“A Windows 7 deployment image was accidently sent to all Windows machines” 12 years ago
It's possible they're delivering academic materials through iTunes, I suppose.
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Android coming to wearables 12 years ago
Why do they have any expectation of success at the sort of power consumption that Android requires, with the power supply that wearables can contain? I note that the previous Galaxy Gear was Android - the new one is running Tizen and has around double the battery life. That's not all battery improvements, and no coincidence besides..
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Bitcoin exchange CEO found dead in Singapore 12 years ago
Sad to hear. RIP.
Peter R’s Theory on the Collapse of Mt. Gox 12 years ago
This is achieved by making a transaction between two wallets you control - this is recorded on the blockchain. Karpeles / MTGox did this previously to prove that they had a certain amount of BTC. see https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=21436.0 for more details (search for 424242).
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Many regulatory licensing authorities of online gambling companies mandate the use of certified Hardware RNGs. Example: Alderney Gaming Commission. Certification includes Monte Carlo testing of the output, amongst other things.
News organizations respond to Fed lockup questions 13 years ago
The article stated that as much as 600 million USD in trades were made in that 7ms window. The S&P 500 rose 1.2% as a result of the announcement, giving an essentially riskless gross profit of around 7.2 million USD, if one were to buy before and sell after.