Bitcoin was the first famous crypto currency. But it has been surpassed by many other digital coins with lower fees, more transactions per second, better technical design and all these things combined. Bitcoin also suffers from whales routinely mass selling and buying to make profits at the cost of traders, resulting in volatility.
I'm sure it will rise again a few more times but there are better alternatives available.
Exactly, I'm running fine without Pulseaudio, Policykit and SystemD. Good old sysv init scripts always work, less complexity means less chance for bugs creeping in.
Can relate to this, audacious was terribly slow in the past but it's a pretty good music player now. However, the Winamp skin hasn't dated that well imo
Looks like fun and it's a game that's been on my watchlist for years. But I've reached an age where I'm pretty sure that once I finish the rocket and escape the planet (that's what seems to be the main goal) I'll never play it again. Just can't be bothered anymore by endless grinding and optimizing. Addictive games like MMOs and building games stopped being addictive for me once I figure out how it works.
I've used the free MaxMinds database for a while but since the last year I've been using iplist.cc. It supports IPv4, IPv6, shows if an IP is tor, spam, which ASN and a lot more.
It's also free and fast but with services like these I always wonder how long they manage to stay free.
Really love how this article is written, the choice of words and sentences really speak to me.