions, it was a man and a woman, the woman actually is head of the entire system.
So it was a tough interview over an hour long with some really hard questions but by the time it was over they were all visiting and chatting like old friends. which my wife knew was unusual but we figured that even though she got along with them well and they ended up having a great conversation, that for the actual position they may have other requirements than what a petite, older lady could meet.
The application they gave her to complete was a monster, we've never seen anything like it, about 50 pages, extensive background not just on her but her entire family.
Well, she takes the application back to them in person and talks to the Administrator who she talked to the first time she went in and they really got along, this time the lady told her that the bosses REALLY, REALLY liked Mrs. J and that she had the job!
lol. so the bosses told the administrator to fast-track her application so she could start! Ha! So she's actually going to be a jailer at least for awhile. It's totally wild but she had been praying about it and felt that God really wanted her to do this and then it was such a confirmation the way it all went down.
The administrator said that moral is really low there but it won't be for much longer when she gets there.
Well, congratulations to Mrs. J. I think. :)
If she really feels she should do it, and particularly that God is prompting her so, I would say it's meant to be. I'm still trying to get my mind wrapped around it, and what you both plan to do with it, but hey, that just means it's a good thing I'm not involved.
re: if the whole world
No pressure there. I've often felt that if more people would just look at things based on their merits, we'd have a totally different world. Oh, well. Not going to happen. There's such a thing as last days or end of days for a reason.
yes sir about the end of days. do you think we're in the last days?
as far as Mrs. J, I'm still freaked out about it and trying to get my head around it too!
I'll let you know how it goes. I've only told one other person and that's delishtreats and she was thrilled, thought it was very exciting. lol.
the job itself is not what I would call exciting. alot of it is slow and boring. especially on third shift.