urbanarson
Re:Florida programmer arrested for gaining unauthorized access to kern...
on Saturday September 03, 2016 @12:07PM (#12419690)
If the only thing stopping you from committing murder is fear of government punishment you might be a sociopath.
Re:Police asked 3D printing lab to recreate a dead man’s fingers to un...
on Friday July 22, 2016 @08:21AM (#12143097)
This was several years ago when fingerprint scanners were cameras under glass, they are a lot more sophisticated now and harder to fool. These techniques will get you no where on a current Apple device.
Re:Apple and Facebook helped bust the world's biggest torrent site
on Friday July 22, 2016 @08:15AM (#12143078)
Well look who's pirating now. Maybe someone should throw you in jail.
Re:Bitcoin's mining difficulty has increased by 41.9% over the last 30...
on Monday December 21, 2015 @08:53PM (#10775168)
And all of the myriad redundant banks, central banks, credit card processors, buildings in every city in the world aren't wasteful? Bitcoin is a monetary system for the whole world and if it succeeds none of the things I previously listed will need to exist.
Re:Bitcoin's mining difficulty has increased by 41.9% over the last 30...
on Monday December 21, 2015 @08:48PM (#10775131)
For comparison, how much power does Visa, Mastercard, the Federal Reserve (and its printing presses), banks, and all of the buildings and employees that work in the traditional financial sector use? Now think about that in every single country on this planet. It's a lot more than 40MW. The Bitcoin network is a steal by comparison.