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scottcanoni··on Hubble finds first galaxy in the local universe without dark matter
Make sure to watch the video (in 4K) and see just how far away this galaxy is:

http://www.spacetelescope.org/videos/heic1806a/

Mind blowing far.

scottcanoni··on Coinbase and the IRS
Coinbase offers a (beta) cost basis for taxes report via https://www.coinbase.com/reports
scottcanoni··on Car Thieves Arrested After Using Laptop and Malware to Steal More Than 30 Jeeps
"Pirated software" is not the right term to use in this case.
scottcanoni··on Select a document and have it certified in the Bitcoin blockchain
Was I really the first to upload a TXT file that only had the words "hello world"?

https://proofofexistence.com/detail/b94d27b9934d3e08a52e52d7...

I was expecting to see someone else's document that had that text.

scottcanoni··on Apple ordered to bypass auto-erase on San Bernadino shooter's iPhone
Can someone answer this? Raw read the memory to an external device and then brute force that shit using super computers until it cries.
scottcanoni··on Mercury Spill
Reminds of Mr. Incredible's day job as an insurance salesman who helped the nice old lady by telling her how to work the insurance system.
scottcanoni··on Show HN: Make a rectangle – a puzzle game
I assume the goal is to make a rectangle? Does it have to be a square?
scottcanoni··on Capabilities and Services
Where is the "BUY NOW" button?
scottcanoni··on Supercomputers: Obama orders world's fastest computer
I wonder how many bitcoins can be mined with it :)
scottcanoni··on A website that deletes itself once indexed by Google
I would be interested in similar experiments but with a couple of minor variations to see the effects of each:

1. Sending the NOINDEX meta tag

2. Combining meta tags

3. Monitoring for a referrer URL that matches a Google search page to catch the 1st non-sneaky user coming from the index.

4. Monitoring other search engines and their behaviors.

scottcanoni··on Google undeleted whocalled.us after a front page article on Hacker News
This seems likely:

"fixing the error is within my power but talking to the customer is not."

scottcanoni··on Dwolla to help U.S. Treasury go paperless, prepare for a secure digital future
Does this mean I can pay my taxes in Bitcoin?
scottcanoni··on Building a Better Messaging System with Bitcoin
I see a lot of potential in a system such as this. Let's build it.

Would choosing an alternative crypto currency other than Bitcoin help with some of the recognized issues?

scottcanoni··on Jupiter Moon Europa's Giant Geysers Are Missing
Whew, thank goodness I didn't blast off in a rocket towards Europa. Though, maybe I could course correct to Enceladus. That's where the action is at.
scottcanoni··on Skeleton 2.0 CSS Framework
Why have a max width of 960px?

"The grid is a 12-column fluid grid with a max width of 960px"

scottcanoni··on You can't win the game, it exists only to destroy your mind
I also was able to "escape" the maze and fall into an abyss. I agree, that is winning :)
scottcanoni··on HTML6 Concept
I am holding out for HTML9. http://html9responsiveboilerstrapjs.com/
scottcanoni··on Intel's Xeon Phi Is Being Sold for a Low Price
How good is it at Crypto Currency mining?
scottcanoni··on Gravitricity
Where can I buy one? I'll start digging in my backyard ;)
scottcanoni··on The Internet Arcade
I am a kid again. Where do I insert the quarter? :)
scottcanoni··on Court Orders ButterflyLabs to Act More Civil and Professional in Court [pdf]
Can someone translate what this means for us and for ButterflyLabs? What is a "show cause hearing"?

"If it continues to observe inappropriate behavior, the Court will not hesitate to schedule a show cause hearing to address the offending conduct."

scottcanoni··on HP 3D printing
THIS. They need to add a "buy now" button or a "pre-order" button. A price estimate would be nice.
scottcanoni··on CSS-only plotting
Agreed, especially since the inline approach allows more flexibility, like 66%.
scottcanoni··on Flat UI Colors
What am I missing? Isn't this just a hardcoded set of 20 colors that doesn't change? What if I don't like those particular 20 colors?
scottcanoni··on Cosmic rays found in smartphones
It is only activated when it is plugged into a power source.
scottcanoni··on Cosmic rays found in smartphones
Please change the title of this post to:

"Observing Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays with Smartphones"

scottcanoni··on A replacement for JavaScript's “alert”
What I like about Wow Alert:

1. It's less than 5KB.

2. It overrides the existing alert function.

3. It extends the existing alert function.

What I don't like about Sweet Alert:

1. It's bloated for what it does... > 30KB

2. The short-hand swal doesn't make sense or read well.

scottcanoni··on Blockchain Is Latest Bitcoin Start-Up to Lure Big Investment
And how exactly is Blockchain "very different from something like Coinbase/Circle/Xapo"?
scottcanoni··on Crypto Market Monitor – Easily Access Bitcoin Market Data
This looks well done. Well done.
scottcanoni··on Headlines and documents from the FTC vs BFL Bitcoin mining case
Why were there so many pitchforks?

> FTC examiner at Butterflylabs:

> During my inspection of the premises located at 10770 El Monte, I observed red foam pitchforks, with the words “BFL is late!” and “Y U NO SHIP!” imprinted on them, located at various places within the offices and work stations. There were many red foam pitchforks being stored in Mr. Zerlan’s office at 10770 El Monte, as well as at the storage facility located at 17501 West 98th St. True and correct copies of photos and/or image stills from Mr. Lex’s video recordings demonstrating the locations of the items are attached here as

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