Day: October 8, 2025

Tor Browser 14.5.8

2025-10-08 By admin

Everything you need to safely browse the Internet. Protect your privacy. Defend yourself against network surveillance and traffic analysis. Read more…

Bitcoin Pioneer Nick Szabo Urges Users to ‘Run Knots’ and Skip Core v30

2025-10-08 By admin

Nick Szabo, the computer scientist, cryptographer, and legal scholar famed for introducing the concept of “smart contracts,” is jumping into the Knots vs. Core debate. Szabo cautions that this change effectively invites more non-financial—and potentially shady—data to be etched onto the blockchain for everyone to see. Szabo’s Warning Ignites Debate Over Bitcoin Core v30 Nick […]

Question – Why is this HDD so slow?

2025-10-08 By admin

WD Green HDDs have a rep for being slow, but I would like to understand why (at least by looking at the specs); this drive isn’t much slower than I expect for a WD Green of its age. Take for example this drive: WD15EARS.Trying to find some decent (and hopefully accurate) specs is tricky, for […]

Discussion – Nvidia Blackwell in Q1-2025

2025-10-08 By admin

With Kopite7kimi pretty much confirm the 512-bit memory bus interface of upcoming Blackwell GPU, here comes the thread for discussion of all future Blackwell GPU family, aka RTX 5000 series. We also know about codename of all 5 die sizes; namely GB202, GB203, GB205, GB206 and GB207. Below is the table with some speculations of […]

YZi Labs Unveils $1 Billion Fund to Back BNB Ecosystem Founders

2025-10-08 By admin

YZi Labs has launched a $1 billion Builder Fund to support founders developing within the BNB ecosystem, marking a major push to expand innovation across decentralized finance (DeFi), artificial intelligence (AI), and real-world assets (RWAs). BNB Chain Gets $1 Billion Boost as YZi Labs Doubles Down on Builders YZi Labs has announced the creation of […]

Are we there yet…

2025-10-08 By admin

There was a game I played that had a rather conservative leaning forum and they posted stuff like this all the time when Obama was president. Kavanaugh is a sitting judge. Not all judges are angelic saints, their job is to interpret and apply law. It’s actually quite narrow what they do. He doesn’t seem […]

Discussion – Apple Silicon SoC thread

2025-10-08 By admin

M15 nmUnified memory architecture – LP-DDR416 billion transistors 8-core CPU 4 high-performance cores192 KB instruction cache128 KB data cacheShared 12 MB L2 cache 4 high-efficiency cores128 KB instruction cache64 KB data cacheShared 4 MB L2 cache(Apple claims the 4 high-effiency cores alone perform like a dual-core Intel MacBook Air) 8-core iGPU (but there is a […]

Combined $1.3 Billion Inflow Sees Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Hit Seventh Straight Day of Gains

2025-10-08 By admin

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) notched a seventh consecutive day of inflows, pulling in $876 million, while ether ETFs kept their winning streak alive with $421 million in new capital. The relentless inflows showcased surging institutional appetite and sustained bullish momentum across crypto markets. Bitcoin ETFs Extend Hot Streak With $876 Million Inflows; Ether ETFs Add […]