Re-Mining Simulation Shows Satoshi Used a Single High-End PC to Mine 1.1M Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency advocates have been recently discussing the mysterious Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto as RSK’s chief scientist, Sergio Demian Lerner, published a paper called “The Patoshi Mining Machine.” Essentially, Lerner simulated Satoshi’s mining experience. The findings estimate that Bitcoin’s creator used a single computer to mine an estimated 1 million bitcoin minted in the early days. Sergio...
Overbroad UEFA Takedown Notice Targets Virgin Media, Best Buy and DIRECTV
Like many other sports organizations, UEFA is gravely concerned about the continued rise of online streaming piracy. Pirate IPTV and streaming services, in particular, are seen as a direct threat. One that has to be promptly dealt with. Just how seriously UEFA takes this issue became apparent earlier this month, when the organization announced a new tender for anti-piracy services. This potential multi-million dollar contract revealed...
YTS Torrent Giant is Part of a Bizarre & Brand New Anti-Piracy Scheme
It’s public knowledge that sites like The Pirate Bay store IP addresses and other data relating to its users. Users hope that this data will be handled with care but in 2013, when the site effectively did the unthinkable, many users cheered the site on instead. In order to assist the criminal prosecution of the infamous lawyers behind the now-defunct Prenda Law copyright troll outfit, The Pirate Bay released user logs that...
Recognize more devices on Linux with this USB ID Repository
There are thousands of USB devices on the market—keyboards, scanners, printers, mouses, and countless others that all work on Linux. Their vendor details are stored in the USB ID Repository. read more Powered by...
Happy 10th anniversary, OpenStack!
OpenStack has transformed the open source industry since it launched 10 years ago. It was an endeavor to bring greater choice in cloud solutions by combining NASA’s Nova with Rackspace’s Swift object storage and has since grown into a strong base for open infrastructure. read more Powered by...
