Would The Real Satoshi Please Shut Up
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| Would The Real Satoshi Please Shut Up | |
| Number | 2750 |
| Broadcast Date | MAY 2, 2016 |
| Episode Length | 40:49 |
| Hosts | Tom Merritt |
| Guests | Veronica Belmont |
Tom Merritt talks with Veronica Belmont about trying to get everything done on your phone when your main Internet goes out. It’s both impressive and frustrating. Big thanks to Allison Sheridan from podfeet.com for letting us use her bandwidth for today’s show!
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Headlines
- Craig Steven Wright claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto. Is he?
- Craig Wright loudly claims “I am Satoshi Nakamoto,” but few believe his “proof”
- Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright digitally signed messages for the BBC, the Economist and GQ. using keys created in the early days of Bitcoin to back his claim to being Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. The keys are linked to blocks used to send 10 bitcoins from Nakamoto to Hal Finney in 2009. Chief scientists at the Bitcoin Foundation, Gavin Andresen published a blog backing Wright’s claim, and founding scientist of the Bitcoin Foundation Jon Matonis also is convinced. Wright supports both men in a dispute about expanding the block size quickly. The Economist points out that Wright showed signing for Block 9 but declined to publicly show proof for block 1. The Economist points out Wright could have used supercomputers he has operated to brute force one key pr possibly obtained it from Hal Finney or Dave Kleiman, both now dead. And security expert Dan Kaminsky said "Satoshi signed a transaction in 2009. Wright copied that specific signature and tried to pass it off as new. OpenSSL bugs interfered.". Wright says he wants to put the speculation about Nakamoto to rest.
- Submitted by Flopperman
- An extremely limited number of Oculus Rift headsets will go on sale in 48 Best Buy stores in the US later this week. Oculus also plans to set up demo stations in the stores. Those who have not yet received preordered Rifts can buy one in store and retain their preorder perks. Rift will go on sale in the Amazon and Microsoft online stores starting May 7.
- The Verge passes along a report from O Globo that a court order to cut off WhatsApp in Brazil was scheduled to take effect at 1 PM eastern time today. The order specifies five wireless carriers must not transmit WhatsApp data for three days. Violations will incur a 500,00 Real fine (US$140,000). A 48-hour blackout was conducted in December. A 2013 order for access to data by the Civil Police has failed since WhatsApp encrypts its traffic end to end and cannot access the data itself.
- The LA Times reports that US Magistrate Judge Alicia Rosenberg in Los Angeles issued a search warrant in February compelling the girlfriend of an alleged Armenian gang member to use her finger to unlock an iPhone. The US Supreme Court has ruled that police can search phones with a warrant and compel provision of physical evidence like fingerprints.
- Submitted by flo-BAMA
- LG’s Innotek announced a buttonless fingerprint sensor that can go under a device screen’s glass leaving no indent and helping phones be more waterproof. LG claims false positives of 0.002 percent in line with traditional sensors.
- The Wall Street Journal reports that Hulu is planning a new web subscription service that would sell live and on-demand programming from the likes of ESPN, ABC, Fox and FX, for about $40 a month, starting early next year.
- Submitted by stevei0
- Vimeo announced it's acquiring VHX, a service that helps people sell online video episodes and subscriptions. VHX helps sell episodes on the Web and recently added Apple TV support.
- The band Radiohead has deleted its Twitter and Facebook history and replaced its website with a blank white page. Some fans received a postcard in the mail which reads “Sing the song of sixpence that goes ‘Burn the witch’.” A ninth studio album from Radiohead has been expected in June.
- More than 1000 New York state Uber drivers have signed membership cards with “Amalgamated Local of Livery Employees in Solidarity” or Alles. Although not a formal union, the association will represent members against car companies and insurance firms while lobbying NYC and NY govts for more regulations on ride-sharing companies. The move comes after Uber settled with the state AG of California and Massachusetts over classifying drivers as contractors.
