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MAT (Metadata Anonymisation Toolkit) Seeks New 'Leadership'
On November 14th, 2016 with 4 comments
An Anonymous Coward writes: MAT, "composed of a GUI application, a CLI...
Russian Bill Makes Free Software a Public Priority
On November 15th, 2016 with 16 comments
mrpg writes:Legislators have drafted a bill [PDF in Russian] that will boost...
New York City Using 311 and Open Data to Track Bike Lane Blockers
On November 16th, 2016 with 35 comments
Phoenix666 writes:It's barely been a week since New York started allowing...
Is Alexa AI In Your Future?
On November 16th, 2016 with 32 comments
Gaaark writes in with some thoughts on a story from The Verge:I would love to...
Debian Has Entered "Transition Freeze" for Squeeze
On November 17th, 2016 with 29 comments
mrpg writes: Debian has entered "Transition freeze".Transition freeze ......
Clinton Campaign Relied Heavily on Computer Algorithm
On November 19th, 2016 with 57 comments
MrPlow writes:Submitted via IRC for chromasThe Clinton presidential campaign...
Oracle Buys Dyn
On November 22nd, 2016 with 7 comments
iwoloschin writes: Oracle has bought Dyn, from Oracle's press release:Oracle...
Windows 10 Informs Chrome and Firefox Users That Edge is "Safer"
On November 27th, 2016 with 48 comments
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:Microsoft has turned on a...
AI Has Beaten Humans at Lip-Reading
On November 27th, 2016 with 17 comments
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:Lip-reading is...
With WebExtensions APIs Uncertain, Firefox's Classic Theme Restorer may be Dead Soon
On November 28th, 2016 with 56 comments
-- OriginalOwner_ writes:Martin Brinkmann reports via gHacks: Mozilla...
Smartphone Software Smooths Jerky Touches
On December 5th, 2016 with 8 comments
charon writes:Two university students and their professor have created...
Beware! Firefox Updates May Reset Preferences
On December 6th, 2016 with 28 comments
MrPlow writes:Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzardMozilla Firefox may reset...
Free Video Game "ChaosEsque Anthology" Reaches Release 100
On December 12th, 2016 with 55 comments
An Anonymous Coward writes:After years of development, the standalone...
Compromise Desktop Linux Using SNES Processor Opcodes
On December 14th, 2016 with 16 comments
tonyPick writes:A fascinating article on how to compromise a Linux desktop...
OpenStreetView? You are No Longer Hostage to Google's Car-Driven Vision
On December 15th, 2016 with 21 comments
Phoenix666 writes:One of the great bright lights of open-source software and...
The Trouble With Facial Recognition Technology (in the Real World)
On December 16th, 2016 with 23 comments
Phoenix666 writes:If you've watched any sort of spy thriller or action film...
A Basic Introduction To Neural Networks
On December 16th, 2016 with 15 comments
Phoenix666 writes: What Is A Neural Network?The simplest definition of a...
Google's AI Revolution From From Theory to Practice in Less Than 10 Years.
On December 18th, 2016 with 15 comments
An Anonymous Coward writes:The NY Times covers in a very in-depth article...
Michigan Unemployment Agency's 93% False Positive Automated Fraud Detection Rate
On December 19th, 2016 with 30 comments
An Anonymous Coward writes:A Michigan government agency wrongly accused...
Ask Soylent: Which Iconograpy Represents 'Save' in the Modern World?
On December 20th, 2016 with 99 comments
An Anonymous Coward writes:Our office recently updated to a new version of the...
Raspberry Pi's PIXEL Linux Desktop Environment Now Available for x86 PCs
On December 24th, 2016 with 21 comments
Phoenix666 writes:In a rather curious turn, the Raspberry Pi foundation has...
Vim Creator Bram Moolenaar Discusses Developing the Popular Text Editor, How He Uses It
On December 25th, 2016 with 52 comments
Phoenix666 writes: Early developers were struggling. They loved the landmark...
Turbine to Shut Down Asheron's Call in January 2017
On December 26th, 2016 with 25 comments
Moru writes:Asheron's Call is an old and beloved game. Many current MMO's...
AI to Replace Hedge Fund Managers
On December 27th, 2016 with 26 comments
fleg writes:The Guardian reports on the next step of AI taking over a job that...
Adobe Offers Flash Update for Linux Again - but Without All the Functionality
On December 31st, 2016 with 43 comments
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:Back in August Adobe...
These Unlucky People have Names that "Break" Computers
On January 2nd, 2017 with 96 comments
mrpg writes:Jennifer Null's husband had warned her before they got married...
UDP vs. TCP in Networked Gaming
On January 2nd, 2017 with 26 comments
Phoenix666 writes:An introduction to networking for game programmers:Hi, I'm...
Microsoft's Browsers May Have Hit Rock Bottom
On January 5th, 2017 with 58 comments
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:Microsoft's Internet...
Tor at the Heart: Firefox
On January 6th, 2017 with 15 comments
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:If you've used Tor,...
Will Third-Party Developers Support Nintendo's Switch?
On January 7th, 2017 with 15 comments
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:As we get closer and...
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