Polygon’s Rio Upgrade: 5,000 TPS or Just Another Blockchain Fairy Tale? 🧙‍♂️💸

Stateless validation, they say, will lower the cost of running nodes. A noble goal, indeed. Startups and financial institutions, hand in hand, marching toward a future where payment solutions are as cheap as borscht in a village tavern. 🥣 But forgive my skepticism-has not every revolution promised the same? Lightweight nodes, dramatic cuts in hardware requirements. Yet, the weight of expectation always seems to grow heavier. 🤷‍♂️

Best Omamori Charms in Silent Hill f

Omamori charms are a special feature – traditional Japanese charms you receive from shrines. These charms boost various aspects of your game, like fighting and using items.

Discord Hackers Claim To Have 1.5TB Of Age Verification Photos

Discord Previews announced on social media that the attackers responsible for a recent breach claim to have stolen 1.5 terabytes of photos used for age verification – a total of over 2.1 million images. Like in similar situations, this stolen data is now being used to try and blackmail Discord.

Nintendo Confirms Pikmin Teaser

The *Pikmin* series began in 2001 and has had four main games released since then. The latest installment, *Pikmin 4*, came out in 2023 and was well-received by both critics and players. It has sold over three million copies, with Japan accounting for more than a third of those sales, making it the most popular game in the *Pikmin* series so far. Despite being a success, there are currently no plans for downloadable content (DLC).

Travel Diary: The Bridge of Ronda

Ronda is a small town in southern Spain with a rich history. The area around it was inhabited in prehistoric times, and over the centuries, it has been influenced by various cultures, including the Romans, Suebi, Visigoths, and Arabs. The town is dramatically situated on top of a steep gorge called El Tajo, where the Guadalevín River flows through, effectively dividing the city in two. Getting from one side of Ronda to the other requires a significant descent, a crossing over the only bridge, and then a steep climb back up. Because of its strong defenses, Ronda wasn’t captured by the Crown of Castile until 1485 – seven years before the discovery of America and almost 250 years after the fall of Córdoba.