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…Acc/to an #AFP source, the incident occurred on March 9. The space #science researcher allegedly underwent a *random* check on arrival, during which his work #computer & personal #phone were searched.…Messages referring to the treatment of scientists by the #Trump admin were found. He was accused of messages "which reflect hatred towards Trump & can be described as terrorism". His professional & personal equipment was #confiscated & the researcher was sent back to #Europe
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A cryptocurrency doesn't actually need a network of computers, or even an electronic, electromechanical, or mechanical computer.

All you really need is something to do math. Traditional "computers", meaning humans, could do it with nothing but paper and pencil if necessary. It would be slow, but assuming you used hash/key sizes and algorithms sized to the "technology" you were using, it would be doable.

A room full of experienced abacus users might actually have a decent "hash rate" with properly chosen technical parameters ...

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Guys I've been thinking about this recently
So the telegraph has existed for a while, and became widespread in 1800s. Charles Babbage worked on the first mechanical #computers in the 1820s

What would be the earliest point in time in which a #Bitcoin like #Blockchain could've been made?

As I understand it all the system needs is a #network of computers each running a program that checks for transactions

I'm wondering if a different hash function was used it could be a lot simpler to implement into hardware, but if mechanical computing wasn't powerful enough for that the earliest might've been after WWII with the code breaking machines that the Allies invented

Any boosts would be greatly appreciated!

That's nice! 😺

How old is your computer? 🎂

Buying fewer electronic devices is a great way to reduce our carbon footprint (and save money!). 💰 👣

Unfortunately, "planned obsolescence" is a reality, and it means that electronics are designed to break down quickly or software updates force you to buy more "modern" equipment.

So, if you want to track or celebrate the anniversary of your devices, check out this idea!

We don't know who is behind this small online shop, but they have created some nice stickers that you can use in your devices to celebrate every year they survive to the digital obsolescence. 😀

Link here: vignette-tech.fr/produit/vigne

And we would like to know:

How old is your oldest computer or mobile phone?

And have you ever bought an electronic that didn't last two years and has already broken or become obsolete?

Photonischer Chip - schnell und energieeffizient

Rechenzentren verbrauchen immer mehr Energie. Ein Start-up aus Stuttgart will Abhilfe schaffen und hat einen Chip entwickelt, der mit Licht statt mit Strom rechnet - und deutlich weniger Energie verbraucht. Von Frank Wittig.

➡️ tagesschau.de/wissen/technolog

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