The Insider News

Medium[^]:

I propose a more visual syntax and a keyboard-usable UI for generating regular expressions.

Phoronix[^]:

With the release of Linux 4.6, here's a look at some of the features we can hope to see merged over the next two weeks once the Linux 4.7 merge window opens.

zverovich.net[^]:

When I first learned about the Julia programming language, I became very enthusiastic about it. However, as I learned more about the language and experimented with it, I because increasingly disenchanted with it, and I’ll explain why in this post.

Tom's Hardware[^]:

Windows 10 has been with us for a little over eight months now, which means there are only about four months remaining to get a free upgrade from an older Windows operating system. As the clock counts down, Microsoft has begun to auto-schedule PCs to upgrade to Windows 10 with or without consent from end users.

The Next Web[^]:

Apple deleting music from Apple Music subscriber’s accounts has been a problem since the service launched last year, but after a blog post titled, “Apple Music stole my music. No, seriously,” by freelance composer James Pinkstone, the problem has taken center stage yet again.

The Next Web[^]:

If you need security clearance from the federal government, it’s probably wise to stop being an idiot on social media.

InformationWeek[^]:

Google is seeking drivers to test its driverless cars in Arizona. If you meet the requirements, you can earn $20 per hour to sit behind the wheel.

Motherboard[^]:

The problem with Oracle v. Google is that everyone actually affected by the case knows what an API is, but the whole affair is being decided by people who don’t, from the normals in the jury box to the normals at the Supreme Court—which declined to hear the case in 2015, on the advice of the normals at the Solicitor General’s office, who perhaps did not grasp exactly how software works.

Electronic Frontier Foundation[^]:

I'm writing today to see if you will support us in an upcoming W3C vote on the charter of the Media Extensions Group, where we will be proposing this compromise.

The Sydney Morning Herald[^]:

To help with his class this year, a Georgia Tech professor hired Jill Watson, a teaching assistant unlike any other in the world. Throughout the semester, she answered questions online for students, relieving the professor's overworked teaching staff.