Nintendo Conducted Invasive Surveillance Operation Against Homebrew Hacker
Projects to protect the intellectual property rights of corporations are underway all around the world on a continual basis but it is rare for operational details to leak out to the public. Unfortunately for Nintendo, leaked documents are now revealing how frightening things can get for console hackers in their crosshairs, even when those targets have already declared that their work isn’t designed for piracy purposes. Leaked...
5 reasons to use the Atom text editor
Beautiful open source text editors are pretty common these days, between Adobe’s Brackets, Microsoft’s VSCode, and GitHub’s Atom. Each of these seem to offer similar experiences: a modern interface, easily installable plugins, and a big brand-name sponsor. And they’re all actually really good. So what sets Atom apart from any other hyper-modern text editor? read more Powered by...
10 ways we learned Rust in 2020
The Rust language is getting more and more popular, as the combination of memory safety and zero-cost abstractions makes it a good fit for handling many tasks. In addition, frequent releases, consideration for development ergonomics, and high-quality documentation are leading more people to learn Rust. Whether you’re new to Rust or have been using it for a while, you’ll learn something new in Opensource.com’s top 10...
Why I rewrote my open source virtual reality server
Look! I wrote a virtual reality (VR) server and published it on GitHub! But why? Well, I’m your typical introverted hacker. I like to play with technology. Whenever something new comes out, I have to lay my hands on it and get them dirty. So, when I gifted myself Oculus Quest last year, I played a few games before I wanted to code something myself. And guess what? Everything is proprietary! read more Powered by...
Riot Blockchain Buys 15,000 Antminers, Operation Will Command 37,640 Bitcoin Miners
Publicly listed firm Riot Blockchain has announced the company is purchasing 15,000 S19 Pro and S19j Pro Antminer mining rigs from Bitmain. According to the company, the new shipment of next-generation miners will increase the operation’s hashrate to 3.8 exahash per second (EH/s). Following the announcement from Core Scientific this week purchasing over 58,000 Antminer series ASIC bitcoin miners from Bitmain, Riot Blockchain, Inc....
