The News

The big news today was Microsoft having some issues. We have seen a move to people using online applications and if those go down then they are pretty stuck, especially if they are centralised. I would hope that the blockchain can be more resilient, but that relies on the software that the nodes run. If a node goes down then things should just carry on.

Various markets have been affected by this event plus the Nvidia 'scandal' and the US elections. Cryptocurrencies may be driven by other factors. I think that $HIVE is mostly under the radar, but it gets caught up when the big guys drop and Bitcoin has this week. We are still fairly level, but would love to see it riding higher.

@peakd has more updates. It has done auto-voting for a while and you get more control over that. It also lets you filter posts and Snaps by tags. That could be useful if you want to see less of the Snaps generated by the various games. I do feel that those are generally low value as most people do not add any context. I usually do, but may post less of them in future.

Over on @threespeak there have been major changes. The audio options have really come along and I have been using those for #NaPodPoMo podcasts. If you know anyone who wants to do a podcast then they should take a look. @tibfox did his own podcast about this.

Friday Follows

• @epodcaster founded #NaPodPoMo and she will happily give you tips on podcasting. There is a grand feed of everyone doing the challenge so you can check if there is anything interesting there for you. I will do my next episode later as I need to think of what to talk about.
• @c0ff33a is a UK witness who has been running various nodes for years, as well as roasting some fine coffee that I buy from him. He posted his first update in a while. He is working on @hive-elite-game that is on a similar theme to the old Elite game that I played as a kid.
• Another Brit who has been busy elsewhere is @ashtv who does a lot of music video work.
• I did not know @txracer, but it was interesting to hear him talk on Hive Thrive. This weekly show on Discord is fun. The interviews will appear on Youtube later, but during the live show people chat in the channel.
• @howo reported on the latest core developer meeting. This is technical stuff, but it shows work is going on to make Hive better. As well as adding new features they want to make it more efficient and resilient.
• I would always encourage people to check out comics from people like @sidekickmatt and @dead-pets. @drwatson has been less active recently, but I supported his Kickstarter and should get the latest edition soon for my collection. Do you have any favourite comics on Hive?

The End

I do not have a Dog House this time, but I previously mentioned replies that look like AI and if I get some that just echo what I said then they will not get votes. Be original and act human.

The year is zooming to an end so have you achieved your goals? I know Hive is not in a good place price-wise, but so much is going on here and we should celebrate that. Support the projects you enjoy and tell others about them. Hive has already replaced various centralised services I used previously.

Stay well and Hive five!

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