2025-02-10
Bringing Blockchain to the Classroom with Blockly
Blockchainās role in IoT-powered education enables decentralized data storage, secure academic records, and simplified programming via tools like Blockly. By leveraging blockchain, students can explore smart contracts, decentralized applications, and...
NFTs, Arduino, and a Plant That Knows More About Blockchain Than You
This study demonstrates how Arduino sensors, BlocklyDuino, and the Polygon SDK can be used to update NFT metadata in real time. A plant irrigation system served as the test case,...
Teaching K-12 Students About Blockchain with Google Blockly & NFT Metadata Updates
This paper introduces a method for teaching K-12 students blockchain by using Google Blockly and BlocklyDuino to update NFT metadata. Students create custom Blockly blocks that interact with the Polygon...
Why Kids Should Learn Blockchain Tech (And How to Make It Easy!)
Teaching blockchain to K-12 students is challenging due to its complexity. This section explores how visual programming tools like Scratch and Tinker Learning can make blockchain concepts, including NFTs and...
The Impact of Blockchain Technology on Education
Blockchain is transforming education by enabling decentralized, verifiable learning credentials in the education metaverse. Students can earn, trade, and own digital tokens representing their achievements, fostering value exchange and self-directed...
Why Your Kidās First NFT Might Be More Valuable Than Their Finger Paintings
This paper introduces a method to make blockchain education accessible to K-12 students using NFTs and Google Blockly. By enabling students to update NFT metadata through a visual programming interface,...
A Game Developer's Guide to Making Your Automated Tests Awesome in 5 Simple Steps
Useful insights on how to use automated tests in mobile games. Emphasize transparency and ask questions about what users want and what gaps exist. Set priorities for testing, and focus...
Psychological Safety: Misunderstood, Yet Mission-Critical
TL; DR: Psychological Safety as a Competitive Edge Psychological safety isnāt about fluffy ānicenessāāit is the foundation of agile teams that innovate, adapt, and deliver. When teams fearlessly debate ideas,...
The TechBeat: Your Dream Life is a Trap (2/10/2025)
How are you, hacker? šŖWant to know what's trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set...
Some Wild Ice Skating
When Fairlee, Vermontās Lake Morey freezes over in the winter, a 4-5 mile loop is cleared by a local resort for wild ice skating. I was able to get out...
Getting far slower at the moment but a sneak peak into what's coming. I finally managed to parse the
Getting far slower at the moment but a sneak peak into what's coming. I finally managed to parse the email newsletters, I already have bluesky profiles and lists handling (I...
Engineers who wonāt commit
Some engineers think itās a virtue to remain non-committal in technical discussions. Should our team build a new feature in an event-drivenā¦
2025-02-09
The First Provable AI-Proof Game: Introducing Butterfly Wings 4
We present a deterministic game incorporating two key mechanisms: Controlled Chaos Shifts (CCS) and Accepting Loss of Control (ALC).
Of course itās a coup (audio)
Miss the obvious, lose your republic
Is Ethereum in Trouble? No. So Why Does Everyone Say Otherwise?
Ethereum has many so-called "killers," though most of them look more like self-destructive projects.
RGB Is Outdated for AI and Streaming
*YUV* can be incredibly useful for those involved in P2P video streaming or processing video streams with AI. YUV takes the lead, hiding under the hood a series of complex...
AI That Sees, Hears and Acts: Interview with OmniChat AI, Startups of the Year 2024 Nominee
OmniChat AI is nominated in HackerNoon's Startups of the Year award. The company has created a chatbot that can see, hear, understand, and make decisions independently.
Does Melamine Foam Make Soundproof Panels More Effective?
A numerical study tested enhancements to a 3D-printed acoustic panel, including melamine foam and a backing cavity. Adding foam shifted absorption peaks to lower frequencies, improving low-frequency attenuation, while foam-filled...
The HackerNoon Newsletter: The Tekken 3 Virtual Arena Was Real (2/9/2025)
How are you, hacker? šŖ Whatās happening in tech today, February 9, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you...
HackerNoon Decoded 2024: Celebrating Our Web3 Community!
Welcome to HackerNoon Decodedāthe ultimate recap of the Web3 stories, writers, and trends that defined 2024! Explore the top Web3 stories that captivated our readers, meet the leading writers who...
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