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How Hard Is It to Brute Force a Bitcoin Private Key?
28.10.2019
Trying to crack a private key with a brute force attack is a bit like trying to count to infinity: the sooner you begin, the faster you’ll never get there. Despite being as next to impossible as impossible gets, using a brute force attack to crack a bitcoin private key remains an intriguing...
Bitcoin’s Slow Days Count Adds Another Point; Value Stagnates Around $10,300
14.9.2019
Bitcoin lost 0.5% in the last 24 hours and closed the day around 10,300 USD. The next resistance for Bitcoin may come at 10,600 USD. Bitcoin’s current slowdown is not a thing to be over so soon. Adding another day to the series, Bitcoin has been down by almost 0.5% in the last 24 hours....
ERC20 Tether Transactions Flip Their Omni Equivalent
29.8.2019
Crypto enthusiasts have noticed that the Ethereum blockchain has come awfully close to reaching capacity due to the added transactions stemming from the Tether (USDT) network. The transaction count since mid-August shows the ERC20 version of tether has surpassed the original version that uses BTC....
Jeremy Keith – Building the Web
23.8.2019
I really enjoyed this interview with Jeremy Keith on the state of the web, how things have changed in recent years and why he’s a mix of optimistic and nervous for the future.
One thing that caught my attention during the interview more than anything was where Jeremy started discussing how folks...
E-Commerce Giant, Newegg, Expands BTC Payment to 73 More Countries
24.7.2019
Source: Instagram, Newegg
Major U.S.-based online retailer Newegg said it will start accepting bitcoin in 73 additional of its country-specific stores.
Given that Newegg provides its services in 81 countries, with plans to add more according to their website, today’s announcement means that “Newegg...
Writing Animations That Bring Your Site to Life
22.2.2019
Web animation is one of the factors that can strongly enhance your website’s look and feel. Sadly, unlike mobile apps, there aren’t as many websites using animation to their benefit as you would think. We don’t want to count yours among those, so this article is for you and anyone else looking...
Scotch.io 2018 Year in Review: A Brutally Honest Look
19.12.2018
Another year down in the books! This was a big year for me personally since I will be turning 30 on January 7. Lats year in my 20s. Had to make it count!
I'd like to take a look back at 2018
How to Get and Set CSS Variable Values with JavaScript
8.10.2018
CSS variables are a very welcome addition to the language, despite them being incredibly basic. Sure we could use SASS or stylus but languages should never count on developers relying on frameworks and toolkits to accomplish what we know we need. And just like every other part of a webpage,...
Fitting Text to a Container
29.6.2018
There are a number of ways to go about putting some text in a container and having it size itself to fill that container. There are different technologies we can use and different considerations to think about. Let us count the ways.
Magic Number it with viewport units
If you set type with...
Count Frames in an Animated GIF
26.6.2018
The animated GIF always makes me chuckle; on one hand they seem like a relic of the “old web”, on the other hand they aren’t going anywhere and their meme-like presence seem to only make them more popular. If you browse through my media blog posts archives, you’ll notice...
Learning Gutenberg: What is Gutenberg, Anyway?
21.5.2018
Gutenberg is the new React-driven SPA editing experience in WordPress. Oh wait, a string of buzzwords doesn't count for a viable explanation of software? We’re going to unpack that string of buzzwords as we explain what Gutenberg is.
Article Series:
Series Introduction
What...