Computers

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Earliest Recorded Computer Music Restored article tells that researchers at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand have just restored what is probably the oldest piece of recorded, computer-generated music. Recorded in 1951, the rendition of “God Save The King”, “Baa-Baa Black Sheep” and “In The Mood” was produced by a computer built by none →

8-bit Video Wall Made From 160 Gaming Keyboards LinusTechTips did a video on it where they mentioned that each keyboard was hooked up to a network and they each had there own I.P. Here is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg23s9FBc9s   →

http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/09/linux-kernel-security-needs-fixing/ Report from Linux security summit. Many security practices on modern devices are stick 90′s practices. There are improvements Linux kernel planned… but how can we convince IoT gadget makers to do their part in security puzzle? Linux kernel is not the only part that needs rethinking. →

https://fossbytes.com/windows-10-failure-according-microsofts-metric/ Microsoft expected to have Windows 10 in billion devices by 2018. But the numbers now are so much far behind the plans that it clearly won’t happen. →

https://fossbytes.com/nasa-coding-programming-rules-critical/ There is very strict ruleset how to write code at NASA. Those rules should suit embedded development. →

https://fossbytes.com/happy-programmers-day-12-13-september-266-day-year/ →

http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/edn-moments/4420729/1st-actual-computer-bug-found–September-9–1947?_mc=sm_edn&hootPostID=6c193270949409bd818ce49df0797547 Article about first legendary computer bug. This was living hardware bug – nowadays bugs are mostly software. →

https://thelasttechie.com/2016/09/09/bug-free-code-thats-a-lie/ All code has bugs.  →

http://www.valagroup.com/fi/2016/09/pros-cons-native-hybrid-web-apps/ This article gives good overview on different ways to build a mobile app. This is written on mobile apps in mind, but applies pretty much also to desktop. →