the company (steam) doesn’t allow game items that could have real-world value
I'm sorry, but wtf do they consider the steam marketplace?
Steam is just another company that's lived long enough to become the villain. Epic (very pro crypto) will happily continue to take marketshare away from Steam.
To make this work in a reduced trust, crypto friendly way, you would need some kind of mechanism to prove that the key the seller has is still valid and working with some kind of zero knowledge proof. Otherwise, it is just another web2 key market that takes crypto for payment.
It's pretty decent in browser as a PWA. Then coming soon, you'll want to keep your eye on fast-moving app Artemis -- spiritual successor to Apollo, built for kbin/lemmy.
As part of the EVMavericks buildathlon I built a website to calculate and skim rETH rewards. The rETH skimmer allows users to skim profits from the rising value of rETH compared to ETH. Users have two options to calculate the profits: selecting a specific time period or using the 'by remaining ETH' method to determine the skimming amount while specifying the desired remaining ETH. The profit can directly be exchanged back into ETH in the rETH skimmer app. rETH skimmer enables passive income from rETH.
The site is still under development, but perfectly usable already. The worst thing that can happen is that it fails to calculate your rewards and you cannot initiate a transaction.
I rely on rocketscan for the historic rETH exchange rates. Getting these data is a bit slow during the initial loading of the website. It might take up to 15 seconds and every other week, the API proxy service I am using is down for a few hours. Definitely a place which needs to be improved from my side.
If you find a bug or see possible improvements, please tell me.
I know everyone is favorable to kbin but I think there's still some questions that need to be answered, such as hosted vs self-hosted, how mirroring works, and issues with impersonation.
Checking in after my post about taking the plunge the other day. Spun up my validator and deposited. Took me, in total, about 10 hours (yes, really). I'm "Pending" on beaconcha.in.
I wrote down a lot of what I felt and did while trying to get it all together. I'm still kind of shell-shocked by the whole experience and I'm sure I'll talk a lot more about it later. What I'll say for now is that even the "for dummies" version of setting up a validator is significantly more intimidating and intense than most people think it is.
I'm proud of myself for (hopefully) successfully doing it, but even doing it on easy mode (dappnode) had a lot of issues, things that I didn't fully understand, or things that almost had me giving up (I gave up about 3 times and then went right back to it after 5 minutes of having given up).
To be absolutely clear, that's no one's fault but mine. I'm absolutely tech illiterate, but, sadly, I'm actually probably more tech-y than most people. So I do think we have a long way to go before this sort of thing becomes something non-tech can just pick up and do. Things that I think most here take for granted are very scary or even indecipherable to someone like me.
That actually brings me to something that this whole reddit fiasco has me thinking about. One of the great strengths of crypto and eth in particular is the layer 0 stuff. It leads to great communities like this or Ethstaker. We have Reddits and Discords which are filled with people willing and eager to help. The problem is that it seems like it may have led to less focus on delivering a user-manual that makes sense to a new user who has no idea what they're doing. Communities are great for fixing problems, but it seems like we rely on a nebulous social network to teach the basics. Even the best guides I found seemed to assume a lot of knowledge and I generally had 3-5 "1 stop shop" guides open at once as I did this.
The good thing with how tough it was was that, if everything works out and I start validating in a month and a half (thanks Celsius), I'll really feel like I earned it.
Hey, are you on Discord? EthStaker is compiling a bunch of resources to put together a comprehensive staking guide and would love to go into more detail about your experience
I have a discord account, but I've only used it a few times to play games with friends. Discord itself feels fairly overwhelming to explore, but I'd be happy to talk with someone on there to give my experience sometime.
Thanks! I think we'll get there, but I've always felt like we as a community downplay how difficult this stuff is to navigate given the state of most UIs in the ecosystem.
It's kind of hard to explain, and probably part of why I struggled so much is I felt like I couldn't articulate what I was struggling with. Some of it was super basic and I felt like an idiot once I realized it. A lot of it was probably right in the middle of the front page, but somehow I missed it. It took me far too long to realize that DAppNode was really a server that I had to connect to through another computer. I had a bunch of errors that I had to solve by looking through Google. There was an error when using the Terminal in Ubuntu to install it. Every time I used the script, it had an error and erased my wifi. I had to re-install the whole OS three times and that set the discouraging tone for the rest of the day. I ended up using the ISO method which I didn't realize was a viable option until I read way further in the tutorial. The system also asked for login credentials that I didn't have once I set it up. Turns out it was login: dappnode and pw: dappnode.s0 but I had to do a lot of looking to find that on the tech support boards.
Otherwise, I often felt like I had to do a ton of research to even know what I'm looking at on screen. That, on it's own, isn't that big of a deal, but it can be a real struggle when the system UI is constantly updated so the guides often don't look like what I'm seeing. I remember once someone on reddit commenting (on a totally unrelated issue) "Why do I have to follow this company on Twitter to learn about a new security issue" or something like that. That's kind of what I mean by the strength and weakness of our communities. A lot of crypto companies do so much through these social media companies, but it feels very strange to me. I think I kinda feel that way about going to Reddit, Discord, or other social media to learn how to use something.
