First of all I need the preface this article on how much I abhor the Russian invasion of Ukraine and I wholeheartedly support the sanctions. However, I think the conflict has spilled over into areas of software development that have got some unintended consequences…

A male and female, both aged two, are released in north London in the hope they will reproduce.

If we manage to avoid a large catastrophe, we are living at the early beginnings of human history.

The Department of Justice published guidance today on web accessibility and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It explains how state and local governments (entities covered by ADA Title II) and businesses open to the public (entities covered by ADA…

Christopher Alexander, a towering figure in architecture and urbanism—one of the biggest influences on the New Urbanism movement—died on Thursday, March 17, after a long illness, it was reported by Michael Mehaffy, a long-time collaborator and protege. Alexander…

everywhere it looks, OSI sees itself, and in triumph

Counting the time elapsed since a U.S. city set a record-high temperature

As promised I wanted to share further thoughts on where I see the African startup and early stage scene going in the next few years. Firstly, I do not think there is anything controversial about saying that most likely African tech and the entire scene will…

From banking to boarding schools, the British establishment has long been at their service, discretion guaranteed.

It’s officially official for ExoMars: The ESA’s Mars rover mission will not fly this year. Yesterday, ESA’s member states voted unanimously to suspend all operations with Roscosmos, the Russian space agency. In response to heavy sanctions, Roscosmos announced…

Employees post the pandemic are ready to give up their job and even work at a reduced salary but are not ready to go to office. This has been provided by a survey conducted by CIEL HR Services. More facts The CIEL HR Services is an employment and consultancy…

This post sparked a great conversation on Hacker News! See the comments here.Another update: Scott Alexander just (12/8/22) wrote the best counterpoint to this that I’ve read – see it here &#…

When it comes to estimating the size of demographic groups, Americans rarely get it right. In two recent YouGov polls, we asked respondents to guess the percentage (ranging from 0% to 100%) of American adults who are members of 43 different groups, including…

Porting Linux to Apple Silicon

Examples of using the Linux perf command, aka perf_events, for performance analysis and debugging. perf is a profiler and tracer.

It is often said that “the first casualty of War is Truth.” It is a powerful but slightly inaccurate statement. The first casualty before truth is free speech. Lies only triumph when un…

The James Webb telescope has sent back its first focused images, and they have exceeded all hopes and expectations. Read on for details.

Clockwork makes it easier to keep server clocks in sync. The company today announced that it has raised $21 million.