Hi, I'm @inertia. I am writing and updating this post from a modified version of [`chronicle`](/@inertia/chronicle-rb-posting-script) that lets me do `diff-match-patch`. My hope is to update it indefinitely so that it is literally my profile page. --- # Background My very first post on the platform is [That's Nutrition!](/@inertia/that-s-nutrition) wherein I posted a picture of a bottle of hot sauce. I originally posted this picture [on reddit](https://redd.it/pb3vk) where it got 1,358 reddit upvotes. I thought since it was mildly popular on reddit, it'd do well here. Turns out, not so much. In fact, my first 3 posts were pretty much duds. But that got me thinking, since steemit.com interprets markdown, I have plenty of markdown content in my github repositories. I should post those. So I posted [OpenBazaar API Ruby Client](/@inertia/openbazaar-api-ruby-client). Sure enough, @ned upvoted it. Then I posted a bunch of stuff I liked like playlists and videos I didn't create, which were not received well. It was a learning curve. It was luck. But it was also fun. In fact, my original theory about posting github repo markdown didn't pan out on my next attempt: [CobbleBot](/@inertia/cobblebot) I did various memes, various news article reposts. I also started to basically mine content from my old blogs, especially ones that were no longer hosted. Nothing really seemed to click. I'd get 30¢ here, 2¢ there. Then I posted [Bob the Builder Lives in a Socialist Society](/@inertia/bob-the-builder-lives-in-a-socialist-society) and got a nice payout. Turns out original content really seemed to be the ticket. Only, it wasn't technically original. It was a repost from one of my old blogs. Still, I felt like I was getting the hang of it. In fact, by my very next post, [Blockchain Fiction: Warner to be Executed](/@inertia/blockchain-fiction-warner-to-be-executed), I was getting even more excited by the possibilities. --- It's not really practical to dig deep into my old post anymore. So here's a digest version.

### About Me (and my family) A little bit about me and more on my family. * [Hi, I'm Anthony](/@inertia/hi-i-m-anthony) * [Cross Posts](/@inertia/cross-posts) * [Snow Day, 2015](/@inertia/snow-day-2015) * [I Miss Her](/@inertia/i-miss-her) * [My First Migraine](/@inertia/my-first-migraine) * [The Perils Of Homeschooling](/@inertia/the-perils-of-homeschooling) * [How to Work From Home](/@inertia/how-to-work-from-home) * [Mitten Centric Parenting](/@inertia/mitten-centric-parenting) * [Just Called NORAD](/@inertia/just-called-norad) * [My Theory on Autism](/@inertia/my-theory-on-autism) * [Owl Pellet Bone ID Sheet](/@inertia/owl-pellet-bone-id-sheet) * [So They Put Me In Charge](/@inertia/so-they-put-me-in-charge) * [Time Management](/@inertia/time-management) * [What I'm Doing Right Now](/@inertia/what-i-m-doing-right-no) * [My Entire Blog History, Visualized](/@inertia/my-entire-blog-history-visualized) * [Autism Parenting Tips](/@inertia/autism-parenting-tips) ---

### Theology Jesus stuff. * [Romans 13:1-7](/@inertia/romans-13-1-7) * [Faith Unexamined](/@inertia/faith-unexamined) * [Spreading The Gospel With Uncensorable Technology](/@inertia/spreading-the-gospel-with-uncensorable-technology) * [WALL-E: A Picture of Christ](/@inertia/wall-e-a-picture-of-christ) ---

