Old School Bitcoin Whales Are Moving: This Week a Single Entity Transferred 10,000 BTC Acquired in 2013
While bitcoin’s price has neared the all-time price highs captured in February, old coins that have sat idle for many years have started to wake up from slumber. On March 4, at block height 673,162, a block reward worth 50 bitcoin from 2010 was transferred for the first time in over a decade. Also, a whale from 2013 has emerged from slumber as well, after 10,000 bitcoin that sat idle for over seven years was transferred on March 11....
GitHub Wants to Get Rid Of the DMCA’s Anti-Circumvention FUD
US copyright law places broad restrictions on what people are allowed do with copyrighted content. The U.S. Copyright Office regularly reviews these exemptions to Section 1201 of the DMCA, which generally prevents the public from ‘tinkering’ with DRM-protected software and devices. These provisions are renewed every three years after the Office hears input from stakeholders and the general public. This process also allows interested...
ZLibrary Domains Were ‘Temporarily’ Suspended Over Copyright Infringement Claims
While movie and music piracy tends to generate the most headlines, the publishing industry is facing similar issues. Pretty much every book or academic article is available online for free. ZLibrary Domain Suspensions In recent years, much attention has been focused on Sci-Hub but there are many other ‘shadow libraries’ as well. This includes ZLibrary, which is available through a variety of domain names. A few days ago, however,...
My review of the Raspberry Pi 400
The Raspberry Pi 400 promises to be a boon to the homeschool market. In addition to providing an easy-to-assemble workstation that comes loaded with free software, the Pi 400 also serves as a surprisingly effective videoconferencing platform. I ordered a Pi 400 from CanaKit late last year and was eager to explore this capability. Easy setup After unboxing my Pi 400, which came in this lovely package, the setup was quick and easy. read...
Build an open source theremin
Even if you haven’t heard of a theremin, you’re probably familiar with the eerie electronic sound it makes from watching TV shows and movies like the 1951 science fiction classic The Day the Earth Stood Still. Theremins have also appeared in popular music, although often in the form of a theremin variant. read more Powered by...
