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Blogger, pianist and fan of British politics! I write about how tech impacts the environment, our health, and our day-to-day lives on my blog: The Detechtor. https://www.thedetechtor.com/
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scottbucks··on Proof of Stake and Sustainable Mining Could Solve Bitcoin's Energy Problem
I think sadly you may be right. But Ethereum is making the switch, so if it does well it may encourage others to follow, bitcoin included...
scottbucks··on The Kalifa Review: how can UK fintech stay ahead?
In the episode they actually tackle this issue. They say that fintech may well be the solution to decentralizing from London, creating fintech hubs all around the uk
scottbucks··on Google admits to 'experiments' which remove some media sites from search results
Indeed, I didn't mean to submit this and now I can't delete it
scottbucks··on Tory party illegally collected data on ethnicity of 10m voters, MPs told
Haha, if only...
scottbucks··on Apple Plans First iMac Desktop Redesign in Nearly a Decade
It’s about time! Finally time to get rid of those ridiculous bezels
scottbucks··on How bad is your Spotify?
This algorithm is bloody rude! But I get it, and to be honest it's not my fault I keep listening to the same stuff, Spotify doesn't recommend anything good. And I'm sorry but nobody can convince that Fleetwood Mack isn't one of the best groups of all time!
scottbucks··on The mythical “fast” web page
I'm having a bloody nightmare with my blog, https://www.thedetechtor.com, must be something to do with wix but it takes for ever to load, going to have to migrate to Wordpress
scottbucks··on Blue Light: Beware the Ways It'll Damage Your Sleep
Yeah I read about that, an interesting study, but it's hard to know how accurate it is compared to human behaviour when using animals.
scottbucks··on Science suggests fitness trackers might be ineffective
Indeed, I think the problem with fitness trackers is that for some people they end up getting bored of them, studies have shown that some people will give them up completely after a certain amount of time.
scottbucks··on Tiny bubbles under a ship may help reduce fuel consumption
Really interesting article! I wasn’t aware of this technology to be honest, but seems very promising...