### Photography I'm not really that skilled at photography, but I know what I like. * [Del Amo Mall in Torrance, California - [IMG-5594-hdr]](/@inertia/del-amo-mall-in-torrance-california-img-5594-hdr) * [Lake of the Pines, California - [IMG-1612-hdr]](/@inertia/lake-of-the-pines-california-img-1612-hdr) * [Heisenberg Was Here, California - [IMG-3825-hdr]](/@inertia/heisenberg-was-here-california-img-3825-hdr) * [Emmett on New Year's Eve, California - [IMG-3762-hdr]](/@inertia/emmett-on-new-year-s-eve-california-img-3762-hdr) * [Der Plant, California - [IMG-1353-hdr]](/@inertia/der-plant-california-img-1353-hdr) * [Aurore](/@inertia/aurore) * [Little Girl (kitty)](/@inertia/little-girl-kitty) * [Yosemite, 2006](/@inertia/yosemite-2006) * [Mudhens, Lake of the Pines, 2013](/@inertia/mudhens-lake-of-the-pines-2013) * [Kitchen Doors](/@inertia/kitchen-doors) * [California Adventure, 2002](/@inertia/california-adventure-2002) * [Lizard](/@inertia/lizard) * [Ben Meets Woody](/@inertia/ben-meets-woody) * [TJ's Bucket](/@inertia/tj-s-bucket) * [Flour Fun](/@inertia/flour-fun) * [Blue Jay Snow](/@inertia/blue-jay-snow) * [They Grow](/@inertia/they-grow) * [Hand Me Downs](/@inertia/hand-me-downs) * [Aquarium of the Pacific, 2010](/@inertia/aquarium-of-the-pacific-2010) * [Safety Fence](/@inertia/safety-fence) * [Prisma Necklace](/@inertia/prisma-necklace) * [Picking Oranges with Gramps](/@inertia/picking-oranges-with-gramps) * [TJ Nap](/@inertia/tj-nap) * [Prisma Fireplace](/@inertia/prisma-fireplace) * [Prisma Calm Lake](/@inertia/prisma-calm-lake) * [Prisma - I Like Turtles](/@inertia/prisma-i-like-turtles) * [Prisma - Pumpkin Patch](/@inertia/prisma-pumpkin-patch) * [Prisma - Yuba River](/@inertia/prisma-yuba-river) * [Prisma - Sunrise at the Lake](/@inertia/prisma-sunrise-at-the-lake) * [Sleepy Hollow Christmas Lights, 2010](/@inertia/sleepy-hollow-christmas-lights-2010) * [Christmas, 2016](/@inertia/christmas-2016) * [Prisma Landscape](/@inertia/prisma-landscape-20161218t16252228z) * [Before and After](/@inertia/before-and-after) * [Hannah's Umbrella](/@inertia/hannah-s-umbrella) * [Prisma - On The Farm](/@inertia/prisma-on-the-farm) * [Dogwood](/@inertia/dogwood) * [Deer on the Dock](/@inertia/deer-on-the-dock) * [Prisma - Decorations](/@inertia/prisma-decorations) * [Blue Jay, 2012](/@inertia/blue-jay-2012) * [Tree Girl](/@inertia/tree-girl) * [Macintosh Plus](/@inertia/macintosh-plus) * [Winter at the Lake](/@inertia/winter-at-the-lake) * [Like Glass](/@inertia/like-glass) * [LA Zoo, 2009](/@inertia/la-zoo-2009) * [Various Flowers](/@inertia/various-flowers) * [Sequoia, 2008](/@inertia/sequoia-2008) * [Macintosh - Napintosh](/@inertia/macintosh-napintosh) * [Eclipse, 2017](/photography/@inertia/eclipse-2017) * [Macintosh on a Bean Bag](/@inertia/macintosh-on-a-bean-bag) * [Day of the Christmas Tree](/@inertia/day-of-the-christmas-tree) * [I love lamp.](/@inertia/i-love-lamp-201814t143452883z) ---

### Poetry I am a one-trick-pony with regards to poetry. * [Them Web Loggers](/@inertia/them-web-loggers) * [Them Stake Poolers](/@inertia/them-stake-poolers) * [Them STEEM Witnesses](/@inertia/them-steem-witnesses) * [Them Front-Runners](/@inertia/them-front-runners) ---

