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První umělý neuron lze připojit na nervový systém. Transhumanismus se blíží
14.12.2019
Vědci vyvinuli první umělý neuron • Umělý neuron se chová stejně jako biologický a lze ho připojit k nervové soustavě • Jeho spotřeba je extrémně nízká
Just Sharing My Gulpfile
11.12.2019
Seemingly out of the blue, the Gulp processing I had set up for this site started to have a race condition. I'd run my watch command, change some CSS, and the processing would sometimes leave behind some extra files that were meant to be cleaned up during the processing. Like the cleanup tasks...
Nike tokenizing shoes on the blockchain
11.12.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 11 December, 2019 “The learning process continues until the day you die.” - Kirk Douglas In today's newsletter, we will be covering: World's 2nd-largest bank CCB launching blockchain refactoring Nike patenting a system for […]
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Nike Patents a System for Tokenizing Shoes on Ethereum’s Blockchain
10.12.2019
Nike patents shoes tokenized on Ethereum’s blockchain dubbed “CryptoKicks,” that can be “bred”
Deutsche Bank Strategist Predicts Crypto Could Replace Fiat Money
8.12.2019
Deutsche Bank analysts have made some predictions regarding the future of cryptocurrency. Strategist Jim Reid explained why cryptocurrencies are inevitable and how the existing fiat money system could crumble over the next decade, leading to soaring demand for cryptocurrencies. Also read: Swiss...
The Politics of Destruction
6.12.2019
For some time now, I have been aware of a widespread fascination among many libertarians with Jim Bell’s “Assassination Politics” (AP). At my request, Robert Vroman has defended the merits of AP. In this article, I will argue that AP is just about the single worst idea that...
Auto Layout lands in Figma
5.12.2019
Here’s a fresh update to my favorite design tool that is thoroughly exciting: Auto layout! That means we can make frames that resize based on the size of the content within it. That's particularly useful for buttons in a design system where you want to drop a button on the page and then keep...
The Future of Money and the Payment System
5.12.2019
Source: a video screenshot, YouTube, Bloomberg Markets and Finance
This is a lecture by Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements, held at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, on December 5, 2019.
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The Fed’s Money Creation System Is Fueling One of the Biggest Heists in History
4.12.2019
Since mid-September, the Federal Reserve has injected three trillion U.S. dollars into the hands of private banks and Wall Street. Despite the fact that massive amounts of money was created out of thin air, the central bank still believes repurchase agreements (repos) are needed to tame...
V Austrálii bojují s mobilními telefony za volantem. Kamerový systém je pozná a nahlásí řidiče
3.12.2019
Nejen u nás platí zákaz používání mobilních telefonů během řízení motorového vozidla. V australském státě Nový Jižní Wales povolali do boje proti neposlušným řidičům kamerový systém s umělou inteligencí, který má tento přestupek detekovat a dokladovat.
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“Headless Mode”
2.12.2019
A couple of months ago, we invited Marc Anton Dahmen to show off his database-less content management system (CMS) Automad. His post is an interesting inside look at templating engines, including how they work, how CMSs use them, and how they impact the way we write things, such as loops.
Well...
Tip-Tap: bezbateriový systém na kůži, se kterým lze bezdrátově ovládat třeba prezentaci
2.12.2019
Vědci představili prototyp ovládací nositelnosti, která nepotřebuje baterii • Technologie funguje na bázi RFID • Na dálku lze posílat signál do počítače
The Jim Bell System
2.12.2019
As I write this article on July 3, 2002, I am already hearing out my window the occasional pops of micro-explosives enthusiasts getting a head start on their annual excuse to play with things that go bang and supposedly celebrate their freedom. Tomorrow, libertarians across the country will use...
The Jim Bell System Revisited
1.12.2019
Let me re-emphasize that I have neither the knowledge nor the will to implement this system. I certainly don’t like the State, but I would rather concentrate my energies on constructive rather than destructive solutions. That said, I still think governments everywhere are going to be staring...
Photonics Bitcoin Mining Tech Aims to ‘Democratize’ Energy Use
29.11.2019
Three researchers have published a paper at Cornell University’s arxiv.org proposing a system called Optical Proof of Work (OPOW) to potentially be employed in Bitcoin mining. According to the paper, “heavy reliance on electricity has created scalability issues, environmental concerns...
Coinbase Patents AI Compliance System to Monitor and Flag Accounts
29.11.2019
Popular U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase received a patent November 19, for an AI-driven compliance system which would monitor customer accounts, flagging those deemed non-compliant and recategorizing them for corrective action. Described as a “compliance determination and enforcement...
Coinbase Secures Patent for System to Identify Non-Compliant Accounts
28.11.2019
Coinbase has been awarded a patent for a system that finds and flags non-compliant accounts
French Central Bank Official Wants to Improve Financial System With Blockchain
25.11.2019
The first deputy governor of Banque de France, Denis Beau, has urged the finance industry to experiment with blockchain
Smarter Design Systems Tools
22.11.2019
What has me really excited about building websites is largely around design systems and the design tools we use to build them. Though, design systems are certainly not limited to websites.
Closing the Gap
In the ever-so-hot-right-now world of design systems, one of the most common phrases people...
ASX Executive Opines to Bring Revolution Through Blockchain-inspired System
22.11.2019
ASX Limited, the notable group that controls the management of the Australian Securities Exchange, has created a lot of buzz in the crypto space with its blockchain-inspired system. In a recent interaction with Peter Hiom, the deputy chief executive officer of the exchange operator stated that...