samantha_smith

samantha_smith

Travelling this journey we call life, striving to enjoy the moments, not sweating the small stuff. The mountains are my happy place; my family and friends, my rocks. My passions drive me and bring me joy: research, books, writing, hiking, vegan lifestyle, health & well being, cooking, philosophy, travel, crypto, blockchain, photography, technological advances, education, music, NFL, last but not least my children :-) Sharing my passions and helping others in the process keeps me humble.


Who should be left holding the bag? A question of conscience...

4 Jul 2021 1 minute read 12 comments SA_Sam1971

I've been seeing a few articles about safemoon lately and it's inevitable downfall as a pyramid or ponzi scheme. Like many newbies, I too bought some safemoon tokens soon after I entered the cryptosphere...only about $70 worth (£50 conversion), but s...

The Lake of Imagination

29 Jun 2021 1 minute read 1 comment SA_Sam1971

The Lake of Imagination Today I dipped my hand into the LakeOf Imagination.I intended to stay,For only a short while,Dabbling, stroking the surface...But I lingered a little,Too long, perhaps? It drew me in,I surrendered.Creativity pulsed,Through my...

To curate or not, that is the question. To read, perchance to engage & upvote. Ah, there's the rub!

28 Jun 2021 4 minute read 0 comments SA_Sam1971

So you're an author right? Or a reader/curator? or both? Or maybe you're just one of those people who drop into these blogging platforms just to scoop up the crypto rewards, and penmanship quality is not something you particularly care for? For now,...

Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance in children

28 Jun 2021 6 minute read 0 comments SA_Sam1971

"We think your son has Pathological Demand Avoidance." I had no idea how to respond to that, least of all because I had no idea what the Head Teacher had just said to me, and given it started with the word "Pathological", it sounded pretty damn scary...

Mining crypto on your mobile – my experiences (good and bad) using 4 different mining apps!

21 Jun 2021 9 minute read 2 comments SA_Sam1971

First off, I have experimented with mobile mining apps and faucets over the past couple of months and have found mobile mining apps to be the least intrusive to my day, requiring less time commitment and earning more value in shorter time, whilst act...

Bitcoin cash goes back to school ...

12 Jun 2021 5 minute read 0 comments SA_Sam1971

Bitcoin cash was new in town. When he looked back on his past, it seemed to him as though he had appeared out of nowhere. You know, like he'd opened his eyes one day and found himself staring at a fork in the road and someone or something had sent hi...

With great power comes great responsibility

9 Jun 2021 7 minute read 1 comment SA_Sam1971

Should the Peter Parker principle apply to people like Elon Musk? Most people will recognise this iconic phrase as the one attributed to Peter Parker’s uncle, Benjamin Parker, in the Marvel comic strip, Spiderman, but I wasn’t aware that it was also,...

Plasmafinance - Changing the landscape of DEFI and DEX

3 Jun 2021 3 minute read 0 comments SA_Sam1971

Plasmafinance is an all in one DEX aggregator which incorporates a dashboard providing a simplified entry level approach for newcomers and simultaneously providing superior options for more experienced DEFI traders. I am yet to get into DEFI myself a...

Tupan - a truly green Defi hoping to help save the Amazonia Forest

26 May 2021 2 minute read 0 comments SA_Sam1971

  With Defi being all the rage, and looking to be the future of crypto, I started exploring the options available in the market, and came across this rather interesting project started by ForestAu Green LLC, an investment fund which acquired the perp...

Micro fiction: Title: The Great Tanning

22 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments SA_Sam1971

The Great Tanning Thomas had come of age, and today was his reckoning. Focussed, unnerved, expressionless, silenced. His heart reluctant, conflicted, his humanity suppressed, he stepped forward to be tested. He had to prevail. The whip cracked, recoi...