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Unikernel Profiling from dom0
Unikernel Profiling: Flame Graphs from dom0. This post investigates performance profiling of Unikernels, and with a proof of concept shows that with a little work a lot of observability is possible.
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Liskov's Reading List for Computer Scientists
Barbara Liskov pointed us in her talk at Heidelberg Laureate Forum to some interesting “must-reads” for computer scientists. The talks will be available here: http://www.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/ . I strongly recommend to watch many talks – including hers.
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Fuzzing with AFL is an Art
Using one of the test cases from the previous post , I examine what affects AFL's ability to find a bug placed by LAVA in a program. Along ...
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How we fought bad ads in 2015
Here are some of the top areas we focused on in our fight against bad ads in 2015.
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$1M VotePlz Sweepstakes
The 2016 US Presidential election feels like the most important one so far in my lifetime. No one able to vote in the US should be sitting this one out—we have a major choice to make. With some...
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The Elastic Stack: Future of ELK Platform
Ship context-driven AI applications on Elastic's unified data platform, optimized for accurate and efficient retrieval at petabyte scale. Get started in minutes.
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Opera browser built-in ad blocking, now in beta
Opera for computers is the first major browser that integrates a built-in ad blocking solution. For better browsing experience, download Opera beta today!
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Facebook is ruining Instagram
I always loved Instagram. It's been my favorite social network since I had a smartphone. I was happy when it was purchased from Facebook…
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The Four Flaws of Haskell
Summary: Last year I made a list of four flaws with Haskell. Most have improved significantly over the last year. No language/compiler ecosy...
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Moving Beyond the OOP Obsession
It's not about technology for its own sake. It's about being able to implement your ideas.
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Farewell, App Academy. Hello, Airbnb – Part 2
(Note: this is the second part of this story. You can read the first part here.) Despite the rejection from 23AndMe, I kept pushing. I applied to all the big hiring websites. Hired rejected me from...
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SPF, DMARC, and DKIM: How to Keep Your Email Out of the Spam Folder
Insights gleaned from years in the trenches. Truly essential tips, practices, and guides for achieving WordPress success.
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SimpleCitizen (YC S16) Is TurboTax for Immigration
Read more on Y Combinator's blog.
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The best linear algebra books
If you would follow the road to linear algebra here are some trustworthy signposts.
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Raspberry Pi Zero grows a camera connector
When we launched Raspberry Pi Zero last November, it’s fair to say we were blindsided by the level of demand. We immediately sold every copy of MagPi issue 40 and every Zero in stock at our distributors; and every time a new batch of Zeros came through from the factory they’d sell out in minutes. To […]
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Solomon Golomb (1932–2016)
Stephen Wolfram shares a glimpse into his conversations with Solomon Golomb, developments on shift registers, polyominoes, scientific contributions.
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Some OS X Applications Vulnerable to MITM Attacks
Facebook bug bounty and story behind a vulnerability
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Mapping the World of Music Using Machine Learning: Part 1
In June 2016 Ravi Mody and Tim Schmeier gave a presentation at the NYC Machine Learning meetup to discuss their work on the data science…
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Canary Watch, One Year Later
We announced Canary Watch a year ago as a coalition project to list Warrant Canaries and monitor them for changes or removal. Canary Watch was a joint project, with EFF, Freedom of the Press Foundation, NYU Law, Calyx and the Berkman Center.Along the way, the project has been part of the massive...
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RAISR Sharp Images with Machine Learning
Posted by Peyman Milanfar, Research Scientist Everyday the web is used to share and store millions of pictures, enabling one to explore the world, ...
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