Market Update: Global Economy Jolts Bitcoin, Overall Crypto Cap Loses $50B
Cryptocurrency markets are feeling a lot of pressure on Thursday, March 12, as the entire cryptoconomy has lost over $50 billion during the last three days. Digital asset prices dropped to the lowest levels since May 2019. Moreover, on five derivatives exchanges, more than $2.2 billion leveraged positions were liquidated in the last 24 hours. Also read: The 35 Most Influential Bitcoiners Dominating Crypto Twitter by Follower Count...
Windows Users Stream More Pirated Video than Others
Piracy is a complicated and multi-faceted phenomenon. People who stream content illegally are seen as a direct threat by the entertainment industries, but many of these pirates have paid subscriptions as well. Against this backdrop, Sarah Oh and fellow researchers from the Technology Policy Institute looked at the interplay between legal and illegal video consumption online. The main question they asked is whether pirate video...
How to set up the Raspberry Pi Zero for travel
For some time now, I’ve been a huge fan of the Raspberry Pi computer in all of its various forms. I have a number of them, and each has a server role to play. Most of the time, they work extremely well, and I’m safe in the knowledge that the small amount of power they consume is keeping the bills down. read...
How to whiteboard collaboratively with Drawpile
Thanks to applications like Krita and MyPaint, open source software users have all the tools they need to create stunning digital paintings. They are so good that you can see art created with Krita in some of your favorite RPG books. read...
Open source alternative for multi-factor authentication: privacyIDEA
Two-factor authentication, or multi-factor authentication, is not a topic only for nerds anymore. Many services on the internet provide it, and many end-users demand it. While the average end-user might only realize that his preferred web site either offers MFA or it does not, there is more to it behind the scene. The two-factor market is changing, and changing rapidly. New authentication methods arise, classical vendors are merging,...