Hacker News
- Watch NIST’s ‘Atomic Television’ Live and in Color https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/08/watch-nists-atomic-television-live-and-color 6 comments
- Wi-Fi may be coming soon to a lamppost near you https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/05/wi-fi-may-be-coming-soon-lamppost-near-you 21 comments
- Radio Station WWV https://www.nist.gov/time-distribution/radio-station-wwv 50 comments
- NIST’s Post-Quantum Cryptography Program Enters ‘Selection Round’ https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2020/07/nists-post-quantum-cryptography-program-enters-selection-round 79 comments
- Ending the Era of the U.S. Survey Foot https://www.nist.gov/pml/us-surveyfoot 158 comments
- Expect – Writing a Tcl Extension in Only Seven Years (1997) http://www.nist.gov/customcf/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=821282 9 comments
- NIST Randomness Beacon http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/ct/nist_beacon.cfm 63 comments
Lobsters
- NIST Selects Winner of Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-3) Competition http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/sha-100212.cfm 3 comments security
- How futureproof is coding? With the recent uprising of AI will the demand for programmers plummet badly or is their role gonna change to adapt ? I'd like to know some opinions on the matter https://www.nist.gov 47 comments coding
- Secure erase/wipe - References from NIST https://www.nist.gov/itl/ssd/software-quality-group/computer-forensics-tool-testing-program-cftt/cftt-technical/forensic 10 comments sysadmin
- NIST added Rust to its list of “Safer Languages” as part of its Software Assurance Metrics and Tool Evaluation https://www.nist.gov/itl/ssd/software-quality-group/safer-languages 19 comments rust
- NIST Announces First Four Quantum-Resistant Cryptographic Algorithms https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/07/nist-announces-first-four-quantum-resistant-cryptographic-algorithms 9 comments bitcoin
- NIST Announces First Four Quantum-Resistant Cryptographic Algorithms https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/07/nist-announces-first-four-quantum-resistant-cryptographic-algorithms 103 comments programming
- NIST Announces First Four Quantum-Resistant Cryptographic Algorithms https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/07/nist-announces-first-four-quantum-resistant-cryptographic-algorithms 39 comments math
- NIST Study Gives Animal Testing Alternatives a Confidence Boost https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/05/nist-study-gives-animal-testing-alternatives-confidence-boost 2 comments science
- Study links urbanization to poor ecological knowledge, less environmental action. Study showed that surveyed residents of urban centers often held a more simplistic, and less realistic, understanding of coastal ecosystems than residents in suburban areas. https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/05/study-links-urbanization-poor-ecological-knowledge-less-environmental 6 comments science
- Groundbreaking Technique Yields Important New Details on Possible ‘Fifth Force’ https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/09/groundbreaking-technique-yields-important-new-details-silicon-subatomic 2 comments science
- Scientists Create Simple Synthetic Cell That Grows and Divides Normally. This is a step toward engineering synthetic cells that could act as small factories that produce drugs, foods and fuels; detect disease and produce drugs to treat it while living inside the body; and function as tiny computers. https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/03/scientists-create-simple-synthetic-cell-grows-and-divides-normally 39 comments science
- NIST develops AI algorithm CAMEO that discovered potentially useful new material without requiring additional training from scientists. AI system could help reduce the amount of trial-and-error time scientists spend in the lab, while maximizing productivity and efficiency in their research. https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2020/11/nist-ai-system-discovers-new-material 8 comments artificial
- A new design for light-emitting diodes achieves a dramatic increase in brightness as well as the ability to create laser light - characteristics that could make it valuable in a range of applications. The device shows an increase in brightness of 100 to 1,000 times over conventional LED designs. https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2020/08/light-bright-and-tiny-nist-scientists-build-better-nanoscale-led 21 comments science
- Discarded cigarette butts continue to emit nicotine and other toxic substances into air for several days after a cigarette has been extinguished, new study shows. The findings indicate that non-smokers could be exposed to higher levels of nicotine than currently estimated. https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2020/01/butt-emissions-study-finds-even-extinguished-cigarettes-give-toxins 216 comments science
- Zero Trust Architecture: Draft NIST SP 800-207 Available for Comment https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2019/09/zero-trust-architecture-draft-nist-sp-800-207-available-comment 16 comments netsec
- NIST Physicists ‘Teleport’ Logic Operation Between Separated Ions https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2019/05/nist-physicists-teleport-logic-operation-between-separated-ions 13 comments science
- Scientists have developed a new CRISPR platform that will make gene-editing more precise. Researchers believe the upgrade, dubbed MAGESTIC, will make CRISPR work less like scissors and more like 'control F' [find] operation of a word-processor, with the replace-text command allowing a desired change https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2018/05/clipping-scissors-word-processor 108 comments science
- What Is the Computational Power of the Universe? https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2017/11/what-computational-power-universe 13 comments programming
