US Senator Warren Sees Benefits of Cryptocurrency but Warns ‘a Run on Crypto’ May Need Federal Bailout
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a longtime bitcoin skeptic, has shared her view of the benefits of cryptocurrencies. While noting that “The biggest upside to cryptocurrency could be expansion or democratization of access to the financial system,” she warned that the crypto industry may need federal bailout if something goes wrong, such as “a run on crypto.” Senator Elizabeth Warren Discusses the Biggest Upside and Downside to...
The Pirate Bay Switches to a Brand New V3 Onion Domain
When The Pirate Bay first came online during the summer of 2003, its main point of access was thepiratebay.org. Since then the site has burnt through more than a dozen domains, trying to evade seizures or other legal threats. The torrent site eventually returned to the .org domain which remains the official home today. While there are hundreds of Pirate Bay proxies online, none of these are operated by the TPB-team. Pirate Bay’s...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 08/09/2021
The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. These torrent download statistics are meant to provide further insight into the piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources. This week we have three new entries in the list. “The Suicide Squad” is the most downloaded title. The most torrented movies for the week ending on August 09 are: Movie...
Anti-Piracy Firm Asks Google to Block 127.0.0.1
While search engines are extremely helpful for the average Internet user, copyright holders also see a massive downside. The fact that “infringing sites” show up in search results has become a source of frustration. As a result, Google and other search engines are facing a steady stream of DMCA takedown notices. Google alone has processed more than five billion takedown requests and millions of new URLs are reported every week. While...
Parsing command options in Lua
When you enter a command into your terminal, there are usually options, also called switches or flags, that you can use to modify how the command runs. This is a useful convention defined by the POSIX specification, so as a programmer, it’s helpful to know how to detect and parse options. read more Powered by...
