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bitcoin

How long does it take to download the Bitcoin Blockchain for your Full Node?

So how long does it take… The machine The machine I am using for my bitcoin node is a raspberry pi 4 8GB. It is used solely for bitcoind mainnet and bitcoind testnet. I am using a external hard drive that is 1TB in size and is formatted to ext4. The Network and Theory Calculations […]

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anonimity

Beware sharing PDFs – there is hidden information in them

I needed to upload a pdf to a website. I did not want this PDF traced back to me. I looked at the file and noticed there was a lot of information that could trace that specific pdf back to me. Read the Metadata on the file There are various methods to view meta data […]

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peer-to-peer

Emule vs Gnutella vs Bittorrent vs Usenet vs Direct Connect

These are well know protocols for communication and are used Emule Gnutella Bittorrent Usenet (NNTP – Network News Transfer Protocol) Direct Connect It is interesting to known the background and how they are implemented…lets take a deeper dive. Emule Emule and eDonkey2000 use the eD2k protocol or network – I am not sure if it […]

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aws python

How to View AWS Lambda Event Data?

Wondering how to actually view the event data your lamba function received? With python. In this post a solution is proposed. Other search phrases: View aws lambda event data aws lambda view event data Viewing AWS Lambda Event Data Create a new lambda with the permissions and trigger you need and call it test-debug-<myproblem> I […]

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search-engines

Alternate Search Engines

Good gigablast.com – results aren’t from some generic source. Bitchute pages were in results. Still some pushing to specific directions. private.sh – Seems ok. neeva.com – Search Free From Corporate Influence. Decent results most times. OK wiby.me – only indexes old school websites, results not relevant at all. petalsearch – The chinese / huawei search […]