Howdy, Dash Nation!
I finally found my way over here... When I broke into cryptocurrencies, I mined BTC, profitably, until the ASIC wars began... I lost my shirt, thanks to delays from Butterfly Labs and HashFast... These days, I'm trying to get back on my feet. I'm an IT guy with experience in ERP software and fleet management systems. I split most of my time between process engineering and data architecting. I have also dabbled in desktop publishing and EMS/QMS (ISO 9000/14000).
Back in 2012, it was my hope to convert my QuickDraw lottery program to Bitcoin, and have my mining operation pay for it. I originally wrote it in Visual Studio, with SQL and Visual Basic components. Since then, I've become a proponent of open source projects, and have been converting my stuff to Qt and Python. I really like the new look of Qt5.8/5.9, and I have fallen in love with Python 3.6 & PyQt. I'm only cutting my teeth on the Blockchain and PyBigchainDB libraries. Today, I found a few Dash libraries, and I see they include BigchainDB. Awesome!
I was a member of the Bitcoin Foundation, when Jon Matonis took over and two new seats were added to the Board of Directors. I didn't miss a single Let's Talk Bitcoin podcast during the debates. When I see the current state of Bitcoin, I can see their governance issues, and it makes me wonder about the influence of corrupt banksters--especially while Ross Ulbricht sits in jail. I think the Bitcoin developers need a swift kick in their complacency, and I think Dash is well-positioned to do it. Ethereum bothers me, especially when I see Microsoft and the big banks have joined forces with it.
Anyway, I'm currently in Canada and looking for new opportunities.