Lazy Bayesian

A year or so ago I got a Raspberry Pi for the purpose of building an emulation station, which works wonderfully. As time has gone on, I've wondered if there isn't more I could be doing with my Raspberry Pi as it is capable of much more than nostalgic gaming. At the same time, I've become more of a crypto enthusiast as the advent of blockchain technology continues to revolutionize the way people can improve and simplify financial transactions, among other aspects of the computing industry. My intention isn't to provide a plug for blockchain tech, rather describe a way to combine two interests. Before I get into how to get your raspberry pi to mine cryptocurrency, let's first be honest about the profitability of such an endeavor. Many mining algorithms are very complex and take a lot of computational power, not to mention, the cost of powering such a system. For this reason, people have to build mining farms to make such an endeavor profitable. Whereas, raspberry ...

While the majority of my posts are about analyses of one kind or another, I occasionally come across a new way of thinking or some new endeavor that I feel represents worthwhile knowledge in its own right. One topic that has fascinated me for some time is the idea of cryptocurrency and the proliferation of alt-coins (crypto that isn't Bitcoin). One day while I was looking around to see what kind of crypto was out there and what may be worth a look, and I stumbled upon a digital currency call BAT (Basic Attention Token). What does a cryptocurrency have to do with a new way that people interact with online marketing, you ask? Well, this crypto is a digital token that is used as the means of rewarding people for their attention, or in other words, viewing an ad. This idea alone turns our typical experience with online advertising on its head. Let's describe the typical paradigm of online ads and then compare that to this new way of doing things. The typical online ad parad...