Former Fed Chair Bernanke: Bitcoin Is Mainly Used in Underground Economy for Illicit Activities
Former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says the main use of bitcoin is “mostly for underground economy activities and often things that are illegal or illicit.” He added, “I don’t think bitcoin is going to take over as an alternative form of money.” Ben Bernanke on Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency Former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke shared his view on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in an interview with CBNC Monday. Bernanke...
Reddit-Born Torrent Tracker BaconBits Shuts Down
During the final stretches of the 2000s, a group of Reddit users decided that the community should have its own torrent tracker. The idea emerged during Christmas 2009 after some Redditors, in the spirit of ‘sharing’, posted pirated content on Dropbox and Amazon S3. When those services were swiftly targeted with takedown notices, a torrent-based solution was proposed. After a few hours of pooling resources, a small group of people...
Travel off the grid and still send emails with putmail
Travel off the grid and still send emails with putmail Kevin Sonney Tue, 05/17/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like Automation is a hot topic right now. In my day job as an SRE part of my remit is to automate as many repeating tasks as possible. But how many of us do that in our daily, not-work, lives? This year, I am focused on automating away the toil so that we can focus on the things that are...
4 ways you can preserve the Earth’s livability with open source
4 ways you can preserve the Earth’s livability with open source Tobias Augspurger Tue, 05/17/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like Earth’s uniqueness in creating a stable environment for life in a completely hostile space is a miracle. Various life forms have taken billions of years to build up the natural resources humans depend on, such as a protective atmosphere, fertile soil, stable...
