Author Archives: Brian

About Brian

Engineer. Aviator. Educator. Scientist.

Optimizing Monero Mining with a Slow Laptop

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Brian

I blogged recently about how to set up a Monero crypto-currency mining operation earning a whopping 2 cents per day.  I’ve figured how to double that to 4 cents per day!  If you’d like to estimate profits from mining, see … Continue reading →

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Quick Setup to Mine Monero Cryptocurrency

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Brian

You too can mine crypto currency!

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The Problem with Big Data is that You Can’t Change

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Brian

Near the end of May 26, 2015, Paul Mampilly wrote an article titled, “How Big Data Will Change Your Everyday Life”, published in the Professional Speculator.  He noted that data can see the future.

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Subnets, Netmasks and Routing IP Packets

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Brian

Pretend you are a router, with a network interface at a certain IP.  You have a packet with a certain destination IP to handle.  Do you send it to your gateway, or can you send it directly to the destination?

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Bitcoin is One of Many Cryptocurrencies

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Brian

On 10/25/17, Kim Iskyan from Stanberry Churchouse Research published in Daily Wealth about investing bias holding people back from cryptocurrencies simply because it’s something they’re unfamiliar with.

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