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- Operant Conditioning by Software Bugs https://blog.regehr.org/archives/861 7 comments programming , testing
- Better Software Architectures Using the Operating System: Do you need a Database and an API? https://betterprogramming.pub/better-software-architectures-using-the-operating-system-do-you-need-a-database-d667443cbccb 65 comments programming
- Job opening! KDE needs an "App Stores Support Engineer" to help our projects get their software on app stores everywhere and for all operating systems. Check out the offer: is this you? https://ev.kde.org/2022/06/01/job-project-kde-appstores/ 5 comments kde
- Lenovo has a Linux FAQ?? "Linux desktop users are typically those who value an open source operating system and appreciate the speed, security and user experience of this open-source software. […] it’s on the cutting edge of innovation. https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/faqs/pc-life-faqs/what-is-linux/ 69 comments linux
- FCC Commissioner Accuses Netflix of Operating Fast Lanes and Blocking Open Cache Software http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/12/netflix-accused-of-creating-fast-lanes-at-the-expense-of-competitors/ 114 comments technology
- Software destined for Valve’s Steam Box hints at Steam Box being Linux operated. http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/04/software-destined-for-valves-steam-box-appears-on-steampowered-com/ 37 comments linux
- See when Tango Software Update for Nokia Lumia will come for your operator http://www.nokia.com/global/support/software-update/lumia/software-update-for-nokia-lumia/ 8 comments windowsphone
- Google shifts software value to operations, away from IP http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10393323-16.html?tag=reddit2 11 comments programming
- Kraken Exchange : Loopring Explained - Loopring is a software running on Ethereum that aims to incentivize a global network of users to operate a platform that enables the creation of new types of crypto asset exchanges https://www.kraken.com/en-us/learn/what-is-loopring-lrc 7 comments cryptocurrency
- In a first, a protein-nanowire memristor ("memory transistor") has been operated at biological voltages (≤ 100 mV). By creating new branches and connections as it cycles, it can "emulate biological components for brain-inspired computing," with "a learning capability that is not software-based." https://www.umass.edu/newsoffice/article/researchers-unveil-electronics-mimic-human 49 comments science
- Janayugom, the South Indian daily newspaper, has migrated all its infrastructure to Free Software, using Scribus for layout, Kubuntu as the operating system, and KDE Plasma for the desktop. https://poddery.com/posts/4691002 106 comments linux
- Tizen is an open source Linux, standards-based software platform supported by leading mobile operators (Samsung) https://www.tizen.org/ 13 comments programming
- Iran's nuclear plant out of operation because its software license has expired!!!! Microsoft saves the world!!!! http://www.upi.com/news_photos/features/nuclear_power_plant_in_iran/1581/2/ 146 comments technology
- Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Vrije Universiteit, receives the ACM Software System Award for MINIX, which influenced the teaching of Operating Systems principles to multiple generations of students and contributed to the design of widely used operating systems, including Linux. https://www.acm.org/media-center/2024/june/technical-awards-2023 42 comments linux
- "This the first time we’ll be flying Linux on Mars. We’re actually running on a Linux operating system. The software framework that we’re using is one that we developed at JPL for cubesats and instruments, and we open-sourced it a few years ago." https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/aerospace/robotic-exploration/nasa-designed-perseverance-helicopter-rover-fly-autonomously-mars 173 comments programming
- Palantir & PG&E multi-year, multi-million-dollar contract marks the first time Palantir’s Foundry software is being used by a major U.S. utility’s operations 🚀🚀🚀 https://investors.palantir.com/news-details/2021/Palantir-Providing-Technology-to-Enhance-Safety-and-Reliability-of-Electric-Grid-in-California/default.aspx 127 comments wallstreetbets
- Microsoft today released updates to fix more than five dozen security holes in its Windows operating systems and related software, including three “zero day” vulnerabilities that Microsoft warns are already being exploited in active attacks. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/11/microsoft-patch-tuesday-november-2023-edition/ 22 comments technology
- The world's first Blockchain smartphone is going to be released this month, using the Blockchain not as an add-on in the form of software applications or shells, but as the base for the operating system https://cryptodetail.com/blockchain-phone-finney 9 comments btc
- What if tablets and smartphones were generic devices, so you could just insert a bootable Micro SD card and quickly, effortlessly install one's choice (or choices) of operating system, application environment and software? http://micdigi.com/2011/06/the-supper-tablet-pc-with-a-builtin-3g/ 3 comments reddit.com
- Researchers looking to build a "smart wheelchair" with artificial intelligence that uses lasers, sensors and mapping software to operate. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=smart-wheelchair 4 comments science
- The Spanish free software association Hispalinux is protesting plans by the Spanish government to massively introduce Microsoft's operating systems and applications on school computers. http://www.unixmen.com/news-today/195-open-source-community-in-spain-protests-national-plan-for-school-pcs 17 comments programming
- The ReactOS project is dedicated to making Free Software available to everyone by providing a ground-up implementation of a Microsoft Windows XP compatible operating system. http://www.reactos.org/en/index.html 3 comments reddit.com
