Hey!
So I work in IT, and I'm working on developing android apps. I live outside of Denver, CO and have a 1-acre farm as well. We raise chickens and goats, and we'd be growing vegetables too if we weren't consistently pummeled by hail. :P
I got interested in the crypto-world shortly after bitcoin came out. Unfortunately I never had the hardware to successfully mine it. Same went for litecoin when I learned of it 3 years ago. But then a few months ago I learned about gridcoin, got interested enough to get back into BOINC, and started mining it. I still have sub-par hardware, but it's going steadily.
I learned about steemit by reading posts about gridcoin, so I signed up. I think I'll use my earnings from these 2 sources to upgrade my machine.
Another thing about me, is my wife and I are planning on opening a game shop and internet cafe here in our town. We'll have rooms for tabletop gaming, an open area for card games and board games, and a PC area for more games and even homewor. We'll have coffee, snacks, and even some movies. It will be tailored toward school-age children too. This is the plan anyway; we'll see how it goes.
Welcome!
For what it's worth, I am convinced you would regret this 5 years down the line. The value of STEEM and Gridcoin is at a low right now, and many people expect it to rise significantly after BTC settles down (myself included).
If you have any questions, feel free to fire away and I will do my best to help.
Thanks Dutch! Good advice too. I plan on sticking around long term, so when I have enough that a few hundred USD won't make a dent (I expect that to be quite a while), then make some upgrades. I could use it though. I built my PC in...2005 I think? Old AMD FX 8120 and a Radeon HD 6770.
Welcome!
Welcome aboard @alanman! I can only agree and point out the comment that @dutch did. I would even say that it is currently a very good entry point to invest into for instance gridcoin and not to sell off :) anyways nice to have you on board ! See you around :)
Welcome to Steemit & Gridcoin! :)
A new Steemian :-) hello @alanman I hope you enjoy your time here, its a great community ! Nice post, wish you much luck! I will follow your account. Don't hesitate to contact or follow me at any time :-) See you around @tradewonk
Welcome to Steemit @alanman, I have upvoted and sent you a tip. Check my blogs if you are looking for tips on how to earn more Steem and SBD.
Congratulations!
Hi, I hope you enjoy your time here, its a great community! Nice post, Wish you much luck! (remember to follow me 😜 )
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Don't ask for 'follow-for-follow' deals. It comes across as spam, adds nothing of value, and will result in getting your comment flagged. To make matters worse, anyone that follows you based on messages like this is unlikely to add much value to either your account, or the community.
glad to see you Alanman I hope you enjoy your time here, its a great community ! Nice post, Wish you much luck! Cheers! i will follow your account, please follow me at @khunpoom
FTFY
Don't ask for 'follow-for-follow' deals. It comes across as spam, adds nothing of value, and will result in getting your comment flagged. To make matters worse, anyone that follows you based on messages like this is unlikely to add much value to either your account, or the community.
Welcome to Steem @alanman I have upvoted and sent you a tip
조롱에 오신 것을 환영합니다 :) 당신 같은 더 많은 사람들을 만나서 기뻐요 - 여기 steemit에 가입하십시오! 스팀 보트를 타는 것은 위대한 모험입니다! 여기 블로깅하면서 돈을 얻을 수 있습니다! 처음에는 쉬운 일이 아니지만 불가능하지는 않습니다. 그래서 당신의 마음에서 그것을 쓰면 모든 것이 잘 될 것입니다. ! 박수 갈채! 행운을 빌어! 안녕하세요, @h-hendra
Haha. Google translates your first sentence as "Welcome to sarcasm." nice!
Thanks for the welcome and thanks for the advice.
Welcome to steemit!