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This Bitcoin money-laundering cartel was operating from inside a Florida prison

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by on July 4, 2019 at 12:46 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Authorities in Florida have busted an elaborate operation which saw prison inmates use Bitcoin to launder thousands of dollars via their commissary accounts. An investigation by Pasco County Sherriff’s Deputies revealed how inmates at the county jail were having money deposited into their commissary accounts using stolen credit cards.  “These identities that were compromised by an unknown mean [sic], were purchased via the dark web through Bitcoin,” said Detective Anthony Cardillo.  “The inmates were then asking for their commissary accounts to be released to the outside […] and the funds were being released to an unknown individual,” he added.  Authorities arrested Kamu…

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Rumor: Apple to phase out the loathed butterfly MacBook keyboard this year

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by on July 4, 2019 at 12:26 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


For a company that defines itself by design, the ill-fated “butterfly keyboard” has been nothing shy of disastrous. Since Apple introduced it in 2016 through the refreshed MacBook Pro, irate users have complained of near non-existent key travel, noise, and faulty key switches which can only be repaired through major surgery. Fortunately, it seems like Apple’s about to about-face, according to a report from legendary (and reliable) Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The report, which was obtained by MacRumors, says Apple will gradually return to a traditional scissor switch-based keyboard mechanism this year, starting with the refreshed MacBook Air. Highlighting the…

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‘User in yer face’ is an online museum of design horrors

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by on July 4, 2019 at 12:14 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


If you think the design of Facebook, Twitter, or any other popular site you use regularly is bad, hold your horses. I’m going to introduce you to a website that’ll make you spill your coffee, pull your hair, scream in agony, and punch the wall. Maybe all at the same time. The website, aptly named User in yer face, is the epitome of bad design. It’s made by Baggar, a Belgium based IoT product agency to point out bad design practices, and use as a marketing tool. I won’t blame you if it takes you more than a couple of minutes to…

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Review: Super Mario Maker 2 is an infinite source of joy

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by on July 4, 2019 at 12:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming, Plugged


Four years ago, Nintendo did something brave and uncharacteristic: it let players create their own Mario levels, with Super Mario Maker for the Wii U. Super Mario Maker was arguably one of the most interesting titles to come out on the Wii U, and I’m happy to report its sequel is an improvement in almost every sense. The Mario Maker series does what it says on the box: it lets you create and share Mario levels, and play those that other people made and shared. You use most of the objects and items from the classic platform games, and you…

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Meet the blockchain developer building 12 Lightning apps in 12 months

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by on July 4, 2019 at 11:56 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Devs love a challenge, and there’s a mountain of opportunity in Bitcoin and blockchain. One of the fastest growing areas of blockchain development is Bitcoin sidechain, the Lightning Network. To learn more about the possibilities that the Lightning Network offers, Hard Fork spoke to someone deep in the trenches: a developer who’s set himself the challenge to make 12 Lightning apps in 12 months. If you’re not in the know, the Lightning Network is a payment channel that allows individuals to exchange Bitcoin directly without having to wait for the main blockchain to confirm the transactions, as that’s done off-chain.…

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