- Software Foundations (Free ebook on basic concepts of logic, computer-assisted theorem proving, the Coq proof assistant, functional programming, operational semantics, Hoare logic, and static type systems) https://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/sf/current/index.html 8 comments programming
- €10bn European SatNav System 'Galileo' Set to Be Activated Tomorrow: Free service worldwide, availability on smartphones and navigation boxes fitted with compatible chips - devices might only need a software update; expected to be fully operational in 2020 with unprecedented accuracy http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/world/archives/2016/12/14/2003661205 16 comments space
- The FCC proposed ‘software security requirements’ obliging WiFi device manufacturers to “ensure that only properly authenticated software is loaded and operating the device” http://www.infoq.com/news/2015/07/fcc-blocks-open-source 382 comments technology
- New Snowden document reveals NSA’s international malware operation: The NSA has infected more than 50,000 computer networks worldwide with malicious software designed to steal sensitive and private information http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/11/28/nsa-n28.html 87 comments worldnews
- Word's out that Sony, Intel, Google, and Logitech are collaborating on a new breed of Bravia HDTVs powered by Intel Atom processors, Android's software operating system, and a QWERTY remote control http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20003991-1.html 16 comments technology
- School-issue laptop fitted with anti-social-networking censorship/surveillance software that operates off school networks, too http://boingboing.net/2012/05/02/school-issue-laptop-fitted-wit.html 31 comments technology
- It’s clear that the market in which software containers like Docker, Kubernetes, and Mesos operate is shifting. Josh Bernstein (from {code} by Dell EMC) sees several things changing in the container ecosystem in 2017 – and they’re probably not what you’re thinking. https://blog.codedellemc.com/2017/01/04/container_trends_winter_is_coming/ 3 comments sysadmin
- €10bn European SatNav System 'Galileo' Set to Be Activated Tomorrow: Free service worldwide, availability on smartphones and navigation boxes fitted with compatible chips - devices might only need a software update; expected to be fully operational in 2020, providing unprecedented accuracy http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/world/archives/2016/12/14/2003661205 149 comments worldnews
- Israel’s rash behavior blew operation to sabotage Iran’s computers, US officials say -"the premature exposure of the operation caused by Israel’s action’s also caused the virus software, which was among the most classified and most advanced in the world, to leak to Russian and Iranian intelligence." http://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran/israels-rash-behavior-blew-operation-to-sabotage-irans-computers-us-officials-say-444970 8 comments worldnews
- LinkedIn Corp. (LNKD), operator of the biggest professional networking site, said hackers using automated software created thousands of fake member accounts and copied data from actual member profile pages. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-07/linkedin-sues-unknown-hackers-over-thousands-of-fake-accounts.html 3 comments worldnews
- Former military operative regularly briefed by intelligence community: a branch of government operating in secret with no oversight running AI software to predict EVERY American's behavior http://911truth.org/article.php?story=20080430182318128 2 comments technology
- Two companies that own and operate multifamily residential properties have agreed to settle claims that they artificially inflated rental prices using RealPage revenue management software https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/first-settlements-reached-realpage-rental-price-fixing-lawsuits-2024-02-05/ 48 comments economics
- Daimler to hire 1,000 programmers in Germany. German carmaker Daimler will create 1,000 new jobs for software programmers at its S-Class production facility to develop its planned operating system for electric vehicles, Automobilwoche reported on Sunday. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-daimler-electric-jobs-iduskbn2c507j 93 comments technology
- U.S. prosecutors have indicted the operators of digital currency exchange Liberty Reserve, accusing the Costa Rica-based company of helping criminals around the world launder more than $6 billion in illicit funds linked to everything from child pornography to software for hacking into banks. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/28/net-us-cybercrime-libertyreserve-charges-idusbre94r0kq20130528?feedtype=rss&feedname=topnews&utm_source=feedly 4 comments worldnews
- ‘Leap Second’ Bug Wreaks Havoc Across Web. Reddit, Mozilla, and possibly many other web outfits experienced brief technical problems on Saturday evening, when software unpinning their online operations choked on the “leap second” that was added to the world’s atomic clocks. http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/07/leap-second-bug-wreaks-havoc-with-java-linux/ 10 comments technology
- POS software developer offers Linux POS code to restaurant operators on forum set up so they can ask questions about POS systems or anything else related to technology, gets banned. http://www.foodservicei.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16801 38 comments linux
- Revealed: US spy operation that manipulates social media. Military's 'sock puppet' software creates fake online identities to spread pro-American propaganda. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/mar/17/us-spy-operation-social-networks?cmp=twt_gu 60 comments worldnews