PostsCommentsPayoutsanyx (69)in #hive • 5 years agoIt's Time to DecentralizeA lot has happened in the last few weeks. I personally just got off a 24 hour plane ride, dropping into a quarantined city. It is a stressful time for many of us. These last…anyx (69)in #steem • 5 years agoA Day in the Life of a Steem APIWhile many people simply use Steemit.com to use Steem, this isn't the full story. You might not know it, but every single time you interact with the Steem blockchain, you need to…anyx (69)in #dpos • 5 years agoHow Vote Incentivization Monopolizes Delegated Proof of StakeIn an article I wrote almost a year ago called How Vote Incentivization Degrades Delegated Proof of Stake , I explored a very crucial aspect of DPoS: how voter kickbacks…anyx (69)in #sps • 5 years agoProposal: Funding for anyx.io API Infrastructure Recurrent CostsTL;DR: This proposal seeks to help reimburse the recurrent costs of the public, free-to-use anyx.io Steem API infrastructure. If you use sites or services such as Busy.org…anyx (69)in #steem • 5 years agoNotice of upcoming changes to anyx.io APITL;DR: The anyx.io API will become hivemind only post-hardfork 21. Developers using Tags or Follow API plugins will need to update their code; if you don't use these, no changes…anyx (69)in #steem • 5 years agoDesigning a RESTful STEEM APIFor developers using Steem APIs, most resort to libraries that can interface between the language of their choice for their application (e.g. Javascript, Python) and the steem…anyx (69)in #steem • 6 years agoUpdates to anyx.io Infrastructure (Including Hivemind Support)A few months ago, I announced anyx.io, a high performance Full-Node API. The goal of this infrastructure project is to create a high throughput, high availability alternative…anyx (69)in #witness • 6 years agoUpdated Witness ApplicationAs an academic at heart, I find myself often at odds with the "popularity contest" that Steem witness positions most often converge to. While I’m a quiet person more often than…anyx (69)in #steem • 6 years agoAnnouncing https://anyx.io A Public High Performance Full APIIn my previous posts ( part 1 here , and part 2 here ) I talked about what makes a dApp a dApp, and about the decentralization of the Steem ecosystems. When I realized how…anyx (69)in #utopian-io • 6 years agoSteemcleaners Community Engagement ProjectIntroduction Steemcleaners know that communities are a crucial part of the Steem ecosystem. We are readjusting our sights to make sure that we serve communities. In this…anyx (69)in #steem • 6 years agoFully Decentralizing dAppsIn the previous post here (please do read this first!) , I talked about two key issues that affect dApps: the bootstrapping problem, and the issue of outsourced verification.…anyx (69)in #steem • 6 years agoWhat Makes a 'dApp' a 'dApp'?There has been a big push in the cryptocurrency space about “dApps” lately, with many cropping up as potential replacements to a lot of centralized services we currently are…anyx (69)in #witness • 7 years agoAnyx, Cheetah, and Steemcleaners: Witness Update -- May 2018A view over Blackcomb mountain, skiing in Whistler BC. Photo by me. Well, it’s been a while since I’ve last written a proper witness update, hasn’t it? But since I’ll be…anyx (69)in #dpos • 7 years agoHow Vote Incentivization Degrades Delegated Proof of StakeOne of the discussions that keeps coming up is the topic of ‘Vote Buying,’ or ‘Witness/Block Producer Dividends.’ I’ve been thinking about how these topics relate to Delegated…anyx (69)in #steemcleaners • 7 years agoIntroducing @guard -- a Proactive Measure to Limit Phishing on SteemitAs many of you might know, there have been several phishing attempts on users here on Steemit, aimed at stealing your private keys. As a reminder to all users, please be careful…anyx (69)in #witness • 7 years agoAnyx, Cheetah, and Steemcleaners: witness update -- Running into limits!It's not just programs that crash! Photo by me, a few weeks ago in Vancouver. At least the bus is sorry? Cheetah Fun fact: Did you know Cheetah is approaching $300/day in…anyx (69)in #steemit • 7 years agoThe Double Spending Problem on SteemitHey everyone, this post has been rattling around in my brain for quite some time, and I finally got around to finishing it. I think I've really distilled my thoughts on this…anyx (69)in #witness-category • 7 years agoAnyx, Cheetah, and Steemcleaners: witness update -- 2017-09-18The middle of the Andy Livingstone Park, in Vancouver. Photo by me. Turns out it's been quite a while since my last "witness update" -- almost 3 months. Oof. But if you're…anyx (69)in #steemit • 7 years agoWhich came first, the Engagement or the Reward?Photo by victoriawhite on flickr, labelled CC2. I haven't done a discussion post in forever, so let's see how engaged I can get my followers. :) I'm sure most of you have…anyx (69)in #witness-category • 7 years agoAnyx, Cheetah, and Steemcleaners: witness update -- 2017-06-14Aboard a ferry, from Gibsons to Vancouver. Photo by me. If I had a nickel for every time I said "been a while since my last update", I'd have.. well, a couple nickels. Yet…