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CircleCI Announces Support for Gitlab
Learn how teams using GitLab SaaS can build, test, and deploy on CircleCI.
Shipping Multi-Tenant SaaS Using Postgres Row-Level Security
At Nile, we’re making it easier for companies to build world-class control planes for their infra SaaS products
Meta is raising the price of the Quest 2 to 400 USD
Defy reality with Meta Quest. Our VR headsets redefine digital gaming and entertainment. Learn more about Quest 3S, and explore all headsets.
Propagation of mistakes in papers
A blog by and for database architects.
CosmicStrand: The discovery of a sophisticated UEFI firmware rootkit
In this report, we present a UEFI firmware rootkit that we called CosmicStrand and attribute to an unknown Chinese-speaking threat actor.
Build Pong in Your Terminal with Go for Some Reason
Learn how to build a Pong game in your terminal using Golang and the tcell package. This tutorial covers the basics of creating a game, including w...
Mullvad is now available on Amazon
For the first time in our history you can buy Mullvad VPN physical activation codes on Amazon!
Ferrocene: Rust toolchain to safety-critical environments
It’s here! A couple of months ago, we announced that as part of our efforts with Ferrocene, we were creating the Ferrocene Language Specification – and now our first draft is online. The Ferrocene Language Specification (FLS) is an effort of Ferrocene
Denmark bans Gmail and Co from schools due to privacy concerns
Denmark's data protection authority follows Dutch and German authorities by raising concerns about Google's GDPR compliance.
VRchat bans mods, embraces EAC
In VRChat 2022.2.2, we’re introducing two major improvements to the security of VRChat — Easy Anti-Cheat and Secure Instances.
Yes, the 8086 wanted to be mechanically translatable from the 8080, but
So many addressing modes, so little space.
It’s time to leave the leap second in the past
The leap second concept was first introduced in 1972 by the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) in an attempt to periodically update Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) d…
Arguing from compassion (2021)
For example, that universal basic income (UBI) could ameliorate the loss of jobs due to automation, a straw man would be, “So you want people to sit at home all day and collect free money?” Recently, the term has become a cudgel in the culture wars.
Considering Sourcehut
Aiming for a 10 year life-cycle for smartphones
The Creepiest Cycling Condition: Shermer’s Neck
We’re all susceptible to what our bodies tell us. When there’s a strange pain or sickness, our bodies are hinting at us that there should be something
Arizona Mom Fights Abusive Prosecution by Department of Child Safety
Phoenix; July 20, 2022: On Friday, an Arizona mother filed suit against the Arizona Department of Child Safety to defend her right to due process and
Crystal 1.5
We are delivering a new release with several bugfixes and improvements. Below we list the most important or interesting changes, without mentioning several bugfixes and smaller enhancements. For more details, visit the changelog. Breaking changes are marked with ⚠️.
Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS crash course series
Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS crash course series: ramp up on core DevOps tools through quick, hands-on courses where you learn by doing.
Facial hair tracking for high fidelity performance capture
Facial hair is a largely overlooked topic in facial performance capture. Most production pipelines in the entertainment industry do not have a way to automatically capture facial hair or track the skin underneath it. Thus, actors are asked to shave clean before face capture, which is very often undesirable. In this…
Health effects of the use of non-sugar sweeteners: a review and meta-analysis
Non-sugar sweeteners have been developed as an alternative to sugars and are widely used both as an ingredient in pre-packaged foods and beverages and added to food and beverages directly by the consumer.
Game engines are more than libraries glued together
Meme from the Twitter post by Juan Linietsky, creator of Godot , that inspired this blog post.
LocalStack 1.0
LocalStack 1.0 is generally available with 80+ AWS services, the AWS Server Framework, parity testing, reworked Cloud Pods, Extensions, and IAM enforcement.
Migratory monarch butterfly now endangered
Gland, Switzerland, 21 July 2022 (IUCN) – The migratory monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus), known for its spectacular annual journey of up to 4,000 kilometres across the Americas, has entered the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM as Endangered, threatened by habitat destruction and climate change. All…
Vercel Build Output API: Infrastructure-as-Filesystem
The Build Output API enables any framework, including your own custom-built solution, to take advantage of Vercel’s infrastructure building blocks.
Emirates statement on operations at London Heathrow
14 July 2022 - Emirates values our partnerships with airport stakeholders across our network with whom we engage continuously, and collaboratively, to secure our flight operations and ensure minimal customer disruption, particularly over the peak travel months.It is therefore highly regrettable that LHR last evening…
Dutch schools must stop using Google's email and cloud due to privacy concerns
Dutch Personal Data Authority raised concerns about Google's GDPR compliance.