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Submission + - One Bitcoin by the numbers: Is there still profit to be made? (extremetech.com)

Submitted by massivepanic on Tuesday April 30, 2013 @11:53AM

massivepanic writes: From the article, "I have mined a Bitcoin. This was not much of an accomplishment a year or two ago, but in 2013, after the infamous early-April peak at $260, unearthing a Bitcoin is no easy task. Competition is on the rise and we are getting close to the end of the good ol’ days of Bitcoin; the time when a desktop computer or two have any real mining capabilities." The article runs through the logistics of mining a Bitcoin on everyday gaming computers while keeping an eye on power consumption, time spent, and return on investment.

Feed Schneier: Initial Thoughts on the Boston Bombings (schneier.com)

From feed by bsfeed on Tuesday April 16, 2013 @10:33AM

I rewrote my "refuse to be terrorized" essay for the Atlantic. David Rothkoph (author of the great book Power, Inc.) wrote something similar, and so did John Cole. It's interesting to see how much more resonance this idea has today than it did a dozen years ago. If other people have written similar essays, please post links in the comments....

Submission + - QuakeFinder: Is earthquake prediction finally a reality? (extremetech.com)

Submitted by massivepanic on Monday April 15, 2013 @11:40AM

massivepanic writes: Unlike most natural disasters, earthquakes strike without warning. Between large quakes and resulting tsunamis, millions of lives have been lost because science has been unable to provide accurate, useful earthquake predictions. Stellar Solutions’ QuakeFinder Division hopes it can develop the tools to dramatically reduce this loss of life. Its network of over 100 sophisticated sensor stations has detected patterns of electromagnetic pulses several days before a number of different earthquakes, moving the possibility of earthquake prediction closer to reality.

Submission + - Canonical could switch to rolling releases for Ubuntu 14.04 and beyond (extremetech.com)

Submitted by massivepanic on Tuesday January 22, 2013 @06:39PM

massivepanic writes: For the longest time Canonical has slapped an LTS (“long term support”) moniker on some of their Ubuntu releases. Currently, a new major release of the operating system happens every six months, and is supported for 18 months after release. Whereas in the past when LTS versions received two years support or more, the current model — starting with 12.04 — supports new LTS releases for five years. However, a recent public Google Hangouts session revealed that Canonical has been thinking about switching from the venerable LTS model to a rolling release, starting with version 14.04.

How Mobile Operators Are Caught In the Middle In the Middle East and Africa 57

Posted by timothy on Thursday January 17, 2013 @11:43AM from the life-on-the-margins dept.

First time accepted submitter singinho writes "In times of political turmoil, operators are caught in the middle, between the wishes of the regime and the communications needs of the public. Orange exec Marc Rennard explains how he is forced to risk the lives of his employees." Companies operating with the blessing of any particular regime end up in some interesting predicaments; trying to keep communications open in a place like Mali (one of the places Rennard oversees) must make for some exciting work days for the guys in the field.

Submission + - AMD files suit against former employees for alleged document theft (extremetech.com)

Submitted by massivepanic on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @07:14PM

massivepanic writes: AMD has filed (and been granted) a request for immediate injunctive relief against multiple former employees that it alleges stole thousands of confidential documents. Named in the complaint are Robert Feldstein, Manoo Desai, Nicholas Kociuk, and Richard Hagen. All four left AMD to work at Nvidia in the past year. The loss of Feldstein was particularly noteworthy, as he’d been the head of AMD’s console initiatives for years. Feldstein was behind the work that landed AMD the Wii U, PS4, and Xbox Durango. He also worked closely with Microsoft during the Xbox 360s development cycle and brought that contract to ATI prior to AMD’s acquisition.

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