http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41105-015-0027-5 I have critically mentioned this Finnish invention earlier on blog. New research shows that it does not work. Posted from WordPress for Android →
This article gives some useful patterns for writing bash scripts. For example: Fail fast in case of errors and Clean up after yourself even in unexpected situations https://barro.github.io/2016/02/shell-script-patterns-for-bash/ Posted from WordPress for Android →
The semiconductor industry will soon abandon its pursuit of Moore’s law. Now things could get a lot more interesting. http://www.nature.com/news/the-chips-are-down-for-moore-s-law-1.19338 Posted from WordPress for Android →
Instagram had only 13 employees when it sold for $1 billion to Facebook, and Snapchat has about 350 employees. We’re all familiar with examples of small, lean digital companies that outcompete larger, established companies. But what’s even more notable is that these digital companies are staying small as business scales. Smart headcount growth that optimizes →
This is continuation to Interesting VGA hacks hacks posting. Interesting VGA hacks hacks was concentrated on using VGA card for nontraditional uses, this posting on the other hand concentrates on generating VGA signals with other hardware than VGA graphics card. It seems that modern microcontrollers are well suited to display information on analog VGA monitors: →
Devices connected to internet leak information CIA director says these gadgets will ‘transform clandestine tradecraft’ Spies could watch thousands via supercomputers People ‘bug’ their own homes with web-connected devices http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2115871/The-CIA-wants-spy-TV-Agency-director-says-net-connected-gadgets-transform-surveillance.html Posted from WordPress for Android →
Samsung has confirmed that its “smart TV” sets are listening to customers’ every word, and the company is warning customers not to speak about personal information while near the TV sets. The company revealed that the voice activation feature on its smart TVs will capture all nearby conversations. The TV sets can share the information, including sensitive data, →
The US intelligence chief has acknowledged for the first time that agencies might use a new generation of smart household devices to increase their surveillance capabilities. As increasing numbers of devices connect to the internet and to one another, the so-called internet of things promises consumers increased convenience – the remotely operated thermostat from Google-owned →
A researcher in Russia has made more than 48 million journal articles – almost every single peer-reviewed paper every published - freely available online. And she’s now refusing to shut the site down, despite a court injunction and a lawsuit from Elsevier, one of the world’s biggest publishers. http://www.sciencealert.com/this-woman-has-illegally-uploaded-millions-of-journal-articles-in-an-attempt-to-open-up-science?utm_content=bufferda29f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Posted from WordPress for Android →
According to the calendar, Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! Valentine’s Day cards for engineers article has card ideas to print out. Happy Valentine’s Day. →