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Ethereum Manual for Digital Primitives – Chapter V – Ethereum and the Infinite Garden
The heart of the “Ethereum Manual for Digital Primitives” lies in this chapter, where the reader finally begins to grasp the potentialities of the decentralized world. However, all these utopian dreams wouldn’t be possible without Ethereum. As highlighted in the previous chapter, Bitcoin’s functionality is limited to currency exchange, whereas Ethereum proposes itself as the…
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Ethereum Manual for Digital Primitives – Chapter IV – Consensus, Blockchain, and Bitcoin
In a centralized system, all computers connected to a server refer to the information present on the central server, and whoever controls the server controls the state of the system. Changing this paradigm is incredibly difficult. It’s not just about implementing a new type of encrypted information on private computers; it’s about creating a new…
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Ethereum Manual for Digital Primitives – Chapter III – Programming information
In the previous chapters, we’ve come to understand that digital information usually gains value because a central entity vouches for its worth. To ensure the value of information on a private computer of an individual, cryptography is essential. Until now, we’ve considered computers as mere passive containers, but their primary purpose is actually processing information.…
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Ethereum Manual for Digital Primitives – Chapter II – Property and Value of Information
What does it mean to own digital information? Does a photo I post on Instagram belong to me? Bureaucratically, probably yes. But, in reality, the photo lives on Meta’s servers, and if for any reason Meta decided to delete it, the bureaucratic owner of the photo could not oppose it in any way. In other…
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Ethereum Manual for Digital Primitives – Chapter I – Computational Power
Humans are extraordinary creatures, distinct from all others, who after millions of years of evolution, can afford to live in a reality tailored to their needs. No longer do they have to flee from tigers seeking to devour them, nor wait days in a cave for rain to cease before hunting; now, they merely sit…
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Foundation
Introduzione Nell’ambito dell’informatica, si sà, ogni anno nascono nuove tecnologie. Ma non intendo le features dei telefonini che ci vendono come rivoluzionarie, sto parlando di algoritmi che, come potenziale, potrebbero rivoluzionare l’economia di oggi. “Una blockchain” – cito wikipedia – “è una base di dati distribuita, introdotta dalla valuta Bitcoin che mantiene in modo continuo…
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Phishing Poste Italiane
Attenti ragazzi, nei prossimi giorni potreste ricevere una email dalle poste come questa: Oggetto: I: Ti ricordiamo che non potrai piy effettuare dei pagamenti con la tua carta di credito se questa verifica non viene eseguita entro 24 ore dalla sua ricezione. Premendo sul link (in realtà l’intera email è un’immagine) vi si aprirà questa…
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Quizdugo
La richiesta Quel bravo ragazzo di Andrea Dughetti qualche mese fa mi chiese di sviluppare un applicativo per gestire un quizzone. Serviva qualcosa di facile: – niente testi delle domande (perchè sarebbero stati proiettati a parte) – visualizzazione dei risultati in diretta (solo per l’amministratore del quiz) – esportazione dei dati in Excel Semplificazione Al…
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