Friday, January 3, 2020
Iran vows 'harsh revenge' for US killing of top general
http://blog.webhits.io/iran-vows-harsh-revenge-for-us-killing-of-top-general/
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It's never too late for 'Lodge 49,' the canceled show you can still love
The following is spoiler-free.
It’s never too late for Lodge 49.
An AMC show that aired for two seasons before being canceled in October, Lodge 49 was, and is, special. As many fans who have loved something others did not will tell you, this show was unlike anything else on television.
It was hard to explain, let alone pitch new viewers on — see Santa Clarita Diet, Firefly, Sense8, and Party Down for similar conundrums — yet, those who saw it loved it. And they’re sure you would’ve too, if only you’d known it existed.
Starring Wyatt Russell, Sonya Cassidy, Brent Jennings, and a dozen other under-recognized talents, this cult favorite is a blend of Cheers, Shameless, and Twin Peaks, packaged in a lazy, stoner fantasy as spectacular as it is comforting. Sound strange? Well, it is. Read more…
More about Hulu, Amc, Watch Of The Week, Lodge 49, and Wyatt Russell
http://blog.webhits.io/its-never-too-late-for-lodge-49-the-canceled-show-you-can-still-love/
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Pantera Partner Paul Veradittakit’s Crypto Predictions for 2020
And a look-back at how his 2019 predictions fared.
http://blog.webhits.io/pantera-partner-paul-veradittakits-crypto-predictions-for-2020/
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Hey entrepreneurs: This suite of 50+ apps will replace all your business tools
TL;DR: Make running a business easier with a lifetime subscription to Zuitte 50+ Tools for Entrepreneurs for $199, a 97% savings.
If you run an online business, then you know how annoying it is to work with a ton of apps, none of which do everything well and half of which can’t even communicate with each other. That’s why the idea of ditching them for this all-in-one app suite is so appealingBuilt for the modern entrepreneur, Zuitte features more marketing, project management, and customer support tools than you can shake a stick at — over 50 to be exact-ish. And right now they’re offering a special on lifetime subscriptions for a freakin’ steal: 97% off. Read more…
More about Business, App, Entrepreneur, Mashable Shopping, and Lifetime Subscription
http://blog.webhits.io/hey-entrepreneurs-this-suite-of-50-apps-will-replace-all-your-business-tools/
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Privacy in The Spotlight After Binance Refuses Withdrawal To Mixer Wallet
There is little doubt that blockchain development and adoption will make significant progress in the coming year. One clearly emerging trend is a movement by governments and regulators to reign in private use. As more of the public acquires cryptocurrencies, these efforts are all but certain to increase, as the ability to move assets with full anonymity has the potential to cause massive disruption in the global economy. Nevertheless, this is not a simple issue, and the extent to which true crypto privacy can, or should, be possible is highly controversial.
Last week Binance refused to honor a Bitcoin withdrawal request because the user requested the funds be sent to privacy-centric wallet known as Wasabi. This wallet uses an anonymizing method known as coinjoin to mask ownership and transactions. Binance’s action sparked a contentious debate on social media, and Binance has since released the funds, based on the user’s pledge not to send the crypto through Wasabi or any other privacy tools.
Ideally, Binance should have no interest in the wallets its users choose to use, but the exchange has defended its actions by stating that it is required to follow anti-money laundering regulations, and thus cannot send cryptocurrency to anonymizing services like Wasabi. Whereas there may be truth to this assertion, critics have pounced, asserting that Binance has no right to arbitrarily withhold a user’s funds based on something as basic as wallet choice.
Binance’s actions are a clear example of the intersection between the freedom offered by blockchain assets and the desire by authorities to enforce financial transparency and maintain the economic status quo. Knowing that privacy options are increasing across the crypto space, regulators are broadening their efforts to step in and exert their influence. In addition to pressuring exchanges such as Binance to ban the use of such wallets and services, a range of new laws are under consideration.
The Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive is a good example of a soon-to-be enacted regulation that cracks down on privacy. Set to go into effect on January 10th, this European Union mandate requires all exchanges and providers of custodial wallets to follow strict know-your-customer guidelines. Suspicious activity must be reported, and financial authorities are empowered to identify any crypto users suspected of engaging in illegal activity. Already a number of European exchanges have delisted privacy-centric coins such as Monero and Zcash, and it is reasonable to assume that, as with Binance, greater scrutiny over wallets and addresses will follow.
Passing laws that prohibit private crypto use may be relatively straightforward, but enforcing them is a very different matter. Blockchain technology is not easily regulated, and given the large profits involved, some exchanges are all but certain to enable anonymous use. Likewise, platforms such as Monero are here to stay, as are wallets like Wasabi. It is reasonable to assume that at some point governments will be forced to recognize this fact, and begin to develop new economic models that work with the realities of blockchain technology.
A tremendous degree of development is still necessary before many of these difficult issues will be resolved, but there is no question that the use of privacy enabling tools and platforms is rapidly becoming the most contentious issue within the crypto space. Governments will not accept this technology lying down, yet at the same time they are largely powerless to prevent its growth and adoption. Finding a workable resolution will thus be a tremendous challenge.
Featured Image via BigStock.
http://blog.webhits.io/privacy-in-the-spotlight-after-binance-refuses-withdrawal-to-mixer-wallet/
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Japan May Just Be the Most Bitcoin-friendly Country in Asia
The two biggest digital currency heists on the planet with losses totalling right around a billion dollars at trades in Tokyo, and a social inclination towards conservatism, appear to have scarcely hosed Japan’s excitement for bitcoin and different cryptographic forms of money.
Japan adores cash. With paper and coin installments as yet representing near portion of all private last utilization uses starting in 2017, and a rich history of stuffing yen into sleeping cushions and home safes — particularly considering the nation’s moderately late raid into the universe of negative loan fees.
All things considered, e-cash, versatile installment frameworks, and as of late crypto trade applications keep on springing up at an expanding rate in the incomprehensibly technically knowledgeable and antiquated culture. In comparison, the administration is currently offering powerful expense limits to those buyers who reject conventional paper and coin for cashless frameworks, of up to 5%.
While the technically knowledgeable purchaser and digital money devotee might be justifiably hopeful about the move, some are approaching pointed inquiries in regards to potential ramifications for entrepreneurs and spenders the same. Organizations that may wish to dodge reception and handling expenses for different cashless techniques could end up when absolutely necessary in coming years.
As Japanese specialists try to imitate any semblance of Sweden and other predominantly cashless economies, crypto is joining the party. Both online business giant Rakuten and well known informing administration Line presently have applications for exchanging and obtaining cryptographic forms of money which are successfully connected to their cashless and versatile installment administrations R Pay and Line Pay. This, combined with striking crypto appropriation by means of vendors and the expansion of dynamic local networks and exchanging groups Japan, makes them see the cashless push as bullish for bitcoin paying little heed to strategy or thought process.
Only a couple of months after Japan legitimized cryptocurrencies as a methods for installment, the FSA started supporting crypto trades. Counting Lastroots, 21 have been enlisted altogether. The initial 11 trade administrators were enrolled on Sept. 29, 2017. They were Money Partners, Quoine, Bitflyer, Bitbank, SBI VC Trade, GMO Coin, Huobi Japan (previously Bittrade), Btcbox, Bitpoint Japan, Fisco Cryptocurrency Exchange, and Tech Bureau.
Get the latest in Asian Bitcoin news here at Coin News Asia.
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Sunday, December 29, 2019
Why Apple, Google, and other big tech companies create their own fonts
After its famous 1984 Super Bowl commercial, Apple officially unveiled the Macintosh 128k, the “the computer for the rest of us.” The Mac revolutionized personal computing. And it was Apple designer Susan Kare’s job to create digital fonts and icons to usher in this new age.