- New Measurement Will Help Redefine International Unit of Mass: Ahead of July 1 deadline, NIST team makes its most precise measurement yet of Planck’s constant https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2017/06/new-measurement-will-help-redefine-international-unit-mass 4 comments science
- JILA Team Discovers Many New Twists in Protein Folding https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2017/03/jila-team-discovers-many-new-twists-protein-folding 3 comments science
- ‘Security Fatigue’ Can Cause Computer Users to Feel Hopeless and Act Recklessly, New Study Suggests https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2016/10/security-fatigue-can-cause-computer-users-feel-hopeless-and-act-recklessly 11 comments privacy
- NIST Physicists Show ‘Molecules’ Made of Light May Be Possible http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/20150908lightsaber.cfm 8 comments science
- NIST Advisory Group: “NIST must not defer to NSA on security relevant decisions.” http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/crypto-review-071414.cfm 17 comments crypto
- New NIST Metamaterial Gives Light a One-Way Ticket: Researchers at NIST have built a silver, glass and chromium nanostructure that can all but stop visible light cold in one direction while giving it a pass in the other. http://www.nist.gov/cnst/light-070114.cfm 3 comments science
- NIST randomness beacon. http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/ct/nist_beacon.cfm 15 comments crypto
- NIST Closed, NIST and Affiliated Web Sites Not Available http://www.nist.gov/ 3 comments technology
- NIST reopens public comment on "secure" Random Number Generators used in encryption standards in light of NSA revelations http://www.nist.gov/director/cybersecuritystatement-091013.cfm 9 comments crypto
- Keccak selected as SHA3 (x-post from /r/crypto) http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/sha-100212.cfm 28 comments netsec
- Keccak selected as SHA3 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/sha-100212.cfm 12 comments crypto
- A Walk Through Time: The Evolution of Time Measurement through the Ages http://www.nist.gov/pml/general/time/index.cfm 8 comments science
- The metric system is considering world domination. http://www.nist.gov/ts/wmd/metric_062310.cfm 665 comments science
- Hey reddit, did you know that the kilogram is the last remaining SI basic unit defined by an artifact? Well that is soon to change http://www.nist.gov/eeel/quantum/fundamental_electrical/kilogram.cfm 27 comments science
- Introducing the Lucky Sort http://www.nist.gov/dads/html/luckysort.html 10 comments programming
- Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures http://www.nist.gov/dads/index.html 7 comments programming
Linking pages
- GitHub - mikeroyal/Self-Hosting-Guide: Self-Hosting Guide. Learn all about locally hosting (on premises & private web servers) and managing software applications by yourself or your organization. Including Cloud, LLMs, WireGuard, Automation, Home Assistant, and Networking. https://github.com/mikeroyal/Self-Hosting-Guide 108 comments
- After Edward Snowden's revelations, why trust US cloud providers? | Cloud computing | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/15/edward-snowden-nsa-cloud-computing 101 comments
- ‘We have to move fast’: US looks to establish rules for artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/11/us-commerce-department-artificial-intelligence-rules 92 comments
- It's Time to Ditch the Leap Second: The Devastating Effect of Adding Just 1 Second - CNET https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/tech-giants-try-banishing-the-leap-second-to-stop-internet-crashes/ 62 comments
- μWWVB: A Tiny WWVB Station https://www.anishathalye.com/2016/12/26/micro-wwvb/ 59 comments
- On “Geek” Versus “Nerd” – Slackpropagation http://slackprop.wordpress.com/2013/06/03/on-geek-versus-nerd/ 55 comments
- GitHub - mthiim/dilithium-java: Experimental Dilithium implementation for Java, including JCE provider https://github.com/mthiim/dilithium-java 55 comments
- 9/11 attack: US releases previously unseen footage | September 11 2001 | The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/08/new-9-11-video-footage-released 41 comments
- Millions of high-security crypto keys crippled by newly discovered flaw | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/10/crypto-failure-cripples-millions-of-high-security-keys-750k-estonian-ids/ 37 comments
- NASA criticised for sticking to imperial units | New Scientist http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17350-nasa-criticised-for-sticking-to-imperial-units.html 34 comments
- Managing a Secure JSON Web Token Implementation https://cursorblog.com/managing-a-secure-json-web-token-implementation/ 31 comments
- Biometrics are even less accurate than we thought | Computerworld https://www.computerworld.com/article/3682149/biometrics-are-even-less-accurate-than-we-thought.html 31 comments
- GitHub - mikeroyal/Fedora-Guide: Fedora/CentOS Stream/Red Hat Enterprise Linux Guide https://github.com/mikeroyal/Fedora-Guide 30 comments
- Password guru regrets past advice - BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40875534 26 comments
- "Molecules" made of light may be possible, say physicists - ScienceAGoGo http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20150810181853.shtml 25 comments
- GitHub - mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide: Windows 10/11 Guide. Including Windows Security tools, Encryption, Graphics, Gaming, Virtualization, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2), Software Apps, and Resources. https://github.com/mikeroyal/Windows-11-Guide 24 comments
- Scientists Reproduce Quantum Entanglement, Einstein's “Spooky Action” http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-06/quantum-entaglement 22 comments
- GitHub - mikeroyal/NixOS-Guide: NixOS Guide. Learn all about the immutable Nix Operating System and the declarative Nix Expression Language. https://github.com/mikeroyal/NixOS-Guide 14 comments
- Post-quantum TLS now supported in AWS KMS | AWS Security Blog https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/post-quantum-tls-now-supported-in-aws-kms/ 13 comments
- RSA warns over NSA link to encryption algorithm - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24173977 13 comments