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A simple makefile is a unicorn
Whenever there is a discussion online about the tools to build software, there is always That One Person that shows up and claims that all b...
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Representing the Impractical and Impossible with JDK 10 “var”
Having benefited from “var” for many years when writing c#, I’m delighted that Java is at last getting support for local variable type inference in JDK 10. From JDK 10 instead of saying ArrayList<String> foo = new ArrayList<String>(); we can say var foo = new ArrayList<String>(); and the type of “foo” is inferred as…
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Domain hacks with unusual Unicode characters
Unicode contains a range of symbols which don't get much use. For example, there are separate symbols for TradeMark - ™, Service Mark - ℠, and Prescriptions - ℞. Nestling among the "Letterlike Symbols" are two curious entries. Both of these are single characters: Telephone symbol - ℡ Numero Sign - № What's interesting…
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An effort to bring computer science to all US high schools
Amazon employees accelerate effort to bring computer science to all U.S. high schools.
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Taking back control of my digital life
Timo Zimmermann talking about software engineering, leading teams, consulting and start ups.
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Wireguard VPN: Typical Setup (2017)
I recently discovered the awesome Wireguard VPN tunnel and I was sold. Wireguard is a simple, kernel-based, state-of-the-art VPN that also happens to be ridiculously fast and uses modern cryptographic principles that all other highspeed VPN solutions lack.
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Magit 2.13 released
Blog of Jonas Bernoulli
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Ken and Roberta (2011)
There are two prototypical kinds of “computer professionals” in the world. First there are the purist hackers, who dive into the depths of circuits, operating systems, and programming languages like explorers discovering new lands; it wasn’t by chance that away from the computer Will Crowther was a caver, nor that he…
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Progress in performance and scalability with CockroachDB
CockroachDB 2.1 is 50x more scalable than Amazon Aurora at less than 2% of the price per tpmC. Read on to see performance benchmarks of CockroachDB 2.1, including the latest TPC-C results.
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Root Cause of Reboot Issue Identified; Updated Guidance
Intel Newsroom delivers the latest news, announcements, and updates. Stay informed on Intel innovations.
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Train TensorFlow models faster and at lower cost on Cloud TPU Pods
TPUs provide a faster and more cost-effective way to train machine learning models. Learn more about the benefits of training models on Cloud TPU Pods.
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Bringing Blogging to the Fediverse
After much trial and error, I've finished basic #ActivityPub support on Write.as! (Though it's not live yet. Create a federated blog here...
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F-Secure Anti-Virus: Remote Code Execution via Solid RAR Unpacking
Blog about anti-virus software vulnerabilities.
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Apollo 11 and Other Screw-Ups
(A paper presented to the 27th annual Guidance and Control Conference of the American Astronautical Society (AAS), in Breckenridge, Colorado on February 6, 2004, and designated AAS 04-064. This version includes additional illustrations and comments, and several minor corrections.)
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An abandoned lifeboat at world’s end (2011)
Breaking news: a credible solution to the Bouvet Island lifeboat mystery has been found. See comments for 22-27 May 2011, 12 November 2011, 17-20 March & 9 April 2016, and 28 December 2023. The…
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Amazon DynamoDB On Demand
January 31, 2025: Post updated to clarify the reduced on-demand pricing and workloads recommendations. Just a few years ago, creating a database that could support your business at any scale while providing consistent low latency was a daunting task. That changed for me in 2012 while reading Werner Vogels’ blog post…
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LaTeX TikZ for Cryptographers
LaTeX Code for Cryptographic Images.
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Taking on a Patent Troll: Caveat Troglodytarum
This is the definitive guide to video encoding. Learn everything you need to know about encoding, transcoding, compression & video codecs all in one place.
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Can optical illusions fool AI too?
Deep neural networks (DNN) have made the news recently for their application as a predictive software used to create convincing fake videos of politicians and celebrities. You may not be aware, however, that you have most likely already used the same technology in a much less controversial form: the translation app on…
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Detecting Spectre and Meltdown Using Hardware Performance Counters
Security pros have been working on a new hardware attack type that exploits cache side-effects and speculative execution to perform privileged memory disclosure.
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Ursula K. Le Guin on “Spare Time”
In praise of the mundane, unquantifiable, impractical activities that feed creative work and fill life with meaning.