Cryptocurrency Futures and Prediction Markets Show Trump Wins the US 2020 Election
In less than 270 days the United States will have its 2020 election and millions of people worldwide will be betting on whether Donald Trump is reelected. Cryptocurrency participants are currently wagering their digital assets on the election outcome, where the odds on prediction markets and betting sites indicate Trump will likely win. Also read: New Regency Television Wins Screen Rights to Onecoin Story – The Missing...
Unofficial Coronavirus Papers Archive Serves Up Half a Terabyte of Knowledge
The idea that scientific papers and studies should be locked up behind a paywall is a tightly held belief among the world’s largest, richest publishers. To the founder of the infamous Sci-Hub – often known as The Pirate Bay of Science – that is objectionable to the point of being offensive to humanity. Granting free access to scientific knowledge for the benefit of all mankind is a growing movement. As reported here...
Anti-Piracy Coalition ACE Goes After Clipwatching and Fembed
The online piracy ecosystem is constantly evolving. Ten years ago the entertainment industries were mostly concerned with torrent sites. Today, online streaming sites and services are the main challenges. To tackle this threat, some of the largest companies in the world bundled their powers. In 2017 they formed the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), which lists prominent members including major Hollywood studios,...
Open source vs. proprietary: What's the difference?
There’s a lot to be learned from open source projects. After all, managing hundreds of disparate, asynchronous commits and bugs doesn’t happen by accident. Someone or something has to coordinate releases, and keep all the code and project roadmaps organized. It’s a lot like life. You have lots of tasks demanding your attention, and you have to tend to each in turn. To ensure everything gets done before its deadline,...
