Things Ms. Dee Likes, Edition 3, January 20, 2023

The Roundup

In this edition we have highlights not only from the posts but from a gem I found in a particular comment -- that gets its own special highlight, so I'll come back to it ... but in this edition, prepare to learn about not only wonderful things on Hive but the HOW and WHY of things ... of artists and musicians who take that extra step to achieve their goal... of why HBD works, and how it could be even better ... of travelers who literally take us to places that STILL are beautifully "back in time" ... Hivers are literally "on a move," and we are getting to go with them!

Special Highlight
Speaking of authors on a move, Hive has its very own best-selling author, @allentaylor, who I discovered in the comments of my selections for this week -- he is in the process of launching his newest book, Web3 Social: How Creators Are Changing the World Wide Web and looking for book launch team members! Team members will receive an advanced review copy (ARC) for participating after committing to a review launch level! I am a book launch team member now because I KNOW Hivers are changing the World Wide Web step by step, so I and WE need this information, and also because the process of being part of such a team is a grand learning experience for a primarily short-form writer to learn about what makes success in the making of a long-form book. If this interests you as well, you can sign up on @allentaylor's dedicated subscription page, here!

Most posts in this edition are in the payout period still, so if you like what I like, show the content creators some love! If you are using PeakD as your front end, you can also TIP anyone in the "Oldies But Goodies" section, too.

News and Views You Can Use

[//]: #1 https://peakd.com/hive-167922/@tobetada/crypto-analysis-or-hive-wedge-to-the-rescue

@tobetada provides analysis of the welcome Hive pump using the Hive/USD and Hive/BTC charts

[//]: #2 https://peakd.com/threespeak/@threespeak/3speak-major-announcement-or-refactor-or-3speak-v20
Major updates with wonderful detail from @threespeak -- so much MORE functionality and decentralization improvement are COMING!

[//]: #3 https://peakd.com/hive-167922/@dalz/data-on-the-hbdstabilizer-performance-in-2022-or-contracting-the-hbd-supply-at-a-profit
This is really close to out of payout, but was still important enough to put here and not in Oldies but Goodies -- ever wonder how HBD stays pegged to (and pretty near a dollar)? Ever wonder why HBD Savings is the best investment the world knows little about (if you are among the ones who knows about it)? Read about what the HBD Stabilizer is and does on Hive from @dalz ... you will be amazed!

[//]: #4 https://peakd.com/hive-167922/@rubencress/case-study-hbd-savings-delegation

And speaking of HBD ... here we have a massive case study on why being able to delegate HBD savings like we can delegate our Hive Power could change the Hive ecosystem for the better. Yes, @rubencress has given us 6,000 words on this. Get some coffee or other favorite non-alcoholic beverage and read it anyway. Learn about how Hive, Hive Power, and HBD already work together to provide a powerful ecosystem, and then learn how much more is possible.

Art

[//]: #1 https://peakd.com/hive-158694/@julesquirin/dreams-and-nightmares--settings-used

Don't miss the details, either of the process of creation or of the figure itself, in this amazing alien art by @julesquirin -- your attention will be greatly rewarded!

[//]: #2 https://peakd.com/hive-156509/@pegarissimo/the-water-hand
Thank you, @pegarissimo ... this art just explained what has been happening all across California ... Someone is waving a water hand, and the way you draw it, it is BEAUTIFUL!

[//]: #3 https://peakd.com/hive-174301/@erikah/art-or-damage-control
Rarely will you see me post anyone two times in a row in DIFFERENT WEEKS, much less the same week in the same section... but in this case, @erikah not only shows the process of a piece of art, but the personal process of the journey of a CHAMPION, beginning here...

[//]: #4 https://peakd.com/hive-174301/@erikah/art-or-fake-it-till-you-make-it

... and ending, victoriously, here!

[//]: #4 https://peakd.com/hive-158694/@kork75/blue-girl-by-kork75
This by @kork75 is so beautiful that it was hard to understand why anyone would leave her...

Photography

[//]: #0 https://peakd.com/hive-189306/@ph1102/3-tips-for-creating-photography-posts-on-hive--late-night-blogging

The rare zeroth entry ... @ph1102 presents tips on how to present photography on Hive that I can vouch for, because the same techniques get me eyes on my art that ordinarily wouldn't be there ... telling a story is always the way to go ... Hive is a grand place for visual storytellers!

[//]: #1 https://peakd.com/hive-194913/@fermentedphil/now-we-can-breathe-a
I came for the stunning butterfly photographs by @fermentedphil ... I stayed to find why we can breathe now, and was not disappointed in that either!

