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Beware the Dusting Attack That Endangers The Privacy of Blockchain Transactions

By Lixin Liu 
A dusting attack involves sprinkling crypto wallets with minuscule amounts of crypto to connect multiple addresses to a single owner. While these attacks are relatively new and nobody has really been able to say for sure what the exact motives behind them are, what is clear is that they represent a significant threat to privacy on the blockchain.

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Will Machine Become a God?

By Roman Wiligut 
Looking at the rapid development of technology, we are increasingly wondering, is there any limit? In my opinion - no. At least in our universe. But why?

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The State of Containers in 2020

By Pavan Belagatti 
Containerization has come a long way and containers have completely revolutionized the way companies build, test, package and deliver software today. Containers are good for packaging any software. Big or small. Microservices are great candidates to be packaged and delivered with container images. With Microservices architecture, the large monolith is decoupled into several mini services that work independently. 

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The Web 3 Data Economy Will Win If It Eats Silicon Valley

By Marlene 
Even though the values embraced by decentralized Web 3.0 applications resonate with the average Internet user, adoption has been sparse. Network effects of existing platforms mean that services need to offer users more than just an ethically superior solution. That’s why we won’t see a decentralized Facebook or Spotify succeed. Luckily, there’s a much easier way forward.

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Five Architectures You Can Quickly Prototype on PaaS

By Michael 
Sometimes, as an architect or developer, you want to try a new architecture or technical solution but just can't seem to find the time to install, configure, debug, and figure out an entirely new concept. Experimentation is a lot of work, project deadlines come first, and new tech is often one of your last priorities. 

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Understanding Basic Image Processing Algorithms [A Hands-on JavaScript Tutorial]

By Luiz Rosa 
We've had a lot of digital image processing tools for a long time: Photoshop, Lightroom, GIMP, PhotoScape, and many more. However, in the past few years, one became popular among non-expert users due to its easiness of use and social features: Instagram. Have you ever wondered how Instagram filters work? It is actually pretty simple matrix operations! So simple we can build our own without any external library, just pure and simple HTML + JS. Let's build one now.

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Privacy Coins vs Nation State Crypto and the War for the Soul of the World

By Daniel Jeffries 
A mother walks into the supermarket to buy baby milk but the iris scanner spots her and sends a message to her glasses: “Currency controls in effect today, funds partially frozen.  Please reduce spending.”  She checks her smart glasses display and sees that her bank balance is the same but her "available to spend balance" is now zero and she can’t buy supplies for her child or groceries to eat. 

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