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I got a call from SIPVicious last night

24 Jun 2020 2 minute read 6 comments Solominer

When I got up this morning my phone was ringing, I walked over to it and observed the caller ID. I had no idea what sipvicious was. I just stared at my phone groggy and waited for the voicemail to take it. But it never did. Usually after 15 seconds o...

Apple will leave Intel in favor of ARM

11 Jun 2020 1 minute read 1 comment PhoenixDev

Although this topic has been discussed for a couple of years, it seems that this year will be the year that Apple presents its computers with its own ARM processors and stops using Intel's. According to information from Bloomberg, Apple would be pre...

My milk crate computer build

7 Jun 2020 2 minute read 2 comments Solominer

The first time I saw a computer built in a plastic carrying crate usually used for milk containers was on Bitcointalk. There was a thread all about showing off mining rigs. I saw a few people use milk crates to hold their machines and video cards ins...

Coding Journal #3 - JavaScript is Funny, Hope It Gets Even More Challenging

5 Jun 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Edward Casanova

  Today I started my JavaScript session with an 8 hour course by Clever Programmer on YouTube. I like how straight forward everything seems to be. I also downloaded a couple of books on the topic (1,2,3) although it seems that most of it could also...

1990s Screensavers: Nocturnes

5 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer

This module from After Dark features a dark screen making it appear night time. Over a period of time eyes start to appear and look back in the darkness. You can select them to be colored or not to be. And also the density can be changed making the...

Coding Journal - Ep. 2 - Java Script or Python, that was the dilemma

4 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Edward Casanova

  As expected, it took me a decent amount of research in order to pick the right programming language. I went through C++, C, Python, Java, JavaScript, Type Script, Coffee Script, Solidity and even other weird ones I never knew existed (like K or R)...

1990s Screensavers: 0m Appliances

19 May 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Solominer

In this module we can see refrigerators and washing machines ascend the screen. The sound of washing machines can be heard throughout the running of the module. Adjustments to the screensaver feature options for entities, controlling the total numbe...

Mining CPU effective hardware

18 May 2020 1 minute read 8 comments Wolf2015

 I have been asked by many the following question, " What is the best hardware to CPU mine Crypto with?" What I am going to do is outline one of the known computers that is the best in the CPU mining category. Remember, the secret is not the most has...

Ubuntu Linux 20.04 Upgrade

11 May 2020 2 minute read 5 comments kimbriggsdotcom

As of April 2020, there is a new version of Ubuntu Linux out that will be a LTS, or Long Term Support, version.  I have been a full-time Linux user since at least 2004 and rarely find a time when I need to use proprietary software.  I will describe h...

The Looking Glass 8K - a 32” high-resolution holographic display

7 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Jumble

The The Looking Glass Factory has made a 32” high-resolution holographic display. The system uses a proprietary 45-element light field technology. The resolution for the LG-8K is 33.2 million pixels and the 30Hz color gamut is over a billion. At this...