One of my favorite pastimes - when I do have some free blocks of time to spend, which doesn't happen very often - is to peruse Steem's GitHub repo. It's like peeking through door while your parents are arranging the presents under the Christmas tree. You get to see a lot of cool stuff.

So here are a two things that I saw this morning:

* SMT (Smart Media Tokens) creation is advancing very fast. I didn't expect to see so much work on this feature, because, from the white paper, I got the impression the launch is "sometimes in 2018". But looking at how the code advances, _I think_ it may be sooner. I didn't see any fixed hardfork date yet, so this is just speculation, but there are a lot of pull requests and tasks related to this. The blockchain version for this specific release is 0.21, as you can see from the screenshot below.
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![Screen Shot 2017-10-13 at 9.36.01 AM.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmUq2VTZdrF2DkojxRhSXSG2jANwiPF1d7gsqpn9nVPMCx/Screen%20Shot%202017-10-13%20at%209.36.01%20AM.png)
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There is also an intermediate version 0.20, but there is no description and there are no tasks attached to it yet.

* the post limit may be lowered, allowing for a Twitter-like project built on top of Steemit. As you can see from the issue below, devs are taking into account a new way of limiting user posting. Right now, there is a 5 minutes limit to your posts, which makes a Twitter clone very difficult to create.
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![Screen Shot 2017-10-13 at 9.33.56 AM.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmU5KQuEwv2jFsD8fYrsmByRHemRjNn6z5uRKre5TDyWyF/Screen%20Shot%202017-10-13%20at%209.33.56%20AM.png)
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So, as you can see, things are happening and are happening faster than expected. I'm really looking forward to the SMT release. 

Steem on!
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_I'm a serial entrepreneur, blogger and ultrarunner. You can find me mainly on my blog at [Dragos Roua](http://dragosroua.com) where I write about productivity, business, relationships and running. Here on Steemit you may stay updated by following me @dragosroua._
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_If you're new to Steemit, you may find these articles relevant (that's also part of my witness activity to support new members of the platform)_:
* [Rewards: Were Does The Money Come From?](https://steemit.com/steemit/@dragosroua/steemit-newbie-faq-rewards-were-does-the-money-come-from)
* [Netiquette: How To Avoid Being A Steem Douche?](https://steemit.com/steem/@dragosroua/steemit-newbie-faq-netiquette-how-to-avoid-being-a-steem-douche)
* [Witnesses: What Are They And Why Should You Care?](https://steemit.com/steemit/@dragosroua/steemit-newbie-faq-witnesses-what-are-they-and-why-should-you-care)
* [How Can I Mine Steem And What CPU / GPU Power Do I Need For That?](https://steemit.com/steemit/@dragosroua/steemit-newbie-faq-how-can-i-mine-steem-and-what-cpu-gpu-power-do-i-need-for-that)
* [The Beginner Guide To Not Getting Hacked On Steemit](https://steemit.com/steemit/@dragosroua/the-beginner-guide-to-not-getting-hacked-on-steemit)