marjuanm in # companies • 9 hours ago • 3 min readWhen spam is still profitable, yes, Uceprotect again... / Cuando el spam sigue siendo negocio, sí, otra vez Uceprotect...About twenty years ago, we had no way to stop email spam: we received everything from birthday cards and Christmas or New Year's greetings to all kinds of malware (see the Kitro case). Then, in…marjuanm in # software • 3 days ago • 3 min readHow can I make Thunderbird start automatically on Windows and notify me of new messages? / ¿Cómo hacer en Thunderbird arranque automáticamente en Windows y nos notifique si hay nuevos mensajes?The Mozilla Thunderbird email client is a free, cross-platform tool that allows for easy email management, offering basic functions such as composing, replying to, and deleting messages. It…marjuanm in The Pepe Community • 3 days ago • 1 min readBlurt is listed on Klingex and the price explodesIt's official, Blurt is now available for trading on KlingEx (thanks to @offgridlife for the first news of this listing), which is great...marjuanm in The Pepe Community • 8 days ago • 2 min readTrump-linked WLFI hits new low as token-backed loan sparks concernThe WLFI token, the main asset of the World Liberty Financial platform—associated with Donald Trump—experienced a sharp drop on Saturday, hitting a new all-time low. This occurred amid concerns…marjuanm in The Pepe Community • 8 days ago • 1 min readJapan approves a bill to classify cryptocurrencies as financial instrumentsThe Japanese government approved an amendment to the Financial Instruments and Securities Act on Friday, officially classifying cryptocurrencies as financial instruments. The amendment also…marjuanm adminin Magical Sun & Sky • 8 days ago • 1 min readSome travel photographs I / Algunas fotografías de viaje IHello everyone, I'm sharing some photos I took a couple of years ago (I haven't had a chance to post them, sorry) during a trip I took from Tampico to Reynosa, Tamaulipas, in northern Mexico. I…marjuanm in # microsoft • 8 days ago • 2 min readWhat happened to XPS, the format with which Microsoft intended to compete against Adobe? / ¿Qué fue de XPS, el formato con el que Microsoft pretendía competir contra Adobe?Microsoft developed XPS (XML Paper Specification) as an alternative to PDF, with the advantage of being XML-based and compressed as a ZIP file, theoretically making it more accessible and editable…marjuanm in # firefox • 8 days ago • 2 min readFirefox "Nova": the redesign that promises to revolutionize the browser experience / Firefox "Nova": el rediseño que promete revolucionar la experiencia del navegadorMozilla Firefox, the browser that challenged Internet Explorer's dominance in the 2000s, is currently facing a difficult period against competitors like Chrome. To remain relevant, the Mozilla…marjuanm in The Pepe Community • 8 days ago • 1 min readEl Salvador returns with "Pay"El Salvador is back: in 2021, it formally adopted Bitcoin as legal tender in the country. It had to back down in the face of the IMF, which essentially told it, "You want money? Then get rid of…marjuanm in # software • 8 days ago • 2 min readZero-day vulnerability in Windows exposed by angry developer / Vulnerabilidad Zero Day en Windows expuesta por desarrollador enfadadoSoftware testers are people who test software, finding errors and reporting them to the development team, who then fix the bugs. It's a very important job; some companies even financially reward…marjuanm in # apps • 8 days ago • 1 min readDual Krono ya está en Google Play y AppMarket24Hola que tal a todos, muchas gracias por visitar esta publicación. Con la novedad de que mi aplicación Dual Krono ya se encuentra en la...marjuanm in # facebook • 10 days ago • 1 min readMessenger.com is leaving us / Se nos va Messenger.comMeta has announced that it will be shutting down messenger.com, a site that allows users to open chats from the Messenger platform, similar to or Apparently, Meta is seeing duplication of…marjuanm in # facebook • 11 days ago • 3 min readRemembering ConnectU/HarvardConnection - Recordando a ConnectU / HarvardConnectionHarvardConnection, later renamed ConnectU, was a social network that laid the groundwork for today's social media platforms. It began...marjuanm in The Pepe Community • 12 days ago • 1 min readBeeSwap has closed, there are few options left to exchange Blurt for HiveExchanging Blurt for other cryptocurrencies (specifically Hive) isn't exactly straightforward, but it's not impossible either. Basically,...marjuanm in The Pepe Community • 12 days ago • 1 min readColombia adapts to stablecoinsAccording to Juan Mejía, marketing manager of the stablecoin payments startup Qash Colombia, adoption rates are projected to be similar to those in other American countries. This is because digital…marjuanm in The Pepe Community • 12 days ago • 1 min readSix banks in Spain already offer buying and selling bitcoin and other assets soonThe Spanish banking system is taking decisive steps toward integrating cryptocurrencies into its traditional services in an effort to avoid falling behind in the evolving crypto landscape. CaixaBank…marjuanm in The Pepe Community • 17 days ago • 1 min readAdam Back: It's "false and insulting" to say that Bitcoin does not work against the quantum threatAdam Back, co-founder of Blockstream, has refuted the claim that Bitcoin developers aren't addressing the threat quantum computing poses to the network. "It's simply false and insulting to say…marjuanm in Team-México • 17 days ago • 1 min readCamino de floresHola que tal a todos, un saludo desde la ciudad de Puebla, México. Al llegar la primavera las Jacarandas comienzas a florecer y veremos sus flores marchitas formando alfombras de color púrpura aquí…marjuanm adminin Magical Sun & Sky • 17 days ago • 1 min readBeautiful cloudHello everyone, I hope you're all doing well. I'm sharing a beautiful photo that appeared in the sky above the city where I currently live (Puebla, México). I thought it was lovely as the sun…marjuanm in Dev on Blurt • 18 days ago • 1 min readSuggestion to implement post search to a particular userHi everyone, we're still working on Blurt and very happy with the platform. However, I've noticed a shortcoming: if we add a search string like /posts?p=something, /posts?q=something, or…