random thoughts of a procrastinating researcher

I received a message from a local news TV anchor: " Hello, I'm with KWQC TV6 in Davenport, Iowa and am working on a story abou...

Bitcoin transaction fees are too damn high! The rising transaction fees for Bitcoin have caused a major split, leaving the Bitcoin comm...

The promise of eliminating runaway inflation by irresponsible governments was one of the major reasons I became interested in Bitcoin. I alw...

So after years of trying to get a video of the International Space Station, we finally did it! Here's the result: This video is...

Hassan Ammar/Associated Press In this World Cup, I was surprised when I saw a referee draw a white line on the ground for a free kic...

There has been a trend in improving energy efficiency of Bitcoin mining machines. But how good can they get? What are the fundamental limits...

For fun, I just put together a Bitcoin mining machine! The machine does brute-force calculations to try to solve the mathematical problem of...