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Django 1.5 released
Posted by James Bennett on Feb. 26, 2013
Introducing Google+ Sign-In: simple and secure, minus the social spam
Today we’re adding a new feature to the Google+ platform: application sign-in . Whether you’re building an app for Android, iOS or the web, ...
How to negotiate the long, slow, SaaS ramp of death [video]
One of Gail Goodman's legacies to the software industry has been proving you can build a profitable business in the SMB space.
Bypassing Google’s Two-Factor Authentication
Explore the Duo Blog for expert tips, security insights, and resources to stay updated on the latest in security and access management trends.
How to build a news app that never goes down and costs you practically nothing
Spoiler: Our app template makes it possible.
No more remote work at Yahoo
Employees at Yahoo have had a rough decade. The company has been drifting aimlessly with little vision, an endless parade of CEOs, and a flatlined stock price. That’s not exactly a conducive environment to be inspired and motivated within, let alone do the stellar work that Yahoo needs to pul…
Court of Appeal bans Bayesian probability
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Mobile Operators Announce Commitment to Firefox OS
Mozilla is excited to share that today 18 operators at Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona announced their commitment to Firefox OS, which will power t
Ruby 2.0.0 Released
We are pleased to announce the release of Ruby 2.0.0-p0.
Drone ‘Nightmare Scenario’ Now Has A Name: ARGUS
The PBS series NOVA , “ Rise of the Drones ,” recently aired a segment detailing the capabilities of a powerful aerial surveillance system known as ARGUS-IS, which is basically a super-high, 1.8 gigapixel resolution camera that can be mounted on a drone. As demonstrated in this clip , the system is capable of…
Impact of fluoride on neurological development in children
July 25, 2012 -- For years health experts have been unable to agree on whether fluoride in the drinking water may be toxic to the developing human brain.
NBC.com hacked, serving up Citadel malware
A few hours ago Ronald Prins of Fox-IT (@cryptoron) was tweeting about NBC.com infecting its visitors with malicious software (malware). We were investigating this as well and found the following i…
The Chromebook Pixel
Chromebooks were designed to make computing speedy, simple and secure. For many of you, they have become the perfect, additional (and yes, a...
The Play Framework at LinkedIn
I’m excited to announce the next step in LinkedIn’s service infrastructure: the Play Framework. Play is a modern web framework that combines the performance and reliability of Java and Scala, the power of reactive programming, and the productivity of full hot reload support. We’ve been running Play
Stack Exchange’s Colocation Move: Lessons Learned
Moving about 35 servers, something like 2000 pounds of computer hardware 50 blocks, doesn’t seem like that big of a thing. However, in our geek microcosm moving to a new colocation facility was a year long adventure with lessons learned, arguments, designs and redesigns, a hurricane, and many weekends of preparation…