Venezuelan Crypto-Friendly Freelancing Platform Emerges Amid Economic Crisis, US Sanctions
Dec10

Venezuelan Crypto-Friendly Freelancing Platform Emerges Amid Economic Crisis, US Sanctions

More cryptocurrency solutions keep appearing on the scene for Venezuelan residents as U.S. sanctions weigh on Nicolás Maduro’s government, including heavy restrictions on the circulation of foreign exchange transactions, driving people to find on crypto a way to circumvent such hurdles and the economic crisis. Venezuelan Freelancers Find Ways to Circumvent U.S. Sanctions by Using Crypto Venezuela Workers, a Venezuelan freelancing...

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Controversial Copyright Legislation May Show Up in ‘Must Pass’ US Spending Bill
Dec10

Controversial Copyright Legislation May Show Up in ‘Must Pass’ US Spending Bill

Next week, US lawmakers are expected to present the spending bill that keeps the government running. This ‘must pass’ legislation, also known as the appropriations bill, is often padded in order to get unrelated proposals passed before the end of the year. While the official content remains unknown at the time of writing, several groups and organizations are already sounding the alarm bell. Based on sources, there is fear that several...

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Spanish Piracy Giant Movidy Shuts Down, Owner Too Sick to Continue
Dec10

Spanish Piracy Giant Movidy Shuts Down, Owner Too Sick to Continue

There has never been any shortage of Spanish-focused piracy sites. Many sprang up in the eDonkey days but the rise of torrent sites was perhaps most notable, with local law struggling to have much impact on their use. Of course, streaming is now the ‘new’ big thing in Spain as it is elsewhere, with sites like Movidy.co attracting large volumes of traffic. But for this movie and TV show streaming platform the show is now over after its...

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Why Java developers love the jEdit text editor
Dec10

Why Java developers love the jEdit text editor

Java is a powerful language. Maybe because it’s often seen as an “industrial-strength” tool, you might not expect it to be the foundation of a text editor. After all, text editing is almost too easy for such power. In fact, in most modern programming toolkits, the component accepting text entry is a pre-programmed widget. Using a Java toolkit, a simple text editor can be written in about 100 lines of code. So what can...

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Set up a hyperconverged infrastructure with open source tools
Dec10

Set up a hyperconverged infrastructure with open source tools

A modern infrastructure’s needs are ever-growing. As demand grows for scaling up applications, our existing servers and storage are no longer enough. This is the point when most businesses look at setting up a virtualized environment on-premises or turning to public cloud infrastructure. But the cost of setting up your own environment or running it on the public cloud can be daunting. Fortunately, it is entirely possible to run...

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