News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

uoylj

The Replace-By-Fee flag in Bitcoin is effectively a built-in paid accelerator that covers all miners. I think the reason inefficiencies like this exist is because a lot of wallets either don't implement it or don't have it on by default.
Seems like an overreach to sue a company that actually sells apples
Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 on Thursday July 30, 2020 @01:28AM (#23994984)
Most of that stems from the fact that the US dollar is the main global reserve currency - so people around the world are willing to accept them in exchange for real goods and services.

This won't be the case forever. Once it flips, the magically cheap overseas goods become the expensive imported goods only rich people can afford.

Due to massive pressure from governments and NGOs, not because it was wrong. If they could have gotten away with it, they would have.
Re:A photo is crashing some Android phones on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @07:22PM (#23410239)
TWRP doesn't work on Android 10
Re:The Ainu, Japan’s Indigenous People on Sunday May 24, 2020 @01:13AM (#23289298)
Apparently season 3 will be coming out later this year.
Re:Google backtracks on search results design on Saturday January 25, 2020 @12:59AM (#22145003)
startpage was purchased by an ad company last year.
Seems like a very General Magic style story.. I'm sure apple will acquihire them back if successful.
Re:Facebook, WhatsApp Will Have to Share Messages With U.K.? on Saturday September 28, 2019 @12:21PM (#21101211)
And local.. whatsapp tries to get you to send unencrypted backups to google drive.
Re:The Bitcoin Blockchain Visualized in 3D on Thursday July 11, 2019 @05:17AM (#20410190)
A secure global ledger does have value though. At least it does to lots of people.
Re:Insect Apocalypse German Bug Watchers Sound Alarm on Thursday July 04, 2019 @09:55AM (#20354647)
Meat from grazing animals has a lot of additional positive effects re. biodiversity, and preventing desertification. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpTHi7O66pI (How to green the world's deserts and reverse climate change | Allan Savory)