Porsche’s Idea for a Six-Stroke Internal Combustion Engine Looks Brilliant
Porsche has patented a six-stroke internal combustion engine design. It uses a special crankshaft to create extra compression and power strokes per cycle. Nearly all combustion-powered vehicles use a four-stroke engine design. Porsche has revealed a strange (and possibly brilliant) idea for a six-stroke combustion engine. If you don’t know the fundamentals of an internal combustion […]
Ruby on Rails continues to thrive
As someone who’s been working with Ruby on Rails for years, I’ve seen countless technologies rise and fall. I’ve heard the chatter about the “death” of Rails more times than I can count, but every time, it emerges stronger and more relevant. Rails may not be the newest, flashiest framework, but it continues to thrive […]
Inside Annapurna Interactive’s Mass Walkout
Last week, Bloomberg reported that 25 people comprising the entire staff of Annapurna Interactive walked out the door in a group resignation. But while some of the circumstances around their departure emerged in the reporting, one pressing question was left unanswered: why? Having spoken to multiple individuals close to the situation who requested anonymity due […]
I Like Makefiles
I like makefiles. I first used a makefile more than ten years ago. Even back then, it looked like some ancient technology used by the graybeard Linux wizards. Years passed, and new build tools came and went, but I kept seeing makefiles still used here and there. I got used to them because they were […]
Sshfs for Windows
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The Calculator that spawned the Microprocessor
Home > Collecting Calculators The Busicom 141-PF calculator and the Intel 4004 microprocessor The fascinating story of why the development of a calculator led to the development of the first commercial microprocessor, and the unexpected consequences. © 2009 Nigel Tout This is a new article which was not originally in “The International Calculator Collector”. […]
Hachette vs. Internet Archive: We’re Still Fighting for Fair Use
The Second District Court of New York delivered a blow to fair use in the Hachette v. Internet Archive case, finding in favor of the plaintiffs on all four factors and upholding the lower court’s decision. This is obviously a disappointment, and while we will leave the legal analysis to the lawyers, we want to […]
How do archivists package things? The battle of the boxes
It’s been a while since we posted one of our articles pulling back the curtains on archival work. To make up for that, here’s a special edition of our popular Archives FAQs and Facts series. For the first time, we’ll compare how archivists in two countries do things a little differently to achieve a common […]
Critical Exploit in MediaTek Wi-Fi Chipsets: Zero-Click Vulnerability
Overview The SonicWall Capture Labs threat research team became aware of the threat CVE-2024-20017, assessed its impact and developed mitigation measures for the vulnerability. CVE-2024-20017 is a critical zero-click vulnerability with a CVSS 3.0 score of 9.8, impacting MediaTek Wi-Fi chipsets MT7622/MT7915 and RTxxxx SoftAP driver bundles used in products from various manufacturers, including Ubiquiti, […]
Qualcomm Wants to Buy Intel
/ The Wall Street Journal reports Qualcomm approached Intel about a possible takeover — is this how Arm vs. x86 ends?