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Epoch Init System 1.2.1 released.
On Sunday January 04 2015, @06:19AM
So I released the first update release for 1.2 series. It's a very small...
Spam Moderation Label
On Sunday January 04 2015, @09:35AM
There's been some interesting discussions on adding more labels to the...
'My Mom Got Hacked'
On Sunday January 04 2015, @03:27PM
Alina Simone writes in the NYT that her mother received a ransom note on the...
US Media Eager to Regurgitate US Claims About North Korea
On Sunday January 04 2015, @11:15PM
Glenn Greenwald reports at The Intercept that the identity of the Sony hackers...
Using Hiawatha’s compression method,“UseGZfile”
On Monday January 05 2015, @03:08AM
Hiawatha webserver has an interesting approach to HTTP compression. In a...
Tomorrow SpaceX to Land a Rocket on the Earth
On Monday January 05 2015, @04:25PM
The cost of getting to orbit is exorbitant, because the rocket, with its...
Climbers Make Slow Progress on World's Toughest Free Ascent
On Monday January 05 2015, @09:09PM
For most climbers, The Nose of El Capitan is such an outrageous challenge that...
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
On Monday January 05 2015, @09:33PM
This is just in case it doesn't make it out of the submission queue:
As has...
Scientists Find Cancer's Assault is Mostly Bad Luck
On Wednesday January 07 2015, @05:52AM
Smoking greatly increases the risk of lung cancer, but for other cancers, the...
A Zoo Where They Lock the Visitors Inside Cages
On Wednesday January 07 2015, @07:13PM
Chris Perez reports at the NY Post that the Lehe Ledu Wildlife Zoo in Chongqing...
Heinlein's ‘All You Zombies’ Now a Sci-Fi Movie Head Trip
On Thursday January 08 2015, @05:48AM
Sara Stewart reports at the NY Post that the new sci-fi movie "Predestination,"...
Scientists Develop New Class of Antibiotics - from Dirt
On Thursday January 08 2015, @05:11PM
Drug resistant strains of many diseases are emerging faster than new...
LAPD Orders Body Cams That Record When Police Use Tasers
On Saturday January 10 2015, @04:40AM
Lily Hay Newman reports that the LAPD has ordered 3,000 Tasers that, when...
Which is More Important - 'Grit' or Intelligence?
On Monday January 12 2015, @12:26AM
Anna North writes in the NYT that self-control, curiosity, and “grit” may seem...
Silicon Valley's Quest to Extend Life 'Well Beyond 120'
On Monday January 12 2015, @05:20PM
The Guardian has an interesting article on the current quest sweeping Silicon...
A New Old Book
On Monday January 12 2015, @07:35PM
About six months or so ago I decided to take a break from writing and do some...
China's Engineering Mega-Projects Dwarf the Great Wall
On Tuesday January 13 2015, @03:02PM
David Barboza has an interesting article in the NYT about China's engineering...
Relationship Hacking: Part 4 - Unicorn Hunting?
On Tuesday January 13 2015, @07:46PM
So, the other day, my Wife and I were driving on the highway. She turns to me,...
Tesla Plans to Sell 'a Few Million' Electric Cars by 2025
On Wednesday January 14 2015, @02:12PM
Reuters reports that Elon Musk, speaking at an industry conference in Detroit,...
The Time Machine
On Wednesday January 14 2015, @04:43PM
I just added another title to my web site: H.G. Wells' The Time Machine. I...
The Mainframe is Dead! Long Live the Mainframe!
On Wednesday January 14 2015, @10:51PM
The death of the mainframe has been predicted many times over the years but it...
Technology Doesn't Make Our Life More Stressful After All
On Thursday January 15 2015, @05:45PM
One of the more prevalent memes in modern day life is that digital technology —...
Parents Investigated for Neglect For Letting Kids Walk Home
On Thursday January 15 2015, @06:16PM
The WaPo reports that Danielle and Alexander Meitiv in Montgomery County...
"Dumb Tourist!"
On Friday January 16 2015, @12:26AM
At an impasse on "Voyage to Earth" I hacked this out today.
“Mark! I haven't...
To Avoid Detection Terrorists Made Messages Seem Like Spam
On Friday January 16 2015, @06:29AM
It’s common knowledge the NSA collects plenty of data on suspected terrorists...
More Coffee Roasting
On Friday January 16 2015, @10:49PM
Today I finished putting together a new coffee roasting video (mostly done in...
'Blackhat' is the Greatest Hacking Movie Ever
On Saturday January 17 2015, @05:15PM
Cade Metz writes that last week Parisa Tabriz, head of Google’s Chrome...
Winston Churchill's Scientists
On Sunday January 18 2015, @02:56AM
Nicola Davis writes at The Guardian that a new exhibition at London’s Science...
Climate Change, the Fermi Paradox, and the Fate Of Our Plane
On Sunday January 18 2015, @05:02PM
Astrophysicist Adam Frank has an interesting article in the NYT postulating one...
Why Some Teams Are Smarter Than Others
On Monday January 19 2015, @12:30AM
Everyone who is part of an organization — a company, a nonprofit, a condo board...
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