I recently started using the Nix Package Manager on macOS and the process has been painful. In this post, I’m going to write down how I’m currently using Nix...

I recently gave a talk (YouTube) at the RSS’22 L-DOD workshop. Here’s a lightly edited trannoscript and slides of the talk in blog form.

It shouldn't take this much work to publish a small library

First Net Loss In Over 30 Years, Cutting Fab Buildouts, But “Committed To Growing The Dividend”

JavaScript relies on garbage collection (GC) to reclaim memory.

(Much of the following is adapted from yesterday's coverage, but with additional charts and examples.  As far as brass tacks go, if you got the message yesterday, today's version is just a little bit more of the same.)
Mortgage rates have been all over…

I found some new attack surfaces in the macOS PackageKit.framework, and successfully disclosed 15+ critical SIP-Bypass vulnerabilities. Apple has addressed 12 of them with CVE assigned so far. There are still some reports in the Apple’s processing queue.…

One of the little secrets of computer programming is that it is actually quite a bit of fun. You discover little intellectual puzzles to…

Dive into ToolJet's strategic approach to securing venture capital funding for its open-source project, uncovering the 'why' and 'how' behind their successful fundraising efforts.

Intercept any risky patterns (default or defined by you) and prompt you a small challenge for double verification - kaplanelad/shellfirm

I fancied getting an eink screen to use for future projects. I bought a wee one with a raspberry pi “hat” attached. However, I realised later that I could maybe just re-purpose an old A…

I’ve been talking a lot recently about how quantum algorithms don’t work. But last week JR Minkel, an editor at Scientific American, asked me to write a brief essay about how quantum al…

When I decided to write and sell my first ebook, The Tech Resume Inside Out
[https://thetechresume.com/], I expected to learn about the writing process. How
to create a high-quality publication. How to work with editors. Designing a
cover and illustrations…

A new study finds clear empirical evidence that Wikipedia influences judges’ application of the law. The study was led by Neil Thompson of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL).