recentic librarian December 19, 2022, Tags: book The Phoenix Project is a novel that has been declared a must-read by many IT executives. It provides smart solutions to the problems that most IT companies struggle with and is at the same time … Read more
This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain. Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled binary, for any purpose, commercial or … Read more
You are trapped by social media. I was too. Here’s a technique I used to get back in control and make these platforms work for me. If you’re ready to break free from the endless scroll and take back control … Read more
Since making a sudden leap from computer science to academic medicine about seven years ago, I haven’t programmed as much. I love what I do in medicine and biology, and I love helping patients. But, I have missed programming – … Read more
Anniversary Before the internet, local area networks were the big thing. A company called Novell was the first to exploit the trend for connecting systems, ultimately becoming “the LAN king” with its NetWare server operating system. There were alternatives to … Read more
As smartphone manufacturers are improving the ear speakers in their devices, it can become easier for malicious actors to leverage a particular side-channel for eavesdropping on a targeted user’s conversations, according to a team of researchers from several universities in … Read more
ReDoS “vulnerabilities” and misaligned incentives Programming, philosophy, pedaling. Dec 28, 2022 Tags: oss, rant, security Caveat: These are my personal opinions, not the opinions of my employer or any open source projects I work on or … Read more
by William Shotts Fifth Internet Edition Available Now! Designed for the new command line user, this 555-page volume covers the same material as LinuxCommand.org but in much greater detail. In addition to the basics of command line use and shell … Read more
A longitudinal study found that the addictive use of Facebook can increase depression severity among people diagnosed with depression. The findings suggest that overuse of Facebook can diminish a person’s sense of self-worth. The study was published in Computers in Human … Read more
arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. … Read more