[//]: #2 https://peakd.com/hive-194913/@scottshots/snow-snow-and-more-snow-new-photos

WINTER. If you meet someone from the tropics who doesn't know what that is, show them this post by @scottshots. There is one photo in here that is both mind-blowing and frankly terrifying ... but it just goes to show you that it takes a real photographer to make white stick ghosts of winters past stand out on a white sky ... Game of Thrones ain't got NOTHIN' on this!

[//]: #3 https://peakd.com/hive-163772/@riverflows/seaside-again-at-strahan-and-fishing-australian-salmon
SUMMER, done right Down Under! A fishing trip on the west coast of Australia, done by @riverflows and her family, with a heads-up about sustainability as well...

Music

[//]: #1 https://peakd.com/hive-148115/@nahupuku/jrlbshaa
I came for the music ... I stayed and was AMAZED by @nahupuku's coordination and the fact that this was done in a single take! Vine por la música... Me quedé y quedé ASOMBRADO con la coordinación de @nahupuku y el hecho de que esto se hizo en una sola toma!

[//]: #2 https://peakd.com/hive-193816/@valorbeats/ambient-gold-lofi-beat-by

Another quality lofi track by @valorbeats -- imagine the rich brilliance of a chilled-out mood studded with gold ... this is that!

Fiction

[//]: #1 https://peakd.com/hive-161155/@kaelci/what-if-im-allergic-to-bees--a-five-minute-freewrite
The prompt for this freewrite was "a bit bewildering" ... and you will find yourself pulled all the way in by @kaelci in this short story ... you might want to get some coffee first, but wait on sweetening it until the end of the story ... there's a surprise...

[//]: #2 https://peakd.com/hive-161155/@alovely088/you-are-human-afterall-or
A tragedy within a tragedy by @alovely088 ... in a mere fifty words, the burden of command meets the frailty of humanity on all sides...

[//]: #3 https://peakd.com/hive-161155/@manitojmdp/a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words-or-or-ricardo

@manitojmdp's story of Ricardo illustrates two things: curiosity does kill the cat, and your mother is always right... La historia de Ricardo de @manitojmdp ilustra dos cosas: la curiosidad si mata al gato, y tu madre siempre tiene la razón...

Travel

[//]: #1 https://peakd.com/hive-153349/@johannpiber/hiking-in-the-dolomites

A trip through a stunning mountain range ... for the travelers among us that love to hike and climb, this is must-see content from @johannpiber (and for those who love natural beauty, ALSO a must-see)!

[//]: #2 https://peakd.com/hive-178708/@katiefreespirit/the-atmospheric-lipowy-gosciniec-hotel-you-can-feel-here-like-in-an-antique-building-or-in-a-traditional-country-cottage

Travel with @katiefreespirit back in time to a hotel that is a living museum of Central European culture ...

Commerce

[//]: #1 https://peakd.com/hive-167922/@edicted/tokenomics-ramblings-defi-and-magitek
The one and only this week ... the ultimate enterprise to start on any blockchain is of course a layer 2 token... @edicted's theoretical walkthrough is the best I've ever seen in terms of the ins and outs of doing that on Hive, with some thoughts on what causes inflation and deflation, crazy bull markets and why AI might be able to take the craziness out (and why that could be GOOD), and much more! It is the best 3,000 words you will ever read IF your business is the business of crypto on Hive!

Finance

[//]: #1 https://peakd.com/hive-167922/@ebingo/we-are-officially-back-where-ftx-left-us
Is the recent crypto bounce the return to pre-FTX conditions, or is this the start of the beginning of the end of the bear market? @ebingo gives us an interesting perspective on the recent crypto pump that we see affecting Hive!

[//]: #2 https://peakd.com/hive-167922/@piensocrates/difference-between-a-highly-liquid-crypto-asset-and-a-low-liquid-one

An excellent breakdown by @piensocrates about what liquidity is and how it works in the crypto space, and why Hive is a solid exception to a major rule -- liquidity is not the only thing to consider in a good investment!

Oldies but Goodies (still worth a read, still TIPPABLE on PeakD)

[//]: #1 https://peakd.com/hive-102930/@guiltyparties/strategic-vision-for-2023-witness-update
This would have been in News and Views You Can Use if I had seen it early enough ... this plan for work on Hive by @guiltyparties has in it the one thing I really love in a community plan: Hive DOES NOT need crab-in-a-bucket thinking to move forward in 2023 ...

[//]: #2 https://peakd.com/hive-139358/@alt3r/i-follow-rivers-meet-eastern

A MAGNIFICENT photographic journey through Serbia by @alt3r ... follow the river and get your mind right about a place in the world many of us only heard about in terms of war ... come to one of its most peaceful and beautiful places!

[//]: #3 https://peakd.com/hive-167922/@evernoticethat/economic-divergence
A true life account from @evernoticethat about how and why some succeed, and others fail ... choices, made earlier than we think, bear fruit in surprising ways...