Cryptocurrency Mining is Destroying the Environment Fact
Proof-of-work mining (the type of mining used for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies) has some negative environmental impacts… as do the systems behind most other mediums of exchange.
Cryptography
Cryptography is the practice of studying, writing, and solving codes. It refers to encrypting and decrypting data by any means, but in modern terms this is done with computing.
Factoids tagged with "Cryptography"
The NSA Monitors, Collects, and Processes Data Fact
The United States National Security Agency (NSA) monitors, collects, and processes data from a number of sources world-wide for foreign intelligence and counter intelligence.
Alan Turing is the Father of Computer Science and AI Fact
Alan Turing can be considered “the father of computer science and AI.” Turing made major contributions to computing, codebreaking, and even helped the Allies win WWII.
Cryptography is Writing and Solving Codes Fact
Cryptography is the practice and study of writing and solving codes, or rather, the art of encrypting and decrypting data.
Bitcoin is an Actual Coin Myth
Bitcoin isn’t a literal coin; it’s a list of transactions recorded on a shared digital public ledger called a “block chain”.
Ada Lovelace Wrote the First Computer Program Myth
British mathematician Ada Lovelace can be considered the mother of computer programing, as she wrote the first complex algorithm meant to be carried out by a machine. However, it is a myth that Ada Lovelace wrote “the first computer program” or was “the first computer programmer”, that title belongs to Charles Babbage.
Apple Macs Can’t Get Viruses or Malware Myth
Apple Macintosh computers (Macs) are vulnerable to malware, including viruses, but infection is less common then on Microsoft Windows computers.
Blog Posts tagged with "Cryptography"
Is Bitcoin in a Bubble?
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies look like they are in a bubble here in 2017, in terms of historic bubbles, but no one can predict the future.
The Economy of Words
The Economy of Words: The art of communication using all symbolic measures afforded by technology. Or, how to communicate effectively and participate in the information economy, with thrift, despite the tyranny of the terms.
Racial Codes and Dog-Whistle Politics
We discuss racial code words and “dog-whistle politics,” terms that describe the code words politicians use to imply politically incorrect ideas to their base.
Book Reviews tagged with "Cryptography"
Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System By Satoshi Nakamoto
Satoshi Nakamoto (a pseudonym) published his infamous white paper titled Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System in 2008 detailing the system that would become Bitcoin. We explain his white paper.