good Bloom filter implementation advice : particularly for Java; reportedly a few of the open-source Bloom filter impls use poor choices of hash algorithm
(tags: hashing bloom-filters algorithms java programming)Will Proof-of-Work Die a Green Death? : ‘The last thing we need is to deploy a system designed to burn all available cycles, consuming electricity and generating [CO2…] in order to produce small amounts of bitbux to get emails or spams through.’ Good point
(tags: proof-of-work hashcash anti-spam green environment john-gilmore via:emergentchaos security)