### Ruby Most of the programming I do is in `ruby`. If you're not yet into `ruby`, here's how I would recommend going about picking a programming language to learn: [How to Pick a Programming Language](/@inertia/how-to-pick-a-programming-language) * Original announcement of `radiator`: [radiator - STEEM Ruby API Client](/@inertia/radiator-steem-ruby-api-client) * [How to Write a Ruby on Rails App for STEEM](/@inertia/how-to-write-a-ruby-on-rails-app-for-steem) * [How to List All Followers in Ruby](/@inertia/how-to-list-all-followers-in-ruby) * [How to List All Ignores (Mutes) in Ruby](/@inertia/how-to-list-all-ignores-mutes-in-ruby) * [Sherwood Forrest, A Shared Group Curation Tool](/@inertia/sherwood-forrest-a-shared-group-curation-tool) * [How to Find Post Promotions Paid by a Third Party in Ruby](/@inertia/how-to-find-post-promotions-paid-by-a-third-party-in-ruby) * [Radiator Update: Streaming](/@inertia/radiator-update-streaming) * [Radiator Update: Optimizations](/@inertia/radiator-update-optimizations) * [Crab Bucket - The STEEM Blockchain as a Local Database](/@inertia/crab-bucket-the-steem-blockchain-as-a-local-database) * [How to List Accounts Sorted by Newest Blog Entry](/@inertia/how-to-list-accounts-sorted-by-newest-blog-entry) * [How to Tail the STEEM Blockchain in Ruby](/@inertia/how-to-tail-the-steem-blockchain-in-ruby) * [How to Tail the Golos Blockchain in Ruby](/@inertia/how-to-tail-the-golos-blockchain-in-ruby) * [How to Decode Reputation Levels in Ruby](/@inertia/how-to-decode-reputation-levels-1483559737-654893) * [How to Track Favorites with Ruby](/@inertia/how-to-track-favorites-with-ruby) * [How to Use AI to Find Articles with Ruby](/@inertia/how-to-use-ai-to-find-articles-with-ruby) * [Performance of: ai-scan.rb (Round 1)](/@inertia/performance-of-ai-scan-rb-round-1) * [Ganymede - A Growing Collection of STEEM Web Tools](/@inertia/ganymede-a-growing-collection-of-steem-web-tools) * [How to Find Hidden Gems with Ruby](/@inertia/how-to-find-hidden-gems-with-ruby) * [How to Find Flag Wars with Ruby](/@inertia/how-to-find-flag-wars-with-ruby) * [Ganymede Tools Updated](/@inertia/ganymede-tools-updated) * [Devise is Bad](/@inertia/devise-is-bad) * [Performance of: ai-scan.rb (Round 2)](/@inertia/performance-of-ai-scan-rb-round-2) * [Radiator Update: Getting Ready for Transaction Signing](/@inertia/radiator-update-getting-ready-for-transaction-signing) * [Radiator Can Post Comments!](/@inertia/radiator-can-post-comments) * [How to Write a Vote Bot in Ruby](/@inertia/how-to-write-a-vote-bot-in-ruby) * [steem-slap.rb](/@inertia/steem-slap-rb-1488313379-0735178) * [Introducing @banjo](/@inertia/introducing-banjo) * [Now You Can Trail Banjo With Docker](/@inertia/now-you-can-trail-banjo-with-docker) * [drphil.rb - Voting Bot](/@inertia/drphil-rb-voting-bot) * [steem-slap](/@inertia/steem-slap) * [drphil.rb - Voting Bot Update](/@inertia/drphil-rb-voting-bot-update) * [drphil.rb - Voting Bot Update](/@inertia/6mmo8d-drphil-rb-voting-bot-update) * [drphil.rb - Voting Bot Update / Fixes](/@inertia/drphil-rb-voting-bot-update-fixes) * [gator.rb - STEEM Power Delegation script for STEEM](/@inertia/gator-rb-steem-power-delegation-script-for-steem) * [Radiator v0.1.0 - STEEM Ruby API Client](/@inertia/radiator-v0-1-0-steem-ruby-api-client) * [OBarc v0.5.2 - OpenBazaar Ruby API Client #openbazzar](/@inertia/obarc-v0-5-2-openbazaar-ruby-api-client) * [drphil.rb - Voting Bot Update: Voting Power Recharge](/@inertia/drphil-rb-voting-bot-update-voting-power-recharge) * [sob.rb - Automatically Post OpenBazaar Listings on STEEM #openbazaar](/@inertia/sob-rb-automatically-post-openbazaar-listings-on-steem-openbazaar) * [drphil.rb - Voting Bot - Added Following/Followers Voting Weight](/@inertia/drphil-rb-voting-bot-added-following-followers-voting-weight) * [drphil.rb - Voting Bot - Windows Installation](/@inertia/drphil-rb-voting-bot-windows-installation) * [drphil.rb - Voting Bot - Mac Installation](/@inertia/drphil-rb-voting-bot-mac-installation) * [How