Openbazaar Enables Decentralized Peer-To-Peer Trading of 44 Cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies can now be traded on the peer-to-peer online marketplace Openbazaar in addition to physical goods, digital goods, and services. Initially, 44 cryptocurrencies are supported but the development team plans to add more over time. There is no fee for trading cryptocurrencies and no need to register with any service. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Crypto Trading on Openbazaar...
ExtraTorrent Replacement Displays Warning On Predecessor’s Shutdown Anniversary
Exactly one year ago, millions of users in the BitTorrent community went into mourning with the shock depature of one of its major players. ExtraTorrent was founded in back in November 2006, at a time when classic platforms such as TorrentSpy and Mininova were dominating the torrent site landscape. But with dedication and determination, the site amassed millions of daily visitors, outperforming every other torrent site apart from the...
‘Blocking Pirate Sites Through Court is Uncertain, Slow and Expensive’
FairPlay Canada, a coalition of copyright holders and major players in the telco industry, wants to institute a national pirate site blocking scheme. The group submitted its plan to the Canadian telecoms regulator CRTC earlier this year, which subsequently asked the public for input. This consultation triggered a wave of responses. Those opposed to the blocklist idea highlight the risk of over-blocking, net neutrality threats, and the...
Getting started with regular expressions
Regular expressions can be one of the most powerful tools in your toolbox as a Linux user, system administrator, or even as a programmer. It can also be one of the most daunting things to learn, but it doesn’t have to be! While there are an infinite number of ways to write an expression, you don’t have to learn every single switch and flag. In this short how-to, I’ll show you a few simple ways to use regex that will...
Choosing the right open source tool for movie project management
One thing artists, engineers, and hackers share in common is their antipathy for management. So, when the time comes when we actually need project management, it comes as a painful growing experience. read...
