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Here’s why I’m genuinely excited about GitHub’s new package registry

May13
by on May 13, 2019 at 8:49 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev


Fridays are frequently used by companies to bury bad news. By announcing dismal sales figures and privacy SNAFUs when everyone has left the newsroom (either in body or in mind), they can avoid the attention and scrutiny they’d otherwise get on literally any other day of the working week. I mention this because on Friday, GitHub announced something really fucking awesome, and I’m only just getting the chance to write about it. The Microsoft-owned company, which is best known for its source management platform, announced the launch of GitHub Package Registry. Now, I’ve got to be really careful here. It…

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CHEAP: Never run out of juice with this $5 (!) Morphie external battery

May13
by on May 13, 2019 at 8:37 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Despite all the joys that gadgets, gear, and general electronics have bought me, there’s one downfall: battery. Everything always needs to be recharged and, well, who has the time for that? That’s not going to be a problem for much longer. Why? Because there’s a fantastic deal on the Morphie Powerstation external battery pack. And what’s that deal? Oh, nothing much – ONLY THAT YOU CAN NOW GET THE DEVICE FOR $5! Yep, $5. For that extravagant amount of money, the Morphie Powerstation has a 6,000mAh…

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HTC’s new $300 blockchain phone will double as a Bitcoin node

May13
by on May 13, 2019 at 8:01 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Taiwainese mobile phone manufacturer HTC is launching a more affordable blockchain phone with full Bitcoin node capabilities. Originally announced last month, the Exodus 1S will be launching in Q3 this year and will have an extra SD card to support its blockchain capabilities. For what it’s worth, HTC was gunning to include node capabilities in the Exodus 1, but the company ultimately decided to drop the functionality for the device’s first iteration – perhaps due to Google’s updated Play store policy that forbids on-device mining. The manufacturer has not shared a specific launch date but says the device will be…

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Moonday Mornings: Binance to resume deposits and withdrawals after $40M Bitcoin hack

May13
by on May 13, 2019 at 7:58 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


It’s time for Moonday Mornings, Hard Fork’s wrap-up of the weekend’s top cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines. Here’s what happened. 1. Binance says it will resume deposits and withdrawals on its platform on Tuesday. The cryptocurrency exchange had suspended the functions following an attack in which hackers stole over $40 million worth of Bitcoin. 2. The figureheads of the fake cryptocurrency scheme, OneCoin, are being sued. Brother and sister duo, Konstantin Ignatov and Ruja Ignatova are facing a class action law suit for their involvement in the scam which was “based completely on lies and deceit,” ZDNet reports. 3. A Bitcoin…

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