My experiment in phonelessness was a failure. It also changed my life
In the final update in Rhik’s journey to break his phone addiction, he manages a breakthrough. And a big one. “Do you want to be my girlfriend?” I ask Almond one day. She is leafing through bags of Thai basil, like record store vinyl. “I already am. That’s what this is,” she says patiently, giving […]
RustPython
There are many implementations of Python. For example: Each of these implementations offer some benefits: Jython, for example, compiles Python 2 source code to Java byte code, then routes it to the Java Virtual Machine. Because Python code is translated to Java bytecode, it looks and feels like a true Java program at runtime and […]
Mozilla’s new service tries to wipe your data off the web
/ Firefox Monitor is now Mozilla Monitor as the company introduces a new Plus paid subscription. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Mozilla is introducing a new paid subscription privacy monitoring service called Mozilla Monitor Plus. For $8.99 a month under its annual subscription, Mozilla says it will […]
Danish schools will no longer be allowed to use Chromebooks and Google platforms
03 Feb, 2024 This week saw a conclusion on the Danish Chromebook case. The result, long-awaited by father and privacy activist Jesper Graugaard, shows that the Danish Data Protection Authority has issued an injunction regarding the tracking of children’s personal data via Chromebook and Google platforms in schools. From 1 August 2024 onwards, Danish schools […]
Anchovy Sex Is a Force of Nature
Article body copy Bieito Fernández Castro wasn’t expecting to find a turbulent hotbed of anchovy sex. Commissioned by the Spanish government to investigate the conditions behind algae blooms, which kill mussels, Castro and his team were studying a peaceful spot in a bay in northwestern Spain. In the absence of strong winds or waves, toxic […]
Rocky Linux, Reflections on Three Years of Growth
Reflections on Three Years of Growth Today we celebrate how far Rocky Linux has come since the ecosystem change that started it all. The early days were full of emotion and fire as a group of passionate people united around a common goal: to preserve a version of Enterprise Linux (EL) that would be maintained […]
Deutsche Bahn is looking for Win 3.11 admin
Windows 3.11 ist bei der Deutschen Bahn noch auf Schiene. (Symbolfoto: Firn/Shutterstock) Uraltsysteme sind in vielen Unternehmen, auch im Infrastrukturbereich, sicher noch weitverbreitet. Im Jahr 2015 etwa hatte ein Fehler in einem unter Windows 3.1 laufenden Computer den Flughafen Paris Orly lahmgelegt. DB oder Partnerfirma suchen Windows-3.11-Admin Auch die Deutsche Bahn beziehungsweise ein IT-Partner oder […]
Human-Interfacing Devices: Packing for the Descriptor Heist
We started with figuring out HID descriptors a week ago, and I’ve shown you how to send raw HID packets using a MicroPython fork. We do still have the task in front of us – making a touchscreen device. For that, let’s give you the tools to capture an existing descriptor from a touchscreen, then […]
Implementing system-versioned tables in Postgres
I like Postgres, but there are things I really wish they would implement. For example, the SQL:2011 spec adds support for system-versioned tables. Unfortunately, Postgres and SQLite are basically the only SQL databases that don’t yet support it. While it has been discussed in length at the postgreqsl-hackers’ mailing list, it seems like the discussion […]
Should Error Messages Apologize?
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