A couple of years back when I was studying for my cyber security MSc, China and Iceland were two of the countries where the highest amount bitcoin crypto-currency mining was being carried out. As discussed elsewhere this level of activity has serious implications for energy consumption and the production of …
This would be nice if it happened here!
EU rules to force USB-C chargers for all phones – BBC News Just take a minute and see how many cables you need when you travel or just leave the office. I have a couple of multi-connector leads but the reliability of those can be poor. One of the things …
Sir Clive Sinclair
One of the people who inspired me into a career in technology has died. Sir Clive Sinclair passed away on the 16th September 2021. I wrote an article for Octagon Technology about the important early tech that he invented and I bought. Here is the link: Here is the man …
The blockchain is polluting the planet – YouTube lecture on changing the world with smart contracts
There is an article on the BBC technology news site discussing the e-waste resulting from the mining of bitcoins: Bitcoin mining producing tonnes of waste – BBC News At the heart of this e-waste generation is blockchain technology – a very secure method of holding information across a distributed system. …
Some Christmas Fun
Over the past few weeks I have written two articles around the technology theme of “Where is my flying car?”. These really fall outside of the more focused articles on this site – but hey it is Christmas. Here are the links for the articles on the Octagon Technology website: …