To Configure Your Mac to do Ruby on Rails Development](/@inertia/how-to-configure-your-mac-to-do-ruby-on-rails-development) * [chronicle.rb - Posting Script](/@inertia/chronicle-rb-posting-script) * [Radiator v0.2.0 - STEEM Ruby API Client](/@inertia/radiator-v0-2-0-steem-ruby-api-client) * [stinkypete.rb - Reward Claim script for STEEM](/@inertia/stinkypete-rb-reward-claim-script-for-steem) * [Radiator v0.2.2 - STEEM Ruby API Client Update: Performance and Reliability](/@inertia/radiator-v0-2-2-steem-ruby-api-client-update-performance-and-reliability) * [Steem Blockchain Data Service Rails Engine](/@inertia/steem-blockchain-data-service-rails-engine) * [Introducing: Cosgrove - A STEEM Centric Discord Bot Framework](/@inertia/introducing-cosgrove-a-steem-centric-discord-bot-framework) * [drdoogie.rb - Vote Trail Bot Update](/@inertia/drdoogie-rb-vote-trail-bot-update) * [Steem Blockchain Data Service Rails Engine Update: Drivers & Scopes](/@inertia/steem-blockchain-data-service-rails-engine-update-drivers-and-scopes) * [Ganymede Updated: Search for Mentions](/@inertia/ganymede-updated-search-for-mentions) * [Dr. Otto: Vote Bidding Bot](/@inertia/dr-otto-vote-bidding-bot) * [Dr. Otto Technical Update](/@inertia/dr-otto-technical-update) * [Freakazoid: Cleverbot integration for STEEM.](/@inertia/freakazoid-cleverbot-integration-for-steem) * [luckyluke.rb - Voting Bot](/@inertia/luckyluke-rb-voting-bot) * [My App Catalog](/@inertia/my-app-catalog) * [drphil.rb - Voting Bot - Improved Fanbase Support](/@inertia/drphil-rb-voting-bot-improved-fanbase-support) * [luckyluke.rb - Voting Bot - Recommended Update](/@inertia/luckyluke-rb-voting-bot-recommended-update) * [drotto-0.0.1](/@inertia/drotto-0-0-1) * [hello_nurse](/@inertia/hellonurse) * [Freakazoid: Cleverbot integration for STEEM - Engagement Update](/@inertia/freakazoid-cleverbot-integration-for-steem-engagement-update) * [steem-slap - Added 20,000 Combinations](/@inertia/steem-slap-added-20-000-combinations) * [How to Get Account History Stats in Ruby](/@inertia/how-to-get-account-history-states-in-ruby) * [luckyluke.rb - Voting Bot Update](/@inertia/luckyluke-rb-voting-bot-update) * [Cat Facts](/@inertia/cat-facts) * [Dr. Otto: Vote Bidding Bot Update](/@inertia/dr-otto-vote-bidding-bot-update) * [Radiator v0.2.3 - STEEM Ruby API Client Update: Tweaks and Error Handling](/@inertia/radiator-v0-2-3-steem-ruby-api-client-update-tweaks-and-error-handling) * [Radiator v0.3.0 - STEEM Ruby API Client Update: Now With Failover Support](/@inertia/radiator-v0-3-0-steem-ruby-api-client-update-now-with-failover-support) * [How to Update Radiator Apps](/@inertia/how-to-update-radiator-apps) * [How to Write a Discord Bot in Ruby](/@inertia/how-to-write-a-discord-bot-in-ruby) * [radiator-0.3.4](/@inertia/radiator-0-3-4) * [Radiator Helper Methods](/@inertia/radiator-helper-methods) * [Radiator Fix](/@inertia/radiator-fix) * [luckyluke.rb - Voting Bot Update](/@inertia/luckylukerb-voting-bot-update) * [Using monit to manage bots](/@inertia/using-monit-to-manage-bots) * [/f/ruby digest 000](/@inertia/fruby-digest-000) * [gator.rb - STEEM Power Delegation script for STEEM - gem update](/@inertia/gatorrb-steem-power-delegation-script-for-steem-gem-update) * [drphil.rb - Voting Bot - gem update and bug fixes](/@inertia/drphilrb-voting-bot-gem-update-and-bug-fixes) * [Rails applications that deal with STEEM account names.](/@inertia/rails-applications-that-deal-with-steem-account-names) * [Dr. Otto: Ra ra Rasputin Update](/@inertia/dr-otto-ra-ra-rasputin-update) * [Cosgrove: Database Update](/@inertia/cosgrove-database-update) * [How to Automatically Ignore Accounts Created By ... Someone](/@inertia/how-to-automatically-ignore-accounts-created-by-someone) * [How to do Raspberry Pi Zero Surveillance with Ruby](/@inertia/how-to-do-raspberry-pi-zero-surveillance-with-ruby) * [detect-hung.sh](/@inertia/detect-hung-sh) * [mrkrabs.rb - Self Voting Bot](/@inertia/mrkrabsrb-self-voting-bot) ---

