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The news was featured on MSN.com: “Prominent Irish broadcaster faces trial over alleged sexual misconduct.” At the top of the story was a photo of Dave Fanning. But Mr. Fanning, an Irish D.J. and talk-show host famed for his discovery … Read more

A torrent of emotions and frustration have engulfed the Nix Community, however one may define it. Tensions between contributors are high, tensions between non-contributors are high. There is no joy in such an environment. Within the last calendar year, problems … Read more

Estimating Software Projects: In a management group, someone asked for resources on teaching planning. I shared a link to this series on estimation, but quickly they came back and told me that there was something missing. The previous parts in … Read more

This is an archive of an old whitepaper made by three reverse engineering experts on breaking down SecuROM and its multiple layers of protection. Archive Opening Notes As mentioned, this is a whitepaper released by ARTeam in 2007/8, revealing how … Read more

I searched the web for a deal on a decent air purifier and the Xiaomi 4 Pro seemed to meet all my requirements. The filter size, scheduler and air volume ticked all the boxes. I set it up and thought … Read more

If you have paid attention to the science of mental health, you will have heard the theory that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. Since the 1990s, the common symptoms – low mood, loss of interest … Read more

Introduction Folia emerges as a promising fork of Paper, boasting an innovative implementation of regionalized multithreading on the server. Traditional Minecraft servers have always faced limitations when it came to player capacity, often struggling to support more than a few … Read more

I haven’t written much about TLA+ on the blog since the new learntla went up. Any examples or special topics I think of go there instead. But I recently thought of a cool demo that doesn’t quite fit the theme … Read more