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Bug in cryptocurrency platform Augur meant users could be duped into making shitty bets

Aug07
by on August 7, 2018 at 4:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork, Insider


A massive vulnerability has been discovered in the decentralized betting platform Augur. Hackers have been able to feed users incorrect data and game the system. Everything shown by the app, from transactions data to wallet addresses – even the markets themselves, were susceptible to faking. Augur – a wonderful place where you can place wetwork orders for high-profile figures like US President Donald Trump and Amazon boss Jeff Bezos – is a next-generation betting platform, where one can wager pretty much anything. Users buy shares in the outcome of a specific event, like a sports match or political election. Buy shares in the right…

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John McAfee is a PR machine for shitty cryptocurrencies

Aug07
by on August 7, 2018 at 3:25 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


For better or worse, John McAfee is a name we all know. In true McAfee style, he is slowly but surely surreptitiously installing himself in the cryptocurrency community – usually in places where he’s probably not needed. I remember a simpler time when McAfee was a respected business man, and his anti-virus software provided peace of mind for millions the world over. But in the past few month’s McAfee has been keeping himself in the spotlight by making outlandish claims about unhackable wallets – which turn out to be nothing more than a crappy rebadged tablet – or by endorsing…

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THE WORLD’S ON FIRE, THIS GADGET GUIDE WILL HELP YOU COOL DOWN

Aug07
by on August 7, 2018 at 1:33 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, distract, Plugged


It’s hot.  “How hot?” I hear you say. It’s so hot that Satan packed his devilish suitcase full of demonic swimming gear and hopped on up to Earth for a bit of sun. It’s so hot that the Carolina Reaper chilli pepper thinks this weather is a bit much. It is so hot, my friend, that the entire world is a 1995 Robert De Niro movie. But don’t worry your handsome skull, lovely. Come hither and sit yourself on the damp swamp of my knee, so I can tell you a tale of some things you can buy that might…

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A homeowner’s guide to living on Mars

Aug07
by on August 7, 2018 at 1:19 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Space, syndication


If you had to live the rest of your life on Mars, what would you miss the most? Figuring out how we could we be comfortable living on the red planet is a challenge but with increasing discussion about how to send people to Mars with the ultimate aim of colonizing the planet, how to replace the sensation of the sunshine on your face or the grass beneath your feet is prescient one. Luckily there is no shortage of expertise. On May 16, 2018, I organized a workshop at the University of Bristol in collaboration with local artists Ella Good…

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