As the world edges closer to a decentralized digital future, the importance of foundational blockchain structures, especially Layer 1 protocols, cannot be overstated. These protocols determine the ...

I like to think of the transport layer as the layer of the OSI Model that enables more interesting traffic. While we network engineers may love a lot of the simpler uses of the IP protocol and ...

This article is part of a VB special issue. Read the full series here: The metaverse - How close are we? When it comes to describing the metaverse, definitions and opinions abound. And while it’s ...

Semantic layers stand out as a key approach to solving business problems for organizations grappling with the complexities of managing and understanding the meaning of their data. A semantic layer, ...

Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. In previous Hard Fork basics articles we’ve mentioned ...

A couple posts ago, we talked about Layer 1 of the OSI Model — the Physical Layer. Today, we’ll start our climb up the Model with a visit to Layer 2, the Data Link Layer. The Data Link Layer is one of ...

I had a customer who was thermal printing strip steel. The steel is washed with solvents and blown dry. He was having a problem: When the strip's speed increased, the thermo printer would catch fire.