### Economics What got me into crypto in the first place. * [How the STEEM Blockchain Will Free Labor](/@inertia/how-the-steem-blockchain-will-free-labor) * [Dilution: Not a Tax; Not Theft](/@inertia/dilution-not-a-tax-not-theft) * [Identifying Economic Cause and Effect](/@inertia/identifying-economic-cause-and-effect) * [Deleveraging the Economy](/@inertia/deleveraging-the-economy) * [Gold Was Ninja Mined](/@inertia/gold-was-ninja-mined) ---

### Liberty Like, you know, liberty. * [Understanding the Voluntary Society](/@inertia/understanding-the-voluntary-society) * [The Uselessness of the Health Code](/@inertia/the-uselessness-of-the-health-code) * [A Liberty Minded Assessment of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution](/@inertia/a-liberty-minded-assessment-of-jamie-oliver-s-food-revolution) * [Pirate Island](/@inertia/pirate-island) * [The Prime Directive is Immora](/@inertia/7ad5kf-the-prime-directive-is-immoral) * [Alongside Night](/@inertia/alongside-night) * [Richard Dawkins is Misguided](/@inertia/5ylewf-richard-dawkins-is-misguided) * [Attachment to electrical current prohibited](/@inertia/attachment-to-electrical-current-prohibited) * [Mandatory Service Requirement](/@inertia/mandatory-service-requirement) * [Recommended Reading](/@inertia/recommended-reading) * [Copying Is Not Theft](/@inertia/copying-is-not-theft-zg1hbmlh-lw0eh)

### Fiction I write fiction, sometimes. * [Blockchain Fiction: Warner to be Executed](/@inertia/blockchain-fiction-warner-to-be-executed) * [Blockchain Fiction: steemit *dot* com closure](/@inertia/blockchain-fiction-steemit-com-closure) * [The Secret of the Q](/@inertia/the-secret-of-the-q) * [Blockchain Fiction: My Take on Hardfork 105](/@inertia/blockchain-fiction-my-take-on-hardfork-105) * [Central Finite Curve](/@inertia/central-finite-curve) ---

### About the Steem Platform These are about various ideas or just commentary on the platform itself. * [Proposal proposal: reSTEEMit](/@inertia/proposal-proposal-resteemit) * [5 Minutes with Charlie Shrem](/@inertia/5-minutes-with-charlie-shrem) * [Feature Request: Share a Link](/@inertia/feature-request-share-a-link) * [SubSteem](/@inertia/substeem) * [Steemit Needs More Sliders](/@inertia/steemit-needs-more-sliders) * [Feature Request: Flag Rewards](/@inertia/feature-request-flag-rewards) * [Creating Demand for STEEM Power: Vote Negation](/@inertia/creating-demand-for-steem-power-vote-negation) * [Steemit Needs to Adopt Medium-Style Onboarding](/@inertia/steemit-needs-to-adopt-medium-style-onboarding) * [Confidential Everything, A Proposal](/@inertia/confidential-everything-a-proposal) * [Alternative to Flagging for Overpayment: Dissenting Comments](/@inertia/alternative-to-flagging-for-overpayment-dissenting-comments) * [The Hierarchy of Engagement on Steemit](/@inertia/the-hierarchy-of-engagement-on-steemit) * [Proxy Announcement: Witness Voting - Please Vote For My Proxy](/@inertia/proxy-announcement-witness-voting-please-vote-for-my-proxy) * [Let's Assume Steemit, Inc. Knows What They're Doing](/@inertia/let-s-assume-steemit-inc-knows-what-they-re-doing) * [STEEM Community Tokens](/@inertia/steem-community-tokens) * [Code Review: Clear null Account](/@inertia/code-review-clear-null-account) * [Should Steemit Be the Front Page of the Internet?](/@inertia/should-steemit-be-the-front-page-of-the-internet) * [Benefits of Pay for Votes](/@inertia/benefits-of-pay-for-votes) * [Pixel Art Faces](/@inertia/pixel-art-faces) * [Are API Docs being updated?](https://steemit.com/steemit/@inertia/are-api-docs-being-updated) * [Kinda Spooky](/@inertia/kinda-spooky) * [SMT: Oracle Decay Problem](/@inertia/smt-oracle-decay-problem) * [If you buy STEEM](/@inertia/if-you-buy-steem) * [TIL: Dan Larimer left STEEM because it was unfixable.](/@inertia/til-dan-larimer-left-steem-because-it-was-unfixable)