Short official statement from @ned.
@blockbrothers had personal contact with @ned tonight after reaching out to him and we have permission to share the following.
First of all: He's healthy and OK.
Other things shared by @ned himself:
Steemit inc. is well on track delivering cost reductions for Steem nodes and moving forward with SMT's after the recent layoffs.
The layoffs only impacted a large R&D project and the priority to work on Steem network fundamentals, such as RocksDB and SMT's is more focused than it has been in the last 6 months.
We as @blockbrothers are happy to bury any rumors regarding Ned's health and looking forward to the first update surrounding RocksDB.
The fact that by now actions speak louder than words is clear.
We therefor await further development with interest and keep monitoring the situation for the community.
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WOW - I'm impressed and relieved at the same time!
Impressed that you were able to get in contact with him.
Relieved because what you write sounds good to me!
Thanks a lot for sharing this news!
You are welcome have a great christmas and a steemful New year. See you at the Steemeetup
Thank you!
Same for you guys!
Appreciate it! Not a complete excuse for not hearing anything from ned himself, but better than nothing.
Yep, he's earned the name noshowned for a reason.
Thanks @therealwolf
What about the other rumor? The one about a possible major sale taking place?
I'm confirming that rumor from a shady account because no one is supposed to talk about it openly yet.....but I do know this.....the paperwork has already been signed. I hope you know the who, because I've said too much already.
I am now intrigued!
Does that mean that all of these updates from STINC are coming from a Ned-less entity? Or is it just smoke and mirrors to make people believe that all is still normal?
Ooo spicy rumor, Please elaborate more!
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hmmm interesting.
A sale of what...
The only thing Ned has ownership of around here, I would imagine.
imagine that
Love,
the Maltese Falcon
I hadn't heard that rumor, but I was thinking that the sudden radio silence could result from something like an agreed quiet period.
Good to see your effort and thanks. Great sign of dedication to the platform !!!
Thank you
Thanks dear @blockbrothers! Reaching out and in a way trying to compensate for the lack of communication is just awesome. People need the reassurance and you guys made that happen. 'More focus' sounds good as well, priorities have become more clear and with a smaller team there's less distraction.
Thanks your comment is appreciated !
Ahh good to hear. Let them concentrate on their work that for Christmas. Maybe a nice nodememoryreduction under the tree? 😁 I know it's not that fast.
Not quite ready to break out the champagne block bros
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thanks @blockbrothers for giving us the update ! Have a blessed christmas.
@bitrocker2020 we wish you a great christmas and a Steemful New year
Top notch, this is very good to hear!!
Good reaching outings! :0)
Thank you sometimes reaching out is the best way to go.
Absolutely!
Good news. Thanks