|
I get it. There seems to be something silly about asking everyone — from the homeless to really young kids — to learn to code. There are deeper things that need to be fixed in the “system” too. Preaching to the choir here, but it's nice to see the "cool kids" push coding
|
|
|
|
|
Like a super strain of bacteria, the rootkit plaguing Dragos Ruiu is omnipotent. A scary story for your Halloween IT party
|
|
|
|
|
Kent Sharkey wrote: A scary story for your Halloween IT party
Fiction.
arstechnica wrote: Strangest of all was the ability of infected machines to transmit small amounts of network data with other infected machines even when their power cords and Ethernet cables were unplugged and their Wi-Fi and Bluetooth cards were removed.
Good build-up of tension, now on to the spoiler on how it does this to strike fear in the heart of the reader;
arstechnica wrote: <layer>has the ability to use high-frequency transmissions passed between computer speakers and microphones to bridge airgaps.
Yeah, and that other PC is continously sampling the sound-data to see if there's a "transmission". And regardless of the OS, the PC flawlessly decodes the isolated noise into executable code.
arstechnica wrote: <layer>"Nothing of what he describes is science fiction taken individually, but we have not seen it in the wild ever."
"Still, we need funding to hunt for that Yeti."
arstechnica wrote: <layer>It would not let us disable some things. Things kept getting fixed automatically as soon as we tried to break them. It was weird."
Sure, it was aware of your actions. 
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
|
|
|
|
|
So long, Gmail, it was nice knowing you. After nearly a decade, I've finally moved my personal email away from Google's service. If you're considering doing the same, here's a step-by-step guide to help you set things up the right way. "There must be 50 ways to leave your lover"
|
|
|
|
|
A new experiment buried deep underground has proven itself to be the most sensitive dark-matter detector ever built. But the first results from the high-tech instrument have turned up empty in its search for elusive dark matter, scientists announced today (Oct. 30). Maybe turn the light on?
|
|
|
|
|
Much ado about nothing...
|
|
|
|
|
We released the first drop of our Visual Studio tools for Git about a year ago as a plugin for VS 2012. Our ultimate goal was to release them as part of VS 2013 RTM (and we did). At the same time, we wanted to iterate quickly on VS 2012 because we could get a lot more feedback and because there’s always an adoption curve for a new VS release and supporting 2012 allows us to deliver for more customers. And people staying with 2012 git some lovin' as well
|
|
|
|
|
The FAA is officially allowing the use of some electronics during takeoff and landing, not just while in the air. In a statement, the agency said it was immediately providing guidance to airlines that would let them integrate the new rules. Airlines will need to submit a plan to manage electronics use, including outlines for new flight attendant training, for the FAA's approval. And that approval could come quickly: Delta says it has already completed testing and submitted a plan. Pending the FAA's decision, it could be in place as early as tomorrow. Put happy face in upright and locked position
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following link has a benchmark test with some interesting results.
http://attractivechaos.github.io/plb/[^]
there still are other things to considering when choosing a programming language, but still this kind of test helps when performance has some significance.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. Colin Powell
|
|
|
|
|
Octokit is a family of client libraries for the GitHub API. Today we're releasing the third member of the Octokit family, Octokit.net, the GitHub API toolkit for .NET developers. Now you can use your code to git your code to git
Yeah, pretty lame. It's late in my day now.
|
|
|
|
|
Security research firms frequently test browsers to see how good they are at protecting users from malware and phishing attacks. The results show you how secure (or otherwise) the latest versions are, but don't give you any real indication of how well they might perform in the future. Protecting users from themselves
|
|
|
|
|
|
What about a proper URL to the page where you originally found it, like other people do it in this forum?
|
|
|
|
|
It’s well-established at this point that the U.S. National Security Agency obtains data about people from their Internet service providers through its secret court systems. But the NSA also has a backdoor to Google and Yahoo data centers, according to the Washington Post, which has fresh documents from whistleblower Edward Snowden. At this point, I'm waiting for the announcement of NSA monitoring the World of Warcraft data centers
|
|
|
|
|
Amazon introduced a new program today called AmazonSmile, which will automatically donate 0.5% of your purchases to the charity you select. It costs you (and the charitable organizations) nothing, and it's just like shopping on Amazon normally, but you get to do a world of good. Get stuff, and help others (win, win)
Seems to only be on the US Amazon site for now, hopefully more later
|
|
|
|
|
Lavabit and Silent Circle will announce their plans to join forces and launch Dark Mail, a new secure, encrypted and peer-to-peer email system more resistant to government surveillance. They're calling it the "Dark Mail Alliance." "Oh! what a tangled web we weave. When first we practice to deceive!"
|
|
|
|
|
Researchers at MIT develop a tool to identify code that your compiler may inadvertently remove, creating vulnerabilities Compilers: never trust them. This is why I write everything in QBasic!
|
|
|
|
|
A manufacturing issue resulted in some Dell Latitude systems smelling as if they had been "assembled near a tomcat's litter box." It's the new corporate scent, now that they've gone private
|
|
|
|
|
Some 10,000 titles in Apple's App Store may be susceptible to redirection hack. But those are shiny, one-piece aluminum bugs, aren't they pretty?
|
|
|
|
|
Mobile-first is recognized as a good-practice technique. Can a similar methodology be used for offline applications? If only there was a way we could write applications and install them on the client's machines...
|
|
|
|
|
Here I was, thinking breast implants or penile implants when you talk about "enhancement technique"! 
|
|
|
|
|
 Such a gutter we all live in.
Especially with it being "progressive"
--------------
TTFN - Kent
|
|
|
|
|
As I noted last year, one of the biggest challenges to open source software has been the patent status of video codecs. The most popular codec, H.264, is patent-encumbered and licensed by MPEG LA, under terms that prevent distributing it with open source products including Firefox. Cisco has announced today that they are going to release a gratis, high quality, open source H.264 implementation — along with gratis binary modules compiled from that source and hosted by Cisco for download. This move enables any open source project to incorporate Cisco’s H.264 module without paying MEPG LA license fees. Video, for everyone!
|
|
|
|
|
We continue to make progress in unifying our platform and providing one consistent experience for developers across our various workloads, and today we are excited to announce the launch of a newly streamlined Office Dev Center (http://dev.office.com). For all your Office coding fun
|
|
|
|
General 
News 
Suggestion 
Question 
Bug 
Answer 
Joke 
Praise 
Rant 
Admin 
Submit an article or tip
