The $282 Million Awakenings: 120 Bitcoin Block Rewards from 2010 and 2011 Woke Up This Year
On February 25, onchain analysts noticed two 2010 block rewards that were transferred after sitting dormant for over a decade. A lot of old blocks have been spent in 2021, and after the large strings of 2010 block rewards spent on January 3rd and 10th, another massive string of 20 block rewards from 2010 were moved on the 25th. In addition to these old bitcoin moves, block rewards from 2011 have started to wake in great numbers as...
The Exploitive Business Model of Academic Publishers Fuels Piracy
A few years ago I reached out to an academic researcher, asking for a copy of a paper that was just published in a prominent journal. We regularly report on piracy-related research and many of these papers are hidden behind paywalls. Researchers are often willing to share a review copy, but not always. Giving Up Copyrights In this case, the author was very reluctant to share the article. While he would like to see the work covered by...
Woman Celebrates After Court Kicks Out Another Baseless Copyright Troll Lawsuit
In 2019, Danish citizen Anni Pape posted a cry for help on Facebook. Like thousands of other Danes, she had received a demand for cash settlement on the basis she had downloaded and shared pornographic content online using BitTorrent. “HELP! Are there others who are being sued for having illegally downloaded and shared pornographic films and have to pay 7,500 (US$1,226) to the law firm Njord? And maybe 15,500 (US$2,535) in legal...
Edit video on Linux with this Python app
In 2021, there are more reasons why people love Linux than ever before. In this series, I’ll share 21 different reasons to use Linux. Here’s how I use Linux to edit videos. read more Powered by...
Clubhouse’s Security and Privacy Lag Behind Its Huge Growth
The platform has promised to do better after a string of incidents. But the hardest part might be managing user expectations. Powered by WPeMatico