“I was a typical customer that they were trying to attract, someone for whom the graphical side of it would have been attractive,” Kare told a technology historian in 2000. “I didn’t really have much computer experience, but even then I found the rudimentary Mac more appealing to me than the Apple II.”
Compared to most personal computers at the time — which used command line interfaces that were too technical for many users to understand— the Mac adopted a much more user-friendly graphical interface (GUI). It featured plenty of things that even the most novice computer user today understands intuitively — pointers, menus, scroll bars, windows, icons, and typefaces. Read more…
More about Tech, Apple, Design, Fonts, and Typography
http://blog.webhits.io/why-apple-google-and-other-big-tech-companies-create-their-own-fonts/
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'You' Season 2 hides twists in plain sight with killer easter eggs
The following contains major spoilers from a whole bunch of literary classics and Netflix’s You Season 2.
When he’s not elbows-deep in a rotting corpse, Joe Goldberg loves a good book.
In You Season 2, viewers followed Netflix’s foremost word nerd-turned-serial killer as he chased a woman to the City of Angels, and racked up a body count that would make Agatha Christie blush. Along the way, there was stalking, maiming, dismembering, killing, and heaps of classic novels.
Joe’s love for literature was well-established during his New York days, but in Season 2, You‘s creators took special care in curating the works within Joe’s orbit. When he wasn’t celebrating Bisexual Pescatarian Week at Anavrin or suffering through another Great Gatsby “Old sport!” quip, Joe was slowly unveiling — through the books he was reading — the exquisite twists and turns that would befall him and his victims. Read more…
More about Netflix, Streaming Services, Symbolism, Penn Badgley, and You Netflix
http://blog.webhits.io/you-season-2-hides-twists-in-plain-sight-with-killer-easter-eggs/
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How to become a real estate investor without going broke
TL;DR: The real estate market can be volatile, but Mashvisor (no relation to Mashable) acts as your assistant by analyzing properties across the country. A lifetime subscription is regularly $1,499, but using code 20SAVE20 signs you up for $31.20 — a 97% savings.
Real estate investing, as a concept, is basically as simple as playing Monopoly. In order to succeed, you purchase properties, avoid bankruptcy, and generate rent so you can purchase more properties.
If you don’t thoroughly vet a property before committing, though, you could wind up broke. Yikes.
Mashvisor (no relation to Mashable) takes the hardest part — finding rental properties that will actually continue to provide a return — and builds it into a service that’s as easy to navigate as Zillow. It turns three months of research into about 15 minutes by analyzing nationwide real estate, and you can lock down a lifetime subscription for less than $32 with code 20SAVE20. Read more…
More about Business, Real Estate, Apps And Software, Mashable Shopping, and Tech
http://blog.webhits.io/how-to-become-a-real-estate-investor-without-going-broke/
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Why Apple, Google, and other big tech companies create their own fonts
After its famous 1984 Super Bowl commercial, Apple officially unveiled the Macintosh 128k, the “the computer for the rest of us.” The Mac revolutionized personal computing. And it was Apple designer Susan Kare’s job to create digital fonts and icons to usher in this new age.
“I was a typical customer that they were trying to attract, someone for whom the graphical side of it would have been attractive,” Kare told a technology historian in 2000. “I didn’t really have much computer experience, but even then I found the rudimentary Mac more appealing to me than the Apple II.”
Compared to most personal computers at the time — which used command line interfaces that were too technical for many users to understand— the Mac adopted a much more user-friendly graphical interface (GUI). It featured plenty of things that even the most novice computer user today understands intuitively — pointers, menus, scroll bars, windows, icons, and typefaces. Read more…
More about Tech, Apple, Design, Fonts, and Typography
from WebHits.io Blog http://blog.webhits.io/why-apple-google-and-other-big-tech-companies-create-their-own-fonts/
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