- Submitted by habichuelacondulce
- Wired’s Andy Greenberg reports a group of researchers at University of Michigan and Microsoft have published an in-depth security analysis focusing on Samsung’s SmartThings platform. The researchers found several flaws that let them implant backdoor PINs in locks and set off smoke detectors. One of the flaws found related to the implementation of OAuth in am app, the other related to malicious apps. They plan to present at the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy later this month. Samsung is working with the researchers to improve security.
- And a couple final notes, Reuters reports Nvidia announced a settlement of a patent dispute with Samsung Monday, hours before the US ITC was due to rule on a complaint that could have blocked importation of some of Nvidia's products. Each claimed the other used its processor technology without permission and Google said on Monday that it bought a small startup called Synergyse, which developed training software for Google Apps users in 2013 that keeps them up to date about new features and gives directions about how to use products.
- Wired’s Andy Greenberg reports a group of researchers at University of Michigan and Microsoft have published an in-depth security analysis focusing on Samsung’s SmartThings platform. The researchers found several flaws that let them implant backdoor PINs in locks and set off smoke detectors. One of the flaws found related to the implementation of OAuth in am app, the other related to malicious apps. They plan to present at the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy later this month. Samsung is working with the researchers to improve security.
Discussion
- Using your phone as your only computer
- It's amazing how much you can do on a palm sized device
- Things that require multitasking are problematics
- some 'mobile-friendly' websites lack features (google news, sites STILL using Flash)
Pick of the Day
- Hey Tom,
I started a new job and don't have access to my favorite screenshot application any longer, SnagIt. I work in tech support for a major medical record company and it involves me taking screenshots of user bugs and issues nearly everyday. Of course there is always Windows Snip tool, but I missed all the bells and whistles of SnagIt. Luckily I found an open source alternative that satisfies me. Greenshot! I would highly recommend it. Of course it has the ability to crop and cut, comment and highlight. But where it shines is it's ability to send the screenshots to services like imgur, Dropbox, OneNote, Jira and a handful of others at the click of a button. It's easy to use and you can even find it at ninite.com if you are into that sort of thing.
Thanks - Submitted by Mike From now I have to pay for my fiber, Kansas City
- Hey Tom,
Messages
- Although few people seem to agree with me, I have long contended that fully autonomous driver-less cars are at least twenty years away. In a talk at SXSW, Google project director Chris Urmson has admitted that except for very limited use, this is probably at least thirty years away. It’s truly amazing to me how people almost without question have bought into the hype. Lots of people actually believe that in two to three years they will be able to summon a driver-less Uber to take them anywhere. It’s nice to see Google finally admit how long this will actually take. Here is a good article about this with a link to the actual talk at SXSW.
- Sent by Harry, The Airline Pilot
- Sorry I'm getting in on this discussion so late, but while everyone's been focusing on the to-tip-or-not-to-tip question, another potentially more important ramification of the Uber settlement in California is being overlooked. (To be honest I'm just glad Uber isn't claiming that the tip is included anymore.)
The big change is that drivers will no longer be deactivated for low acceptance rates. Previously drivers were strongly encouraged, if not outright forced, to take every Uber ride request that the system gave them. Now, drivers may opt not to accept some rides without fear of repercussions.
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It is unlikely that the majority of drivers will be this selective, since it is probably in their best interest financially to not constantly refuse to drive anyone, and Uber still reserves the right to temporarily lock a partner out of the app for a few minutes if they refuse a large number of requests in a row. Still, if people in the Hollywood Hills, USC campus, or South L.A., or those using Uber Pool find it a little more difficult to get an Uber to pick them up, this could be a reason why.
Until next time, - Sent by Sekani Wright
- Sorry I'm getting in on this discussion so late, but while everyone's been focusing on the to-tip-or-not-to-tip question, another potentially more important ramification of the Uber settlement in California is being overlooked. (To be honest I'm just glad Uber isn't claiming that the tip is included anymore.)
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