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The ryg blog[^]:

Rather than just pointing fingers and shouting “you’re doing it wrong!”, I thought it would be a good idea to write a post about what I consider good practice when dealing with problems in linear algebra and (analytic) geometry.

Wired[^]:

Why do some programming languages take over the world while others wallow in obscurity? The answer may lie with how well a language is documented. Or with the reality that the average programmer doesn’t have the time or the inclination to learn more than a handful of programming tools. Or even with the age-old tendency of academics to build stuff that’s gloriously clever but completely impractical. But a man named Tamir Kahson has a different answer. He thinks it’s all about the beard.

Channel 9[^]:

Mark Russinovich demonstrates the malware-hunting capabilities of Sysinternals tools by presenting several real-world cases that used the tools to identify and clean malware, and concludes by performing a live analysis of a Stuxnet infection’s system impact.

andrew makes things[^]:

What can we learn about a code base or a language based on its compressibility? My pet theory is that less compressible code will be, on average, better code, because less compressible code implies more factoring, more reuse, and fewer repetitions.

Technology Review[^]:

The company's social scientists are hunting for insights about human behavior. What they find could give Facebook new ways to cash in on our data—and remake our view of society.

AllThingsD[^]:

Tired of losing ground to the iPad, Microsoft is poised to serve up its own entry in the suddenly booming tablet market. After signaling for months that it would attack the market only through its traditional hardware partners, Microsoft has decided to enter the tablet business more directly.

Daily Dot[^]:

From the oogachaka baby to Nyan Cat, the graphics interchange format, better known as the GIF, has come a long way since the days of floppy discs. The modern-day GIF was introduced to the world 25 years ago today by Steve Wilhite as a more versatile alternative to the JPEG, according to Alexander “Sandy” Trevor, the former chief technical officer of CompuServe.

iFixit[^]:

The Retina MacBook is the least repairable laptop we’ve ever taken apart. The design pattern has serious consequences not only for consumers and the environment, but also for the tech industry as a whole.

Scott Hanselman[^]:

You may feel like technology is amazing and it's moving so very fast and it surely is. But as a diabetic who relies on technology to stay alive as along as I possibly can, it feels like nothing has changed in 20 years. Maybe something will happen in just 5 more.