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Submission + - Betting on ICOs? 2

Submitted by shinymind on Monday May 01, 2017 @07:30PM

shinymind writes: ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) are the new crowdfunding rage — they are, by definition, limited to ventures related to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). Crypto-coins are donated in exchange for a cut of the developer's revenues in perpetuity (or those generated by their app), which could mean massive returns for those who participate. E4ROW www.e4row.com is an example of team of programmers who are creating Ether-based betting games and apps, but instead of a casino taking a house cut, the token holders divide an escrow fee proportionally.

Comment Re: Lets... (Score 1) 259

by IDreamInCode on Friday August 26, 2016 @02:14AM (#52773457) Attached to: Windows 10 Computers Crash When Amazon Kindles Are Plugged In

It should at least fail gracefully. I'm having the same BSOD issue with my dell monitor webcam.

Comment Re:Netflix in 4k (Score 1) 507

by IDreamInCode on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @05:28PM (#52228715) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Why Do You Want a 'Smart TV'?

But if I wanted to hook up my Windows or Ubuntu PC to it, it won't run 4k netflix.

Comment Re:Netflix in 4k (Score 1) 507

by IDreamInCode on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @12:45PM (#52226087) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Why Do You Want a 'Smart TV'?

Yeah, trying to use an Intel NUC as my media center with Ubuntu and as far as I know, can't do 4k Netflix out. I really want an all in one solution that I can cast to, block advertisements in browser, play all web video and do 4k Netflix.

Comment Netflix in 4k (Score 5, Informative) 507

by IDreamInCode on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @12:37PM (#52225961) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Why Do You Want a 'Smart TV'?

As of right now, Netflix only plays in 4k directly on a smart TV or a few authorized media devices but no mention of a self made computer.

Google May Adopt Apple's Swift Programming Language For Android, Says Report (thenextweb.com) 172

Posted by msmash on Thursday April 07, 2016 @07:05PM from the ditching-java dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Google has plans to make Apple's Swift object-oriented language a "first-class" language for Android, reports The Next Web. The publication, citing sources, adds that Google doesn't mean to replace the current first-class language for Android -- Java -- at least, "initially." Google sees an "upside" in using Swift, which Apple made open source last year. But a ton of things need to fall into place for this to work. From the report, "All told, Google would have to effectively recreate its efforts with Java -- for Swift. If the company is motivated enough, it's very possible to do so without compromising on its open source values or ruffling any developer feathers along the way." The company is also discussing internally about making Kotlin as a first-class language for Android. "Unlike Swift, Kotlin works with Android Studio, Google's IDE for Android development. Unfortunately, sources tell The Next Web that Google's current mindset is that Kotlin is a bit too slow when compiling."

Comment Not so fast! (Score 0) 423

by IDreamInCode on Tuesday October 06, 2015 @04:38PM (#50673627) Attached to: Porsche Chooses Apple Over Google Because Google Wants Too Much Data

Google disagrees with the article.

http://techcrunch.com/2015/10/...

Google’s official statement:
"Steering this story straight – we take privacy very seriously and do not collect the data the Motor Trend article claims such as throttle position, oil temp and coolant temp. Users opt in to share information with Android Auto that improves their experience, so the system can be hands-free when in Drive, and provide more accurate navigation through the car’s GPS."

Comment I printed one! (Score 1) 99

by IDreamInCode on Friday December 26, 2014 @11:55AM (#48675519) Attached to: NASA Makes 3-D Printed Wrench Model Available

Printed on Christmas Eve and showed it off to the family at Christmas. They were impressed. https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dpri...

Comment Re:Does it really matter? (Score 3, Interesting) 203

by IDreamInCode on Monday May 12, 2014 @02:01PM (#46981263) Attached to: Virgin Galactic Passengers May Just Miss Going into Space

As long as I was weightless, I wouldn't care.

Comment Re: Dreaming of code? (Score 1) 533

by IDreamInCode on Saturday February 01, 2014 @12:08PM (#46128453) Attached to: The Moderately Enthusiastic Programmer

I dream in code.

Comment Re:Time Warner throttled me (Score 1) 365

by IDreamInCode on Wednesday December 04, 2013 @09:08PM (#45603753) Attached to: FCC Chair: It's Ok For ISPs To Discriminate Traffic

I did that. Talked with tier 3 support at TWC. She said she saw the problem but could not do anything about it.

Comment Time Warner throttled me (Score 1) 365

by IDreamInCode on Wednesday December 04, 2013 @07:28PM (#45602857) Attached to: FCC Chair: It's Ok For ISPs To Discriminate Traffic

I just posted a thread over on reddit about Time Warner throttling my server. A 200mb download file download from them at 100kiB/s even though many TWC clients had 50mbit connections. That same 200mb file could be downloaded at 10mbit (2,000 kiB/s) when a proxy server was used.

Comment Re:Verizon can suck it (Score 1) 307

by IDreamInCode on Wednesday July 18, 2012 @12:09PM (#40687083) Attached to: AT&T Introducing Verizon-Style Shared Data Plans

For any of the shared plans, it is $15 per extra gig. $1.99 per MB is only for the basic phones. Yes, Verizon sucks.

Comment 20 GB for $200, not 200 GB (Score 1) 307

by IDreamInCode on Wednesday July 18, 2012 @11:34AM (#40686587) Attached to: AT&T Introducing Verizon-Style Shared Data Plans

Typo in the summary makes the $200 plan seem reasonable for giving you 200 GB of data when the article shows it as 20 GB of data.

Comment Re:It's a network issue, not a PLC problem. (Score 2) 17

by IDreamInCode on Sunday April 08, 2012 @12:49PM (#39612963) Attached to: Project Basecamp Adds Stuxnet-Like Attacks To Metasploit

This is partially true. While the network should be separate, it only takes one computer with a USB cell modem connection to infect the PLC. Hell, it doesn't even need to be a live connection. A contractor with an infected laptop can infect the whole network when he plus in to diagnose the PLC. Bam, the PLC is modified for a future fail.

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