RachelF

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931.
by RachelF 11y ago
Lobbying is still a form of corruption. That congressmen need money to buy votes via advertising does not make it non-corrupt.
932.
How the internet lost its free spirit(economist.com)
4 points by RachelF 11y ago|0 comments
933.
by RachelF 11y ago
It is a useful book for training other mammals and birds, even some big bipedal apes, too!
934.
by RachelF 11y ago
Great performance improvements, but lacking much community and third party support, unfortunately.
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The 5 per cent of people who decide everything(spectator.co.uk)
7 points by RachelF 11y ago|0 comments
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by RachelF 11y ago
That is a mind-blowing link. The world of managers is all perception management, while us engineers live in a real world of things.
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First iOS Trojan Exploiting Apple DRM Design Flaws to Infect Any iOS Device(researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com)
7 points by RachelF 11y ago|0 comments
938.
by RachelF 11y ago
Excellent, It's never too late for a happy childhood!
939.
by RachelF 11y ago
Back in the early 1980's this was the standard way to produce sound on the (Timex) Sinclair ZX80.
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by RachelF 11y ago
Probably the worst thing about the new EMET is the speed hit. The new functions (EAF+) in EMET 5.5 can slow application loading from ~2 seconds to around 30. I'm starting to wonder if Microsoft actually tests anything before releasing
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A run a day keeps the tumour at bay(economist.com)
2 points by RachelF 11y ago|0 comments
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Eric 'Winkle' Brown: Celebrated British pilot dies, aged 97(bbc.com)
53 points by RachelF 11y ago|6 comments
943.
by RachelF 11y ago
There is a big shortage of cheap engineers. Google and Apple have also been convicted of colluding not to poach each other's "high quality" engineers, lest it drive the price up.
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by RachelF 11y ago
Thank you, an interesting approach.
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Students judge their teachers. Often unfairly(economist.com)
2 points by RachelF 11y ago|0 comments
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Fudging hell:Are results in top journals to be trusted?(economist.com)
1 points by RachelF 11y ago|0 comments
947.
by RachelF 11y ago
Indeed, way too confusing. ".NET Core 5 is now .NET Core 1.0. " Really? What happens when .NET Core v 2.0 comes out? .NET is drowning in a confusion of its own making.
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by RachelF 11y ago
A better plan is the white collar crime done by the bankers up to 2008. Being too big to jail and having good lobbyists is the 21st century way to get away with a heist.
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by RachelF 11y ago
This web page will be very useful prior art for the big companies that are going to try and patent these ideas!
950.
How three teenagers invented an app to police the cops(economist.com)
145 points by RachelF 11y ago|128 comments
951.
The man who made Edward Snowden inevitable(economist.com)
5 points by RachelF 11y ago|0 comments
952.
Why software engineers should start their careers in San Francisco(qz.com)
8 points by RachelF 11y ago|2 comments
953.
by RachelF 11y ago
Taleb's point is true, but the style in which he makes it is rambling and inelegant. Let's hope this is a pre-print of "Skin in the Game" and this gets fixed up by an editor.
954.
Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody is 40(economist.com)
2 points by RachelF 11y ago|0 comments
955.
by RachelF 11y ago
Thanks
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Brain connections predict how well you can pay attention(theconversation.com)
46 points by RachelF 11y ago|16 comments
957.
by RachelF 11y ago
It will only sell like hot cakes if you can get it reliable. The extra speed always tempting, but a few real builds and the real world of device variation show why the clocked designs are still used.
958.
by RachelF 11y ago
Why can you cancel orders in a few milliseconds? It looks very much like a great opportunity to rig the marker.
959.
by RachelF 11y ago
Great infographics.
960.
The Attacks Will Be Spectacular(politico.com)
3 points by RachelF 11y ago|0 comments

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