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Red Dead Redemption 2’s story cuts deep and burns slow

Nov05
by on November 5, 2018 at 7:36 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


If there’s one thing I love, it’s a game that can give me a true emotional reaction, even when I think I know where it’s going. And I love Red Dead Redemption 2. Few games in recent memory have felt as full of promise as this one. The pre-release material promised an expansive, rich experience as an outlaw, telling the tragic tale of the Van der Linde gang’s descent into anarchy. And, for the most part, the finished game has delivered on that — with a few small caveats. Spoiling the View You may have already read my colleague Nino’s preliminary…

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IBM’s blockchain-powered AR gaming system is dangerously flawed

Nov05
by on November 5, 2018 at 5:28 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, Hard Fork


You might be hard-pressed to point to a service that productively combines the use of augmented reality (AR), machine learning, and blockchain – but that doesn’t seem to bother IBM. The company has filed a patent application for a complex AR gaming system, designed to steer players away from potentially dangerous physical spaces. To this end, IBM intends to use machine learning and blockchain tech to build this new system. But does this approach make sense? Well, let’s dig into into the patent file. Inside the patent According to the patent (spotted by CCN), the system will notify players any…

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Xprize winning air-water conversion device leaves us thirsty for more

Nov05
by on November 5, 2018 at 4:58 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


On October 22, the Skysource/Skywater alliance won the ‘Water Abundance Xprize’ and a reward of $1.5 million for its device that could extract water from atmospheric moisture. While some news reports claimed that the device could solve the world’s water crisis, hydrologists and water conservationists caution that this isn’t a silver bullet solution. Congratulations to @skysourcewater, Grand Prize Winner of the $1.75M Water Abundance XPRIZE powered by @TataCompanies and @dfat_iXc! Their technology successfully extracted over 2,000 liters of water from the air using 100% renewable energy. pic.twitter.com/Miz0yJcV49 — XPRIZE (@xprize) October 21, 2018 The atmospheric water generator that won the…

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Here’s what a Bitcoin address does (and why you definitely shouldn’t reuse it)

Nov05
by on November 5, 2018 at 4:36 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. Using a Bitcoin address for the first time is definitely cool, but it’s also a little confusing. Is it a wallet? Is it a username? Well, it’s neither. Bitcoin addresses are not all that complicated, but they are a little strange. Let’s demystify the whole thing by explaining what actually happens when you interact with Bitcoin addresses (Hint: You don’t store Bitcoin in an address!) A Bitcoin address is a destination A Bitcoin address is a string…

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Here’s the difference between ‘permissioned’ and ‘permissionless’ blockchains

Nov05
by on November 5, 2018 at 3:54 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. With every week that passes there is a new use for blockchain that promises us a better and brighter future. Blockchain is now being used for more than just cryptocurrency, and every iteration is different to the last. With the sheer diversity of envisioned use cases, two fundamentally different blockchain models have cropped up: permissioned and permissionless. In this edition of Hard Fork Basics, we’re going to define what these two terms mean. A permissionless…

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