What’s in your wallet?
What’s in your Bitcoin wallet? Very little. I don’t mean very little value, but very little data. If you’re a Bitcoin billiionaire, your wallet still doesn’t contain very many bits. You might reasonably expect that a crypto wallet is a container, given the analogy with an ordinary wallet, but it’s
Read moreRandomly generated dragon
Here’s a simple way to generate a fractal known as the Twin Dragon. Start with random values of x and y and repeatedly update the according to the rule xnew = (− xold + yold)/2 − b ynew = (− xold − yold)/2 where b is randomly chosen to be 0
Read moreConverting very long strings to integers in Python
In the process of writing the previous post, I wanted to confirm that the number in the post really is prime. This was useful in debugging my manual conversion of the image to text: errors did not result in a prime number. But there was a problem along the way.
Read moreHow agentic AI is transforming the hiring process: Meet Interviewer Agents
Agentic AI is having its moment. Across industries, teams are experimenting with AI that doesn’t just respond—it takes initiative, adapts in real time, and carries out complex tasks start-to-finish. In hiring, this shift is especially powerful. As applicant volumes surge, recruiters are searching for ways to evaluate more candidates without
Read moreAmerican Flag Prime
The following prime number looks like a black-and-white image of an American flag. The number mostly consists of the digits 1, 3, and 8, but there are a few 9’s. The following image colors the 8’s blue, the 3’s red, and the 1’s white. The background is gray so you
Read moreWhy Web Hosting & Domain Registrars Should Offer DMARC as a Service
Discover how web hosting providers can offer DMARC email authentication services to protect client domains and generate recurring revenue with PowerDMARC's automated WHMCS integration. Continue reading Why Web Hosting & Domain Registrars Should Offer DMARC as a Service on SitePoint.
Read moreThe future of Vue is you (and You)
Ryan welcomes Evan You, the creator of Vue.js, to explore the origins of Vue.js, the challenges faced during its development, and the project’s growth over a decade. They dive into potential integrations for AI, future developments for Vue.js, and the sustainability of open-source projects.
Read moreUppercase Eszett
I’ve typed Karl Weierstrass’ name quite a few times lately and thought about how you’ll sometimes see his name written as Weierstraß in English text. That led me to look up the rules for when to use ß and when to use ss. The rules are moderately complicated, and have
Read moreWeierstrass, Montgomery, and Edwards elliptic curve forms
All elliptic curves can be written in Weierstrass form y² = x³ + ax + b with a few exceptions [1]. Montgomery elliptic curves have the form B y² = x³ + A x² + x and twisted Edwards curves have the form a x² + y² = 1 + d x² y²
Read moreHiring in the age of AI: A visual guide for talent teams
The future of work is here, and it’s powered by artificial intelligence. For talent teams, AI offers innovative and time-saving solutions for finding and hiring the best people. In fact, over 80% of companies are planning significant investments in AI-driven hiring solutions this year. With so many tools available, however,
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