Finally, and this might simply be way too much to ask, but I think having more of an internal guide would be extremely helpful. Like, in old video games you read the manual and then you played the game. Now we have walk-through tutorials that are imbedded in the game itself.
I'll admit, I feel like a total tool even complaining about any of this though. They provided this free service and, thanks to their work, I actually have a shot of pulling this off. I'm extremely grateful and I feel like most of my complaints are probably things I just missed.
I find it oddly endearing, that just by having some of the people coming in here from etfhinance reddit, makes kbin that was initially so foreign feel so familliar. If only all the third party apps move here...
Unlike Reddit, kbin natively supports posting pics in comments 📸
How to set an avatar: Click 'your-username' (on the top-right of the page) --> 'Settings' --> 'Profile' (in the appearing horizontal menu). I overlooked the horizontal menu a dozen times.
Subreddits are called Magazines here
The ethfinance magazine that @kbrot set up for us lives on the main kbin server, https://kbin.social - if you check its homepage, you'll see posts from other magazines too, such as news, RedditMigration, or unpopularopinion
The default sorting of our daily thread is "hot" (=nr of upvotes), you gotta switch manually to "newest" every time (sigh) if you prefer that
Like on reddit, we can upvote threads (updoot the diddly) as well as individual comments/replies
We're still missing a choo-choo-train or some other banner. Can magazines have banner pictures @kbrot?
Federation, the hallmark feature of kbin, is switched off temporarily. Check out the kbin-alternative Lemmy to see how it works: The homepage of the lemmy.ml server curently also displays threads originally created on the lemmy servers beehaw.org, lemmy.world, and feddit.de. In the comments of such threads, you see accounts registered on a variety lemmy servers, such as lemmy.one, sh.itjust.works, sopuli.xyz, etc. Federation means the servers talk to each other to enable cross-commenting and cross-viewing.
Federation, the hallmark feature of kbin, is switched off temporarily. Check out the kbin-alternative Lemmy to see how it works: The homepage of the lemmy.ml server curently also displays threads originally created on the lemmy servers beehaw.org, lemmy.world, and feddit.de. In the comments of such threads, you see accounts registered on a variety lemmy servers, such as lemmy.one, sh.itjust.works, sopuli.xyz, etc. Federation means the servers talk to each other to enable cross-commenting and cross-viewing.
this is the killer feature, and I honestly don't think it's a great idea to try to have a community on an instance that isn't part of this federation (yet). I like kbin, I think it looks better than lemmy and it feels great to use, but not being connected to the other (thriving!) communities out there is probably not worth it
Kbin is already discoverable and you can already access other communities on different instances via Kbin.social (I don't know if it is possible the other way around for now because of Cloudfare enabled).
The thing is because of the influx of new users Cloudfare is turned on temporarily so that the site doesn't crash constantly, it only messes up Kbins "place" in the universe for the time being ;) from what I understood.
Beehaw.org is an lemmy instance for example and if you go to "Magazines" here and type in "Beehaw" you can see the beehaw communities and access them from the Kbin instance.
What’s the Enthusiasm About?
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What’s the Enthusiasm About?
Hello there! Are you familiar with Go High Level? If not, let's break it down. Imagine managing multiple apps for marketing. Sounds busy. That's where Go High Level comes in. It's like that friend who has a solution for everything. Whether you are working on creating an outstanding sales funnel or sending out an email campaign, this platform has your back. The best part? They let you test drive everything with a 14-day free trial. It's like trying out a new car but for your business. And if you ever need assistance, their support team is just a click away. Pretty exciting, huh?
So, How Much Does It Cost?
Alright, let's talk about the financial side. Go High Level offers 3 main plans. The Agency Starter Plan is perfect if you're just starting or have a small business. It's loaded with all the essential tools, and it's quite cost-effective. But if you're looking to scale up, the Agency Unlimited Plan is your best choice. It's like the VIP pass at a concert, giving you access to everything without any limitations. Not sure about committing? Remember that 14-day free trial I mentioned? It's a great way to give it a try without any obligations. Lastly, they offer a Pro plan that includes "SaaS mode," where you can white label the product under your brand. Fantastic!
Why Everyone's Raving About It:
In a world full of sophisticated digital tools, Go High Level is like that all-in-one Swiss Army knife. There's no need to switch between apps because it has everything under one roof. Whether you're a newcomer or an experienced marketer, it's super user-friendly. It's not just about launching impressive campaigns; they ensure you understand their performance with top-notch analytics. There's even a white-label feature for marketing agencies, so you can add your brand and impress your clients.
I've stopped coming to kbin a while ago, and just came to check how well and alive you're all here. Honestly, I hoped for more traffic around. I'd like to find myself a social eth-centric group other than r/ethfinance, but damn, its hard.
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