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Internet
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Spam: The First Junk Email in History
On May 3rd, 1978, a salesman sent the first unsolicited mass email to 400 people. That we call it “spam” is the fault of a can of ham.
The Programmers Who Gave Away Empires
Torvalds, Bellard, Hipp: they wrote the software the modern world runs on, it was worth trillions, and they chose to give it away for free.
The Man Who Has Edited a Third of Wikipedia
Steven Pruitt has made nearly 7 million Wikipedia edits without earning a cent. The story of the most generous obsession on the internet.
Why I Think an Internet Blackout Is Coming Soon
There's an idea that's been circling in my mind for some time now: one day, perhaps soon, it won't be a website that goes down, or an app, or a social network. Something more invisible will fail.
YuboxNow: equip your ESP32 board with its own LoRaWAN configuration and support Web interface
Web configuration interface for ESP32. It supports WiFi, LoRaWAN, and many must-have features for IoT.
The strange case of Satoshi Nakamoto. Who is behind the most wanted character in the world and father of cryptocurrencies?
Cryptocurrencies are booming, they are everywhere. By now, we've all heard of them and