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Crack this 200-year-old cipher and claim your $60M reward

Jun14
by on June 14, 2018 at 5:49 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Shareables


Think you can solve a mystery that’s been baffling researchers and treasure hunters for over two hundred years? If you do — and assuming it’s not all one big 19th century prank — you might be able to claim a treasure worth millions. The treasure is that of Thomas Beale, supposedly buried in Bedford County, Virginia sometime in the 1820s. If you believe the lore, Beale found a treasure of gold, silver, and jewels out West, hauled it home to Virginia, and buried it. He then left three ciphers behind, supposedly with their precise location. Here are the two unsolved…

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It sure looks like Google is trying to make Pixelbooks run Windows

Jun14
by on June 14, 2018 at 5:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Google


A few months ago, we reported that Google might be working on a way to dual boot operating systems on its Pixelbook, thanks to mysterious references to ‘Alt OS’ in a firmware development branch. Now there’s even more evidence pointing towards the ability to run Windows somewhere down the line. What’s new? As pointed noted by XDA, new mentions of WHCK (Windows Hardware Certification Kit) and HLK (Windows Hardware Lab Kit) certainly make it look like Google is looking to pass Microsoft’s official certifications. These standards basically ensure that devices will be able to run windows without serious hickups and spotty…

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It sure looks like Google is trying to make Pixelbooks run Windows

Jun14
by on June 14, 2018 at 5:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Google


A few months ago, we reported that Google might be working on a way to dual boot operating systems on its Pixelbook, thanks to mysterious references to ‘Alt OS’ in a firmware development branch. Now there’s even more evidence pointing towards the ability to run Windows somewhere down the line. What’s new? As pointed noted by XDA, new mentions of WHCK (Windows Hardware Certification Kit) and HLK (Windows Hardware Lab Kit) certainly make it look like Google is looking to pass Microsoft’s official certifications. These standards basically ensure that devices will be able to run windows without serious hickups and spotty…

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Ousted by Trump administration, Bannon looks towards cryptocurrencies

Jun14
by on June 14, 2018 at 5:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Finance, Hard Fork, world


Things have not been going Stephen Bannon’s way lately. He got ousted from the Trump administration in August last year and from far-right publication Breitbart News in January this year. But it appears he has a new masterplan to make a grand comeback. A report from the New York Times (NYT) indicates that the former President Trump’s Chief Strategist is now betting on cryptocurrencies. He already has a ‘good stake’ in Bitcoin and plans to help companies — even, countries —  create new virtual currencies of their own. Bannon didn’t reveal his exact plans with cryptocurrencies to NYT — fearing…

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Ousted by Trump administration, Bannon looks towards cryptocurrencies

Jun14
by on June 14, 2018 at 5:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Finance, Hard Fork, world


Things have not been going Stephen Bannon’s way lately. He got ousted from the Trump administration in August last year and from far-right publication Breitbart News in January this year. But it appears he has a new masterplan to make a grand comeback. A report from the New York Times (NYT) indicates that the former President Trump’s Chief Strategist is now betting on cryptocurrencies. He already has a ‘good stake’ in Bitcoin and plans to help companies — even, countries —  create new virtual currencies of their own. Bannon didn’t reveal his exact plans with cryptocurrencies to NYT — fearing…

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