Crypto Is a ‘Major Priority’ for Miami Mayor Building City Into Crypto Capital of the World
Oct14

Crypto Is a ‘Major Priority’ for Miami Mayor Building City Into Crypto Capital of the World

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez says that cryptocurrency is a “major priority” for him as he attempts to build his city into the crypto capital of the world. “I want us to differentiate ourselves as a crypto capital of the United States or of the world,” he said. ‘Major Priority’ — Miami Aims to Become Crypto Capital of the World Miami Mayor Francis Suarez talked about bitcoin and cryptocurrency in an interview with Bloomberg, published...

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ESA Reports Game Piracy, File-Hosting and Cheating Sites To US Government
Oct14

ESA Reports Game Piracy, File-Hosting and Cheating Sites To US Government

In response to a request from the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has submitted a list of so-called ‘Notorious Markets’ to the US government. Representing some of the biggest names in video gaming, from Activision, EA, Nintendo, and Ubisoft, to Capcom, Microsoft, Konami, and Square Enix, the ESA acts as a voice for companies producing billions of dollars worth of content....

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GitHub Pulls Site and Repo of Pirate Proxy Service ‘Unblockit’ Offline
Oct14

GitHub Pulls Site and Repo of Pirate Proxy Service ‘Unblockit’ Offline

With 40 million users and over 100 million code repositories, GitHub is the largest online developer platform of its kind. The site is used by individual coders and large organizations to host virtually any piece of code imaginable. In addition, GitHub pages can also be used as a hosting service for websites. GitHub Removes Unblockit Repo The vast majority of GitHub’s users showcase their work without issues, but not everything is...

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9 ways to use open source every day
Oct14

9 ways to use open source every day

Recently I was invited to present on free and open resources that are available on the web. This presentation was part of a local effort to keep our community working—sponsored by the Foster Center at St. Bonaventure University near my home. Some of the resources I shared were not open source and merely cost $0, but many of the tools were also open source. read more Powered by...

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5 common bugs in C programming and how to fix them
Oct14

5 common bugs in C programming and how to fix them

Even the best programmers can create programming bugs. Depending on what your program does, these bugs could introduce security vulnerabilities, cause the program to crash, or create unexpected behavior. The C programming language sometimes gets a bad reputation because it is not memory safe like more recent programming languages, including Rust. But with a little extra code, you can avoid the most common and most serious C...

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